Guuji Yae's Terrible Idea Sales Pitch
"... Maybe the class monitor doesn't have much feminine charm?" Kiana squeezed her chest.
"Don't do that!"
"What are those two girls talking about..." Fu Hua wondered as she chopped vegetables, listening to the whispers coming from the living room. "Let's make four dishes and a soup tonight, just in time for Kiana and Wendy to grow—"
Fu Hua's favorability rating: 7828
"...?"
As if her brain had been shoved into a refrigerator, Fu Hua's mind instantly became clear.
Turn on the fire, heat the pan, pour in the vegetables...
Her hands didn't stop working, but Fu Hua seemed to have stopped moving.
What exactly did I just do?
"You're back."
Kujou Sara nodded to Liu Bai.
Ever since Liu Bai returned late at night last time, now if he doesn't come back too late, someone will be waiting for him here.
Have you had dinner yet?
"Not yet."
"Then I'll go heat up your food... Did something happen today? You look a little tired?" Sara put on an apron and went into the kitchen. Since the door wasn't closed, Kujou Sara didn't go any further into the kitchen, so the two could still chat normally.
"Have you ever drunk love... Honkai Pheromones?" Bai asked back, sitting in the chair.
It feels so good to be greeted when you get home.
Walking for three hours and constantly answering other people's questions, it would be strange if I didn't look haggard.
"...No."
Speaking of this, Kujou Sara is still quite embarrassed.
Even though Kujou Sara had a vague idea of what the real effect of this thing was, she just couldn't say it.
If I say that, I'm afraid someone might be trying to cause trouble.
Yes, I'm talking about Kitsune Saiguu and Miyuki Chiyo.
Kujou Sara wasn't stupid; in the past two days, she had vaguely sensed the two men's "treasonous" intentions.
At first, she didn't notice, but you guys keep pushing Liu Bai toward the Shogun and even encouraged Raiden Ei to use "idiot seduction techniques." Kujou Sara still doesn't notice, then she must be brain-dead.
The reason why Kujou Sara didn't stop her... she felt that her shogun seemed to be enjoying it too?
When she was taking care of the Shogun, he would laugh and talk about Liu Bai whenever she mentioned the Shogun.
What's the point of trying to dissuade them?
Why are you suddenly asking this?
"I feel like you'll understand why I look so haggard after just one drink."
"... Can't it be summarized in words?" Sara's expression was subtle.
"Ah, no, language can still summarize it."
Liu Bai pondered for a moment.
"Suppose, um, suppose, what if I did that to you when you weren't looking?"
Liu Bai made a gesture that any adult would understand.
"Then I told you I was willing to take responsibility for you. What do you think?"
"This..." This somewhat bold question made Kujou Sara fall into deep thought. If she really did that to Liu Bai... and Liu Bai was willing to take responsibility for her...
Hmm...
[Kujou Sara favorability: 5758]
Kujou Sara's favorability was accumulated over the past few days—roughly during his free time, Liu Bai trained and sparred with Kujou Sara, plus their usual casual chats.
The others have also made similar progress to Kujou Sara these past few days—but why are you asking this question if you want to increase your favorability?
"... They'll probably be very angry, right?"
Although Kujou Sara felt that after her anger subsided... she might accept Liu Bai if he was sincere enough?
Hmm... maybe.
Sure enough, anger was the first reaction.
There's no need to say the second half of the sentence.
"Would you be so angry that you'd kill me?"
"...Maybe."
"Hmm... Now, let's assume that one day I casually say, 'Sara, you look great in a nude apron,' and then, for some reason, you actually put on a nude apron. Then, I tease you a bit, and you suddenly become sexually aroused and 'do it' with me... After you come to your senses, who do you think should be responsible?"
"... Me? No? But... um..."
Why bring up such an embarrassing example! Especially since I'm currently wearing an apron and heating up your food!
... However, looking at the examples alone, the only couple who would change into a naked apron in front of each other just because of a single sentence must be a married couple!
Kujou Sara is not without sexual knowledge or mediation experience; in fact, she has experience mediating all kinds of cases.
This kind of thing should obviously be thrown back into your bedside to argue and then make up before you get out of bed!
Well, Kujou Sara did think of the example that Liu Bai had given.
The first scenario is equivalent to Liu Bai deliberately drugging and seducing someone. The second scenario is that someone else accidentally takes the drug and then uses it on Liu Bai... including seduction, or even possibly rape.
The first possibility is that Liu Bai has a problem. Unless it's a weak girl, no matter what methods Liu Bai uses to coerce her with photos, it won't work.
But the second point...
This is a bit delicate.
If it comes to dividing responsibility, Kujou Sara would tend to assign it to the woman.
