Lucas cautiously poked his head out, his gaze falling upon the fairy under the moonlight.
Raiden Mei's purple hair fluttered, and she wore a simple white dress. She stood alone in the moonlight, unmoving... as if waiting for someone to arrive.
For some reason, the moonlight here was astonishingly bright.
When Lucas arrived, his visible range extended to nearly a hundred meters, allowing him to clearly see Raiden Mei's graceful figure, her curvaceous, devilish body undeniably alluring.
After a brief pause.
Lucas emerged from his hiding spot and strode towards Raiden Mei, his presence quickly noticed.
The purple-haired girl, affectionately known by players as the Cook, turned around to face this uninvited guest.
Raiden Mei had an exquisite oval face, delicate, slender willow-leaf eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and a cold gaze. She exuded an aura of 'do not approach' distance, giving the illusion of a Herrscher Mei, or a Post-Honkai Mei.
Upon seeing Lucas, Raiden Mei's cold gaze suddenly softened, like melting ice and snow... her purple eyes became as gentle as water. She cupped her own face with both hands and said, "Lucas, why are you here?"
"Don't call me that, hey!"
Lucas silently grumbled in his heart.
Compared to other Valkyries, Raiden Mei was considered less of a threat.
Even at night.
Raiden Mei wouldn't casually attack him; she was a relatively safe Valkyrie, just as he had said before.
Only a Valkyrie can fight a Valkyrie.
Therefore...
Lucas had to conquer the Yandere Valkyries and make them his own.
Only then would he have a chance to clear St. Freya Academy.
Or rather, to live a little longer.
"Are you here for a date with me? Or... are you here to apologize to me?"
Raiden Mei's smile grew even gentler.
Regarding an apology, Lucas wasn't sure; it might have been part of her character setting.
Anyway, an apology was impossible, never in this lifetime would he apologize.
It wasn't like he hadn't tried.
The outcome of an apology was death, a swift and clean beheading by Raiden Mei with a simple, "I don't believe you."
Choosing a date also led to death.
As the date was nearing its end, Raiden Mei would likewise draw her blade, then she would embrace Lucas's solitary head and softly say, "Now we can be together forever."
The correct approach was...
Taking a deep breath.
Lucas looked at Raiden Mei with a serious gaze. As he walked forward, he confessed his love.
"I love you, Mei! I love you, Mei..."
Only a pervert can fight a pervert.
This was Lucas's experience from ninety-nine cycles.
Raiden Mei was clearly a bit stunned; a blush crept onto her beautiful face, and she said, "I know... I know you love me, and I love you too, Lucas..."
"I love you, Mei!"
Lucas pressed closer, still repeating his confession.
Raiden Mei became increasingly shy; she clutched her skirt with both hands, her pale fingertips tightening, as if struggling internally.
To be honest.
Lucas had long noticed that every Valkyrie at St. Freya Academy had an extremely high level of affection for him, but only at night; during the day, their relationship would be very ordinary, or they might not even recognize him.
After all...
According to the character background.
Lucas had just arrived at St. Freya Academy, and today was his first official day of classes.
Before this, he had only met the Valkyries in Himeko Murata's class once at most.
Why would the Valkyries at night have such an extremely high level of affection for him?
Lucas could only assume this was the nature of the Inner World.
If their affection wasn't high, then these Valkyries wouldn't need to bother him, like Kiana, who was still squatting outside his dorm room, surely scratching her head, wanting to get into his room.
However, due to certain rules, Kiana couldn't forcefully break in.
Lucas quickly reached Raiden Mei's side, extended his hand to grasp hers, and continued to express his love.
Raiden Mei finally couldn't hold back... she pursed her lips and said earnestly, "Lucas, let's elope together, leave this place, and live somewhere no one knows us."
Hearing this, Lucas was not surprised in the least.
In his ninety-nine cycles, he had indeed eloped with Raiden Mei, and once they decided to elope, the Valkyrie would permanently awaken her night form, no longer showing signs of a dual soul.
And then?
The outcome was death.
All Valkyries from St. Freya Academy would mobilize, searching for the two, eventually leading to their mutual martyrdom.
