Kitty A-Ying

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"...?"

Liu Bai looked at the figure that suddenly poked its head out from the doorway.

Why is this person here?

Ever since this girl called him brother-in-law, he seems to have become even more adorable—although this "girl" is of unfathomable age.

Upon seeing the shadow, Firefly's smile froze for a moment.

The shadow blinked innocently.

Although someone had reminded Ying that the term "brother-in-law" shouldn't be used casually in public.

But... this isn't outside, right?

That bastard cheating cat—!

Firefly's heart began to explode.

Why don't you just go for it! What kind of skill is it to use medical treatment as a pretext to cheat on your husband!

Fortunately, this wasn't the first time Firefly had heard the name "Shadow." After all, Liu Bai's knife wasn't concealed, so she wasn't too shocked—it was huge!

Calling Mr. Liu Bai" brother-in-law" at my door is just being disrespectful.

"Firefly, stay calm."

"...Um."

Alright, Firefly also knows that Ying appears aloof but is actually quite adorable. Although her words can be a bit infuriating, she has never seen her harbor any clear malice towards anyone. Even her initial distrust of Liu Bai was within reasonable limits.

Even now, she doesn't seem to have any possessiveness towards others—in fact, it seems that none of the people on Inazuma's side have much possessiveness.

Moreover, Firefly also learned about Inazuma's views from Little Gui.

All I can say is... we get along very well?

The teachings Firefly received from Yelan were also about "compromise," and it was unrealistic for one person to hold onto Liu Bai.

Moreover... Firefly herself is very receptive. Kafka was able to get Firefly to help her book a hotel room and buy a suite with just a few words. She was completely like, "As long as Liu Bai has me in his heart, that's enough."

In her previous dream, Firefly's bottom line was that she should watch Liu Bai do it, so Firefly spent most of her time mentally drained rather than competing with others.

"I'll go ask Ei what's going on."

Liu Bai comforted Firefly.

Ei... Hearing this address, Firefly felt a pang of jealousy.

She also wanted a nickname...

For example, "Ah Ying" or something like that?

The way Kafka calls herself and the way Liu Bai calls herself feel completely different.

Who is Kafka? I don't know her at all, really not.

Even after their identities are revealed, they still need to maintain a severance relationship. Kafka and she are like a spider and a butterfly—it's obvious that she can only be the one being bullied.

Liu Bai turned and walked to the door.

"Ei".

"Brother-in-law~?" Ying revealed a gentle and affectionate expression.

Why do you call me that so naturally?!

Why are you here?

Liu Bai took a deep breath and asked.

Are they eavesdropping?

"I... want to see my brother-in-law."

Ying thought for a moment and then answered.

"Brother-in-law, if you need a sparring partner, I can do that too. If you want to learn Inazuma's martial arts, I can teach you."

Firefly: "..."

Liu Bai subtly sensed Firefly's gaze behind him and automatically imagined Firefly's cute, puffed-up face.

"Then... you and Firefly can come together."

"Isn't Ying being a little too forward?" Chiyo looked at Ying and Firefly, who were standing on either side of Liu Bai. "Has Ei finally figured things out?"

"Hmm~ She's finally figured it out, maybe even too much." Kitsune Saiguu revealed a look of suppressed laughter and amusement. "It takes three years to learn good things, but only three days to learn bad things. My sister has barely started to get started, and her little sister is already trying to seduce her brother-in-law."

Chapter 203 Cat Ei

Joking aside, Kitsune Saiguu might not care much, but Chiyo still cared a lot about the sparring match between Liu Bai and Kage.

As for Firefly... as a mecha pilot, Firefly is obviously not good at hand-to-hand combat.

Although the swordsmanship has its merits, however...

Well, looking at Chiyo 'Firefly swordsmanship, which leaned towards wide and sweeping movements, Chiyo automatically imagined the scene of a sea of fire with each swing of his sword—it's not a one-on-one skill at all!

In this one-on-one sparring match where full strength cannot be used, Firefly was undoubtedly defeated by Liu Bai.

"As expected of Mr. Liu Bai."

Firefly showed no sign of defeat.

Liu Bai... really didn't feel any joy in winning.

"Brother-in-law, do you want to rest for a while?"

Ying picked up the wooden naginata in her hand and asked Liu Bai with an impatient look on her face.

"... It's okay, let's continue."

Your expression doesn't look like you're ready to let me rest at all.

"Then... Brother-in-law, why don't you use Musou Isshin? Aren't you worried about hurting me? Besides, Musou Isshin isn't sharpened."

Ying looked at Liu Bai, who was taking a stance, and spoke.

"I won't hold back—don't underestimate this wooden sword."

