Inside the room, after confirming she heard Mei starting to learn a new dish, Nana put down her phone, calmed her mind, and let her IQ return to its peak.
Clutching the Kiana doll in her arms, she contemplated the biggest question of the past few days.
And that was: why did Mei appear in this world “now”?
It wasn’t that having Mei appear was bad…
it was just pure confusion.
Before Mei arrived, she really thought this was just an ordinary modern world, but when she heard from Mei herself that the world actually contained Imaginary Energy…
…she became very uneasy.
Even though she looked exactly like Kiana, she knew, how could she possibly be Kiana?
She wasn’t the darling of the Honkai; she didn’t have the foundation built by Siegfried’s childhood teachings, nor the combat drills guided by Teacher Himeko or Monitor Fu Hua, and she didn’t even have the monstrous strength or that heaven-defying luck of the Kaslana bloodline.
Aside from her appearance, what did she have?
Did having a similar appetite count?
She was basically just an ordinary person equipped with a permanent special skin.
She had a deep understanding of herself: she was just a vase who was also afraid of death!
If the Honkai descended, could she really only rely on Mei?
Would she end up in Mei’s arms saying, “Mei…
I don’t…
want…
to…
die…”?
Would she just shatter and die in a snap like the cat?
But she had no trump cards, no confidence, and just thinking about it gave her a splitting headache.
Should she beg Mei to teach her?
To train her physique?
It would save her from twisting her waist just by sleeping.
“Hmm…
that’s feasible, I’ll write it down first.” After noting this in her phone’s memo app, she immediately began thinking about the other part of the question.
“How…
did Mei come to this world…?” Was it time travel?
A Star Gate?
Or the Cosmic Juggernaut?
Whatever it was, it certainly wasn’t the Astral Express…
None of it felt right.
She had witnessed Mei’s state that day with her own eyes, and even got an answer in the end.
That was that even Mei herself didn’t know.
According to her, her memory was just a complete blank, and when she woke up, she saw her.
There was no process at all.
Since Mei could come, could other characters come too?
“Thinking about it now, there’s no head or tail to it, and there are no other clues.
Unless more people come, I can’t verify my hypothesis.” And even if they did come?
Could it be possible they came from another World Bubble?
“Hmm?
A World Bubble?
When did I subconsciously assume…
that this Mei of mine was from the main timeline?” The number of doubts suddenly increased.
But Mei’s experiences were exactly the same as the Mei from the main timeline.
But if she really came from the main timeline, wouldn’t the ‘Great Sage Kiana’ have chased after her by now?
Could there be some other possibility?
Had she missed something in the MiHoYo worldview?
She pondered.
“Aha?
It should be very interested in causing this kind of nonsensical fun, right?” “Like dragging the main timeline’s Mei out of the main world, stuffing her into some World Bubble that lacks a Mei to keep a Kiana who lacks a Mei company, then watching how the main timeline’s Mei gets together with another Kiana, and finally leading the ‘Great Sage Kiana’ over to see her Mei getting all lovey-dovey with a version of herself from another world?” She suddenly felt her thoughts were crazy, but if that were really the case, it wasn’t impossible.
The God of Fun really seemed capable of doing something like that.
Because undeniably, if even a fun-loving person like her could think of it, then it really would be quite fun!
And it was also insanely melodramatic!!
But if that were the case, her back would really start to feel cold.
“If this possibility is real…
then what do I do if Kiana doll comes in the future?” A love triangle situation or something like that is too terrifying!!
She didn’t want such trashy, novel-only plotlines at all!!
God bless, please don’t let it be this result…
“This terrifying thought better get out of my head…
The more I think about it, the weirder it gets.
I’m still missing key information, how frustrating…” While Nana was letting her imagination run wild, Mei had eyes only for learning with great enthusiasm!
That day, while Nana took her shopping, she bought a phone and also got a SIM card, helping her register accounts for some common apps, which allowed her to go online and learn new dishes.
“Oh~~ A homemade version of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall isn’t that hard.
How about I make it later to help Nana build up her body?” Thinking about how she had worn Nana out, a trace of guilt welled up in Mei’s heart.
“Hmm…
I need to cook more!
If she eats more and builds up her body, won’t Nana be able to hold on a bit longer?” Sense of guilt:?
Are you serious, girl?
Rummaging through the ingredients they had bought earlier and finding what was needed for Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Mei began to prepare and cook.
Following the tutorial step by step, it was impossible to go wrong.
Inside the room, Nana scratched her hair in frustration.
She couldn’t figure it out!
She suddenly felt that the question, “How did Mei come, and will more people come in the future,” was like the chicken or the egg dilemma?
It had a paradox…
which got her stuck, preventing her from thinking it through.
Her high-speed brain finally crashed and stopped.
What if she suddenly became stupid because of it?
“Sigh…
at this point, I might as well eat first, hehehe…” Thinking consumes a lot of energy, and high consumption means fast digestion, and fast digestion leads to hunger.
However, the idiot forgot what state her body was in today.
Her whole body was aching~ Nana: ( ꒦ ^ ꒦ ) Wuwuwu…
“So, was it really because of my sleeping posture last night that I twisted my waist?
It’s really uncomfortable…” She groaned weakly while lying on the bed.
Just as Nana was lying on the bed groaning, Mei’s cheerful voice came from beside her: “Nana, dinner is ready.
Do you want to come and try the homemade Buddha Jumps Over the Wall I just learned?” The moment Nana heard there was food, she instantly perked up, but just as she tried to spring up, she forgot that her body hadn’t recovered and was still in pain, and with a cry of “WTF!”, she fell back onto the bed.
“Nana?” Hearing the sound, Mei hurriedly ran over, looking at Nana with a face full of worry.
Nana awkwardly scratched her cheek and told Mei that she had forgotten her whole body was still aching the moment she heard there was something delicious.
Mei laughed and stroked Nana’s head.
“Idiot…
just lean back, don’t move.
I’ll go bring the food over and feed you.” Before long, Mei walked into the room carrying the steaming Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, carefully spooned some out, blew on it to cool it down, and fed it to Nana.
Nana took a bite, and her eyes instantly lit up.
“Mmm!
Mei, this is delicious!
Mei, you should try some too!” Seeing Nana’s eyes light up, and her desire to spoon a bite for her despite her own aches, Mei felt gratified.
It felt like a child had grown up and learned to be considerate (mistaken impression).
“Alright, alright~ There’s more in the pot, you finish this bowl first.” She rubbed Nana’s head; after all, the responsibility was hers, so she had to let the foodie cat eat well.
Eating the delicious Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Nana temporarily cast those worries to the back of her mind, thinking to herself that even if there were many unknowns in the future, with Mei by her side, things didn’t seem so scary anymore.
After all, the Honkai or anything like that hadn’t happened yet, right?
As for future matters, she would leave that for her future self to worry about!
She just needed to enjoy the warm life since having Mei, without having to be alone anymore~ Striving to live each day well, cherishing this life where no major incidents had occurred yet—what if things went wrong tomorrow?
Nana couldn’t help but sigh.
“Remembering Qingque’s teachings, today is also an ordinary and normal day~ Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm, Mei, I want more!” Mei:?
Who is Qingque?
Never mind, I’ll ask later.
The bowl was empty again.
Looking at the third bowl that was empty again, she couldn’t help but worry about what to do if she over-nourished her.
Never mind, wasn’t the food she made meant for Nana to eat?
Even if she gained weight, she could just help her lose it later.