Why Are You Suddenly Praying? (Continued)

It can't be contained at all.

(It's a bit bigger, and it looks a little softer than the original?)

Perhaps because of his martial arts training, Ying was even more agitated when he watched the apology he made before.

Hmm... to put it more directly, it's the kind of feeling that you'd sink right in if you put your hand in, while Shadow is the kind of feeling that you'd have to jump around for a long time if you just tried to grab it.

Of course, both sisters are quite big.

And Zhen... wasn't stupid either. Although Liu Bai tried his best to hide his gaze, it was still somewhat direct. However, Zhen didn't say anything to stop him.

A woman dresses up for the one she loves. Although her personality wouldn't allow her to make a passionate advance on Liu Bai, she wouldn't interrupt Liu Bai's admiration... even though it was a little embarrassing.

Zhen was now shy yet slightly happy, and her earlobes were already turning red.

(Is this what the girls I used to see felt?)

[Raiden Makoto's Affection Level: 6671]

As the only designated true god in the ancient Far East, Zhen has held many temple fairs and blessed many couples in love during the New Year and other festivals.

However... she never expected that one day she would become a "girl in love".

Is it helpful to pray to yourself at this time?

... This is probably the real-life version of "it's better to rely on yourself than to rely on others," right?

"... Can I go downstairs and take a look?" Zhen further expressed her idea, "I want other people to see how I look now, and I've made them worry these past few days."

"Good."

Liu Bai agreed without much hesitation. Although going downstairs was a bit dangerous, he could still stop him; after all, his reflexes were quite good.

After receiving Liu Bai's reply, Zhen, who was now able to stand steadily, changed her hand from resting on his shoulder to holding his hand—clearly, intentionally.

"Lord Liu Bai, please, you must stop me."

I really wanted to say "hold my hand," but... there was a subtle sense of shame.

"Rest assured."

(... Lord Liu Bai is really reliable.)

She took the initiative to grasp that young hand, which was slightly larger than her own.

This was the first time she had ever had such direct and intimate physical contact with Liu Bai.

And Liu Bai also felt at this moment...

(This grip...)

It's a bit like how Little Gui and I used to hold hands when we went shopping together.

"Let's go... let's go, Lord Liu Bai."

Zhen tried her best to keep a normal expression, and took Liu Bai's hand, walking slowly outside.

"Little Gui, what's wrong?" On the first floor, Sara asked Guinaifen seemed a little uneasy.

"Little Gui, I have a bad feeling about this."

Guinaifen leaned on her head, noticing that there seemed to be more and more people in her household, and just as many people had designs on the Boss Liu.

In particular, Acheron may have actually done something unspeakable with Liu Bai.

"Sara, shouldn't we have been more decisive about what happened before?"

Guinaifen nudged Kujou Sara and whispered.

Although she was stopped last time, she also realized one fact: Kujou Sara is a decent person, someone she can get along with.

Unlike Firefly, who is a complete two-faced person and impossible to befriend... especially since her identity as Stellaron Hunters has been exposed.

We can't get along at all anymore.

"It's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore."

Kujou Sara replied seriously.

"So, your bad feeling is regret?"

"No, that's not it... Hey, Sara, don't you ever feel any crisis in your relationship? About your Boss Liu."

"...!? No, what are you talking about? There's nothing between me and Lord Liu Bai."

Kujou Sara wavered for a moment.

"Hey~~" Guinaifen revealed a slightly mischievous, sarcastic smile, "Your reaction when you stopped me last time didn't seem like anything was wrong."

Based on that reaction, you really didn't have any thoughts at all?

Do you think of me, Little Gui, as an idiot?

"It's just out of a sense of justice." Sara pursed her lips, refusing to admit it.

I am the general of Inazuma, born in Inazuma and dying in Inazuma, and I have decided to serve the general.

Even if Liu Bai cannot return to the starry sky, he is still a member of the World Serpent.

Even if it's a marriage alliance... it should be either Lord Kitsune Saiguu or Chiyo, right?

No, excluding those jokes, perhaps it's Chiyo?

... Kitsune Saiguu- miya and Lord Chiyo, are you really planning to perform a nude dance and sumo wrestling?

"Eh~~"

Guinaifen continued to look at Sara with an embarrassingly malicious gaze.

This person also has his dishonest moments.

"... Getting back to the point, since you've put it that way, does that mean your problem is... a crisis in your relationship?"

