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

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"Rosalyn doesn't seem very interested?"

"I don't know, maybe it's because I'm getting old?" Rita pondered for a moment, then said in a very unserious manner.

Rosalyn, who hadn't gone far, visibly paused.

This maid... she can be incredibly sweet when she's being sweet, but when she's being venomous, you just want to tear her mouth off.

Rosalind's silhouette looked even more gloomy.

"Actually, if you put it that way, even if it's fate, it's rare to see a woman who's been single for five hundred years."

"The conversation suddenly shifted to the topic of 'leftover women'... Hmm, let's stop here."

The temperature around Mebius was also noticeably dropping—although Mebius wasn't destined for a life of luxury, she was certainly a single woman.

Roughly estimating, even if Mebius is young, he's in his early thirties now—after all, he knew Cecilia back then, so even if he's young and talented, he must be at least sixteen, right?

Seventeen years have passed since the second collapse, which means that Mebius is at least thirty-three years old, and if he's a little older... well, he's at least forty.

No matter how reckless Liu Bai was, he never thought of asking Mebius's age.

Why ask questions that could really kill you? Even being spoiled and arrogant should be done at the right time.

It's estimated that besides Möbius himself, only Jackal and Gray Snake know Möbius's age.

"Yes, yes, let's stop here then."

Rita covered her mouth and chuckled, but... unexpectedly, she showed a hint of malice towards Mebius?

Good heavens, so your real intention wasn't what you thought!

Mebius snorted coldly, perhaps out of consideration for his first offense or because they were not familiar with each other, and did not retaliate directly.

"By the way, Mr. Liu Bai, may I pay a visit to your Chengehu tonight?"

Rita then launched a pursuit.

This time, Möbius's expression changed slightly: "Little mouse, don't associate with those shady women."

"The doctor is right, especially about staying away from women who force themselves on your chest without warning..."

Rita nodded first, then glanced at Mebius, saying nothing more, but Mebius's body temperature dropped again.

Liu Bai was somewhat bewildered.

Wait, why are you two suddenly creating a chaotic situation around me?!

This doesn't make sense! Where's the logic?

Don't cause trouble, Rita!

"Let's put this topic behind us!"

"Then may I..."

"Cocoa."

Liu Bai nodded repeatedly. Rita's attitude clearly indicated that if he disagreed, they would continue with the topic.

With so many people inside the Dust Song Pot, it's much harder for Rita to do anything to herself inside than outside.

Rita smiled, having received Liu Bai's assurance that she would fight.

Peruvieri glanced at Rita from the side.

Strangely, Peruvieri felt as if she knew what Rita was going to do.

Rita smiled back at Peruvieri.

What Rita had to do was, of course, urge Liu Bai on.

After the incident with Xilin, Rita decided to stand firmly on Liu Bai's side.

Rita originally saw Liu Bai as "a nuclear bomb that unites Schicksal through charm," but now, the Herrscher Core and the abilities that grant Herrschers... well, their importance goes without saying.

In addition, Liu Bai himself is also talented...

Although Rita had already gone all in on Liu Bai, changes in expectations can lead to changes in attitude.

Rita, who had higher expectations for Liu Bai, also became more proactive.

As for why we declared war on Mebius... the reason is very simple.

A true man should not remain subservient to others for long!

Given Mebius's attitude of practically riding on Liu Bai's back, if things continue like this, will the future be Liu Bai's destiny or Mebius's destiny?

—Okay, though it's a bit too far ahead to talk about this now.

Of course, Rita wasn't just stirring up trouble in the palace intrigue. To put it more directly, it's okay for you to develop a relationship beyond friendship, but Liu Bai must be in a dominant position.

For example, Inazuma's attitude is that almost everyone calls Liu Bai "Lord Liu Bai". What is Mebius doing, always talking about white mice?

The nickname is a bit too much.

...Well, of course, to put it bluntly, this thought is also a kind of "protective instinct," and it cannot be denied that Rita also has some feelings that go beyond friendship.

From an emotional standpoint, Liu Bai was indeed a good candidate for a blind date. Although they had only known each other for a little over a month, they already had a foundation of feelings for each other, and their occasional interactions were quite harmonious. It could be said that Liu Bai was the best man in Rita's mind.

From a profit perspective, the players who have officially entered the game now are Inazuma, World Serpent, and their Destiny. That doesn't seem like much, does it?

However, at least Liyue and Anti-Entropy are also preparing to enter the fray.

This already creates two major powers in the world, with the third largest, Liyue, also present.

Liu Bai clearly has designs on the other neutral forces as well, and if it's really about fighting against the "doomsday," he will try to win them over in the future.

Liu Bai possesses supermodel-level combat power—this is a situation of intense competition!

Okay, when the apocalypse really comes, Rita will definitely be on the Unity side, but an organization, or even a world-class organization, involves a lot of complex distribution of resources.

Putting aside everything else, the integration of systems alone is enough to drive us crazy. For example, the merger of departments between various organizations, who will take the lead? This cannot be fully summarized by a naive statement like "the end of the world is still a power struggle".

