Chapter 131: Chapter 131: I'm Sorry, Mei
"I'll go buy some oranges. You stay here, don't move," were Chase's words to Kiana before he left.
The white-haired girl sat on the edge of the rooftop of a tall building, seemingly unafraid of falling. Her slender legs, encased in white stockings, dangled in the air lazily.
"It's better if he buys oranges..." Kiana grumbled a bit discontentedly, her eyes observing the city, which seemed familiar yet unfamiliar. She sighed while sitting on the rooftop.
Invisible Honkai creatures lurked in the air, testing anyone entering this place. Since the Third Honkai Eruption, this once bustling city, which housed two million people, had become a restricted zone.
A city that many once flocked to was now submerged in water. The once lively streets, bustling markets, and diverse residents were all gone, replaced only by Honkai beasts roaming the city.
Hmm? Honkai beasts?!
As if suddenly realizing something, Kiana jumped off the rooftop, landing lightly on another building. Then, a Herrscher Spear appeared from behind. Kiana caught it and grasped it directly in front of her. As she thrust it into the head of an approaching elite Honkai beast.
She didn't fire a gun to avoid alerting other Honkai beasts in the vicinity.
The body of the mosquito-like creature twitched involuntarily and then fell silent with a sigh.
"Are you okay?" Kiana clapped her hands, and the spear in her hand dissipated. She looked at the still somewhat frightened little girl and smiled, asking, "Why are you here? Where are your parents?"
The timid little girl was still a bit awkward, her eyes showing a mix of fear and astonishment, as if she hadn't fully recovered from the recent danger.
"Cough cough... You, little flower from the Far East, tell me, why are you here? Your parents, tell me about them, understand?" Kiana, thinking her Far East language wasn't standard enough, coughed a couple of times and used the strange Far East language she had just heard from Chase to ask.
(TN: Fast East Nippon)
Now, the little girl was completely bewildered.
"Eh?"
Like a lightning bolt, she suddenly raised her head, no longer shy as before, and her timid gaze was replaced by a small but puzzled expression.
Did I learn a fake Far East language?
The grammar sounds familiar, but why can't I understand it?
Oh no! This is the fake Far East language! Kiana suddenly woke up, realizing she had believed Chase's nonsense about talking to Japanese people like this in the future, they will definitely feel more friendly.
Thank you, Teri.
"Thank you, sister, for saving me." After a while, the misunderstanding was resolved. The timid little girl bowed slightly to Kiana, expressing her gratitude and explaining the situation a bit.
"You came here to find your companions, but where are they?" Kiana nodded knowingly, a bit puzzled.
"Yeah, Sora said that the teacher, she was coming, and she was going to pick her up, but after a long time, she didn't come back. We were worried, so they let me come out and look..." The timid little girl said, looking at the corpse of the Honkai beast beside them, still a bit scared, and thanked Kiana again.
"Do you have other companions?" Kiana keenly caught the keyword and asked.
"Yes, Sora, and everyone else. They're all here. The teacher said she was coming to pick us up and take us away." The timid little girl nodded.
"It's not safe here. Let me take you back."
.....
"Thank you, sister, you're so beautiful!"
"Thank you for bringing her back, sister!"
"Thank you..."
After taking the little girl back to her companions, Kiana received a series of compliments and felt a bit embarrassed. The sense of being recognized surrounded her, making her feel quite light-headed.
Well, there are so many people who like me...
Surrounded by a sense of acknowledgment, Kiana felt a bit happier, even though her mood was tinged with melancholy.
"Nest" – the children's home. This shantytown was built on the basis of tall buildings, densely constructed at a height far from the water. The materials were easy-to-assemble and dismantle sandwich panels, and the structure was quite rudimentary.
The teacher that the children mentioned was the owner of this area.
"Three years ago, she helped us, who had nowhere to go, establish this home. The teacher often goes out, and when she comes back, she brings us things to eat and use, and occasionally some strange gifts."
"How strange?" Kiana couldn't help but ask, mainly out of curiosity.
"Sunflowers that repeat but have a weird body movement, basketball chickens with vertical center parts but wearing overalls, watermelon sticks that make strange sounds when pressed..." The timid little girl introduced them one by one, and Kiana seemed to visualize the scenes, her mouth twitching slightly.
Difficult to endure.
"Earlier, Little Sora said she was going to find the teacher. I don't know how she's doing now..." The little girl's voice became weaker and weaker, and as she spoke, she looked at Kiana with a slightly hopeful look.
Naturally, Kiana had no reason to refuse, and she also wanted to do this.
So...
[No need to go; they've already returned.] The voice of the Queen of the Void, Sirin, who had been silent for a long time, sounded. Kiana was slightly stunned.
How did she know?
[Those are my kin, hmph.] After the Queen of the Void finished speaking, she directly muted the microphone.
"..." Kiana sighed somewhat helplessly. This was Sirin, thinking she was proud, but she was actually tsundere.
She squatted down, smiled at the little girl in front of her, and said, "It seems that sister doesn't need to help anymore."
After saying that, in the puzzled eyes of the little girl, Kiana stood up and walked to the side, looking into the distance with her hands behind her back.
With the reminder of the Queen of the Void, she now vaguely sensed something.
But then, in a familiar exclamation, Kiana's expression froze.
Hugged tightly by her once closest friend, Kiana's hands were slightly lifted, as if to hug back, but then stopped in midair, then put down again, feeling a bit at a loss for a moment.
There was no joy of a long-awaited reunion, only a plain feeling, a mixture of confusion and surprise, with a touch of awkwardness in the encounter.
The current Kiana was not prepared to face everyone from St. Freya, or rather, she didn't know how to face everyone from St. Freya.
It had been so long, and Kiana thought she had become stronger, but that was just a child's self-perceived maturity.
In the lonely late night, within the maze of arranged words, under the armor of battle scars, was there a lonely heart trembling? Was there a girl quietly crying with her head buried in the pillow? This answer was known only to herself.
"Kiana, come with me. Everyone in Hyperion is worried about you."
"Mei..." Kiana's eyes flashed with hesitation for a moment. She looked in the direction of Chase and then seemed to make up her mind, becoming firm in an instant.
Taking a step back, she withdrew from the embrace of her old friend and shook her head.
"Sorry, Mei, I can't go with you."
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