Ragna's Anxiety About Being Left on the Shelf

"Did you... understand...?" Kiana bit her pen, feeling completely dizzy.

"Your statement is indeed full of uncertainty."

Liu Bai pursed his lips.

Although Kiana has quite a few personality flaws, the relationship between Liu Bai and Kiana is... probably okay?

It went much more smoothly than Liu Bai had expected.

This should be attributed to Liu Bai's persuasion skills, which are now at level seven. In terms of getting along with others, Liu Bai does have a significant advantage over Himeko.

... Although it subtly seems a bit like deceiving a little girl?

That's enough for today.

Judging from Kiana's appearance, Liu Bai didn't think she could learn anything from it.

I glanced at the time again, and it was already 8:30.

"Yeah--!"

He gets all energized as soon as he hears get out of class is over...

Yes, that's very student-like.

"Remember to summarize the questions you got wrong."

"Okay, okay!" Kiana didn't linger for a second and dashed out. "Goodbye! AI-sensei! Himeko- sensei!"

Kiana's words brought Liu Bai back to his senses.

Where did Himeko go?

Did he fall asleep in his room after drinking beer?

That's actually quite a high possibility...

Liu Bai passed through the wall while pondering the situation.

Then...

"Are you planning a rebellion, Himeko?"

"... Can you stop talking like a mother hen?"

Himeko complained.

"Can you explain why there's underwear all over the floor?" Liu Bai asked, pointing to the underwear that Himeko had thrown on the floor.

Well, Liu Bai hadn't yet realized that these on the ground were Himeko's "long-treasured" winning underwear.

Firstly, Liu Bai's attention wasn't on this, and secondly, Liu Bai was only responsible for tidying up the clothes, not opening the boxes to look at the underwear.

Thirdly, because these underwear had been gathering dust, Liu Bai didn't have a deep impression of them.

"Don't you have any other thoughts besides these clothes on the ground?"

Himeko's tone was inexplicably tinged with jealousy.

What aspect of your thoughts are you asking about?

Liu Bai looked Himeko up and down as she covered her private parts.

Yes, a large part of the reason why Liu Bai's attention wasn't on the underwear on the ground was because of Himeko.

"If I were to rate it, it would be around 90?"

"Wow... your rating is really quite subtle."

Himeko is feeling pretty strange right now.

Although she didn't know why the story ended up twisting and turning back into a romantic comedy with fan service, Himeko found that she wasn't as shy as she had imagined.

... Is this a sign of leaving a girl behind?

No, isn't this definitely a "leftover woman" mentality?

Himeko had mixed feelings.

Is it too late to say "baka" or "hentai" now?

"And couldn't you give me some... uh, special response?"

"... Have you forgotten who wiped your body clean when you were completely drunk?"

"..."

That's truly undeniable.

Could it be that from that time onwards, I lost my feminine charm?

Thinking about it, it seems that I have been completely honest with Liu Bai quite a few times.

After all, cocktail parties are really lively...

It must all be the fault of our predecessors!

Chapter 205 Ragna's Anxiety About Being Left Single

"Himeko, what's wrong?"

During lunch break, Ragna noticed that Himeko seemed a little down and couldn't help but ask her about it.

"Nothing much, it's just that, Captain, do you think I should... um... start thinking about marriage?"

Although you phrased it very tactfully, you were probably asking, "Am I getting a little old?"

Ragna's expression turned slightly strange when he heard the question.

Let's be reasonable. I'm two years older than you, right?

Ragna was at a loss for words.

"... Why are you suddenly asking this question?"

As a highly professional captain, maid, and teacher, Ragna resisted the urge to turn and leave and continued to listen.

"I just... suddenly remembered it."

She felt completely naked after being seen by Liu Bai, but she couldn't bring herself to say anything about it, feeling no shame whatsoever.

Himeko, rubbing her forehead.

If I were to say this out loud, my public image would be ruined, right?

"..."

I can't understand it.

Ragna's expression was subtle—who would understand what you were saying?

"Well, I don't think that's a valid reason."

"Doesn't that count?"

"Obviously not." Ragna nodded. "Or to be blunt? Are you like your predecessors, or are you just horny and looking for a man?"

When talking about his teammates who were overly attached to being single, Ragna didn't hold back much.

"..."

Isn't that a bit too blunt?

Himeko was unsure whether she should refute him.

Although she doesn't deny wanting men, she feels that she is significantly different from her predecessors.

His predecessors are still like headless flies, while he... at least he has a goal now, right?

"Ahem, Captain, mind your image."

Himeko glanced at Liu Bai, who was chatting with Fu Hua, and coughed awkwardly.

However, this action did not escape the notice of the observant Ragna.

"... Hmm, Lord Alliance Leader?"

Ragna glanced in the direction of the gaze, then his expression turned somewhat strange.

"While it wasn't exactly unexpected, Himeko, you have an unexpectedly strong sense of challenge."

"... Your words are far too euphemistic."

Himeko was a little annoyed by Ragna's expression of complete disapproval.

Is the odds of winning really that slim?

"It's not a question of whether the odds of winning are slim or not, but rather..."

Ragna struggled to organize his thoughts.

"... The hardware gap is quite large?"

"What?"

Himeko touched her chest.

Are you kidding me? Hardware?

Can I take on ten of them?

Fu Hua, who was chatting with Liu Bai, suddenly felt a sense of malice.

"... I'm not talking about this hardware."

Ragna sighed, "Himeko, you've changed. You never used to do this."

However, to be fair, Himeko's development is truly enviable...

"Putting everything else aside, your self-care ability has probably regressed to that of a middle school student, hasn't it?"

The word "degeneration" is so apt that even Himeko was speechless.

"Self-care ability has little to do with this kind of thing... Isn't it said that sometimes women who can't do anything are more endearing to men?"

As soon as Himeko finished speaking, she was met with Ragna's caring gaze towards children with intellectual disabilities.

"Don't listen to your bunch of foolish predecessors." Ragna curled his lip. "That's just self-comfort—they don't even believe it themselves."

"..."

Okay, you're the captain, you're right.

Himeko had to admit that she said that as a way to comfort herself.

"And then again, your opponents aren't just Fu Hua... or rather, Senior Fu Hua."

Ragna poured cold water on Himeko.

"For example, among the higher-ups of Anti-Entropy, putting aside everything else, it seems like there's something going on between Lady Reanna and the Alliance Leader, right?"

"..."

Himeko remained silent for a moment, then rubbed her forehead.

Holy crap! I'd completely forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it!

Ragna's opening remark reminded Himeko of many more things.

Leaving aside Reanna for now, let's talk about the female scientists in Anti-Entropy...

She was the one Liu Bai had told the story of Anti-Entropy was established!

Besides Reanna, how many other characters appeared in that story?

Einstein, Tesla, Planck, Edison, Schrödinger...

Especially Einstein...

"The first subject I studied in university, interstellar dynamics, was taught by Professor Einstein."

Himeko, rubbing her forehead.

Back then, her professor in this subject Einstein, and her associate professor was Yang. However, when Liu Bai arrived, Einstein happened to be out on business, so Yang substituted for him.

"Interstellar dynamics... that's really high-tech."