"Please don't make it sound so obscene when you're being beaten up! I only touched your forehead with my fingertips! I didn't touch any of your private parts! I even used chains to control you the entire time! Don't make it sound like I did something really sorry for you!"
"Yeah, he tied people up with chains so that they couldn't move at all, and then he used that kind of impact to hit people's buttocks hard..." "Raiden Mei" blushed slightly, she glared at the manager's face, her voice full of murderous intent.
"Wait a minute?! When did I bump into your butt!?" The store manager was stunned.
"There's no point in saying more! Since you dare to intrude into someone else's life so forcefully, you should have been prepared to take responsibility. I won't let you disappear from my world again, so be prepared!"
“I—Mmmmm—!!!”
Being poked.
click -
The frozen atmosphere suddenly broke apart.
Chapter 4 Kiana: No——!! (k)
The spacious hall was silent.
The heroes who were about to leave ten seconds ago sat down again around the spliced table, eating the newly served cake and drinking the refilled drinks with relish, as if they were determined not to leave until the end of the show.
Little Ellie took out the pocket watch that Weiwei had given her and checked the time. Her long and narrow eyebrows were twisted into a ball in confusion.
It is bad behavior to take pleasure in other people's misfortune.
Eating melons is human nature.
When these two conflict, there is only one choice left.
——That is, do not harbor any gloating thoughts, correct your mentality, and eat melons properly.
After putting away her pocket watch, little Ellie sat up straight, her chubby little face showing a serious expression, like an exquisite doll.
Not far from this table of spectators were two groups of people at the center of the forced kiss incident. They were performing two completely different but both entertaining dramas.
One of the groups is a suspenseful crime-solving drama with the culprit, Mei Raiden, as the protagonist, and the supporting characters, that is, the interrogators, are two other "herself" from the near future.
The other group is a romantic comedy centered on a young store manager who is a philanderer. The supporting characters - or you could say the "flowers" and "grasses" who are provoked - are led by the five members of the cafe, the two magical girls following behind Celine as the atmosphere group, and Theresa, who is unaware of the truth but is very angry because she has a boyfriend out of nowhere. Together they form the hatchet team.
Oh, I’m so worried.
The heroes sitting at the table - even including Fu Hua who was floating in the air, all drank in unison from the cups of liquids of different colors and tastes, some cold and some warm. Little Ai Li followed the others and drank a sip of hot milk.
In these two dramas, which side should I watch? Everyone who was watching the show couldn't help but think so.
Only Kiana, who looked a little depressed for some reason, turned her gaze to the three "Raiden Mei" without hesitation.
Wearing a sailor suit and with a face that is younger than her two future "selves", Mei Raiden sits upright on a chair with her head lowered almost to her chest.
dying.
I’m going to die…!
I’m really going to die——!!!
The slender legs wrapped in lace-edged black stockings that went below the knee were trembling as if they had been bent over for three days and three nights. The forehead, nose, and cheeks were all covered with sweat that kept dripping down, wetting a small piece of the pleated skirt.
Standing in front of Mei Raiden, who is wearing a sailor uniform, are two other "herself" from different time periods.
One of them had double horns on her head and long hair that almost reached the ground. She supported her forehead with her hands, with a helpless expression mixed with speechlessness.
The other one was wearing a suit-like cafe uniform, and her waist-length high ponytail was cut short to her shoulders. She crossed her arms across her chest, and her eyes were filled with scrutiny as she looked at "herself".
"Tell me about it."
I don’t know if it’s because she knows that she is the oldest among the three Raiden Meis, but the Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, who has a completely different temperament from the other two “selves”, spoke first.
"Why did you suddenly do this to the store manager?"
"...I, can I say that I don't know either?" Mei Raiden, who was wearing a sailor suit, was almost crying. She desperately called out in her heart for the will of the Herrscher who suddenly took away her body, kissed the store manager and ran away. She felt that her entire outlook on life and the world had collapsed.
"You want to put the blame on the Herrscher's consciousness for your actions just now?"
