Justice Steps In! (Part 2)

Little Gui really doesn't have a solution. He can only hope that those people won't meddle—and more importantly, he needs to restrain his behavior.

As long as no one does anything radical like pouncing on Liu Bai like a pervert, the others probably won't care.

After all, we see each other all the time, and we should also be mindful of social etiquette. As long as there is no aggressive behavior, it is a normal romantic advance!

You can't just resort to violence because I'm "thick-skinned," can you?

We need to be reasonable.

"... Little Gui seems very happy?" Acheron muttered, then turned his attention back to fishing.

"Lord Acheron, have you seen where Little Gui went?"

Knock knock~

"Please come in~"

Upon hearing the knock, the highly self-disciplined Thunderfly Brute opened the ranch gate.

"May I ask what brings you here, Lady Guinaifen Naifen?"

The Thunderfly Brute asked Guinaifen in their seductive, shrill voices.

However, most of the hostility stems from low-IQ Honkai zombie driven solely by instinct.

If it weren't for the Thunderfly Brute and the Mirror Maiden maintaining stability, there's likely that Honkai zombie would have already launched an attack on Guinaifen.

Incidentally, it seems that the Mirror Maiden is a rare Honkai zombie in this area. All the high-level Honkai zombie captured here are Thunderfly Brute, but only this Mirror Maiden has been captured—or you could say that the Mirror Maiden was born naturally.

Judging from the fact that the Mirror Maiden couldn't speak at first, it's clear that she didn't have much contact with the Herrscher —although she admitted after learning to speak that she was indeed under the Herrscher's command at the time.

Guinaifen was now slightly uneasy, after all, a large group of people were staring at her with somewhat bloodthirsty eyes, and the rest were not truly kind either.

Yes, Guinaifen knew very well that these twenty Thunderfly Brute only addressed her as 'Sir' out of respect for Liu Bai —just as a smart dog doesn't bark at its master's friend.

"Um... Boss Liu, your master asked me to come and get a vial of medicine."

"...Um?"

The Thunderfly Brute exchanged glances, seemingly discussing something with their eyes.

Ah... no, this performance made Guinaifen even more guilty.

"Lady Guinaifen, do you have proof of your master's identity?"

The Thunderfly Brute were clearly skeptical of Guinaifen's words.

Why did the owner ask her to come and get the medicine?

They all knew that Liu Bai could simply take the medicine away from outside.

When Liu Bai took the medicine away, the first Thunderfly Brute who came here was quite panicked, thinking that he had lost it due to his own negligence.

Later I learned that Liu Bai could directly access the items inside from the outside.

This has made them unsurprised by the recent disappearances of medicines.

Therefore... Guinaifen's statement seems very suspicious.

"Um... this... this matter is rather urgent..."

This was a spur-of-the-moment idea from Guinaifen, and of course she couldn't find a reason for it—originally, she thought that given the nature of these Honkai zombie, deception would be relatively easy.

"The Boss Liu is in a rather urgent situation right now and it's inconvenient for him, so he asked me to come in and get it."

Since there's no detailed reason, they'll sell anxiety—after all, even the Thunderfly Brute can't be sure if it's true or not.

"Just one tube, one tube is enough."

While selling anxiety and exerting pressure, Guinaifen also emphasized that she didn't want much.

—There's only one tube!

Sure enough, despite their doubts, the Thunderfly Brute fell into deep thought for a moment, with several of the more senior sorcerers gathering together to discuss it in hushed tones.

Putting aside the safety of its master, just the fact that it's just one tube... isn't actually that unacceptable?

Their intelligence is almost the same as that of ordinary people. When they were driven before, they only needed to use their brains to learn languages. The rest of the time they just needed to fight and kill. Now that they need to weigh the pros and cons, their brains are working again.

The potential safety issues of Liu Bai and the consequences of taking control... this question seems to be a no-brainer.

If the number is large, they may need to find people to testify—well, it's counterintuitive, but they and some people in the pot... at least in their view, have a decent relationship.

For example, Kage, Miyuki Chiyo, Kujou Sara, Kamisato Ayaka... um, the ones who brought them here.

At least they felt that there was still some connection between them.

Although this little bit of trust will immediately reveal its true colors of relentless conflict once the medication is stopped.

But if you only need to manage it once, then it's completely unnecessary. At worst, they can just send out a Honkai zombie to kill it, or stop the medication once or twice and keep it in the ranch.

Well, if they have the intelligence, they can find ways to work around Liu Bai's orders. In short, as long as they are flexible in their thinking, it is easy to save a dose for one person. There are as many ways as they need.

Could they really not control a single Honkai zombie?

Of course, this compromise might make some of them feel that they might be more "cute" if they didn't take the medicine, but at that time their companions would dissuade them from doing so, and Acheron outside would also dissuade them from doing so.

Although Guinaifen acted on impulse, her excellent communication skills led the Thunderfly Brute to unanimously approve Guinaifen request.

A Thunderfire sorcerer, swaying her lithe waist, retrieved a vial of Elixir of Love from a box in the corner of the ranch.

... Guinaifen has always wanted to complain: do these Thunderfly Brute not know how to walk without swaying their waists like water snakes?

"Do we really have to do this, Little Gui?"

