Troubles?

With the two of them together, Mei as the leader and Otto as the assistant, this is probably the strongest leadership in civilization outside of Liu Bai.

Well, the reason Otto is the second-in-command is that people's hearts are the most unmanageable thing. Even if Otto is strong enough, he can still crash and burn if he is not careful... If it were Liu Bai, he could naturally be the first-in-command.

To be honest, there were so many people present who had a grudge against Otto. If it weren't for Soul Steel taking the blame for the major issues and Otto taking the minor ones, plus the fact that people were saved and Liu Bai provided some smoothing...

One mishap can be catastrophic, it's no joke.

They are the complete opposite of Liu Bai. If Liu Bai ever crashes, there will definitely be no shortage of people willing to risk their lives to pave a way for Liu Bai.

"Alright, let's do some summarizing." Liu Bai interrupted the impending blame-sharing meeting.

"In summary, there's not much to summarize—but the pressure was definitely put in place."

Mei sighed. Anyone who has seen the whole process is no fool. If you put yourself in their shoes, you can easily understand the pressure... It's a kind of mutual adjustment.

"Let's practice simulated warfare to hone our battlefield skills."

The entire operation was a strategic operation, but they didn't fight many battles, so they could only simulate high-pressure battlefields in other places.

"I'm going back to rest now."

Mei pinched the bridge of her nose. After being tormented by Liu Bai all night, and then having to play another high-stakes strategic game that put her under immense mental pressure, Mei was now exhausted and decided to take her leave.

Fu Hua then raised her hand and said, "I'll take my leave now."

Fu Hua rested her head on her hand, looking like she had a headache.

Why did Xiaoshi make me swear an oath as soon as he came back? Am I such an unfeeling person?

She's really not good at comforting children...

"Dominator, what's with the hats on your heads?" Since it wasn't displayed in the game, Liu Bai noticed as soon as he came out that each of the Herrscher of Domination was wearing a small and cute black beret.

"Protect the top of your head."

The Herrscher of Domination answered decisively, while Liu Bai was momentarily stunned before suddenly remembering the time he had patted Liu Bai's head earlier.

So you're protecting this, right?

"Remember to wash your hair when you need to..."

"We have our own Honkai Energy to drain waste, so please rest assured, Lord God."

Can they allow the filth of the outside world to contaminate sacred places?

What a joke! The idiot who got tainted should just crush his own core and atone with his death.

In addition, as dolls, they themselves do not produce filth. As long as they use Honkai Energy to isolate themselves from external dust and add a small hat as a second layer of protection, it will be fine.

"Ah... um... as long as you're happy."

Liu Bai was speechless at the thought process of the Herrscher of Domination.

Liu Bai glanced again and saw a Herrscher of Domination chatting with Otto. This combination gave off a really bad feeling, but Liu Bai had no intention of going up to find out more.

Anyway, everyone's thought processes are quite different...

"Um... Master, how about we go too?" This year's MVP Alisa, was timid. With so many people watching, each with an imposing aura, she wanted to run away.

"Okay, let's go back first."

"Hey, Aili, what do you think of the other you acting all cute and clingy towards Liu Bai?"

Mobius, without any conscience, nudged Elysia, waiting to see her make a fool of Elysia.

"I feel..." Elysia stroked her chin, "... probably..."

"Probably?"

"—Am I going to ruin both of them?"

"... As expected of you."

Mobius's smile twitched as he looked at Elysia's excited expression.

Could you be any more perverted?

"Hmm... For example, I'd like to dress the Doctor in a pink Magical Girl outfit, then lock you in Liu Bai's bed, and Liu Bai and I would defile you together?"

"You rascal..." Mobius couldn't laugh anymore after hearing this.

This guy might actually dare to do something like that!

"Just kidding, Doctor is so stingy~ -- What if Liu Bai wanted Doctor to do that?"

"...roll!"

Chapter 592 Trouble?

Monday, by plane.

"So... it's turned into a tour group after all, right?"

Liu Bai looked at the noisy group of people in the cabin behind him and sighed.

"Who can blame me for being so important to you?" Rita didn't seem offended, after all, a large group of her family members were the kind of people who would follow Liu Bai wherever he went.

Especially in the Previous Era, if you give them a holiday, they don't know where to go, so they might as well follow Liu Bai.

However, those people were quite considerate, as they even knew to let Liu Bai and me have the cabin to ourselves.

"So, darling, are you mentally prepared?"

"Mental preparation? Uh... to be honest, not at all."

Liu Bai looked up, clearly somewhat uneasy.

"So, once you get there, call out to Mom and Dad first?"

As for calling him "Mom and Dad," Cecilia and Siegfried could actually do it if they wanted, but the couple respected Liu Bai's status and refused to accept it no matter what.

Rita's parents are not in the entertainment industry, so they can be addressed normally without needing to emphasize their status.

"Oh dear, that's one way to deal with it." Rita covered her mouth and chuckled.

—But just thinking about that scenario makes her quite shy.

"Your words are making me increasingly uneasy... By the way, should I bring a gift, like a watch or glasses—something high-end yet understated?"

Going to see your father-in-law empty-handed doesn't seem like the right thing to do.

"No need, I've already told my parents, and besides, we don't need that kind of thing at home."

