Time, a little reversed.
Just as Kevin is secretly talking with "Dominator Doll Hanabi", on the side of Mae and Raiden Mei—
"Beichen?"
Mei hears the other person's response and learns a name.
But obviously—
"This must be an alias."
Mei initially observed the changes in the other person's facial expressions and already had a few calculations in mind.
She's the smart type.
This "intelligence" isn't only reflected in academics and research.
Without strong observational skills and excellent analytical abilities, she wouldn't have been able to achieve such a high level of accomplishment in the future, as reported.
So, right now—
"It seems like what happened today is truly abnormal."
Mei looked at the passport in her hand and once again thought back to the phone call earlier.
At that moment, was the person on the other end really Kevin?
Thinking this way, Mei's vigilance reached its peak.
She had already made her plans—if anything went wrong later, she would immediately look for a way to escape.
Now… since the other party had registered under a false name, she herself would respond with one.
Get out first.
And—
"I can't keep this to myself; I have to tell my dad."
In Mei's heart, she had made a decision.
Her father is a world-renowned electromagnetic physicist.
His name—
And setting that aside—
Mei knew very well that with her father's connections and the realm in which he operated, he definitely had the capability to handle more complex and problematic events.
She, as his daughter, simply needed to rely on him.
Don't be arrogant or do anything unnecessary beyond providing relevant information.
Therefore—
"Hello, Miss Beichen."
Mei pushed her large-rimmed glasses up the bridge of her nose and simply spoke up, "My name is—
"Plum!"
—
A fast-approaching shout from the distance completely interrupted Mei's plan.
A young man with white hair and a short-sleeved shirt came dashing toward her.
He ran straight up to her and stopped, a very worried look on his face. "Are you alright?"
"You suddenly hung up the phone, it really scared me."
The one who came, naturally, was Kevin.
The young Kevin.
At that moment—
"!!!"
Raiden Mei's face showed a look of shock.
Kevin—of course she knew him.
He was the one she had come to find on this trip.
But that other purple-haired girl who looked so much like her—
"Is she Dr. Mei? The final leader of the future Fire Moth?"
"The genius scholar who led the launch of a series of advanced plans and could truly be called a genius with astonishing wisdom?"
Raiden Mei's eyes never moved away from Mei.
She didn't even pay attention to Kevin, who was right next to her.
That was it—just staring at the face that looked uncannily like hers.
"Why does she look exactly like me?"
At that moment, Raiden Mei's mind was racing.
Especially—
"Honkai Impact… what exactly is it?"
She now had an inexplicable sense of dread.
Right around then—
"Kevin, what about Su?"
Compared to Raiden Mei, who fell into silence after being shocked, Mei was at a loss but remained silent after Kevin disrupted her original plan.
She looked at the white-haired youth in front of her and asked the question.
To this—
"Su is already on the plane!"
Kevin seemed confused. "Didn't I tell you he was going to say goodbye? Why are you asking this?"
"Uh, nimic."
Mei had confirmed a suspicion in her mind.
At that moment, she quietly placed the forged passport in her hand into Kevin's blind spot.
She then naturally began changing the topic.
"Actually, I was thinking earlier that Su and I are close friends, so I also wanted to see him off."
"Unexpectedly, after hesitating so much, I still didn't make it in time."
Mei gave a helpless smile and then pointed ahead. "However, I happened to meet someone quite fated today."
"It wasn't a waste of time."
Hearing what Mei said, Kevin followed the direction of her finger and looked—
Naturally, he saw Raiden Mei, who looked exactly like Mei.
Kevin, it must be said, was truly devoted to Mei.
At that moment, with Su gone and Mei present, he was worried for the latter's safety, and only had eyes for Mei.
Even Raiden Mei, who looked far too similar to Mei and wasn't standing very far away, was directly ignored by him.
Not long ago, Raiden Mei had passed through the hallway in the distance and was precisely captured.
"Wait a second."
Kevin reacts. "So… it wasn't an illusion?"
Thinking of this, he became even more confused. "Then why did I suddenly pass out in the bathroom earlier?"
At that time—
"Hello, Mr. Kevin."
Raiden Mei suddenly spoke.
"Uh, no need to call me Mr…..."
Kevin scratched his head, clearly not used to the purple-haired girl in front of him—who looked exactly like Mei—calling him that.
But midway through his response, Mei, standing next to him, pulled on him to remind him.
She wanted him to keep his mouth shut.
Naturally, Raiden Mei didn't miss this small movement.
After all, there was still a gap between "ordinary people" and "extraordinary people" these days.
However, Raiden Mei didn't mind that.
It was just that seeing the other two being so cautious of her—even though she could understand it—she still unconsciously thought of herself when she looked at Mei's all-too-familiar face.
"Excuse me."
Just as Raiden Mei was slightly dazed, Mei beside Kevin cautiously asked, "Miss Beichen, is there something you'd like to say to us?"
There was no other choice—her original plan had been disrupted by Kevin suddenly appearing, so Mei could only temporarily switch to Plan B.
Simple and to the point, no beating around the bush.
To this—
"Yes."
Raiden Mei also noticed Mei's intent and nodded immediately without denying it.
She then looked around, and finally her gaze landed on a sign across the street.
She raised her hand and pointed over. "The street isn't a good place to talk. How about we go to that café together?"
"Sorry, it might take a bit of your time."
As she said this, she tried to ease the atmosphere with kindness.
On the other side, Mei and Kevin looked in the direction she pointed… and saw a café.
And—
"There's surveillance over there."
Mei's heart was secretly excited. "It seems this 'Miss Beichen' is trying to show goodwill, trying to make Kevin and me let our guard down."
"However, it's also possible that she's deliberately trying to lower our defenses with other intentions."
"Take it step by step."
After thinking this much, Mei was ready to urgently call her father's number on her phone the moment she noticed anything off.
On the surface, she calmly nodded at Raiden Mei. "Alright, Miss Beichen."
"Let's go over there and talk."
Kevin was already out of it.
Obviously, during this time, even though he was stunned or even dumbfounded, he wasn't an idiot.
Now he had already sensed that something was off.
And—
He looked at Raiden Mei, who had already grabbed her suitcase and was leading the way, and felt very curious.
Curious about where this girl who looked exactly like Mei had come from?
That was that.
"Wanna follow them?"
In the back, "Dominator Doll Hanabi" had instantly switched to a less conspicuous disguise.
Her twin ponytails were let down, and she only wore a floral hairclip on her head.
She wore a standard East High girls' school uniform—a "blue ribbon + dark top + pleated skirt + brown leather shoes"—and also wore a pair of large-rimmed plain glasses on her face. She looked like a straight-laced bookish girl.
Unfortunately, although her appearance had changed drastically, it still couldn't conceal her "cheerful" aura.
She even intentionally helped the "returnee" beside her… Kevin Kaslana—also in disguise.
And to her question—
"Of course I have to go."
Kevin Kaslana… must keep an eye on Raiden Mei now.
Because in his eyes—
The latter was already a fully-fledged dangerous actor.
So—
"To prevent further strange developments, this obstacle must be eliminated as soon as possible!"