Just as the Thunderfly Brute had taken out the medicine, walked up to Guinaifen, a sharp and serious voice rang out from behind her.

"... Huh?"

Have I been discovered?

Guinaifen turned her head hesitantly—her guilty conscience prevented her from realizing who was speaking behind her.

"... Ms Kujou?"

"Hmm." Sara looked at Guinaifen, who looked guilty, with a solemn expression.

"... How did you know?"

Guinaifen was somewhat puzzled.

Kujou Sara followed Liu Bai, which meant that her purpose had been seen through, and that Liu Bai had returned to stop her.

While it's possible to persuade the Thunderfly Brute through bluffing, convincing Kujou Sara is a much more difficult task.

"...I've at least come into contact with these 'Honkai Pheromones' before," Sara sighed.

When Guinaifen suddenly wanted to go back, Kujou Sara realized that something seemed amiss—especially after Fu Hua came out to apologize.

Although Guinaifen gave people a cold and impulsive feeling, she was not actually slacking off.

Group

You know, if a street performer is forgetful, at best they won't be able to perform a show, and at worst they could lose their life.

Therefore, Guinaifen has always been very meticulous.

Of course, no one is perfect, and everyone makes mistakes.

It's not impossible that Guinaifen has genuinely forgotten things.

... This is when a woman's intuition comes into play.

Not to mention that Kujou Sara and Liu Bai talked about the Elixir of Love last night...

... In fact Kujou Sara had to admit that she had been judging others by her own standards.

She actually knew better than anyone what had happened to Liu Bai last night; this time, she only knew that the person involved was Fu Hua.

Kujou Sara, observing Fu Hua's reaction, subconsciously put herself in Fu Hua's shoes for a moment—just a moment—on her.

Then at this moment, another insider Guinaifen, suddenly wanted to go back.

Therefore, Kujou Sara unfairly began to suspect Guinaifen.

Kujou Sara looked at the gray potion in the Thunderfly Brute's hand. "Are we really going to do this? It will open Pandora's box—although Little Gui may not know what Pandora's box means, to put it more directly... there's no going back."

"Huh? Don't, don't make it sound so serious!"

Kujou Sara's righteous and stern words made Guinaifen even more uneasy.

"No matter what, it shouldn't have come to the point of no return, right?"

"These medicines are kept here."

Kujou Sara instinctively placed her hand on her waist, but then realized she wasn't carrying a sword—not because Kujou Sara was aggressive, but because it was an unconscious action.

So Kujou Sara held her hands, which had nowhere to go, under her chest and continued to persuade Guinaifen.

"Once you drink it this time, others will also discover these potions."

"Forehead..."

"Lord Liu Bai calls these potions 'Honkai Pheromones' in order to prevent others from having the evil thought of taking shortcuts. Lord Liu Bai has always been very troubled by people who have accidentally drunk these potions."

No, the Boss Liu just doesn't want to be seen as a pervert...

Guinaifen thought to herself.

But... Kujou Sara's words do make sense.

If she can drink today, others can drink tomorrow too.

Even if you drink it yourself, others will definitely be curious about your abnormal behavior and then discover these unorthodox drugs called Honkai Pheromones.

On the contrary, as long as it is placed here, those who have already preconceived that it is Honkai Pheromones will not be able to see through this.

More importantly... I'm troubled by this.

While this thing might bolster her courage to confess, to the Boss Liu... it's probably just like "drunken banter," right?

From this perspective, it does indeed seem somewhat useless.

But... it's not entirely useless.

For example, you could just throw caution to the wind and confess your feelings, and then use this drug to cover up your shyness... isn't that also an option?

Guinaifen was still somewhat conflicted. Although it was somewhat of a double-edged sword, the double-edged sword aspect could be avoided.

On the contrary, as long as we win...

"..."

Well, that doesn't necessarily guarantee a win.

My behavior does seem to set a bad example. If others follow suit, the so-called "first-mover advantage" may not be as valuable as I thought.

More importantly, it is necessary to confirm Liu Bai's thoughts... Well, at least for now, Guinaifen feels that she does not have the possibility of forcing herself on Liu Bai.

However, Guinaifen felt that Liu Bai would most likely not refuse a beautiful girl, nor would he refuse to take responsibility.

This should be a potion used to deliver the final blow...

"By the way, Sara, have you considered using these medicines?"

"Huh? W-why are you saying this?" Sara was taken aback.

"That's why I asked you, because you're the only one who thought of that."

Guinaifen raised an eyebrow at Kujou Sara.

"Ah, never mind, I don't think you'll tell me the truth Sara, you'll probably just spout some platitudes... Tell me, if only there were Elixir of Love that could work on the Boss Liu."

"... I am merely a guest."

Kujou Sara, with a stern face, turned and left.

"Hey! Sara, stop treating being here like it's your job!"

Guinaifen took the Elixir of Love from the Thunderfly Brute, but wasn't in a hurry to use it—although the Thunderfly Brute had already realized that they seemed to have been tricked.

Now, Guinaifen thinks Kujou Sara is quite interesting.

Especially compared to the more scheming Firefly, Kujou Sara's hardworking and upright demeanor... is quite interesting.

Well, from a friend's perspective, Guinaifen doesn't dislike Firefly that much, but from the perspective of a love rival... Guinaifen thinks Firefly both perverted and scheming.