"Phew..."
After letting out a long breath, Mei straightened up as well and nodded at Kaino somewhat stiffly, like a startled little rabbit.
"I'm Raiden Mei, Kiana's... friend."
"Mm."
Kaino rubbed his chin.
Maybe it was just his imagination, but he felt like the girl in front of him was a little shy around strangers?
"Kiana told you about everything, right? Then we'll get you out of this city first."
"No, wait."
Mei refused.
She hesitated slightly, then looked at Kaino with a firm gaze.
"I want to make sure of something. Will Kiana be in great danger if she stays here?"
She would not say something like, "I'll stay too." With her strength, staying by Kiana's side would only cause trouble.
But she at least wanted to ensure Kiana's safety. If it was too dangerous, then no matter what, she had to drag her out of here.
Kaino met Mei's eyes for a second, then shook his head to tell her not to worry.
It seemed his little sister had made a pretty good friend?
"Generally speaking, every operation against Honkai is extremely dangerous, but this time is an exception. The few of us are quite capable. We definitely won't let her die here."
"So go without worry."
"Just a personal opinion, but Bronya strongly advises against sending Raiden Mei away."
A familiar voice with a hint of childish sweetness suddenly came from nearby, cutting into the conversation between Kaino and the others, which probably sounded unbearably chuunibyou to outsiders.
Kaino raised a brow and turned to look.
An extremely familiar gray-haired girl with twin drill pigtails strolled toward them.
Bronya's Rage!
It was Seele!
That was right, it was Seele!
Although her hair was a different length, and although her hair and eye colors were different, Bronya could