Honkai Impact 3rd, but I have too many mods.

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Little Gui really doesn't have a solution. He can only hope that those people won't meddle—and more importantly, he needs to restrain his behavior.

As long as no one does anything radical like pouncing on Liu Bai like a pervert, the others probably won't care.

After all, we see each other all the time, and we should also be mindful of social etiquette. As long as there is no aggressive behavior, it is a normal romantic advance!

You can't just resort to violence because I'm "thick-skinned," can you?

We need to be reasonable.

"...Xiao Guizi seems very happy?" Huang Quan muttered, then turned his attention back to fishing.

"Lord Huangquan, have you seen where Xiao Guizi went?"

…………

dong dong~

"Please come in~"

Upon hearing the knock, the highly self-disciplined Thunderfire Sorcerer opened the ranch gate.

"May I ask what brings you here, Lady Katsura Naifen?"

The Thunderfire sorcerers asked Gui Naifen in their seductive, shrill voices.

However, most of the hostility stems from low-IQ assassins driven solely by instinct.

If it weren't for the Thunderfire Sorcerers and the Hidden Mirror Lady maintaining stability, there's likely that assassins would have already launched an attack on Gui Naifen.

Incidentally, it seems that the Hidden Mirror Lady is a rare assassin in this area. All the high-level assassins captured here are Thunderfire Sorcerers, but only this Hidden Mirror Lady has been captured—or you could say that the Hidden Mirror Lady was born naturally.

Judging from the fact that the Lady of Hidden Mirror couldn't speak at first, it's clear that she didn't have much contact with the Herrscher—although she admitted after learning to speak that she was indeed under the Herrscher's command at the time.

Gui Naifen was now slightly uneasy, after all, a large group of people were staring at her with somewhat bloodthirsty eyes, and the rest were not truly kind either.

Yes, Gui Naifen knew very well that these twenty lightning sorcerers only addressed her as 'Sir' out of respect for Liu Bai—just as a smart dog doesn't bark at its master's friend.

"Um... Boss, your master asked me to come and get a vial of medicine."

"……Um?"

The lightning sorcerers exchanged glances, seemingly discussing something with their eyes.

Ah... no, this performance made Gui Naifen even more guilty.

"Lady Gui Naifen, do you have proof of your master's identity?"

The Thunderfire sorcerers were clearly skeptical of Gui Naifen's words.

Why did the owner ask her to come and get the medicine?

They all knew that Liu Bai could simply take the medicine away from outside.

When Liu Bai took the medicine away, the first Thunderfire sorcerer who came here was quite panicked, thinking that he had lost it due to his own negligence.

Later I learned that Liu Bai could directly access the items inside from the outside.

This has made them unsurprised by the recent disappearances of medicines.

Therefore... Gui Naifen's statement seems very suspicious.

"Um... this... this matter is rather urgent..."

This was a spur-of-the-moment idea from Gui Naifen, and of course she couldn't find a reason for it—originally, she thought that given the nature of these assassins, deception would be relatively easy.

"The boss is in a rather urgent situation right now and it's inconvenient for him, so he asked me to come in and get it."

Since there's no detailed reason, they'll sell anxiety—after all, even the lightning sorcerers can't be sure if it's true or not.

"Just one tube, one tube is enough."

While selling anxiety and exerting pressure, Gui Naifen also emphasized that she didn't want much.

—There's only one tube!

Sure enough, despite their doubts, the Thunderfire sorcerers fell into deep thought for a moment, with several of the more senior sorcerers gathering together to discuss it in hushed tones.

Putting aside the safety of its master, just the fact that it's just one tube... isn't actually that unacceptable?

Their intelligence is almost the same as that of ordinary people. When they were driven before, they only needed to use their brains to learn languages. The rest of the time they just needed to fight and kill. Now that they need to weigh the pros and cons, their brains are working again.

The potential safety issues of Liu Bai and the cost of managing her... this question seems to be a no-brainer.

If the number is too large, they may need to find people to testify—well, it's a bit counterintuitive, but they and some people in the pot... at least in their eyes, have a fairly good relationship.

For example, Kage, Mikoto Chiyo, Kujo Sara, Kamisato Ayaka... um, the ones who brought them here.

At least they felt that there was still some connection between them.

Although this little bit of trust will immediately reveal its true colors of relentless conflict once the medication is stopped.

But if you only need to manage it once, then it's completely unnecessary. At worst, they can just send out a suicide squad to kill it, or stop the medication once or twice and keep it in the ranch.

Well, if they have the intelligence, they can find ways to work around Liu Bai's orders. In short, as long as they are flexible in their thinking, it is easy to save a dose for one person. There are as many ways as they need.

Could they really not control a single assassin?

Of course, this compromise might make some of them feel that they might be more "cute" if they didn't take the medicine, but at that time their companions would dissuade them from doing so, and Huang Quan outside would also dissuade them from doing so.

Although Gui Naifen acted on impulse, her excellent communication skills led the Thunderfire sorcerers to unanimously approve her request.

A Thunderfire sorcerer, swaying her lithe waist, retrieved a vial of Love Elixir from a box in the corner of the ranch.

...Gui Naifen has always wanted to complain: do these Thunderfire sorcerers not know how to walk without swaying their waists like water snakes?

"Do we really have to do this, Xiao Guizi?"

