The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Ah...wait a minute. Although most of the dishes were prepared two days ago, I think some of them taste better if they are slightly heated."

Mikael didn't answer, just nodded slightly, and then consciously helped put away the pots and pans.

After Bronya confirmed that Xi'er was fine, she didn't bother to bother with some idiot anymore. She seemed to remember that she still had to help Mei Yi with work. She walked to the kitchen door and saw Mikael consciously helping Mei Yi with her work. .

"...It seems like Bronya is no longer needed, so Bronya will go back to her room to play games."

She muttered something in a low voice and prepared to leave. In fact, she could have sneaked away without saying anything, but who knew that this was a habit she had developed in Siberia?

As a child, adults would give her some time to play. It's not like she has nothing to play with. Uncle Maxim has a lot of pirated game discs in his collection. However, at times and places where danger may arise at any time, she must inform others of her location whether she is resting or playing. Otherwise, if something happens and no one can be found, your life will be lost.

And maybe it's just the inertia that has been there all year round, or maybe she is reluctant to give up for a while. She still retains this habit for the time being, but she also has means of resistance, just like what she did just now, as long as she speaks in a low enough voice that she can't even speak to herself. Talking to oneself doesn’t even count, isn’t it okay?

The answer is - of course... no.

Mikael and Mei turned around almost at the same time and spoke at the same time:

"no!"

Mei Yi was weighing the spoon in her hand, while Mikael looked around and grabbed a pair of chopsticks.

"You...how can you deprive Bronya of her right to spend her free time during the holidays?"

"Forget it...you'd better play less games. After all...you don't want to wear glasses like those classmates in school, right? That would be so inconvenient."

Mikael narrowed his eyes and smiled, "That makes sense."

In comparison, Mei Yi’s persuasion was simpler and more crude:

"This is the last dish, Bronya, hurry up and take Xier and Kiana to wash your hands and get ready for dinner!"

As she spoke, Mei Yi also raised the spoon in her hand.

Bronya looked at the pile of unprocessed ingredients beside the stove and the three empty plates that Mikael had placed in advance and fell into deep thought.

Obviously, this matter has nothing to do with whether he can play the game, but a pure act of revenge, venting his anger on the idiot Kiana.

How did the world become like this! Bronya was on the verge of crying, until Michael walked up to her, gave her the chopsticks in his hand, and ruffled her hair very rudely.

"Hey! Stop making trouble here, put your chopsticks on the table, and get ready to eat. Mei has prepared a lot of dishes, but it won't be long. Don't play games with Kiana all day long, and that one If you fight with an idiot, even if you win, it won’t be fun... Ouch!”

Mikael rubbed his butt with his left hand, rubbed Bronya's head with his right hand, and said earnestly:

"Since it's not interesting, why not spend more time with Xi'er?"

"Tch! I want you to take care of it!"

Bronya wrinkled her nose upwards, and shook her neck to escape Mikael's clutches.

"It's really boring to play games with idiot Kiana, but Mikael, next time you say this, can you beat Kiana in the game first?"

"puff!"

Mei Yi's laughter even overwhelmed the continuous "gurgling" sound of bubbles in the pot for a while. It's strange to say that Mikael's reaction ability is usually so strong that it's almost inhuman, but when he plays games, he is extremely clumsy.

Of course, he himself had his own reasons - "I have never been exposed to this kind of thing before, so it's normal that I didn't understand it at first."

After practicing for a month and still not being able to beat Kiana, who is usually the best, it turned into - "Oh, these are things that children love to play. I, an adult, have no interest in it, so I'll just leave it to you."

Before Mikael said this, Mei Yi had indeed thought about this possibility, but she didn't know why. When he raised his head and looked at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle and said this, she felt silent in her heart. Removed this possibility.

"Ahem! It doesn't matter. My level is not as good as Kiana, but you can't deprive me of my right to criticize her!"

