On the other hand, the honest, friendly, lovely magical girls who were willing to sacrifice their lives to protect the world, surrounded the principal who was hugging his three "daughters" and crying, with a look of bewilderment on their faces.
"Wow, my dear daughters, I am sorry for you——"
Cecilia's defense was broken.
After hearing the story of Kiana and "another Sirin", our steady and dignified magical girl academy principal was really broken.
Although the bubble world where these magical girls live has been under the threat of being destroyed at any time before the store manager rewrote the rules of the Quantum Sea, for this reason, the Magic Security Bureau, which directly issues orders to the magical girls, is not as glorious and righteous as it seems on the surface. Celine even expresses straightforward disgust for deliberately concealing information about the enemies they are about to face from the magical girls.
But no matter what, even the Magic Security Bureau that was once hated by Celine, its ultimate goal is to protect the lives of the vast majority of people.
In terms of the average moral standard, the people living in the world where these magical girls live can be said to be all very kind and good people.
Therefore, even someone like Cecilia, who has already reached the top of the world, rarely has the opportunity to come into contact with the dark side of human nature.
So she broke down.
Faced with the tragedies that Kiana and "another Sirin" encountered, which were difficult for Cecilia to even understand, her steady mind, which was regarded as an iron wall by almost everyone in her original world bubble, was shattered by these bloody stories.
Feeling the arms wrapped around her neck, twitching uncontrollably at the other person's breathless sobs, Kiana couldn't help but feel her eyes become a little moist.
Although this Cecilia is not her mother who died in the Second Honkai Impact, she has the same appearance and similar personality as the great Valkyrie. Moreover, Kiana has no memory of Cecilia in her mind. If she didn't know the special nature of this cafe, she probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two Cecilias.
But that’s not all.
When Cecilia suddenly hugged her body, a sour feeling that did not belong to her seemed to surge in her chest.
You can't help it either...
Kiana said quietly in her heart.
To be honest, she had this thought subconsciously and did not expect any response at all, but in the next second, a voice that sounded like sobbing suddenly sounded in her mind.
——Who, who can’t help it? ! Don’t think I will show that embarrassing look again! !
The voice, which had a hint of crying, had a slight aggrieved tone, and seemed a little exasperated.
I haven't even asked you what you can't help...
Kiana said with some weirdness deep down inside.
After hesitating for a moment, she asked the other will in her body.
Need to exchange?
unnecessary! ! !
The voice yelled back at the top of its lungs.
Tsk, if you don't want it I won't give it to you. Your kindness is taken for granted. Lulululu~
Are you an elementary school student? ! !
Compared to Kiana, whose eyes were moist as she brainstormed in her heart and within her body, Misterine and Sirin were obviously much more embarrassed.
Let’s not talk about Xilin for now. Although she did face a very fatal life threat in front of the "Demon King" of the World Bubble, even at that time, the most dangerous existence was resisted by Brollo and Freya who helped her and Trili.
It can be said that since Xilin could remember, her life could be considered smooth sailing. She had not encountered any unsolvable difficulties, nor had she experienced any tragic experiences. Therefore, although she felt some sympathy for the experience of "another self", she did not think that she should be the object of sympathy.
...For some reason, the magical girl Celine, who was suddenly hugged by Cecilia, always felt as if she had suddenly become a substitute for "another self".
If Xilin was caught in an awkward situation because she was trapped in the predicament of being used as a meal substitute, then the embarrassment on Mistlin's side was entirely caused by her words that lacked empathy.
As a new will and individual born after the "First Feather Rabbit" completed the Stigmata Project, the newborn Mistletoe can be said to be full of a strong desire to explore everything in this world, just like all new lives.
However, her ability as an ideal makes it difficult for her to feel satisfied in the process of exploring new things. Her perception is so strange that even if she has never touched something, she can read the "knowledge" of that thing the moment she touches it.
If a snowflake fell on her shoulder, even if Mistryn had never seen a snowflake before, she could read the temperature, touch, appearance, and even the material composition and crystallization method of the snowflake at that moment.
She is full of curiosity about everything in this world, but it is difficult for her to gain the same satisfaction as normal humans during the exploration process. So in order to gain this satisfaction, Misterine often makes some moves that are difficult for others to understand or even extremely dangerous.
This is commonly known as "seeking death".
For the same reason, it is difficult for Misterine to empathize with human feelings, so even if she does things that would make humans happy, it is difficult for Misterine to feel "happy" in a real sense. It can be said that the more she lacks something, the more she wants it. Misterine, who finds it difficult to feel happy, is of course extremely keen on pursuing happiness.
However, due to her lack of the ability to empathize with humans, when pursuing fun, Misterine often fails to control the "degree" that a normal person should have. So when she took advantage of Cecilia's kindness to tease her, Misterine never expected that the other party would be shaken to this extent because of the experience of "another self" in the past.
