Can't We Make Peace?

What's this person doing here? Don't you have a bad relationship with him?

"Hmm... that's the one she came for."

Natasha felt a little awkward under Liu Bai's gaze.

Her relationship with Clio was obviously not good.

But... she couldn't resist Clio's pleading and begging.

After enduring so much mutual disgust for so long, the opponent suddenly backed down and showered her with praise... well, even knowing that the other party was after Liu Bai, Natasha still got carried away.

Although I think about it now, I feel like I was a bit impulsive, but I don't feel like I can go back on my word.

At worst, we'll just stop letting the Jackal come in the future.

"Um... did I disturb you, Liu Bai?"

Clio looked slightly shy.

Hmm... that expression looks so out of place on Clio's face.

However, since things had come to this point, Liu Bai couldn't very well kick them out.

Since they're after me... I'll just play along for a bit.

It won't take long anyway, and with such a high level of favorability, it would be strange if we just stayed put.

"She'll just have a meal and then leave," Natasha chimed in from the side.

"...Then come in." Bai stepped aside and found a pair of slippers for Clio.

Then...

"...Um?"

Ugh, my head hurts so much.

Liu Bai gasped as he opened his eyes.

This feeling... is a bit like the hangover described in anime, like your brain is a little foggy.

Do you drink alcohol?

Hmm... I don't think so?

"Oh dear, are you awake?" A mature voice sounded from the side. "Hmm... I guess I took too much medication after all. You've been awake for longer than I expected."

Huh?

That sound?

"The Doctor. Clio?"

Liu Bai turned his head, which had become a little clearer, and looked at his side.

A mature woman dressed in a white Egyptian-style uniform was sitting with her legs crossed, propping her head up with her hand, looking at Liu Bai with a cynical and smug look.

Chapter 151 Can Reconcile?

Wait a minute? What's going on now?

Liu Bai looked at Clio with some confusion, wondering why things had developed to this point.

"I really like that look in your eyes," Clio said with a smug smile. "Hmm... it's getting better and better the more I look at it."

"..."

Liu Bai took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and then looked around.

This is... myself, or rather, Eden's room right now.

Clio was sitting in the chair in front of his desk, looking down at Liu Bai.

So... am I still at home?

That's true, Clio doesn't have the ability to move him away quietly.

He's still a grown man, and there's Fu Hua and Wendy outside. If a scientist Clio can move him away without anyone noticing, then she's wasting her talent as a scientist.

In short, it's great that this isn't a basement.

Clio placed the Serenitea Pot on his desk, with his bracelet beside it.

Fortunately, the pocket watch didn't appear, so it seems that Clio didn't conduct a thorough body search.

Liu Bai struggled for a moment, but his wrists and ankles were also bound by ropes that looked unusual.

Hmm... it seems to be used to bind Honkai zombie?

It's not very high-end. That makes sense, too high-end restraint ropes wouldn't be something you could carry around with you.

If given time, he can break free.

Moreover, if they call for help now, Fu Hua and Wendy will most likely hear them.

In other words, the current situation is not too dangerous.

Clio didn't seem to realize there were other people outside.

Hmm... thinking about it that way, the Jackal makes sense.

"The Doctor. Clio, what are you trying to do?" Liu Bai, having calmed down, became curious about Clio's motives.

"Tsk tsk, you've calmed down pretty quickly~" Clio said with an air of composure. "As for what I want to do... well, you made me make that ugly face, and you want to ask me what I want to do?"

A dangerous glint appeared in Clio's eyes.

However, Liu Bai did not believe that Clio truly intended to kill him.

After all... this guy has a 73% favorability rating!

Words can lie, eyes can lie, but numbers don't lie!

"... Where are Eden and Natasha?"

"Does he even have time to care about other people?"

Cleo leaned down and stroked Liu Mengbai's face as if it were an umbrella caressing a piece of art—to be honest, this feeling wasn't very pleasant.

At least Liu Bai doesn't have much of a masochistic tendency.

"Well, it's alright to tell you. I only drugged those two a little bit. Raven was completely unprepared. If I had used my brain a little, how could I possibly give in to that guy?"

So, it's all just for show during the day, right?

