Inviting Mei out was very smooth; after applying sunscreen, they could leave.
It was just... Mei spent a long time looking at clothes, and finally chose a light blue casual outfit.
This was bought at the clothing store in the Academy; they came here with nothing.
Their only funds were kindly provided by Himeko, allowing them to buy daily necessities.
But students, it's normal to have no money; Bronya's situation was already abnormal.
Ah... Headmaster Theresa only provided her with funds during missions, it was too difficult.
Clearly, daily relationship building could also be counted towards Herrscher capture missions!
"Mei, you don't have to agonize for so long! After all, Mei looks good in anything! If a person is beautiful, they can even pull off a floral padded jacket!"
Pushing Headmaster Theresa to the back of her mind, Kiana praised Mei.
Although it was an outfit Mei was forced to choose, it fit Mei perfectly, exuding the aura of a youthful, beautiful girl.
The feeling of loneliness and solitude that was evident at their first meeting was now completely gone.
Mei has come out of her shell, that's good.
It's just, can she remember the favorability I've built up...
It can't be that the Herrscher personality and the main personality are different, right? If so, would this count as cheating on Mei or pure love?
Ah... let's not think about such complicated situations. What she needed to do was simple...
It was to raise Mei's favorability today!
"Ah... it's not that good..."
But Mei seemed to be in a good mood.
Hmm, Kiana felt her talent was in discerning other people's moods!
"Then let's go to the cold drink shop first! With this weather today, a cold drink is a must!"
After all, it was currently hot, and without a cold drink, they wouldn't be able to walk far outside.
"Mm."
The address of the cold drink shop, of course, was obtained from Headmaster Theresa; she was forced to give up many cultural classes, and with her classmates...
The only one she was familiar with was the class monitor, Fu Hua. In cultural classes, Fu Hua would help prepare some class notes and print them out for her.
Combat class... they were even opponents. Every time Kiana encountered Fu Hua, she would inwardly sigh in guilt.
Cough cough, just kidding.
"Let me see what they have... bitter gourd juice?"
Ah, it really was a shop recommended by Headmaster Theresa.
"I'm a little curious about the taste, I'll have one!"
Kiana's desire to court disaster never ceased.
"Um... it's not very suitable for your taste, Kiana. How about you pick something else?"
Mei advised, as the dormitory's food manager, she naturally knew everyone's preferences very well.
"Ah, I'm really curious about the taste! After all, Headmaster Theresa talks about this all the time. Even if it's bad, I'll finish it! I won't waste it! What do you want, Mei?"
"Then I'll have watermelon juice."
Although it was the Far East, the price of watermelon here was very cheap, perhaps because St. Freya Academy was located here, and this was the territory of Schicksal.
Also, Mei felt that it could dilute the taste of bitter gourd juice later.
Hmm, she knew Kiana wouldn't be able to stand the taste of bitter gourd juice, so she was preparing to switch.
After a moment's wait, the beautiful girl waitress quickly brought them over.
"Let me taste it! Slurp!"
As soon as the bitter gourd juice entered Kiana's mouth, her face changed for the worse.
It was a bit... unpleasant.
But she had already declared she would finish it, so she swallowed that mouthful, gritting her teeth.
"Does Aunt drink this every day...?"
Kiana couldn't help but call Headmaster Theresa "Aunt" because respect arose in her heart; she was too strong.
"Kiana, you should drink mine instead. It's not good to force yourself like this."
Their date hadn't even started, and Mei couldn't bear to see Kiana with a bitter expression on the rest of their outing.
"Alright, logically speaking, I really should persevere, but... I can't stand it!"
Kiana originally wanted to refuse, but the taste of that bitter gourd juice made her unable to refuse.
"Mei, I'll take this cup back to Aunt, it won't be wasted. You should order another one!"
"No need, it's actually quite tasty. Compared to pure bitter gourd juice, this kind of shop actually adds a lot of sweetness."
Without giving Kiana a chance to take it back, Mei parted her cherry-colored lips and took the straw into her mouth.
Just now... Kiana used this one. Although it might not be much, it felt like an indirect kiss.
This made Mei's lips curve upwards involuntarily.
"Hmm... is it very sweet?"
Kiana didn't understand.
"Wait, Mei, you're using my straw!"
Then she finally realized.
"Eh? But it's too late to switch back... It's fine!"
Mei brushed it off.
"Alright, but is it really very sweet?"
Kiana still felt a bit regretful that Mei didn't use the watermelon juice straw.
Feeling the slight sweetness of the watermelon juice, which diluted the bitter gourd taste, she couldn't help but ask curiously.
"It's not very sweet, but... it's acceptable."
This faint bitterness reminded her of the chocolate from before.
Although it did have some bitterness, it made her feel sweet inside, and because of it, she could also perceive the hidden sweetness within.
Mei gradually understood why Headmaster Theresa liked bitter gourd juice.
"Oh... alright, this first attempt was a bust, but I still have two movie tickets here! Let's go watch a movie together later!"
Thanks to the movie tickets provided by Bronya, Kiana was able to salvage the situation after clearly messing up.
Ah... she would never again be curious about the taste of bitter gourd juice.
"Going to see a movie later? What movie is it?"
Mei didn't think Kiana had messed up; on the contrary, she felt happy every moment she spent with Kiana.
Just as Kiana had said before.
As long as she was with her, she would be happy, because... she was there.
By the way, was it a romance movie or a horror movie? Should she pretend to be scared or get into character?
"Ah, let me see... Homu's Great Adventure, an animated movie... that's good."
Kiana froze. She should have realized what movie would give away Homu dolls! It was a Homu movie!
Who goes on a date to watch this kind of movie?!
"Homu's Great Adventure... it seems to be the latest movie. It's really hard to get tickets for this! Kiana, you actually got them! But... Kiana, do you like Homu too?"
Although she didn't pay special attention, Mei still learned some information about Homu, as she also liked Homu quite a bit.
"Ah... that... actually, Bronya gave them to me, since I don't have much money..."
Although Kiana's emotional intelligence told her she shouldn't say it, she knew it would definitely be discovered later.
"Bronya..."
It was Bronya again...
"It's alright! I happen to really like Homu too!"