Uchiha Sasuke’s Collapse Chapter 053

“That’s great!”

Seeing the previously unresponsive Sasuke nod in agreement, even Mei couldn’t help but inwardly cheer a little. This was a small step for Mei, and a big step for Kiana.

Of course, it was a big step backward.

At this moment, even on the soft sofa cushions of the Maybach, Kiana only felt the cold helplessness of the entire world.

Wuwuwu…

She could only powerlessly watch this third party join her family, unable to do anything, just like in those little manga she secretly read, where the cuckolded protagonist in a hat sits in front of the screen watching his wife with…

I can’t do anything!

Sasuke, as always, sat in the passenger seat, leaning against the window, silent the entire way, quietly gazing at the bustling traffic and the people coming and going on the asphalt.

Perhaps it was due to the approaching New Year, as various industries in the Far East were entering their holiday period. Mei’s residence wasn’t far from the commercial district, so the road was extremely congested.

Sasuke had no opinion on where to live. Although the young girl’s thoughts were complex, making her either filled with sorrow or overjoyed due to Sasuke’s words and actions, for Sasuke, a well that had long since dried up would not produce any ripples.

Whether it was eating and sleeping rough, watching over the city in the night wind, or enjoying the mundane life on a soft bed, it made no difference to Sasuke.

After about half an hour, the driver finally brought the four of them to the entrance of Mei’s residential complex. Although he was already familiar with the place, he still chose to follow behind Mei.

Inside the house, Mei bent down, her tight school uniform outlining her graceful figure. She took a few steps to the shoe cabinet by the entrance, rummaged through it, and found two pairs of slippers. One was larger and entirely black, which she handed to Sasuke. The other was smaller and blue-grey, which she handed to Bronya.

“Thank you, Sister Mei.”

Although Bronya’s voice lacked emotion, her words were very sweet.

Perhaps influenced by her, Sasuke put on his slippers, pondered for a moment, looked at Mei, and said indifferently, “Thank you.”

“Uh… no, no, don’t be so polite. I should be the one saying thank you.” Mei was a little flustered by Sasuke’s sudden “thank you.”

Kiana, watching the two “flirt,” immediately became displeased. She flopped onto the living room sofa and shouted, “Mei, I’m—hungry—!”

“Uh, wait a moment!” Mei glanced at the living room, then looked at Sasuke. “On the second floor, besides my room with the purple wind chimes, all the other rooms are empty. You and Bronya can each pick one. I’ll go make Kiana something to eat first. Oh, are you two hungry? Do you want to eat something first? It’ll probably be busy until late today, because I need to clean both your rooms first, and then go buy supplies for the New Year.”

“No need.”

“Sister Mei only needs to prepare dinner for that single-celled organism. Heavy Armor Bunny has plenty of reserve rations, and just drank some soda, so she’s not very hungry.”

With that, the two walked towards the attic.

Mei first went to the bathroom to wash her hands, then put on an apron and began to busy herself in the kitchen.

As for Kiana, she was currently venting her resentment on the Homu pillow on the sofa.

Upon reaching the attic, Bronya chose a bedroom right next to Mei’s, while Sasuke chose the room diagonally opposite Mei’s.

Pushing open the door, the room was covered in accumulated dust, cold and damp.

This was the unlit area of the entire mansion. After moving here for school, this room had always been used as Mei’s storage room.

Besides scattered tables, chairs, and cabinets, there was also a large Homu mascot costume piled up in there.

“Ah… Sasuke, this is where I pile up my miscellaneous items. The sunlight isn’t very good, and it gets very cold at night. How about you switch to another room?”

Mei had come up at some point. She was wearing a purple apron, and her ponytail was tied up, seemingly for convenience while cooking. She smelled of a mixture of cooking fumes and shower gel, looking very much like the ‘wife’ character in various classic anime.

“No need, this will do.”

The environment of this room was very similar to Orochimaru’s base. Resting here would prevent him from relaxing his guard.

“Then… I’ll buy an air conditioner when we go shopping for supplies later.” Mei didn’t insist, she just stepped forward and picked up the piled-up Homu costume.

“No need.”

Mei looked at Sasuke with confusion. She wanted to say that although her father was in prison and their family fortunes had plummeted, they weren’t so poor as to lack this money. But seeing that Sasuke had no intention of explaining, she ultimately didn’t say anything.

It was already good that he agreed to move in. If he found this room cold, she would try to get him to stay in her room in the future.

Thinking of this, the girl’s face flushed slightly.

“Let’s clean up first.”

With that, Mei walked out holding the Homu costume and placed it on her bed. The wind chimes on the door frame jingled.

She gazed at the Homu costume, and after a moment, softly murmured:

“Dad, I think I’ve found someone I can rely on.”

A hero who saves the world, coming to save me, a devil who might destroy the city, for the safety of countless lives.

Then, the girl pursed her lips, gave the Homu costume a strong hug, and as she walked out of the bedroom, she bumped into Bronya, who was floating in the air.

“Bronya, is this the room you chose?”

“Mm, has Sister Mei made dinner for that single-celled organism yet?”

Mei lightly massaged her forehead: “It’s made, but it probably can’t be considered dinner. For her, it’s probably more like a dessert after dinner.”

“It seems the single-celled glutton truly lives up to her reputation.” Bronya nodded slightly. “It was indeed correct for Bronya not to let her touch the ‘military supplies’ in reserve.”

“I’ll help you clean up.” With that, Mei rolled up her sleeves.

“No need, Sister Mei. The task of cleaning the room can be left to Heavy Armor Bunny. There are also prepared bedding in the ammunition box.” Bronya felt a little touched seeing Mei’s maternal glow, but still refused Mei’s offer.

“Mm… alright.” Mei, who always respected others’ privacy, simply assumed Bronya wanted to store some personal items. So, she took a few steps to the room diagonally opposite and looked at Sasuke’s back.

“Sasuke, do you need…”

“No need.”

Mei’s pretty face immediately stiffened slightly.

“Things I don’t need, I’ll clean out later and put them in an empty room,” Sasuke said, turning to face Mei.

“But bedding, daily necessities, and so on…”

“I’ll prepare them myself.”

Mei was about to say something when a wailing sound came from downstairs: “Mei, help!”

PS: Who added the ‘Incisive’ tag? It made me laugh so much.