How Terrifying

"As a girlfriend, you always need to bring something new and exciting to your boyfriend's life—that's how you maintain your relationship!"

"..."

Is this guy giving me dating tips?

"Doing new things with old friends and doing old things with new friends is a kind of wisdom in life~ Eden, haven't you done anything fresh in a long time?" Elysia gave her a senior-like expression.

"Novelty..." Eden looked confused. "Does being completely honest count?"

"...?"

Elysia was just about to say something, immediately paused.

"... Have your private lives become this chaotic behind my back?"

"—Just kidding, I started paying attention to the distance between me and Liu Bai after I turned five."

Eden smiled with pleasure as he watched Elysia had finally lost her composure.

"Lately, I've only asked Liu Bai to help me choose underwear."

"Wow... Is this the advantage that time brings?"

Elysia finally showed a wavering expression.

"At most, I only dared to force a kiss on Liu Bai..."

Although she was quite aggressive, given her reserve, she would at most give Liu Bai a forceful kiss, or let him feel her softness through her clothes.

Being honest with each other... Even though it's underwear, what's the point of that little bit of fabric?

Eden's lips twitched—what did you just say, you bastard?

A forced kiss?

How did you manage to kiss me? I've never even kissed Liu Bai!

And you call that just a forced kiss? You bastard, your values are completely warped!

—At this moment, both Elysia and Eden felt that the other was quite ○ confused.

Eden really wanted to ask Elysia how she kissed Liu Bai and what it felt like, but after thinking about it, he realized that if he got an answer, his blood vessels might burst.

Elysia also wanted to ask Eden Liu Bai about his performance when helping her choose underwear, but after thinking about it, she felt that such a thing would only make her more envious.

"... Does Mobius know about these things?"

"I don't want to die yet."

Elysia and Mobius were close friends, and Alicia knew what Mobius was like—in daily life and even at work, she was sharp-tongued but kind-hearted and tolerant. However, when it came to Liu Bai, this intelligent and sexy scientist would turn into a crazy woman on the spot.

"... That's true." Eden thought for a moment; Mobius was completely impossible to communicate with on this kind of matter.

If this topic were brought up by Mobius, it would probably have already caused an uproar.

Surprisingly, she and Elysia are now having a pleasant conversation.

"Sigh..." Eden sighed helplessly and looked at Elysia, "Shall I call Liu Bai for you now?"

Eden was too lazy to stop Elysia —partly because he couldn't, and partly because the two of them seemed compatible.

Although Eden finds Elysia's views on love rather distorted, being a rival in love is actually an advantage; perhaps the two of them can even join forces to monopolize Liu Bai.

Together, the two of them, along with Vil-V and Sakura, were demoted from weaklings to trash, while Mobius went from a formidable rival to a weakling.

"Hmm... never mind."

After thinking for a moment, Elysia shook her head.

"There must be a reason why Liu Bai doesn't want to see me. I don't think Liu Bai would ignore my charm."

Elysia smiled and made a declaration to Eden.

"After all—we made a promise and even exchanged our first kisses!"

Eden: "..."

It's hardened; its fists have hardened.

I fought at the border all night, I feel dizzy, I touch...

Chapter 361 How Terrifying

"Eden! Has Elysia arrived?"

With a burst of energy, Vil-V kicked the door open.

"... Can't you just come in normally?" Eden looked at the aggressive Vil-V with a hint of helplessness.

"How could I possibly intimidate Elysia by simply walking in normally?"

After looking around and not finding Elysia, Vil-V's tone softened slightly.

Then Vil-V was met with a disdainful look from Eden.

"I'm asking you, is it possible that all of you combined couldn't defeat Elysia?"

Vil-V: "..."

Okay, that makes sense. Not to mention the people here, even if we include Mobius who isn't here, apart from Sakura, all of them probably wouldn't be able to beat Elysia with one hand.

What intimidation? Vil-V was simply trying to take advantage of Elysia's good personality.

"... So, according to you, Elysia has already been here?"

"They came, but just left."

Eden said calmly.

"Just left..." Vil-V looked around the lounge and found that it seemed to be in good order.

"Are you expecting me to fight with Aili?"

Eden took in Vil-V's reaction.

"That might disappoint you."

"That guy... just left like that?" Vil-V scratched her head, then looked at Eden. "Wait, did you and Elysia talk about something?"

"We chatted, and had a very pleasant conversation." Eden calmly took a sip of his black tea.

Upon hearing this, Vil-V looked on incredulously. "... You, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, have betrayed us too!?"

Although it's hard to admit, Eden is truly the face of ELM. Without Eden, let alone Elysia, they can't even beat Mobius — Vil-V can only compete with Mobius in scientific research, and there's still a gap in charm.

Of course, even though Eden is the face of the party, it doesn't stop them from thinking about betraying Eden all the time.

—Or to put it more directly, only Vil-V was thinking of betraying Eden, while Sakura was relatively peaceful.

