Chapter 30: The Conversation
"Hey, have you heard? Today's S-class freshman ...... "Lu Mingfei is right!" Chu Zihang actually invited him to become the next president of the Lionheart Society! "Yes, yes, it's amazing, I thought he was a waste wood when I saw him on a day of freedom." "It's worthy of being an S-class that hasn't been out for many years, even Chu Zihang is so optimistic about him......"
In the Kassel cafeteria, students in dark green uniforms sit on long tables with plates full of various foods, and the sumptuous dishes are not mentioned, but regardless of the grade students, they seem to be discussing one thing in a whisper.
It seems that this part of the plot has not changed, and sure enough, as long as you don't intervene, then some butterfly effects will be automatically corrected by the world, right? β
Mercer sat alone in the corner silently munching on a hamburger, and although everyone was concerned about Lu Mingfei's amazing appearance in the morning, several students who were closer to him recognized him, and from time to time glanced at him and whispered a few words.
Probably his real combat power on the day of freedom made many high-level bloodline students ashamed of themselves.
"Where have you been in the morning?"
Suddenly, another person sat down next to him, of course, there was no nonsense or anything like that, but he knew the identity of this person at onceβa familiar voice, and someone who could get to this point in the academy, I was afraid that there was only one left.
"Get out? Are you talking about me? I'm sleeping in my dorm. β
Mercer smirked and continued to look down at the burger, knowing that Zero was watching him quietly at the moment, and it was a long time before she mumbled to say she knew.
And there seemed to be a hint of complexity and melancholy in her blue eyes.
How would Zero know he was out? Spied on? Otherwise, is it the analytical ability of [Mirror Pupil]?
Mercer subconsciously brushed his clothes, and the rapid movement of the plane twice in a row always left some unusual traces, right?
The burger is not big, and no matter how carefully you bite it, it will not take people more than ten minutes to eat. After the battle of the Three Gorges, he was afraid that Enoma's supernatural powers would see something, after all, it was a legendary artificial intelligence, and it also monitored most of the academy, and if it disappeared for too long, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
It's not a matter of trust in zero, it's just a habit of not letting go of any loopholes.
"How have you been doing all these years?" Changing the subject, Mercer finally let go of the burger wrap with only breadcrumbs left and went on the offensive for Coke. Zero's appearance was cold, and the aura of the Iceberg Queen made the surrounding Kassel elite students couldn't help but sit farther away, but no matter how you look at it, it is still very pleasing to the eye.
ββ¦β¦ Why don't you tell us about you? β
Zero also followed Mercer's example, holding a cup of mocha coffee in his hand, and gently turning his wrist to flick the silver spoon, but he didn't look like he wanted to drink it at all except playing.
"Me? It's nothing," Mercer shrugged, trying to make the conversation seem natural, "just eating and sleeping...... Well, there are no beanies. In short, go to school, read novels, watch anime, play games, and live like a normal person. β
"Normal people ......"
Repeating these three words faintly, nothing could be seen from her perfect and delicate little face, but her eyes seemed to be full of thoughts, like waves on the surface of the sea blown by the wind. In the end, I couldn't completely calm down.
It's not quite like her.
"My business...... It's hard to say, and it's not exactly what you think it is. You've been following that guy for so long, you should know his style, right? Mercer, feeling that the situation was not good, hurriedly began to make amends.
"I should be about the same as him, there are a lot of things that take time to prepare...... I'm still more comfortable with him in some ways, so ...... about you."
Zero still didn't move, but at this time, he nodded obediently to show that he understood, and the aura of the whole person seemed to relax. As a three-no girl, she has a very strong three-no attribute, so that she is a little willful today just because she has been suppressed for too many years.
"Actually, I don't know you well, or maybe I know you best." Unconsciously, Mercer's fluctuating heart calmed down a bit. Looking at the girl in front of me who is as delicate and simple as a doll, the communication that first came to this world, yesterday's conversation, and the image in front of me gradually overlapped, and it was a little different.
She is still nothing, still a little cold, but she has a complete soul. The ups and downs of her childhood not only taught her what death and darkness were, but also gave her strength, but also taught her freedom and tenacity.
She is no longer a pawn, a tool with no independent consciousness, a [princess] who is lightly at the mercy of Zero.
Although the bloodline was still given by Zero, there was no so-called oath to bind her mind. For many years, maybe she was always lonely, or maybe she did a lot of things for Zero, but she was a whole person after all.
And the cause of the change is that Mercer made a "sacrifice" in that blizzard ghost place, so that a poor little girl knows that there is no return for what is saved in this world.
It's amazing when you think about it.
"Hey, Renata? Don't you drink some coffee? The ice and snow in Siberia are cold that the Soviets can't stop? Mercer looked at her with a hint of a smile and made an innocuous little joke.
Zero was stunned, her current name was requested by Zero, on the grounds that 'Mercer just said that I wanted me to take care of you, not that I can't change your name', and she accepted it - and even sometimes Zero suddenly called her Renata, and she was a little angry. Zero summed it up as 'A woman's mind is really unreasonable.' β
It wasn't until now that she realized that it wasn't the name she couldn't accept, but that she didn't want to face so many years of dark life and the days when fighter jets were roaring and the sky was blazing.
What now? She only felt pure care from the person in front of her, and a strength that could support her and give her warmth. Ice and snow in Siberia? Maybe it's not as cold as her heart was then.
"--So, when I'm done eating, I'll ...... first."
There was silence for a while, and finally Mercer broke the deadlock. He finished the Coke in one gulp, mischievously arranged the paper cups into a round cake shape, and was about to get up, when suddenly he felt Zero tug at the corner of his clothes.
I have to say that this kind of action with her expression is so cute that it fouls, and many people in the restaurant who are watching here are hit by the bullseye of this moment's contrast.
"Cell phone."
Zero didn't have any extra thoughts, she just thought it was ordinary actions - probably except for fighting, she thought that many of the actions were indifferent and ordinary. This made Mercer think that he could buy a few well-made cos clothes back in the future...... Ahem, it's far away.
When he turned it on, he noticed that his phone showed several missed calls from zero, and it was probably in the morning.
Ah, it feels super unreasonable to expose your whereabouts for this reason......
(The style of writing suddenly became strange.,I was going to get dry goods after this chapter.,I didn't expect it to drag me over =.).) =οΌ
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