Could It Be You're Starting to Hate Your Big Sis, A-Liu? / Is This a Distortion of Human Nature or a Collapse of Morality?

Failed Potion.

After layers of testing confirmed that this thing they had spent so much effort developing had somehow been reduced to nothing more than an energy drink, she simply tossed it in because it tasted pretty good.

"Ugh... this is killing me. Should I just go downstairs and buy some?"

She did not want to move.

Jackal surrendered to her body. Besides, what she needed right now was something to perk her up.

She scanned the code.

Sure enough, it was in stock—no matter how she thought about it, she had never drunk this stuff before.

"Gulp... Strange, it feels sweeter than last time? Hmm... Could it have gone bad?"

Though she regretted it a little, it really did taste good, and the stamina recovery effect was obvious.

...She had decided. Another can.

Have You Started Hating Your Big Sister, A-Liu?

The next day.

Shencheng Pharmaceuticals.

"Whoa... What happened to you?"

Natasha looked at her partner, Jackal, in confusion.

"Me? What could have happened to me?" Jackal gave Natasha a confused look.

"I mean... you didn't sleep last night?"

Natasha looked at Jackal's dark circles and the bloodshot veins in her eyes.

"Just that?" Jackal curled her lip, looking as though Natasha were making a fuss over nothing. "I drank a little too much energy drink yesterday, so I got a bit wired—but I feel great right now. If you've got nothing better to do, go catch me a few Deadwalkers. I feel like I could dissect another five or six today."

"I'm not your assistant."

Natasha was extremely displeased with Jackal's tone.

"Besides, the Undying Blade squad is stationed here now. Heh, someone's probably about to run out of food."

Though she was unwilling to admit it, the Undying Blade people truly did not mess around when fighting the Honkai. Over the past few days, they had nearly swept through every Honkai source the two of them used to raise their livestock.

Without an Emperor-class one, there was no way to stop the Undying Blade's advance.

"What?" Jackal sounded displeased as well.

Based on past experience, the two of them should have started trading barbs next.

"Anyway, don't go dying in front of me."

Natasha did not want to argue with Jackal. It was not that she could not win; she simply had no idea what the point was.

With that, Natasha prepared to leave.

Before leaving, though, Natasha was curious about something.

"By the way, this energy drink of yours..."

It was not as though she had never seen Jackal stay up all night working herself to the bone. Had the energy drinks Jackal made before been this effective?

"Hm? You haven't tried it?"

Jackal looked slightly puzzled.

"If I remember correctly, a few tubes of this energy drink went missing."

"? From the vending machine in your office?"

Now that Jackal mentioned it, Natasha seemed to remember something.

"No, I couldn't be bothered touching your vending machine. Maybe Gray Serpent or that brat Night Owl casually took some at some point—anyway, nobody else usually uses that vending machine."

Natasha simply could not understand why this woman had set up a vending machine. It was clearly an emergency medicine cabinet, yet people still had to pay?

You bastard, you're clearly targeting me!

Well, no wonder Jackal could become a capitalist.

"So stingy."

Though the two did not get along, they had been partners for years. How could Jackal not know what Natasha was like?

The vending machine might very well have been meant to disgust Natasha a little.

"Here, have a tube. Try it. The effect is really good."

Perhaps because she wanted to recommend it, Jackal pulled two gray tubes of medicine from her pocket.

"..."

Sorry, but the instant Natasha saw that it was gray, she no longer wanted to drink it.

No, that was wrong. She had never wanted to drink it in the first place.

Drinking medicine from Jackal's hands at random was the kind of thing that could get someone killed without them even knowing how.

"...What does that look mean? It's rare for me to be kind for once."

"I can't bear Dr. Jackal's kindness."

Who knew whether this woman had suddenly decided to use her as a test subject?

"Why would I lie to you?" Failing to sell her on it left Jackal unwilling to give up, so she drank a tube right in front of Natasha. "These are the last few tubes, but I've already moved a production line over to make this stuff... We're just running short on materials."

"...Fine, trying it wouldn't be impossible." Seeing Jackal's decisiveness, Natasha figured it was free anyway, so there was no reason not to take it. "By the way, how many did you drink yesterday?"

"Thirty or forty?" Jackal stroked her chin as she thought back. "Anyway, before I knew it, I was almost out."

"...And you still noticed that a few were missing after drinking that much?"

"After all, I remember everything I make, more or less."

Like hell you do.

Natasha mocked her inwardly.

After being partners for so many years, how could Natasha not know Jackal?

Whenever this woman sounded absolutely certain, the odds of things going wrong were absurdly high.

"Oh, right, Natasha, are you in charge of... Hey!"

The moment Natasha heard the first half of the question, she knew what Jackal was about to ask and turned around without the slightest hesitation.

"...Tch."

Natasha did not have much to do these days.

They had yet to find a suitable opportunity to attack the chamber of commerce and kidnap Kiana.

So for now, her main job was slacking off at Shencheng Pharmaceuticals and handling some paperwork.

Though Natasha's primary profession was that of a combatant, she was quite adept at those tasks as well.

After work, she would first visit the children she had adopted, then head back to her apartment.

"That Jackal actually recommended something decent for once," Natasha muttered as she got out of the car.

After drinking it, the Honkai energy in her body had not reacted abnormally. She simply felt full of energy.

If this stuff were used to replenish stamina during a prolonged battle...

Thinking that, Natasha went upstairs and opened the door.

"I'm home."

"I'm cooking."

Liu Bai was cooking in the kitchen—or rather, training his cooking skill.

"Geez... Little brother, you're so cold."

"..."

The spatula in Liu Bai's hand suddenly stopped.

"So, what are we having today?"

As Liu Bai wondered whether this was some kind of prank, Natasha had already removed her hood and cloak and entered the kitchen.

"...Ms. Natasha?"

Liu Bai suddenly did not want to call her big sister anymore.

He suddenly felt that something was dangerous.

"Call me big sister~~"

There was none of Natasha's usual cool, mature demeanor in her voice now. Instead, she sounded like a sister obsessed with her little brother as she pressed herself against Liu Bai's back, looking as though she wanted to wrap her entire body around him.

"Call me big sister~~"

She repeated it again.

Something was wrong. Very wrong.

"Big sister?"

A wise man did not fight when the odds were against him. Natasha's voice was sweet, and her body felt soft against his back, but in this situation, there was no way he could escape.

Besides, Natasha's combat ability was no joke.

So what was wrong with Natasha today?

Liu Bai silently brought up Natasha's profile.

Natasha Shiori

Current Affection: 85 (25 + 60 'Elixir of Love')

"???"

He had not drugged Natasha!

Well, if he had to say it, he had done it in the game before. After all, morality did not matter in games; he did whatever felt good.

But in reality, he was completely innocent.

Liu Bai silently turned off the induction cooker.

But Natasha was holding him tightly from behind. When Liu Bai turned around, Natasha was pulled around with him.

"Big sis, can you let go of me first?"

"No. Is that the way you speak to your big sister? Have you started hating your big sister, A-Liu?"

Natasha refused in a coquettish tone while poking Liu Bai's cheek with a finger.

What kind of nickname is A-Liu...?

Rub, rub.

After poking his cheek, Natasha immediately pushed her luck and rubbed her face against him.

There was no other choice...

Liu Bai silently switched on the camera mode of his wristband.

Is This the Distortion of Humanity or the Loss of Morality?

"Delete that!"

"No."

"Do you want to die that badly!?"

"Gentle big sister changes overnight and murders her little brother—was this the distortion of humanity or the loss of morality?"