Just as the Thunderfire sorcerer, who had taken out the medicine, walked up to Gui Naifen, a sharp and serious voice rang out from behind her.

"……Eh?"

Have you been discovered?

Gui Naifen turned her head hesitantly—her guilty conscience prevented her from realizing who was speaking behind her.

"...Ms. Kujo?"

"Hmm." Josara looked at Katsura Naifun, who looked guilty, with a solemn expression.

"……How did you know?"

Gui Naifen was somewhat puzzled.

Kujo Sara followed Liu Bai, which meant that her purpose had been seen through, and that Liu Bai had returned to stop her.

While it's possible to persuade the Thunderfire Sorcerers through bluffing, convincing Kujo Sara is a much more difficult task.

“…I’ve at least come into contact with these ‘Honkai pheromones’ before,” Josara sighed.

When Gui Naifen suddenly wanted to go back, Kujo Sara realized that something seemed amiss—especially after Fu Hua came out to apologize.

Although Gui Naifen gave people a cold and impulsive feeling, she was not actually slacking off.

Group

You know, if a street performer is forgetful, at best they won't be able to perform a show, and at worst they could lose their life.

Therefore, Gui Naifen has always been very meticulous.

Of course, no one is perfect, and everyone makes mistakes.

It's not impossible that Gui Naifen has genuinely forgotten things.

...This is when a woman's intuition comes into play.

Not to mention that Kujo Sara and Ryuhaku talked about the Love Elixir last night...

...In fact, Kujo Sara had to admit that she had been judging others by her own standards.

She actually knew better than anyone what had happened to Liu Bai last night; this time, she only knew that the person involved was Fu Hua.

Kujo Sara, observing Fu Hua's reaction, subconsciously put herself in Fu Hua's shoes for a moment—just a moment—on her.

Then at this moment, another insider, Gui Naifen, suddenly wanted to go back.

Therefore, Kujo Sara unfairly began to suspect Katsura Naofumi.

Kujo Sara looked at the gray potion in the Thunderfire sorcerer's hand: "Are we really going to do this? It will open Pandora's box—although you may not know what Pandora's box means, to put it more directly... there's no going back."

"Huh? Don't, don't make it sound so serious!"

Kujo Sara's righteous and stern words made Katsura Naifun even more uneasy.

"No matter what, it shouldn't have come to the point of no return, right?"

"These medicines are kept here."

Kujo Sara instinctively placed her hand on her waist, but then realized she wasn't carrying a sword—not because Kujo Sara was aggressive, but because it was an unconscious action.

So Kujo Sara held her hands, which had nowhere to go, under her chest and continued to persuade Katsura Naofumi.

“Once you drink it this time, others will also discover these potions.”

"Forehead……"

"Lord Liu Bai calls these potions 'Honkai Pheromones' in order to prevent others from having the evil thought of taking shortcuts. Lord Liu Bai has always been very troubled by people who have accidentally drunk these potions."

No, the boss just doesn't want to be seen as a pervert...

Gui Naifen thought to herself.

But... Kujo Sara's words do make sense.

If she can drink today, others can drink tomorrow too.

Even if you drink it yourself, others will definitely be curious about your abnormal behavior and then discover these unorthodox drugs called Honkai Pheromones.

On the contrary, as long as it is placed here, those who have already preconceived that it is a Honkai pheromone will not be able to see through this.

More importantly... I'm troubled by this.

While this thing might bolster her courage to confess, to the boss... it's probably just like "drunken banter," right?

From this perspective, it does indeed seem somewhat useless.

But... it's not entirely useless.

For example, you could just throw caution to the wind and confess your feelings, and then use this drug to cover up your shyness... isn't that also an option?

Gui Naifen was still somewhat conflicted. Although it was somewhat of a double-edged sword, the double-edged sword aspect could be avoided.

On the contrary, as long as we win...

"..."

Well, that doesn't necessarily guarantee a win.

My behavior does seem to set a bad example. If others follow suit, the so-called "first-mover advantage" may not be as valuable as I thought.

More importantly, it is necessary to confirm Liu Bai's thoughts... Well, at least for now, Gui Naifen feels that she does not have the possibility of forcing herself on Liu Bai.

However, Gui Naifen felt that Liu Bai would most likely not refuse a beautiful girl, nor would he refuse to take responsibility.

This should be a potion used to deliver the final blow...

"By the way, Sara, have you considered using these medicines?"

"Huh? W-why are you saying this?" Josara was taken aback.

"That's why I asked you, because you're the only one who thought of that."

Katsura Nai-fen raised an eyebrow at Kujo Sara.

"Ah, never mind, I don't think you'll tell me the truth anyway, you'll probably just spout some platitudes... Tell me, if only there were a love potion that could work on the boss."

"...I am merely a guest."

Kujo Sara, with a stern face, turned and left.

"Hey! Sara, stop treating being here like it's your job!"

Gui Naifen took the Love Elixir from the Thunderfire Sorcerer, but wasn't in a hurry to use it—although the Thunderfire Sorcerer had already realized that they seemed to have been tricked.

Now, Katsura Naifun thinks Kujo Sara is quite interesting.

Especially compared to the more scheming Ryuho, Kujo Sara's hardworking and upright demeanor... is quite interesting.

Well, from a friend's perspective, Gui Naifen doesn't dislike Liu Ying that much, but from the perspective of a love rival... Gui Naifen thinks Liu Ying is both perverted and scheming.