Next, It's Your Own Business (Continued)

Kujou Sara choked after drinking an excessive amount of a viscous liquid without any prior preparation.

"Are you alright?"

Kujou Sara felt someone pat her on the back.

"... No, nothing's wrong."

Kujou Sara paused for a moment, then swallowed it all.

"Thank you... um..."

As Kujou Sara suddenly noticed something was wrong. She looked up and saw Xueyi staring at her expressionlessly.

"Would you like to rinse your mouth?" Xueyi calmly took out a bottle of mineral water from the bag.

"... Miss Xueyi?"

Kujou Sara looked at the expressionless Xueyi in front of her, and a wave of shyness washed over her, causing her face to turn bright red.

"When did you arrive?"

"I just arrived." Xueyi placed the plastic bag containing the items on the table.

"..."

How long is "shortly after arriving"?

Kujou Sara looked at the expressionless Xueyi and wanted to continue asking questions.

But... asking about this doesn't seem to do any good; it only adds to the awkwardness.

Fortunately, Xueyi saw it. Xueyi is known for her tight-lipped nature, no matter what else she does.

Kujou Sara wiped her mouth and pretended nothing was wrong.

"Speaking of which, Miss Xueyi, where did you go just now?"

"I went downstairs to throw out the trash and bought some things while I was there."

Xueyi opened the plastic bag, revealing the drinks and snacks inside.

These were probably bought for Keqing and Ningguang, but they left first.

The two men called her over without saying a word about the Xueyi clothes—well, there wasn't much to say anyway.

"How does it taste?" Xueyi steered the conversation back on track.

This nearly made Kujou Sara, who was drinking juice to relieve the taste in her mouth, spit it out.

"... Why are you suddenly curious about this?"

"Just a casual question."

Xueyi sat in the chair opposite Kujou Sara, her expression as indifferent as ever.

... Okay, let's just call it curiosity for now.

It's normal to be curious after being seen in the act.

"It's hard to describe." Although Sara could understand Xueyi's curiosity, she was not prepared to continue explaining.

This topic has a feel that once explained, it can go on to explore indefinitely.

"... Miss Xueyi, are you really unable to eat anything?"

"It's edible."

Xueyi gave Kujou Sara a surprising answer.

"This body contains a redundant structure called the 'Five Viscera Gods,' which allows me to feel hot, cold, pain, itching, sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy sensations."

"Then you...?"

"There's really no need for it."

Xueyi slightly turned her gaze away.

"In order to extend the lifespan of this body."

In a sense, Xueyi is also a "mecha pilot" like Firefly.

"What if this body breaks down..."

"As long as it doesn't shatter on the spot, Domination should be able to help me create a new body."

Xueyi answered calmly.

Since the puppet's body is gone, the body prepared for her by the Herrscher of Dominion is most likely one without a lifespan limit, with relatively lower bodily functions but still functioning normally.

... So the Honkai phenomenon is just too unscientific.

"... How about we get something to eat?" Sara and then asked, "Miss Xueyi, is it the same for you on the Xianzhou?"

"...No." Xueyi pondered for a moment and shook her head. "I still eat something on the Xianzhou, but at that time someone was maintaining this body."

"I see." Sara nodded. "Sometimes I feel that you, Miss Xueyi, are a bit out of place."

"Hmm." Xueyi only answered with a single syllable, making Kujou Sara quite embarrassed.

Yes, it's this feeling of being met with indifference that makes this person feel out of place.

"... Don't you have any friends on the Xianzhou?"

"I have a younger sister, a junior colleague... and other colleagues... I also have some contact with them."

"Eh... my little sister?"

Kujou Sara was somewhat surprised; it was hard to imagine that Xueyi was an older sister type of character.

It's hard to tell that this person is good at taking care of others.

"Yes, her name is Hanya, and she is a judge like me."

"Just like you...?"

"But she's not a puppet like me..."

Although it's not as good as being a puppet.

If the puppet body is ruined, just find another one.

If your brain is ruined... then there's no way to save it.

"... Will she come back here in the future?"

"I hope so." Xueyi glanced at the sleeping Liu Bai.

Her hopes were pinned on Liu Bai.

Kujou Sara looked at Xueyi's expression and seemed to understand something.