This involves administrative efficiency, and having multiple heads will lead to conflict.

At times like these, you should fight for what you can. At least Rita felt she could make fair and impartial recommendations, and that personal interests wouldn't affect her public-spiritedness.

Therefore, for the sake of destiny and the future of the world, the only option was to let this frail maid sacrifice herself to the tiger.

Of course, Peruvieri didn't think that far ahead; she only realized that Rita, like herself, had "educational intentions" towards Liu Bai.

Well, although it's like feeding a tiger with one's own body, a ruler chooses his subjects, and subjects choose their rulers. As a perfect maid, it seems reasonable for her to train a perfect master.

No, you could even say Rita is incredibly enthusiastic about it.

However, Rita's demands on Liu Bai were not as strict as Peruvier's—after all, Rita was a maid.

Even the best master should learn to delegate the minor tasks to his maid.

Taking care of the maids' thoughts, assigning each maid a suitable job, and even "training" and cultivating suitable maids are all things that a "master" should learn.

If a maid causes her master to be bogged down by trivial matters or puts him in danger, that is also a dereliction of duty on the part of the maid.

—In essence, it is the ideal way of leadership: prioritizing the big picture.

Peruvieri actually wanted to train Liu Bai to be a "perfect person" or "saint" in the ideal sense on an individual level—although Peruvieri already felt that her goal was difficult to achieve.

So far, the two, who have only realized that the other is "the same kind", have not had any conflicts and are even quite harmonious.

Chapter 193 The sister-in-law should steal the brother-in-law!

Inside the pot.

"It's really a beautiful view." Rita stood on the beach, looking around the space with great curiosity.

Of course, there are also the people in the space.

...Aren't there a lot of people in the Inazuma group?

Rita looked at the Narukami trio—Rayon, Mikoto Chiyo, and Kosai-miya—who were playing cards under the cherry blossom tree.

General Thunder and her two key ministers?

Well, after meeting Mikoto Chiyo at the maid café last time, Rita also investigated this oni woman. There are quite a few oni in Inazuma's area, but not many are renowned oni women.

...Although this ghost woman was instead sung about as a noble young man.

Hmm... I really can't see any fluctuations.

As for the Shadow... the matter between the True and the Shadow is indeed top secret, which is beyond Rita's ability to find out.

Besides the three here, the ones playing in the water next to them are the young lady from the Kamisato family and a cat demon.

They beat us to it!

"You're here too, Rita!"

Upon noticing Rita, Chiyo waved enthusiastically at her, completely oblivious to Rita's earlier rudeness.

"It seems you and Lord Liu Bai have completely united on the same side?"

"Miss Chiyo, it's been a long time."

Rita walked over to Chiyo Mikoto and nodded first.

"Lord Liu Bai and I have long been allies. This visit is merely out of curiosity."

"I see..." Mikoto Chiyo stared at Rita for a while, seemingly trying to glean something else from Rita's connection.

curious?

As an ally, he was curious about private territory... although Liu Bai himself didn't have much of a sense of territory.

"Let me introduce you. This is Fox Palace, and this is Shadow—the General's sister."

Fox Palace and Shadow Palace nodded to Rita—although they had both met Rita before.

"Sister-in-law?" Rita looked at Lei's movie and was slightly taken aback, then nodded knowingly. "So, you mean General Da Lingren is still dreaming of his wife?"

She knew Ying, but had always thought Ying was a general—this man, when he didn't speak, began to exude a certain air of authority.

“No, it’s here too,” Mikoto Chiyo replied with a somewhat superior tone.

Do you really think I don't know what you're thinking?

We've already prepared to pack them up and send them away, and you're still here "going alone"?

Don't underestimate the antagonistic instincts between women.

This answer surprised Rita slightly.

"...May I ask why Inatsume is so willing to place such a bet?" Rita sat cross-legged beside the three of them.

Rita wasn't stupid; the density of Inazuma personnel here now clearly exceeded the normal range for allies.

"Well...maybe we just have better judgment?"

Fox Palace replied with a hint of amusement.

Rita dismissed this as utter nonsense. If we're really talking about it, didn't I recognize Liu Bai's merits before you all did?

In order of priority, I'm definitely in the top five!

The fact that Inazuma was able to seduce her so quickly is definitely not as simple as it sounds.

Just like Rita, the real opportunity for her to partner with Liu Bai was the incident involving the Herrscher and Kiana.

Without this opportunity, she and Liu Bai would still be somewhat ambiguous rivals.

Inazuma's situation definitely had that opportunity earlier...

"...Something happened to your general?"

Rita suddenly came to her senses and realized the key issue.

Why would a general personally come here? And what about the initial movements of the Inazuma Group...?

"Hey...did this guy foul?" Chiyo Mikoto pointed at Rita, wondering if her analytical skills were a bit too much.

"It's just that you're brainless." Fox Palace rolled its eyes indifferently.

People are already in the pot; they'll find out sooner or later.

"To be honest, the general was already seriously ill before this and had no choice but to come here for treatment."

Fox Palace doesn't mind revealing the truth to Rita.