That's How You Write the Code

Kujou Sara still had a stern face.

Most matters were decided on the spot, but the debate over whether to bring Raiden Makoto over for treatment or send Liu Bai over for treatment had dragged on all afternoon without a result.

Inazuma was worried about the danger, but the inconvenience of movement was the least of his concern. If he really needed to move, Inazuma would do everything in his power to make the journey smooth and safe, and there was absolutely no need for Raiden Makoto move him.

As for Liu Bai, the reason is that he will be away for a long time, which will mean that he can only contact Inazuma for a long period of time.

Well... although Liu Bai's reason was somewhat unreasonable, it made the Yae Miko and the others realize that Liu Bai was really trying to unite the world's current forces into one force within six months.

Both sides understood each other to some extent, but were completely unable to reach a consensus and had to postpone the discussion.

Kujou Sara's "lack of understanding" was simply because the debate had gone on for too long, and she was getting a little angry.

"In Rita Losweiser's name, I will not speak of what happened today. If there is nothing else, then I will take my leave."

Rita didn't intend to stay any longer and immediately bowed and left.

There's been a lot of information to report today, so she's planning to take a break.

"That woman is dangerous," said Sara after watching Rita leave. "She reminds me somewhat of the Yae Miko."

"After Yae Miko used the Kitsune Saiguu' as a derogatory term, are you now using 'Yae Miko' as a derogatory term?"

"It's just being realistic."

Kujou Sara was momentarily embarrassed by Liu Bai's teasing, but quickly regained her seriousness.

"It feels like the Yae Miko, someone who has something on their mind, giving people the feeling that you don't know what they're thinking."

Sara's assessment is fairly fair.

"You can believe that Rita won't betray humanity just as you believe that the Yae Miko won't betray Inazuma —the essence of the matter is actually very simple."

Liu Bai stretched, relieving the fatigue from sitting for so long.

"Ouch... it hurts. I seriously suspect that Rita has swollen my shoulder."

"This..." Sara hesitated for a moment, then had nothing to say. "This is an easily overlooked perspective—being hit several times by that scythe, pain is normal, but you won beautifully."

[Kujou Sara favorability: 15]

"I think it was a Pyrrhic victory, although it's not impossible to play it again in the future."

In the end, the outcome was just a compromise between the two sides, and no achievement was revealed.

If the fight continues, Rita might use everything except the blade. At that point, a single scythe strike wouldn't just cause swelling and pain, and Liu Bai wasn't confident he could control his ultimate technique.

"Ah, speaking of which, since you're going to be traveling with me, where will you be staying Sara? Will you be staying in the pot with Acheron, or should I arrange a room for you?"

"Just arrange a room outside."

Kujou Sara answered without much thought.

While going inside the pot might yield more information, it also restricts one's personal freedom.

Unlike Acheron, she wasn't originally Liu Bai's mercenary.

Besides, she felt a bit strange being sucked into the pot.

"Alright, in that case, come with me."

"... Hey, who's this?"

"A new tenant." Liu Bai answered Natasha's question without batting an eye.

"You think I don't know Inazuma's general?" Natasha pointed at Kujou Sara and, unable to contain herself any longer, grabbed Liu Bai by the collar. "You bring just anyone home?"

"I talked to Inazuma and we reached an agreement."

Liu Bai maintained a concise and to-the-point response.

"You even sneaked into their base camp?" Before Bai could even think about it, Natasha realized what he meant, and Natasha tone became even more intense.

"Alright, alright, I'm not Xiao Kong —to be honest, shouldn't you be the one reporting to me? Don't you know who's taking care of whom in our family?"

"You...!"

Speechless.

"Come on, sis, start by reporting and summarizing what you ate for lunch today, word by word."

Liu Bai sat up straight on the sofa and looked at Natasha seriously—speaking of which, Yelan is really fast; she had already delivered the new furniture this afternoon.

"That's because I'm too lazy to take care of you, okay?"

In front of outsiders, Natasha tried her best to maintain the last bit of stubbornness that belonged to her sister.

"... You two have a really good relationship."

Even Kujou Sara couldn't help but suppress a laugh at the sight.

She could tell that both of them were sincere, no wonder this one didn't want to leave.

"Tsk, never mind, let's not make a fool of ourselves—explain why Inazuma's general is following you?"

"The bodyguards after the agreement was reached—after all, they didn't want anything to happen to me."

"My name is Kujou Sara. I will be responsible for protecting Liu Bai's safety from now on. Please take good care of me."

Faced with this casual question, Kujou Sara's demeanor was no longer as unapproachable as during the day—besides, she didn't want to break the current "sibling" atmosphere.

"I see... Tsk, don't try anything funny. As for which room you like, just pick it yourself."

Sara's attitude made Natasha give up her idea of causing trouble, and she casually tossed the keychain to Kujou Sara.

"Thank you, I will return the key in a moment."

