Chapter 22

"Ki, Kiana, what 'loving wife' bento? You can't just say things like that."

Made to blush by the "grass-blade bug's" remark, Mei, who was still a pure girl, was already about to steam.

At the same time, Bai Ge had already taken the bento carefully prepared by the "cook," and began to feast.

You have to know that Mei's cooking skills are the eternal T0 in Honkai 3rd, fighting for first place. Back in the day, even Kevin, the leader of World Serpent, would personally recruit her to improve the food for World Serpent and the Elysian Realm.

This cooking, which contained the girl's heart, was much better than takeout or what Bai Ge made himself.

"Bai Ge, Bai Ge, give me a piece of fried chicken, okay? Just one piece, I beg you, I beg you!"

Kiana lay on Bai Ge's lap, her big watery eyes putting on a pitiful look to beg for food, as if a tail were wagging behind her.

"... Kiana, where did the dignity of a warrior of the great Kaslana family go?"

"Hmph! My stinky old man said before, the Kaslana family never yields! Unless three meals are guaranteed!"

"Wow, your family is really weird. Just one piece."

In the end, he shared one piece with this girl, and then Bai Ge immediately accelerated his eating speed. Even he didn't want to share such a delicious lunch with others.

So when Kiana finished gnawing on that chicken leg and wanted to eat another piece, Bai Ge indicated that a mere "grass-blade bug" shouldn't think about getting a second piece of fried chicken from him.

Kiana immediately pulled a long, grumpy face.

"Pfft~"

Raiden Mei watched this scene gently.

Especially when Bai Ge was eating the bento she made by hand, that look of satisfaction and enjoyment made Mei feel incredibly satisfied herself.

The cooking skills she lit up just to live alone after her father was imprisoned—she never had any special feelings when only she was eating it, no matter how well she made it.

But ever since she started preparing lunch for Bai Ge, Mei found that she seemed to like cooking more and more.

"Haah, full, satisfied."

"Bai Ge, as long as you like it. By the way, is there any dish you like to eat? I'll make it for you next time."

"Really? How could I be so embarrassed... Can I have Shenzhou cuisine? Mapo tofu, Dongpo pork, boiled beef, etc."

"Sounds so delicious! Mei, Mei, I want it too, I want it too!"

"Mm, I know. Shenzhou cuisine. I'll make it for you two after I learn it tonight."

Looking at the two white-haired dumplings in front of her waiting to be fed, Raiden Mei felt her heart jump hard, and a sense of mission arose spontaneously.

She immediately made up her mind to upgrade her cooking skills to the max level.

(Mei: "I will step into the kitchen and trade you a full meal!")

There was still a long time before the lunch break ended.

"Haah~" x2

Bai Ge and Kiana, full and satisfied, yawned in unison. Clearly, neither of the two, who had been running around Nagazora City all night, had slept enough.

However, for Bai Ge, it was more like a habit. Before he transmigrated, he had a nap time every noon when he was in school. Over time, he now felt sleepy as soon as it was noon.

"So sleepy. I'll nap for a while. Call me when class is about to start. Eh~ although the sunlight is quite nice, it would be even better if there were a pillow."

Bai Ge's gaze was blurred. At this moment, he missed the pillow on his ship very much—Li's big pillow. He really, really wanted to sleep on Sushang's chest.

"Me too. I took out three or four Chariot-class yesterday, and one riding a horse. So sleepy, so sleepy. And Bai Ge is right, if there were a pillow... eh?"

The drowsy Kiana suddenly fixed her gaze, staring dead at Mei's long, black-stockinged legs with a lewd gaze that seemed rude even for a girl.

"Kiana, why are you suddenly staring at my legs?" Mei covered them somewhat embarrassedly.

However, this "grass-blade bug" had already pounced, burying her face in those two long, black-stockinged legs, *s-ha s-ha*.

"Isn't there a ready-made, top-tier pillow right here? I want Mei's lap pillow!"

"Eh?! Lap, lap pillow?"

"Hehe, I've seen it in manga books from the Far East. Is it okay? Is it okay? I beg you, Mei."

Facing the ultimate, invincible, super-duper cute Kiana's coquettish offensive, Mei couldn't help but soften her heart. However, just as she was about to agree, laughing and crying at the same time.

"I really can't do anything with you. Bai, Bai Ge?"

"Stare~~" (o_o)

She saw the young man staring at her expressionlessly.

Although he didn't say anything, how could Mei not understand what he meant?

'I want it too! Kiana, you really are a little genius. But since you can have Mei's lap pillow, then as someone in the position of "boyfriend," which has more advantages, it's reasonable for me to have the same treatment, right?'

"Th, that's fine. But you two can't do strange things, especially Kiana."

Mei shyly agreed to the two's willfulness, but still gave an extra warning to a certain white-haired dumpling.

"How could I~ This young lady wouldn't do strange things to Mei. I just want to..."

"Alright, alright, sleep, sleep. Mei, give me the leg on the right. Kiana, you take the right."

"Alright. Wow, is this a lap pillow? Mei's lap pillow is so comfortable~ Zzzzzz~"

"Same here, good afternoon, Zzzzzz~"

(These two fell asleep way too fast.)

Mei looked at the two who had already fallen asleep on her left and right legs, laughing and crying.