"Any other questions?"

Clio's tone and smile are now very aggressive.

"... Nothing for now." This is a bit worrying, but perhaps we can look forward to some developments?

After all, life is like a force; if you can't resist, you enjoy it—even if you can resist now... but if it's enjoyable enough, you can choose to lie down and relax?

"Very good." Clio nodded in satisfaction, then rested his chin on his hand and fell into thought.

"...?" Bai tilted his head, looking at Clio's thoughtful expression. "Um... The Doctor. Clio, haven't you thought of anything to do yet?"

"... I was just thinking about what to use on you first."

Clio then lightly kicked Liu Bai twice.

However, Clio himself knew his own situation.

Although she had a very detailed plan beforehand... after actually tying up Liu Bai, she began to hesitate.

The original plan was to thoroughly humiliate Liu Bai to wash away his previous shame, but after actually catching him...

"To lick feet or to lick..." Clio leaned on his head and began to ponder deeply.

Or what should I lick?

Liu Bai wasn't particularly into feet—and there wasn't much to control about Clio either, so he simply looked at Clio's chest.

Hmm... this is indeed quite big.

However, Clio pondered for a long time, his face turning from calm to red, but he still couldn't make a decision.

During the period when she was "going crazy," all sorts of humiliating methods that came to mind seemed impractical.

As for feet, the thought of putting one's own feet in someone else's mouth... she felt a bit disgusted, whether it was putting them in someone else's mouth or getting her own feet covered in saliva.

And the rest of my body... no, isn't this basically a reward?

What exactly are you thinking when you get carried away?

Other ways to humiliate him... tsk, Clio thought to himself that he wasn't really aiming to kill Liu Bai.

The plan was good, but when it came to the actual combat, Clio suddenly didn't know what to do.

"Hmm... have you ever played it?"

"Ha?"

"What's wrong? I'm asking if you've ever had sex, specifically a physical one."

Clio forced a look of displeasure and lightly kicked Liu Bai twice more.

"I ask, you answer, understand?"

"... You're going to help me call?"

"... Screw you!"

I hesitated.

Liu Bai sensed things... never mind, there's no need to sense it, it's already out of control.

Clio fell into deep thought again.

It's not that she couldn't think of a solution, but rather that she couldn't think of a solution at this time and in this place.

After all, there's no way to do too much nonsense here, and when she first arrived, she actually had a pretty good plan: even if she couldn't kidnap Liu Bai, she could still "humiliate" Liu Bai properly—and satisfy herself in the process.

Well, actually kidnapping her wouldn't be of much use. Her life trajectory is limited, and it's impossible to hide it from Gray Serpent and Natasha.

But when it came to actually doing it, Clio realized that while the fantasy was wonderful, the reality... seemed a bit impossible.

Although it's counterintuitive, Clio is pretty serious in other ways, aside from his tendency to act out.

To summarize, he's a villainous clown and a top scholar.

So Clio certainly came up with clever ideas about Liu Bai, but she couldn't bring herself to do them. She might have no bottom line, but she still had her principles...

So after rejecting the "punishment of hitting the plane," Clio fell into deep thought again—that is, he would help Liu Bai and ignore Liu Bai's wishes to make Liu Bai "pineapple pineapple."

But Liu Bai's question, "You're going to help me fight?" immediately brought Clio back to his senses.

... It seems disgusting to do that.

So Clio is currently experiencing some depression.

There's no need to directly abuse Liu Bai.

She couldn't bring herself to rape and humiliate Liu Bai while simultaneously enjoying herself.

But releasing Liu Bai directly would be even worse—wouldn't that mean I'd come all this way for nothing?

Natasha will definitely be more cautious next time.

Ugh, this is giving me a headache.

... Wait a minute, Natasha?

"Hey, Liu Bai, do you want to call me 'sister'?" Clio finally found an idea that could satisfy him.

—Stealing from that stupid Raven!

We can rightfully take Liu Bai away!

"Living with that Raven guy must be a hassle, right? That guy... he's really gloomy, isn't he?"

Clio thought for a moment and suddenly realized that Natasha didn't seem to have any truly satirical flaws.

"It's so dull and lifeless all day long, it's so boring."