Kiana was still the same Kiana, with all her expressions written on her face, especially that guilty emotion, which was as standard as a Chibi-version character in an anime, with a kind of cute little abstractness.
But there was no way around it. This was already the most natural liar in the entire Kaslana family. At least she was really trying to divert Shu's attention.
"Hmm..." Facing this person who was "from the second dimension" and was using a second-dimensional way to deal with him, Shu pondered for a moment. When a drop of cold sweat appeared on Kiana's forehead, Shu made his choice.
"Actually, I was recalling my experiences over the past few months," Shu answered Kiana's question very seriously.
Yay! Shu believes me!
Kiana quickly turned around, clenched her fists in excitement, and cheered herself on.
Shu's choice was to respond to Kiana's actions with the same "second dimension." He didn't want to pursue anything in the first place, and he rarely had the kind of thought of deliberately embarrassing people.
It was tiring to carefully maintain everyone's good mood, but it had to be said that he could really make everyone have a good mood.
Emotions were contagious. Shu firmly believed this. Because even he, when sitting among a group of happy people, would be moved by everyone's laughter. Especially when he had empathy, he paid more attention to the emotions of the people around him.
And among all the people around him, Kiana's personality of being happy for a long time because of some small things made Shu get a lot of positive emotional feedback from her. So many times, Shu's tolerance for Kiana was particularly high.
...Yes, it was for this reason that he was so indulgent of Kiana.
Regardless of the facts, at least Shu had successfully convinced himself.
"The experiences of the past few months..." Kiana, who had put down her worries, quickly entered the topic Shu had mentioned, and also began to recall. "The experiences of the past few months... ooh..."
"Honkai, Deadwalkers, Herrschers... Herrscher of Evolution, Herrscher of Memory, Sirin, Herrscher of Desire, Herrscher of Binding... and theory... wow, it's only been a few months?!"
Kiana bent her fingers one by one in front of Shu, and finally let out a terrified exclamation.
"Then aren't we averaging... uh, one, two, three, four, five, six... the Honkai has been breaking out for five months, five divided by six... uh... five divided by six..."
"...Have you been slacking off recently and not doing the homework Mei assigned you?" Looking at Kiana's twisted expression, Shu couldn't help but ask.
"No! I can do it!" Although the more one lacked something, the more one wanted to emphasize it, in fact, even Kiana would not fall for such a simple problem. Shu could tell at a glance that the answer Kiana wanted to get was the specific number of days, which was why she was stumped by the multiple calculations.
Why else would they say that all Kaslanas were single-core processors?
"You can just say less than a month."
"Then don't we have to defeat a Herrscher in less than a month?!" Kiana, who had been guided by an immortal, immediately hugged her head and seamlessly connected to her previous terrified expression. "Oh my god, this will be exhausting!"
Then Kiana hugged herself tightly in front of Shu with a pained expression, and said in a very certain second-person perspective, "Hmm, I've really worked hard! I must reward myself well!"
After speaking, Kiana immediately got up and trotted to another place where she had hidden snacks, and began to rummage through the snacks that Shu had also replaced.
Shu sat on the bed, with a "what is this guy talking about?" expression, staring at Kiana's back for a full three seconds. Then he quietly moved his body and sat on the edge of the bed, leaving a place for Kiana to sit...
Alright, his bed was not so small that it couldn't even fit Kiana. In fact, even if Shu was lying down, there would still be room for Kiana to roll around.
But he couldn't really let Kiana lie on the bed with him, right? What would that look like? Kiana's thick nerves didn't care about these things, but he still cared about how others would look at her!
Wait, it seems that no one else will see in his room?
What the hell, what am I thinking?
This is a matter of principle, a matter concerning Kiana!
The bed suddenly bounced. Shu turned his head and saw that Kiana had already returned with a large pile of snacks. Just now, Kiana, who was holding the snacks, had pounced on his bed, and the huge impact made the whole bed bounce.
If it were usual, Shu would not be surprised by this kind of behavior from Kiana. But unfortunately, Shu was just thinking about such a serious problem, and at this time, Kiana's behavior was particularly eye-catching in his eyes.
He should probably remind her about this kind of thing, right? But... how?
Men and women should not touch each other?
...
Isn't this just telling Kiana that he cares about this kind of thing?! God knows what kind of image he would become in Kiana's eyes after he said this?!
["Wow... Shu, I didn't expect you to see me like this... ew~"]
The sky is falling!
The thought of Kiana possibly showing him that disgusted face made Shu feel as if a bolt of lightning had struck through the entire base and accurately hit him.
Shu, who was dazed by this bolt of lightning, even saw Kiana moving farther and farther away from him with disgust in a trance. Even the people around him began to look at him with a strange gaze.
["So Shu is this kind of person..."]
["I was really wrong about you..."]
["Why don't we... keep some distance..."]
["Tsk, disgusting, stay away from this great one!"]
Damn it, what's the use of having such a good imagination!
Shu wanted to punch his thigh, or even his head, to end his related imagination. But Kiana was lying behind him, and Shu didn't even dare to breathe.
What if he made a sound and attracted Kiana's attention? What if she noticed something and started to question him?
Ahhh, can I really survive this time?!
Should I confess?
["Wow..."] ["So..."] ["Really..."] ["Why don't we..."] ["Tsk..."]
Confession = death.
The non-existent words flashed through his mind again, making Shu simply and brutally kill the option of confession, crush it, and then sprinkle it in a place that he would never remember.
His heart seemed to be beating a little fast. The "thump, thump, thump" sound was hitting his eardrums and sanity. When Shu's gaze moved away from his bulging veins, the open window had actually become the only life-saving straw.
Why don't I... run away?