Purple lightning crackled around the wooden naginata.

... The thunderbolt was even thicker than the wooden sword itself.

"..."

Liu Bai took a deep breath and took out his Musou Isshin.

"Brother-in-law... I'm going to go for it—!"

With a loud shout, Ying appeared in front of Liu Bai in the blink of an eye.

—When this silly girl said she "wouldn't hold back," she wasn't just being polite!

Dream Truth Honkai!

A powerful slash brimming with Honkai energy was unleashed in an instant.

The dazzling purple lightning clashed with the sinister purple shadow.

"Tsk—!"

Liu Bai was sent flying, and Ying also showed a somewhat surprised expression.

"He's stupid but strong..." Bai complained, noting that he was so fast and yet so strong.

"Eh? Brother-in-law, aren't you going to stop him?" Ying seemed surprised by Liu Bai's choice.

"How am I supposed to block you when you're that fast?!"

Liu Bai flexed his wrists.

My wrist joint is somewhat damaged, but fortunately, the self-healing power of "breathing and blood return" can slowly repair it.

[Dream Truth - Honkai: Deploys a Domination Domain, causing enemies within the area to slowly accumulate the "Domination" status ailment. Each instance of damage taken also accumulates additional "Domination" status ailments. When the Domination value is full, the user can briefly control the opponent according to their will. This effect is difficult to trigger consecutively on the same target.]

Is it because he has a Herrscher of Dominion under his command?

Ah... coming to that point, the Herrscher of Dominion has a 100% affinity with me, which is already the standard for Soulmate Bond.

But... the real statue in the Soulmate Bond Facility!

Putting aside the question of how many people Herrscher of Dominion can impersonate, if I were to take the Herrscher of Domination to find the true Soulmate Bond first, wouldn't the next Kage just use Kusanagi no Inazuma to cut me up?

After all, some people are simply not worthy of being at the table...

Liu Bai sighed, but Liu Bai didn't give him much of a chance to catch his breath.

With a flick of his naginata, Lei Hai arrived.

"Lord Kage is taking this way too seriously..." Kamisato Ayaka looked at another small knife in the distance with some concern.

Although Shadow controlled his strength and prevented the sea of lightning from filling the entire archipelago, wasn't this sparring a bit too serious?

"Don't worry, there's no way Shadow would ever murder Lord Liu Bai." Sara was also worried, but she still reassured Ayaka beside her.

No matter what, Ying Du calls Liu Bai "brother-in-law".

In fact, Liu Bai was indeed fine— the Musou Isshin, filled with Honkai energy, was already able to sever the lightning.

Although it's a bit difficult, it's not going to backfire—if he can retaliate with lightning, he'll definitely make sure the shadows are out of the water!

A long-lost feeling of frustration.

After the thunderstorm, Liu Bai was somewhat disheveled, but was still relatively unharmed.

But just before the lightning dissipated, the shadow leaped high into the air, carrying the lightning as it crashed down from the sky.

In other words, since we're inside the pot, Xiao Ai has control over the celestial phenomena. If we were outside the pot, the sky would be overcast and thunder would be striking everywhere.

Raise your knife!

Clang--!

Being parried in mid-air, Shadow's stance bar instantly accumulated to nearly a third, and Liu Bai's level nine parry skill experience also increased significantly.

No, it wasn't just the stance bar; the control bar on the shadow's body also increased significantly as a result.

Is stance damage also being factored in?

Taking advantage of this brief opening, Liu Bai immediately launched a counterattack.

Although my sword is enhanced with Honkai energy,... all that's needed to accumulate the control gauge is "dealing damage".

Forget about physical damage, it could probably even inflict psychological damage—but Liu Bai doesn't have that many fancy tricks up his sleeve.

The Abyss-Patterned Dice!

In an instant, dozens of Lifeline Threads shot out from around Liu Bai, and then a small, exquisite water elemental die appeared around Liu Bai.

With a single swing of his blade, Ying severed Lifeline Threads, but the next moment, Liu Bai pressed forward instead.

Not to mention the shadows, even Chiyo and Kitsune Saiguu, who were watching from the sidelines, showed expressions of astonishment.

"—!?"

"Ei, shaking your knife is the most cowardly fighting style."

Liu Bai looked at Ying with a serious expression.

The wooden naginata, Musou Isshin to suppress the shadows.

Even if Musou Isshin is not sharpened, its inherent quality is incomparable to that of a wooden sword.

Click—!

Liu Bai exerted only a little force, and the wooden sword shattered.

As expected, Ying immediately jumped back and distanced herself from Liu Bai the moment the wooden sword shattered.

Liu Bai did not immediately give chase.