The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Ahem!"

In the dark living room, Eden groped her way to sit next to Ellie. As soon as she sat down, she felt Mikael's gaze and the inexplicable chill in the air, which made her shiver.

But she just smiled softly, turned to ask Ellie in a low voice:

"Ellie, what are you preparing?"

For some unknown reason, everyone had tacitly not told anyone what dish they were preparing before this.

After all, if you report the name of the dish in advance, it would be a bit embarrassing if it turns out to be out of shape... But if you don't report the name of the dish, you can do whatever you want - meaning that after dishing out a bunch of indescribable things, you can do whatever you want. It takes an unprecedented name.

For example, the recipe Alicia prepared is called:

"Miss Pink Fairy's love! How about Eden, does this name sound good?"

Even though her smile was a bit forced, and even though the muscles in her cheeks were beating, Ai Li faced the reality bravely, and there seemed to be a hint of praise in her tone.

And Eden is as kind as ever...she never hits anyone, not to mention that the name of the dish is indeed very Alicia's style. It would be better to say that everyone can guess that Alicia would give such a name.

"It's a nice name, sounds like a dessert?"

"Pfft!"

Mikael covered his mouth in embarrassment. He had witnessed the whole process of the birth of "Miss Pink Fairy's Love" with his own eyes.

I also witnessed with my own eyes that in order to make this "love" even sweeter, Ai Li squeezed in far three times the normal amount of cream and put on twice the amount of strawberry jam, so that the cake embryo inside was too small to support the entire cake. The cake fell apart even after I made it several times.

"So, Ellie, why don't you put some cream and jam on it?"

"Ah! How is this possible! Alicia's love must be big and beautiful! And it must be sweet!"

"Then... why not use a larger cake embryo?"

"Uh... this... this... well, when I went to the logistics department to order cake embryos, I ordered the wrong size... Fortunately, I had considered the possibility of failure, so I ordered several more embryos!"

"But, Ellie..."

"What's wrong?"

"The one you just used was the last one."

"Ah - ah - ah! But there is only one here, where is the previous failure?"

"Isn't it in your belly?"

The conversation between the two of them went something like this.

So, even though the gift box that Ellie is holding in her hand is very beautiful, it was constructed by Mikael with his power, but actually what is inside is...

Under Mikael's suggestion, a cute poop-shaped cake was finally made...

In fact, because there was too much cream and strawberry jam, the cake could not even maintain its poop shape at one time. The current appearance is still the result of Mikael's joint efforts using the power of wind and ice.

Therefore, the chill that Eden felt was actually just the effect of these two powers and had no other meaning.

"What about Mikael, can you tell me about the food you cook?"

Mikael's laughter successfully caught Eden's attention, so she turned her attention to him and asked with a half-smile.

"I made a plate of Olivier salad. I originally wanted to make longevity noodles, but after discussing it with Hua, it was better for her as a Chinese to make it. Fortunately, Kevin didn't choose the following this time, otherwise Hua would have to knead it. It’s time to make steamed buns.”

Mikael looks very confident. Although the production of Olivier salad itself is very... simple, the difficulty of the dishes that can be made is not necessarily related to cooking skills. Making simple dishes delicious is part of cooking skills. a manifestation.

Okay...actually, you only need to cook all the ingredients for Olivier Salad and then mix in the mayonnaise. Unless the ingredients are not cooked/forgot to add salt/the mayonnaise is squeezed too much, it is generally impossible to taste unpalatable.

What's more, the second half of his sentence severely broke the heart of Su who was sitting opposite him - he was also from China. Because Hua had already made longevity noodles and Su didn't know how to make longevity peaches, in the end he could only get more noodles from the restaurant in the morning. The eggs were dyed red with pigment and were euphemistically called happy eggs.

"Speaking of which, I've been asking about our cooking. What about you, Eden?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know how to cook. I can only follow my own habits and prepare a cup of bitter melon juice for Mei - it clears away heat, detoxifies, stimulates appetite, and after drinking it, my throat feels better..."

"Oh my good Eden..."

"What's wrong?"

"Did you add honey to the bitter melon juice?"

"……No."

…………

"Get ready! Mei is coming!"

Kevin secretly thought in his heart, and his thoughts were quickly captured by the mental communication network established by Mikael and transmitted to the minds of everyone in the room.

Across a door, Kevin only heard a sudden sound of tables and chairs moving in the room, and an unknown person coughing continuously.

There was also a tragic exclamation:

"Ahhh! Ah Hua, you stepped on my tail!"

"Hug...sorry..."

But he didn't care about that anymore. There were intermittent kicking sounds in the corridor. It might be a common sound to others, but Kevin could tell almost instantly that it was Mei's footsteps.

