This Sudden Explosion of Responsibility

Although she was feeling hungry, Elysia felt that she and Liu Bai needed to try something new. What if they got tired of each other and kept doing the same thing all the time?

Okay, Elysia just wanted to have a bed partner with a beautiful girl, wanting to have her cake and eat it too.

For this lofty goal, Elysia can completely restrain herself!

"Rita!" Bianka, wearing pajamas, suddenly pushed open the door.

"Hmm? Lady Bianka? What's wrong?" Rita, who was reading a book, looked up. "Let me make this clear, I'm not going to look for anyone."

"...Why?" Bianka was stunned.

"Because I'll be watched if I go out. If you want to go find someone, you and Kiana can go together, Bianka Miss Kiana can fly too."

As a complete novice, Rita resolutely refuses to participate in such ruleless competitive activities.

"Oh, that makes sense—no! That's not what I meant! It's Stan! Stan hasn't come back today!"

"Don't worry, Lady Bianka, you won't lose Stan even if you lose him."

Rita reassured her... though it was a bit harsh to hear.

"Maybe he went to Dr. Jackal's place. After all, he was Stan's former owner. If Stan really doesn't come back, it's not too late to look for him again tomorrow."

It's a peak-level Honkai Beast, capable of going toe-to-toe with Emperor-class. It won't go hungry if released, and it's not aggressive. It's just a normal little kitten most of the time. What's there to worry about?

She was more worried about Bianka getting lost...

"Okay... I'll go back to sleep now."

Rita then noticed that Bianka was now wearing pajamas... So you weren't planning on getting involved either, were you?

Very good, that's very Bianka.

"Meow, meow, why can't I catch any fish yet?"

Pardo held a fishing rod in one hand and scratched the chin of the kitten in her arms with the other.

Meow~~

Boss, why don't you just go down and catch the fish?

Stan asked, making a comfortable sound.

There are fish in this lake—who in their right mind would dig a big hole on a sky island just to add some water to it?

There are actually quite a few fish, and Stan himself often comes to have a treat—it's just that Stan really doesn't understand why a cat would use a fishing rod.

Okay, even though my boss is a cat that looks a lot like a human, which is what you call a catgirl.

Stan rubbed his face and yawned.

"Hey—if we go down to catch fish, we'll get all wet, and if Eden and the others see us, we'll get a real scolding."

Pardo pouted.

"And... I'm a little afraid of water."

Afraid of water? Oh, it used to be afraid of water too, but it stopped being afraid later.

Sigh... I miss my own little nest so much. Why am I stuck here with this silly old man, letting the wind blow through my hair?

Why not just go and mooch off your human's cat food?

I wonder if that super-strong woman noticed she hadn't gone back.

"Hey! Stan, why don't you go down and help me catch some fish? We can split them 50/50?"

"Meow?"

Do you think I'm stupid? To work for you for free?

"..."

Pardo awkwardly turned her head to the side; it was indeed embarrassing to have her trickery with the cat exposed.

"That's strange, we've always been so lucky." Pardo scratched her head. "Could it be that the fish are all asleep, or is it that we're going to have some bad luck lately?"

"Meow..."

You can fish, I'm leaving.

Just as Stan was about to run, Pardo grabbed him by the scruff of his neck.

At the same time, Pardo's fishing rod suddenly sank.

"Huh? You took the bait? Does that mean Stan is actually the unlucky one?"

"Meow!"

No way! If you say that again, I'll beat you up!

Despite being the boss, Stan believed he could beat his boss...

But cats shouldn't be fighting and killing. When you're out in the world, you have to be good at understanding human relationships and social dynamics—something it only learned after being captured by that super-strong woman.

Although life has been much better since I came back... that Jackal, right?

We're really not familiar with each other.

"So heavy... Hey, did Otto raise some kind of monster in here?"

Pardo said that although she is not good at fishing, it is too ridiculous to feel pressure while fishing.

Although the pressure wasn't that great, Pardo now doubted whether the fishing rod could withstand it.

"Meow!"

Stan's cat also looked shocked.

Stan knew there were really big things in the lake, but even when Stan saw them while catching fish before, he didn't dare to catch them because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to afford the compensation if he did—other kittens could do whatever they wanted, but Stan really didn't dare.

Neither Otto nor his master, Bianka, are easy to mess with.

So, when his boss said he was lucky, he wasn't joking?

Chapter 524 This Sudden Surge of Responsibility

Liu Bai was awakened by the Herrscher of Domination.

"Hmm... what are you making? It smells pretty good." As soon as he woke up, Liu Bai smelled a rich aroma that filled the room, but then he saw Pardo and Stan.

"... Pardo? What brings you here?"