Cecilia was one of the few people that Mistylin respected. Although she did not really regard Cecilia as her mother, she was not prepared for the fact that she was the one who gave her her name. Even if this factor was ignored, Mistylin, who was transformed from the "Stigmata of Shaniyat", would of course have respect for the saint who carried out the meaning of the name "Shaniat" throughout.
Well, the problem is coming.
What should you do if you accidentally make someone you respect very much cry?
Waiting online, very anxious.
Looking at Cecilia, who was hugged by the crying girl, the store manager was leisurely cracking melon seeds, thinking that the world was truly wonderful.
Logically speaking, the one who should have been most panicked when Cecilia visited the cafe should have been this pig who had seduced her precious daughter, because this pig not only seduced Cecilia, but also seduced several other cabbages.
Although he had long known that Cecilia was a very kind person, he also knew that she would most likely not interfere with Xilin's personal choice.
But put yourself in his shoes. If one day in the future, your daughter was also taken away by a sea king... then he probably wouldn't be able to resist the urge to castrate that scumbag.
Therefore, even though he knew that Cecilia would eventually accept the relationship between him and Xilin, the store manager was actually mentally prepared to face the anger of his mother-in-law.
He would seize the time before Cecilia visited his shop and run to Xianzhou Luofu to kidnap Lao Yang. In fact, he just wanted to have someone to accompany him when he was embarrassed.
It is always better to have someone to embarrass you with than to embarrass yourself alone.
However, he never expected that before the anger could break out, his beloved mother-in-law would collapse on her own.
The store manager looked at the four "mother and daughter" huddled together with some emotion, and cracked the melon seed shell with a crunch, a trace of relief in his eyes for surviving the disaster.
Suddenly, a sound like knocking on the door was heard behind him.
The store manager turned his head and looked behind him, only to see General Jingyuan standing behind him calmly, with a lazy face smiling slightly. The store manager understood what he meant and stood up, crossing the barrier of space and standing in front of General Jingyuan.
"Ready to go?" asked the manager.
"Well, Yanqing seems to be in some trouble, I have to go and help him quickly." General Jingyuan nodded.
"You look so relaxed and at ease, you don't seem to be in any hurry at all."
"After all, he is already a Cloud Cavalry Guard. If I have to rush to help him every time he encounters danger, then how can I still be a general?" General Jing Yuan smiled, "Besides, with Yan Qing's strength, he won't give up his life so easily."
"Let's not talk about Yan Qing's matter for now." Suddenly, General Jing Yuan changed the subject, "Compared to the trouble he encountered, the matter of the store manager's coffee shop is more important."
"Didn't you say you had to leave quickly? Aren't you afraid that your apprentice would be in danger?"
"As long as we bring him back before he dies, it won't be a bad thing for Yanqing to encounter some troubles that he can't deal with." While speaking, General Jingyuan turned his gaze towards Danfeng and the others, with a complicated look in his eyes, "Compared to that, my mentor and those from the past..."
"Stop, stop, stop." The store manager raised his hand. "Find a way to solve your problems yourselves. Don't always come to me. I'm just the owner of a coffee shop. Why would a customer always want to push a bunch of problems into my hands?"
General Jingyuan smiled bitterly: "I haven't said anything yet."
"For a big shot like you, it's good enough that the punctuation is believable." The store manager looked at General Jingyuan warily, "I don't want to be sold out by you and help you count the money."
"...Nothing to discuss? The remuneration can be negotiated." General Jing Yuan asked tentatively.
"No room for negotiation." The store manager shook his head firmly and rolled his eyes. "Don't think that I can't understand the value of this store just because I opened a coffee shop in a remote place. I am somewhat aware of how capable I am, but I don't want to run to another world to do hard labor for no reason. I'm retired, and I just want to stay in this coffee shop and live a stable life. I have no right to control you coming to my coffee shop as a customer. It is your freedom to communicate with customers from other timelines in this coffee shop. As for wanting to drag me down... I advise you to save your unnecessary thoughts."
"...Okay." Seeing the store manager's decisive attitude, General Jingyuan sighed with some regret. With the ability of this store manager, Xianzhou Luofu definitely did not have the ability to force him to do something he did not want to do. Moreover, at the moment when the store manager took the initiative to show goodwill to Xianzhou Luofu, General Jingyuan could not take the initiative to tear the face of both parties, "Then, the Yu Duchen that the store manager mentioned earlier..."
"Oh, I can give you one of these, no problem." The store manager raised his hand, and a feather emitting a mysterious light instantly condensed in his palm. He waved his hand lightly and threw the feather that appeared out of thin air to General Jing Yuan, "Go back and stick this feather on your forehead, and the method of using it will appear in your mind."
General Jingyuan took the feather and said shamelessly: "Can you give me a few more?"
"...You really are desperate to get me to do more." The manager sighed and gently rubbed his eyebrows.
He pondered for a moment, shook his head, and stepped back cautiously: "No, this hole cannot be opened. Although Yu Duchen cannot cure the evil spirit, I know how much it can suppress it. You ask me for a piece and he asks me for a piece. Do I have to give a piece of Yu Duchen's feather to everyone in the Immortal Boat in the end?"
