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Endure!
At the very least, this guy's strength could be considered formidable.
If his guess was correct, it must have been that young man who saved Raiden Mei. This kind of "hero saves the beauty" story was also...
He absolutely didn't want to admit it just like that!
If there hadn't been anyone else around, Raiden Ryoma felt he might have curled up into a corner once again at this very moment.
And then.
"A-Cheng~?"
Raiden Ryoma immediately saw a girl as lovely as a flower stepping out from the gradually dissipating smoke and dust.
Her long pink hair was as soft and charming as the tender cherry blossoms of spring. At this moment, it brushed against his chest like falling petals. Her relatively petite figure, without a moment's hesitation, threw itself into the young man's arms just as Raiden Mei had done.
She pressed tightly against his broad, sturdy chest.
Her beautiful eyes, like clear springs under the bright spring light, deeply reflected Jiang Cheng's sharp jawline.
"Mm, A-Cheng can even lift me up now, can't he~?"
------?!
Witnessing with his own eyes that young man acting so intimately with another girl who clearly looked like a middle schooler.
A distinct "creak"—as if something had shattered—even emanated from Raiden Ryoma's mouth.
Mei, what kind of taste do you even have?
Can't you learn something from your mother? At the very least, I'm still single and widowed to this day!
How could you be with such a harem-protagonist type?
The point is, he...
He's even a lolicon!
PS: Please, I beg for some votes.
The scene before his eyes had to be the ultimate insult for any father.
46. Jiang Cheng isn't a lolicon, that's his mother.
Raiden Ryoma's inner self was already screaming.
No matter how much he cared about his dignity as a father, it was absolutely impossible to remain calm in the face of this scene.
"Uncle Ryoma, you're overthinking it."
Another carefree voice appeared out of thin air. Raiden Ryoma's gaze followed the sound—and he discovered yet another white-haired beauty appearing before him.
He knew this person. She was from the Siegfried family—
"--Why are you here too?"
"I ran into Senior Mei on the way, so I decided to join in. Anyway, it's a long, messy story..."
"But don't look at the reason for our meeting as strange; I'm the one person who was absolutely indispensable! You should know that I was the one carrying Jiang Cheng when we left!"
Kiana proudly tilted her head, her beautifully contoured chin nearly hitting the ceiling.
"..."
Carrying...
Raiden Ryoma looked at the young man, who, while not a muscle-bound brute, could definitely be called tall, powerful, and imposing.
Was that really necessary? And... as a girl, is carrying a male around something worth being proud of??
"Uncle Ryoma, you looked like you were quite familiar with me the moment you saw me. Do you happen to know my Stinky Old Man too?"
"Ahem."
Raiden Ryoma immediately coughed twice, secretly apologizing to Siegfried in the depths of his heart.
--Brother Siegfried, I can't save your daughter.
He raised his head, looking directly into Kiana's eyes, which seemed as dazed and dull as ever, lacking any sharpness. He feigned ignorance.
"Haha, how could that be? The world isn't that small that you'd run into someone you know just by walking down the street. It's just that it's rare to see a foreigner as beautiful as you."
--This was a lie.
This was an international metropolis, connected to the entire world, with a permanent population of over ten million.
But that didn't stop Raiden Ryoma from changing the subject.
"Anyway, this student. What did you mean when you said I was wrong? Could it be... um, that guy isn't a lolicon?"
"His name is Jiang Cheng, not 'that guy'."
Kiana corrected him seriously. The carefree look in her eyes vanished for a split second.
"Ah... it's Jiang Cheng, it's Jiang Cheng."
Raiden Ryoma hurriedly corrected himself.
"Loli-con or whatever, of course Jiang Cheng wouldn't do anything like that. That very cute girl is named Xilian, and she is Jiang Cheng's guardian. You can understand it as... a mother."
Kiana pointed to the three people embracing each other nearby—even though Raiden Mei's fingertips were practically knotted together.
"???"
Raiden Ryoma slowly projected three question marks.
What was this girl talking about?
"This is a fact acknowledged by both Xilian and Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng's ability to take care of himself is very poor," Kiana continued to explain.
A loli mother?
Is he eating a bit too well?
Raiden Ryoma silently snapped his dislocated jaw back into place, struggling to maintain a dignified posture.
"I understand."
"So, what happened between Jiang Cheng and Mei?"
"That is a story I am quite proud of~" Kiana held her head high, chest puffed out, lifting her beautifully contoured chin with confidence. "Let me tell you all about it..."
"..."
"The story is great, don't tell it again next time."