Honkai, But I Have Too Many Mods

Liu Bai almost buried his face in his hands. Can't you be a little more serious, you assassin?

"Ahem, it's a long story about my sister and me. My sister and I, uh... share the same father and mother... but not really?"

Chapter Nineteen: Rita: Do You Believe in Love at First Sight?

"Mmph!"

Upon hearing the phrase "share the same father and mother... but not really?", Raven couldn't hold back and punched Liu Bai in the side with her fist. If you're not serious, do you expect me to be?

Liu Bai's eyes also showed displeasure. If you're not serious, why should I be? Do you think I want to acknowledge a sister?

"Pfft..."

Seeing the small actions between Raven and Liu Bai, Eden chuckled softly.

"How should I put it... Now I'm starting to believe you two are siblings."

"..."

Did we get away with it?

For some reason, Raven felt no happiness at all.

"Would you mind exchanging contact information, Mr. Liu Bai?" Eden continued.

Since it wasn't a kidnapping or anything, Eden didn't really care about the relationship between these two. Compared to that, Eden was more interested in Liu Bai. It had been a long time since she'd met a stranger she could chat with so casually.

"Of course not."

Liu Bai didn't have a phone, but his wristband had some communication functions—though currently, Gray Serpent was the only one in his contact list.

After they briefly exchanged contact information, Eden said goodbye and left.

"You're quite something, kid."

After Eden left, Raven pulled Liu Bai and Guinaifen to a secluded corner of the library and said coldly.

"On your second day on Earth, you're shamelessly shopping and hitting on girls?"

"Are you blaming me?" Liu Bai rolled his eyes. "I think my dear sister should explain what's going on with the merchant guild, shouldn't you?"

"Who's your sister! You bastard!"

Raven's cold expression completely broke.

"Ah... what a cold sister. Little Gui, don't become a sister like this in the future." Liu Bai put on a resentful expression.

"Of course not! I'm great to my little brothers and sisters!"

"Shut up."

Raven was clearly not as gentle with Guinaifen, directly pinching her cheek and scolding her.

"I was wrong, I was wrong!"

She pleaded for mercy without any backbone.

Raven then let go of Guinaifen and turned her gaze back to Liu Bai.

"...I'm telling you, can't you feel any sense of urgency? You've landed on an unknown planet."

Guinaifen: "..."

Actually, Guinaifen really wanted to say that her boss didn't look like someone who had landed on an unknown planet at all. He looked more like he was returning home. Liu Bai's familiarity with this world over the past two days wasn't something he could have figured out just by browsing the internet—as a popular streamer, Guinaifen had also been trying to use this planet's network.

"Life has to go on, doesn't it?" Liu Bai gave an answer that left Raven speechless. "So, can you tell me about the merchant guild?"

"The merchant guild? What's there to talk about regarding the merchant guild? You gave me a huge scare. Who would have thought you'd be in the merchant guild?"

"You gave me a huge scare too." Liu Bai was also a bit speechless. "Directly attacking the merchant guild, even I think that was a bit reckless."

"Yeah, yeah, people who do business are usually not to be trifled with." Guinaifen recalled some unpleasant memories. Although the Interstellar Peace Corporation is hardly a merchant guild.

"...Alright, I admit it, I was negligent too."

Raven was silent for a moment before admitting her mistake. Not paying attention to Liu Bai's whereabouts was an undeniable error. However, Raven herself didn't really want to manage Liu Bai. It wasn't that she lacked experience in managing "lab rats"—though that was part of the reason. More importantly, Raven felt no threat from Liu Bai, nor had he done anything wicked or harmful, and they had no personal grudges. Pushing someone like him onto Mobius's operating table made Raven feel a bit uneasy—though it was laughable for an assassin to mention such things. It was better to not see and not be bothered; Raven understood the survival tactics of an evildoer.

Since he was a test subject, no matter how comfortable he felt now, he would eventually be brought to the laboratory by his own master.

"So, what did you buy at the merchant guild?" Raven decided to skip the part about correcting mistakes.

"Ingredients. We can't just eat bread every day."