"I don't think I've said that..."
"But I don't believe you haven't had this thought before." The store manager rolled his eyes and suddenly laughed, "But... there is a compromise."
"Compromise?" General Jing Yuan was puzzled.
"wait."
The store manager turned around and put his head back into his own isolated space.
He waved in the direction of the Trail Blazers who were eating watermelon.
"Xing, come here for a moment."
"?" Xing, who had already bitten almost to the rind of the melon, was stunned when he heard someone calling his name.
She turned her head and pointed at her face uncertainly: "Call me?"
Dan Heng and San Yue Qi couldn't help but look in the direction of Xing.
"Well, I have something to give you." The manager nodded.
"My new special weapon?" Xing asked suddenly.
"That's about right." The store manager nodded.
"How many special tickets are guaranteed?" Xing asked again.
The store manager was stunned for a moment, and his dead memory suddenly revived: "Don't enter the card pool, just complete the version task."
"Four star light cones?" Xing asked.
"Five-star boxing gloves." The store manager answered fluently.
"Full level and full refinement?"
"And by the way, I gave you an over limit."
"Upgrade reward?"
"Fuck! You're just a wolf that can never be fed, right?! Forget it!"
"No, no, no!" Xing shuddered and ran to the store manager in a hurry, with a flattering smile on his handsome face, "I promise to complete the version task! Don't really take back the benefits..."
Danheng and Sanyueqi looked at each other.
General Jing Yuan was full of questions: "What are you talking about? What four stars and five stars?"
The store manager and Xing both put their hands on their hips and spoke in unison, "Those who understand, understand. I won't say much about those who don't understand. Just think about it carefully. Don't ask me what's going on. There are too many interests involved. It won't benefit you or me if I tell you. Just pretend you don't know. For the rest, I can only say that the water here is very complicated and involves many things. If it has nothing to do with you, don't ask."
General Jing Yuan: “…”
"Are you singing a couple's crosstalk..." San Yue Qi said with a frown on his face.
Hearing the words "husband and wife crosstalk", Guanxing, Yuexia, and Midie, several other shop employees vigilantly turned their gazes in the direction of the store manager and Xing.
"What a joke, this is my godfather!" Xing said righteously.
Before the store clerks and the store manager who had unknowingly accepted the title of "godfather" could breathe a sigh of relief, Xing added, "Of course, if you can give me a few more five-stars, I'll have no problem being my husband."
Store manager: "..."
Chapter 4: Retired Captain VS Current Pioneer (k)
After a brief moment of daze, the store manager's nose was crooked with anger as he felt several piercing gazes. He felt that all the blood in his body began to rush to his head from every corner of his body, and for a moment he even felt dizzy.
Taking advantage of Xing's proud look, he grabbed the former's soft white earlobe and spoke in a low and sinister voice: "You gray-haired raccoon, I pride myself on treating you well, but you secretly stabbed me in the back! Are you itching for trouble or do you want a beating? Hmm? Is this how you repay your so-called 'adoptive father'?"
"Ahhhhh... it hurts..." Xing gasped as she was pinched, and pounded the manager's arm that was holding her earlobe. Her voice was extremely innocent, "I, I haven't confirmed our relationship yet, have I?"
"You mean you're going to continue to make me angry?" The manager's voice became increasingly low.
"I just wanted to hit you..." Xing said cautiously.
"Impossible! Don't even think about it! Forget it! First of all, I'm not your card pool character! Secondly, if you want to draw a character, why don't you look for Dan Heng and Jing Liu, the prince and queen mother? If that doesn't work, Seele and Bronya will do!"
"Let's not talk about Danheng, Xier and Bronya for now... who is Jingliu?" Xing asked in confusion, blinking.
"Look, that white-haired woman over there." The store manager pointed.
"There are so many white-haired girls over there, how do I know which one it is..."
"The one with the black veil on her eyes." The store manager added, and then suddenly turned his thumb in the direction of Jing Yuan, "If you think she is really unfamiliar, you can kidnap Jing Yuan. Although the mechanism is a bit poor, the God will be defeated after being stabbed by the golden man, but she is still good at hitting big numbers. At least she is a level 5. It would be even better if you can kidnap the Grand Fortune Teller as well."
"?" A question mark slowly appeared above Jing Yuan's head.
No, how come the topic suddenly came to his mind? Isn't it a bit too disrespectful to him to discuss this crime preview that is intended to kidnap him in front of him?
"General?" Xing glanced at Jing Yuan, and his handsome and cold face suddenly revealed a subtle expression, which was hard to tell whether it was pity or disgust. "Forget it, from what the store manager said, the general seems to be very weak."
Jing Yuan: "..."
Although Xing and the store manager gave up the idea of kidnapping him, he should be happy about it, but for some reason, the moment Xing's subtle words fell, an inexplicable feeling of dissatisfaction and unwillingness rose up uncontrollably.
What do you mean I seem weak?
