Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 273 Summer Fireworks Festival (Act 2)

"Alright, alright, you two should think carefully about how to deal with this shooting booth. Grandpa is really... he opened the booth here without saying anything."

Theresa sighed helplessly, but Rita spoke to comfort her.

"Don't worry, Lady Theresa. When I met the Bishop, he told me that if anything unexpected happens, this stall will be managed by Rita."

"Really? Won't it be troublesome to you?"

"No, this is also a different kind of fireworks display experience."

Rita smiled as if there was nothing to worry about and looked at Jiang Ming.

"Lord Jiang Ming, would you like to give it a try? The original intention of the bishop to set up the stall is to entertain everyone."

"Ah...I—"

"Ah! Mom, look, it's Meiyi and Jiang Ming!"

Before Jiang Ming could think clearly, the voice of Kiana, who looked very slim and was wearing a lavender silk belt to hold her white crane feather yukata in place, came from behind him.

It is worth mentioning that Kiana holds a huge pink stick in her right hand, and between the fingers of her left hand are apple candy, chocolate banana ice cream, grilled squid, octopus balls and other foods.

Moreover, she wore glowing bracelets on both wrists and a cute fox mask on the side of her head, looking like she was enjoying the celebration.

At this time, Mei Beichen and the Queen also came here with apple candies and octopus balls respectively.

"Mei, what are you doing? Huh? Why are Auntie and Rita here too?"

"Ah... you guys are here. We are here to try out this shooting game. You will be given ten bullets each time you play, and you can exchange gifts based on the number of times you hit the target."

While Jiang Ming was speaking, Yae Rin, Yuexia, Xilin, Beichen Mei and the Queen had already picked up the guns beside them and started aiming at the target.

"Come on, Lord Jiang Ming. There are five people in total. Each person will be charged 500 Far East coins, a total of 2500 Far East coins."

"Eh... I think the bishop originally intended to give this stall to us... ah, I'll just pay for it."

After Jiang Ming put the corresponding currency into Rita's hands, Yae Rin and the others just finished shooting - Yae Rin 73 points, Yuexia 81 points, Xilin 76 points, Beichen Mei 27 points, and the Queen 28 points.

The results of the first three were okay, but the results of the last two were a bit terrible. After all, there were only ten bullets, which was almost the same as shooting blindly.

Yae Rin and the other two received ordinary dolls of Homi, Homu and Homi respectively, while Mei Beichen and the Queen received small commemorative badges of the fireworks display. By the way, the biggest prize for 100 points is a two-meter-tall limited edition of the fireworks display -

The yellow Houmu, the pink Houmei, the white Houmi, the dark purple Houao, the light blue Houli, the light purple Houtaro and the red Houla, the seven of them form a complete set.

"Because my grandfather was here just now, I didn't notice it. I didn't expect the full score prize here is so generous."

"Lord Jiang Ming, do you want to try? If it's Lord Jiang Ming, it should be easy for him to take all the prizes."

"Ah... I think it's possible, but then we won't have any gaming experience at all. Of course, if you just want the prizes, that's another matter, but..."

Jiang Ming glanced to the side and saw that Yae Rin and the other two seemed to be happily holding the dolls to their chests, but Beichen Mei and the Queen were more distressed.

"If I were to throw stones, I would definitely hit them all... Jiang Ming, can you put this thing down and throw stones instead?"

"Slave, I'm making love with you, can you help me get that thing off?"

As he spoke, he pointed at the purple Houohuo doll, and Mei Beichen also pointed at the light purple Houtaro.

"No throwing of stones! No making love either! Seriously, follow the rules of the game..."

After Jiang Ming's serious persuasion, Kiana stuffed the apple candy, chocolate banana ice cream, and grilled squid that she was about to finish in her left hand into her mouth in one breath... The sweetness mixed with the sauce on the grilled squid, and from the expression on her face, you could tell that it didn't taste good at all.

Then, with everyone's witness, Kiana easily got 100 points, and took the yellow fireworks festival limited edition Homunculus doll from Rita.

"Wow! It's so big, it's a bit hard to put it in."

"If you don't mind, Ms. Kiana, you can leave it in the store. Rita will send it back to the villa after the fireworks display is over."

"Ohh! Thank you for your hard work, Rita."

"Well... Kiana is good at using firearms after all."

