Master and Disciple

"My Highlord, Xiao Kong has a stomachache and needs to ask for leave to go home."

Run away! Run away!

Natasha isn't crazy; who wants to be Elixir of Love?

This is really bad!

After saying that, Natasha took off running.

Employee loyalty is utterly worthless! Get out!

"Tsk, getting more and more easily scared." Mobius curled his lip, then shifted his gaze to Kujou Sara. "Inazuma, I remember you're a yokai? Want to give it a try? I guarantee it's harmless."

"No... no need to trouble you."

Kujou Sara is still completely confused about what kind of medicine it is, how it's absorbed, and so on. It's all so vague and unclear.

But she saw how fast Natasha ran.

Although Kujou Sara sometimes looks down on Natasha's carefree attitude, it doesn't mean she thinks she can truly overpower her in terms of spirit and will.

Natasha runs faster than a rabbit; she's just bored and wants to try something reckless.

"... By the way, can I go and see the scene?"

Liu Bai raised his hand again.

I'm a little curious, after all, this is a precious three-dimensional experience.

"Whatever, but remember to peek through the door frame. If you get a clear look at my face, I won't care."

"..."

After walking for five or six minutes outside, Kujou Sara still looked like she hadn't recovered.

"Are you alright, Sara?"

Liu Bai helped Kujou Sara sit down on the bench.

"I'm probably alright... But... that's a bit too much... Ugh...!"

None of the words Kujou Sara had ever learned in her life could describe that scene.

"And you, Liu Bai?"

"Hmm... it's alright? It's just that Danzhu Cangxuan were doing that."

Liu Bai touched his chin.

"However, the Jackal's butt... well, I mean, if you put aside your strange prejudices and the Jackal's random howls, it can definitely be used to treat food poisoning."

Although that action was worsening the "condition," and it seemed that the Jackal's body was already completely clean.

However, objectively speaking... it's not as good as 2D CG.

Her butt is great, but she's not very good at getting aroused in real life.

... Next time, try holding Natasha down when she tries to escape.

The inability to achieve a smooth, astringent taste might be a human issue.

"You truly remain unmoved even when Mount Tai collapses before you..." Sara's tone was full of admiration. "No, perhaps my own cultivation is also insufficient."

Chapter Ninety-Five: Master and Disciple

Good afternoon. Hope I didn't keep you waiting too long?

Rita, carrying a box and dressed in white casual clothes, sat down next to Liu Bai and Kujou Sara.

"No, let's order first and chat while we eat?"

"Can."

Rita nodded nonchalantly, took the menu Liu Bai handed her, casually ordered two dishes, and put it down.

Then, Rita handed the gift box to Liu Bai.

"Liu Bai, this is the gift I gave you as a token of my gratitude."

"Before?"

"That incident with Shencheng Pharmaceuticals... well, it does feel like it happened a long time ago now."

Looking back now, the situation at Shencheng Pharmaceuticals was really relaxed; there weren't nearly as many shady characters as there are now.

Rita glanced at Kujou Sara casually.

Kujou Sara frowned, feeling a sense of being attacked.

"Then I'll accept it."

Liu Bai took the box and placed it beside him.

"How have you been lately, Miss Rita?"

"It might be much better if someone were willing to keep quiet."

Rita's tone carried a hint of complaint; Liu Bai truly deserved credit for how things had escalated to this point.

"But thanks to you, things have been relatively peaceful for now. However, I can only imagine that your days have been quite eventful lately, haven't they?"

Because they knew they couldn't win, and the conflict of positions didn't escalate, everyone acted as if it were perfectly normal after realizing they couldn't beat Liu Bai.

"I want peace and quiet too, but I'm the one who got caught up in this trouble, okay?"

As we were talking, the waiter had already served the dishes.

"Rita, do you want to know what happened to me and Yelan the day after Kiana was kidnapped?"

"..."

This question made Rita's eyes narrow as she looked at the Flying Weave Cape on Liu Bai's shoulder.

That was Yelan's beloved possession, and for it to appear on Liu Bai's person, something must have happened in between.

Rita absolutely did not believe the excuse Yelan gave Theresa for the date last Yelan.

Love and romance?

It was just a casual joke; someone in Yelan's position wouldn't consider such things unless they were completely out of their mind.

"I'm all ears."

"The Herrscher".

