Take Them All Down

Liu Bai was about to complain, he noticed that Rita had buried her head in her chest.

"... Let me cry for a moment."

Previously suppressed emotions began to erupt "subtly".

"And... thank you."

As Rita sobbed softly against his chest, Rita compatibility with the system instantly surpassed four hundred...

Bianka leaned on his shoulder on the other side, and their compatibility level soared to 350...

However, while both are reunions, this one is a touching one... while Mei and Kevin's is...

"Junior brother, it's been a long time. Aren't you moved to see your senior sister?"

"I... dare to move? No, no, no... dare not move? Dare... feel... Senior sister, may I ask if it's 'dare' or 'feel'?"

"Of course it's 'gan'~."

Chapter 285 All in One Go

"Senior sister... can you take your hand away? I'm cold..."

"You can eat noodles normally, but you know you're cold just because I pat you a few times?"

"..."

It seems like... I can't explain this myself?

"I didn't realize it back then, and now I'm using this excuse?"

"Cough... Well, that's all thanks to the teacher's excellent teaching and the senior sister's skillful use of the knife."

"Alright, I won't argue with you anymore."

Mei sighed, as if she was about to let Kevin off the hook.

However, before Kevin could even catch his breath, Mei spoke again with an air of nonchalance:

"Then tell me about Su."

"..."

Kevin's eyes turned cold in an instant.

"Suta..."

"They've fallen out?"

"..."

Kevin was silent for a few seconds before slowly speaking, "I threw him out... At the time, I didn't know who was right and who was wrong between us."

"You're a little smarter, Sophie."

"But compared to you, senior sister, and Dr. Mobius, we are all idiots... However, I may have actually thrown him out with the idea that 'Socrates is smarter than me.'"

"That is, you threw him out, but what if you had killed him..."

Mei didn't continue, but Kevin gave a wry smile.

If he had committed murder, he wouldn't be sitting here anymore. All he could do was avoid his teachers and others, and then at the necessary moment, sacrifice his life to atone for his sins.

"Speaking of Su..."

"Dying from exhaustion? The observational activities that pushed him to the limit exhausted Su's lifespan... But then again, Su's ability was mental, and he was one of the few people who could stand up to the Eighth Herrscher in the mental world back then. Death may not have been the end for him."

Mei pushed up her glasses; she had also talked a lot with Bianka these past few days.

"But then again, Su... he has a childlike heart that even I envy... Kevin, do you know what Su ultimately chose?"

"What?"

"He is leaving the future of this generation to be decided by the people of this generation."

"... That's too naive. Even we..."

"Kevin, your thinking is a bit arrogant... We are just ghosts from the previous generation. If we make decisions on our own, we will not only be fighting against the Honkai, but also against the current civilization."

Mei sighed. Although she used to like to torment her junior brothers whenever she had nothing to do, to be honest, she was basically only close to these few fellow disciples. Therefore, when it was time to give them some pointers, Mei didn't mind.

"Furthermore, do you have any effective solutions—like our old Stigmata Project?"

"... Yes, that's very well done—"

"Perfection does not mean feasibility. Although Mobius and I are wise men, it is very difficult for the two of us to know what is 50,000 years in advance."

Mei rubbed her temples.

"The so-called plan is about following the will of heaven and the will of the people. We entrusted the Stigmata Project to you because we believed that your strength was sufficient and that you were the strongest in our era... We were betting that you could subdue the strongest in this era, rather than that anyone could carry it out—this plan itself has uncertainties, but I couldn't say that back then."

"Can't I control it?"

Kevin raised an eyebrow and glanced around at everyone present. If he were at full strength and wielding the Judgement of Shamash, there might not be more than a handful of people present who could defeat him.

"Let's not even talk about the First Herrscher who brought you here..."

Mei pointed.

"See that blonde girl leaning against the teacher? Sue's successor."

"Her?" Kevin raised an eyebrow. "Not bad. She could barely hold me off without using Heavenly Fire, but she's still a bit lacking... Hmm, no, she seems to be..."

Kevin frowned slightly, realizing something was amiss.

"If that girl unleashes all her power and is determined to fight you to the death, you still have a better chance of winning... but you might not actually win," Mei said softly.

"..."