However, in Liu Bai's example, there is a word "teasing"—as someone with a lot of experience in handling cases, Kujou Sara knows very well that this "teasing" in the case may not necessarily refer to actual "teasing".
It is very likely that Liu Bai made a gesture unintentionally—like "saying something offhand"—which was perceived as intentional by the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.
Well, if we're talking about solving a case, it's very complicated. After all, we need to prove whether Liu Bai's unintentional act was truly unintentional, and we also need to prove whether the woman seduced him.
But if you're the woman involved...
It's even harder to judge now!
"..."
Since Liu Bai used her as an example, it was easy for Kujou Sara to be drawn into the same category.
There might even be comments like, "Don't you know I've been affected by the drug?"—sometimes, most ordinary people subconsciously try to shirk responsibility.
Even from Kujou Sara's perspective, it's a 70/30 split between taking responsibility and shirking it... After all, chastity is...
Okay, Kujou Sara completely understands why Liu Bai is conflicted.
Whether the crossing of the line is voluntary or involuntary, the relationship between the two parties will become very complicated.
—Unless one party is completely indifferent.
For example, if one party's goal is simply "cheating!" and they don't care about interpersonal relationships, then of course there's no need to dwell on this.
—This is something Liu Bai didn't say.
For example, the Jackal in the Mobius Lab right now.
This person would absolutely not mind tying up Liu Bai and committing rape.
Innate personality is still very important.
After taking the drug, the Honkai zombie becomes a loyal dog; after taking the drug, Fu Hua becomes a sweet girlfriend; after taking the drug, Yelan becomes a domineering... well, a domineering girlfriend. "CEO" isn't quite the right word.
After Rita takes the drug, she becomes the kind of girlfriend who's deeply in love; after Natasha takes the drug, she becomes a yandere with a possessive brother complex...
"... Say Sara, why don't you give it a try?"
It's not dangerous at home, and if anything happens, I can call for help.
So Liu Bai was very curious about what would happen if Kujou Sara drank it.
"Please allow me to refuse."
Kujou Sara poured the heated dishes into a plate, then scooped a bowl of rice from the rice cooker and placed them on the table, one in each hand.
"However, I understand your hard work."
Kujou Sara felt mentally exhausted just thinking about the problems that Liu Bai would have to face.
As she spoke, Kujou Sara took off her apron and hung it up.
... On another note, "Sara, you look great in a nude apron"... it was just a casual remark in the example, right?
After hanging up her apron, Kujou Sara stretched it out a bit.
Nude apron... This word is so easy to understand that even Kujou Sara, who was encountering it for the first time, could understand it from the literal meaning—it means wearing nothing but an apron.
... She simply couldn't imagine herself looking so shabby.
"So you've experienced something like this today? Was it La Signora. Yelan?"
Kujou Sara sat in a chair—she would be responsible for cleaning up after Liu Bai finished eating.
"I remember Little Gui said that you and Yelan had some trouble before."
"Is Little Gui finally going to lose her real name?"
Liu Bai casually remarked that the people in the family who used to call Guinaifen "Miss Gui" have now all started calling her "Little Gui".
There's no way around it, Little Gui just sounds better.
"Perhaps it would be even simpler if Yelan were here? Fu Hua, the Valkyries from the Far East Branch —seriously, wouldn't you like to try the Elixir of Love?"
"So this is your real name—I must refuse."
Chapter 142 The Kitsune Saiguu's Terrible Idea: Sales
The Elixir of Love?
Kujou Sara admitted that the potion's effects truly lived up to its name.
Hmm... it's just not serious.
Although Kujou Sara admitted that he might indeed have a bit more curiosity about this potion.
... especially since this medicine is practically within easy reach.
It's in the "ranch" not far away.
Moreover, Kujou Sara was a regular visitor to the ranch—not because Kujou Sara had any designs on the ranch, but because she wanted to obtain more information from the Thunderfly Brute and gain a more detailed understanding of his constitution.
To be honest, given the power of the Thunderfly Brute, most people in this family could easily obtain the Elixir of Love stored in the ranch.
More importantly, the Thunderfly Brute are at best "pets." If we don't give Liu Bai face, no one should treat the Thunderfly Brute and other Honkai zombie as mere toys...
Kujou Sara thought about it carefully. If someone knew that this "dangerous item" was right next to them, someone would definitely be tempted.
...affim.
"You should go back and rest first. I'll take care of the rest here." After Bai finished eating, Kujou Sara got up to clear the table.
Liu Bai thanked Kujou Sara and then got up to leave.
I saw Xueyi when I went upstairs. Hmm, this person doesn't need much rest, but most of the time at night she still reads or surfs the internet in her room.
Xueyi stared at Liu Bai, as if she wanted to say something.
"... Is something the matter, Xueyi?"
"None."