Different weights, heights, and different walking styles can also cause different footsteps. Not to mention other things, just the sound of climbing stairs like taking two steps and stopping for a few seconds, Mei is the only one in the Fire Moth——

She often thinks about some sub-priority issues while walking, and because it is easy to lose focus when going up and down stairs, once she grasps certain thoughts, she will take the initiative to stop and finish thinking about things before continuing. Prevent injuries.

Not long after, Mei's figure appeared at the entrance of the corridor, and Kevin waved to her immediately.

"Huh? Did your training end so early today?"

It was only just before four in the afternoon, so logically speaking, the training of the fusion warriors was not over yet.

In the past, Mei would not have finished her work so early, but today was a special day. Before she could make any adjustments, Prometheus had already changed her schedule and moved a large amount of work into her schedule. It will be completed within the next half month.

"Uh, May, what are you carrying?"

"Some japonica and glutinous rice."

Seeing Kevin's instantly blackened face, Mei scratched her head in embarrassment and explained with a smile:

"I concluded from my last experience that sushi made from pure rice is not delicious, and authentic pearl rice is priceless because the Far East became a no-man's land during the Third Collapse. The logistics department also has no market. I don’t know how to buy that kind of thing, so I settled for the next best thing... Also, don’t worry, I won’t add mustard this time.”

She originally thought that the training would end at six o'clock in the evening, so Kevin would not remember her birthday wrongly and would probably not go to the cafeteria. So she planned to avenge her shame and make sushi again, this time without wasabi. Yes, even if it doesn’t taste good, it shouldn’t be too bad... it should...

Unexpectedly, Kevin had come back one step ahead of schedule.

Did he take time off from training? However, the fusion warrior's leave request record also had to be uploaded to the system, but she did not receive it.

Either Mikael approved it privately, or Prometheus directly marked it as read during the record upload process.

"You guys..."

Mei smiled bitterly and pushed up her glasses, but did not pursue further.

Kevin took advantage of the situation and took away the ingredients in her hand, which made her even more embarrassed.

"Otherwise... let's go down there today..."

Mei's hands grasped the hem of her white coat. She spent several days of free time summarizing the wasabi sushi she made last time, and came up with a new plan - chopped pepper sushi.

But now, the Chopped Pepper Sushi plan has been aborted, which makes her somewhat unwilling.

But she also understands that the fragility of the human species determines that no one can be perfect in all areas. In other words, true all-rounders do not exist.

For example, Mebius and Velvet, one specializes in biochemistry and the other specializes in various machines, and both have reached the pinnacle in their respective fields. This is something that Mei, who has to worry about the troubles the two cause from time to time, has to admit. .

But this kind of "specialization" and "main attack" originally means that the so-called "all-rounder" is just a compliment given by people at the time.

Of course, many people in Fire Chasing Moth are saying privately: Mei is the real all-rounder. She is equivalent to the combination of Mebius and Velvet. She is proficient in everything, and she is not as crazy as the first two. If not A large number of management and leadership matters diverted her energy, and her achievements in science have long surpassed Mebius.

But this is just a generalist in the field of science.

In the past, her schedule was too tight and she was working non-stop every minute. Now that she had a little leisure, her thoughts suddenly flew far away, until Kevin took her hand and led her to the door of the apartment. Her thoughts quietly returned.

So there were two blushes on her cheeks. Fortunately, Kevin only took out his card and swiped the door and didn't see her like this.

In addition, because of this slight distraction, she ignored the chaotic breathing and whispering behind the door.

"Click——"

The metal doors slid open to both sides, and the oncoming darkness was mixed with heat. Mei felt something was wrong - she had clearly opened the curtains before going out in the morning...

But Kevin was a rare force and pulled her into the room with a little force on his hand.

Before the door behind her was completely closed, there was a "bang" in Mei's ears, and something reflected the faint light onto her head and face. At the same time, from around her and from the darkness in front of her, There was a sound coming together——

"Happy birthday--"

"Uuhuhuhu——"

The bright lights are not only dazzling, but also make people dizzy.

Her hair was covered with confetti sprayed from the salute tube, and of course, Kevin next to her was the same.

The blush left by the light in Mei's eyes slowly disappeared. She turned to look at Kevin, who was scratching his hair and grinning from ear to ear.

On both sides of the door, Pado and Hua each held a bunch of salute barrels...well, Pado also had a bunch curled up in his tail.

Mei had always disliked that the overly spacious living room was so crowded at this moment——

On the sofa facing her, little Gratitude was lifted up by Blanca and Hen, waving her arms, shouting "Happy Birthday" with a crooked smile, and her claws and teeth were very much like Pado.

