On Marriage and Vill-V's State of Mind

"Wow... This is the first time I've known that Su can be so mischievous."

Einstein, exhausted from struggling and catching his breath, watched the two wrestling and gave them amusement.

"Do you think Kevin's childhood friend is any normal person?" Liu Bai propped his head up, seemingly realizing he didn't need to get involved anymore.

"This is what they call birds of a feather flock together."

Einstein sighed.

"Liu Bai, do me a favor and loosen it up for me, this thing is a bit too tight."

"I refuse."

"...Why?"

"I want to see some fun."

Liu Bai crossed his arms.

Birds of a feather flock together.

"..." Einstein paused for a moment, "You're telling me, were Vil-V and the others also spying?"

"You guess?"

He was definitely spying, but Liu Bai wouldn't say it directly. Einstein's question was basically an attempt to drag a few more people into the mess.

"A miniature camera or a miniature robot?" Einstein understood, but there was nothing he could do to change anything.

If she could move freely, she might be able to find the viewing device left behind by Vil-V, but now that she can't move, even if she knows that such a thing exists, it won't help. After all, even if she tells Mei, Mei would definitely be too lazy to look for it.

Conversely, if Liu Bai told her about the device left by Vil-V, and she could clearly point it out, then Mei certainly wouldn't mind grabbing one or two more people along the way.

Einstein wasn't oblivious; Mei actually wanted to arrest a few more, but they were difficult to catch, so he could only expel them.

Unfortunately, her little scheme didn't escape Liu Bai's notice.

"Speaking of which, I feel like you're a familiar face to me now," Liu Bai said casually to Einstein.

"Oh? What kind of person is he?"

"Just a red-haired, hot-tempered, delusional person."

The image of Einstein strapped to a chair immediately reminded Liu Bai of Tesla.

"That sounds rather friendly," Einstein said, shrugging as he remained bound.

At this moment, Mei returned with the bowls and chopsticks.

"Senior sister! That bastard Kevin is trying to escape! I've held him back!"

"It's clearly you who wanted to run away! Senior Sister! You need to distinguish right from wrong! I've always admired your cooking skills, how could I possibly run away!?"

"Oh... I admire you." Mei nodded meaningfully. "Then I'll give you half of this pot."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Kevin, who had been wrestling with Su on the ground, finally let go of Su and crawled toward Liu Bai.

"Teacher! Help! Your handsome student is dying!"

"Sigh... it's time to change students." Liu Bai muttered, turning his gaze away. "I think Kalpas is quite good."

"Teacher!?"

"Stop struggling, Kevin."

Sue grabbed Kevin from behind.

"Summon your courage as a warrior and a husky! As your friend, I will silently wish you a safe journey to heaven."

Who would want to go to a place like that!

"Well done, Su." Mei nodded. "The instant noodles are on the kitchen shelf. Make them yourself."

"Okay!"

After responding, Su slipped into the kitchen and peeked out to watch the show.

"..."

Mei pushed up her glasses and sighed.

Forget it, I'll hook up with Mobius later and have her teach Su a lesson.

Mei reached out and lifted the pot lid while thinking.

"Evil..."

Einstein gagged the moment he smelled it.

"Mei, may I ask what you cooked?"

"I don't know—but the main ingredients are some medicinal powders provided by my senior sister—this is a medicinal diet."

"Medicinal cuisine my foot!"

Einstein's face had turned pale. "Won't eating this kill anyone?!"

"How is that possible~~?"

"I told you not to be like Elysia!"

"—I already told you, Doctor, don't ask questions you already know the answer to." Mei revealed a terrifying expression. "Well, just kidding, it won't kill you. My senior sister didn't give me anything that would conflict with the medicine. At most, they'll just neutralize each other, and... it tastes terrible."

"..."

At most?

Einstein struggled again.

"Teacher, please hold Einstein down. I won't go too far; Einstein only needs one bite."

"You fainted after just one bite, huh?!"

Bang--!

Einstein had barely finished speaking when the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground came from nearby.

Kevin had collapsed to the ground, the black liquid from the bowl spilled all over the floor.

"Senior sister! Kevin is faking fainting!" Su, who was watching the show, bluntly exposed his weakness.

"Snort..."

Mei pushed up her glasses.

"You're quick-witted—so, Dr. Einstein, shall I feed you or will you drink it yourself?"

"... You feed me."

Einstein closed his eyes, opened his mouth, and silently awaited his own end.

"These guys are really making a ruckus."