Jiang Ming was not surprised by the girls' relaxed look, but when Kiana recommended to Beichen Mei and the Queen that she could help them get the dolls, she was rejected by shaking her head. It seemed that although she couldn't do it, she didn't want to give up at all.

Rita also suggested that in order to be fair, after taking the biggest prize, one could not take another one, and happiness and other things should be shared with others.

By the way, Anna soon decided to give it a try and "accidentally" got full marks, and chose the blue Houli doll, which made the competition between the Queen and the others more intense.

Looking at Mei Beichen and the Queen who were constantly shooting at targets, and Yae Rin who also wanted to get the large doll by themselves, Jiang Ming showed a helpless smile and looked at Rita.

"Rita, they may all stay here for a while, please keep an eye on them. If any bad guys come, please lead them away, cripple them, and erase their memories. I will pay them when we come back."

"Lord Jiang Ming, that's not right. After all, this is the stall that the Bishop gave me. When you come back, I will give them the dolls they want with other excuses."

After all, no matter how you look at it, it's not certain that the five of them can get full marks on their own. Facing Rita's suggestions, Jiang Ming showed a look of gratitude on his face.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Rita."

“I wish you a safe trip.”

But just when Jiang Ming was about to take the rest of the people to continue shopping, Bianca and Anna suddenly expressed their desire to stay too.

"Bianca I understand... Anna you... are you unhappy about something?"

After a brief thought, Anna suddenly took Jiang Ming away. She didn't speak until Bianca, Mei and the others were out of sight. Then she spoke straight to the point in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Jiang Ming, please don't be angry when I tell you this, okay? Bronya gathered us together last night and played a recording for us all. It was about what you said to Rin and the others last night. It was about you wanting to date Miss Mei alone because of the King's Game at the seaside."

"Varied...!"

Jiang Ming's eyes widened instantly, and he was about to scream out when Anna covered his mouth in time. Smelling the light fragrance of the girl, Jiang Ming blinked and chose to continue listening. However, Bronya really needed to be taught a lesson about the recorder.

Anna continued when she saw Jiang Ming calm down.

"Shh, I'm telling you this in secret. Although no one has said anything, we have reached a consensus in our hearts. We will find a reason to stay during the fireworks display so as not to disturb you. We will all respect your choice."

"You respect me, but you don't consider yourselves, Anna. You were obviously looking forward to it, right? Now you suddenly hear this... ah, so confusing... Although I said I would make it up to you in the future, it still gives me a headache to say it suddenly... Ah, I didn't say you were bad, Anna, thank you for telling me the truth."

When Anna heard this, she put on a serious expression, held up Jiang Ming's face with both hands, and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Jiang Ming, have you forgotten? We have clearly said it before. We all know what kind of person you are, so we won't blame you. It's the way you always think about us that makes us worried. But today you should think about how to do your own thing instead of keeping everyone waiting. Do you understand, affectionate and distressed Lord Jiang Ming?"

"After this day is over, we will double back what we didn't get, so don't worry about it. Enjoying the present is what we want you to do the most. Come on, go back before anyone notices."

"I'm very touched... But Anna, the others are one thing, but girls like Bianca and Mei who are sensitive and attentive to feelings, they must have noticed it, right?"

"Huh? Is that so? Ah! Never mind, we've been away for too long. If we don't go back, it will really arouse suspicion."

Anna didn't give Jiang Ming a chance to answer, and brought him back to everyone with a smile.

Bianca asked out of habit.

"Where have you been?"

"Yeah, I just saw a pair of earrings that would suit me very well, and I wanted Jiang Ming to give them to me as compensation."

After saying that, she took out a pair of blue earrings that sparkled under the light. It seemed that she had bought them while browsing the stalls. It was the perfect excuse, and the happy look on her face didn't even seem fake.

Of course, it was impossible for the girls not to realize that this was a lie. After all, knowing when to play dumb is one of a girl's virtues.

After Jiang Ming gave a look of gratitude to Anna and everyone else, Yae Rin, Yuexia, Xilin, Bella, Kiana, Cecilia, Beichen Mei, the Queen, Anna, Bianca and Rita chose to stay here, while Mei, Sakura and Jiang Ming continued to shop.

Although Ying had thought of reasons to leave halfway through, Jiang Ming refused to let her go no matter what.

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The cool air, the faint sound of insects, and the starry sky that is unique here may be a good background for watching fireworks.