Kosmo leaned against the wall next to the sofa, pursed his lips, and sometimes looked at Gratius, as if he was worried that she would accidentally fall off. Sometimes he looked at Mei with a blessing look, and sometimes he looked away helplessly. His cheeks were tickled by Destobia's long hair, and the latter hugged his neck while waving her hands and shouting "Happy Birthday".

In front of the TV, Velvet and Mebius hurriedly shouted "Happy Birthday" in the direction of the door, and fell into their daily dispute again.

In front of the big round table behind them, Su stood up from his chair. Even though his eyes were still closed tightly, his smile was not concealed by this. "Happy birthday," his tone was as calm as water, just like when he was talking to Kevin's friendship.

Opposite him, Mikael and Ally both leaned on the backs of their chairs, waved in unison and shouted "Happy Birthday". Then Mikael, who was wearing a cat-eared hat, glanced at Ally and didn't know what to say. Something happened, his ears were quickly pulled up, his hat fell to the ground, and he could only raise his hands in surrender.

Eden, whose cheeks were dyed burgundy, looked at the two people fighting together with a bright smile. Then she suddenly woke up, stood up and stretched out her wine glass in the direction of Mei, and said in a voice as sweet as heaven, "Happy birthday." ".

When she stood up, she accidentally bumped into Himihu beside her. The latter was raising his head and vowing to drink all the wine in one go. Now he was suddenly hit and some of the wine spilled down his face, but she still took two or three seconds. After finishing the glass of wine, he stood up drunkenly and said "Happy Birthday".

After saying this, she stumbled on her feet and almost fell drunk, but luckily Sakura caught her in time. But Sakura couldn't do anything now, so she could only smile apologetically at Mei, opening and closing her lips: "Happy birthday!"

At the same time, she turned her body without leaving any trace, and touched Qianjie with her scabbard, who was standing leaning against the corner with his arms folded.

"snort!"

The man wearing the mask turned away and said something reluctantly. It was too noisy and Mei didn't hear it clearly, but there was no doubt that it was "Happy Birthday."

Following the direction he was looking, Evelyn pulled Aldemir to sit in the least noticeable corner. Seeing Mei looking over, she quickly pulled the latter to stand up. Aldemir seemed a little reserved. Although everyone was acquaintances, except Himiko and him, there were all fusion warriors here, so it was a bit awkward.

But this did not affect him and Yiwen Jielin holding hands and saying in unison: "Happy birthday!"

Everyone is here except Apponia, who can't get away.

The overwhelming and sudden blessings caught Mei off guard, and she was immediately stunned. Although she saw the house was dark...no, she had a premonition when she saw Kevin coming back so early, but this scene really happened in In front of her, she didn't know how to face it.

Although she usually gives orders openly and generously, in essence, she is not much different from the quiet and introverted girl when she first met Kevin.

She has seen many bigger scenes, but as far as birthdays are concerned, at the earliest it was her alone, and later it was two people with Kevin. At most, she would receive some gifts when she met other people on the day.

This is the first time that I have received so many birthday wishes at this moment.

At this point, there is actually no difference between Mikael, Kevin and her.

Perhaps, when faced with this situation, most people would fall into the same hesitation as her, and even Alicia would probably be no exception.

So...what should you do at this time?

Mei cast her eyes on Kevin for help without any trace, but the idiot just smiled and didn't even give any instructions.

In other words, he himself was shocked by the scene he had arranged with his own hands, and completely forgot what to do next.

In fact, if it were placed before the third collapse, such a scene could be called heartwarming, but it would definitely not be called shocking.

But in such a world, everyone is always rushing to "save" something. Many people don't even have time to sit down and have a cup of afternoon tea, let alone celebrate a person's birthday.

In the past six years, there have been only one time for Mikael, one time for Ellie, and one time for Kevin. They were at two relatively peaceful points after the fifth and seventh collapse respectively. At that time, Mei was just Just one of the celebrants.

And the reason why there are only these three times is actually... everyone only knows the birthdays of the three of them.

As for the dance after each collapse, it is more of an indulgence than a celebration...

Mei took two deep breaths and deliberately kept a straight face - "The reason why I haven't granted the ninth Honkai vacation until now is because I want to take this opportunity to abolish this system. After all, Herrschers are appearing more and more frequently now." ...It's better for you, each and every one of you has left your post without authorization for such a trivial matter. What if the Ripper appears at this moment..."

That's what she thought, but before she could say anything, the corners of her lips curled up and her eyebrows narrowed.

By the time the words came out, it had become:

"Thank you... thank you all..."

For the first time in six years, she lowered her head shyly.