"Yes." Guinaifen nodded. "After all, there are too many girls around the Boss Liu now, including Miss Acheron."

"..."

Ah, that's definitely beyond the norm.

"So?"

"That's why we can't get any," Guinaifen sighed.

"Then why not compromise?" Sara and asked in return.

"... Compromise? You mean give up?"

"No." Sara thought for a moment, "It's that... Little Gui, didn't you say that your family has more than a dozen siblings?"

"Yes, I have two older brothers and one older sister. I'm the fourth child, and I have more than ten younger brothers and sisters." Guinaifen sighed. "But we don't have to worry about their lives now. If they don't squander the money, it'll be enough for them to live on for two or three lifetimes."

"Um... just wondering, on your planet, do you ever see things like one set of ten babies born at once?"

"Of course not! From a human perspective, we are the same as you—I'd like to ask how many offspring a tengu can have in one litter."

"One litter with ten offspring, only Kujou Sara dares to say that."

"Then that settles it, doesn't it?" Sara looked at Guinaifen with great confusion. "Your father, as the Duke of Protectorate, must have had more than a dozen children, so he must have had more than one wife, right?"

"—!"

Guinaifen stared, speechless for a moment.

Holy crap! What a unique angle!

But... it seems that's really the case.

Guinaifen's childhood Remembrance are actually quite vague, roughly divided into a happy childhood and the arrival of the Voidranger. The difficult years that followed are the time when Guinaifen's Remembrance are clearest, and they also encompass her entire girlhood.

As the most favored second daughter, she didn't really pay much attention to her father's multiple wives.

But thinking about it carefully, after ten months of pregnancy, and when I ran away back then, I wasn't very old. Even if my mother was exhausted, she couldn't possibly have given birth to more than a dozen more children.

... It seems I did call some people "aunt" before.

No, wait, is my own father that kind of person?

The idealized image of her father's tall back during her childhood led Guinaifen into self-doubt.

"... Haven't you noticed?"

"Why would we care about these things back then..."

The company's mining site is not a gentle place.

Back then, just surviving was a struggle, so how could we possibly discuss the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children?

"Forget it, let's not discuss these things anymore." Guinaifen waved her hand, partly because she didn't want to bring up those unpleasant memories from the past, and partly...

Upon suddenly discovering that her father had a large number of wives and concubines, Guinaifen needed some time to process it.

Does compromise mean accepting others...? Hmm...

Okay, I have to admit, Kujou Sara's perspective is a bit unusual, but now that you mention it, Guinaifen feels like she can accept it a little bit.

In addition, I don't think I'm really confident of winning, so compromise isn't so unacceptable.

It's better than being a loser, right?

Moreover, considering her current status, even if she were still the daughter of the Duke of Protectorate, let alone being a juggler, marrying Liu Bai would seem like a step up for her.

Although Guinaifen didn't have a particularly good impression of the company, she had to admit that the person who could easily save Cocoilia's planet was definitely among the highest-ranking executives.

When it comes to matters affecting the entire planet, there are no small matters.

Ugh... I'm so frustrated...

Just then, footsteps came from upstairs.

Is it Liu Bai?

Kujou Sara subconsciously twisted her body and looked behind her.

Then, I gasped.

"... The Shogun!?"

Liu Bai was leading Raiden Makoto downstairs.

The two of them were visibly intimate.

"Sara?"

Suddenly, Guinaifen's soft voice came from beside Kujou Sara.

If your best friend's boss betrays her, does that count as betrayal by a best friend?

However, Sara obviously doesn't have time to care about Guinaifen's resentment right now.

"The Shogun, you can walk now?" Sara quickly got up.

"Thanks to Lord Liu Bai, it's barely manageable. I'm sorry to have worried you during this time, Sara."

"Your subordinate..."

Kujou Sara was about to decline, she noticed the Musou Isshin on Liu Bai's waist.

"...?"

Wait, Musou Isshin?

Is it a counterfeit?

—What a load of rubbish! How could the Shogun possibly copy his own sword?

Add to that the power that the knife possesses...

It is absolutely a true Musou Isshin.

Now this knife is at Liu Bai's waist...

Moreover, the general even addressed Liu Bai as "Lord Liu Bai"?

Should I start calling Liu Bai "The Shogun" now?

Kujou Sara's heart was in turmoil at this moment.