The moment she heard Lu Mian's words "freeze the Herrscher", Raiden Mei, who was not stupid to begin with, felt dizzy and the world seemed to lighten.
Isn't she the Herrscher?
At this moment, the girl still couldn't believe that her biological father would be so cruel as to spend a huge amount of money to build a weapon to deal with her.
She forced herself to suppress the sharp buzzing in her ears and looked up at Lu Mian, her almond-shaped eyes filled with pleading and brokenness.
Seeing Raiden Mei like this, Lu Mian's dark eyes, as dark as the night sky, were filled with tenderness and love, "The truth is always accompanied by mist, didn't I tell you not to get too excited?
"Mr. Raiden Ryoma is the executor of Anti-Entropy, but before that he was also a father. The purpose of the weapon Plasma Shadow Show is indeed to freeze the Herrscher, but freezing the Herrscher is to protect you, Mei."
"Why do you say that?" Mei Raiden vaguely guessed the truth, but still asked.
Lu Mian, who had never experienced much fatherly love, had a long gaze, as if he was thinking about Lei Dian Longma's mood at that time.
After a while, he spoke in a soft and gentle voice:
"Mr. Raiden Ryoma knew that his daughter would become a Herrscher, but he didn't know whether his lovely daughter could return after becoming a Herrscher.
“Therefore, he developed the plasma shadow show just to personally create a freeze, an absolute zero that could freeze even time and space.
"As long as I can freeze my daughter's time, I can get her back from the Honkai or any unknown enemy. At least I won't have to watch my daughter die at the mercy of fate.
"It is with such simple and warm emotions that the plasma show, which is colder than ice, was born."
"So that's how it is," Mei Lei Dian breathed a sigh of relief after learning the truth, but then she became a little resentful, "It's all your fault, Lu Mian, for not saying everything at once, making me so worried. What if I lose control?"
"You won't." Lu Mian smiled without saying anything.
Chapter 30: The Genius's Love Brain War (Two in One)
Emotional communication between people is extremely complex.
Just like Lu Mian would never tell Raiden Mei about how to deal with the situation if "what if it gets out of control" comes true and the measures he has prepared in advance.
Mei Raiden will never ask.
After the topic about losing control was revealed, Raiden Mei, who was very smart but a little confused, also vaguely guessed what Lu Mian was going to say next.
She pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked:
"Lu Mian, you chose to tell me about the 'Plasma Shadow Show' at this time simply because you want me to understand this story related to my father?
Or is there something else I need to know in the meantime?"
Hearing this, Lu Mian kept a gentle smile on his face, but he reached out and took out the plasma shadow show that he had been using as a "warehouse keeper" for some time from the system space.
"Well... Mr. Raiden Ryoma is currently in an area where this plasma shadow show is not needed. It is now in my hands."
As he said this, he also displayed the plasma screen in his hand horizontally by holding both ends with both hands.
It was an ice-blue katana with a high-tech appearance, wrapped in a glass scabbard. It was beautiful, but also cold - a coldness that could be felt subjectively just by looking at it.
Mei Raiden thought she was mentally prepared and had guessed what would happen, so she wouldn't be too excited.
However, it was not until this time that she realized that she was wrong, and she was wrong in more ways than one.
Her eyes were fixed on the weapon "used to deal with the Herrscher" held in someone else's hand. The girl felt that the already quiet world became even quieter for a moment, and then it became noisy.
Indescribable noise.
A long time, a long time.
She fell into an unspeakable silence, feeling her heartbeat gradually speeding up to the point where it was as loud as the noise in her ears and her cheeks were numb, and finally she spoke.
He forced a gentle smile and said in a trembling voice:
"Is that so? I understand. Since Dad can no longer use this weapon, you, Lu Mian, will keep it for him and use it to its original purpose at the critical moment.
"I believe in you, starting from Changkong City, and for a long, long time in the future that I can't imagine now, it has always been like this."
After saying this, I suddenly realized what the extreme silence just now and the sharp noise that suddenly appeared after the extreme silence were.
That is the loss of consciousness and heartbeat of Herrscher Mei...
Although they were forced to be bound together and became Herrschers, Raiden Mei, who had never considered Herrscher Mei and herself as the same person even for a moment, unexpectedly felt some empathy and sympathy at this moment.
How would Miss Herrscher, who is usually dignified and cold but actually a good person, view the Plasma Shadow Show sword?
Is it fear? Or some other complex emotion that is hard to even understand?
What would she think when she actually saw this plasma shadow sword being handed to her?
It's the unstoppable shock, astonishment and confusion...
It seems that we are all cowards.
Raiden Mei did not stay out of the matter, but because she trusted Lu Mian would not hurt her, she was not overly nervous or frightened. She lowered her head and thought.
As she thought about it, she suddenly realized that her empathy and acceptance of the Herrscher Mei had increased.
Human emotions are truly amazing.
Not bad?
In this way, the unstoppable panic and noise go hand in hand with thinking.
until......
The icy blue plasma sword, which was as cold as the moonlight, once again entered his sight.
"Eh?" Looking at the plasma shadow show that was held horizontally in a pair of big hands and handed to her, Raiden Mei said with doubt.
She raised her head again and looked at Lu Mian, only to see him standing quietly under the white, soft moonlight, with a gentle smile on his face:
"What are you talking about, Mei? I've already told you that Mr. Raiden Ryoma's first and last purpose in developing this Plasma Shadow Sword was to protect you from the Honkai.
"He didn't know what consequences the appearance of the Herrscher would bring, and he was also afraid of the previous experience of the 'Second Herrscher'.