Liu Bai felt that his expression must be very subtle right now.

Although the original decision was to sleep with whoever found me... but Pardo obviously doesn't count in that, right?

Liu Bai still remembered the scene when this girl made a desperate escape last time.

"Miss Pardo was fishing nearby and happened to find this place. Tonight's ingredients will be the fish that Miss Pardo caught."

The Herrscher of Domination explained it very succinctly.

"Oh..."

Liu Bai nodded to indicate that he understood, then conjured a new outfit, got off the bed, sat down at the dining table, and looked at the contents of the soup bowl in front of him.

"Wow, what a big piece of fish! What kind of fish is this?"

"European Sturgeon." The voice of the Herrscher of Domination remained steady.

"Cough cough! What is that?" Liu Bai was startled. "Pardo, you caught a European Sturgeon from the lake?"

"Let's use those small fishing rods," the Herrscher of Domination added, pointing to the fishing rod in the bucket in the corner.

"..."

Okay, so the lucky guy caught and ate the European Sturgeon, which seems surprisingly reasonable?

Liu Bai scratched his head.

"Alright, is there anything left? Remember to bring Otto some of the rest tomorrow. He can't just eat what others raise for free."

Liu Bai knew perfectly well that these things were very expensive. Even if Otto's status allowed him to raise them as many as he wanted, he probably wouldn't raise too many in an artificial lake.

"Yes, we will personally deliver it to His Excellency the Archbishop tomorrow."

"Alright, let's eat... Are you guys coming too?"

"It's ten o'clock..." Elysia stretched. "Hmm, judging by the time, it should be about time, right? They should have found the person by now."

Elysia got up and left the room.

The Valkyrie dormitory was still noisy at 10 o'clock. Even without listening carefully, Elysia could tell that many rooms were discussing things that happened in the morning and evening.

However, these were not things that Elysia needed to worry about— Elysia closed her eyes and tried to sense Liu Bai's exact location.

(That location... Waaah, is it an artificial lake? Is Liu Bai sleeping in the open by the lake? How pitiful...)

(But then again, having sex in the grass by the lake under the stars... sounds pretty exciting, doesn't it?)

After a brief moment of surprise, Elysia's thoughts began to wander again.

However, Elysia's steps did not stray at all. She precisely avoided the several guys who were looking for her and made her way to the vicinity of the artificial lake.

However, as soon as she reached the entrance to the forest, Elysia saw a silver-haired dragon maid sniffing around.

Hi~

Elysia greeted the other person with her signature greeting.

"?"

Bella merely glanced at Elysia with her head tilted before continuing to sniff around in the woods.

"Hey hey~~? Bella, what are you doing here~" Although she was ignored, Elysia wasn't angry at all. Instead, she took the initiative to stick close to Bella.

Bella was clearly not fond of Elysia's clingy behavior and silently took two steps back.

However, Bella answered Elysia's question truthfully, "This place smells of Master."

"Smell?" Elysia tilted her head, her gaze shifting from that of the emotionless dragon girl to that of someone looking at a puppy. "Bella, can you still smell this?"

"Yes, it used to be just vague, but now it's very clear."

Liu Bai had previously complained about Bella's sense of smell, saying that she could inexplicably smell ghosts. Now that Liu Bai has become Herrscher, Liu Bai scent is obviously even more noticeable to Bella.

"Why don't you go in, Bella?" Elysia's eyes lit up, but she quickly suppressed them and asked Bella casually.

"... There are other people's scents, a lot of them, and I don't want to disturb my master."

A rare hint of grievance appeared on Bella's usually expressionless face.

After all, Liu Bai had never really cared about Bella, so perhaps in Bella's eyes, she was someone Liu Bai disliked.

"There are a lot of people?" Elysia's eyes brightened again. "It's alright! Bella! Come with me, I'll take you to your master!"

"Hmm..."

Trust me, you won't go wrong!

Elysia forcefully interrupted Bella's thoughts... although Bella probably hadn't been thinking too much either.

After being overwhelmed by Elysia's aura, Bella subconsciously followed in Elysia's footsteps.

Although the forest was pitch black at 10 p. m., Elysia and Bella, one a Herrscher of Human and the other Judgment-Class Honkai Beast and Herrscher of a thousandth percent, were not deterred by the darkness.

Before long, Elysia and Bella saw a glimmer of light.

"The master is over there." Bella's nose twitched slightly. "But there are other smells nearby... very noticeable."

"...The core." A Herrscher of Domination silently rose to his feet.

The core issue that's been lost lies with this person!

Upon discovering this, the other Herrscher of Domination stopped hiding and emerged from the shadows.

There was no way they could hide it from Bella, who shared the same origin as them.

"Hi hi~ Miss Domination~"