The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Sister Bronya, come to have lunch!"

Xier placed two small lunch boxes on the desk and gently pushed one of them onto Bronya's desk.

"Sister Bronya?"

Bronya didn't seem to hear Xi'er's voice. She just rested her head on her hands and looked at the teaching building opposite quietly. It wasn't until Xi'er gently patted her shoulder with her hand that she woke up as if from a dream. Turn around.

"Uh...well, thank you, Xier."

Bronya smiled perfunctorily, opened her lunch box, picked up a piece of food and put it into her mouth without looking at it, then turned her head absentmindedly and continued to look out the window.

Xi'er sighed and lowered her head, a little disappointed. But she quickly cheered up, moved her stool, moved closer to Bronya, and then ate the cold meal in silence.

She knew that Bronya was not alienating her, but she was still burdened with a certain task that she was not aware of, so she could not be distracted. She didn't care, as long as she could be closer to Sister Bronya, as long as she could spend more time together in a stable manner.

Bronya twisted her body uncomfortably, abandoning all distracting thoughts. Even if her comrades died tragically beside her, she must focus on the mission itself. This is not a fantasy for most mercenaries, but it is also supportive. Ural Silver Wolf has become a legendary talent in the mercenary world at a young age.

Therefore, she should not be distracted by Xi'er, especially since Xi'er just sat quietly beside her without any intention of disturbing her. But Bronya just felt a little uncontrollably flustered, but this panic probably had nothing to do with Xier - something important was about to happen, her sixth sense told her so. But she had no idea what the specific important matter was.

"Huh... forget it, you won't run away if you don't stare for a while."

Bronya shook her head, turned around and smiled at Xier, then swallowed her lunch one after another while thinking about the plan rapidly in her mind:

"The task given to me by Cocolia's mother is to bring Raiden Mei back to the stronghold, and then input Honkai energy to activate the Conquest Stone in her body. It's a bit tricky... I definitely can't do it in school. Raiden Ryoma's scandal has made the rest of the People are paying more attention to this young lady, and the security measures at Qianyu College are very tight. Even if we can find a chance, we can't take her out of the college. So we can only do it on the way to and from school, but..."

She glanced at Xi'er subconsciously, then turned her head guiltily, staring at the faint reflection on the glass, looking at the fine silver-gray hair, but what came to her mind was the man named Mikael. figure.

"But if that man is here... Natasha was injured last night and cannot participate in the operation for a short time. I am definitely not his opponent alone... Is that the only way to use it?"

She recalled how not long ago the white-haired girl named Kiana and Raiden Mei got out of the car together and walked into the campus side by side.

"The relationship between the two of them is really good, just like me and..."

Bronya's neck turned uncontrollably, and her eyes returned to Xi'er.

Xi'er was looking at her, her head tilted shyly, but the corners of her mouth slowly turned up.

…………

"Um...this is the bento I made, do you want to have a taste?"

"Uh, no, no need..."

"Today's bento was made by myself..."

"No, no, no, there's really no need!"

The girl in front of Mei Yi quickly moved her hands, shrank her body back, and there was a flash of impatience in her eyes.

"Okay... okay..."

Meiyi took two steps back angrily and walked towards the two girls gathered together on the other side.

"Um...this is the bento I made myself. Do you want to have a taste?"

The two girls shook their heads together.

Mei Yi wanted to persuade her again, but as soon as she opened her mouth, her eyes felt sore and her nose twitched, so her words of encouragement got stuck in her throat and could not come out.

She walked towards the back of the classroom to a boy who had once pursued her. When the boy saw her coming, he dropped his half-eaten lunch and stood up.

Meiyi's eyes shone brightly, and she thought that the other party was taking the initiative to take the bento from her hand, but unexpectedly, the other party turned around in front of her, called her friends and went to the toilet together. From the beginning to the end, the boy's eyes never stayed on her for even a second.

(PS: It is said that Bengbeng Qianyu Academy is set as a girls' school, but it is also set that Mei rejected the confessions of male classmates many times in the academy, so she was nicknamed the Thunder Queen, uh... so this is probably a boys' school. It’s a girls’ school you can get into.)

