The Time-Stopping Pocket Watch (Continued)

Not keeping it safe is no different from digging your own grave.

Liu Bai silently hung the pocket watch inside his clothes, within easy reach.

"Liu Bai..."

"What's up?"

While feeding Zhen fresh porridge, Liu Bai asked softly.

"I... no, I'm fine."

[Raiden Makoto's Affection Level: 2527]

"?"

Is someone who seems to want to say something but is still gaining popularity?

Is this the power of feeding play?

Liu Bai scratched his head.

Based on my experience with various doujinshi, hentai, and visual novels, this is probably what you call a shy, bashful scene?

—From reading the notebook.

"If you are feeling unwell, you can tell me."

"No, I was just thinking about some... some private matters within Inazuma. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Thinking about internal private matters to increase my favorability? Sister, are you even thinking straight?

Liu Bai didn't believe it at all, but seeing that it really seemed like he had taken two big bites of rice to prove that he wasn't feeling unwell, Liu Bai didn't know what to say.

—Although I really didn't lie.

What she really wanted to ask was whether Liu Bai had any intention of dating or even getting married.

But seeing Liu Bai working so hard for her, she was thinking of using him for political purposes...

I always feel a sense of guilt Raiden Makoto.

"It's good that you're alright."

Since that's what they said, Liu Bai didn't press further. He decided to feed the baby properly and then go back to rest.

After a while, Liu Bai put down the large bowl in his hand, took a tissue to wipe Zhen's mouth, and then touched Zhen's hand.

"..."

I suddenly felt a little ashamed.

As he watched Liu Bai's movements flow smoothly, he suddenly had this feeling.

Your own dignity as a general... well, really, you're in this state and you still have the mind to think about these things.

"Bye-bye, see you tomorrow, Zhen." Bai finished clearing away the dishes and stood up.

From now on, Liu Bai won't need to take care of Zhen anymore.

"Um... See you tomorrow, Liu Bai."

"Rita wants to meet me again? Is it related to Ragna?" Back in bed, Liu Bai looked at the new messages on his bracelet. "And the Doctor asked me to bring her breakfast tomorrow and do some tests for her..."

Eden reported his results to Liu Bai as usual, while Yae Miko and Ying surprisingly greeted him with a goodnight.

It's alright, they're all minor issues.

Liu Bai opened Mobius's medical record.

... No, watching this stuff so late at night is really making me sleepy...

Although the system's built-in reading mechanism didn't require Liu Bai to actually understand what was written, a bunch of completely incomprehensible technical terms mixed with foreign language nouns...

Ah... the perseverance to memorize texts! That's what gave me a boost!

Bang.

"Ugh, here we go again."

Hearing the noise downstairs, Natasha got out of bed speechlessly, picked up the spray from the bedside table, and got dressed to go out.

"Dealing with these rebellious teenage girls should be left to our gentle and handsome guys, tsk."

Natasha suddenly felt a little annoyed, seemingly because Liu Bai wasn't around and no one was responding to her.

How did I end up like an elderly person left behind in the countryside?

I feel uneasy when there's no one around to talk to me?

This is truly bizarre... Well, perhaps this is the reason why humans are social creatures?

So much sentimentality in the middle of the night...

Natasha sighed, got up, put on her shoes, and prepared to go out and deal with Kiana.

Glug.

Natasha paused for a moment, looking at the door she had pulled that hadn't been opened, and checked the lock.

Glug.

It still hasn't opened.

All that could be heard was the sound of the door lock colliding with the door frame.

"???"

Natasha's expression instantly turned serious.

This door... can't be opened?

With Natasha's strength, she could certainly slap the door open, but the problem is... why can't this door be opened?

This is not a trivial matter that can be easily dismissed with a flimsy excuse.

Natasha quickly banished the lingering drowsiness and laziness from her mind, a sharp expression appearing on her face.

"Window..."

Thump thump...

The sound of the window colliding with the window frame was also heard. At the same time, the window was not locked, but it just wouldn't open.

"This is interesting."

Natasha's eyes were cold. Without hesitation, she turned around and went back into the house, changing into her combat suit in half a minute.

At the same time, the bracelet began to actively contact Liu Bai.

Bang--!

At this moment, Natasha showed no mercy to her own door, and swatted it away with a single claw.

"It's Honkai energy."

After smashing the door, Natasha sensed the presence of Honkai energy from the shards, which made Natasha expression even colder.

"Hahahaha—!! Uh!?"

The Thunderfly Brute, who was slowly descending from the sky enveloped in a lightning shield, had his shield shattered by Natasha's claw, and was sent flying backward.

Natasha frowned. What kind of trash dares to hang around here?

As if sensing something, Natasha looked up and fired several raven feather darts with her backhand, hitting the Divine Hero Deathless upstairs directly.

"Tsk... He's definitely a tough opponent."

I heard this sentence coming from downstairs.

"Looks like I'm being looked down upon."

Natasha leaped to the first floor and coldly watched the two women supporting Kiana on either side of her.

They look like any ordinary office worker—but how could that be real?

"Honkai zombie? No... Herrscher?"

Looking at the two women in front of her, Natasha's expression was cold. Although it was a question, her tone was quite certain.

"You've got guts."

This apartment isn't some secluded place; no one else would dare to fight like this here, but you dare... Herrscher, huh?

You're going to die here today.

Natasha hates it when people disrupt her daily life.

"Hehe..."

The only response to Natasha's tone was the doll's snickering and snapping of its fingers.

Like dolls being thrown down, several Honkai zombie and Honkai Beasts were bound with threads and thrown down.

"... There's one more?"

Natasha frowned and looked upstairs, but only saw a disappearing figure.

It doesn't matter.

A mere nobody...

I'll kill you all!

You call that Chariot-class?

Natasha smashed the massive head of the Chariot-class Honkai Beast with a powerful downward kick.

—This thing is too big and is blocking the way.

The next moment, Natasha's figure approached the two Herrscher disguised as humans like a ghost.

To catch the thief, you must first catch the king. No matter what, Kiana is the most important one.

In terms of flexibility, Natasha admits she's not as good as Rita, but in terms of pure agility and explosive power... Rita is definitely not as good as her!

"Oh... so close."

Seeing the sharp claws reaching towards them, the two women gave a strange smile.

"Don't move, or I'll kill this woman." Another voice came from above.

Natasha looked up and saw Eden being held by the neck by a petite, blonde girl with an eye patch covering her face.

"... Eden?"

Damn it! I knew this day would come!

With Liu Bai's ability to stir things up, sooner or later he'll cause trouble that will drag ordinary people into it!

As Natasha pondered, she dodged to the side, avoiding the slash, and kicked the Honkai zombie had ambushed her, shattering his chest.

On the rooftop, Eden, dressed only in her pajamas, shivered slightly... Even though she was an ordinary person, she could clearly sense the chilling murderous intent emanating from the blonde girl who had taken her hostage.

Looking down at the horde of monsters below and Natasha, the "landlady" who could crush them at will, Eden's mind was in turmoil—or rather, it was in a state of extreme confusion due to fear.

"Use her to threaten me?"

As Natasha asked the question, she was secretly making calculations.

Should I throw a dart from this distance or just rush in?

Although Natasha and Eden weren't very close, Natasha wasn't so cold-hearted as to watch someone who was practically a friend die before her eyes.

Moreover, Liu Bai's decision to arrange for her to be here... while somewhat reckless, also reflects his trust in her.

"If she dies, I guarantee you won't."

Natasha's threat sounded somewhat eerie from Eden's perspective, but she could clearly feel the hand gripping her neck tighten.

"..."

The girl's eerie smile seemed to have subsided slightly.