Mei sighed as she watched Kevin, who had just been carried out of the door by Su, start fighting with Su.

"Teacher, you're really amazing. You can actually get along with this group of people. This afternoon alone, I had a headache enough."

"It's just because I'm easier for people to get used to," Liu Bai smiled. "And more importantly, everyone here is a good person, so there's no real conflict between us."

"Ha... Teacher, could you please become the commander-in-chief of the Moth Chasers to Fire army?"

"... I'm not good at battlefield command, so I'm fine with putting out fires everywhere, but when it comes to overall planning, you're much more suitable than me."

Liu Bai never tries to challenge his own talents. Having self-awareness is also a talent. Moreover, Liu Bai believes that he is good at recognizing people.

"There's a way of commanding called selecting generals and recognizing talent, isn't there?"

Being able to identify someone who is good at something, even if you yourself are not, is also a skill.

"So you were planning to hand over the command to me from the very beginning?" Mei finally understood Liu Bai's way of thinking.

They only manage personnel matters, not directly oversee affairs.

"Well... I could only say I expected it, after all, I know your personality pretty well." Liu Bai smiled at the somewhat tired Mei.

Memories from his past life and experiences in this life actually allowed Liu Bai to anticipate many things.

"If you have any conflicts with other people, feel free to contact me. As long as there are no special circumstances, I can arrange everything for you."

"No one has any conflicts with me... Well, if I had to name one, it would be a love rival—but I would appreciate it if you could reflect on that yourself, teacher."

"... Then my workload will be huge."

Chapter 397 On Marriage and Vil-V's Psychological State

"Slurp... slurp..."

"Whoa! Kevin! Are you crazy? Why are you slurping instant noodles outside someone's room this early in the morning?"

Early in the morning, Su was startled by the white husky sitting on her doorstep as she opened the door.

Since it was a dormitory, other people around were already looking at them with curiosity. Although Sue was inconspicuous, Kevin, the "highly respected" star captain, was very famous.

Well, after spending four or five years at Moth Chasers to Fire, Kevin is now considered a highly respected senior figure by others. Even though he doesn't hang around headquarters much, many people still know him.

So now, when Kevin sits down in front of Sue's door, he attracts a lot of attention.

"I was just waiting for you outside since you weren't awake yet."

"And then you can have some instant noodles?" Su's face darkened. "Can't you have any shame?!"

"Let me tell you, this is the first time I've discovered that instant noodles can actually taste pretty good as noodles. Hmm... maybe this is the deliciousness of junk food."

Kevin put down the plastic fork.

"However, the cutlery in the instant noodle cup is a fork, that's really weird."

"That's because of cost... No, why would I even want to talk to you about that!"

Sue almost got dragged into another inexplicable rhythm by Kevin.

"You get in here!"

Sue forcefully pulled Kevin into the house, then slammed the door shut to block the view of those outside.

"So, Kevin, what's wrong with you again?" Su sighed and pulled up a chair to sit down, waiting for Kevin to give her an explanation.

"What do you mean by 'having an episode'?" Kevin picked up the bucket and took a sip of soup. "It just means I feel like I'm in some danger lately."

"Do you even need to think about it?" Su sneered. "Don't you know what trouble you caused yesterday?"

"You're talking like you didn't cause any trouble. You were later arrested by Dr. Mobius, weren't you?" Kevin put the instant noodle cup on the table, crossed his arms, and looked at Sue.

"But Dr. Mobius also remembers you."

Sue was not intimidated by Kevin at all.

He was indeed arrested by Mobius yesterday, but the only charge was disrespecting his teacher's wife.

They were caught, but the so-called punishment was actually just a lecture, and they got to know the other people along the way.

"I spoke with Dr. Mobius last night about your tragic experience, and Dr. Mobius expressed his deepest sympathy for you."

Sue's words stunned Kevin once again.

Deepest sympathy?

You're kidding me!

If you were to say that Mobius hadn't realized why he sent the kitchenware, Kevin would believe it, since Mobius generally doesn't dwell on everyday matters. But once Sue explained what happened on Mei's side, it would be strange if Mobius didn't realize the problem!

"Su... I always thought we were brothers."

"Hehe."

Su responded with a cold laugh, "That's not what you said when you tricked me yesterday afternoon."

Seeing that appealing to emotions wouldn't sway Sue, Kevin paused for a moment before speaking again, "Sue, you know, right? Mobius is my surgeon..."

"Don't worry, Dr. Mobius may have a somewhat crazy attitude towards scientific research, but he is actually very ethical in medicine."

"..."