Chapter 24
When they returned to Mondstadt, the dark clouds in the sky and the storms were still there.
Lidao remembered that they needed to destroy some device in the Temple of the Four Winds to stop the storm, but he was not interested in participating.
"Let's stop here, Captain. I have to go back. Thank you for taking me out to relax. I am very happy to have this date. Although the second half of the date is for you to go and capture other women... but I am really happy."
As the two turned into an alley, the Herrscher named Raiden Mei stopped and looked at the island with a smile on her face.
"I can feel your unhappiness... I'm sorry."
Lidao looked at the dangerous smile and apologized helplessly.
"If you feel sorry, how about giving me a kiss as compensation?"
Raiden Mei pointed at her pink lips.
"If you do this... will Mei agree?"
Lidao's mouth twitched, and he was quite speechless.
"She?"
Raiden Mei closed her eyes and"thought" for a while:
"She said she had wanted this for a long time."
"……"Why am I so unconvinced?
"The captain is not going to pretend to be slow at this moment, is he?"
Raiden Mei said dissatisfiedly... She has taken the initiative, and she is just a human being, so why doesn't she just agree honestly?
"I've never been slow."
"captain……"
Mei Raiden raised her eyebrows, thinking that Lidao was just a dead duck, so she recalled her experiences over the past three years.
"What's wrong?"
"No……"
Mei Raiden discovered that it turned out that she was not really slow-witted from the island!
Three years! She really hadn't said anything to express her feelings!
The things she had done that seemed to express her feelings were all to the extent of"everyone gives gifts together, and everyone gets a share", and even everyone's gifts were exactly the same!
There was nothing special, and there had never been any hints of liking someone!
And she found that it was not just her. From her perspective, Kiana and the others did the same thing!
The only one who was special was Himeko, but she was too special. She talked about dating and finding a good man all day long, and she joked a lot, but in the end it really became a joke.
It's funny, the only one who has been seriously saying that she likes the captain is a little girl who has not grown up and was rescued by the captain?
What are these humans doing? Their brains were destroyed by the collapse? Huh? I am the collapse? It's okay then.
"Maybe she, uh...we, actually like the captain? We are just not good at expressing it?"
Raiden Mei tried to express her opinion
"I understand that you like me, but you just never say it out loud."
Li Dao nodded and looked at her very seriously.
"You can accept me replacing Ji Zi as the captain of Hyperion, listen to my command, care about my safety, and trust me. I remember all these in my heart. Don't worry, I like you too."
"……"
Mei Raiden felt that the two of them were talking about different things, so she decided to make her words clearer:
"I'm talking about the relationship between men and women. Captain, do you think that an ordinary captain and a Valkyrie can be so close? Will they be so sad because of your death?"
"Hmm... I see, you said I was slow, is this why?"
"That's right"
"It's been a long time since I felt this way... Yes, when I just crossed over, I did have the thought that"the whole ship is my wife", which is something everyone knows, although everyone still used this joke to make me happy in the end...
But in fact, that naive idea has been abandoned by me a long time ago... The longer time passes, the more I understand that reality is reality, you are living, real people, and I am also living a real life, not playing games.
I began to like you from the bottom of my heart, and I felt from you that I never dared to ask for in the original world, those hot things, understanding, care, kindness, tolerance, support... Living such a warm daily life, I think, you should have a better future like that...
No, I'm getting off topic, I won't talk about me.
Meiyi might as well think about it directly. If I am not the captain of Hyperion, and the captain is still Himeko, then is Himeko's relationship with everyone different from mine?"
"this……"
Mei Raiden couldn't say anything to refute.
No, it's better to say that because of the difference between men and women, her relationship with the captain might be more like that of the"captain".
In fact, if she wasn't Mei Raiden, she herself wouldn't be able to see that"Mei likes the captain".
She has begun to lose confidence. Do Kiana and the others like the captain, or do they like the captain?
"Mei, do you mean that everyone likes me, both men and women?"
