While they were making a scene, Walter Young, still immersed in his embarrassing video and unable to recover, was once again speechless at the content shown on the screen.

"..."

He felt a sense of relief, just like Otto and Siegfried, but then shook his head and sighed.

Siegfried's daughter was just like him, a complete idiot.

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Outside the Star Train, among the Star Core Hunters who roam among numerous planets hunting star cores, some also marveled at this light screen.

Silver Wolf had never seen that idiot before, but upon seeing her actions, he subconsciously sighed, causing Kafka, who was standing to the side, to raise an eyebrow and look at Silver Wolf with interest.

Have you seen this girl before?

The silver wolf, who was being stared at by Kafka, was taken aback before realizing that she had made this subconscious move.

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Like Silver Wolf, Bronya, who was patrolling in the snowstorm aboard the Yalilo-VI, also sighed unconsciously.

Both Bronya were stunned, wondering why they had this habit; it was clearly their first time meeting Kiana...

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At the same moment, on the outskirts of Liyue in Teyvat, a chestnut-haired girl who was digging a hole stared wide-eyed at Kiana in the light screen.

"My...my voice?!"

Hu Tao couldn't believe that the girl with the same voice as her was actually a silly girl who drooled over other girls' clothes!

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Just when everyone was speechless at Kiana's foolish behavior, a new video made them understand why Kiana cared so much about Mei—

Mei's Redemption

The scene begins by rewinding to several years ago, before Mei and Kiana entered St. Freya Academy and became Valkyries.

At that time, Mei had not yet met Kiana.

At that time, Kiana had not yet transferred to the Thousand Feather Academy where she was studying.

There, Mei received preferential treatment from everyone.

Raiden Mei's father was once the president of ME Company, and as the daughter of Raiden Ryoma, Mei naturally enjoys the treatment of a rich young lady.

Because ME Club is a major organization in Japan, Mei receives a lot of attention in her school life.

Countless students greeted her, showed goodwill, and expressed their intention to get close to her; no one dared to provoke Mei.

However, this is not the life Mei wants.

She could sense that everyone's kindness and smiles were deliberately created illusions. Countless acts of hypocrisy, and the intentions hidden beneath that hypocrisy to get close to her, were all keenly perceived by Mei.

No one dared to joke with her; everyone treated her words as gospel.

The people around her only knew how to praise her, but not a single one of them actually communicated with Mei.

Mei is also a young girl, and she has many secrets, but she can't reveal any of them to these people.

Mei couldn't understand why she couldn't speak to someone who was trying to be friendly with her and claimed to be her "friend".

She soon realized that beneath that smiling mask lay countless sharp knives and greed that sought to exploit her.

Therefore, even surrounded by a crowd, Mei still felt like a lonely traveler.

She could only wear the same mask called kindness, using a fake smile to deal with the false praise, which left Mei feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

And soon, all of Mei's exhaustion collapsed—

Because her father, Raiden Ryoma, was arrested by the police for defrauding approximately US$34 billion under the guise of financing the development of ultra-high frequency electromagnetic field confinement.

From then on, Raiden Ryoma was not only dismissed from his position as president by the board of directors, but also suffered imprisonment, and his reputation plummeted.

As his daughter, Mei was naturally affected.

In losing the right to see her father, Mei also lost all the preferential treatment she had received at school.

Those who used to greet her with smiles no longer paid her any attention, and there were no more deliberate greetings or attempts to be friendly.

But things are not that simple.

After countless flatteries, those who had once deliberately fawned over Mei immediately changed their tune.

"Look! That conman's daughter, she's still here! How disgusting!"

"A fraudster's daughter is a fraudster, and a rat's daughter is a rat!"

Countless taunts and ridicule fell upon Mei, who was only a teenager, as if they wanted to take back all the flattery they had once shown her.

Mei went from being a lonely person surrounded by admirers to being a lonely person overwhelmed by ridicule and insults.

Her desk and chair were covered in countless scratches and insults. Every move she made was met with cold stares and ridicule. All the malice erupted towards Mei at this moment.

In this loneliness, Mei also took off her mask.

Although enduring such malice was painful, Mei finally no longer had to fake smiles at these people, and no longer had to politely deal with everyone's flattery.

That's tiring.

Rather than living a false life, Mei would rather choose this kind of life without any fatigue.

only……

Why can't she be an ordinary, unremarkable student?

Mei stared blankly at the countless pieces of trash on her chair.

Countless mocking laughs echoed around her, threatening to engulf Mei once more...

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When Mei's expression turned forlorn in the scene, the serene and gentle smile that usually graced her beautiful face vanished, and everyone's hearts clenched.

On the continent of Teyvat, Inazuma Yae no Miko couldn't help but cover her mouth upon seeing the pitiful girl in the light screen.

"General... no, it should be Shadow..."

"So you..."

Yae no Miko witnessed the birth of the Raiden General and his taking over the work of the shogunate. At first, she thought it was her, but she quickly realized it was her.

If there's anything with such a pitiful experience, it can only be a terrible movie.

When she was still a little fox, or even before that, there was a time when the movie "Rayon" had experienced something that Yae no Miko was unaware of.

"not me."

Thunder General's words conveyed Thunder Movie's inner thoughts. She shook her head, staring at the girl on the screen who looked remarkably like her, almost identical.

Although both General Thunder and Thunder Movie felt sorry for the girl, unfortunately, it wasn't them.

If they were to experience something like that...

"That's true. Knowing you as I do, you'd probably just draw your sword against those guys who bully you."

Yae no Miko looked on with a sudden realization, gazing thoughtfully at Raiden General's chest.

There lies the secluded Pure Land where the Shadow dwells, and the Unthinking Blade, as powerful as a thunderbolt from the heavens.

"However, that girl clearly knows swordsmanship but never draws her sword; she seems gentler."

Yae no Miko's words seemed to have a hidden meaning, causing both General Raiden and Raiden Movie to twitch their eyebrows.

Looking at the smiling pink fox, both General Thunder and Thunder Movie knew that this guy was probably doing it on purpose.

How could Yae no Miko not know that it wasn't them? She was probably deliberately throwing bait there.

For a moment, General Thunder's hand stirred restlessly, almost reaching for his chest.

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

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On the other hand, even after several years, Kiana couldn't help but grumble angrily when she saw this scene again.

Seeing her beloved Mei being bullied, Kiana wished she could jump back in time and help Mei when she first started being bullied!

No, Kiana should have offered Mei a helping hand from the moment she started dealing with those annoying fake smiles!

Himeko and Theresa, as teachers, were deeply saddened by Mei's ordeal. They never imagined that such a well-behaved and gentle student like Mei would be bullied by her classmates...

As teachers, they are the ones who care most about and hate school bullying the most, but unfortunately, they weren't by Mei's side at that time and couldn't help her...

Even though Bronya no longer has an Emotion Module, seeing Mei being bullied like this still makes her want to raise the cannon of Heavy Bunny.

As for Mei, the person in question, she looked at her sad past and showed a helpless expression.

That was indeed a painful past that Mei still finds hard to look back on, making her feel suffocated even now.

But it’s okay…

Mei murmured to herself, knowing what was about to happen.

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Lucky One

Inside the Starry Sky Train, March Seven trembled in fear, hiding in Himeko's arms as she watched the horrific bullying, a furious expression on her face like that of a kitten.

She felt sorry for Mei who was being bullied and wanted to help Mei get revenge!

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