allonlinenovel Chapter 385 Ether Front, Bubbles, Hookclara...
Chapter 385 Ether Front, Bubbles, Hookclara...
"Mei!"
After dinner, Kiana, with her hair disheveled, jumped in front of the sofa and landed heavily next to Raiden Mei, who was being held by Bronya to play games.
"Mei, hehehe..."
Kiana, is something the matter?
Raiden Mei reluctantly pushed away Kiana's face, which was rubbing against hers, and gently patted her head—while she wouldn't say she hated her best friend's occasional actions that crossed the line of friendship, she was never quite used to them. And based on experience…
"Idiot Kiana, let go of Mei-neechan!"
Bronya tossed the game controller to Seele and stood expressionlessly between Mei and Kiana.
“Stop harassing Mei immediately. According to Bronya’s calculations, your actions have once again caused serious distress to Mei.”
"Bronya, can you please stop ruining my plans?"
Kiana, in a bad mood, put her hands on her hips and complained: When she was staying with Himeko, Bronya would cause trouble for her from time to time. Now that she's staying with me (although it's only temporary), why is she still causing trouble for me?
"Mind your own business. Even Dead Grey didn't say anything, Bronya, why are you meddling so much?"
Bronya remained unmoved, and the Heavy Bunny 19C slowly rose behind her—of course, if Qiong were more reliable, would she have to worry so much about protecting Qiong from fire, theft, and best friends?
"Warning! If you continue this behavior, you idiot Kiana, Bronya will take coercive measures! This includes, but is not limited to, forcibly restraining the Heavy Bunny and reporting to Himeko-sensei that you copied Mei-neechan's homework again—"
"Wait! Bronya, you're despicable!"
Kiana was so anxious she was jumping up and down, especially when she heard Bronya threaten to report her—her face changed completely. How could she be so heartless! Threatening her with tattling?
"My homework! Ughhhhh! Bronya, I'm not done with you yet!"
Seeing Kiana, who was puffing up her cheeks, stop, Seele smiled gently: Kiana really doesn't know what to do with Bronya.
After being messed with by Bronya, Kiana lost her mood and sat on the sofa looking like a cat with its fur standing on end.
If that gray-haired guy, who'd been acting suspiciously ever since he got back, had come out of the room and asked, "What's wrong?", Kiana would have definitely tried to make him her punching bag without hesitation, but he didn't...
"Kiana, is something wrong?"
"Something's wrong, of course something's wrong!"
Seeing that Mei, who had just been defeated by Seele, was concerned about her, Kiana immediately chuckled and pulled out two bills from behind her.
"Mei, this is a two-day, one-night beach trip package, which includes a private room in a hotel and a body scrubbing service... I won it in a raffle when I was buying snacks at the supermarket! We're on vacation soon too... Let's go together this weekend!"
Unfortunately, Kiana was met with Mei's rejection.
"Kiana, didn't I just tell you? I have special training with Miss Anna this weekend..."
Upon hearing Mei's words, Bronya couldn't help but glance at Kiana.
Mei felt a sense of crisis because of a certain white fluffy ball's plan to reserve a spot. So, after the dessert shop closed and the four of them couldn't have a meal together, Mei went to find Anna—after all, Kiana, her cousin, was also a pre-selected member. Perhaps in Mei's view, getting Anna on her side was equivalent to securing her place on the team.
Ultimately, it was Kiana herself who thwarted that idiot's schemes, while the Ural Silver Wolf was merely a supporting character...
Now, the top-tier support player is about to take action.
Bronya raised her hand.
"Kiana, Bronya, and Seele all have time."
"Sigh, should we let Seele come to the beach with us?"
Seele, who was playing a game, didn't expect Bronya to suddenly mention her—she was just playing a game and hadn't done anything, and because of Bronya's weird actions, she was afraid to do anything now, so how did her sister drag her into the topic?
Looking at the serious-looking Bronya and the bewildered Seele, Mei nodded with satisfaction.
"Kiana, Bronya and Seele are both free! Why don't you go with them? Or maybe you could bring that little star along too, to get to know each other better?"
What, with them?
Kiana frowned, looking reluctant: Bronya had been constantly going against her lately, Seele... well, she was alright! As for that Star, she really didn't know her well... Most importantly, Mei had to be in her plan!
Kiana then tried to change the subject.
"This... haha... Seele, what are you doing?"
Seele paused for a moment, then pointed to the controller in her hand—had Kiana not noticed at all?
"Seele...is she playing games with everyone?"
"Idiot Kiana, has your memory deteriorated that badly?"
Seeing that changing the subject had failed, Kiana thought of that guy who stayed in his room again.
"Of course I know! What do you think that dead gray hair is doing right now? He sneaked into his room as soon as he got back. Why doesn't he come out and play with us? Maybe he's up to no good in his room! Why don't we go and drag him out?"
Kiana spoke as she walked toward the room, intending to divert the trouble, but before she could actually do it, Bronya's merciless iron hand grabbed her.
"Idiot Kiana, don't disturb Sora's rest. He's still 'injured.'"
As one of the few people in the know and her only wingman, Bronya absolutely would not allow Kiana to stumble upon Sora's thoughts—it was rare for Sora to be planning how to take the initiative (referring to when, where, and how to give Mei a gift), and she was determined to stop Kiana from going in and ruining the surprise!