"Um"
"Did anyone tell you anything?"
"without……"Except for myself, everyone else is just guessing
"Right."
Feeling that the atmosphere was a little off, Li Dao decided to make a joke to ease the tension:
"This is the first time I've heard of this statement. For a moment I took it seriously."
"So, how about being more serious?"
He got this answer.
"?"
"Haha, I don't know about other people, but human, do you think I'm not serious about this?"
Raiden Mei moved closer to Lidao, raised her head, pointed at her red lips again, and looked at him seductively.
"you sure?"
"Are you scared?……"
Li Dao admits that he is not smart, but he is not the kind of person who thinks cerebral palsy is innocent.
"You, your hands... um... don't, don't move.……"
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Collapse Store
"Your boss hasn't come back yet? He said he left in the morning... but now it's evening.……"
Mona slumped down on the table. She hadn't eaten since the morning. Although she arrived at Mondstadt at noon, there was a dragon disaster and the guide was blown away by the wind.
Although she finally arrived at the store on the outlying island under the guidance of a kind red-haired passerby, it was past mealtime and there was no food to eat. Mona didn't say anything.
"It is now four o'clock in the afternoon, strictly speaking, it is not yet evening."Bronya said
"Miss Magician, what is it that you have to tell the captain before you can tell him?"
Jizi asked this question while sitting on a recliner on the outlying island. This was not the first time she asked this question.
"Tell us about it, maybe we can help you solve it?"
"It's an astrologer... No, please don't mind me, I'll just keep waiting."
Mona made a zippering motion at her lips.
The store was full of women... It was obvious that she couldn't talk to them about"keeping a mistress". If she did, they would probably pack her up and throw her into the lake before she even saw Lidao.
Although she could flow through the virtual and real world and drown herself, she didn't want to give it a try.
Also, after coming to this store, she finally understood why the result of astrology was that Lidao was able to"keep" her.
The things sold here are super expensive! And the things inside are magical, so there is no need to worry about lack of customers! The red-haired kind passerby opened twenty boxes at 2,800 yuan each without blinking an eye! And it sounded like he wanted to come every day! And after the kind passerby left, many more people came, including researchers, people from the Knights of Favonius, and simple adventurers... And almost everyone had a great time after"trying it out"!
This made Mona feel that the whole room was filled with the fragrance of Mora.
No... it's a stench! The great astrologer disdains these vulgar things!
But, these must be so many research materials and astrological instruments...
I seem to see them waving at me...
Hamburger... ah... I'm so hungry……
"We are back!"
At this time, a man's voice interrupted Mona's fantasy.
Lidao walked into the store with a normal expression and greeted the Valkyries.
"We are back..."
Mei followed behind Lidao with a red face, her voice as soft as a mosquito
"Welcome back! How are you? Are you hurt?"
Kiana, who was lying on the front desk, immediately stood up and ran to Lidao and Meiyi, looking them up and down carefully.
"Don't worry, Kiana. I'm very strong now, and we didn't fight. Don't worry, I'm not injured."
Lidao pressed his hands down, signaling Kiana to be at ease.
"That's good...Huh? Mei? Why is your face so red?"
"The wind blew." Lidao answered for her.
"But Captain, why are you okay?"
"I am thick-skinned"
"Huh? Hahaha, Captain, you are such a fool. Forget it. Anyway, it's good that everything is fine."
Kiana was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
Ridao also laughed and walked into the store.
Why did Mei blush?
Haha, a mere Herrscher, ran away in the middle of the process, and Mei's personality was forcibly replaced. Mei didn't resist, so Ridao naturally understood what it meant and naturally didn't let her go.
Of course, although there was no one, Ridao would not go to the street, just to stop at the right time.
"By the way, Captain, there is a customer in the store who comes to see you. He keeps talking about things like destiny guidance, astrology, divination, etc. that are hard to understand."
Kiana pointed at Mona who had already looked over.
And Mona wanted to run away now!
This outlying island looks super scary!!