The Herrscher of Thunder, Raiden Mei, asked calmly.
"What do you mean by shirking responsibility..." Mei Raiden, who was wearing a sailor suit, said weakly, "I encountered this kind of thing as soon as I regained consciousness. I... I am also innocent, okay."
"You are the 'Raiden Mei' from three years ago... in other words, from 2014?" At this moment, Raiden Mei, who was wearing a cafe uniform, spoke up. "From the perspective of this cafe, I came to this cafe for the first time last night. You had already been here before me, right?"
"..." Raiden Mei, who was wearing a sailor uniform, nodded silently, and her expression suddenly became confused, "You said, 2014... was three years ago?"
Mei Raiden, who was wearing a cafe uniform, looked up and down at her youngest self and frowned: "Don't you know the nature of this cafe?"
"Actually, I'm not very clear about this." Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, suddenly turned her gaze towards "herself" in uniform, "Compared to this character from three years ago, our time periods should be very close."
"What's the time on your end...?"
"October 2017, 10." Herrscher of Lightning, Mei Raiden, said briefly, "As for you, I don't remember the exact date, but judging from Kiana's condition, it should have been around the eve of the Sky City incident, around April, right?"
"Kiana on your side also...?" Mei Raiden, who was wearing a uniform, glanced at Kiana, whose ears were almost perked up, and asked in a low voice.
"She's gotten much better recently. At least after the Herrscher of the Thousand, her physical condition is no longer affected by the Herrscher of the Void's power." Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, glanced at Kiana calmly. "But she's still not as good as the one next to you. Has all the power in her body been blocked? How did you do it?"
"Uh... thanks to the manager of this cafe..."
"It's him..." The Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei understood. "So that's why the two of you stayed in this cafe and worked for that boy?"
"I guess so." Mei Raiden, who was wearing a uniform, nodded. After hearing what Mei Raiden, the Herrscher of Lightning, said, she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in her heart for some reason.
"That's pretty good. You are luckier than me. Compared with ours, after getting the help of the store manager, your Kiana should be much less troublesome than ours." The Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, asserted calmly.
"...Um, can I go now?" Mei Raiden, who was wearing a sailor uniform, raised her hand weakly.
"No."
"No."
The two Mei Raiden, who are also from 2017, said in unison.
The Herrscher of Thunder, Raiden Mei, pondered for a moment: "Do you like the manager of this cafe?"
"Huh?! I—"
"You don't have to lie to us. You should know that as a Raiden Mei, you can't lie to your future self." The Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, said calmly, "I don't know your specific experience, but I didn't sense the micro-bomb that should have been buried in your heart, so you probably didn't experience the third collapse of Changkong City. However, you appeared with Principal Theresa."
"The third collapse?"
"The massive Honkai disaster that destroyed Changkong City resulted in a death toll of over seven figures." The Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, succinctly summarized the disaster that left a huge wound in human history.
It was just such a simple description, but it made Mei Raiden, who was wearing a sailor uniform, feel cold all over her body in an instant: "What—seven…"
"From your looks, the Changkong City in your world should not have been destroyed in the disaster brought about by the third collapse." The Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, pursed her lips, with a complex feeling of envy or relief flashing in her eyes. "Like Kiana, is it the manager of this cafe who helped you control it? If so, it's understandable that you would like the manager of this cafe."
Raiden Mei, who was wearing a sailor uniform, lowered her head, blushing: "I've already told you, I didn't..."
"——Tsk, so what?"
Without any warning, Mei Raiden, whose face was flushed just now, raised her head. A faint electric current flashed between her hair. The corners of her mouth slightly raised, and her pupils with light patterns flashed with disdain.
"What? Have you grown wings? Are you daring enough to challenge me? Are you even going to interfere with my choices? Although I don't know what happened in your world, and I don't know why a guy like me gave all his power to you, you shouldn't have forgotten who gave you your power, right?"
Seeing her "self" from the past suddenly being replaced by the Herrscher's will, Mei Raiden, who was wearing a uniform, narrowed her eyes and subconsciously took a defensive stance, but suddenly saw an arm blocking her way.
