Honkai, But I Have Too Many Mods Chapter 18

It wasn't very efficient.

However, the upside was that he now had "private territory" outside the Serenitea Pot, where he could release Firefly when he had free time.

"Thank you so much for this."

Raven waved her hand, signaling that Liu Bai didn't need to be so polite.

"I've also given you my contact information. Remember to find me if you need anything. As long as I'm in Sky Dome City, I'll be there within ten minutes—it's one of my jobs to clean up your messes, after all."

Raven sighed. To be honest, Raven herself wasn't sure if her top priority was catching Kiana or taking care of Liu Bai.

"Oh, right, I'll give you the Sovereign's contact information too—though I don't recommend you contact the Sovereign."

Chapter Twenty-Three: Firefly Swears to Save Liu Bai in the Abyss

"Huh? Is this the new home?"

Firefly blinked, looking around the cozy little house.

After being in the pot for nearly two days, Firefly was quite curious about everything around her.

"That's right, it's the new home, but it really hasn't been cleaned in a long time."

Liu Bai wiped his finger across the coffee table, and it immediately came away covered in dust.

"The cleaning supplies are in the bathroom." Guinaifen brought out a broom, mop, and rags from the bathroom. "Our next step is to clean the room, right?"

"That's right, we can't live in it looking like this."

"I'll help too."

As if afraid of being left out, Firefly raised her hand to make her presence known as soon as Liu Bai spoke.

"Okay, let's do it together then." Liu Bai glanced at Firefly. Apart from the Entropy Loss Syndrome, which couldn't be cured yet, Firefly was physically fine.

Although the Entropy Loss Syndrome was still a sword hanging over Firefly's head.

"Mhm! I'll do my best!" Firefly nodded happily, but then looked at Liu Bai with a hesitant expression.

"Something wrong?"

"N-no, nothing."

(Mr. Liu Bai's scent isn't just Miss Gui's...)

Firefly had keenly sensed something.

The scent of other women on him, the inexplicably luxurious mansion, and his work.

(Has Mr. Liu Bai really sold himself?)

"Firefly, you can help sweep the floor." Liu Bai handed the broom to Firefly, assigning her a relatively easy task.

"O-okay! By the way, that—!"

"Hm?"

"Are... are you okay? Physically?"

Even a fool knew that in the interstellar world, many rich women would make unreasonable demands of their kept men, even doing very perverted things to them.

"I've been fine for a long time. My injuries were much lighter than yours."

Liu Bai already had a healing-while-breathing mod. His previous minor injuries, which would naturally take 12 hours to heal, were actually fully recovered after he took a few breaths.

"I didn't mean... Anyway, I'm glad you're okay."

Firefly felt inexplicably flustered.

"Hmph hmph~? Big cleaning~ Big cleaning~"

Guinaifen hummed softly as she wiped the table with a rag.

"I'll get to work too. I'll go wet the mop. Please take care of this side for now." Liu Bai picked up the mop and walked into the bathroom.

"No problem, leave it to me!"

Even though she said that, she was still... so worried.

Firefly swept the floor twice, somewhat absentmindedly.

"Um... Miss Gui?"

"I told you to just call me Little Gui~" Guinaifen looked back at Firefly while wiping the table. "What is it?"

"There is a little something." Firefly lowered her voice. "Um... Miss Gui, about what you said yesterday, what exactly is chastity?"

"It's when the boss was almost pinned down and violated by two naked beautiful girls," Guinaifen answered directly. "I protected the boss's chastity."

Just as she thought! Mr. Liu Bai must be engaged in improper work!

Firefly's heart skipped a beat.

But... it didn't seem like he was being kept? Rich women generally wouldn't "share" someone, would they?

No, no! If he wasn't being kept, why would he have money and a house!

Given Mr. Liu Bai's circumstances, it wasn't impossible for him to be "shared."

"Th-that's really all thanks to you, Miss Guinaifen."

Firefly said, offering her heartfelt thanks.

"Speaking of which, this house... it must be a reward Mr. Liu Bai got for doing something amazing, right?"

Please, please don't let it be selling his body!

"Huh? Something amazing?"

Guinaifen recalled what happened earlier that day.

A dashing young man caught between two beautiful women... was that considered amazing?

Although the story of the Xianzhou might be a bit cliché, they could find a storyteller to embellish it later.

