Chapter 418 Go See Your Father

"Ah...wait a minute. Although most of the dishes were prepared two days ago, I think some of them taste better if they are slightly heated."

Mikael didn't answer, just nodded slightly, and then consciously helped put away the pots and pans.

After Bronya confirmed that Xi'er was fine, she didn't bother to get entangled with some idiot anymore. She seemed to remember that she still had to help Mei Yi with work. When she walked to the kitchen door, she happened to see Mikael consciously helping Mei Yi with her work. .

"...It seems like Bronya is no longer needed, so Bronya will go back to her room to play games."

She muttered something in a low voice and prepared to leave. In fact, she could have sneaked away without saying anything, but who knew that this was a habit she had developed in Siberia?

As a child, adults would give her some time to play. It's not like she has nothing to play with. Uncle Maxim has a lot of pirated game discs in his collection. However, at times and places where danger may arise at any time, she must inform others of her location whether she is resting or playing. Otherwise, if something happens and no one can be found, your life will be lost.

And maybe it's just the inertia that has been there all year round, or maybe she is reluctant to give up for a while. She still retains this habit for the time being, but she also has means of resistance, just like what she did just now, as long as she speaks in a low enough voice that she can't even talk to herself. Talking to oneself doesn’t even count, isn’t it okay?

The answer is - of course... no.

Mikael and Mei turned around almost at the same time and spoke at the same time:

"no!"

Mei Yi was weighing the spoon in her hand, while Mikael looked around and grabbed a pair of chopsticks.

"You...how can you deprive Bronya of her right to spend her free time during the holidays?"

"Forget it...you'd better play less games. After all...you don't want to wear glasses like those classmates in school, right? That would be so inconvenient."

Mikael narrowed his eyes and smiled, "That makes sense."

In comparison, Mei Yi’s persuasion was simpler and more crude:

"This is the last dish, Bronya, hurry up and take Xier and Kiana to wash your hands and get ready for dinner!"

As she spoke, Mei Yi also raised the spoon in her hand.

Bronya looked at the pile of unprocessed ingredients beside the stove and the three empty plates that Mikael had placed in advance and fell into deep thought.

Obviously, this matter has nothing to do with whether he can play the game, but a pure act of revenge, venting his anger on the idiot Kiana.

How did the world become like this! Bronya was on the verge of crying, until Michael walked up to her, gave her the chopsticks in his hand, and ruffled her hair very rudely.

"Hey! Stop making trouble here, put your chopsticks on the table, and get ready to eat. Mei has prepared a lot of dishes, but it won't be long. Don't play games with Kiana all day long, and that one If you fight with an idiot, even if you win, it won’t be fun... Ouch!”

Mikael rubbed his butt with his left hand, rubbed Bronya's head with his right hand, and said earnestly:

"Since it's not interesting, why not spend more time with Xi'er?"

"Tch! I want you to take care of it!"

Bronya wrinkled her nose upwards, and shook her neck to escape Mikael's clutches.

"It's really boring to play games with idiot Kiana, but Mikael, next time you say this, can you beat Kiana in the game first?"

"puff!"

Mei Yi's laughter even overwhelmed the continuous "gurgling" sound of bubbles in the pot for a while. It's strange to say that Mikael's reaction ability is usually so strong that it's almost inhuman, but when he plays games, he is extremely clumsy.

Of course, he himself had his own reasons - "I have never been exposed to this kind of thing before, so it's normal that I didn't understand it at first."

After practicing for a month and still not being able to beat Kiana, who is usually the best, it turned into - "Oh, these are things that children like to play with. As an adult, I have no interest in it, so I'll just leave it to you."

Before Mikael said this, Mei Yi had indeed thought about this possibility, but she didn't know why. When he raised his head and looked at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle and said this, she felt silent in her heart. Removed this possibility.

"Ahem! It doesn't matter. My level is not as good as Kiana, but you can't deprive me of my right to criticize her!"

"Slightly—slightly—slightly—slightly—slightly—"

Bronya rolled her eyes and finally walked back to the living room. While helping Xi'er sweep the floor, she whispered, "Idiot Kiana knows how to lie on the sofa and watch TV."

"How much longer?"

Mikael gently closed the kitchen door and leaned against it with her back. Mei Yi's matter at hand seemed to have come to an end. She wiped her hands on her apron and then made no move.

"Gulu gulu gulu——"

The bubbles in the pot were rolling and the lid was shaking slightly. White water vapor was lifted out of the heat dissipation holes of the pot cover, accumulated in mid-air, and then continued to roll upwards. Then it hit its head on the ceiling and was bleeding, and then "falled" down again.

"By the way, Mikael, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? There are sandwiches I made in advance in the refrigerator. If you're hungry, just fill your stomach with that first."

Mikael nodded, but then quickly shook his head.

"You know, it doesn't matter if I don't eat anything."

Mei’s smile gradually froze. This is of course a very normal statement, a simple statement of fact, nothing more. But saying it like this would make people feel a little bit disappointed, right?

But it doesn’t matter, they are “family”, and it is precisely because they are close to each other and have no scruples that they can say such disappointing words...

Okay, Mei can’t make it up anymore.

She knew from the beginning that Mikael was different from normal people, but for more than a month, he seemed to deliberately downplay this abnormality. He slept when he should sleep, ate when he should eat, and sometimes even fought with Kiana for the last chicken leg on the plate... So much so that if he hadn’t mentioned it again just now, Mei would have almost forgotten about it.

“Mikael, do you have something to tell me?”

She actually noticed a long time ago that Mikael would help her and Seele with some housework from time to time, but he seemed to do it casually, either stopping after doing it twice, or finishing the work at a very fast speed in one breath. If he was so slow and dawdling like he was just now, it was obvious that he had something to say, but he was just using this time to organize his words.