"Slightly—slightly—slightly—slightly—slightly—"

Bronya rolled her eyes and finally walked back to the living room. While helping Xi'er sweep the floor, she whispered, "Idiot Kiana knows how to lie on the sofa and watch TV."

"how much longer?"

Mikael gently closed the kitchen door and leaned against it with her back. Mei Yi's matter at hand seemed to have come to an end. She wiped her hands on her apron and then made no move.

"Gulu gulu gulu——"

The bubbles in the pot were rolling and the lid was shaking slightly. White water vapor was lifted out of the heat dissipation holes of the pot lid, accumulated in mid-air, and then continued to roll upwards. Then it hit its head on the ceiling, bleeding, and then "falled" down.

"By the way, Mikael, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? There are sandwiches I made in advance in the refrigerator. If you're hungry, just fill your stomach with that first."

Mikael nodded, but then quickly shook his head.

"You know, it doesn't matter if I don't eat anything."

Mei Yi's smile gradually solidified. This is certainly a normal statement, a simple statement of fact, nothing more. But just saying it like this would make people feel a little bit embarrassed, right?

But this is not important, they are "family", and it is precisely because they have a close relationship with each other and have no scruples that they can say such embarrassing things...

Okay, I can’t knit anymore.

Although she knew from the beginning that Michael was different from normal people, but for more than a month, he seemed to deliberately downplay this abnormality. She would sleep when she needed to sleep, eat when she needed to eat, and sometimes compete with Kiana for the last chicken drumstick on the plate... So much so that if he hadn't mentioned it again just now, Mei would have almost forgotten about it.

"Mikael, do you have something to tell me?"

She had actually noticed it a long time ago. Mikael would usually help her and Xier with some housework from time to time, but he seemed to do it casually, either doing it twice and then stopping, or doing it at a very fast speed in one breath. Get things done. Just like he did slowly and slowly, after wasting so much time, he knew at a glance that he had something to say, and he was just using this time to organize his words.

"Mei Yi, tomorrow is New Year's Day, the first day of the new year."

"Ok, I know."

Mei Yi's eyelids trembled. Mikael hadn't said anything yet, but her intuition made her suddenly nervous. After all, if what he was going to talk about next was something commonplace, Mikael wouldn't need to spend so much time organizing the words.

She began to take a deep breath involuntarily, and soon there was only the noise in her ears and the annoying "gurgling" sound, but she didn't wait until Mikael spoke.

It wasn't until she felt tired from taking a long deep breath, exhaled heavily, and her whole body slowly relaxed that Mikael suddenly spoke:

"Mei Yi, let's go see your father tomorrow."

"Eh?"

Meiyi was really caught off guard. She was stunned for a moment, put down the big spoon in her hand, turned the heat of the induction cooker to the minimum, then lowered her head and asked blankly:

"What did you say?"

Mikael smiled silently, and there was no impatience in his expression. He just repeated the previous sentence in a gentler tone:

"Mei Yi, let's go see your father tomorrow."

"This...is this possible? Is it possible?"

"Of course... you can't."

Mikael's straightforward denial did not disappoint Mei Yi. Her doubts were more out of surprise than genuine disbelief in Mikael.

Although this guy has a strange personality and sometimes suddenly becomes out of tune, as if he has been replaced by another more lively soul, he has always been very cautious when it comes to his father's affairs, for fear of worrying about a small detail. If you don’t do it right, it will stimulate your emotions.

He would secretly tell Kiana, Bronya and Xier not to turn on the "news channel" on the TV, even though they were not old enough to like watching the news. He would also secretly ask the principal of Chiba Academy and her class teacher to talk to her classmates one by one and ask them not to bring up topics related to the ME Club or her father in school...

Mikael may have thought she didn't know these things, but Kiana told her everything.

So she didn't think Mikael was joking about it. Ah, it can indeed be understood as a joke, but the purpose of the joke is not to tease, but to relieve the suddenly solidified atmosphere.

