Chapter 7: Suddenly, Bugster Seems Sexy

"No, I refuse!" Kiana raised her hand in rejection of Ye Feng's suggestion. "I hate people who think they're so clever."

"Bugster is still so spirited." Ye Feng chuckled and said, "Then I'll just tell you directly. In two years, Himeko Murata will be dead."

Kiana's pupils shrank sharply.

"What? Teacher Himeko... that's impossible!"

Ye Feng spoke slowly, each word seemingly carrying a penetrating force, striking Kiana's heart.

"Himeko Murata, as one of the first Valkyries to grow up in the Valkyrie experiments, had her body irreversibly corroded by Honkai energy. She was already pretty much done for."

"Although, even under normal circumstances, she probably wouldn't have had many years left. But her death happened during a battle she never intended to win."

"Nonsense! She never intended to win? Stop joking around! You don't understand the resolve with which Teacher Himeko went into every battle!"

Kiana clenched her fists.

"Fine, let me give you another piece of information. Hmm, yes, Raiden Mei, right here," Ye Feng pointed at his own heart, "has a bomb planted."

"What? What are you saying—"

Before she could finish, Kiana's voice suddenly halted. It was as if something was draining away, her once lively and bright eyes becoming somewhat vacant.

Like a poorly edited film, Kiana's actions were no longer coherent, as if the dream had suddenly ended.

The once-excited Kiana suddenly calmed down and ran towards the library. The world returned to its original "trajectory."

"So, she's gone. I was planning to explain the 'number of uses' to Kiana. Well, maybe next time."

Although, who knows if there will be a next time. Ye Feng silently watched the NPC Kiana leave, finished the soup from his noodles, and then "invited" someone.

Before long, a figure appeared in the cafeteria of St. Freya Academy. She had a curvaceous figure, fair skin, and was only wearing a pair of white lace gloves, stockings, and a leg ring. The luxurious white lace socks tightly wrapped around her slender legs, with the leg ring squeezing out lines of white marks.

It was Luna Kindred. This outfit was changed on Monday, and he had forgotten to change it back. This sort of thing happened often. In some timelines, everyone in the academy wore nothing but over-the-knee socks or full-body black stockings.

Ye Feng pulled Lun to sit beside him, pressing her head down. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's also call Kongming."

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"—What? Speak clearly!"

In the classroom, Kiana suddenly jolted awake from her sleep and shouted toward the front of the class.

The classroom instantly fell silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone turned their eyes toward Kiana.

"Huh?"

Kiana, seeing all the eyes on her, leaned back slightly, sweating nervously. The vice captain, who was the lecturer on the podium, silently adjusted her glasses, the lenses reflecting a bright white light.

"Come to my office after class."

...

Outside the teacher's office,

Bronya, dressed in a deep blue military uniform and surrounded by the invisible powered armor of Project Bunny, floated about 10 centimeters above the ground. Mei, dressed in deep red, looked concerned as Kiana walked out dejectedly.

"Kiana, are you okay?"

"Nothing, it's just... I think I had a weird dream."

"Stupid Kiana, you must have been daydreaming in class," Bronya said with her usual expressionless face.

"Really. It was such a strange dream. I remember everything that happened so clearly..." As she said this, Kiana's eyes instinctively looked at Mei's chest.

That direct gaze made Mei blush slightly.

"What are you staring at Mei-nee's chest for?" Bronya stepped between them, blocking Kiana's view. "With Bronya here, I won't let stupid Kiana do anything bad."

But surprisingly, this time Kiana didn't argue with Bronya.

"Mei, is there a bomb implanted in your chest?"

"Huh?"

Mei was stunned, and Bronya also looked back in disbelief.

Seeing their gazes, Mei clenched her fist, placed it over her heart, and let out a small breath, showing a gentle smile.

"Um, I didn't mean to hide it from everyone. It's just... I didn't find the right time to tell you. And I didn't know how to bring it up..."

"Huh? Is it true?" Kiana's blue eyes widened.

"Stupid Kiana, what do you mean it's true? Didn't you ask the question?" Bronya tilted her head.

Mei was also confused.

Kiana exclaimed, "I mean the dream! That guy told me that Mei had a bomb planted near her heart."

Hearing this, Mei and Bronya were both astonished.

"You said... a dream?"

"Yeah, yeah!" Kiana nodded her head like a pecking chick.

"Right!"

"Huh? Kiana, you..."

Kiana started pulling at her clothes, revealing her toned abs.

"Sure enough, it's there!"

Bronya curiously looked at Kiana's flat, white stomach, which had a strange pattern on it. "What's this? A stigma?"

Mei's face turned slightly red, her gaze evasive, and she shyly said, "Kiana, why did you tattoo... something like that?"

"It's not me. It's that guy in the dream. He said he left a honeysuckle pattern on me to see if it would still be there in reality... Wait, does this mean it wasn't just a normal dream?"

"Honeysuckle pattern?"

"Yeah, that's what he called it. Isn't that right? Mei, what is it?"

"N-No, nothing... It should be the honeysuckle pattern..."

Mei averted her gaze, muttering softly.

Bronya remained silent for a moment, then said,

"If what Kiana said is true, we should report this to the principal. It might be related to the Honkai."

"Yeah, let's go find the auntie right now. In the dream, she was even dancing on the desks in the classroom."

"The principal... dancing on desks..."

Bronya raised her head, trying to imagine that scene.

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"But such a bizarre thing, do you think the principal will believe it?" Mei questioned, doubting that even she found it... absurd.

"I have proof."

Kiana lifted her shirt again, revealing the honeysuckle pattern on her stomach.

"Hmm... Kiana, put your shirt back on. You're a girl, after all."

On the other hand, Ye Feng also brought Luna Kindred and Kongming to Theresa's office.

The principal's desk was large. However, as Ye Feng looked at the two "Theresa's" lying side by side under him, he couldn't help but think of Kiana.

"I can't help but feel... Bugster has become sexier."

Ye Feng got up and left, heading towards the Valkyrie dormitory.

"At this time, Kiana should be playing games with Bronya."