Previously, when Mai had asked him to delay his visit by half an hour, Hua Yi did not think much of it. After all, it was a school day, and Mai might be busy with something. Hua Yi did not waste the half an hour. He went to a rare equipment store in Long Sky City and bought an unsharpened metal knife.
It wasn't a weapon prepared to deal with Disintegration. It was purely for practice. Ordinary weapons couldn't be used as a carrier of Disintegration Energy, and their sharpness shouldn't be enough to break through the Disintegration Beast's defense. Compared to the Bamboo Blade, this metal blade was heavier, so it was more efficient to practice. Of course, it was also more tiring.
Hua Yi planned to use it when he was training alone in the dormitory. As for his swordsmanship practice with Mai, he would naturally use her bamboo sword. Even if it was an unsharpened metal sword, it was still too dangerous. It was not a wise move to use it for sparring.
When Hua Yi sneaked into Qianyu Academy with more and more practiced movements-
"I made this. Please try it and see if it suits your taste.”
Thunderbolt Mai took out a snack called Strawberry Daifuku, which was a Japanese snack.
The outer layer was glutinous rice skin, and the stuffing inside was strawberries. It was a dessert for after-meal meals. It seemed that the reason why Thunderbolt Mai had deliberately delayed their meeting was to prepare this.
Looking at the four strawberries in the box that was slightly bigger than an adult's palm, Hua Yi was stunned and met the girl's eyes.
It was as profound as ever, revealing a smile and gentleness that made people relax.
"What's wrong? Was she still full after dinner?”
Mai was a little worried when she saw that Huayi was looking at her instead of tasting the strawberries.
"No, I haven't eaten yet. I'm hungry.”
Hua Yi shook his head, picked up the snack, and put it into his mouth.
The taste was smooth and soft, with a refreshing strawberry fruit fragrance. For Hua Yi, who had been suppressing his appetite for a while, the taste that was already excellent enough was sublimated again, causing Hua Yi to pause for a moment.
He really hoped that one day, he would be able to eat the snacks made by Thunderbolt Mai without any pressure and live a leisurely life of waiting for death.
Seeing that Hua Yi did not say anything after eating a strawberry, a troubled expression appeared on Mai's face. Although she was quite confident in her cooking skills, she was still somewhat worried. Perhaps the taste of boys would be quite different from that of girls. Did such a sweet snack actually not suit Hua Yi's taste?
"Taste…"
"It tastes very good, thank you."
The strawberry's great fortune and the gentleness contained within the Thunderbolt Mai made Hua Yi heave a silent sigh of relief.
It was precisely because of this that he wanted to risk his life to become stronger.
Even if the original trajectory of the world was not destroyed by the destiny due to various reasons, the moment he came into contact with Mai, the so-called original trajectory of the world was no longer absolute. Hua Yi did not want a worse outcome to happen, nor did he want to maintain the original outcome. He wanted the future to be better.
Hua Yi's gratitude was not unusual at all. In fact, it was perfect. If his expression and behavior at this moment were replicated in Tachikawa Academy's class, his classmates would probably be very happy and even have a feeling that " this guy has finally been conquered by me."
However, in Mai's opinion, this gratitude was not as simple and pure as she had imagined.
Other than gratitude, the pressure on his shoulders did not seem to decrease. Instead, it increased.
Hua Yi had indeed concealed himself very well. From the very beginning until now, his words and actions were all correct. Even his gentle tone and smile that seemed to contain a lot of things would make the girl feel that he was interested in her and that he was deliberately taking action to win her over.
However, Mai felt that this was not the case. Due to her previous experience, she was extremely sensitive to other people's emotions. She could sense that Hua Yi did not have any ill intentions towards her. Instead, he had a lot of kindness and good feelings for her. However, it was as if something was suppressing him, causing Mai to feel that Hua Yi's behavior was a little strange.
During her swordsmanship practice yesterday, Mai was certain that this strange feeling originated from an unknown pressure and her desire to become stronger.
No one would practice swordsmanship for two hours at once. In the eyes of Hua Yi, who had been exerting himself like crazy, such a practice time was not considered too long. However, in the eyes of Mai, only a fanatic of swordsmanship would be able to do this. However, before she said those words yesterday, Hua Yi did not show the slightest joy or excitement because of his progress in swordsmanship.
There were some things that Mai had already confirmed. What she found difficult to understand was why Huayi would come to chat with her. Was it simply to make her feel less lonely?
She clearly didn't have any ties with him in the past. It was so strange…but she was indeed very happy.
"Shall we go out for a walk? They could chat while walking outside.”
Right now, apart from enjoying the warmth brought by Huayi, who was willing to accompany her, she also wanted to do something for him. She often heard people say that walking was an exercise that could soothe her mood, so she decided to give it a try.
Mai's words caused Hua Yi's eyes to flicker. He could more or less see through Mai's true motive. Perhaps he had made a mistake in his previous swordsmanship sparring session.
"Are men and women going shopping together at night? This is a little like a date, right?”
It would be better if Mai did not intend to delve deeper into the matter. Huayi cast aside those unnecessary thoughts and looked at the slim and elegant young girl before her with a playful smile, causing Mai to blush slightly when she realized what was going on.
"It's just friends going out to play. Don't think too much.”
"So that's all. What a pity. Looks like I still have to continue working hard.”
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