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The Raven's escape was a big deal in some ways, but for Qiong, it was just a minor incident. He'd already taken his revenge, and the Raven hadn't killed anyone so far, so he'd let her be.
Rather than focusing on ravens, he chose to concentrate his energy on more important things—like the stars, tomorrow's exam, and delivering Mei's katana...
Although Xing's matter was delayed due to a small accident, it can be resolved once the effects of the white ginseng wear off; the practical exam is even less of a problem, unless she is incredibly lucky and runs into Old Fu and Fu Hua gets serious, Qiong doesn't know how she can lose... At worst, she can challenge Rita by name in public, wouldn't that be a perfect score?
Therefore, based on the fact that there was no need to worry about the first two things and that worrying about the other was useless, Sora naturally focused on the last thing: how to give Mei the gift she had.
Regarding her previous interactions with Mei, Sora had actually reflected on them: As everyone knows, dating always requires some interaction. For example, exchanging small gifts, going out together, and so on. Raiden Mei is undoubtedly the super thrifty and frugal type, and given that they were practically living together in the same dorm before, their actual dates have been very few. In fact, a significant portion of those dates were arranged by their dear friend Bronya Zaychek. Without Bronya, many of the romantic atmospheres simply wouldn't have been created!
Even in terms of dating duration, the End Worm, Vita, and several others probably had longer dates than Mei. If you include the time someone tricked and coaxed her into bed, she's practically inhuman...
So, putting aside dates, what about gift-giving? Unfortunately, as of now, the number of times Sora has given gifts to Mei, his girlfriend, under the guise of being her boyfriend is...
zero.
Yes, strictly speaking, he never formally gave Mei any gifts as her "boyfriend." Gifts were usually given as part of a group gift exchange, lacking any individuality. Even disregarding individuality, the number of times he gave Mei gifts was even less than Bronya's…
The most unique thing was the Dragon's Roar in the Box (which is no longer available), but it was "given" to Mei because Bronya had separated the three of them...
He's utterly incompetent when it comes to relationships, so it's time for a change!
……
"Uncle Yang's cooking skills are as good as ever."
Inside Siegfried's room (Qiong's own room had been occupied by Bronya and Seele), Qiong gazed at the unsheathed purple katana and nodded in satisfaction.
The katana he requested reflected a cold purple light under the lamp. The smooth lines of the blade and the three tomoe above the hilt, combined with the unsharpened blade and the weight similar to a proper katana... there was no gift more suitable for Raiden Mei than a dream of isshin.
The question now is when to send it, and what to do after sending it?
As far as he knew, his sister could eat anything, except for one thing: she couldn't stand being taken advantage of.
Anyone with a brain would know that if he were to give Mei something in public, given Hoshino's personality, he would probably be spending the next few days under her gloomy little eyes. As for Old Yang, judging from the fact that he just accepted Hoshino as a temporary resident, he obviously doesn't have the mind to work on Dream One again for the time being—even if he did, he couldn't, because his wallet and the uniqueness of the gift don't support him doing so.
And if he can't have Xing, he might just make one himself... Just thinking about that possibility gave Qiong a headache. Luckily, Walter's house was big enough that he was willing to let Xing stay for a few days and protect him from the mad god who might attack in the middle of the night. Otherwise, he would still be worrying about what to do with Xing now that Baiji had been anesthetized...
Bang bang bang!
The knocking interrupted Qiong's thoughts.
"Who?"
"Brother Qiong!"
A soft, sweet voice came from outside the door.
Seele wanted to see him? Qiong quickly sheathed his katana and hid it under the bed—after all, this was a surprise, and he hadn't told anyone except his reliable Bronya, so he couldn't let it slip.
"coming!"
Qiong responded and quickly went to open the door. It was pitch black outside, except for Seele (who was definitely Bronya's daughter) who was holding a Houmu doll and wearing pajamas, looking a little embarrassed as she rubbed against the yellow rabbit in her arms.
A hint of red flashed in Seele's deep blue eyes.
"Brother Qiong, I remember when we were rescuing that eight—cough cough, when we were rescuing Sister Ying, you promised to tell me stories a few nights a week..."
Qiong slapped her forehead. When she was hitting the fish balls, Hei hope seemed to have said something like that…
But he didn't agree! Besides, there's a secret inside the house...
"Sorry, Seele, I have something to do tonight. Why don't you go find Bronya instead?"
"Bronya is so tired today, she's already asleep."
Would she dare to act if her sister Bronya and her lovely Seele weren't asleep?
"But won't the headmaster and Uncle Siegfried be coming back soon?"
Seele slipped into the room through the gap beside him. When Qiong turned around, he saw the "well-behaved" Seele sitting on the edge of the bed, hugging the Houmu doll tightly.
"Kiana and the others are going to sleep too! Sora-nii, just tell me a few stories. I'll go out when Siegfried-sensei comes back, okay?"
Seele looked at Qiong pitifully, her eyes full of expectation.
Qiong sighed helplessly; he really had no reason to refuse Xier. Looking at Xier's pitiful appearance, Qiong finally agreed.
"Okay, but it's a deal: you go back when Uncle comes back, understand?"
"Seele will keep her promise!"
Unbeknownst to Qiong, Theresa had just made a phone call to Kiana, and she and the nearly enraged Rita were conducting a full-scale manhunt for Raven throughout the entire academy, while Siegfried was on his way to send Raven to Anti-Entropy...