Honkai, But I Have Too Many Mods

Raven casually placed the pot on the bed and put on a slightly unconventional black and red jacket.

She turned her head again.

An excessively handsome man was holding her teapot and giving her an awkward yet polite smile.

"Um... hello?"

"Hello—put down my teapot right now." Raven's face immediately darkened.

"You're focusing on the teapot?"

***

"Whoa... so this is an alien?"

In a dark, heavy-style room, Mobius, seated in the main position, lazily rested her head on her hand. With her other hand, she continuously poked Liu Bai's face with her finger.

Mobius?

Wait?

Why would the Serpent's Master of World Serpent be Mobius?

Shouldn't it be Kevin?

Liu Bai, who was being watched by Raven, was a bit stunned.

Although Mobius had a high popularity and the call for her to be implemented was consistently high, why would she be implemented as the Serpent's Master of World Serpent?

What about Kevin's original storyline?

What the heck did this mod update in terms of plot?

However... Mobius in her mature form still had human pupils.

This meant that the current Mobius wasn't a fusion warrior yet?

Tsk... so confusing.

"While he's good-looking, he looks no different from a human," Mobius said, her eyes flashing with a light that was neither disappointment nor curiosity.

"That's absolutely right. In the time it took me to put on my jacket, I saw this person holding my teapot and sitting on my bed."

"That's my teapot," Bai couldn't help but correct her.

"This is my spoils of war," Raven stated expressionlessly, as if discussing something serious.

"That's right, you're a prisoner now. You, and everything on you, belong to World Serpent."

Mobius lay back lazily in the chair, revealing a teasing smile.

"I can cooperate. I'll be your guinea pig."

When Liu Bai spoke, both the expressionless Raven and the teasing Mobius were stunned.

"Did this alien's brain get waterlogged?" Raven muttered quietly.

Was it that easy to be the Serpent's Master's guinea pig?

If Liu Bai knew what Raven was thinking, he would definitely answer—yes, it's very easy.

It's a very counter-intuitive point—the more precious the material, the more cautiously it's studied.

Slicing?

As if. Who would start by slicing?

Even slicing itself was just a pseudo-proposition.

He was just an ordinary person, and Mobius was at most a mad scientist, not a murderous lunatic. Once she got bored and couldn't research anything, she'd just let him go.

To be honest, if it had been Kevin as the Serpent's Master, Liu Bai would have had to give a long speech. Now, it was actually easier to resolve.

"Mmhmm...~?"

Mobius, snapping out of her surprise, eyed Liu Bai, her lips curling slightly into a seductive smile.

"Interesting, I like you. From today onwards, you are my guinea pig. Raven, give him back his teapot."

"...Yes."

Raven reluctantly returned the several thousand yuan teapot to Liu Bai.

"So that pot isn't ordinary either, is it?" Mobius glanced at the pot, tilting her head. "Is your companion inside?"

Mobius hadn't forgotten that the extraterrestrial visitor had two life signs.

"Guinaifen."

Liu Bai shook the pot and poured it out. A red-haired girl screamed and tumbled out.

"Ahhhhhh!"

It seemed the process of coming out of the pot wasn't very gentle.

"This is my bodyguard, Guinaifen," Bai said, pulling up Guinaifen, whose eyes were still spinning.

"Ah... cough, yes, yes, yes, my name is Guinaifen, and I'm a bodyguard."

Guinaifen, having recovered, was a bit disoriented, but as a streamer and a performer on the jianghu circuit, her ability to read the atmosphere was maxed out.

It seemed her boss's negotiations were going quite smoothly?

This was already the stage for mutual introductions.

"She actually looks like a proper person..." Mobius said, her disappointment growing as she looked at Guinaifen.

However, at this moment, Raven caught Mobius's eye—this girl wasn't just for show.

While not a professional assassin or warrior, she definitely had some skills.

At least Raven could sense a definite threat.

...At this distance, it would be troublesome if her Serpent's Master were taken hostage.

However, she herself could probably take Liu Bai hostage before that girl could take the Serpent's Master.

