Miss Rita Isn't a Jealous Woman

"Bassanio and his fiancée Portia... Strictly speaking, if I were to participate, I would only be missing one."

Durandal answered softly, "Liu Bai, are you interested in this play?"

"Hmm... acting sounds exhausting enough, I'd better pass. Besides, what if I end up with only Portia's role?"

"If the captain's perverse sense of humor kicks in, that might be a possibility—but that would be far too perverse."

"Gender aside, the character distribution is quite reasonable, with the righteous and loyal Bassanio and the witty, brave, and resourceful Portia... So please spare me this play, Shakespeare would definitely have a bad mood."

Liu Bai sighed, while Durandal smiled.

If you put it that way, it does feel really strange... though it's also kind of interesting.

"Then let Rita play Portia, Liu Bai, how about you play Bassanio?" Bianka suggested, completely oblivious to this possibility. "Rita has also regained her memories, so I think Rita 'll definitely agree."

Bianka really has absolutely no sense of crisis.

"Hmm... well, that depends on Rita's opinion, right?"

I feel like Rita would be very happy to agree.

"Speaking of which, how are the others doing now?"

"As for the others, the old man is still in good health, and Watt and Alice's relationship is still going strong..."

Chapter 142 Miss Rita is not a jealous woman

"Hmm hmm~~"

Raven walked happily up the stairs—just thinking about Rita possibly kneeling on the ground crying like a defeated dog in the future made her feel incredibly good, and even her steps became a little lighter.

"Miss Raven, are you happy?"

However, when she was just a step away from her room, an annoying voice called out to her.

... Have I been having some kind of conflict with Rita these past few days?

How come I keep running into that jerk Rita maid everywhere?

Well, after all, they're staying at the same hotel.

"Don't you sleep at night, Miss Rita?" Raven asked, trying to appear calm.

"I was just about to go to sleep when I heard your cheerful little tune, Miss Raven, so I came out out of curiosity."

Rita wore an elegant smile.

"Miss Raven, would you mind sharing your happiness?"

"... Rita, aren't you being a bit too nosy? I'm not your maid."

The Raven grinned, clearly annoyed.

In the end, you're not even the mistress of the house, so what right do you have to tell me what to do?

If it weren't for Lord Liu Bai being there and the Purging Thunder not giving you any face, you would have been lying on the ground long ago!

Even if I can't beat you, I can still outrun you!

"It's just concern for a junior maid," Rita smiled. "Of course, I don't think there's anything that could make you as happy as Miss Raven except for my bad luck or Kojima getting his hands on it."

"... Don't you have a very clear understanding of yourself?"

You've said everything I wanted to say, so what else is there for me to say?

Even so, the Raven still smiled.

"Telling you won't hurt... Right now, your captain Durandal is on a date with the Lord—of course, don't expect me to tell you where they went. Even if you torture me, I will never tell you. I just want to see you, my maid, crying your eyes out."

The Raven gave a mocking laugh.

"However, if you are willing to kneel down and say 'Lord Raven, I was wrong,' I might be able to give you a clue."

"Oh."

Rita nodded calmly.

"...?" Your reaction is a bit off.

"Those two are on a date."

Raven emphasized this point.

"Hmm, a date, and then?" Rita looked at Raven with a half-smile. "What are you trying to say? Should I be so jealous that I'm gritting my teeth and immediately grabbing a scythe and running around Sky Dome City catching them cheating?"

"... Shouldn't it be so?"

"There's a limit to jealousy, Miss Raven —or do you think I'm the kind of brainless, jealous woman?"

"...Isn't that right?" Raven said instinctively, then realized she might have misspoke. "...Um, that was a slip of the tongue, can you pretend you didn't hear me?"

"... What do you think, Miss Raven?"

Rita gave a kind smile, but then Rita sighed.

"However, it seems that Miss Raven has absolutely no experience in dating."

"Of course, it can't compare to you, a carnivore." Raven curled his lip.

"... If I were a carnivore, I should be taking maternity leave right now—if Liu Bai were pregnant."

Rita couldn't help but feel melancholy when she talked about it.

"No, if I had been in the World Bubble earlier, I might even have a child by now."

If she were truly a carnivore, things wouldn't be so complicated.

She crushed those scientists like Mei, Fu Hua, and Anti-Entropy long ago.

"... Suddenly jumping to children, that's quite a leap."

"Indeed, after all, I was still a minor when I was on World Bubble."

"No, I don't think I meant that."

"Yeah, but getting back to the point, this is actually my first time in love... no, don't open your mouth wide like you're having the end of the world." Rita's eyes twitched as she looked at Raven's feigned surprise. "You're just making me want to hang you from the ceiling."

Does the Raven stop talking once it stands on the ground?

"Okay, I just got off the ceiling not long ago, so let's not get hung up again—go on."

Although Raven is indifferent to romance, Raven is quite interested in Rita sharing her dating experiences—after all, gossip is one of the human instincts.