"?"
Mei Raiden, who was wearing a uniform, couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Wasn't she out of control? This "she" who had awakened the power of the Herrscher wanted to stop him, so why didn't he control the "she" in front of him who had obviously lost control?
Upon closer inspection, not only the Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, but even the heroes who were eating watermelon in the cafe, did not seem to have any reaction to "their" own loss of control. At most, their eyes showed a little surprise.
"You misunderstood. Although we both have the same identity, our respective experiences have changed because of our encounter with this cafe. Even if we are both Raiden Mei, you and I are not the same person. I certainly have no reason to deprive others of their freedom to love."
The Herrscher of Thunder, Raiden Mei, said calmly:
"However, since you are the first one among the three of us 'Raiden Mei' to enter this cafe, you should also understand that the manager of this cafe is a family man. Before you forcefully kissed him, he also clearly rejected you, right?"
Mei Raiden, who was wearing a sailor suit, had a cold look in her eyes: "So what? When will it be your turn as a coward who borrowed power from me to tell me what to do? Or do you want me to be like you two incompetent things and watch the things I want slip away from me one by one?"
"When you see something you want, you have to keep it by your side by any means necessary! After all, you are the person to whom I, from another world, have entrusted all my power. Even a child can understand this principle, do you still need me to teach you step by step?!"
"You two dare to claim to be 'Raiden Mei' from the future? What a joke! 'Raiden Mei' has been completely disgraced by you two weak and incompetent bastards!"
Facing her past self who had turned on the god-blasting mode and completely entered a state of killing everyone, Mei Raiden, who was wearing a uniform, turned pale and denounced her righteously: "What a joke! Don't you have any concept of propriety, righteousness, and shame in your heart?!"
The Herrscher of Thunder, Raiden Mei, narrowed her eyes slightly, a dangerous look flashing in her eyes: "Weak and incompetent? You're talking about me?"
"What else?" Mei Raiden, who was wearing a sailor suit, sneered, "One of you can't keep that girl named Kiana by your side, and the other doesn't even know that he has already fallen in love with someone else. You have such dark thoughts, and you are still promoting the so-called propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame in front of me... I say that you two are shameful, and you are really not trying to live up to your expectations!"
"Kiana is——"
The Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, was about to retort when she was suddenly stunned.
Not only her, but also the Yingjies who were watching the show, Kiana who had focused all her attention here, and even another group of people who had temporarily quieted down because of the quarrel between the three Raiden Meis, all fell into a state of stupor at this moment where one could hear a pin drop.
"Move..." The Herrscher of Lightning, Mei Raiden, twisted her neck like a rusty robot. She looked at the temporary clerk, Mei Raiden, standing next to her and opened her mouth blankly, "...Changed her affection to someone else? You?"
"I... I didn't--!!!" Mei Raiden, who was wearing a uniform, was completely furious. She glared at her past "self" with a sneer on her face, and spoke anxiously with a hint of guilt, "Please don't slander someone's innocence for no reason! You have to provide evidence when you speak!!"
"Oh~" Mei Raiden, who was wearing a sailor suit, tilted her mouth, "Do you remember what I said before?"
Mei Raiden, who was dressed in uniform, thought about it and repeated it tentatively: "... Mei Raiden's face has been completely humiliated by us?"
"You two incompetent things can only watch helplessly as the things you want are moved away from you one by one!" Mei Raiden, who was wearing a sailor suit, sneered, "Kiana was right next to you, but you didn't refute this statement. You know what this means, right?"
"In your heart, that girl named Kiana is no longer the 'thing' you want -!!"
Click, click, click!
Amid the crisp sound of shattering, everyone focused their attention on Kiana.
Kiana's heart was broken into pieces.
"Do not--!!!"
Snowflakes are falling, the north wind is blowing...
Chapter 4 The entire northwest of Shanxi is in chaos (k)
Kiana OTZ fell to her knees on the ground in the hall, her entire body seemed to have turned into a pure white plaster sculpture, all gray and white, with only a few abstract lines outlining her shape.
