"You lowly vermin, do you want to hear my voice that badly?"
"Then I shall satisfy you."
The tone was far too chuunibyo. The more Mei listened, the more something felt off. Two blushes crept across her cheeks, and then she saw herself leap into the air, plant one foot on a speaker, and casually strum the strings with her right hand, drawing cheers like crashing waves.
"Th-this... this was me?"
"This was indeed you, genuine and authentic."
Mei covered her face with both hands, unable to watch any longer. Bronya casually turned off the television and said to Mei, "That's not all. There's something even more impressive later."
The image on the television changed. Mei looked at the twins and Kiana with disdain.
"Noisy children are so annoying. I don't want a single one of you. Get lost."
"..."
Even with her face covered, Mei still heard those words. They were crude and rude, yet unexpectedly a little satisfying. What was going on?
"That was directed at Kiana and Rosaliya, wasn't it?"
Mei asked, and Bronya nodded.
Zhao Bai was stunned. She had actually turned the things that could stir Mei's heart into something like a highlight reel and played it right in front of her. In a sense, it was an incredibly effective humiliation.
Was it meant as a warning?
An overindulgent mother could not raise independent children. Only by being fierce at the right moments could she make her daughters stand on their own feet—once again, Zhao Bai had accidentally thought of Mei and Kiana as mother and daughter. Sorry, he reflected on his mistake.
Zhao Bai watched her rise to her feet and head out on her own.
Bronya followed after her, with Zhao Bai trailing behind at an unhurried pace.
The way was incredibly lively,