Meiyi stood in the noisy classroom with three lunch boxes in her hands, and it seemed like she was on the back side of the empty moon. There was no light, no sound, only the endless wilderness in the darkness and the cold that froze tears in an instant. .

But it just seemed like it was because her hearing had become extremely good since yesterday morning. If she could, she didn't want this talent, because even though the classroom was noisy, she could easily hear some people talking:

"Tsk tsk tsk, isn't it great to make a bento by yourself? A bento is either made by yourself or by your mother... Oh, she doesn't have a mother."

"Hmph! In the past, her bento was made by the top chef hired by Raiden Ryoma. It seems that the chef was not a fool. He ran away as soon as Raiden Ryoma was caught. It's just a pain for our eldest lady to actually cook it with her own hands. Bento, ugh ugh, so pitiful!”

"Ho...ho...ho..."

Mei Yi's chest rose and fell rapidly, but her head dropped lower and lower.

She didn't understand that she had done nothing wrong. Before her father's accident, she treated her classmates in this way, and she had never bullied anyone because of her status as the eldest daughter of the ME club. She could understand that everyone was no longer as popular as before because of her father's incident. By surrounding her, she can accept that everyone will treat her as a normal classmate from now on. This is what she has always wanted, but...

But why stay away from her and hate her?

Why, and why?

"Mei!"

"Uh... Kiana... why are you here?"

A familiar shout suddenly came to her ears. Mei Yi was still in a daze, but Kiana strutted into the classroom from the back door and held her wrist somewhat roughly.

"Hey, wait, don't knock over the lunch box..."

"Oh, why do you think I'm here? My lunch is all in your hands! Come with me, I know a good place where I won't be disturbed!"

Mei didn't respond, but she didn't resist either. She just silently followed Kiana out of the classroom, up the stairs, and finally to the empty rooftop.

The moment she stepped on the last staircase and crossed the small door on the rooftop, Kiana's smile disappeared.

Or maybe it was just because she turned her head that Mei noticed her tightly pursed lips. In fact, that innocent smile never existed from the beginning, maybe.

"Ahh! I'm so angry! Mei, they have done that to you, why are you giving them the bento you made!"

"I, I'm used to it..."

Mei Yi looked down at her toes with a hunched back, and her voice was as thin as a mosquito, which only made Kiana even more angry.

She was caught by the teacher in class and was given a few lessons after class, so it was a little late when she came to find Mei Yi. But it was precisely because of this that she saw those very uncomfortable scenes - those " "Classmate" was not as excited as yesterday, and perhaps even because of Mikael, they did not dare to say anything sarcastic, but no one wanted to talk to Mei Yi.

A forced smile, a slight shake of the head, and silence were a relatively gentle response. Many people didn't like to see Mei Yi, but they seemed to dare to be angry but dare not speak out. I really didn’t dare to take action. Yesterday, the girl was still lying in the hospital. We all have some information channels at home. I heard that she turned into a vegetative state, but the police department didn’t accept it at all. Naturally, no one dared to do anything drastic in this situation. , but it’s okay to just leave with a face on your face, right?

This is the reason why Kiana dragged Mei to the rooftop. Anyway, whether she stays in the classroom or goes to the cafeteria, she has to endure the malicious looks and whispers of others. There are not empty classrooms and activity rooms, but how many are used? It also depends on the person's face. How can you feel comfortable on the rooftop with the wind blowing?

But Meiyi didn't seem to think so.

"I'm sorry, Kiana..."

She held the lunch box helplessly with both hands and apologized to Kiana with choked sobs.

"You...why are you apologizing to me? No, why are you apologizing?"

Kiana didn't understand Mei's brain circuit.

"I...it's all because of me, so you can only come to this kind of place..."

"You...how can you think like this?"

Kiana frowned and held it in for a long time, but she could only hold back this sentence.

Mei Yi pursed her lips tightly and did not answer. Maybe she didn't know how to answer. Until then, she felt that everything that happened from yesterday afternoon to this morning was like a dream. Mikael, who appears suddenly but takes care of her like a father, brother and teacher, is fake. The weird but cute Grandma Mebius is fake. Maybe even the silly and naive person in front of her is fake. Yes, the girl who bravely stood in front of her every time she was bullied was also fake, right?