In your heart, that girl named Kiana is no longer the 'thing' you want -! !
In your heart, that girl named Kiana is no longer the 'thing' you want -! !
In your heart, that girl named Kiana is no longer the 'thing' you want -! !
In her mind, the voice of another "Raiden Mei" kept echoing, full of teasing, sarcasm, ridicule, and confident assertions. That extremely familiar voice, which even turned into the strength of a hundred people in the past and supported her in fighting until now, was gentle, virtuous, and strong. But now it turned into a heavy hammer that seemed to kill her on the spot, hitting the softest area deep in Kiana's heart again and again.
The silver-haired girl with a thousand pounds on her head opened her mouth slightly and slowly exhaled a cloud of mist.
The ball of water mist, as if it had a soul of its own, gradually changed into a shape exactly the same as her body in mid-air, mixed with sadness, despair, and intensely suppressed tears, gushing out like a waterfall.
Woohoo, Mei...my Mei...has turned into someone else's shape!
In the group of watermelon-eating heroes, Kevin looked at this descendant with a thousand pounds on his head and couldn't help but reveal a trace of pity in his eyes.
As a fan of MEI face control, he, the original Kaslana, is the one who can empathize with Kiana's feelings the most among all the people present.
Of course, understanding is one thing, but the essence of watching the show cannot be changed. After all, it is not him who is being cheated on. This kind of emotional drama centered around the three Herrschers of Thunder is rare in the world throughout all the civilizations. How could Kevin, who has been idle for 50,000 years, refuse such a sweet treat?
While all the spectators were watching with relish the three Meis torturing each other and Kiana being caught in the crossfire, on the other side, the manager, who was surrounded by all the cafe employees, Theresa who suddenly broke in, and two magical girls who supported Sirin, suddenly raised his hand.
"Please make it clear in advance that I have not done anything bad to either of them."
The young store manager solemnly testified his innocence:
"As for Mei from Changkong City, I only flicked her forehead with my fingertips when her Herrscher consciousness lost control, and then used the chain to move her for a distance during the time when her body lost the ability to move due to the violent impact. During the whole process, I did not touch any sensitive parts of women, and I did not do anything that would cause misunderstandings—"
"Hoo~~?" Mei Raiden, who was dressed in a sailor uniform, raised her eyebrows slightly. She crossed her thighs wrapped in black stockings that went over her knees. Her uniform shoes and her round heels covered by a thin layer of black stockings were separated from each other and hung casually on her toes, swaying up and down in a slight arc. She sneered and ruthlessly interrupted the store manager's self-defense. Her tone of voice was as sharp as a queen's. "But I clearly remember that during the time when I lost my ability to move, you seemed to have told me... that you wanted to use my body while it was hot? This perverted 'monster' store manager~~?"
In an instant, everyone looked at the young manager with a look that was almost like trash, and Kiana's eyes, filled with tears, revealed an astonishing anger.
"I--" The young store manager was shocked by the shamelessness of Mei Raiden. He was stunned for half a second, then immediately flew into a rage, "Don't slander someone's innocence out of thin air! At that time, you looked so cowardly that you wanted to commit seppuku! I was trying to stimulate your desire to survive with good intentions, but you wanted to bite me back, right?"
Mei Raiden, who was wearing a sailor uniform, crossed her arms and sneered, "When did I become so jade-like as to commit seppuku?"
"You were obviously..." The young store manager suddenly realized something was wrong, "No, I wanted to stimulate the will to survive hidden in your body! When did I ever say such a thing to you!"
"But I am Mei, this body not only belongs to that crybaby, but also to me." Mei, who was wearing a sailor suit, said confidently, "What you said to that crybaby is of course equivalent to what you said to me, not to mention that you clearly pointed out that what you want to use is 'body', which makes it even more inseparable from me."
"..." The young store manager was dumbfounded. He stayed there for a long time, lowered his head, and said in a dejected tone, "I thought I would never see you again... I didn't know that you would come to my store again in less than 24 hours..."
"..."