"But I am different. I know that neither you, Mei, nor Ms. Herrscher, will hurt others, and I can give you the corresponding trust. It was like this in Changkong City, and it is still like this now.
“Although it sounds strange, I think Mr. Raiden Ryoma would make the same choice if he stood in the same position as me under the same premise.
"So, hold it, Mei."
The man stood in the moonlight; his facial expression, body shape and everything else were made exceptionally soft by the moonlight.
Even the words were so light.
At some point, the noise that could disturb the entire world and drive away all silence and order disappeared.
Mei Raiden looked at everything in front of her in silence. Even though she had trust in it, it seemed like she had never imagined it before. She did not take the plasma shadow show.
Because the trust placed in it is too heavy for the girl, so heavy that it is almost unimaginable for ordinary people.
What if something goes wrong?
Do you want the entire St. Freya Academy to bear the consequences?
She opened her mouth and said in a hoarse voice:
"Lu Mian - I was wrong, please forgive me for taking back what I said before. I can't bear such heavy trust, and I can't give the same weight of trust in return.
"I'm useless. I can't do anything. I'm going to mess everything up. I, I..."
Even a little incoherent.
Seeing this, Lu Mian, who had been laughing softly, raised his eyebrows slightly, as gentle as before, but still serious, "It's okay, I believe you, Meiyi."
The sound was soft, falling on the white stone road reflected by the moonlight, like a father's gentle comfort, or a mother's gentle caress.
This short sentence, no more than twelve words, does not mean standing on the moral high ground and ignoring the kidnapping and the greater good;
It's not the kind of crazy and paranoid attitude where I will stand by your side and wish you well even if it means killing all the people in the world, and I will not help others but my relatives.
Rather, it is a simple trust and even somewhat false sincerity that is so pure that it cannot be purer, and even makes people subconsciously question it.
That's it.
This kind of thing is too foul, isn't it?
Mei Raiden, who was sensitive about emotions and had been bullied by her former friendly classmates due to her family's decline, received all the emotions very well. She was temporarily overwhelmed by the indescribable "happiness" and the embarrassment of her girlish nature.
Then he was swept away, and his thoughts and consciousness drifted to an unknown direction.
Seeing this, Lu Mian's expression remained gentle, and the smile in his eyes deepened.
He was actually quite glad.
Because although he suffered a lot when he traveled to Changkong City where the collapse occurred, it also led to the current situation, right?
The situation is "peacetime" and we have a certain ability to ensure that everything is under control, so we don't have to worry about too many things.
Otherwise, if the time was set on the eve of the outbreak in Changkong City, it would be hard to imagine what he would do and how he would do it.
Anyway, it won't be so gentle - gentle enough that anyone can accept it.
The two of them just looked at each other quietly, neither of them was anxious.
But there was someone besides them who couldn't sit still anymore.
Just as Raiden Mei pursed her thin soft lips and was about to say something, a strange and familiar feeling of detachment enveloped her.
In an instant, the girl's aura changed, becoming extremely indifferent, arrogant but not annoying.
As if everything was as it should be.
Along with it, the color of his eyes also changed - the originally gentle and generous purple became somewhat weird.
The various emotions reflected in it are also completely different.
Obviously, the Herrscher has arrived at this very moment.
As if adapting to the rapid changes in her body and emotions, Herrscher Mei paused for a few seconds, and finally stared at Lu Mian and said:
"This coward is so fussy about making a choice. How can he be so disrespectful?"
It seems like an explanation, but also like a declaration.
All in all, it was obvious that she was very dissatisfied with Raiden Mei's hesitation and silence, as well as the way she seemed happy before things were settled.
In fact, Lu Mian was not that surprised by this and his expression did not change even a little.
He even held out the plasma shadow show in his hand. "Then let the resolute Ms. Herrscher make the decision. It's all the same. At least, I have no objection."
The plasma film show that was handed out again carried the same yet different trust as before.
However, Herrscher Mei's attention was obviously not focused on this.
Her beautiful eyes turned, but she was slightly displeased.
Why did you suddenly change to calling her “Miss Herrscher”, such an unfamiliar name?
Didn’t you call her “Your Majesty the Queen” before?
Could it be...
The current favorability level is not enough?
Then, the Herrscher's genius love brain war begins!
With all the above thoughts in mind, Herrscher Mei A went up.
But she calculated the distance, then moved forward step by step, and then stretched out her hands as if to take the plasma screen from Lu Mian.
Lu Mian, who had been holding the plasma for almost half a day, was extremely happy about this. Just as he was about to let go and hand the sword to the other party, he suddenly felt that something seemed to be wrong.
Why does it feel like Mei, the Herrscher, is going to take a knife?
Subsequent facts fully proved that although his feeling seemed to be traceable, it was actually completely correct.
Because Lu Mian was holding the plasma shadow show with his palm facing upwards, the Herrscher Meiyi reached out from above and then grasped it from below.
...but he completely ignored the plasma screen and placed his palms directly on the big hands that were holding up the plasma screen.
With their palms facing each other, the body temperature of the two and the emotions that might be hidden in them were conveyed to each other through the samurai swords that exuded a hint of chill.
"Lu Mian, let me ask you again, do you really want to entrust it and all the trust placed in it to me?" The Herrscher Mei did not hold the Plasma Shadow Show immediately, but asked this question.
He abandoned the usual term "human" in his speech and chose to call people by their names in a more intimate way.
Even though I'm saying that Mei Raiden is fussy, I'm actually not that direct either.
Such a contrast, Ms. Herrscher is really cute.
Thinking this in his heart, Lu Mian hummed, "Don't worry, this will not change no matter what. I believe in you, Miss Herrscher."
