Time in a collapsing world

"Mei, it's time to rest."

In the office, Kevin told Mei, who had devoted his energy to work just after being discharged from the hospital. He rarely went out on missions recently, so he spent a lot more time with Mei.

"understood."

Mei stretched, put all the information together, and then stood up.

Kevin looked at Mei with a little doubt. It was strange. Normally, she would not stop working unless he called her several times. But what happened today that she was so obedient?

"This phase of the work has just been completed, and it's time to eat." Mei saw Kevin's confusion and explained with a smile.

"..."

Well, May is still the same workaholic and hasn’t changed.

Kevin thought with disappointment that Su once vaguely told him that with Mei's current physical condition, she needed to rest as much as possible, and if possible, please take care of her. This was also the reason why Kevin had recently followed Mei. One of the reasons for the increase in frequency around us.

"Can we eat in the cafeteria?" Kevin asked. As long as it was not work, Kevin was willing to accompany Mei to do anything.

"No, I want to go out to eat after a long time." Mei shook her head, "There should be restaurants nearby that are not damaged or have been rebuilt, right?"

"..." Kevin thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, it's just that it's very chaotic outside, and many people are hostile to the Fire Moth people."

When Kevin said this, he meant that he didn't really want Mei to go out to eat, but could just settle it in the canteen of the base. But...if Mei insisted, he wouldn't refuse, because Kevin believed that he would I can protect her well, but my body's low temperature is a bit troublesome.

"I rarely show up outside. As long as I change my clothes, people won't know that I'm from the Fire Moth. What about you, Kevin? I remember that you almost never go out except for missions, right?" May asked.

"Yeah." Kevin nodded.

"That's easy. There is a secret passage out of the base. Let's go out from there and avoid people's sight." Mei's choice to eat out is not just a whim. Maybe she has thought about it a lot after suffering from physical problems. I am willing to pay more attention to the people around me, so wouldn’t it be nice to go out for a meal with Kevin once in a while?

"...Okay, I'm going to change clothes."

Kevin left the office. The uniform Fire Moth combat uniform he wore could be seen by anyone who was interested as soon as he walked out.

Kevin couldn't help but think of the new team uniform that Alicia took Eden to introduce to him last time. Hmm... maybe it would be good to change to a uniform that is different from the other members of the Fire Chaser Moth?

Unlike Kevin, who was forced to change clothes, Mei did not have any other clothing symbolizing the Fire Moth except for a white coat on the outside, so Mei took off the white coat, leaving only the ordinary professional clothes underneath. If she pretends, no one will be able to recognize that she belongs to the Fire Chaser Moth and is still at the top.

Watching Kevin leave, Mei also started to choose a place to eat while preparing. As for the restaurant...you don't need to be too entangled, as long as it suits the taste and is full.

In this case, choose the nearest Western restaurant. It only takes a few minutes to drive there.

……

"Huh? You said Mei just left a few minutes ago?"

Unfortunately, Alicia came over just after Mei left. When she heard the guard's report, she suddenly felt helpless, "Then do you know where Mei went?"

Counting the time, it was already time for dinner. Generally speaking, Mei would go to the cafeteria now. The lovely Lissia just stopped by the dormitory when she came over and sent Xi back to Daisy Dobby. There was no sign of Mei on the way here, so where is she now?

Faced with Alicia's question, how would the guard know? It was impossible for Mei to inform him when he went out, so he could only say: "Sorry, Miss Alicia, I only know that Dr. Mei went out with Captain Kevin." , but where it went...I don’t know exactly.”

"Is that so...thank you~?"

Alicia thanked her and returned the same way, thinking as she walked.

If Mei and Kevin are together, they must have left the base, right? There are still many secret passages leading to the outside in the base, but what do they do when they go out? Have a meal? shop? Hey~ Why is it this time? I still have important news to report...

The matter is a foregone conclusion, and Alicia cannot run out to find someone. After all, this is the time for two young boys and girls to be alone, and she will not take the initiative to intervene as a third party.

And Mei won't stay out for a long time. I think she will be back in a few hours, right?

……

In a restaurant outside the Fire Moth, Mei and Kevin sat down.

Mei glanced at the frost that had condensed on the seat under Kevin, but it was quickly blown away by the hot air conditioner in the restaurant. It didn't take long for it to condense again, and then melt away again, and the cycle continued.

"It's a good thing you're not made of ice, otherwise I don't know what it would look like if it melted and reshaped." Mei joked.

"...Order food."

Kevin didn't take it, but handed the menu to Mei, and then saw a waiter bringing the tableware. Before the guests came, they had put the tableware in the disinfection cabinet, which was clean and hygienic.

"Then order..."

Without embarrassing the cold Kevin, Mei checked a few dishes at will and handed them to the waiter waiting aside.

"Um……?"

Kevin suddenly frowned and looked at another waiter in the next aisle. He was pushing a dining cart and seemed to have just come out of the back kitchen. He was bringing dishes to the table with a business-like smile.

There was a faint smell of Honkai...but it quickly dissipated. It seemed that the waiter had accidentally picked it up somewhere.

"Kevin, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing..."

At the same time, the kitchen.

"Crimea, these will be put on dining car No. 35 later."

"Okay, senior."

Crimea, who was wearing chef's clothes, agreed, then picked up the knife and hummed a small tune as he gently cut a large piece of beef on the cutting board in front of him into several pieces.

However, during the process of cutting the meat, she did not look at the meat, but through the gap in the door between the kitchen and the dining area, looking at Mei, who was just exposed to her sight.

Mei was chatting happily with someone sitting across from her, a reserved smile on her face.

When Crimea looked at this scene, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, a weird smile for no reason.

The cutting of meat was speeding up, but her eyes were still fixed on Mei, as if she wasn't afraid at all that her fingers would be cut.

The next moment, for some unknown reason, starting from her fingertips, from her fingertips to her palms, from her palms to her arms, and finally spreading to her whole body, the body of the chef named Crimea actually disappeared little by little. A knife is still cutting in the air.