Okay, let's be more polite: curiosity.

"Your tone makes me completely lose the motivation to share..."

Rita couldn't help but sigh.

"However, since we've come to this topic... although it's just my personal opinion, it's not unreasonable to share it. Hmm... first of all, Miss Raven, what do you think 'love' is?"

"... Could you please stop asking me these philosophical questions the moment you open your mouth?"

"Well, I guess so. After all, Miss Raven, your IQ is limited." Rita sighed helplessly. "So do you think that so-called 'love' must be exclusive?"

"That's yandere behavior, isn't it?" Raven pondered for a moment, resting her chin on her hand. "But that doesn't seem quite right. If it's not about possessing someone exclusively, wouldn't things escalate into chaos?"

"Why let things spiral out of control?" Rita retorted. "Is indulgence the only option besides possessiveness?"

"... Can we get straight to the point? I only want to hear gossip, not philosophical questions—like the reasons for your argument with Dr. Mei or the transfer of Durandal."

"Dr. Mei... I just wanted to confirm the extent of the problem."

"Degree?"

"Of course it's about the degree of love. I don't think it's shameful to compare things in this respect, right?" Rita smiled.

"That was over 50,000 years ago..."

"If the length of time could determine everything, there wouldn't be so many unexpected victories over childhood sweethearts—and there's a word called 'spoiled,' isn't there?"

Rita looked at the Raven with great interest.

"I can guarantee I'm not a yandere, but can you guarantee Dr. Mei isn't? The most terrifying mental illness is someone who's completely like a normal person."

"You're even worse than a yandere in some ways," Raven retorted.

However, she did understand a little of what Rita was saying.

Indeed, the most terrifying madmen are those who show no signs of abnormality at all.

"So this reason is somewhat convincing, isn't it?"

"So-so." Raven pouted. She still didn't quite understand this thought process, but she roughly understood what it meant. "And Durandal? All I see is the fake sisterhood between the two of you."

"Well..."

Rita hesitated for a moment.

"Maybe it really is just a fake sisterhood,"

"..."

Hey! She admitted it! This woman actually admitted it so openly!?

"No, don't be so surprised. When a lot of people get together, they have to be divided into 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, right?"

Ultimately, there can only be one position for the first wife.

"Where did you come from, queen?" the Raven quipped.

"Well... that's quite a vivid analogy—but that's exactly what I'm currently desiring, Miss Palace Maid."

"So I was just a palace maid... Wait, you're getting all worked up over a couple of words??"

"It's not a shameful desire, and it's not shameful to openly admit it and express your feelings."

Rita shrugged and smiled, unconcerned by Raven's teasing. "That's only human nature, Miss Raven."

"Completely impossible... wait a minute." The raven, halfway through its Raven, seemed to suddenly realize something, its eyes immediately turning suspicious. "Your choice isn't a compromise, is it? Because exclusive possession is impossible, you have no choice but to settle for second best..."

"Oh dear..." Rita's smiling eyes suddenly opened, flashing with a cold, icy light.

"... Never mind, I didn't ask."

It really is a second-best choice!

So all those tests you did before were just tests to see if you could eliminate the other party?

I almost actually believed Rita's nonsense just now.

"That's only human nature," Rita said with a smile, as if nothing had happened. "After all, the fewer eyesores there are, the better."

"... You're really dangerous."

"No, I'm a normal person, you know? Maybe the most harmless kind."

"I think you're the kind of person who could turn into a yandere at any time."

No normal person would give that kind of look!

Raven felt like he had vented all his frustrations in the past two days.

... I might have the potential to be a good straight man.

"No, that look just now wasn't murderous intent towards those competitors," Rita shook her finger to correct her. "It was murderous intent as if he was considering whether or not to kill them to silence them."

"You still say you're a normal person??" Raven was furious. "Fine, you've successfully shattered my last shred of hope for romance."

"Love is a battlefield—it might be a good thing to shatter illusions early on," Rita said with a smile.

"Where in this world is there a battlefield that makes people look happy?" Raven scoffed.

"... Huh?"

This was the first time in a long time that Rita had shown a surprised expression in front of Raven.

"The battlefield only brings smoke, death, and sorrow... Rita, you've been indulging in a life of luxury for too long, haven't you? You've even forgotten something like this." Raven continued to sneer, "My suggestion is to go and fight the Sun-Eating Shadow in the underground of the Shencheng Pharmaceuticals with your bare hands. That way, at least you'll remember what a battlefield is like."

"...That's true." Rita gave Raven a slight bow in apology. "But there's nothing wrong with that idea, is there? Miss Raven, didn't you also want to live in seclusion—isn't that a kind of peaceful retreat? It's precisely because you've experienced the battlefield and the cruelty that you yearn for a brighter future, isn't that right?"

"..."

Speechless.

"Durandal and that person will probably go to the commercial streets around Shencheng Pharmaceuticals. If you want to find them, go there."