Competing on the Same Stage

After a simple meal of meat and fish, the four headed straight to the hotel.

"Here is your room card, sir. Please take it."

The receptionist behind the counter handed over the room card with a mixture of respect and unease.

As a company under the Schicksal Enterprises umbrella, the people here are essentially Schicksal's support staff, officially employed. They are also directly connected to headquarters. To be honest, Mei and the others aren't familiar with them; they can only name them but can't distinguish their features. However, Liu Bai is definitely someone they recognize.

I never expected this person to book a room here... and bring these three with him.

This is absolutely a huge event...

And to be honest, it's quite rare to book a room in a presidential suite so openly.

"Um... sir, is there anything you need us to help you prepare?"

The receptionist tried to be tactful, but this group didn't seem to have taken any safety precautions.

"I happen to have some needs." Mei's eyes lit up and she leaned closer.

She genuinely hadn't expected Liu Bai to be able to make a name for himself here.

"Please go ahead." The receptionist quickly adjusted her smile and became polite again.

In her view, there was clearly no difference between serving Liu Bai and serving Liu Bai's female companion.

Do you have 0.01?

"Yes, yes, how much do you need?" This place also functions as a warehouse, serving as a transfer point and a place where Vienna can quickly transport supplies should anything happen on the Sky Island. Although the variety is not as complete as at headquarters, some items are even more abundant.

For the receptionist, who already knew the group was there to book a room, this request wasn't unexpected.

"A thousand first."

"One, one thousand? Oh, one thousand is it?" Upon hearing this number, the receptionist was surprised, wiped the sweat from her forehead (which she didn't know if she had), and began to write it down.

"No, I meant a thousand boxes... but it's okay if you don't have that many." Mei didn't seem to mind the lack of protection; it was all up to Liu Bai. "Hmm, and get three birth control pills too."

"Boxes? Uh, we have them all... This is our backup warehouse." The receptionist wiped her forehead with her sleeve, already sweating profusely for Liu Bai. You guys are going a bit too far!

A thousand boxes? That's several thousand! Even for the four of you, that's outrageous! How long are you going to keep going?

Don't lose your composure, don't lose your composure...

"Is this a backup warehouse? Then bring some low-temperature candles... two dozen, please." Mei's eyes lit up with excitement.

"... Okay, okay."

There really isn't one. After all, Schicksal is a legitimate organization, and while they do have legitimate candles, there's absolutely no need to stockpile low-temperature candles.

However, the receptionist, sensing Mei's imposing aura, had forgotten how to refuse.

—Why would you say the backup warehouse needs these things? The headquarters warehouse might not even have them!

"Then bring a small leather whip, and hemp rope, cotton rope, cowhide rope, silk rope... Never mind, bring fifty meters of each type of rope from your warehouse, I'll choose myself. Also prepare three iron chains, the small kind, not the thick kind, twenty meters each."

Mei got more and more excited as she talked, and Mei and Hokushin Mei silently took a step back. Liu Bai silently wiped the sweat from his head, completely unsure how to interrupt Mei's enthusiasm.

Mei and Hokushin Mei, in particular, had already sensed the danger in terms of numbers, but... at this moment, it did seem somewhat exciting?

Mei, in particular, had been tied up by Mei, and knew very well that Mei's methods didn't hurt at all, but were just humiliating... no, now it should be said that they were quite shameful.

But at this point, the level of shame should be as high as possible! Shame and temptation are linked!

Hokushin Mei had also gotten to know Mei during this time and knew that this person liked to tie her up, so there was no misunderstanding - in addition, Hokushin Mei was quite accepting of things related to Liu Bai.

In a sense, the husband and wife are in sync (?).

The two exchanged a glance and began to listen attentively to Mei had to say.

"Also, blindfolds, handcuffs... Do you have any handcuffs and shackles that Honkai Energy? If so, bring three of each. Then bring three black blindfolds, three leather collars and three iron collars—if any collars can suppress Honkai Energy, bring three of those too. Also, bring thirty small clips. Hmm... that's enough for now. We'll add more if we think of anything else. Got it?"

"Yes, yes, I've got it." The receptionist kept wiping sweat from her brow with her sleeve. "We'll try our best to deliver it within an hour. Will it be delivered directly to the room?"

Some items were indeed unavailable, but fortunately, some shops in Vienna were open in the evening, and since the quantity needed wasn't too large, it should be fine.

That said, if I remember correctly, they do seem to have handcuffs, shackles, and collars used to restrain Valkyrie, Death Soldier, and even Herrscher... However, the problem is that although these things are unused and gathering dust, they can barely be considered as war preparedness...

Well, nobody uses them. Generally speaking, Valkyrie only need to wear these things when they are court-martialed. Normal offenses are dealt with very leniently. In the past, if someone committed a serious offense, they would simply disappear. Valkyrie who caused defeat by problems on the battlefield, such as desertion or disobedience, would receive this kind of treatment.

Moreover, administering suppressants is simpler and more direct than these other methods.

As for Death Soldier, there are much more brutal ways to capture them, so why would we need these things?

As for the Herrscher... well, we can capture Herrscher alive, so what difference does it make what they wear?

Okay, forget about combat readiness, these are all obsolete stuff, just take them. They're all useless anyway, if they're not broken, just wash them and recycle them. If they're damaged, just report the loss as damage...

To be honest, after Mei made this request, the receptionist felt like she couldn't look at these things the same way anymore.

"Where should I send it to..."

Mei thought for a moment and then pointed to Mei: "Is anyone in the room next door? If not, just move her to the room next door and send her there. Thank you."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all..."

Chapter 583 Competing on the Same Stage

"What a huge public bathhouse! No matter how many times I see it, I still think this era is truly remarkable."

