Honkai, But I Have Too Many Mods

Ah, the filter is gone.

"...It seems that as long as one is prepared, the duration is also greatly reduced."

Liu Bai pouted at Natasha's discovery.

As if anyone would be prepared for a first-kill that's meant to be a surprise. If a first-kill could raise affection to 80+, it would be infinitely renewable—though you'd need a lot of the medicine.

"Fine, considering what happened today, I'll get you a few vials tomorrow."

Natasha ran it through her mind and decided to consider it repayment for Liu Bai's favor.

If Liu Bai were to get a wicked idea and use it on Rita, she'd support it with all her might.

But in reality, well, Natasha's thoughts were good, but it was impossible.

Liu Bai had already realized that if he dared to use it on a woman whose attributes were much higher than his own, he wouldn't know how he got his kidneys...

After all, this thing was called the "Elixir of Love," not the "Elixir of Domination."

If the abnormal affection raised by the Elixir of Love was too high, it wouldn't be a joke when it performed a "beat them until they kneel" on the spot.

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She decided Guinaifen would cosplay as the caterpillar.

"Speaking of which, have you… gotten a bit stronger?"

After ending the topic of the Elixir of Love, Natasha brought up something else.

When she was clinging to Liu Bai or riding him before, Natasha had clearly felt that Liu Bai wasn't the weakling without the strength to even kill a chicken—though when she was clinging to him, Liu Bai's resistance was no different from teasing to Natasha.

If you're weak enough, any resistance is just acting cute.

"Maybe I'm growing?"

Liu Bai had just finished reading a book on physical fitness and was now reading a book on strength.

"How old are you that you're still growing?"

Hearing this, Natasha laughed and cursed, but didn't pry further.

The process of going from a weakling to a slightly less weakling wasn't that interesting.

It was good that she was a bit stronger, so Natasha had one less thing to worry about.

"Morning, Raven. You look… a bit off?" Jackal greeted Natasha, uncharacteristically initiating the conversation.

Looking at the bloodshot eyes... this person probably didn't sleep yesterday either.

Hey, hey, is this person a bit... not good?

Natasha, who had a bit of a mind to question her, looked at Jackal's eyes and felt a bit hesitant.

Did this person just die suddenly in front of me?

"...I'm alright." Natasha decided not to question her for now.

This person's current state felt a bit off.

Never mind, I won't beat her into a pulp yet, let's see what's going on.

"Do you still have yesterday's energy drink?"

"Yes, I just finished debugging the production line yesterday and produced fifteen vials."

"...Is the efficiency of your production line a bit low?"

"It just started production, and the failure rate of this medicine is also quite high."

It was too strange. Jackal hadn't expected a failed potion to have so many failure branches.

"Catch me an Ice Deathless, and I'll give you eight vials."

"..."

Ah... I really don't want to catch a Deathless with control abilities.

But she had already made a promise to Liu Bai.

"Okay, I'll try my best to find one for you."

Natasha nodded, but a strange thought popped into her head.

By the way... is this person really plotting against me?

After all, they had been partners for several years, and Natasha knew Jackal's character pretty well.

If Jackal was plotting against her, even if Natasha didn't question her, Jackal would definitely mock her—she was the type who couldn't keep her mouth shut.

This normal conversation was very out of character.

A rather unrealistic guess surfaced in Natasha's mind.

"Jackal, I found a handsome guy yesterday."

"Huh?"

Jackal wore an expression that clearly said, "What are you even talking about?"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't tell me someone's planning to run off again using 'pursuing love' as an excuse. Do you think the Honored Master's mercy is infinite?"

Jackal was already mocking Raven based on past events.

Although for Raven, resigning and then returning to service wasn't exactly something to be ashamed of.

"Really handsome, the kind that makes you swoon."

"Ah, and then?"

Jackal crossed her arms, looking like she was watching a show with no stake in it.

After all, Jackal wasn't interested in love or anything like that.

"Our killer, Raven, is completely smitten? Can't eat, can't sleep, preparing to transform into a lovesick maiden?"

... I really want to rip that bastard's mouth open.

"Don't you want to know what he looks like?" Natasha continued to coax her.

"Mmm..."

Alright, to be honest, Jackal was actually a little curious.

Of course, she was even more interested in tying the man who caught Raven's attention to an experimental table and then enjoying Raven's reaction.

No matter what, it was too amusing to imagine someone like Raven becoming lovesick.

"If you want me to show you, I don't mind."

Hearing this, Natasha decisively retrieved a photo of Liu Bai from her wristband and projected it into the air.

"..."

In that instant, Natasha seemed to hear the sound of teeth grinding.

"Rav... Raven."

Jackal's eyes were fixed on Liu Bai's photo.

"Do you believe in love at first sight?"

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Villains Aren't Allowed to Steal the Protagonist's Lines

Natasha: "...?"

Hadn't she heard something similar a few days ago?

Did all of you people like to start with that sentence now?

However, before Natasha could react, Jackal grabbed her shoulders.

Their current proximity allowed Natasha to clearly hear Jackal's heavy, beast-like panting.

"Raven, name your price. I'm taking this man."

"Uh... I just saw him randomly on the street."

Facing Jackal, whose eyes were bloodshot and breathing heavily, Natasha's imposing presence faltered by more than ten percent.

Natasha also knew that she had probably gone too far this time.

Well, even though Liu Bai was the one who would suffer.

"Then make me see him again! No! Where did you see him?"

"That... I fo-forgot."

"You're not planning to keep him all to yourself, are you?"

Jackal heard the evasiveness in Natasha's tone and her own immediately turned hostile.

"This is truly unforgivable, Raven."

Natasha could feel the strength in her shoulders increasing.

Not good, this is really not good.

But—

Bang—!

Natasha punched Jackal's jaw, knocking her out cold.

Are you kidding me? Even if I'm not as imposing as you, I've got the muscle!

It's debatable whether ten of you ganging up could even take on one of my arms.

But speaking of which...

Looking at Jackal, who had collapsed on the ground, Natasha started to get a headache.

Did I... really go too far?

No, it's more like Jackal actually drank that stuff like it was water?

Completely defenseless, if a group of people could make me open a small filter lens for an hour, how much did that Jackal drink without any precautions!

Alright, the plan to beat the Jackal into a pulp can be put on hold for now. We need to deal with the Jackal's problem.

According to what she said earlier, she's definitely in her thirties or forties… Damn it, thank goodness this stuff came in a test tube and wasn't a large dose. If it had been a small bottle, Natasha would be wondering right now if the Jackal's veins were filled with anything but the drug.

Keeping this one locked up for three days should be enough, right?

"Gulp..."

"Hey... are you kidding me?"

Natasha stared in shock at the Jackal, who was pushing herself up from the ground.

Even though she had held back on her punch just now, that wasn't a reason for the Jackal to still be able to get up!

She had estimated it would at least put the Jackal to sleep for a few hours.

"Don't underestimate me... you don't understand anything at all..."

"Can you stop spouting lines like a hot-blooded protagonist, you villain?"

Natasha grumbled as she flexed her fingers.

It didn't matter if she got up; it was just a matter of another punch.

This time, she'd put a little more force into it.

"I have money."

"Huh?" Natasha, who had just clenched her fist, paused.

"Do you know Shencheng Pharmaceuticals' profit from last year?"

The Jackal, struggling to stand steady, looked at Natasha.

A hesitant expression appeared on Natasha's face: "...I do."

Shencheng Pharmaceuticals still made a pure profit, even reaching a zero-debt level. Even after making offerings to the main family, a huge sum would still remain—at least a huge sum for Natasha.