Liu Bai was just short of facepalming on the spot. Could a killer like her at least put some thought into this?
"Ahem, the story of my sister and me is a long one. My sister and I, uh... have different fathers and mothers?"
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"Urgh!"
After hearing the words "different fathers and mothers," Raven finally snapped and punched Liu Bai in the kidney from behind.
You say I'm not putting any thought into it, but neither are you!
Liu Bai shot her an equally displeased look. You're not putting any thought into it, yet you expect me to?
Do you think I wanted to acknowledge an older sister?
"Pfft..."
Watching Raven and Liu Bai's little exchange, Eden let out a soft laugh.
"How should I put it... I'm starting to believe you two really are siblings."
"..."
Did that mean they had gotten away with it?
For some reason, Raven did not feel happy at all.
"Would you mind exchanging contact information, Mr. Liu Bai?" Eden continued.
Since this was not some kidnapping situation, Eden no longer cared about the relationship between the two of them.
Compared to that, Eden was more interested in Liu Bai. It had been a long time since she had encountered a stranger she could chat with so casually.
"Of course not."
Liu Bai did not have a phone, but his wristband had some communication functions—though Gray Serpent was currently the only contact in its directory.
After briefly exchanging contact information, Eden said goodbye and left.
"Not bad, kid."
After Eden left, Raven dragged Liu Bai and Guinaifen into a secluded corner of the library and spoke coldly.
"On your second day on Earth, you're already wandering around without a care in the world and flirting with girls?"
"Blame me, then." Liu Bai rolled his eyes. "I think my dear sister should explain what happened at the trading company first, shouldn't she?"
"Who the hell is your sister, you bastard?!"
Raven's cold expression completely broke down.
"Ah... what a heartless sister. Little Gui, don't grow up to become a sister like that, okay?" Liu Bai put on the expression of a wronged wife.
"Of course not! I'm super nice to my younger siblings!"
"Shut up."
Raven was clearly much less gentle with Guinaifen. She directly pinched Guinaifen's cheek and berated her.
"Sorry, sorry!"
Guinaifen surrendered without the slightest shred of backbone.
Only then did Raven let go of Guinaifen and turn her gaze back to Liu Bai.
"...Seriously, can't you have even a little sense of urgency? You landed on an unknown planet, you know."
Guinaifen: "..."
Guinaifen really wanted to say that her Boss Liu did not look like someone who had landed on an unknown planet at all. He looked more like he had come home.
The familiarity Liu Bai had displayed with this world over the past two days was not something he could have gained just by browsing the internet—as an online celebrity streamer, Guinaifen had also been trying to use this planet's network.
"Life still has to go on." Liu Bai gave an answer that left Raven speechless. "So, can you tell me about the trading company now?"
"The trading company? What is there to say about it? You gave me one hell of a scare. Who would've thought you'd be in the trading company?"
"You gave me one hell of a scare too." Liu Bai was also at a loss for words. "Attacking the trading company directly was a bit reckless, even by my standards."
"Yeah, yeah, people who do business usually aren't easy to mess with." Guinaifen recalled some unpleasant memories.
Though the Interstellar Peace Corporation was hardly a trading company.
"...Fine, I admit it. I was careless too."
Raven fell silent for a while before admitting her mistake.
Failing to keep track of Liu Bai's whereabouts was an undeniable error.
But then again, Raven herself did not really want to manage Liu Bai.
It was not that she lacked experience managing lab rats—though that was one reason.
More importantly, Raven could not sense any threat from Liu Bai. He had not done anything outrageously evil, nor did they have any personal grudge against each other.
Raven felt somewhat guilty about sending someone like him onto Mobius's operating table—though it was rather ridiculous for an assassin to talk about having a conscience.
So she decided that what she could not see would not bother her. Raven understood the survival tactics of villains.
Since he was a lab rat, no matter how comfortably he lived now, their Highlord would eventually send him into a laboratory.
"So, what did you go to the trading company to buy?" Raven decided to skip over the argument about whose mistake it was.
"Ingredients. We can't eat bread every day."
"Huh?" Raven made a strange expression. "Don't you know Shencheng Pharmaceuticals has an employee cafeteria? You can eat whatever you want by swiping your wristband."
