"Father"

The wounds stretched from his face to his waist, almost cutting him in two.

This person died at the hands of the "Gu King" he had raised.

Rosalind spoke with a hint of sarcasm about her deputy and political rival.

"Looks like it's over?"

Liu Bai's voice rang out from the stairwell.

Rita and Liu Bai slowly walked down from the arena.

A blonde girl whom Liu Bai didn't recognize was also with him.

"It's over." Pellervy still had that indifferent expression, but there was a sense of ease in her tone.

[Pellervy's Affection Level: 2550]

"It's much faster than I expected."

"I've been preparing for this moment for two years." Pellervy threw her sword next to Kuzkavina's body. "Now it's just the confirmation of something that's been rehearsed countless times."

"Won't her death throw the children in the orphanage into chaos?" Bai glanced at Kuzkavina's corpse.

"Yes, but it's better to have a short, sharp pain than a long, drawn-out one."

This group of children is still in the process of being brainwashed. Kuzkavina continues to deceive these children with fairy tales embellished with the "survival of the fittest" mentality and her gentle appearance.

How is your standing among the children?

"Not high."

"Haven't you thought about what to do with the children after Kuzkavina is dealt with?"

Liu Bai's question made Pellervy turn her attention to Rosalind.

"...Me?" Rosalind was not so clueless as to not understand what that meant.

"Where am I supposed to put all these children?"

Although she likes children, she's really not good at taking care of them... But there is a way, she could send them to the Cocoilia Orphanage.

But this is not something that can be brought up in public.

Furthermore, a registered orphanage cannot be simply cancelled.

"And just the matter of Kuzkavina's death alone..."

Although Rosalind felt that the man's death was good and apt, it was also too hasty.

She seemed a little overwhelmed; so many people watched her and Kuzkavina leave, and then she came back all alone...

"You have a reckless side too, Pellervy."

Pellervy did not react at all to Liu Bai's words.

She had already achieved her goal; she had never intended to hide her plan from the beginning, nor did she intend to escape unscathed.

Killing Kuzkavina is enough.

If Krelay had been involved, she might have taken the blame for Krelay, but now...

Liu Bai sold her here, and she didn't say anything.

"Do you mind if I desecrate a corpse?" Bai pointed to the still steaming Kuzkavina.

"...random."

Pellervy had originally planned to bury Kuzkavina properly, but now that Liu Bai needed her, it didn't matter if she took her.

"... But don't do anything improper."

As someone who would say "Can I have your virginity?" simply because she thought it was interesting, Pellervy actually had serious doubts about Liu Bai's integrity.

—Even though Liu Bai had already fulfilled half of his promise.

Pellervy's current impression of Liu Bai is that he "has no bottom line and no morals".

"That's definitely not a proper thing, domination."

"Yes, Master."

The blonde girl following behind Liu Bai obediently walked out and came to Kuzkavina's corpse, directly stuffing the prepared Domination Core into the body.

Then...

Kuzkavina's physical injuries healed rapidly, visible to the naked eye.

"This...?" Pellervy's face showed surprise again upon seeing this scene—she had only known Liu Bai for two days, yet she had shown more expressions than she had in a year. "Is this a resurrection?"

"Hmm... Pellervy, are you a physical type or a spiritual type?"

"...What's the meaning?"

"Well... to put it simply, do you think that no matter who the soul is, someone who looks like Kuzkavina deserves to die, or do you think that appearance doesn't matter, and Kuzkavina's character is what deserves to die?"

"... It should be the latter, right?"

The former statement, when made like this, always carries a sense of displaced anger.

Rita, standing nearby, glared at Liu Bai.

Herrscher of Dominion and Kuzkavina... she really didn't know which one had a better character.

In addition, she was the one who produced the core of the Herrscher of Dominion —after all, they had also obtained several cores during the previous chaos in the heavens.

Liu Bai wanted to retrieve the core, but didn't know how to bring it up, so he took this opportunity to retrieve one as well.

"I have both."

Rosalind raised her hand.

She discriminates against both of them. Don't ask, the answer is that she's shallow. Her first impression is fixed; she doesn't like Kuzkavina's face, and she doesn't like Kuzkavina's personality either.

"Also, can someone explain to me in detail what's going on here?"

From my perspective! This is a complete plot mishap!

