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

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However, with a large movement, the sound of tearing fabric immediately rang out from Cheng Lixue's body.

"..."

"...Oh, your master's clothes, right?"

Patrick suddenly realized what was happening.

So where are your clothes?

"...Where are Salome, Shub, and Kira?"

Cheng Lixue thought for a moment and decided that it was best not to air her dirty laundry in public, so she changed the subject.

"They're introducing the Far East branch to the new handsome guy," Patrick said, hands on his hips. "Ah, though I think they're just being seduced."

"Oh...you weren't seduced?"

Cheng Lixue clutched her chest and, in a fit of despair, launched an attack on Patrick.

"And do they really get seduced?"

Shigure Kira is Cecilia's favorite.

Salome was a cold beauty.

Shub is a berserker.

Are these women really interested in men?

"Hmm... Li Xue, you've gotten so out of touch with everyone while recuperating on Mount Taixu that it's been 17 years since the second Collapse."

"..."

“We’re all over thirty now,” Patrick said, scratching his head. “In the blink of an eye, our beloved captain’s eldest daughter has become the strongest in Destiny, and the younger generation’s younger generation might just be able to take on all of us.”

Is there anything that better conveys the feeling of changing times than this?

They have become the old generation, swept away and left to die on the beach.

"...I don't feel anything at all, and you just arrived too, didn't you?"

"Probably because they took care of you since you just got back... As for me, do you really want to compare with me?"

Although Patrick may seem like a lazy, good-natured girl, she actually holds three doctoral degrees and is an intelligence officer in the Snow Wolf Squad, which is why her former codename was "Genius."

"Then why don't you go? A hot girl in her thirties?" Cheng Lixue asked jokingly.

"...If you bring this up again, I'll just tear your clothes off. Besides, I've been working on anti-entropy all these years. What am I supposed to do if I'm introducing myself to the Far East branch?"

Patrick's face darkened.

"Well, they've changed so much, it's probably related to being teachers for so many years... But speaking of which, Ritsuki, haven't you become more of a joker too?"

"..."

It seems that's really the case...

"But isn't Liu Bai a married man?"

Are you all out of your minds? Putting aside whether people would even want to date you, shouldn't you at least date someone who's unclaimed?

“But there’s more than one woman,” Patrick said matter-of-factly, in a way that Cheng Lixue couldn’t understand.

"Shouldn't we avoid having more than one?"

"No, just because there's more than one doesn't mean you can take advantage of a situation."

"..."

What kind of thinking is this?

Patrick couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Cheng Lixue's bewildered expression.

"I always knew Lixue that you were never a sociable person."

"..."

"Li Xue, you don't actually think that there are so many single women in the Valkyrie series because they can't find men, do you?"

"...Isn't it?"

"Uh... You still can't react at this point? I think you might have the potential to become a pervert in the future."

"……what?"

"Alright, alright, let me, a genius, teach you a lesson."

Patrick rubbed his temples.

"Leaving aside active Valkyries, the biggest problem for retired Valkyries is actually just old injuries and hidden ailments. As for missing limbs or other injuries, they can simply get a bionic prosthetic limb."

"……so?"

"So everyone's appearance and physique are not a problem, and they are all rich. They are not old when they retire, the oldest being only twenty-seven or twenty-eight. People like Ragnar, who are over thirty and still on the front line, are just nonsense."

Patrick crossed his arms.

"Moreover, old injuries and hidden ailments... as long as one leaves the battlefield and recuperates properly, living past forty is not a big problem."

"To bring up living past forty is a serious issue, isn't it?"

"Medical advancements mean you don't always have to be on the front lines, or if you're just naturally gifted and have a lower erosion status, it's really not that difficult—so have you noticed that, speaking of Valkyries, they're actually quite competitive in the dating market?"

"That……"

"The reason why they can't find men is simple - the men who like them don't interest them; the men who like them don't interest them. To put it simply, they are picky eaters."

Okay, Cheng Lixue completely understands.

"But what does that have to do with me becoming a molester?"

"Because I feel you're not a picky eater."