Upon arriving at the rooftop open-air bath, Hokushin Mei, wrapped in a bath towel, looked on in amazement.

She changed her clothes, but instead of putting on a bath towel, she came up from behind carrying Mei.

"Make way, you can be amazed anytime."

Mei pushed past Hokushin Mei, walked over to Liu Bai who was already soaking in the bath, put the towel aside, and began to tentatively enter the water.

"Hey hey hey hey hey!"

Hokushin Mei looked at the ropes binding Mei and her lips twitched—this person is cheating!

"You'll get used to it. Anyway, you'll be completely naked in the bath." Mei casually patted Hokushin Mei's shoulder from behind, then put the towel aside and went straight into the bath.

Honestly, it would be strange if Mei didn't have some kind of rope inside her Mei.

"Who wants to get used to this..." Hokushin Mei muttered, took off her bath towel, and went into the bath.

I have to say, soaking in an open-air public bath on a snowy day really does feel like soaking in a hot spring.

"Brother~ do you need me to help you apply shower gel?"

Mei boldly placed Liu Bai's hand in front of her chest.

"No... no need." Liu Bai's lips twitched as he looked at the "clothes" on Mei's body.

"Hey—you don't have to use your hands." Mei picked up the shower gel she had prepared earlier, poured some onto her chest, then pushed Liu Bai away without saying a word, hugged Liu Bai from behind, and started rubbing against him.

At the same time, Mei's tone became slightly seductive:

"Bro~ Even though we're taking a bath now, night has already begun~"

There's absolutely no need to be reserved now.

These words also reached the ears of Mei and Hokushin Mei.

After thinking for a moment, Hokushin Mei plunged into the bath and swam towards Liu Bai.

In a short while, Liu Bai felt a different sensation coming from below.

Then... Mei started to feel numb.

You two bastards, what are you so eager for!

Where is my seat?!

You two are sitting one in front of the other, didn't you even think to leave me a seat?

"Wow, Beichen, you're too direct."

Mei, kneeling behind Liu Bai, stretched her head out and looked at Hokushin Mei, who was "enjoying herself" underwater, and also wanted to complain.

Normally everyone stands in front and behind, but you attacked directly from underwater. That's really unsportsmanlike!

Hokushin Mei was holding her breath, clearly unable to offer any rebuttal—and too lazy to do so anyway.

"How does this feel, brother? If the sensation isn't very noticeable, I can tighten my clothes a bit."

"No, it's already obvious enough... obvious enough."

Liu Bai paused for a moment, looking at Hokushin Mei underwater with her chest exposed, and had to admit that he was a little provoked.

Hokushin Mei also noticed this, and immediately worked even harder.

This guy...

Seeing this, Mei, who was standing nearby, also made up her mind.

She can hold her breath while swimming!

So what if she's a swimmer? She's not a landlubber!

However, compared to Hokushin Mei approaching from the water, Mei was much more self-aware, going to Liu Bai's side first before diving.

(Didn't I leave the top part for you?)

Hokushin Mei raised her head and shoved Mei, who was trying to take her spot, with annoyance—underwater, it was difficult for either of them to open their eyes.

Mei didn't know whether she didn't understand what Hokushin Mei meant or was too lazy to pay attention to Hokushin Mei, but she just forced her way in.

They squeezed their breasts and their heads, determined to get a share of the pie.

"You two better behave yourselves."

Liu Bai's lips twitched. Although I can accept your way of playing, can you please behave yourselves under human bodies?

Liu Bai pulled the two apart, one on the left and one on the right.

Then the two of them came out of the water and looked at each other.

"Doctor! Isn't there room above my husband?"

Hokushin Mei's tone was very displeased.

"I think the area below is quite spacious." Mei subconsciously tried to push up her glasses, but found nothing. "Besides, even Mei didn't choose to have this place all to herself. Beichen, as a junior, you are really lacking in manners."

"What do you mean by 'exclusive'? I'm just cleaning for my husband!"

"What a coincidence, me too."

We're all cut from the same cloth, what's the point of making up this excuse?

Mei kept a straight face, not revealing any flaws—but subconsciously looking down, Mei noticed that Hokushin Mei's hand was still moving up and down.

"Let go of my hand."

"This is none of your business, is it?"

"Really? Maybe someone's chest simply can't contain the teacher's magnificence, so they resort to this method?" Mei knew she couldn't force it, so she lifted her chest.

Hokushin Mei's face stiffened. She and Mei were similar in size, both large, but Mei was in a more mature stage, with her breasts being enormous, which definitely overshadowed her.

To put it simply, even with a pad and a lot of effort, Liu Bai can still show about a third of her head, but without a pad, even without deliberately squeezing, Liu Bai can only show her head.

This is why Mei couldn't overtake Hokushin Mei, who had the advantage. Her advantage was too great. If Liu Bai didn't separate the two of them, Hokushin Mei would definitely be pushed down.

"... It's alright, I still have my mouth, it can hold my husband's greatness no matter what, there's no need for the Doctor to interfere." Although Hokushin Mei was discouraged, she was still unwilling to back down.

"Make way, make way!"

Mei poured some more shower gel onto her chest, lathered it up, and then moved from back to front—before sitting down.

"Do you want to crush my hand?" Hokushin Mei glared at Mei.

"You two can argue somewhere else, don't disturb my brother and me's time together."

Mei wrapped her arms around Liu Bai's neck, and while exercising, she complained in a slightly trembling voice.

"Anyway, brother must be in a difficult position, right? Once the rope arrives, Mei, Mei, we'll hang them both up~~"

"That's not what I meant..." Liu Bai supported Mei's waist and tugged at the corner of his mouth.

The two people next to him thought about it and then shut up.

But...

Raiden Mei, you bastard, you just went straight for it like that?