Chapter Twelve, Lunch Time with Bai Ge, Kiana, and Raiden Mei (New book, please add to your favorites)
"No one's going to take it from you, Kiana, eat slowly."
Kiana, who had just picked up her lunchbox and was stuffing herself with food, had already eaten half of it in just a few seconds, and her little white furball's mouth had become round and bulging like a hamster's.
So cute, that's beyond JGP!
"Gurgle! Waaah! Water, water!"
"I told you to eat slowly."
It truly lives up to its name, Paramecium.
Bai Ge looked at Kiana, whose face was flushed red and who was pounding her chest, with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. He quickly went over to pat her back.
I also handed him the water glass.
Kiana took it and immediately gulped it down.
"Glug glug glug! Ha~ He's alive, he's alive again! I thought he was going to choke to death."
"Haha, then congratulations! You've unlocked one of the most careless ways to die in the world."
"Hmph, I was just saying that. I am a warrior of the great Kaslana Family, and I will not fall easily over such a small matter!"
Kiana held up Bai Ge's water cup with one hand and made a cool shooting gesture with the other.
He thought his handsome appearance would earn him their admiring glances, but...
"Alright, alright, Miss Kiana from the great Kaslana family, wipe your mouth clean first. As a girl, you should pay attention to your image. And what dangerous things did you do after school yesterday? You've gotten yourself all bruised and battered. Be a little more careful."
"Hey hey hey~ Bai Ge, you're just like my stinky old man, no, I mean, you're even more of a worrywart than my stinky old man! Ah, don't touch that spot, it hurts!"
Bai Ge poked the girl's arm with a mischievous grin, and Kiana immediately lost her cool pose.
I was a little careless yesterday when fighting Deadpool and Honkai Beast, and almost messed up.
Thankfully, the Kaslana family's bloodline is truly powerful; she recovered almost completely in half a night. Otherwise, Kiana would probably have had to take the day off.
"Here's some ointment, it's very effective for sprains and bruises. Although I don't know what you're doing, Kiana, you must always prioritize your safety, understand?"
"Okay, okay, Bai Ge, you really are a worrier than my stinky old man! Ugh~ this ointment smells awful!"
"All effective medicines are like this. Hey, don't move, don't move. I guess I'll do it. You're actually quite clumsy."
" Bai Ge, who are you calling clumsy!"
"Whoever gets excited, I'll talk about them!"
[Host, haven't you gone too far? For the Kaslana bloodline, this level of scratch wouldn't be a problem even if left untreated.]
The system offered a rational and objective evaluation.
However, Bai Ge shook his head.
Although it was a minor injury that Kaslana could ignore, he just couldn't bring himself to ignore it; the faster it healed, the less pain it caused.
Conversely, for someone like Kiana, whose bodily senses are very strong and acute, the pain she experiences when injured is slightly more intense than that of an average person.
Moreover, the girl chasing Honkai Beast around every night is already starting to resemble the Sky Ranger.
[Based on your actions over this period, Master, it seems you have an unusually high level of concern for Kiana Kaslana.]
"Tongzi, what are you trying to say?"
[This system would like to say that you spoil her too much.]
'Oh, so is there a problem with this?'
Looking at the virtual screen that only he could see, Bai Ge raised an eyebrow and asked in return. This is the ultimate, invincible, incredibly cute Kiana! Is it wrong for me, as the captain, to spoil her rotten? No way!
Thinking about all the challenges this girl will face in the future, Bai Ge felt that it was good to spoil her a little more now.
[Alright, you're the host, you're right.]
On the other side, Kiana eventually accepted Bai Ge's kindness and was quite happy to see her minor injury treated.
Kiana, who traveled alone from Europe to the Far East at the age of 12, experienced more hardships and dangers than most people, even though she had someone secretly supporting her throughout her journey.
Kiana has encountered both kind and malicious people. She has accepted the kindness of others and also been trapped in trouble because of the malice of bad people.
Therefore, although this girl looks silly and not very smart, this white fluffy ball actually has a very keen and accurate judgment of the good and evil of others.
What Kiana felt from Bai Ge was simply care and kindness, and therefore, although they had only known each other for a short time, Kiana now genuinely considered Bai Ge her good friend.
"Gurgle—"
"...Cough cough!"
Just then, Bai Ge's stomach rumbled, proving that his time hadn't been wasted.
After school, he would run around Changkong City, trying to find a way to sneak into the ME Club branch, while also intensifying his physical training.
The physical exertion was also considerable.
" Are you hungry too, Bai Ge? Then you should eat too... Um, sorry, I ate it all."
Kiana looked at the empty lunchbox in her hand, which she had licked clean until not a single grain of rice was left, and scratched her head awkwardly, feeling very embarrassed.
"It's alright, I have Mei!"
"Huh?"
"Hmph! I thought I was protecting Mei by pretending to be her boyfriend, but I didn't expect that I would be the one who benefits, getting to eat Mei's delicious homemade bento every day."
"Well, it's not that exaggerated."
Mei blushed and took out two lunch boxes.
Kiana's eyes lit up when she opened the package: a sweet pepper curry with tempura, several pieces of delicious fried chicken, and miso soup with tomato and seaweed.
The food was delicious, needless to say, and even the presentation was exquisite, showing that a lot of thought had been put into it.
Kiana swallowed hard, looking at Bai Ge with immense envy, her mouth watering as if it were about to cascade down three thousand feet.
"Wow! Mei's beloved wife's bento! I really want to eat it too!"