Mobius didn't know if she had received Raven's signal. She cast a slightly melancholic glance at the two people in front of her and the teapot in Liu Bai's hand.

The complete lack of the alien she had imagined left her deeply bored.

That teapot... Mobius was interested, but she had played with it before. It felt like an ordinary teapot to her; it was highly likely only the person in front of her could use it.

...Perhaps it was something like biological encoding?

In any case, there was no point in forcibly taking it—she didn't like doing that sort of thing either.

"Raven, from today onwards, you'll be responsible for taking care of their daily lives."

"...Huh?"

A hint of confusion finally appeared on Raven's usually impassive face.

"Me?"

"Do you have a problem with that?" Mobius asked, leaning her head on her hand and looking lazily at Raven.

"Wait, Honored Master, I'm an assassin! Little mice are supposed to be kept in cages, aren't they?"

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?"

Mobius's expression turned strange.

"While little mice are little mice, you can't actually treat them like little mice, and do you really think raising little mice is easy?"

I feel like I, as a scientist, have no humanity, but you, Raven, have even less?

"..."

Raven wanted to retort, but she felt that if she did, she might face even stronger criticism from her Honored Master...

"Um... Honored Master, to be honest, I'm not good at taking care of others. How about Jackal? Isn't she your capable assistant?"

"No way, that guy would steal food."

Mobius refused without even thinking.

"In short, Raven, you are now the little mouse keeper. If anything happens to those two, I'll hold you accountable."

"Gulp..."

So unreasonable...

"Of course, during this period, I'll give you a raise of 10,000 each month as compensation for your hard work and their living expenses."

"Your subordinate will go through fire and water for you, Honored Master!"

Chapter Seven: Initial Funds Acquired!

[World Serpent Favorability Unlocked, Current World Serpent Favorability: 10 (Neutral)]

[Mobius Favorability Unlocked, Current Favorability: 10]

[Natasha Cioara Favorability Unlocked, Current Favorability: 20]

[Successfully Joined World Serpent, Current Position: Little Mouse (Next Position: Unknown, Promotion Conditions: Unknown)]

What is this, even little mice have dreams of promotion?

"Boss..."

"No, Little Gui, don't look at me with that expression."

Liu Bai felt a bit creeped out by Guinaifen's sympathetic look.

"Didn't you realize you're also a little mouse?"

"Uh... I guess so..."

Guinaifen wanted to argue, but after thinking about it, it was true.

After all, she was this gentleman's bodyguard.

"Is your boss very rich?" Raven still seemed a bit curious about Liu Bai.

"Ah, yes, right now, Venmo me 50 and let me out. When I return to the stars, I'll directly give you a planet."

"Heh."

Raven let out two cold laughs, and then Liu Bai calmly reached out his hand towards Raven.

"...What are you doing?" Raven looked at Liu Bai's outstretched hand, a bad feeling immediately dawning on her.

"My and Guinaifen's living expenses."

Liu Bai wiggled his fingers, signaling Raven to quickly hand over the money.

"...Don't get carried away just because you're a bit good-looking." Raven's indifferent expression instantly darkened.

"Then what happens if we starve to death, huh, little Gui?"

Liu Bai looked at Guinaifen, who immediately understood and cleared her throat.

"Ahem! My family... pfft, let me start over! Ahem! I originally came from the imperial court of Camelot beyond the outer realms, with twelve brothers and sisters~"

"That's not the part I wanted," Bai thought, "I just wanted you to help me play up the sob story."

"Boss, you don't understand, playing the victim also requires a buildup—life was originally peaceful and joyful, but who knew the Calamity Scourge Ancestor would stir up war. My parents took up arms to fight the enemy and serve the country, but alas, the invading army was like a broken bamboo, and my home was destroyed~"

Guinaifen began to sing at the top of her lungs.

Raven: "?"

Although she sang quite movingly, ...could someone translate this for me?

Raven was completely bewildered.

"Forget it, little Gui, do you have anything more common?"

Liu Bai glanced at Raven's expression.

Okay, he understood. It was the same expression he had when he used to listen to advanced calculus.