Don't disturb him?
The Bug froze on the spot, and then indignation surged in her heart.
Her fists hardened.
Fine, fine, Dog Ye Feng, so this is how you want to play!
After fucking this young lady, you want to ghost me?
There's no such free lunch in this world!
Just you wait for me! I'm going to smash your dog head in!
Huh? Wait a second.
No, that's not right... that scoundrel said, "don't disturb him and Mei"!
He's with Mei right now?!
Kiana was instantly thrown into a panic.
「What are you doing with Mei?」
「Say something! You dare— Mmph~~」
In the corridor of the classroom building, Kiana's voice suddenly cut off.
She arched her body, clamped her thighs together, and shakily supported herself against the window-side wall.
The buzzing frequency kept increasing.
"Mei..."
Why did her heart rate suddenly speed up again?
Kiana clenched her fists, her heart filled with worry.
The restriction "you are not allowed to lay a hand on Mei" was gone now.
Kiana knew better than anyone what kind of person Ye Feng was.
He was a man-eating big bad wolf. If a little white rabbit like Mei were alone with him, she would be eaten until not even her bones were left.
"I can't fall just yet..."
Amidst the intense buzzing, Kiana stood firm in the corridor.
Even if it was just to protect Mei, Kiana had to fight Ye Feng to the very end!
---o---
In the classical-style pavilion, a gentle breeze was blowing.
At this moment, Mei's face was also flushed red, her body felt hot, and she couldn't sit still.
For some reason, ever since a moment ago, she had been feeling a tingling, electric sensation from two points on her body.
The young woman felt as if a certain part of her body had become a pipa, being lightly caressed, slowly twisted, brushed, and then plucked again.
"Mei? You seem a little unwell."
Ye Feng asked, fully aware of the answer.
He had simply "loaded" the sensations of the "Raiden Mei · NPC" from a certain time loop onto her current self.
In that loop, Ye Feng had gently played with Mei for an entire night, right in front of Kiana.
Mei's current strange state was merely the warm-up.
Mei looked at Ye Feng's face and then felt the heat in her own body, unable to tell for a moment whether it was her own issue or because she was looking at Mr. Ye Feng...
As these thoughts raced through her mind, she wondered, Am I really such a shameless woman? A part of her wanted to flee this place immediately.
"Um... Mr. Ye Feng, I am feeling a little..."
"—Perhaps it's related to the Herrscher."
Ye Feng suddenly sat up straight and proper, interrupting her.
The rest of Mei's words were forced back down her throat.
"Eh?"
Ye Feng blinked. "What were you saying just now, Mei? You're feeling a little what?"
"Ah, it's nothing, nothing."
Mei quickly waved her hands.
When it came to the Herrscher inside her, Mei would summon a hundred times her usual focus.
As for the strange feeling in her body, it wasn't completely unbearable...
"Mr. Ye Feng, you said it's related to the Herrscher?"
"I didn't say that. I said 'perhaps'."
Old Ye was, as always, "never telling a lie."
Mei, however, was a little flustered. It didn't matter how much Ye Feng had told her about Herrschers before.
The Herrscher of Thunder's nightmare-like whispers in Senba Academy and the aftershock of a single slash in Nagazora City that shattered a continental plate had both left deep scars on Mei.
Now, hearing that this might be related to the Herrscher of Thunder again, she instantly became nervous.
Mei gripped her small hands tightly, feeling helpless and lost.
"Don't be so worried. It might not be the Herrscher. It could just be a prank from some ill-natured fellow, don't you think?"
"Mr. Ye Feng, you don't need to comfort me. Even if it really is... is her, the Herrscher of Thunder... I can't keep running away forever..."
"Here with me, even a Herrscher is no different from an ordinary person. You can rest easy, Mei."
"Yes... Thank you, Mr. Ye Feng..."
Mei lowered her head, her eyes flickering slightly.
"Mr. Ye Feng, is Kiana... really the Herrscher of the Void?"
A week ago, Ye Feng had mentioned this to both Mei and Kiana.
Afterward, the two of them acted as if they had forgotten.
It wasn't that Mei didn't care; she just didn't know how to bring it up and had kept it buried in her heart.
Now that she had finally met Mr. Ye Feng again, she wanted to understand more.
"Whether she is or isn't, what difference does it make?"
Mei's lowered cheeks felt hot. She pressed her legs tightly together, rubbing them gently.
This state was truly torturous, making her blood circulate faster.
Mei tried her best to keep her tone steady.
"But, if she really becomes a Herrscher... she could easily hurt others... But you also said, Mr. Ye Feng, that a Herrscher's power can be used for oneself, and the future will be even more complicated and dangerous. Mr. Ye Feng, what do you think I should do?"
Mei looked up. "If it were you, Mr. Ye Feng, would you reject the darkness, or would you embrace it?"
Ye Feng smiled.
"The reason you have such a question, in the final analysis, is because you haven't clearly thought about what you want to do, Mei."
"What I want to do...?"
"That's right. In my opinion, in this world, only family is what's most important. On the day you close your eyes for the last time, who will be by your side? And who will cry for you? They are your dearest people. Before you protect the world, first protect the people who are important to you. And don't care about things like sin or what the world thinks. Use whatever means you can, and seize whatever power you can obtain. Don't wait until the real trial comes, only to find you can do nothing at all."
"Is that so..."
Mei stared at him blankly. "Mr. Ye Feng, you really are different from other people."
"How so? Do you think I'm a bad person?"
"Most people would advise others to be good, but you're not like that, Mr. Ye Feng."
"Being a bad person isn't so bad, is it? In any case, I have no desire to be a good person."
A smile appeared on Mei's face.
This was the first time she had been able to discuss the issue of Herrschers so casually. Although her body was tense, her mood was uncharacteristically relaxed.
"In that case, is Mr. Ye Feng really a bad person?"
"Mhm, a very bad one," Ye Feng said with a smile. "The kind that commits all sorts of evil. You should recognize my true colors sooner rather than later, Mei."
The young woman let out a series of soft giggles. "If Mr. Ye Feng is a bad person, then the standard for being a good person is far too strict... Mmmph~"
A certain sensation within Mei intensified.
The young woman was instantly overcome with shame.
Ahhh~~ What is wrong with me?!
Is it really because of the Herrscher of Thunder?
Or could it be... Mei secretly glanced at Ye Feng.
No, no, that can't be it.
Mei shook her head vigorously.
But she couldn't dispel the seductive thoughts in her mind or the strange feelings in her body.
On the contrary, while being alone with Ye Feng, they seemed to be growing stronger, and Mei's heart began to race.
A cloud drifted across the night sky, obscuring the moon, and the pavilion grew a little darker...