"Would you like a cup of coffee, Ms. Hanabishi Haruka?"
Despite the devastation of the camp after the war, Lorraine still poured two steaming cups of coffee from the coffee pot by the campfire and handed one of them to Hanabi Haruka, who was sitting on a small stool.
"Ah, thank you, Mr. Lorraine."
He accepted it very politely.
Hua Lingyao held the steaming cup of coffee in her hands, felt Lorraine sit down beside her, and gazed at the last rays of the setting sun, which was about to disappear completely. She couldn't help but smile a few times for no reason.
Lorraine looked at her in confusion, not understanding what she was laughing about.
The intense gaze naturally caught Hua Lingyao's attention, causing her to shyly look away after exchanging a glance with Luo Lin, lower her head slightly, and rub her legs together a few times in a coy manner.
But then she spoke up anyway.
"The scenery here is truly beautiful, Mr. Lorraine."
"You mean this wretched camp, ravaged and riddled with shell craters?"
"Ah no no no..."
Hua Lingyao waved her little hand frantically, then laughed awkwardly a few times. "I just wanted to say that the sunset and city views from here are really beautiful. I didn't mean anything bad."
Lorraine laughed as well.
"Alright, I know that much. Don't be nervous. If you hadn't experienced that intense battle just now, the view from here is indeed very beautiful."
"Has Mr. Lorraine always lived here?"
"Um, I guess so."
"Oh, I see. No wonder I could never find you."
"Miss Hanabi Haruka is looking for me?"
"That's right, I really have been searching for you, Mr. Lorraine, on the streets every day. But I never expected you to be hiding in this deserted mountainside. No wonder I searched for so long without finding anything."
"What does Miss Hanabishi Haruka want with me?"
"Just call me Xiaoyao, hehe, it's okay not to be so formal."
Facing the enthusiastic Hanabishi Haruka.
Lorraine was quite decisive.
"Then you can just call me Lorraine, Xiaoyao. There's no need to add 'Mr.'."
"About this..."
"Um?"
"I am... you can also call me Mr. Lorraine... or Brother Lin, okay?"
"ah?"
"Ah, no, no, no... it doesn't mean anything by it, I just feel... it sounds smoother to say, and it's also quite affectionate." Feeling her heart pounding faster, Hana Rin blushed and shyly looked up to ask, "Um, is it okay?~"
Lorraine felt a little embarrassed being stared at like that.
He scratched his head and replied with a smile.
"It's just a name, Xiaoyao, you can call me whatever you want."
When she heard that the other party had actually agreed, Hanabi was overjoyed.
He immediately replied.
"Thank you, Brother Lin! Hehe."
"There's no need to thank me."
"It's unbelievable. I searched for so long, but I never expected to meet you in this way, Brother Lin."
"Yes, I never expected it to turn out like this."
"I was searching for you on the street when I suddenly sensed the presence of an evil organization, so I immediately transformed and rushed over. Fortunately, I managed to stop the evil organization [Enormitar] from causing more trouble before things got worse. But... I never expected that in the end, I, the magical girl, would become the one being protected. It's actually a bit embarrassing to think about, haha."
Those who came to save people ended up being the ones who were saved.
Hanabi Haruka felt that if this got out, the magical girls would be laughed at to death.
but……
Surprisingly, I don't dislike it.
And this feeling of being protected...
This experience.
This is the first time.
——
Thinking about this...
Hana Rin felt even warmer holding the coffee cup in her hands. She took a sip and found it sweet and delicious.
The sweetness in my mouth gradually seeped into my heart.
At this moment, Hanabi Haruka couldn't help but smile happily.
But when her gaze shifted to her side...
Just then, Lorraine was also drinking his coffee. The brilliant afterglow of the setting sun shone on him, as if he had been given the most perfect filter, making him look so shiny that Hua Lingyao was unconsciously stunned.
Then he recalled how the other party had single-handedly routed the entire monster army in battle.
Hua Lingyao couldn't help but feel a great curiosity about the man in front of her.
What kind of person is he exactly?
I want to know more about him and everything about him.
"?"
Just then, Lorraine seemed to notice the intense gaze that was fixed on her, and curiously turned her head to give her a polite, symbolic smile.
Unexpectedly, Hua Lingyao seemed to be electrocuted, instantly averting her gaze and burying her face in her hands.
Where Lorraine couldn't see, her face was so red it was almost dripping with water.
Waaah...
What happened?
Even Hana Rinko herself didn't know why she had suddenly become so shy. Was it because it was the first time she had interacted with a man like this?
——
Hanabi Haruka was acting strangely.
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