She was afraid that it was all false, but she also hoped that it was all false.

If all these good things are false, if all hopes are false, then she will not have any more expectations for other people, and she can drown in this sea of ​​malice with peace of mind.

Unlike now, she would only feel that she could not bear the malice. Her fragility was letting down the hope and beauty they had given her, and because of the connection between them, she had to bear all the malice that she should have borne. spread to them.

Just like Kiana...

"Kiana, let's not...from now on, let's just pretend that we don't know each other."

Meiyi raised her head, tears could not hide the stubbornness in her eyes.

After saying this, she turned around and was about to leave, but Kiana got past her first and slammed the metal door of the rooftop.

"Mei Yi, please speak clearly. What happened to you? Were you okay when we came here in the morning? Were you okay when I came to see you between classes? Did those people say bad things about you again? Who Tell me what you said and I will go now..."

"Kiana! It's not like that...ah!"

Mei grabbed Kiana's wrist, and her body was pushed backwards. The lunch box in her hand slipped uncontrollably.

She quickly closed her eyes, but she could imagine that the sound of the lunch box falling to the ground had not yet arrived. She opened a slit of her eyes and saw Kiana leaning forward, bending her right leg back, and receiving it firmly with the sole of her overturned foot. Lived for three bento boxes.

"Hey!"

She hooked her right leg hard, and the three lunch boxes flew into the air, and were caught again by her who turned around.

Mei smiled. If this had happened earlier, she would probably have applauded and sincerely praised "Kiana is awesome", but now she only took a step back, distanced herself a little, and then slowly explained :

"Kiana, it's too late for you to leave me now. As you can see, everyone doesn't like me, everyone hates me. Being close to me like this will only make you the object of everyone's hate... Mikael is okay You said you accepted my father's commission, but you had nothing to do with me before. I don't want you to be involved in this matter again, so we..."

"Have you said enough?"

"I……"

"Idiot! Don't you think they didn't hate me before this?"

"This is different!"

Mei Yi shook her head firmly.

"They distanced themselves from you just because you are... relatively innocent. Plus some family factors. Yes, they just distanced themselves from you before, but if you continue to get close to me, then the malice and criticism I have endured will disappear. It will also affect you...wait, don't come over, I..."

No matter how Mei Yi talked about her self-righteous opinions, Kiana just silently approached her step by step, and Mei Yi also followed step by step back until her back was against the iron fence of the rooftop.

Before she could react, Kiana held the lunch box with her left hand, squeezed her hand tightly with her right hand, and then pulled her hand to their chests.

"This is all what you think, but to me, it doesn't matter whether you are alienated or criticized."

Kiana looked directly into Mei's eyes and showed a trademark silly smile.

"Mei Yi, you just said something wrong."

"……What?"

"You said that I had no relationship with you before this, right?"

"Isn't it?"

"Of course not!"

Kiana's smile grew brighter.

"Mei Yi, don't forget, we didn't meet yesterday after your father's accident, but the day before yesterday!"

"The day before yesterday..."

"The day before yesterday, you told me that my leg would be amputated if it was not taken care of. You held my ankle, you helped me take care of the wound, you helped me tighten the bandage, and you even asked someone to get me a crutch. At that time, I was thinking ——This is the first time since my stinky dad left me that someone cares about me so much. It’s the first time that someone is so kind to me. In the past, although this kind of minor injury was nothing, at that time I could only do it. I gritted my teeth and endured it, but the day before yesterday, you gave me another possibility. "

"Kiana..."

Meiyi's lower lip moved upward, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

"That's why I said, whether everyone alienates me or criticizes me, it's all the same to me. No one cares about me. So what's the difference? Anyway, that's how I came here in the past few years. Yes. But you are different, Yayi. You care about me and help me, so I can’t leave you here alone.”

The restraint on Kiana's right hand was loosened, and Mei's arm slipped down, allowing Kiana to hold her palm again. Kiana also held her hand and waved it in front of her as if to show off.

"When you cheer up and become the Thunder Queen again, if you ask me to leave again, I will never stay. But, before that, I can't worry about leaving you alone.

"I won't leave you, Mei! Absolutely not!"

She pressed her face against Mei Yi's and made her promise word for word.