NOVEL NEXT Chapter 78: Cake and Bitter Melon
"You want to go in again?" Shu's eyes twitched. He snuffed out the greed in his heart.
"Never mind, we can't use so many guns anyway. Since all of the guns are the same type, let's just remove the magazines from the other guns and save them for later. Each of us can carry one as our usual weapon."
"As for those unloaded guns…" Shu paused, looking at the small bag. "Let's put them in the bag and keep them for later. We can still use them if we find more bullets in the future."
"I'll carry the bag." Mei took the bag from Kiana and took out three pistols, giving one to each of them except for Shu. Then, she put the bag on her back.
Kiana fiddled with the pistol for a moment. She held it with both hands, then held it with one hand on the side. After making several cool poses, she suddenly turned her head.
"Mei, can you give me another gun?"
"Kiana, we agreed that it was one gun per person." Mei refused decisively. Kiana pouted, but didn't say anything else.
Kiana also knew that her request wasn't good. But she really felt that one pistol couldn't display all of her strength.
"Just give her one, Mei," Shu suddenly interjected.
Suddenly, not to mention Mei, even Kiana herself was stunned.
Huh? You're actually agreeing?!
"Shu, I still want to ask why?" Mei hesitated a bit. Kiana hadn't had much contact with firearms. She didn't even know if she could use one well. And he was going to give her two…
"Uh, I just think that she's more suitable for it," Shu thought of a reason, and then gave up on thinking.
Kiana was suited for dual wielding. This was his stereotype of Kiana.
And after thinking about it carefully, was Kiana really suited for dual wielding?
The Queen used the Void Lance, which didn't count.
Her signature weapon during her White Comet period was Gungnir. Her weapon during the Herrscher of Flamescion era was actually that greatsword. The Herrscher of the Finality… did the Herrscher of the Finality really need a weapon?
Then, when he thought about the Ranger and the Valkyrie Ranger, that so-called "gun fighting technique"…
[Kiana is seen raising the pistols at the dead soldiers and Honkai beasts! Then, she pulls the trigg… she kicks them!!]
"Okay, I admit that I might have been overthinking it," Shu said, feeling shocked by his memories. He held his head, at a loss for words.
Mei: "?"
So, should she give her one or not?
Shu didn't say anything more. After taking a magazine out of one of the pistols and putting it in his pocket, he started to walk toward the alleyway they had come from.
The three looked at each other, each took a magazine, and then followed Shu.
"Where are we going now?" Kiana tucked the gun into the inner pocket of her coat and ran to Shu's side.
"Now that we've found weapons, can we go back to transport those foods?"
Shu moved his gaze to Kiana with a soft voice.
Good heavens, I knew you hadn't given up.
"Okay, let's transport those unloaded guns back to the train as well," After thinking about it, Shu nodded and agreed to Kiana's plan.
These weapons were a burden to carry around. They were tasteless and it was a pity to abandon them. It would be better to transport some resources on the way back.
After all, they would be looking for those difficult-to-transport large weapons, as well as semi-automatic and fully automatic firearms when they went back out.
"Yay!" Kiana cheered. "Mei, Mei! Let's go to that cake shop we saw earlier! There must be a lot of cream… um, no, I mean, there must be a lot of easy-to-store flour!"
Kiana's changed the words so quickly that she couldn't take them back. Her attempt to cover things up only drew eye rolls from the others.
However, what Kiana said was true. In a cake shop, flour and sugar were the most common. Both were considered strategic resources.
Flour was easy to store, and was filling. Sugar could not only be eaten, but Otto could also use it to craft a Tsar Bomba.
…Suddenly, the train didn't seem so safe anymore.
The path to the cake shop was back the way they had come. Kiana was skipping and jumping along the way. At the beginning, she knew how to restrain herself, but later, she didn't know what she was thinking about. She started to talk excitedly to Mei.
Mei smiled gently and agreed. Bronya's pace also gradually synchronized with the two. The three of them huddled together, leaving Shu to lead the way alone.
"Mei, I want to eat chocolate cake! After we get to that cake shop, can we look for some chocolate?"
"Chocolate is a high-calorie food. Bronya thinks that it's necessary to store some chocolate."
"Okay, okay. If we find a lot, I'll make some for you."
Shu, who had finally reacted: "?"
Are you isolating me?! You're talking about eating without including me!
"Cough cough!" Shu coughed loudly. The three behind him immediately became quiet, standing in a line like students who had been caught whispering in class.
Shu: "…"
Am I that scary?
He glanced at the three of them speechlessly, then turned his head. "Just a small piece each. Don't waste too much chocolate."
"Okay!" Kiana responded happily, then gave Shu a thumbs-up. "Don't worry! We'll leave a piece for Shu as well! Mei's cakes are delicious!"
"Why don't we bring some for Himeko and the others?" Mei thought of the two who were staying behind on the train. "The headmaster should like cake..."
"Auntie prefers bitter melon." Kiana put her hands behind her head, not objecting to the idea.
She also wanted to share the cake with Himeko and Theresa, but she had subconsciously thought of the flavor that was more suitable for Theresa.
But how were they supposed to find bitter melon at this time? There weren't any bitter melon-related foods on the train...
"Where can we find bitter melon..." Kiana was lost in thought.
"There should still be some unrotted bitter melon at the vegetable market, right?" Mei thought for a moment, giving Kiana a suggestion.
"It's not marked on the map. We'll have to find the vegetable market on our own," Shu said, adding "bitter melon" to the list in his mind.
Sigh, my aunt is so pitiful, Kiana thought.
"What about seeds?" Bronya saw a flower shop by the side of the road. The flowers that were displayed at the entrance and in the windows had long since withered. Only a few fake flowers were still as brightly colored as before.
"It's the same problem as the vegetable market. We don't have any information. We can only look slowly," Shu said. But he had added "bitter melon" to his list in his mind.
Finally, the cake shop that they had passed earlier appeared in their sight.
But just as they were about to enter the store, an anxious, unfamiliar voice suddenly came from behind.
"Please wait!"
Kiana and the others turned their heads in confusion. Shu exaggeratedly jumped, turned around, and immediately put his hand on his pistol.
They saw two figures running toward them one after another. Their faces were full of excitement.
"That's great! We finally found someone!"