"Mei, tomorrow is New Year's Day, the first day of the new year."

"Yeah, I know."

Mei's eyelids trembled. Mikael hadn't said anything yet, but her intuition made her nervous all of a sudden. After all, if what he was going to say next was something ordinary, Mikael wouldn't need to spend so much time organizing his words.

She began to take deep breaths involuntarily, and soon there was only the noise of breathing and the annoying "gurgling" sound in her ears, but she didn't wait for Mikael to speak.

Until she felt tired from long deep breathing, exhaled heavily, and her whole body slowly relaxed, Mikael suddenly spoke:

"Mei, let's go see your father tomorrow."

"Huh?"

Mei was really caught off guard. She was stunned for a moment, put down the big spoon in her hand, turned the induction cooker to the minimum, and then lowered her head and asked blankly:

"What did you say just now?"

Mikael smiled silently, without any impatience in his expression, but repeated the previous sentence in a more gentle tone:

"Mei, let's go see your father tomorrow."

"This...is this possible? Is it okay?"

"Of course...no."

Mikael's direct denial did not disappoint Meiyi. Her doubts came more from surprise, rather than really not believing Mikael.

Although this guy has a strange personality and sometimes suddenly becomes out of tune, as if he has been replaced by another more lively soul, he has always been very cautious about his father's affairs, fearing that a small detail done wrong will stimulate his emotions.

He would secretly tell Kiana, Bronya and Seele not to turn on the "news channel" on TV, even though they are not old enough to like watching the news. He would also secretly ask the principal of Chiba Academy and her homeroom teacher to talk to her classmates one by one, asking them not to mention topics related to the ME Club or her father in school...

Mikael may think she doesn't know these things, but Kiana told her.

So she didn't think Mikael would joke about this. Ah, it can indeed be understood as a joke, but the purpose of the joke is not to play, but to ease the atmosphere that suddenly became solidified.

Seeing that Mei's expression remained unchanged, Mikael curled his lips in disappointment, and then slowly explained:

"Before the formal trial, your father will be detained in the detention center, and theoretically, family members are not allowed to visit."

"But, do you have a way to do it?"

Before Mikael finished speaking, Mei cleverly added the second half of the sentence.

"Of course. Before the formal verdict is issued, although family members are not allowed to visit, defense lawyers can. So, you can completely disguise yourself as Mr. Ryoma's defense lawyer and go in..."

As Mikael spoke, he found that Mei's face gradually changed from excitement to heavy, and finally lowered her head completely, making it difficult to see her expression.

"That... I know this plan sounds too simple, but if I add my ability, it is not impossible. I have a way to make you become exactly like your father's defense lawyer in a short time. And when you meet, according to regulations, there will be no police present, and it cannot be monitored, so there is no problem."

He thought Mei was questioning the feasibility of the plan, so he quickly added a complete explanation.

If Mobius was there, he might have ridiculed her, but Mei, who was misunderstood, did not make any excuses. She just raised her head again and smiled reluctantly.

"I... Mikael, can you give me some time to think about it?"

"Hmm?"

Mikael tilted his head. He didn't understand why Mei was hesitating. However, it was not difficult for him to get the answer. He just needed to use the power of knowledge to see Mei's thoughts.

But he finally chose to respect Mei's decision.

"Okay, I understand. If you want to go, just come to me and tell me. If you don't want to... don't do anything. The time is until before going to bed tonight. If you haven't come to me by now, I won't arrange anything for tomorrow."

"I understand."

Mei nodded, her voice sounded a little weak.

"That's it."

Mikael tapped her forehead lightly, and he deliberately made his tone a little out of the ordinary, but Mei Yi didn't react at all, as if she was stunned.

"Ahem!"

Mikael talked about another topic without belief:

"By the way, Mei Yi, I never dared to ask...how have you been at school in the past month? The same thing happened before, right?"

"Um."

Meiyi nodded a little coldly, but after thinking about it, he added:

"No one has troubled me recently, but everyone usually ignores me. Haha, it doesn't matter. Kiana will come to me as soon as class is over. During lunch break, Bronya and Xi'er will also come. It doesn't matter. of."

"Um……"

Mikael responded softly.

"Actually...A person's time, energy, and emotions are all limited. Instead of giving these limited things to everyone, it is better to only give them to a limited number of the closest people. This will make you happier and happier. Happy, right?"

Mei nodded mechanically, so Mikael had nothing to say anymore. He took out a sandwich from the refrigerator and ran out of the kitchen in despair.

"Bang--"

The door closed behind him, and Mikael's back was pressed against the door panel, staying like this for about three seconds.

"I'm really not good at dealing with children...what are you talking about..."

In fact, it may have nothing to do with "children". When he first faced Mei and Kiana, he didn't seem to be bad at dealing with children.

And is it possible that the reason why he was so embarrassed just now was just out of a guilty conscience?

Mikael didn't want to think about it. If it was so serious, there would be no need to take Mei to visit Thunder Ryoma, right? If we really want to talk about it, did he do this out of a guilty conscience, or did he just think Mei Yi would like it and just want her to be happy?

Even he couldn't explain it clearly.

"Bang--"

Meiyi looked at the unchanging door quietly. The pot lid on the side could no longer contain the churning water vapor. She reached out to turn off the induction cooker, and then slowly leaned against the wall of the kitchen.

"..."

Her mood suddenly became depressed... Maybe Mikael is right. As she is now, as she is now when she hears the news about her father, it is better not to let her think of that incident at all and stay immersed in it forever. Get better in other happiness.

But she just couldn't understand one thing - why she could drown in such a long period of time with Kiana, Bronya, Seele, Mikael and Mebius In the joy of being together, they almost completely forgot about their father who was imprisoned in the detention center?

Is this... too much?