Jiang Ming sat on the clean lawn and took a deep breath, looking like he could finally relax. Mei and Sakura sat obediently on both sides of him.

"Thank you for coming here with me without complaint. I was very busy before, and now I can finally be alone with you in this quiet place."

Jiang Ming looked at the waning moon in the sky with emotion, a look of relief on his face. Before the two of them could shake their heads to indicate that it was okay, Jiang Ming's tone turned to helplessness, which made them stunned for a moment.

"But as for the bug that Bronya set up, I really need to ask Alexandra to discipline her when I get back. At least she should be as cute as a child of her age. Putting bugs secretly... that's weird."

While Jiang Ming closed his eyes and enjoyed the cool breeze, Mei and Sakura seemed a little flustered, even though they had guessed that Anna had just told Jiang Ming the truth. Sakura in particular wanted to leave.

But Jiang Ming gently increased the pressure on his left hand, which was intertwined with Ying's fingers, and looked ahead as if in a daze, but soon closed his eyes again, and his tone was neither slow nor hurried, but quite gentle.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that. I just wanted Sakura to feel at ease and not appear redundant. I have to apologize for that. I don't want you to have an uneven distribution of time, but I was not thoughtful enough when I actually did it... Thank you all for tolerating me."

"where--"

The two who were about to speak out to comfort them suddenly stopped and thought carefully. Jiang Ming did not want to say that he had done something wrong, but simply wanted to thank them for their tolerance. Comforting them at this time would not have a good effect. The thoughtful girls smiled softly and said.

"Ming's strengths lie here. When he encounters a problem, he will reflect on himself first and know how to keep his distance instead of taking advantage of others. When many girls are moved by him, he also takes those girls into his... harem?"

"If Lin was here, she would definitely say something like, 'Brother Jiang Ming is able to make everyone live in harmony and avoid emotional conflicts. Brother Jiang Ming deserves to have a harem.'"

“Thank…thank you…”

It felt like a compliment to herself, but also like a warning... After they found out about Mistlin's secret combat power, she should just kneel down and kowtow to beg for mercy.

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"By the way, I think I haven't asked you yet, did the B-rank Valkyrie exam go well? Kiana's performance should be okay, right? How is Rin doing in Saint Freya?"

"Well, he and Yuexia are doing very well. Although they are not yet able to take charge, they have grown a lot. Their naughty and troublesome shortcomings have also improved a lot since Miss Cecilia came back."

"Rin's body is fine now. She wants to become a Valkyrie and asked Kiana for advice on how to use simple firearms. But she also wants to become a teacher at St. Freya Academy and she said she must show off her brother Jiang Ming to her students."

Jiang Ming smiled bitterly: "Then I will thank her in advance..."

After the three of them expressed their feelings to each other and talked about some plans for the future, Jiang Ming suddenly pointed to the sky.

"I had observed this location for a long time in advance. There were few people there, so I could see the fireworks well."

Just as he finished speaking, a flute-like sound came from somewhere - accompanied by an explosion, and huge flowers bloomed in the air.

Because of the fireworks, the girls' cheeks were flushed.

Just when the fireworks are shining brightly——

"Great! I finally got 100 points on my own! Kiana-sister's teaching is so effective!"

"What?! Damn it, I'm sure I can do it if I try harder!"

"..."

Seeing Yae Rin's happy expression, Mei Beichen and the Queen couldn't help but feel a little anxious, but when they saw the fireworks, they couldn't help but stop and look up.

"Come here, Miss Xilin, Miss Yuexia, Miss Beichen, and Miss Queen of Thunder. This is what Lord Jiang Ming secretly prepared for you. He didn't tell you because he wanted you to experience the feeling of a fireworks display."

"Brother, you are so thoughtful..."

"Humanity......"

"Although I am very reluctant to say it..."

"I'll ask him to pay something else after we get back..."

Yae Rin chose the pink Houmei, Xilin got the red Houla, Yuexia got the white Houmi, Beichen Mei and the Queen got the dark purple Houoh and light purple Houtaro respectively.

Bianca looked at the fireworks at night, then looked at the picture pinned on the official website of Tianming and the comment section filled with envious emojis below, and her fair face showed an even happier blush.

Jiang Ming looked back at the two girls he loved so much, his heart was moved, and he murmured: "It's really hard for me to hold such troubles in my heart. Please give me more guidance in the future."

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