Liu Bai summarized the entire text in just two words.

There's no need to go into every detail; just say what Rita can understand instantly.

Sure enough, Rita's expression became even more serious upon hearing this term.

(Herrscher... Did Yelan encounter Herrscher? And then Liu Bai saved Yelan?)

It's not that Rita looks down on Yelan, but Yelan is not good at head-on attacks. If she really encountered Herrscher, she would definitely be dead.

"Sigh... You're really malicious, of all times you had to talk about this during a meal. How can anyone eat after that?"

"Even if they don't eat, the Herrscher will still stay there."

Liu Bai shrugged.

You can't change the objective facts using this mealtime, so stop talking nonsense and eat.

Rita smiled and shook her head, took a couple of bites of food, swallowed, and continued, "Do you have any specific information?"

"The stealthy type has the ability to command and rely on assimilated clones, but its direct combat power is not strong."

"The more troublesome kind..."

Liu Bai's description made Rita think deeply.

This configuration is a bit of a problem—the most problematic aspect is its assimilation ability.

Assimilation alone is a very tricky ability, and coupled with its stealthy nature, it's not easy for others to detect it...

"If we leave it unattended, the foundation of society will be shaken."

Rita immediately thought of the potential harm that this Herrscher might cause.

Father and son distrust each other, brothers quarrel.

Such depictions of specific events and families in history are likely to become commonplace in the future.

If brothers and fathers can act like this, then strangers are even more likely to react this way.

Even though Rita knew that not eating wouldn't change anything, anyone with a compassionate heart would lose their appetite upon hearing those words...

"Yes, trust at the grassroots level of society... or rather, the entire society will collapse."

Liu Bai nodded, and Kujou Sara, who adhered to the principle of not speaking while eating or sleeping, also picked up her chopsticks and fell into deep thought.

She only just realized the danger.

Just like Rita's reaction, anyone who can still eat after realizing what's happened is either already recovered or truly heartless.

If a thousand Herrscher were to raise their IQ a bit, turning Order society into a chaotic battle royale would be no problem at all.

"Now I understand why you asked me out."

Although he knew that Liu Bai had invited him to talk about serious matters, he never expected it to be so serious.

This is what it means to be so restless that you can't eat or sleep.

"This needs to be reported," Rita said earnestly.

Even though she didn't want to have much interaction with Otto before, and didn't want Otto to reach out to her, it was no longer the time to worry about such things.

At worst, we can use the Herrscher to force Otto to act.

This enemy is truly the kind that makes you more and more terrified the more you think about it.

"I can't interfere with this kind of thing." Bai said calmly. It didn't matter much to Liu Bai whether Otto took charge or not.

This person isn't a hypothetical enemy; at most, he's just a troublemaker.

The most important thing to do right now is to kill the thousand- Herrscher —and incidentally, distract Otto.

"However, the other party cannot be caught simply by a large-scale manhunt."

Liu Bai offered a reminder.

"The current situation is that I am in the open while the enemy is in the dark. Even if this matter is reported, Otto may not choose to provide support. Instead, he will pay more attention to the situation in other districts."

Ultimately, we can't let this thing spread all over the world. If it's only in the Sky Dome Zone... then we'll have to sacrifice the Sky Dome Zone.

One region for one Herrscher —it's not the best way to put it, but objectively speaking... for Otto and for most people, the exchange is acceptable.

"Isn't that good too? We can handle things here if necessary."

Rita remained indifferent to this; she knew what kind of person her own bishop was.

He treats ordinary people with a cold and ruthless scale, which fits the "bargaining chip theory".

Statements like "trust is just a matter of not having enough leverage to betray" perfectly align with Otto.

However, to be fair, such people also have a reassuring side. If Otto can really confirm the whereabouts of Herrscher in other regions, that would be a great achievement.

"Hmm, but how are you going to make up the story? Do you want me to show you Yelan's story for reference?"

"Of course I'd love to hear about La Signora. Yelan's embarrassing story."

"Master... it's been a long time, hasn't it?"

"... I had no idea I'd run into you here."

The short-haired girl, dressed in a smart outfit, looked embarrassed as she stared at the red-haired, sophisticated older woman in front of her.

Are you on a business trip?

"Yes, on a business trip." The red-haired woman adjusted her non-prescription glasses. "And you?"

"... So you could call it a business trip?"