"Wait, what?!" Before Liu Bai could say anything, Guinaifen cried out in surprise.
"Oh... I see."
Liu Bai nodded calmly—he had not bought those things purely to eat them. More importantly, using food as an excuse would not arouse suspicion.
"So what books did you buy this time? Don't waste your money."
Raven lowered her gaze to look at Liu Bai's shopping bag.
"Physical training, agility training, strength training? Thirty thousand per book? You've got to be kidding... Hey, you really believe in this overpriced, unreliable garbage?"
For a moment, Raven looked at Liu Bai as though he were her own foolish, spendthrift little brother.
"If you ask me, return them. I'll make time to teach you later. It'll definitely be more useful than this junk."
Raven still decided to look after Liu Bai a little.
But before Liu Bai could figure out how to persuade Raven, she suddenly spun around.
"Oh my... have I interrupted you two?"
At some point, a maid had approached Liu Bai and Raven.
They were only about twenty steps apart.
That was far for ordinary people, but for Valkyries... it was only a second away.
(This is bad...)
Raven inwardly cried out in alarm.
"Sir, it seems we truly are fated to meet."
Rita's eyes swept over Raven, looked at Liu Bai behind her, then returned to Raven.
(That face... is she 'Serpent'?)
Rita was not entirely sure. The contrast between this woman's current appearance and the attire in Rita's memory was rather drastic—it was like Bianka suddenly putting on a frilly little dress one day.
"Little brother... you know her?"
"I met this maid briefly at the trading company earlier."
Relying on his usual nerves of steel, Liu Bai was not only unsurprised, but quickly pieced together the situation and picked up Raven's lead.
So I was being watched after all?
She even specifically chased after me after I ran away. Did I leave that deep an impression on Rita?
"Are you two siblings?"
Rita revealed an interested expression as she listened to their conversation.
(Serpent's younger brother... should I try using him as leverage?)
From an enemy's perspective, this was truly an excellent weak point.
"Yes, he's my younger brother." Raven took a deep breath.
Her identity might already have been exposed, but no matter what, she could not let this woman realize that Liu Bai was the visitor from beyond the stars who had arrived yesterday.
"May I ask what business you have with my little brother, miss?"
There were many ordinary people in the library, so a direct conflict probably would not break out... and even if it did, she could always take ordinary people hostage if necessary.
Villains had their own ways of surviving.
Making use of good people's morals was part of it.
Rita maintained an impeccable professional smile. "It's nothing major... May I ask, do you believe in love at first sight?"
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Love at first sight my ass!
Raven forcibly suppressed the urge to curse out loud.
Her? Love at first sight? Was she fucking joking?
"I'm sorry, but my little brother isn't interested in women of unknown origins."
No matter how fiercely she cursed inwardly, Raven still had to force a smile onto her face.
Stay calm, stay calm. If they could bluff their way through this, there was no need to fight.
And even if they did fight, she could not let the other side realize Liu Bai's true identity.
Even if the heavens themselves came down today, Liu Bai was still her little brother!
"He, uh... having me as his older sister is enough for him."
How had she come up with such disgusting lines?
Raven spent one second reflecting on that inwardly.
"..."
(So this is... what they call a sister-con?)
Rita fell into thought as she watched Raven protect Liu Bai so fiercely.
(Could that be why Raven retreated so decisively earlier?)
A killer from Serpent was actually a sister-con?
No, no, that was far too surreal...
Then again, she herself was a good daughter at home despite being an S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal.
When it came to family matters, neither side had any room to mock the other.
But if that was the case, this became even more interesting.
If she used this "little brother" as leverage, would Serpent's killer submit?
Rita's thoughts spun once before she continued with a smile.
"...I'm quite surprised. You really are a rather vile... ah, straightforward older sister."
Hey, hey, you bastard, were you trying to say "disgusting"?!
Well, she also thought that line was disgusting—Raven was surprisingly not that angry.
"Come on, little brother. From now on, make sure you stay far away from flirtatious vixens with questionable conduct whenever you're out."
Raven grabbed Liu Bai and prepared to leave without giving him a chance to respond.
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