A few minutes later, Li Huan and Kiana were kneeling side by side on the ground.
"This scene feels familiar…"
He muttered quietly.
The only difference was that Mei wasn't standing over them like Kiana had been but was sitting directly opposite them.
"I'm sorry, Mei Mei. I didn't mean it."
Kiana, with her hands clasped, apologized sincerely: "I'm truly sorry."
"I shouldn't have made that joke. I apologize."
In contrast, Li Huan had a more casual apology: "Sorry, I might mess up again next time."
"Hey, is this how you apologize?" Kiana glared at Li Huan: "There's no sincerity in it."
"I'm already kneeling. What more sincerity do you want?" Li Huan said with a sidelong glance: "A man's kneeling is the highest form of apology."
"Why does it sound so insincere? I can't feel any sincerity from your kneeling!"
"Stop whining! It's not like you need this apology. Just be quiet!"
Seeing the two argue, Raiden Mei sighed deeply.
"I'm asking, how long are you two going to keep arguing?"
"Sorry."
The two quickly apologized.
"Anyway… Let's put the joke aside for now."
Her gaze shifted from Li Huan and Kiana to a softer tone: "Kiana, and Mr. Li Huan, right?"
"Yes."
"Wait, why do you address me by my name but use honorifics for him?"
Hearing Mei's address, Kiana was very dissatisfied.
"Mr. Li Huan is clearly older than us by a few years, so it's only proper to use honorifics."
Mei responded naturally: "You and I are around the same age, so there's no need for honorifics."
"Hmm, fine."
Reluctantly accepting Mei's explanation, Kiana stopped complaining.
"Anyway, I want to thank you both."
Mei earnestly bent forward to express her gratitude: "If it weren't for you, I might have really been consumed by her."
"No need to thank me. I only provided a small bit of help."
Li Huan was very indifferent: "In the end, if you hadn't fought back yourself, our efforts wouldn't have helped."
Then he pointed behind him: "Besides, you should thank him, not me."
Li Huan was referring to Tom. Seeing that his owner was pointing at him,
Tom, slightly confused, pointed to himself, not understanding why.
"You can't be serious?" Mei looked at Tom with confusion: "How could a cute cat possibly save me?"
Li Huan bluntly replied: "Believe it or not, without Tom, we wouldn't have been able to rescue you smoothly."
"Is that so…" Raiden Mei looked at Tom and felt an inexplicable sense of wariness, as if the cat had done something it shouldn't have.
On the other hand, Tom, thinking he was called, began walking toward them.
!!!!!
As soon as Tom took a step forward, Mei instinctively moved backward.
This strange reaction stunned everyone, including Mei herself, who didn't understand why she had such an extreme response.
To confirm, Tom took another step forward, and Mei stepped back again.
Seeing Mei's reaction, Tom showed a mischievous grin, like he was dealing with Jerry, and started moving toward Mei.
Seeing Tom approaching, Mei immediately backed away quickly, her speed proportional to Tom's.
Seeing Mei's reaction, Tom burst into laughter.
"Haha, hahaha!"
Laughing triumphantly, Tom started running toward Mei, who also sped up her retreat.
A bizarrely funny chase ensued, with Mei fleeing from Tom, not even knowing why she was running away from the cat.
"Hey, why does the cat have that kind of smile?" Kiana asked Li Huan in a low voice: "That smile is something only a villain would have."
Li Huan replied quietly: "Can an ordinary cat use sword skills to defeat a Herrscher? Calm down, it's just Tom's basic behavior."
"Uh, then why is Mei-senpai reacting like this?"
"Probably because Tom scared her body." Li Huan tapped his chin.
"Even though the Herrscher's consciousness wasn't Mei's, the body is basically hers, so Tom's recent beating might have caused a natural muscle reaction. Now, seeing Tom makes her run away."
"Hey, aren't you going to do something? That's your cat," Kiana said, watching Mei move backward awkwardly: "This looks really unsightly."
"You're right, it is a bit excessive."
Seeing Tom chasing Mei around the rooftop, Li Huan stood up.
He quickly moved to Tom's back and grabbed him by the scruff of his neck.
Tom, happily chasing, felt his neck being lifted and turned around unhappily.
He saw Li Huan staring at him expressionlessly.
"Tom, you've gone too far."
Hearing his owner's reprimand, Tom gave a sheepish smile, his hands crossed, and looked at Li Huan with big eyes as if begging for forgiveness.
Li Huan wasn't fooled and simply placed Tom on the ground, making him stand at attention.
He then took out the Dream Hammer and, without hesitation, brought it down on Tom's head.
Duang————
The hammer struck Tom's head, and Li Huan saw firsthand how the hammer knocked someone out—stars flew out from the impact and fell to the ground.
Tom's eyes immediately spun around, and after a few rotations, he fell to the ground, unconscious.
Watching Tom, who was knocked out but unharmed, Li Huan understood what weak attack power meant.
With the same force, if he had used another wooden hammer on someone's head, it would have been like a watermelon exploding everywhere. But with this hammer, there wasn't even a bump.
"Is this how the stun effect works? Thanks for your hard work, Tom."
Looking at the unconscious Tom, Li Huan stroked his chin, realizing the hammer had its uses.
Meanwhile, Kiana and Mei watched in shock as Li Huan treated his cat so brutally.
Is this person some kind of hidden violent maniac?