"Um, Kiana, maybe we should go back. I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling."
The closer they got to the rooftop while climbing the stairs, the more intense Dong Moxuan's unease became.
Unable to hold back, he turned to persuade the Silver-haired Girl beside him.
"We're already here. What's the point of going back now?"
Kiana looked completely unconcerned.
"Why are you suddenly chickening out? Are you even a man?"
"This has nothing to do with being a man. I just think we should be more careful..."
"Stop dragging your feet. We're already here!"
Kiana cut Dong Moxuan off.
Before they knew it, they had already reached the door to the rooftop.
"I, for one, want to see what kind of demons and monsters are hiding behind this!"
With a cold laugh, Kiana kicked the door open with a loud bang.
And then...
"Xuan... kun?"
The purple-haired girl turned around at the noise. Seeing the Silver-haired Youth before her, she called out in surprise.
Mei was fine...
Seeing Mei's current condition, Dong Moxuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, if Mei had been completely corrupted by Honkai Energy, that would have been quite troublesome.
Mei had barely had time to feel happy at Dong Moxuan's arrival before her gaze was drawn to Kiana, who was holding Dong Moxuan by the wrist. Her eyes instantly darkened.
Honkai Energy Corruption: 73%--95%
The concentration of Honkai Energy around Mei instantly skyrocketed.
Only then did Dong Moxuan realize that his wrist was still being held by that silver-haired Paramecium.
Before he could do anything, however, Kiana took the initiative and let go.
"She's so beautiful..."
Looking at the purple-haired girl before her, Kiana couldn't help sighing in admiration.
For some reason, the moment she saw the girl, her heart gave a slight jolt, and she simply couldn't bring herself to look away.
Could this be the legendary... heart attack? No, wait—was this what it felt like to fall in love?
Kiana had the distinct feeling that the purple-haired girl before her was an extremely special presence to her.
Still, she retained the basic amount of reason and didn't let her beauty completely enthrall her.
After sizing Mei up for a while, she coughed several times and asked seriously, "Who are you, and what are you doing here?"
"And..."
Looking at the lightning surrounding Mei and the incredibly dense Honkai Energy, Kiana slightly furrowed her brows.
"What's going on with you right now?"
However, perhaps Mei's beauty was simply too captivating. Kiana remained serious for only a moment before her tone became silly again.
"Of course, don't be afraid, miss. I mean you no harm."
Kiana took a step forward and waved her hand, seemingly trying to lower Mei's guard.
"If there's anything you need help with..."
Zzt!
Kiana indeed had no ill intentions, but the same could not be said for Mei.
When she saw Kiana walking toward her, the darkness in Mei's eyes grew even deeper.
Before Kiana could finish speaking, Mei controlled a bolt of lightning and sent it straight at her.
And then...
Smack!
Seeing Mei suddenly attack, Dong Moxuan, who had been standing to the side and watching the scene unfold, instinctively tackled Kiana to the ground, allowing her to evade the blow.
"Mm~"
The collision between her body and the concrete floor made Kiana cry out in pain.
"Porn Xuan, th... thank you..."
Recalling the bolt of lightning just now, Kiana still felt a lingering fear.
Dong Moxuan, however, paid no attention to Kiana. Instead, he looked at the familiar purple-haired girl before him with a trace of helplessness in his voice.
"Mei, why did you suddenly attack?"
"Oh?"
Mei's lips parted slightly in response to Dong Moxuan's question.
"Were you worried about her?"
Dong Moxuan: "..."
How was he supposed to answer that?
"You... what's your relationship with this girl?"
Ignoring the change in Dong Moxuan's expression, Mei continued questioning him.
Her tone was extremely cold, but anyone who observed carefully could see the unease and nervousness in the girl's eyes.
"Just ordinary friends! We only met recently—ordinary friends!"
Dong Moxuan hurriedly stood up and raised both hands to show that he was innocent.
His emotional intelligence might not have been particularly high, but he still understood how he needed to answer at a time like this.
Hearing Dong Moxuan's answer, Mei secretly relaxed. She continued, "Then why did you protect her just now?"
Dong Moxuan: "..."
Even if they were only ordinary friends, he couldn't just stand by and watch her get killed right in front of him!
Hearing Mei's jealous tone, as though she had knocked over a vinegar jar, Dong Moxuan couldn't help feeling a toothache coming on.
He didn't remember raising Mei's affection so high!
Still, he knew perfectly well that Mei normally would never say something that sounded like a jealous girl acting spoiled toward her lover. Her will had been eroded by Honkai Energy, leaving her mentally unstable. Under these circumstances, anything she said was understandable.
"Even if she's only an ordinary friend, I can't just stand by and watch her die, can I?"
Looking at Mei, Dong Moxuan gently soothed her emotions, fully aware of her current condition.
"I came to Senba Academy to find Mei. I just happened to run into her... So, Mei, you don't need to worry about her. We..."
"Hey, Porn Xuan, you're being way too spineless!"
However, before Dong Moxuan could finish, Kiana, who had just gotten up from the ground, interrupted him in an irritated tone.
She looked at the purple-haired girl before her, her azure eyes filled with chill.
"So what if she's just a Pikachu who can shoot electricity? Do you really have to stare me in the face and tell such an obvious lie?"
Dong Moxuan had previously told her why he had come to Senba Academy. Kiana had always been confident in her own charm, and given the current situation, she didn't think Dong Moxuan had lied to her. Instead, she believed he had been forced to say that under Mei's threat of violence.
That guy Porn Xuan—is he really afraid that Miss Kiana can't protect him from a "Pikachu" who can shoot electricity?
He really has so little faith in me?
Although she had nearly been killed by Mei's single strike earlier, Kiana believed that it had only happened because she had been caught off guard.
If she got serious, she didn't believe she would lose.
"Hey, Pikachu! Judging from your tone just now, you seem to really like Porn Xuan, huh? But as my lackey, Porn Xuan would never like a clingy pest like you. So, Pikachu, why don't you go home and play with your electricity!"
Mei's sudden attack had completely erased Kiana's initial favorable impression of her.
What was more, Mei's vaguely ambiguous words and actions with Dong Moxuan had already made Miss Kiana somewhat unhappy. Naturally, she showed no mercy in her words.
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