"I'm back." A slightly dejected voice came from the entrance. Kiana, who had been waiting on the sofa and had fallen asleep, suddenly stood up and quickly walked to Shun's side.
"What's wrong with you?" Seeing Shun lowering his head and looking very sad, Kiana couldn't even say the accusatory words she had prepared earlier.
She only wanted to know what had happened to turn the usually confident him into this state.
"Kids should go play somewhere else…" Shun pushed Kiana's head aside, took off his shoes, and entered the hallway.
"Hey! Don't be ungrateful! This young lady is concerned about you, you…" Before Kiana could finish, Shun heavily closed the door.
Kiana stood in place, extremely angry. She felt like smashing something, but thinking that this house wasn't hers, she could only stomp her feet in frustration.
Yet she was also worried about Shun's current mental state, so she moved to the door of Shun's room and tried to twist the handle.
"Not locked?" Kiana was a little puzzled. She had thought Shun had definitely locked it earlier.
At this moment, Shun stood quietly by the window. The night breeze outside gently blew, like a pair of tender hands softly caressing. The wind quietly moved the light, gauze-like curtains, making them sway slightly, as if they were the dancing skirts of fairies in the night sky.
Shun's gaze passed through the dancing curtains and landed on the bright, clear moon hanging high in the night sky. The moon shed a cold yet gentle light, illuminating his slightly contemplative face. He remained motionless, staring at the moon with deep, distant eyes. It was hard to tell what he was thinking at this moment.
"Sorry, Kiana. I shouldn't have lost my temper at you." Seeming to hear the door open, Shun turned his head and said to Kiana.
"It's fine…" Kiana took a step forward, closed the door, sat down heavily on Shun's bed, and continued, "What happened? Can you tell me?"
"I may not be very good at comforting people, but when it comes to listening, I should be pretty decent."
"Well, nothing much happened. I just killed someone. By the way, have you eaten?"
Kiana was somewhat at a loss. "Why did you change the subject so quickly? And…" This young lady is clearly concerned about you. She didn't say the second half.
"Never mind. Looking at you, it doesn't seem like anything serious. This young lady won't bother with you anymore." Kiana angrily opened the door, intending to leave. Before her body was completely out, she couldn't help but turn back and say one more thing.
"This young lady definitely ate tonight. Do you think I'm that stupid? Also, there's still bread I bought in the fridge. If you haven't eaten tonight, go eat some…"
"This young lady is going to sleep…" Kiana walked away. Before leaving, she didn't forget to close the door. She took one more look at Shun, confirming he didn't seem suicidal, before departing.
"Theresa, Ana's contact information." Come to think of it, it was strange. He had never asked for Ana's contact information, so he could only go through Theresa. This feeling was truly odd.
It was like the two parties were forced to cut contact and could only reach each other through a best friend or someone close.
"You still have the face to ask me to do things?!" Theresa replied almost at light speed. It seemed she still hadn't calmed down from last time.
"Principal Theresa, you wouldn't want anything to happen to your niece while she's with me, right?" Shun sent a photo of Kiana eating across the dining table. Though her table manners were a bit unsightly.
"You you you…" It was obvious that Theresa had fallen into a dilemma: continue being threatened by Shun and fuel his arrogance, or bravely resist Shun's oppression for once?
"Fine, fine. Anyway, Ana misses you quite a bit too." Theresa casually found an excuse, as if Shun hadn't just threatened her, sent Ana's contact information, and then closed the chat window.
If she kept looking, she really wanted to beat this guy up. Theresa slammed the table hard and gulped down the bitter melon juice on it.
Time to call… Shun looked at the information Theresa sent and hesitated for a moment, but still made the call.
After a few seconds of "long" waiting, Shun's call connected.
Hearing Ana's already heavily Japanese-localized "Moshi moshi," Shun couldn't help but speak.
"It's me." There was silence on the other end…
"Have you been well lately? Although it hasn't been long since we last parted actually quite short I still missed you." Shun continued.
"…Me too. Why did you suddenly think of calling me? I thought a busy person like you probably wouldn't be able to see me again for at least half a year."
It seemed Ana still had some resentment. Of course she did. Given their relationship, not contacting each other for so long was already outrageous. Under normal circumstances, they should have been inseparable at this point.
"I'm sorry. I might need your comfort right now. Can you comfort me? Right now…" Making the call, Shun felt a little embarrassed about his need for Ana, but at a time like this when he was confused, he needed Ana's comfort even more.
Sure enough, hearing Shun say this, Ana stopped sulking. "Then tell me what happened. I'd be happy to be your tree hole."
Shun briefly told Ana about Asakura Miyuki.
"I see. This isn't your fault. That girl was already beyond saving. You did the best you could." Although Ana had some objections to Shun finally accepting the confession, who wouldn't know it was a well-intentioned lie?
At least in the end, she was happy. That was enough.
"But I really wanted to save her. She had already killed too many people who tried to help her. I think deep down, Miyuki must have…"
Shun didn't continue. In the end, he wasn't Asakura Miyuki. This outcome was also his unilateral decision. Could someone who could easily take another's life be called kind? Could someone who could sacrifice three million people truly be called kind?
"Be confident. You are very kind… The person that Ana Schariac likes must be the best."
"Then, if you were faced with a choice where doing one thing might require sacrificing three million people, what would you do?"
"I support you." Three simple words. Ana didn't care what the choice in front of Shun was. She only knew she wanted to support Shun. That was all.
"Alright, alright. Now that you've heard the comforting words, when will you come see your fiancée?" Ana's tone changed as she said coquettishly.
"Then wait until I finish handling things. Otherwise I won't be able to bear it." Shun smiled. The so-called "passing by one's home three times without entering" was probably like this. To save the world, he was really going all out.
"Then, is there anything else you want to say to your fiancée?" Ana realized Shun might hang up soon, so she asked.
"The moonlight enters the tall building, lovesickness brings sorrow to both sides."
"Eww~ So cheesy. I didn't miss you at all. Hanging up!" Although Ana complained with her mouth, wasn't she quite happy?
"Mm, goodbye."