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Her long hair gently swayed in the night, casting a wisp of moonlight, while fragments of starlight drifted in the air and fell leisurely.
"Resentment towards infidelity is indeed a human emotion, but before that, you should choose the right person to hate. You should hate me, not your darling."
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—The skill level is indeed superb.
Jiang Cheng watched as the girl effortlessly resolved a situation that had left him flustered and unsure how to handle it.
They took all the problems upon themselves, bearing the weight of all the blame and guilt on their own shoulders.
Perhaps in everyday practice, rich knowledge and shallow experience may contradict each other, but only in communication, in words, and in conversation with others, this rich knowledge allows the girl to almost manipulate other people's emotions at will... just as will be shown in the future plot.
There's no need to discuss the plot now, as Mistelin has already taken a completely different path.
This is something I truly cannot solve myself.
Let's just leave it to her.
Although he sounds weak and incompetent, much like the gentle male protagonist he used to hate.
But given the current situation, he simply cannot bring himself to say something like "you are all my wings," as such words would not help the situation in any way.
A patriarchal harem can only suppress the emotions of every girl by force and status. If it wants to respect everyone, it must release the conflicts.
Unwilling...
They are unwilling to oppress under any circumstances.
Even if it means being called useless, I'm not willing to accept it.
Jiang Cheng just kept watching... until he felt the shadow fall on him again, and slender fingertips gently touched his waist.
"Lord Cheng..."
The faint voice seemed to come from beyond the heavens.
I can picture her face without even turning around.
At this moment, Raiden Mei must be in the most dejected state I've ever seen before, like when she sat blankly by the lake during our first meeting, like when she was stunned after being rejected by me the second time, and like when she broke down during that training session when I mentioned using some banned drugs, blaming myself for the sins.
They could even vaguely sense the girl's next words, spoken in that trembling, weak voice—
Was it because I failed to take good care of you?
It seems to be the same question asked by Yae Sakura.
But they are completely different in essence.
Jiang Cheng was so stumped that he had no idea how to answer. It felt like the Siberian wind was blowing down his back, and his soft fingertips were burning his skin like ice. He had no right or room to answer, so the girl just muttered the next sentence to herself.
"It must be Mei's fault. After all, if it weren't for my inability to properly fulfill my duties as a lover, there wouldn't have been so many gaps, allowing your love to be taken away by someone else. If I hadn't presumptuously said I wanted to use the same drugs as you and experience your pain just to show off during that assassination attempt on Otto, you wouldn't have worried about me and... and..."
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Raindrops hovered in mid-air, as if paused. Mei's fingertips, which clearly carried millions of volts of energy, were now as weak as thin ice melting in early spring. Tiny flashes of lightning danced through her falling hair. The lightning that had once illuminated the entire city now flickered like broken neon tubes.
Jiang Cheng really wanted to say no.
But no chance.
"At first, I thought you were arrogant. I even felt jealous and dissatisfied when you were looking for Kiana."
With each word she spoke, the thunderclouds in the sky shrank a little, until they turned into a warm, damp feeling on her shoulder. "I'm utterly incapable of understanding your feelings, utterly incapable of standing in your shoes and caring for you. I truly don't deserve it..."
"no."
Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore.
Jiangcheng can no longer accept a girl crying with her back to someone like that.
Almost forcibly turning around, breaking free from the stiffness of her body caused by helplessness, demanding a face-to-face conversation—Mei stumbled into my arms, her weight as light as a withered leaf, her purple hair gently falling over her shoulders, also concealing her eyes of unknown color.
"I made the same mistake as you, always presumptuously making choices for you, for a better future, not wanting you and me to suffer the same pain... In reality, I never thought about what you would think. Even for a better future, this statement could be considered half a lie, because I simply wanted to run away. It wasn't until you confessed to me that I realized how foolish I had been."
"But I was the one who pulled you back..." The girl's lips, paler than the moonlight, trailed off as the electric arcs in her hair burned scorch marks on her chest.
Even if the body of the stigma holder cannot avoid it, or if it is not a stigma holder, it will be electrocuted instantly, or it will be corroded by Honkai energy.
The kind of pain that would normally make a boy, who used to be an ordinary person and would jump up in pain even if his nails were cut a little too far, now couldn't even make his eyes change color in the slightest.
She stretched out her hands, doing what only a young girl used to do, forcibly lifting that soft face and forcing their eyes to meet.
"That was my own doing."
He gazed into those slightly trembling purple eyes.
He spoke each word slowly and deliberately, with unwavering resolve.
"I was the one who approached you first, I was the one who reached out to you, and I was the one who sought benefits through you. So isn't it normal for you to hold me back?"
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The neon lights of the distant commercial street suddenly went out—the circuitry of half of the floating island went on strike amidst the sorrow of the Lawgiver.
The staff will probably be driven crazy by this tomorrow, and it will take a lot of resources to make up for the losses.
But it doesn't matter.
This is something Gray Snake should be concerned with.
It would be the first to chip in if that guy knew that the loss was to appease Raiden Mei.
Although it was the two girls who were observing who were first forced into work mode—
While reconstructing and repairing the connections on the floating island that had been instantly severed by electromagnetic force, Mistelin also temporarily opened communications and issued orders using the identity that Gray Serpent had planted in Schicksal.