Rita couldn't help but smile as she looked at the somewhat nervous Liu Bai —well, she was nervous too.

"Once we land, we can just buy some fruit."

As S-Rank Valkyrie had long been financially independent, Liu Bai had given Rita every single one of the "high-end yet low-key" things she could think of. Things like giving her father a watch for his birthday this year and a bracelet for her mother's birthday next year were just basic stuff.

Later, we stopped giving gifts. Too many gifts were unnecessary for the elderly, and showing filial piety doesn't have to be about giving gifts.

"Then let's settle on this for now." Liu Bai nodded. "By the way, I thought you would arrange for Mom and Dad to go to Schicksal. Schicksal has preferential treatment for family members, right?"

For the parents of S-Rank Valkyrie, arranging a luxury mansion around Vienna is no big deal.

"Hmm... I did have that thought before, but then I realized that the Schicksal Headquarters, which seems to be the safest place, might actually have an incident rate that is no lower than other places..."

Rita had genuinely planned to bring her parents over, since it was a comfortable place to live, close to her, and she could visit them whenever she wanted.

Then one day, Rita overheard Bianka looking at a laboratory and muttering, "Is the bishop up to something dangerous again?"

Rita suddenly realized that although she didn't quite believe Otto would play with bombs at home, well... that was Otto.

After thinking it over for a while, Rita decided to give up the idea of having her parents move.

As for the former male Otto? Anyway, Britain is Schicksal homeland, so it doesn't matter whether Rita moves or not. It's just a simple benefit; if she doesn't want it, so be it.

"Well... that's actually quite true. In fact, right now, the probability of something happening at the Schicksal Headquarters is pretty high."

"For example, what if Lady Eden suddenly loses her temper and beats everyone up?" Rita joked.

"... This can't be counted for now."

Eden's desire to find someone to beat him up is all too obvious...

"I'm going to take a nap first. Call me when I land."

"Lady Bianka, Lady Ragna, Alisa, this way."

The plane landed quickly, and Rita called out to the three people after landing.

Bianka, no doubt about it, my best friend, someone I can use as a third wheel, and she even knows my parents.

Ragna, who also knows his parents, mentors and benefactors, is now returning and needs to introduce them to his parents.

Alisa... this one is much simpler. She's being trained as the successor to the maid, and the previous simulation battle did significantly improve Rita's opinion of Alisa.

Of course, besides Alisa, we agreed to bring Ragna along, but we haven't done that yet, so this is a good opportunity.

Moreover, this lineup can also make her parents truly realize that their son-in-law is someone their daughter alone cannot hold onto.

Rita felt her parents were very open-minded, but she wasn't sure if they could accept the idea of their daughter sharing her husband with someone else—to be honest, if she were in their shoes, she wouldn't find it easy to accept either...

They might as well pick two people who are equally outstanding in their eyes; this would help them accept the facts.

"They're here." Bianka dragged the reluctant Ragna along.

As for Alisa, she obediently followed along—if she didn't follow Liu Bai and Rita, she would be like a stray pet.

"Today's schedule is to take a stroll around London now, and then go to Manchester this afternoon," Rita announced.

"Ah... it feels like London has changed... but it also seems like it hasn't completely changed."

"Your impression of London is that of the 1950s, right?" Rita teased.

"I have at least seen modern London with Himeko... well, I do have a stronger impression of the last century."

Liu Bai stretched.

"Alright, in that case, where should we go first?"

"Hmm, darling, why don't you go first? After all, you're the real old Londoner."

"That sounds a bit harsh," Liu Bai said, pursing her lips. "But if we're really talking about date locations..."

Did your dates with Einstein and Tesla start from Hyde Park back then?

Well, now that I think about my dates with Einstein and Tesla, it seems a bit inappropriate.

"Let's start by strolling around Great Russell Street. We're not in a rush, are we?"

"I'll book a hotel."

Su Mei held her phone and looked at her junior sisters.

"You lot, don't go looking for trouble. None of us are allowed to rush things until it's our turn."

The people present all nodded obediently.

"... By the way, does anyone here want to go back to Tai Xu Mountain?" Su Mei asked again after taking two steps.

This sentence made everyone present look strange.

"Tai Xu Mountain..." Qin Suyi muttered.

It's both my hometown and a place of heartbreak...

"If we can spare the time, then that's fine." Cheng Lingshuang's icy tone softened slightly. After a moment, she seemed to remember something and suddenly laughed. "Why not take Grandmaster and Master with us and clean up Tai Xu Mountain again?"

There was nothing wrong with what she said, but Qin Suyi, who had been her fellow disciple for many years, immediately understood the unspoken meaning behind Cheng Lingshuang's words.

"Isn't this a bad idea...?" Qin Suyi's face turned slightly red.

Cheng Lingshuang's words meant that she would rebuild Tai Xu Mountain, then sweep the graves of her senior sisters, and then spend the night on Tai Xu Mountain.

"I think if Senior Sister could see this... Okay, enough joking."

Cheng Lingshuang pursed her lips.

"However, five hundred years have passed, and the tombstone should have turned to dust by now. Second Senior Sister, you've become as nostalgic as Eldest Senior Sister."

"...Well, Ling Shuang." Su Mei shook her head with a wry smile. "Since that's the case, then we won't go. We'll just book a room and invite Master over."