"While I personally think it's amazing~ this house, no, this apartment, was probably just the result of calling someone 'sis'? But it's still an opportunity gained by selling my body?"

Being a lab rat counts as selling your body, right?

Guinaifen felt like her words made perfect sense.

"Calling someone 'sis'? And it really was selling your body?"

Firefly couldn't help but imagine a woman eight feet tall and ten spans around embracing Liu Bai, holding the apartment key and flashing him a greasy smile: "Come on, call me 'sis' and this apartment is yours~"

"Mr. Liu Bai, how could you have so little self-respect!"

"Achoo!"

Raven, who was driving, suddenly sneezed.

"...Is the weather getting colder? I should go buy new clothes for Xiao Kong and the others, and remind Liu Bai while I'm at it."

"Mr. Liu Bai!"

"Huh? Firefly?"

After glancing at the reminder from Raven to buy clothes on his wristband's projection, Liu Bai turned to look at Firefly, who was running towards him.

"What's up?"

"I... I want to get a part-time job!"

"A... job?"

Liu Bai looked at Firefly, somewhat surprised.

"Why the sudden thought? And we're not short on money now."

If we were short on money, we'd just buy some spirit herbs to get clothes for the Deathless sister; the money would come in faster than robbing a bank.

"B-but money will always run out, right? And I can't let you, Mr. Liu Bai, keep selling your body to make money!"

Selling his body?

Liu Bai was taken aback by Firefly's words.

What did she mean by selling his body?

I'm a man, I didn't become a gigolo... Could she be referring to me being a lab rat?

Liu Bai felt like he finally understood something.

Does Firefly have such poor summarization skills?

Ah well, at least he understood the general idea.

"Did Little Gui tell you?"

"...Y-yes!"

Although Firefly felt a sense of guilt for betraying Guinaifen's trust, she had to stop Mr. Liu Bai from heading down a path of self-destruction.

"Don't worry, it's fine for now. My value is quite high."

Being a lab rat might sound a bit scary, but Mobius treats me well. For now, it's just blood draws.

The higher my value, the more cautiously Mobius will treat me.

If I had no value, Mobius would at most lose interest in me and have no reason to completely eliminate me.

Besides, he wasn't planning to rely solely on Mobius's "favor" to get by.

Firefly fell silent after hearing Liu Bai's words.

"'It's fine for now,' 'My value is quite high.'"

These answers were clearly the prelude to degeneracy and indulging in unearned gains!

It's precisely because of this misplaced confidence that many young people in the galaxy are manipulated by the wealthy, gradually falling into the abyss of desire, and ultimately ending up discarded when they're no longer of use!

"M-Mr. Liu Bai."

Firefly took a deep breath and looked up at Liu Bai, reaching out to place her hands on his shoulders. Her seemingly slender and delicate arms and palms gripped Liu Bai like iron clamps.

"Please, don't keep doing this. I, I can really help you!"

A Bounty and Some Notes on This Book

I'm setting up a simple, no-limit bounty.

This is my first time setting up a bounty, so I'm not going to do anything too fancy. For every 100 "blades" (in-app currency), I'll add one more chapter.

It's also simple and easy for me to calculate. The "blade" system means the more you contribute, the more you get.

Right now, I have 114 "blades," so I'll just count those directly.

There's no time limit either; the bounty's popularity will pass eventually.

The bounty will be implemented after the book goes on the paid shelves. The base will be 4,000 characters per chapter. Before it goes on the shelves, I'll be writing at my own pace (which is about one to two weeks).

Next, I'll use the remaining space to talk about this book.

All the necessary disclaimers for this book are already in the first chapter. For most questions about the settings, please refer to the first chapter.

Since I'm writing a fusion story, using the original world's setting directly would be a disaster. That's the true purpose of the first chapter.

That's why I'm creating a new world and new settings that are similar but not identical (especially since "Old Mi" always prioritizes strong settings over weak execution) (A world-ending attack, 70.jpg).

I've written fusion novels involving various anime and worlds in the past, and I'm well aware of the issues. If I write based on settings, people will ask about execution. If I write based on execution, people will ask about settings.

This situation, where both sides have valid points, is the most annoying. So, I've decided to cover all my bases in the first chapter and claim the final right of interpretation.

Discussions about who has bigger breasts or who is wearing a more revealing outfit are welcome, but I personally have no interest in comparing combat power.

I just want to happily write something that allows for an "all of the above" approach within a feasible scope.

That's all.