"She has a World Bubble inside her body, as well as the supercomputer Durandal from back then... In addition, she inherited Su's Sumeru Mustard Seed, which allows her to control the power of the World Bubble, and her weapons include Durandal and the Abyss White Flower —can you win with a sure thing?"

"... It's not a sure win, maybe 70/30?"

Kevin thought for a moment and answered honestly.

The Abyss White Flower's decomposition ability and Durandal's outrageous spatial cutting ability... if he's careless, he'll also crash and burn.

"A 70/30 split already means 'life or death hangs in the balance,' right?"

Kevin remained silent.

"Alright, that's enough about that. Let's adjust our mindset."

Mei patted her junior brother on the shoulder.

As the senior sister, she had to be responsible for her junior brother.

"Also, a very kind lady with a cat head just told me that someone said even if Dr. Mobius soaked my brain in formaldehyde, it still wouldn't be able to support me... Kevin, do you have any clues about this?"

After the business was over, Mei revealed a terrifying smile.

"..."

Kevin's eyes went dead in an instant.

Oh no, am I really going to be soaked in formaldehyde?

"Ahem! Um... if I'm not mistaken, that blonde girl is actually Kaslana, right?"

Kevin tried to steer the conversation to a more serious topic.

"If you can't change the subject, then don't."

Mei patted Kevin kindly, "Besides, do you think my attention is so easily diverted?"

"This... this..."

Kevin's eyes darted around, hoping to find someone to save him.

But right now, his teacher is being held by two women. Rushing over now might save his life, but he might offend two more people afterward.

Ah... come to think of it, these are all people who could potentially become my future master's wife, right?

Kevin suddenly realized something.

Then Kevin immediately adjusted his mindset... Although he looked down on the current combat power of civilization, he couldn't look down on his future mentors' wives...

Therefore, Kevin absolutely could not ask the teacher for help, lest he offend two more. He figured he might as well run away and avoid trouble.

Only petty men and women are difficult to deal with.

Um... wait a minute. Since my descendant might become my future teacher's wife, why don't I just support my descendant directly?

No! Now is not the time to think about such things! If I don't get through this, I don't know when I'll wake up after I'm being fed!

Are there any other reliable people I know?

Has it been found?!

Kevin finally spotted someone he recognized.

"Mom! Help!"

"Whoa! What the hell is this?!"

Kevin, who lunged forward, was immediately kicked in the face.

"Uh... what, isn't that Kevin?"

Shibao instinctively kicked the person before realizing he knew him.

"You're here too? Wait, what the hell did you just call me? That was disgusting."

"..."

Kevin touched the shoe print on his face and began to question his existence.

Did I just get kicked by the senior sister? And she even called me disgusting?

Has my character deteriorated to such an extent that even the tolerant senior sister can't accept it?

"Cough... Isn't there a saying that an elder sister is like a mother..."

Kevin calmed himself down.

"Hey... that's an interesting way to put it—but the thought of Kevin calling me 'Mom' is just disgusting, isn't it?"

Shibao crossed his arms, tilted his head, and showed a thoughtful and displeased expression.

Listening to the senior sister's complaints, Kevin finally realized that something was wrong.

"Hey, senior sister, what's wrong with our eldest senior sister...?"

"Kevin, let me tell you a story—there was a man who loved to talk too much. One day, he was walking down the street when someone stabbed him eighteen times."

"... That's it?"

"Isn't this story interesting?" Mei pushed up her glasses.

"... It sounds nice."

Kevin opened his mouth, then immediately gave in.

You think you'll die if you talk nonsense? I get it.

So what if Senior Sister becomes Herrscher? No big deal, no big deal... my foot!

"Senior Sister, I want to go out for a while."

"Um... if you want to go out, just go out. Why are you asking me?"

Shibao tilted his head strangely and said.

Why does my junior brother seem even less sharp-witted than I remember?

After receiving confirmation from his senior sister, Kevin immediately ran outside.

"Consider yourself lucky." Mei sighed, but didn't stop her.

Anyway, it was just a joke between fellow students... Although if Kevin doesn't leave, Mei wouldn't mind cooking again next time.

However, it seems this guy really has no intention of supporting me. It's my fault as the senior sister for neglecting to educate my junior brother...

"That's weird..."

Shibao watched Kevin leave.