Chapter Fifteen, Kiana: Mei, why are you wet? (New book, please add to your favorites)
"How annoying, it's always these people."
"Yes, they don't learn anything easily."
After easily driving the girls away, Bai Ge and Kiana sat back down on the bench.
However, at that moment, he noticed that Raiden Mei's long, stockinged legs, which he had just used as a pillow, were now more translucent, and some of the stockings had darkened in color.
Paramecium, oblivious to everything, blinked and scratched his head casually, asking the question.
"Huh? Mei, why are you wet?"
"Bang!"
"Ouch, Bai Ge, why did you hit me! What if I become stupid!"
I couldn't hold back and punched the girl.
After feeling the pain, Kiana immediately covered her head with her hands and crouched down, tears welling up in her eyes. Bai Ge rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "Kiana, your brain has long since shut down. You might as well just donate it."
"Idiot Kiana, that looks like your own drool, okay? Mei isn't wet at all."
"Huh? Is that so? Wait, why am I drooling? Bai Ge, you must have made a mistake!"
"Alright, you two stop bickering. Kiana didn't drool; I got wet myself..."
"Don't take this on yourself. Mei, who is pure and reserved, can't bring herself to say it."
Bai Ge looked at Mei, who had made him blush, with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. Although she had fallen on hard times, she was still a well-bred young lady from a prestigious family, much more respectable than that Paramecium.
"Hehe, thank you Mei. But those girls are so annoying. They always say such nasty things, even though you didn't do anything wrong, Mei!"
Kiana spoke up in defense of the situation.
Bai Ge shrugged helplessly.
"Perhaps what a certain lawyer said is right, the baseness of human nature is far more terrible than disaster. Sigh~ I just don't understand what kind of mentality those girls have."
"But we can't just let it go like this. Every time we run into each other, they say nasty things. It's so annoying."
"No, it's okay, Kiana. I'm used to it now, and I don't care that much anymore."
Mei pulled Kiana back, who was about to rush over and continue arguing with those people.
She felt things were much better than in the beginning; now those people would only make sarcastic remarks when they encountered her, but they wouldn't dare to do anything more outrageous to her.
But sometimes, malicious words are even more hurtful.
Mei always wanted to plug her ears, but since other people could talk, she couldn't do anything about it.
" Bai Ge, think of something!"
"Hmm, leave it to me. Since we can't control what other people say, we might as well not listen to them. Mei, this is for you."
"Hey? Aren't these your headphones?"
The two looked at Bai Ge in surprise as he handed them the earphones around his neck.
Although it's not a very expensive brand, Bai Ge's headphones have built-in memory so you can listen to music without connecting to your phone, and the noise cancellation is excellent; once you put them on, you can't hear any other sounds.
The style is very similar to Flame-Chasers from a certain instant inscription.
"Next time you run into those people, just put on your headphones. Let them say what they want, but you don't have to listen. Instead of their foul language, it's much more relaxing to listen to beautiful music, isn't it?"
"...Thank you, Bai Ge. I will definitely treasure it and cherish it."
"Well, while I'm glad you said that, Mei, there's really no need to go to such lengths."
Bai Ge shook his head, indicating that it wasn't such a precious gift, and that he had used it for a while.
But the thought that his headphones were being treasured by the beautiful girl made him very happy.
"But now I think those girls might really have a problem. After all, even if it's school bullying, they should give up on their own once they know there's no chance to bully anyone." Bai Ge said, frowning in thought.
"Uh, what do you mean?" Mei tilted her head in surprise.
"They know perfectly well that with Kiana and me around, they don't have much of a chance to bully you, Mei, but they keep doing it as if it's a mission."
"That's true. Why are they so persistent? What good will it do them? They'll just get a severe beating from Bai Ge and me if they come. I really don't understand what these girls are thinking."
Kiana also looked completely bewildered.
They always teach him a lesson he won't forget, and he seems terrified of them. As a result, every time he meets Mei, he has to make a few sarcastic remarks.
Kiana said these people are just crazy.
Bai Ge frowned, sensing that this was not a simple matter.
"Perhaps there really is some inside story."
......
After being chased away by Bai Ge and Kiana once again, the girls huddled together in a small corner, panting, their faces looking rather grim.
"Damn it, it failed again. We need to think of something quick, or this will keep going..."
"Yes, we've already been paid. If we don't succeed, we won't get the rest."
"But with those two around, we can't bully Raiden Mei like we used to."
Bai Ge was right; there was indeed an inside story behind why these girls bullied Mei even though they knew the chances were slim.
They weren't really stupid, risking being taught a lesson just to bully Mei. In fact, normal school bullies wouldn't be this 'persistent'.
The girls exchanged glances.
"You all understand, right? That woman said we have to keep bullying Raiden Mei, making her feel bad, making her scared and sad."
If they could do that, each of them could earn a considerable amount of money.
"But if we can't do it, we might be in danger. That woman must be a formidable person. If we don't do what she asks us to do, we might be doomed."
"Thinking about it now, she should be Raiden Mei's father's enemy. If that's the case, then Raiden Ryoma's fraud case might really be a miscarriage of justice."
"Why bother with all that? We're just doing our jobs for money. Whether her dad is a fraud or not is none of our business. Anyway, I've been annoyed with Raiden Mei for a long time."
"By the way, let's tell that woman about this. Since she's a big shot, she must have a way to deal with Bai Ge and Kiana. Humph! Let them keep protecting Raiden Mei and suffer along with her!"
If Bai Ge were here, he would definitely punch each of these girls twice and shout something.
" Cocolia, you bitch!!"
......
It wasn't mentioned in the game, but it's a setting in this book.
Since Cocolia orchestrated the Third Honkai Impact, making Mei the Herrscher of Thunder, it's possible that she bribed the students at Chiba Academy to bully Mei, thus generating enough negative emotions for Cook.
Doesn't that sound reasonable?