The Ultimate Engineered Love Triangle-Just You Wait, Shakespeare!

"Perhaps the Previous Era was destroyed?"

Rita stated bluntly that the fact that such weapons have already been manufactured indicates that the war against the Honkai has clearly reached a critical juncture.

"In other words, Little You is already considered a 'deserter' by the standards of the Previous Era, right? As for why the Guardian Spirit is so angry... obviously, the Guardian Spirit must have existed Previous Era."

Now, Rita and Bianka both understood why Liu Bai was so unhappy with Durandal.

If this were in their possession, this weapon would definitely need to be scrapped and reworked.

"... However, the Previous Era might not have had that time by then," Rita remarked.

If the Previous Era had had the time and energy to make a second attempt, they might have been able to understand the problem with Little You.

After all, strong AI already has its own personality and intelligence. Even if it goes through the same learning process, it may not grow into Little You who has no sense of responsibility whatsoever.

Moreover, Little You "shut down" after the experiment was successful, which proves that this is a feasible path. If the Previous Era had had the time and energy, it certainly would not have stopped there.

"This behavior is really going too far."

Rita concluded.

Bianka naturally agreed.

"There are even more outrageous things to come." Liu Bai sneered. "Come on, Little You, continue."

"Forehead..."

I have a feeling that if I keep talking, I'll get killed...

"If you don't talk, you'll be killed right now. You can choose one."

Liu Bai had almost completely invaded Durandal, so Little You's thoughts could not be hidden from Liu Bai at all.

"Okay, fine, just like you said, the Previous Era was indeed destroyed when I woke up. The empty land only made me more bored, so I went back to sleep—but this time the conditions aren't unreasonable at all! I just want someone to keep me company and chat with me!"

"Then what?"

Bianka, hands on her hips, asked, "This condition is indeed not unreasonable."

"Then I woke up to a bunch of cavemen surrounding me... It was disgusting, so I taught them a lesson and then found a safer place to go back to sleep..."

"What are the conditions this time?"

"... Well... if no cute girl is seriously chatting with me, I'll never get up."

"... a rotten person."

After a moment of silence, Bianka spoke without any mercy.

"I am a sword!"

"That's a tacky sword... What do you mean you can't get up without a cute girl?"

"I just have a precise understanding of my own position!" Little You tried to argue.

"Now you know how unreliable this sword is," Liu Bai's voice came from the sword.

"Waaaaah~~ I already told you, now you can get off me! Waaaaah... I'm not clean anymore..."

"However, on the other hand, this sword is indeed unmatched in performance, and its ability to break through in a single point may not be much inferior to the God Key."

Although the function of altering molecular arrangement is described in a single sentence, it manifests as an extremely terrifying ability to cut through matter.

"Although her personality isn't great, there's no need to spoil her—to put it bluntly, it's because she wasn't properly raised back then."

Despite his displeasure, Liu Bai still understood the situation clearly.

"Hit me if you need to, scold me if you need to, and if you dare to fight back, come find me. If all else fails, I can temporarily take over its function."

That's what they say, but Liu Bai couldn't stay with Bianka all the time.

On the other hand, Durandal and Bianka do have a very good synergy.

"I... I will definitely repent and start anew! I will make a good sword!"

Durandal raised her wings, as if making a vow to the heavens.

... Although, after what just happened, this guy's image has plummeted.

In addition, his current appearance is really hard to compliment... Liu Bai is increasingly realizing the necessity of Armed Dolls technology.

"Actually, this guy is essentially a nasty pleasure-seeker... I understand, I'll work on correcting his terrible personality in the future."

Bianka looked utterly disillusioned—after all, Roland's story was well-known to the Valkyrie, and Durandal was Roland's sword.

Just thinking about how this sword only became Roland's owner because she was a girl... makes my dreams completely shattered.

"Phew... But then again, I'm increasingly wondering what the point of this kind of travel is."

Bianka sighed wearily.

"Guardian Spirit, I have a feeling that more and more things are getting out of our control..."

"Otto is not a god, and he can't even be considered infallible," Liu Bai chuckled. "A villainous BOSS can be extremely intelligent, but he can't be a saint who never makes a mistake... Don't think of Otto as all-powerful."

"A villainous boss... that's quite an rude description."

Rita chuckled softly; Rita attitude towards Otto seemed to have remained largely unchanged.

"Then who is the hero? You, Guardian Spirit?"

"This is a difficult question to answer... If I had to say, I hope I am." Although Liu Bai seemed to be answering, he was actually avoiding the question.