They comforted those who were suddenly awakened from their sleep, as well as the staff who were already working the night shift without rest.
On the one hand, they are trying to find a suitable reason for the problem here—such as a gas explosion—while on the other hand, they are trying to downplay the incident.
Yae Sakura was also forced to get back to work to prevent the current situation from causing any unrest.
Only Kiana is completely unable to keep up with the mutation.
There was neither work nor insertion of anything into Mei's side.
All I could do was watch as the two boys and girls, whose very presence was sweet and intimate, engaged in a fierce struggle, even arguing over their mistakes.
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Watching those purple eyes tremble as if trying to escape, wandering aimlessly like they had nowhere to go, tears welled up within them and gently slid down from the corners of their eyes.
The light that flickered gently, reflecting the sky and the sudden flash of purple lightning, conveyed all of the girl's emotions perfectly.
Jiang Cheng didn't say anything more, but simply poured out his feelings without reservation.
Even the weak, incompetent, and seemingly apathetic ordinary person can be strong at this moment.
what……
what……
It really is exactly the same.
No matter how much Mistelin criticizes her, she will always be comforted as long as she comes to the Lord's side.
Perhaps I don't have sophisticated speaking skills, or I can't effectively guide emotions... but simply expressing my thoughts in this pure and simple way is enough.
Ultimately, it's unnecessary for lovers to be so petty and calculating with each other. Even if you know you're wrong, all you need to do is make amends and prevent anyone else from getting involved.
yes……
Making amends properly is enough.
Raiden Mei suddenly hugged her lover tightly, as if she wanted to merge his body into hers. Tears streamed down her face as she let go, burying her face in Jiang Cheng's shoulder, completely embracing her lover.
Under the streetlights that have come back on in the distance, the shadows of the two people are stretched out to resemble the intertwining of their destinies.
They embraced like that, as if they would embrace until the world was destroyed, until their tears were dried by the cold wind, and then that hoarse voice, tinged with sobs, rang out once more.
"As expected... Cheng-kun, from now on I will focus all my energy on the competition. After this victory, I will definitely lock you in the basement forever until I have made up for your past psychological trauma. I will absolutely, absolutely never let you out to continue attracting bees and butterflies."
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Isn't this a little strange?
Can you really just say it directly, like locking me in the basement?
Jiang Cheng felt like he wasn't being taken seriously.
And what does "struggle" mean?
From the very beginning, Yae Sakura and Mistelin talked about competition, and now Mei is also talking about vying for power. What kind of agreement has been reached behind the scenes that I don't know about?
Although the boy can no longer complain, nor can he easily deny the girl who has finally calmed down, he can only continue to embrace her.
Even though her emotions were already fluctuating greatly, she did not let her doubts show on the surface.
But...
Can it really be concealed?
"Cheng Jun's heart rate is 127, his body temperature is 37.2, and his cortisol level is three times the normal level."
Jiang Cheng felt his waist being tightened even more, and soft, damp breath gently blew past his earlobe, ruffling his slightly messy short hair.
"My heart is beating so fast..."
really--
Useless.
For a girl who is no longer the one in the original timeline who dropped out of school and returned all her knowledge to her teachers, who only knew how to wield a sword, and who was a pseudo-Herrscher with severe limitations, discerning the state of a human body through subtle changes in the human magnetic field is a simple, almost instinctive thing.
If it weren't for his unwillingness, they could even forcibly use electric shocks to drain the boy dry every day, leaving him with no strength to even get out of bed.
Ok……
I'm starting to regret it.
I should have used this brutal method from the beginning.
Or work even harder with Yae Sakura, leaving no opportunity for anyone else to slip in.
Mei should have maintained her vigilance towards Mistelin from the beginning. Recalling how she had subconsciously lowered her guard simply because of the girl's apparent innocence and her help to the boy... Now, Mei was so angry that her teeth itched, and she could only hug Jiang Cheng even tighter.
And that's not all. I should have restrained that Jizo-sama that I saw when I woke up.
But who would have thought that a knife could also be a rival in love? A rival in love could be hidden inside a knife?
At once……
Are there really that many people who like Cheng Jun?
After some deliberation, Raiden Mei still felt that she had to be locked up in the basement.
Continuing like this is too dangerous; who knows when it will happen again? My lover might accidentally start pursuing someone else, making that person fall for them.
Even with someone watching over him 24/7, oversights were inevitable, resulting in the city lord, whose fighting ability was insufficient, being pinned down and brutally raped by someone else.
"I never want to see annoying people like Yae Sakura and Mistelin again..." Mei murmured, her forehead pressed against Jiang Cheng's collarbone.
My heart is beating faster and faster.
his.
I'm definitely getting more and more nervous.
Because of what I said before?
But I am indeed prepared to carry it out, even if I might be disliked. Anyway, Cheng-kun is always so forgiving. As long as I apologize sincerely afterward, I will definitely be forgiven.
Even though she felt guilty for not fulfilling her duties as a lover, it didn't stop the girl from secretly plotting to drag the boy into the basement.
I hate philanderers the most!
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