Sudden Change

"Sister, brother, let's go play hide-and-seek."

"... Did you work out today?" Yae Sakura looked helplessly at Rin, who was tugging at her sleeve. "Don't always think about playing, and don't always drag the Lord God along to play with you."

"Um... exercise, training."

Rin looked guilty.

"Okay, okay, it's a deal, you'll play with me after I finish my workout."

At that moment, Sakura also came out of the room and immediately saw the two sisters.

... Damn it, when Sakura grew up and saw this girl next to Liu Bai, she always felt like she was being bullied.

Sakura saw Rin's pitiful expression again.

"Sakura, are you bullying my sister again?" Sakura looked at Yae Sakura expressionlessly.

"..."

Is it possible that Rin is my sister?

Yae Sakura's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. Her younger sister was becoming increasingly agitated, and the reason was probably because she, as her teacher, spoiled her.

"Teacher, I was just having Rin train." Yae Sakura tried her best to remain calm.

"I wouldn't even dare to bully my sister, and you're bullying her?"

Sakura seemed not to hear Yae Sakura's words at all, and pinched Yae Sakura's cheek with a displeased look.

"... Teacher, if you keep doing this, I'll lose my temper."

Yae Sakura gave Sakura a gentle smile.

"Besides, Rin is my sister. Isn't it inappropriate for you to steal someone else's sister in front of the Lord God?"

"Tsk, stingy."

Sakura pouted.

Liu Bai watched with great interest from the side.

It's interesting that I'm not the protagonist in the first chaotic scene.

"Wow, I never thought people would fight over me! Stop it, please stop fighting!"

Smack

Liu Bai tapped Lin on the head.

Who taught me to say that line? I'm in a chaotic situation every day and I've never said anything like that.

"Bro! If you keep hitting it, it'll be too short!"

Snap!

Liu Bai knocked again.

"Two negatives make a positive."

"Sister! My brother is bullying me!"

"Well played."

"Reflect on why you were beaten by your boss."

In an instant, Rin seemed to transform into that little girl who was neither loved by her grandmother nor her uncle.

"Wow... such a quick change of expression." Rin pouted. "Fine, if brother likes shorty characters, then we'll be shorty characters. Sisters, you guys keep fighting, don't worry about us~"

Well... how should I put it? Sakura and Yae Sakura really didn't pay any attention to Rin's side.

Sakura looked at Yae Sakura with amusement, while Yae Sakura maintained a Yamato Nadeshiko-like smile under Sakura's gaze.

"Alright, Rin, stop playing around and go work out."

Sakura was the first to look away, turning her head to pull Rin, who was rubbing against Liu Bai, away.

(I knew it, the boss has a natural advantage when it comes to abducting little girls... Well, back then he wasn't bad at abducting me, a high school student, tsk, what's so special about that?)

(Huh... that's it? The teacher just left like that?)

Yae Sakura was also a bit dumbfounded. With the two of them giving the same answer, Yae Sakura felt that she could no longer hide her wolfish ambitions. But her teacher left without saying a word.

Is this really a good idea?

Although I already felt that my thoughts were immoral, your inaction only made me feel more guilty!

Although Yae Sakura didn't do anything, just having the idea made her feel very sorry for her teacher.

After all, she was raised by someone else, and now that she's grown up, she's developed feelings for her teacher's man...

Ah... it's because the teacher is so much like me, and the Lord God is indeed a good person.

For Yae Sakura, a traditional woman with high moral standards, Sakura's tolerance made her feel a deep sense of guilt.

However, if Yae Sakura's idea, she would probably laugh herself to death.

It's as if anyone has low moral standards. However, the problem is that if Liu Bai only had one woman, then being a mistress would definitely be morally corrupt. But how many women are around Liu Bai? In this case, the word "mistress" has become a joke and is completely inapplicable to Liu Bai.

Sakura's own thoughts back then were nine times the same as Yae Sakura's, but in the end, she still fell for it. Because of this, Sakura was often criticized for being fake high-minded, with people saying things like "high-minded for a year, conflicted for two years, and then falling for someone else for three years"...

Therefore, Sakura was completely indifferent to Yae Sakura's thoughts. She was just a freeloader back then and didn't care how Yae Sakura came to be. If Yae Sakura really had the guts to make a move, Sakura might even offer some help.

Well, anyway, if we run into Eden, Elysia or anything like that in the future, whether it's Yae Sakura or Kokonoe Sakura, we'll all get crushed. Let's all become scumbags together.

If Yae Sakura can defeat those powerful figures, then Sakura... well, her opinion won't matter anymore.

In fact, from this perspective, Sakura and Yae Sakura are exactly the same in terms of thinking. Yae Sakura is currently in a state of "two-year dilemma".

It doesn't matter, as long as we leave it alone, Yae Sakura will eventually change her mind and become a fan—no matter how high your moral standards are, you can't withstand this kind of test!

"... Sakura, why are you looking at me like that?"

Liu Bai felt as if he was being looked at by a gaze that he was very familiar with.

"N-nothing, cough, Your Lord God, what would you like to eat tonight?"

"... You have a fever?" Liu Bai asked with a strange look in his eyes, trying to recall where he had felt this kind of gaze before. "I am Mud."