Seeing that Mei Yi's expression remained unchanged, Mikael curled his lips in disappointment, and then slowly explained:

"Before the official trial, your father will be detained in a detention center. In theory, family members are not allowed to visit."

"But, is there a way you can do it?"

Before Mikael finished speaking, Mei cleverly added the second half of the sentence.

"Of course. Before the official verdict is issued, although family members are not allowed to visit, the defense lawyer can. So, you can pretend to be Mr. Ryoma's defense lawyer and go in..."

As Mikael spoke, he noticed that Mei's face gradually changed from excitement to gravity, and finally lowered her head completely, making her expression unclear.

"Well... I know this plan sounds too simple, but if you add my ability, it is not impossible. I have a way to make you become exactly like your father's defense lawyer in a short period of time. And you guys During the meeting, according to regulations, there will be no police present and no surveillance, so there is no problem.”

He thought Mei was questioning the feasibility of the plan, so he quickly added a complete explanation.

If Mebius had been at the scene, he might have ridiculed him, but Meiyi, who was misunderstood, did not make any excuse. He just raised his head again and showed a forced smile.

"I...Mikael, can you give me some time to think?"

"Um?"

Mikael tilted his head. He didn't understand why Mei was hesitant. However, it is not difficult for him to get the answer. He only needs to use his power of knowledge to take a look at Mei Yi's thoughts.

But he finally chose to respect Mei Yi's decision.

"Okay, I understand. If you want to go, just come to me and tell me. If you don't want to... you don't have to do anything. The time is until before bed tonight. If you haven't come to me by now, I will There are no plans for tomorrow.”

"I see."

Mei Yi nodded, her voice rather weak.

"That's it."

Mikael tapped her forehead lightly, and he deliberately made his tone a little out of the ordinary, but Mei Yi didn't react at all, as if she was stunned.

"Ahem!"

Mikael talked about another topic without belief:

"By the way, Mei Yi, I never dared to ask...how have you been at school in the past month? The same thing happened before, right?"

"Um."

Meiyi nodded a little coldly, but after thinking about it, he added:

"No one has troubled me recently, but everyone usually ignores me. Haha, it doesn't matter. Kiana will come to me as soon as get out of class is over. During lunch break, Bronya and Xi'er will also come. It doesn't matter. of."

"Um……"

Mikael responded softly.

"Actually...A person's time, energy, and emotions are all limited. Instead of giving these limited things to everyone, it is better to only give them to a limited number of the closest people. This will make you happier and happier. Happy, right?"

Mei nodded mechanically, so Mikael had nothing to say anymore. He took out a sandwich from the refrigerator and ran out of the kitchen in despair.

"boom--"

The door closed behind him, and Mikael's back was pressed against the door panel, staying like this for about three seconds.

"I'm really not good at dealing with children...what are you talking about..."

In fact, it may have nothing to do with "children". When he first faced Mei and Kiana, he didn't seem to be bad at dealing with children.

And is it possible that the reason why he was so embarrassed just now was just out of a guilty conscience?

Mikael didn't want to think about it. If it was so serious, there would be no need to take Mei to visit Thunder Ryoma, right? If we really want to talk about it, did he do this out of a guilty conscience, or did he just think Mei Yi would like it and just want her to be happy?

Even he couldn't explain it clearly.

"boom--"

Meiyi looked at the unchanging door quietly. The pot lid on the side could no longer contain the boiling water vapor. She reached out to turn off the induction cooker, and then slowly leaned against the wall of the kitchen.

"..."

Her mood suddenly became depressed... Maybe Mikael is right. As she is now, as she is now when she hears the news about her father, it is better not to let her think of that incident at all and stay immersed in it forever. Get better in other happiness.

But she just couldn't understand one thing - why she could drown in such a long period of time with Kiana, Bronya, Seele, Mikael and Mebius In the joy of being together, they almost completely forgot about their father who was imprisoned in the detention center?

Is this... too much?