(Did these two sisters live a hard life?)

Xueyi seemed to notice the change in Kujou Sara's expression and changed the subject. "Has Dr. Ruan Mei woken up as well?"

"I woke up, and then I went back to sleep."

"No other reaction?"

"On the surface, it seems there isn't."

The next day.

When Liu Bai opened his eyes, he saw Kujou Sara sleeping soundly in a chair next to him.

The chair at the foot of the bed is occupied by Xueyi, whose eyes are open.

"Morning, my lord."

"... You guys even have shift changes here?"

Liu Bai rubbed his head; the headache had subsided considerably, and his mental state had almost Qiqi recovered.

Xueyi naturally wouldn't respond to such useless sentiments, and got up to take Liu Bai's clothes.

"... done it all night?"

"Dried".

Xueyi's answer was concise and to the point.

"... Could we avoid suspicion for a moment?" Liu Bai and Xueyi, who were about to get dressed, stared at each other with red eyes.

I'm too embarrassed to wake Renjiu up while he 'Kujou sleeping, and I can't see him anyway.

What do you mean by this?

Especially Xueyi's serious expression made Liu Bai feel even more uncomfortable.

"Yes, ma'am."

Xueyi nodded calmly.

She actually wanted to build a good relationship with Liu Bai —in preparation for the possible arrival of her "younger sister" in the future.

However... due to the long period of social interaction and the long-standing distorted life as a judge, Xueyi has actually been out of touch with society for a long time.

The White-Robed Judge left quietly, and only then did Liu Bai feel relieved enough to put on his clothes.

Then she checked the pot and pocket watch, and put them away after confirming that everything was in order. Keqing's energy consumption time was less than half an hour, which is 30 minutes, 1800 seconds, ten to one, which is 18,000 seconds, or five hours of charging.

It was already fully charged, so Liu Bai naturally couldn't detect anything amiss.

After getting dressed, Liu Bai didn't think about waking Kujou Sara. Instead, he pressed the time stop button, carried Kujou Sara to bed, and covered Sara with a blanket—using the time stop button could prevent Kujou Sara from waking up halfway through the night.

He doesn't want to see a melodramatic plot like "the princess wakes up in the prince's arms".

Although I don't know how long Sara was busy yesterday, Sara's personality makes it impossible for him to slack off.

"Get some sleep."

After saying that, Liu Bai restarted the flow of time and then tiptoed out.

As soon as he stepped outside, Liu Bai saw Ningguang and Keqing, who were traveling with him.

Good morning, you look like you had a good rest.

Ningguang greeted Liu Bai familiarly.

"... Well, it's not bad."

Fortunately, Liu Bai had leveled up with Acheron before, otherwise he would have been defeated by Kafka last night.

Actually, last night it looked like he was the one dominating Kafka, but in terms of overall condition, Kafka actually had the upper hand.

Kafka's unique weapon effect is that when she is in a passive state, her excitement level increases by 50% and her stamina consumption decreases by 50%.

At that time, Kafka could only be described as being overly excited, somewhat like a "pseudo-mental Honkai." She had strength, but was unable to fight back and could only be slaughtered at will, although her physical strength was not actually lost much.

Fortunately, this group of people came in at the right time, and the final result can be summarized as Kafka's downfall.

If this group had arrived two hours later, Kafka might have won a resounding victory.

"I apologize for what happened yesterday... By the way, Yelan, what are your plans to do?"

"Put it in a cement bucket and sink it in the sea?"

Ningguang made a rather flippant joke, which was unusual for her.

In fact, from an official standpoint, this matter should be dealt with by bending the law for personal gain, since it cannot be discussed openly.

However, on a personal level... coupled with the grudge this person held against her for calling her a 'foot-washing maid' before, Ningguang was considering taking "private punishment."

—What? Wasn't the revenge for the foot-washing maid taken when you slapped her?

Just kidding, Ningguang never used words like "even things out" back then.

As Yelan continued to act, Ningguang's memory of her actions deepened.

"That's a bit too serious." Bai laughed. "Let's just hang him up and give him a couple of lashes."

Liu Bai had no objection to persecuting Yelan.

Ningguang shrugged.

But suddenly, Ningguang thought of something, "Hmm... seriously, how about I just give Yelan to you as a maid?"