"I... I asked it subconsciously." Yae Sakura turned her head away, looking embarrassed. "Then let's have two pieces of cured meat tonight."

After saying that, Yae Sakura ran away as if she were fleeing.

In a way, I do seem to have a fever...

I almost called him by the wrong name...

"Ah..." After Yae Sakura disappeared, Liu Bai recalled where he had felt a similar gaze before. "Isn't this the Sakura from back then... Oh well, I'm used to it."

"You're all seasoned drivers, sit down." Liu Bai was already used to his charm boost being extremely high.

Liu Bai dispersed the soil and drifted back to his research room—a room Liu Bai specifically used to repair Stasis Pod.

Although it's called a repair, it doesn't involve much technical skill. It mainly involves obtaining materials by farming terms like nanobots or self-replication, and then creating parts by simply possessing the robot.

Over the past five or six years, Liu Bai has managed to create a Stasis Pod, and is now working on cheating terms like self-replication—after all, slowly creating something like that is not something a ghost can do.

"My Lord God, I heard from the merchants who came from the village that there seems to be a fight outside, and it's quite fierce," Yae Sakura suddenly said at the dining table. "And they also said that there are a lot more demons lately."

Yae Sakura knew that Sakura and Liu Bai were more concerned about demons.

"That's normal. War and killings are things that fuel the Honkai. But things are relatively good now, and this situation won't last long."

Liu Bai didn't seem to care much. "Any other news?"

"Hmm... It's mainly about who beat whom, besides that... Oh, it seems there's a swordsman who challenged all the heroes in the world."

Speaking of this, Yae Sakura didn't care much. These days, not to mention that their secluded village doesn't cause trouble, even if someone really came to their door, could they possibly beat their teacher?

"I think her name is... Hokushin Mei?"

"Puff--"

Sakura sprayed it.

"Mei? Beichen Mei?"

"Mei" is the pronunciation of "Mei".

Sakura looked at Liu Bai, as if asking, "Is this swordsman an alternate version of Mei?"

Liu Bai rested his head on his hand, lost in thought.

This name sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it... Ah, could it be from Honkai Impact 2?

Sorry, Liu Bai's impression of Honkai Impact 2 is only the comics categorized under the Honkai Impact 3rd IP site. He had heard before that the world line of Honkai Impact 2 and Honkai Impact 3rd are completely different things.

Liu Bai only managed to get to know Xing Ma'er...

Characters appearing out of the scene?

No... not really. Some plot points from Honkai Impact 2 were actually branching points for Honkai Impact 3rd.

For example, right now.

The storylines of the Yae Sisters are the same for parts two and three, but it is known that this is the Honkai Impact 3rd timeline.

... That Hokushin Mei is probably just someone with the same name.

Anyway, Liu Bai doesn't remember having this person in Honkai Impact 3rd.

Hmm... it's not very useful.

Although Liu Bai didn't know what role this person played in Honkai Impact 2, he was certain that this person wouldn't be involved in Honkai Impact 3rd.

Moreover, this person sounds like Mei... Mei's face in Honkai Impact 3rd is easier to identify from the name than the ahoge face in FGO - of course, Takeuchi's face is another matter.

"Alright, don't worry about what's going on outside. We'll leave in a couple of years."

Liu Bai didn't hide the fact that he was Stasis Pod from these people. For Yae Sakura and Yae Rin, there was really nothing to care about in this village. When Liu Bai wanted to take them to the future, the two of them naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

"I'm just a little worried that the war might spread to Shinano..."

Yae Sakura said while eating.

Even a secluded village has to be reasonable. If the fighting outside really gets out of control, Yae Village will most likely lose its seclusion.

"With your teacher here, what are you afraid of?"

Sakura simply didn't want to wield her sword against humans, but in reality, she carried out the most internal purges back then—of course, part of that was due to Gray Serpent's contribution to Sakura's achievements.

Upon hearing this, Yae Sakura looked in Liu Bai's direction and a relieved expression appeared on her face.

Cherry. "..."

I'm clearly the one in charge of this, so why are you looking at the boss with such a reassured expression?

Is it fair to say this girl is exactly like "me"? Even her infatuation is exactly the same as mine...

Looking in the mirror like this is really... a mix of unpleasantness and a sense of shame that feels like self-punishment.

How did Eden really view me back then?

Chapter 533 Shocking Change

The disastrous year of 1472 was quickly glossed over thanks to Liu Bai's preparations and someone's peculiar misunderstanding.

Although the whole village was in a sorry state, no serious incidents occurred. Incidentally, after the year of disaster, the villagers clearly showed much more reverence for the "Fox God".

Pfft—

In the forest, Yae Sakura beheaded the last Death Soldier before her with a single slash.

... It wasn't entirely peaceful either.

Perhaps due to the war, more and more Death Soldier are wandering outside Yae Village.

Although these are all minor tasks for Sakura, and can be given to Yae Sakura to practice on, the actual pressure... Yae Sakura is actually a little overwhelmed.

She wasn't completely ignorant. Given Liu Bai's personality, when he sent someone to do something dangerous, he would always make sure everything was arranged properly. That's why Liu Bai forced Yae Sakura to learn a lot about Honkai.

Although a lot of knowledge has returned, Yae Sakura hasn't forgotten that the original form of the Death Soldier was human.

Snap snap...