Patrick rolled his eyes.

Cheng Lixue had clearly previously treated "finding a man" as simply randomly choosing a man to sleep with.

If it were really that simple, wouldn't the Valkyries just forcibly abduct innocent young men?

"...And then they set their sights on Liu Bai?" Cheng Lixue still couldn't understand.

“Yeah, if Liu Bai didn’t already have two women around him, we’d be in the middle of an internal power struggle right now.”

Under normal circumstances, people still adhere to monogamy.

But now that Liu Bai isn't quite normal, they no longer feel the corresponding psychological burden.

"Will I die without a man?" Cheng Lixue retorted.

"The line about being destined to be single sounds reasonable, but it denies the innate human desires."

Patrick retorted.

"By the way, Lixue, have you ever done 'that'?"

Patrick made a touching gesture.

"Given your character, would you use a sword hilt?"

"What...what are you saying?!" Cheng Lixue's face flushed red.

"You're all middle-aged women, there's no need to be shy about this, right? I've also secretly used game controllers before."

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"You, you, you...who wants to talk to you about this!"

…………

"Wow...what a beautiful dance."

Liu Bai couldn't help but exclaim in amazement as he watched Salome's dance-like fighting style on the training field.

Black hair, blue eyes, beret covering her eyes... Salome has quite a few cute elements.

Combined with the dance moves of manipulating twelve blades, it's a dazzling dance of slaughter.

"Truly worthy of being a veteran Valkyrie... such impeccable defense..."

Mei's evaluation suddenly stopped.

She always felt that the aloof senior dancer had glared at her.

"Is it my turn next? Qiluo, wanna play a round?"

Shub, carrying a heavy sword and a spear, extended an invitation to Shigure Kira.

Liu Bai looked at the two of them... Come to think of it, if Shub hadn't died, the "Nicholas" inside her would still be there, not parasitized by Qiluo...

Hmm, this feels like a pretty big change.

Does Durandal need to start with Shub if she wants to use "Durandal"?

"It feels like you're bullying me..." Shi Yu Qi Luo pouted, "But speaking of which, don't you feel a chill... from being stared at?"

Shigure Kira joined the team a little later than the others. Her mentor was Salome, so she was addressed with more respect.

"Have it?"

Shub laughed heartily.

Hmm... While Shub has many endearing qualities, her most prominent feature is probably her serrated teeth, right?

Liu Bai glanced at it.

Okay, big breasts are important too.

"Yes, I'll go bring the person over." Salome came out and headed straight for the door.

A short while later, Salome returned carrying a white cat.

"Kiana?"

"Um... Good afternoon, Aunt Shubu, and Aunt Shigure Kira."

Kiana's face stiffened.

And then there's Salome, who's carrying her.

It can be said that all the aunts who watched her grow up are still around except for Theresa—Cheng Lixue and Patrick are at Taixu Mountain and Anti-Entropy, respectively, so they can't really be considered as having watched her grow up.

Besides... now all these "aunties" are enemies!

The pressure of this battle is even greater than when facing Mei!

"Long time no see, Kiana." Mei was also a little surprised, but still greeted Kiana normally.

As for Liu Bai... he immediately understood what was going on, and looked at Kiana with a slightly strange expression.

"Y-long time no see, Mei."

Kiana suddenly felt like the whole world was against her.

(Could it be that she's also doing this for... Salome-senpai?)

Shigure Kira gave Salome a look.

Salome nodded calmly.

What they were thinking about the little girl Liu was growing up was something only her father knew.

"Um... Aunt Salome, could you put me down?"

thump.

Salome let go abruptly, almost causing Kiana to fall flat on her face.

However, after Kiana arrived, the atmosphere suddenly became a bit strange.

—The three of them have some sense of shame.

Even the slightly slow-witted Shub could sense the atmosphere.

After exchanging glances, Shigure Kira spoke up, "Senior Salome, let's go see what Senior Patrick is doing."

The three quickly left, giving Kiana space.

But Kiana was actually quite embarrassed and didn't know what to say.