Honkai, But I Have Too Many Mods

Although Liu Bai wanted to scold Qingque, objectively speaking, he really should thank her.

"It's just... I feel like Qingque being so careless now is a bit of a waste of her talent."

"You think so too?"

Feixiao immediately showed an expression of agreement. "I think that girl Qingque would be more than capable of serving as my deputy in handling domestic affairs."

Qingque's talent was like water in a sponge—squeeze harder, and there would always be more.

Unfortunately, Qingque was too slippery.

"Right? It'd be great if there were a chance to correct Qingque's bad habits."

"The chances are pretty low."

Feixiao glanced at Liu Bai.

Unless Qingque had no way out, she would never step up to shoulder responsibility. Otherwise, she would think, "When the sky falls, the tall people will hold it up," and habitually slack off.

"No, no, no. I think Qingque just lacks motivation to work. Isn't she pretty motivated when she plays cards?"

"Are you planning to dangle a mahjong set in front of Qingque like a carrot?"

"..."

Feixiao's jab was truly sharp.

"Topaz, do you have any suggestions?"

Liu Bai looked at Topaz beside him, who had been having trouble joining the conversation.

"Um... work itself is one of my motivations for working, but... I know I'm in the minority."

"Working because you love work—that's practically heresy already, isn't it?"

Feixiao continued to tease her.

Even Feixiao thought Topaz was a little abnormal.

So was there really nothing...

Wait.

If all they needed was motivation, couldn't Liu Bai himself do it?

"Topaz, does Liu Bai count as one of your motivations for working now?"

"Huh? Huh-huh-huh?"

Topaz's face instantly turned crimson.

That was way too direct!

"Ah..."

"Just as I thought..."

Liu Bai sighed, while Feixiao looked completely unsurprised.

"If that's the