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

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Eleanor felt that her judgment was only that of an average person, so she sought Rita's opinion.

"Next step... Theoretically speaking, we should go back upstairs now to look for clues."

Upon hearing this, a shadow fell across Eleanor's face.

Seeing this, Rita continued, "But as you should have noticed, the narrow terrain upstairs, coupled with the unknown rooms, makes it quite dangerous."

“That’s right.” Eleanor wholeheartedly agreed.

The kind of thing that involves killing someone by opening the door can scare a person's heart out.

"So... it might be better for us to stay put and wait for rescue."

"...Waiting for rescue?" Eleanor frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"Yes, this place is not far from Qunyu Pavilion. If something unusual happens here, Qunyu Pavilion should be able to discover it soon."

"...makes sense."

Although she disliked the feeling of sitting idly by and waiting for death, as Rita said, there was no better way at the moment.

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"So, what is this so-called betrayal?" Rita couldn't help but ask in the white room.

The Rita in front of her... Rita herself couldn't tell whether it was the Herrscher of Domination or Kafka playing the role.

"Ahem, there are currently two plans."

The Herrscher of Domination coughed twice and spoke.

"The first option is to continue gaining Eleanor's trust, and then, the moment she is rescued, Ms. Kavka will stab her in the back."

"What a cliché plot," Estelle complained. "What about the second one?"

"The second option is for Eleanor to discover another 'Ms. Rita' who is tied up, and then, while Eleanor is confused due to her inner conflict, one of them will stab her in the back."

"...Does it make a difference?" Rita felt that this seemed to do nothing but make her look worse in Eleanor's eyes.

Are you trying to ruin my reputation for me?

"Yes—the subsequent approaches to mediation... no, to persuasion to surrender are different."

"You almost revealed your true feelings just now, didn't you?" Rita said with a dark face.

but……

"Then tell me about it."

Rita decided to listen to what kind of trouble the Ruler of Domination was planning.

"Option one is to have Ms. Rita... or Ms. Kaffa continue to play the role and carry out the surrender work."

"Nothing new here," Estelle continued to complain—this girl seemed genuinely enjoying the show.

He acts like a film critic.

"Then my reputation is definitely ruined, right?" Rita was very unhappy about this.

"Don't rush! There's also a second option."

The voice of the ruler rose slightly.

"Option Two: Due to Eleanor's indecisiveness, both Eleanor and Rita are captured. During their torture, the two, who trust each other implicitly, agree to take the punishment for each other, and then, under torture that will bring them ecstasy..."

"Stop... Rita, you choose the option." Bai sighed, rubbing his forehead.

The Herald of Domination was very excited; judging from the description, it was clear that the Herald of Domination completely recommended the second option.

Liu Bai realized that with the first plan, Rita's reputation would definitely be ruined.

The second option... Although Rita's reputation was also "ruined," in Eleanor's eyes, Rita was absolutely without fault.

"But then again, why should Rita and Eleanor trust each other?"

Liu Bai stroked his chin.

"Normally speaking... wouldn't it be more interesting if Ms. Karen and Eleanor had a love-hate relationship?"

"Hmm... but she can't participate. Perhaps Kiana could take her place?"

The Herrscher of Domination also found the plot of "fated enemies suffering for each other, and finally both sinking into..." very compelling.

But Karen isn't here.

"Kiana is out of the question, but Kallen... maybe we could invite her?"

Liu Bai touched his chin.

"Well... I feel that Ms. Karen would be very interested in this."

Karen is indeed a mature Kaslana.

However, she still retains her cheerful and somewhat carefree nature... well, you could say that Karen has matured to the point of returning to her true self.

After all, Kallen is very much like "Kiana".

Although, considering the age, a better adjective would be "old rascal".

But this word is completely inadequate to describe this kind of noblewoman...

"Wait a moment, I'll go call Ms. Karen."

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"Hey, this is Karen Kaslana~"

As soon as the call connected, Karen greeted me with a strong sense of morning grumpiness.

"Ha... We do not accept spam calls here."

"It's me, Liu Bai."

"Oh, a sexually harassing phone call?"

"...Who is spreading rumors?"

Which scoundrel is snitching?