"Such a serious face." Natasha scoffed as she watched Kujou Sara leave.

Fine, I'll be serious if I want, it's better than Jackal.

Because of the Jackal, Natasha's standards for making friends were significantly lowered.

"However, (I heard that these two are) the four loyal dogs of the three generals of the Inazuma family... This kind of person is a little timid, maybe because of a single sentence from the group, they turned against us."

"You talk as if you're not the World Serpent's loyal dog in the eyes of outsiders."

"Of course not—outside of the World Serpent's territory, how many people would know 'Raven'?"

Natasha crossed her arms and looked quite proud.

"Forget it, I probably won't understand what you're trying to do anyway—go cook."

"Actually, I wouldn't mind telling you if you asked..."

Anyway, I already told others today that I don't need Natasha.

"No, I refuse to think. If I have something to say, I will tell the Highlord. Highlord agrees, it is the same as my agreement. If you tell me something complicated, I will either only add to my troubles or be misled by you."

Natasha looked like she didn't want to hear it.

Hmm... Well, if you put it that way, Natasha lives a pretty insightful life.

After all, some things still need to be discussed with the leader of the faction in the end.

"Ah... in the end, why did my life suddenly change so drastically..."

Natasha slumped onto the sofa, sighing like a salted fish.

She used to live a carefree life, visiting the children with some treats and toys whenever she wanted. She had no ties to the World Serpent and could come and go as she pleased as long as she didn't betray them.

Now... there are more and more people living in the apartment, and there's this one guy who's inexplicably causing me trouble...

Suddenly I had a feeling that I couldn't even run away.

"What is this? A trick by the Highlord?"

"By the way, how about stir-fried pork slices for dinner?"

"Good--"

After having dinner with Natasha and watching Eden's live stream data, Liu Bai returned to the pot.

Then... I just stared blankly at the Gacha Machine.

Now that Acheron has finished drawing, what should he draw next?

Hmm... how about just doing a free gacha pull in the next banner? Or maybe try pulling for some items?

But the guaranteed item feels like a waste...

"Liu Bai? What are you looking at?"

Firefly sheer coincidence, Liu Bai was found lost in thought.

"Ah, this machine, is it for extracting Miss Gui and Miss Acheron?"

The code in Chapter 73 is written like this.

"Yeah, by the way, Firefly, do you want to try your luck? Maybe you'll get lucky."

As Liu Bai spoke, he selected a new banner.

"Shouldn't we just smash it open directly?" Firefly tilted her head and said something that sounded strangely violent, "For example, let Miss Acheron try?"

"No, this is something that cannot be destroyed."

If he could have broken it open, Liu Bai would have done so long ago.

"Indestructible? That's probably because the output isn't enough... But this Gacha Machine also looks like a cosmic artifact, so... indestructibility might make sense."

After thinking about it, Firefly realized that Liu Bai could probably pull out quite a few things that were similar to rare treasures.

Who are you planning to draw this time?

"How about we target Kafka this time?"

"Huh? Kafka?"

Upon hearing the name, Firefly was clearly taken aback for a moment, and then immediately began waving her hands repeatedly.

"That, that's the infamous Stellaron Hunters, no, no, I can't even think about it!"

"Ah... it's not that serious, is it?"

Kafka isn't crazy, and besides, the background is automatically set after you draw her, so there's no reason for her to attack.

Perhaps at most, it's just a matter of disobeying orders and going their separate ways?

Anyway, when disaster strikes, Kafka will have to work even if she doesn't want to die.

"It's very, very serious!"

Firefly's voice rose slightly by three points.

"Legend has it that Kafka has three heads and six arms, a blue face and fangs..."

"Hey, the company has an arrest warrant."

"You know there's a warrant for her arrest, yet you still want her to help? Even if she's not a three-headed, six-armed, blue-faced fanged monster, Kafka is still very dangerous... She's the kind of beautiful snake who'll devour you completely, and might even turn around and control you."

Firefly gestured for a while, her tone like that of someone telling a ghost story to scare a child.

"You don't want to become Kafka's puppet, do you?"

"... Isn't there still Acheron?" Bai saw that Firefly was about to continue speaking, so he decisively raised his hands in surrender. "Alright, alright, from a practical point of view, how about Silver Wolf?"

"... So you weren't thinking from a practical point of view just now? You were just seduced by her beauty after all?"

Firefly looked a little unhappy.

"And isn't this also the infamous Stellaron Hunters? The Silver Wolf who acts recklessly and attacks the company's network? No, no, absolutely not, it's too dangerous no matter what."

"..."

Suddenly, I felt the hassle of catering to a capricious girlfriend.

"... By the way, Firefly, why are you reacting so strongly? Do you know the Stellaron Hunters?"

This person seems to be Stellaron Hunters as well, right?

"I don't know you, I don't know you at all—we only know each other because I've seen the wanted poster." Firefly denied it without even thinking.