I just brought people here to annoy Kuzkavina, but she ended up dying—though it was a good thing she died.

But shouldn't you explain the whole story to me now?

"Rita ~~"

"I really can't do anything with you."

Rita rolled her eyes at Liu Bai.

"But seeing how hard you've worked, La Signora. Rosalind, let's go this way."

Rita's Affection Level: 5560

Chapter 182 "Father"

It's clear that Ling Rita Wu Xin Ling Qing is also quite good - although she was tricked by a core skirt.

However, those things were of little use to her anyway, and there was more than one of them.

On the contrary, the trap set by Liu Bai today made her feel very satisfied.

It can be said that Kuzkavina's death was very worthwhile, and the goodwill towards her increased among all those involved and those who are into lolicon.

Once Rosalind recovers from her initial confusion, she'll probably gain some goodwill towards her.

Meanwhile, Kuzkavina, the Herrscher of Dominion on the ground, had her injuries, which had almost torn her body apart, completely healed thanks to the core's effect. After twitching twice, she got up from the ground.

Pellervy: "..."

Taking back what she said earlier, she realized that she still felt like slashing Kuzkavina whenever she saw her.

"This is...?"

"Just think of it as a case of being resurrected in another's body."

Liu Bai felt that explaining things like the Herrscher of Dominion might only make things worse.

"In that case, things won't get chaotic here, right?"

"...certainly."

Pellervy glanced at Kuzkavina was slowly getting up from the ground.

"Master, Pellervy." Kuzkavina Domination, after getting up from the ground, bowed slightly to the two of them, touching her chest.

... Although Kuzkavina's clothes were almost completely destroyed by Pellervy's previous vertical slash of flames.

It was a bloody mess before, but it looks okay now.

Now that the body has recovered, only the bloodstains sticking to the body remain. The crimson color paired with the clothes that are about to fall off... seems to have a different kind of bewitching charm?

It looks a bit like a "blood-soaked rose"?

"..." Pellervy silently sized up the woman in front of her.

Although I know it's not Kuzkavina, it looks... just too similar.

If it weren't for the fact that she had been following Kuzkavina for a long time, Pellervy even thought that the "reincarnated one" in front of her was the real Kuzkavina.

That fake, gentle smile is just too convincing.

"So, Pellervy? How much do you think I resemble your mother?"

"...Nine points." Pellervy moved her lips and gave a very high rating. In fact, if she hadn't seen this person come back to life, she would have thought it was the real Kuzkavina.

Do you also have Kuzkavina's Remembrance?

"Have."

Kuzkavina Domination nodded slightly.

She directly possessed the body, which was a corpse that had just died and was still warm. Perhaps the brain still had some activity. Apart from a few missing Remembrance, she remembered most of the Remembrance clearly.

"... You're not talking about this as the way to treat Krelay, are you?"

Pellervy turned to look at Liu Bai.

It's as if it's saying, "If you nod, I'll explode right now."

"Do I look like that kind of person?" Bai looked wronged. "I clearly have this ability, but I still chose to talk to you properly. I am very cautious about the use of my power."

Well, there's really no way to refute that.

When a person is strong enough, they are not aggressive; in fact, they are friendly.

"... You really deserve a peace prize."

"That's a bit insulting, Peroo."

"... What is this term?"

"Your full name is too long, so I cut it in half. How about I call you Peppy?"

"...Let's go with Peru."

Being around Liu Bai is really awkward.

"In short, I'll go with you once you cure Krelay. If you can't cure her, then it's all just talk."

"Once they get their research results, I'll go treat your best friend right away."

"Um, Master," Kuzkavina Domination interjected with a somewhat strange expression, "When I was browsing through Kuzkavina's Remembrance just now, I discovered that she also had a secret room."

"We've finished our discussion."

Rita and Rosalind's conversation started unexpectedly quickly.

Rosalind's Affection Level: 2030

"When you need us, our Northernmost Branch will remain silent to all external signals." Rosalind walked over gracefully. "You're really planning something incredible."

This condition may sound a bit strange, but the core idea is "do nothing".

As long as the branch doesn't cause chaos, and the headquarters can keep things under control, then after the incident, they can just accept the governance and go about their lives as if nothing happened—regardless of who the victor is.

Furthermore, given Liu Bai's expression of goodwill and compassion, Rosalind agreed to the matter after a little consideration.

"There's one more thing."