"No, Mei, I can't leave here. Please understand me."
Lucas was serious.
Raiden Mei's expression instantly changed; she withdrew her delicate hand and drew a katana from thin air, placing it against the man's neck.
Her voice was fierce, as if she had become a different person.
"I knew you wouldn't bear to leave here! Sure enough... sure enough, only by killing you, then... then Lucas can stay by my side forever..."
Her exquisite face was somewhat deranged.
Raiden Mei fully revealed her abnormal side to Lucas.
The blade was cold, pressed tightly against his skin, giving him a sense of imminent beheading.
The first time he encountered this situation.
Lucas was still a bit panicked, but now he no longer panicked.
He could even appreciate that strange beauty.
One of the Honkai world's three families, Raiden Mei was an undoubtedly super beautiful girl. She once rejected 12 boys' confessions in one day at Qianyu Academy, earning her the nickname "Lei Dian Queen," and Kiana had even fallen in love with her at first sight.
The Cook's beauty was self-evident.
The katana emitted a chilling aura.
Facing Raiden Mei's cold gaze directly, Lucas's little heart pounded.
"At that time, the blade was only zero point zero one centimeters from my throat, but after a quarter of an incense stick, the owner of that blade would completely fall in love with me."
"I'm going to kill you... I'm going to kill you!"
Raiden Mei repeated incessantly, yet showed no sign of moving to strike. She wouldn't kill so easily; Lucas's confession had already disrupted her state of mind. All he needed to do now was continue his fierce assault.
Gathering his emotions, Lucas said melancholily, "You should do it, and I should die..."
"Once, a sincere love was placed before me, but I didn't cherish it. Only when I lost it did I feel deep regret."
"The most painful thing in the world is this..."
"Let your blade cut through my throat! Don't hesitate anymore."
Lucas squeezed out a few tears... He remembered when he used to recite these lines, his emotions weren't sincere enough, and he ended up being killed by Raiden Mei. After much practice.
Lucas had become a master actor, guaranteed to perform better than professional actors.
After all...
Don't compare their profession to Lucas's life.
"If Heaven could give me another chance, I would say three words to that girl—I love you."
"If a time limit must be added to this love, I hope it is..."
"Ten thousand years."
At this point.
A few tears slid down Lucas's face.
The katana in Raiden Mei's hand involuntarily dropped... Seeing him cry, she felt her own heart ache, an indescribable discomfort washing over her.
Seeing this scene.
Lucas knew that the first step of the conquest was complete.
So...
Now the question was, did Lucas really like Raiden Mei?
The answer was yes.
When he confessed, he poured his true feelings into it, after all, they had shared many trials and tribulations together in their cycles.
In fact, besides Raiden Mei.
He liked the other Valkyries at St. Freya Academy as well.
Lucas liked them just as much, even if they were yandere madwomen, he remained steadfast. Although he once felt repulsion, fear, and even extreme disgust, over ninety-nine cycles, witnessing the hysterical madness and unreserved love of the various Valkyries, he had ultimately changed.
The key point was...
He knew these Valkyries also liked him.
Many of these Valkyries could be pursued through a pure love route.
However, the pure love routes never ended well.
For example, eloping with Raiden Mei would lead to her being mercilessly killed under the siege of other Valkyries.
Lucas would also be dismembered by the Valkyries, each taking a piece home.
Everyone was just sick.
"Really?"
Raiden Mei looked at the teary-eyed Lucas, couldn't help but take two steps forward, and extended her fair fingers to gently wipe away his tears, her voice soft and carrying a hint of indescribable emotion.
Lucas affirmed, "Really."
"Really, really?"
"Really, really."
"Really, really, really?"
"Really, really, really."
...
The two repeated like children for a full seven times before stopping.
During this time, Lucas meticulously kept count.
He had no choice.
If he said one 'really' too few or one 'really' too many... Raiden Mei would unhesitatingly chop off his head. This was a bloody lesson.
"So... that's how it is."
Raiden Mei's eyes were dazed; she murmured a few words to herself, then opened her arms and embraced Lucas.