Liu Bai's face turned black.

I only did it a few times, how come Karen knows everything?

...Kiana, who is connected to Kallen?

Liu Bai silently made a note in a small notebook.

"Spreading rumors? What rumors... By the way, young man, would you like to see my sleeping face?" Karen's sleepy voice revealed a mature woman's allure.

Well, of course, Liu Bai wouldn't actually be so self-conscious as to think that Kallen was seducing him.

However, perhaps because she was still half asleep, Karen addressed Liu Bai quite casually.

"Please be a little more serious... oh no, let's leave it at that."

Liu Bai suddenly changed his mind.

"Huh? You're indulging me?"

On the other side, Karen lay on her back on the bed, one hand fastening the buttons of her nightgown.

"Ah no, because when I think about it carefully, the matter I'm seeking your help with this time isn't really a serious one."

As Liu Bai spoke, he became slightly embarrassed.

"Ling, hmm~ Meng, do you really want to harass the eldest sister of the 'Five Hundred Dances' series? O? This place only accepts boys who are genuinely interested in dating."

"Please don't say such unpleasant things," Bai sighed.

It's a bit difficult to communicate with Karen, who is completely unconventional.

"It's about Eleanor."

"Hmm? Eleanor?"

The voice on the other end seemed to become much more alert immediately.

"What exactly is it, Mr. Liu Bai?"

"Um...so, Ms. Karen, have you ever considered becoming friends with Eleanor?"

“I’ve always considered Eleanor a friend… or rather, I’ve never held a grudge against her, even though she really disliked me,” Karen said with a touch of reminiscence.

"However, this is ultimately impossible. Thank you for your concern, Mr. Liu Bai."

"No, logically speaking, it's very possible this time... it's just that the methods might be a bit off."

"Hmm? You're not going to make me disguise myself as Otto, are you? Sorry, my noble character can't be disguised." Kallen seemed to genuinely believe this was impossible, and her tone became flippant and casual.

"Could you please explain the specific steps?"

Liu Bai felt that Karen's words were strange. Although the logic was sound, why did she emphasize her magnanimity?

Chapter 348 A Phantom Thief's Young Lady with No Power to Even Kill a Chicken~

"So, bro, you really were after my body, weren't you!"

After hearing Liu Bai's explanation of his methods, Karen made a flippant remark.

"You said you wanted me to act out a play with you, but you'll actually turn around and do something really bad to me... I've seen through your little tricks!"

"..."

This series of self-talk... actually makes a lot of sense.

"Then I won't bother Ms. Karen any longer."

Liu Bai felt that he must have lost his mind to seriously invite Karen to participate in such an event.

No one with a sound mind would participate, right?

"Again……"

"Hey, wait a minute, I didn't refuse. Don't you know that if a girl doesn't refuse, it means she agrees?"

"No, to put it another way, isn't this a bit too self-centered?"

Liu Bai complained.

"and……"

“Hey bro, if you say ‘and you’re not exactly a girl,’ I’m going to beat you up.”

"..."

Liu Bai decisively swallowed the rest of the sentence, "You're not exactly a girl anymore."

Karen smiled as she looked at Liu Bai's hesitant expression—this smiling expression put considerable pressure on Liu Bai.

"So, in other words, Ms. Karen, you're coming?"

"Of course, it's been a long time since I've encountered something so interesting. Just leave the Far East Branch matters to Cecilia."

From Karen's side came the rustling sound of her getting dressed.

"Hmm... let me check the time. It's nine o'clock now. If we take a transport plane here... we should arrive by eleven, right?"

The Far East branch is not far from Liyue Harbor, and these two hours probably also include the time Kallen spent handing over various matters.

"No problem, we can drag it out for as long as it takes."

With Elinor playing the role of both Dominator and Kafka, Elinor had absolutely no ability to break the deadlock.

The two then chatted briefly for a few more minutes. Karen got dressed and hung up the phone, saying she was going out.

"Hmm... is this dress too small?"

Karen looked at her phantom thief outfit.

"I remember being able to wear these twenty years ago... Am I still growing?"

Karen stretched her chest, which felt so tight it was hard for her to breathe.

"Hmm... this shouldn't take much time to modify..."

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