"However, I understand your unease Bianka... Is this your first Bianka meeting so many different kinds of people?"

"Hmm..." Bianka had an expression that she couldn't refute.

In fact, this was her first non-combat mission.

"This is the complexity of human beings. Everyone has their own unique ideas and unique perspectives—something that even Otto could not have foreseen."

Liu Bai thought of Reanna again. Without a doubt, Reanna's initial reason for betraying him was simply to protect these energetic and vibrant young girls in front of her.

"So, people are contradictory and unpredictable—didn't you fully understand this from Miss Ragna?"

"Hmm... why are you acting like a teacher?"

Bianka complained, but it was clear that Bianka had taken Liu Bai's words to heart—after all, Ragna's importance to Bianka was undeniable.

Rita then revealed a gentle smile.

Rita & Bianka compatibility +10%

Although Bianka felt like she only understood half of what she heard...

"... My literary skills need improvement—to be honest, I was actually a teacher for a while."

Looking at the expression on Bianka's face, Liu Bai couldn't help but sigh.

"To be objective, Bianka -chan, you really are the dumbest class of students I've ever taught."

"What do you mean by that?! Besides! I'm not your student!"

Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Ultimate Artificial Shura Field – Shakespeare, you just wait!

After a brief interlude, you resumed your voyage in search of the crystal.

Your next destination is the Yucatán Peninsula.

On the road, Shakespeare gave a speech—and you have to admit, the author's speeches, like her plays, possess a powerful ability to move people.

At the same time, Schrödinger also demonstrated Durandal's ability to cut by altering molecular arrangement—although at the cost of a rough diamond the size of an eggplant.

[Also, since your destination is the tropics, Shakespeare has thoughtfully prepared suitable clothing for you—of course, not swimwear.]

"Hmm... it's a pretty nice little dress."

"Hey! I... I would never wear something like that!"

"Huh? Why? Aren't you wearing a skirt right now?"

Liu Bai glanced at the clothes. Although they were proper clothes, they were obviously much more revealing than the fully covered dress Bianka was wearing.

Well... it's mostly about showing off her arms, shoulders, and waist.

"I think it's pretty good too."

Rita had changed into new clothes, came out. She had changed from a maid to a sleeveless waitress outfit.

Maid turned into waiter?

"You're quite knowledgeable about Shakespeare, aren't you?"

"Haha~ Thanks for the compliment~"

"Why is so much of my clothing showing?!"

"Please, Miss Bianka, look how thick your clothes were before, okay?"

Shakespeare sighed.

"And what kind of statement is that? This is clearly just normal casual wear. If I didn't know better, I would have thought I gave you three Band-Aids."

"What the hell? How can you use a band-aid as clothing?" Bianka asked, bewildered.

What an innocent child.

Bianka had absolutely no intention of changing her clothes.

"What I mean is... Rita, don't you think this outfit is completely unusable for combat?"

"I actually think that, judging from the material, this outfit is more suitable for combat."

"That's right, that's right, it's visibly 'light and airy'!"

Shakespeare and Rita sang in harmony.

"That's right! I agree with Sister Rita! This kind of cute outfit is more suitable for Miss Bianka!"

"... Could you please throw away this most unlovable and clichéd sword?"

Bianka glanced at Little You was stirring things up, and gave a wry smile.

But then again, this thing is kind of ugly-cute after you look at it for a while.

"I see."

Liu Bai directly took control of Durandal.

"Liu, Liu Bai, the boss..." A familiar feeling of stiffness and invasion.

"...I think I understand how Yae Sakura feels when Himeko calls her 'Big Sister'," Liu Bai muttered to himself. "You should stay outside for now."

"I want to see Miss Bianka change her clothes!" Little You struggled as much as she could.

"Impossible—you'd better change your old man-like personality."

"Ah... I actually define myself as a woman..."

"I can't tell at all—I think you just think this kind of excuse is a better way to get closer to girls, right?"

Liu Bai opened the door while complaining, preparing to throw Little You out.

"I'm innocent! My personality is definitely defined as female! Boss, you're the real man..."

Duang~

After throwing Little You out, Liu Bai immediately closed the door.

"Alright, I've already thrown the sword."

Liu Bai reported calmly, as if nothing had happened.

"... Shouldn't you be going out too?"

"Huh?"

"What's with that surprised look on your face?!"

Bianka, her face flushed, seemed to have gained the upper hand in terms of intelligence.

"Isn't it normal for a male ghost like you to stay outside too?"

"... But there's a changing room there."

Rita changed her clothes right there.