"Huh?" Raven made a strange expression. "Don't you guys know Shencheng Pharmaceuticals has an employee cafeteria? You can eat as much as you want by swiping your wristband."

"Ehh ehh ehh!" Before Liu Bai could say anything, Guinaifen exclaimed.

"Oh... I see."

Liu Bai nodded calmly. He didn't just buy these things to eat; it was more of an excuse to avoid suspicion.

"So what books did you buy this time? Don't waste your money."

Raven glanced down at Liu Bai's tote bag.

"Physical training, agility training, strength training? Three, thirty thousand each? Are you kidding me… Hey, do you really believe in this kind of ridiculously expensive and unreliable stuff?"

For a moment, Raven looked at Liu Bai as if he were her own idiot, prodigal younger brother.

"If you ask me, you should return them. I'll teach you myself when I have some time. It'll definitely be more useful than these things."

Raven still decided to keep an eye on Liu Bai.

But before Liu Bai could figure out how to persuade Raven, she suddenly turned around.

"Oh my... did I interrupt you two?"

At some point, a maid had approached Liu Bai and Raven.

They were only about 20 paces apart.

Far for normal people, but for Valkyries… it was just a second.

(This is bad…)

Raven inwardly cursed.

"Sir, it seems we really are fated to meet."

Rita's eyes swept over Raven, then to Liu Bai, whom Raven was shielding, and finally returned to Raven.

(That appearance… is it 'Serpent'?)

Rita was a little unsure, as the current attire was quite different from her impression – it was like Bianca-sama had started wearing a dress one day.

"Little brother… do you know her?"

"I met this maid at the merchant guild before."

Liu Bai, with his usual strong heart, was not surprised and quickly sorted out the situation, picking up Raven's conversation.

(So I'm being targeted?) (Even after Lu ran away, she specifically chased me down?) (Did I leave that much of a deep impression on Rita?)

"Are you two siblings?"

Rita's expression became interested as she listened to their conversation.

(Serpent's younger brother… should I try to use him as leverage?) (From an enemy's perspective, this is a perfect weakness.)

"Yes, he's my brother." Raven took a deep breath.

(My identity might have been exposed, but no matter what, I can't let this guy realize that Liu Bai was the visitor from the sky yesterday.)

"Excuse me, Miss, what business do you have with my brother?"

There were many ordinary people in the library, so direct conflict shouldn't break out… Even if it did, she could always take ordinary people hostage.

Evil people have their own ways of surviving.

Exploiting good people's morals is part of it.

Rita maintained a professional, unreadable smile. "It's not a big deal… Do you believe in love at first sight?"

Chapter 20: This Love Triangle Feeling is Amazing

(Love at first sight?)

Raven fought the urge to curse out loud.

(You? Love at first sight? You must be kidding me.)

"Sorry, my brother isn't interested in women of unknown origin."

Despite her internal curses, Raven had to force a smile.

(Stay calm, stay calm. If we can get through this without a fight, there's no need to fight. Even if a fight breaks out, I can't let her realize Liu Bai's true identity.) (Today, no matter who it is, Liu Bai is her brother!)

"He, uh… he's got me, his sister, and that's enough."

How could I come up with such disgusting lines?

Raven reflected inwardly for a second.

"..."

(Is this what they call a 'little brother complex'?)

Rita watched the protective Raven, lost in thought.

(Could this be the reason Raven retreated so decisively before?)

Could a killer from the prestigious "Serpents" actually have a little brother complex?

No, no, no, that's just too surreal...

Well, she herself, a Flame-Chaser of Schicksal, was also a good daughter at home.

When it came to family matters, no one should judge anyone else.

However, if that were the case, it would be even more interesting.

If she used this "little brother" as a hostage, would the killer from "Serpents" comply?

Rita's mind raced for a moment, and she continued to speak with a smile:

"...I'm truly surprised. You're quite a... er, straightforward sister."

Hey, hey, you bastard, you were going to say disgusting, weren't you!

Fine, I also think these lines are disgusting—Raven wasn't too angry, surprisingly.

"Let's go, little brother. From now on, when we're out, you must stay away from these seductive women with loose morals."

Raven grabbed Liu Bai and prepared to leave without further ado.