"What do you mean I betrayed you too?" Eden glanced at Vil-V really couldn't refute him.

As someone who spends all her time plotting against Eden, she was indeed too embarrassed to shamelessly say that everyone was on the same side.

"Hey, what a wasted trip... I'd better go back and deal with that kid Kosma."

Vil-V couldn't tell whether she sighed or breathed a sigh of relief, and then prepared to turn and leave.

However, Eden still called out to Vil-V, "Where's Liu Bai?"

"That guy went back first... tsk, I wonder what Liu Bai's attitude is."

"At most, it's just about possessing Elysia and chatting with her—if it weren't for our feelings, those two would have started chatting already."

Eden was very open-minded and understood that keeping it from Elysia was an unconscious understanding among them, but without Liu Bai's cooperation, what good would it do for them to keep it a secret?

There's always a limit to fooling around.

"Tsk, I won't deny it."

"Aili, what is this?"

The next day, Elysia handed a document to Eden while holding a teddy bear.

"Hmm... Summary report?" Elysia nuzzled the doll in her arms. "It's basically explaining that I don't have the potential to be an idol and that I'm applying to rejoin the team."

"This... Aili, if it's because we've been hiding something..."

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's not that~~" Elysia shook her head, "I had a chat with Liu Bai yesterday, and then I went back and thought about it all night—the battlefield is more suitable for me than being an idol... Well, it's a bit strange to hear such words coming from a beautiful girl like me."

Although the two had only met in dreams before, when it came to understanding Liu Bai, probably no one present Elysia better than Alicia— Elysia was capable of "giving rewards in advance."

Of course, even so, Elysia's understanding of Liu Bai was still vague—after all, Liu Bai remained silent, so Elysia couldn't really see him and could only guess.

However, being vague and being completely ignorant are two different concepts.

"...All right."

Although Eden kept it a secret from Elysia, the two were actually very close friends, so Eden didn't hide the regret on his face.

"I will hand it over to Liu Bai later."

"Ah. Liu Bai has already agreed." Elysia nuzzled the teddy bear in her arms. "The document has been signed. I just came to inform Eden and say goodbye."

"..."

Eden fell silent, then almost instinctively looked at the teddy bear in Elysia's arms.

Seemingly embarrassed by Eden's gaze, the doll— Liu Bai— silently turned its head away.

Being held in someone else's arms in front of Eden... well, it does make me feel a bit guilty—even if it's a way of making it up to Elysia.

"Okay~ I'll go say goodbye to Vil-V and Sakura later~ Don't worry, I won't take Liu Bai away~ Liu Bai is only here because she's within your reach~"

Even so, it's enough to make one feel complicated.

Eden sighed silently and watched Elysia leave. Not long after, Liu Bai returned to Eden's side because he had gone beyond the designated area.

"How does it feel?" Eden asked without looking up.

"... Its coverage area is not as large as yours."

"Oh..."

Six months later.

"Establish a workshop?" Liu Bai looked at the [expert] in front of him. "Tell me your reasons."

"The company's internal laboratories can no longer meet my experimental needs, and ordinary individual weapons probably won't be able to become the mainstream weapons in future battles against the Honkai."

The expert said this after careful consideration.

"The main weapons of the future... will probably lean towards Honkai Energy —but Honkai Energy is an extremely dangerous energy source. Any experiment based on Honkai Energy is extremely dangerous—even the most serious accident in an ordinary experiment would only blow a building into the sky, but once an accident occurs in a Honkai Energy experiment, it is very likely to spread like a virus to the entire city—even if our security forces are full of Moth Chasers to Fire, we may not be able to stop it."

That's why I wanted a dedicated workshop.

Liu Bai nodded. "Then the research you're planning to undertake is... that project to create weapons using the body tissue of Honkai Beast."

"Yes, it's one of the projects you dumped on me back then, and I think it's time to start researching it now." The expert nodded. "Mobius also listened to my proposal, and she agreed to provide an unlimited amount of Honkai Beast body tissue in the form of 'sales'—provided, of course, that safety is guaranteed."

"Since Mobius has already given you special treatment, I agree."

Liu Bai picked up a pen and signed his name, "Liu," on the document in front of him, which contained Tianwen figures. This signature, while somewhat concealing his identity, was a pseudonym. He then stamped the document with his seal.

"You can plan the site selection and layout yourself."

Besides being a scientist, Vil-V is also an accomplished architect.

"Of course—by the way, I also have a Kosma application here."

The calm and collected demeanor of Vil-V faded slightly, and the conductor took over from the expert.

"Kosma has applied to join the Moth Chasers to Fire's combat unit—you know, that kid always seems to be busy."

"How are his studies?" Liu Bai glanced at Kosma's report briefly before turning to ask about something that wasn't really relevant.

"So-so—but I've already finished my high school courses ahead of schedule, and my knowledge and proficiency in various weapons are also up to standard."

"Then I agree. His studies can't keep him tied down forever. Let Mobius arrange a team for him."

Liu Bai signed and stamped the document again.