Who Told You the Principal Was a Club Officer?

Acheron: "?"

So, I didn't actually go to the wrong room?

"Good morning, brother, Little Gui."

"Here you are, Natasha, breakfast."

Guinaifen handed the steamed buns she had brought out to Natasha.

"Thanks," Natasha said. "Brother, remember to tell the Highlord about what happened yesterday."

"Know."

That's not a given.

Mobius made the promise and then settled things with Inazuma on the same day; it was time to ask for his reward.

Okay, maybe it can't be said that it's completely resolved, but at least 90% of it has been resolved.

"Boss Liu, your smile is inappropriate."

Guinaifen nudged Liu Bai teasingly.

"Mind your own business."

Liu Bai pouted.

Knock knock.

Has Liu Bai woken up?

The sound of Sara.

"You're awake." Shiro replied as she went to open the door. Kujou Sara was standing outside with a serious expression. "Is there something you need, Sara?"

"..." The somewhat intimate way Shiro addressed her made Kujou Sara feel a little uncomfortable. "I'm here to accompany you. May I ask what your itinerary is for today?"

Ah, so in that case, we have one more tagalong.

"I'm going to World Serpent... are you coming along too?"

"Um... this..."

Kujou Sara was immediately perplexed upon hearing this.

It seems that it's really inconvenient for World Serpent to go along. It's not without reason, but she might be seen as having ulterior motives if she goes.

"Hmm, no, you should come along. You can be my witness."

If Mobius were to question it, Kujou Sara could just prove the truth of the matter.

"Clear."

Liu Bai's help in making the decision saved Kujou Sara a lot of time agonizing over it.

After helping tidy up the house, the four of them set off together for World Serpent.

—Natasha is the only one here who comes to work.

However, just as they arrived at the entrance of Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, an unexpected person walked out of the company.

Good morning, Liu Bai, surrounded by beauties.

Yelan, carrying a briefcase, wore a mocking expression.

Good morning—though I don't think you're ever here for anything good.

"... Have I become that bad in your eyes?"

Yelan looked heartbroken.

"It's true what they say, when there are so many new people around, they look down on the old ones."

"Keep bragging for another five cents." Bai clapped his hands twice, as if to say, "Go ahead and keep it up."

"... Alright, now that Inazuma's generals are all by your side, you can't keep bragging."

Yelan rolled her eyes at Liu Bai.

"It's 'that,' 'that'."

"What? It's 'that'?" Bai was shocked.

"Well... there's nothing we can do about 'that'," Guinaifen said with a worried look on her face.

"Yeah, well, after all, 'that' is a bit too much."

"There's no other way, it's to deal with 'that'..."

Kujou Sara: "...?"

"Wait a minute, can someone explain to me what this bell is called? 'That bell'?"

Jiu Wu

Kujou Sara was completely bewildered.

Hey, can you guys explain what this thing is?

"I don't know." Guinaifen casually shrugged at Kujou Sara, "I was just catching the joke."

"...?" After hearing and understanding Guinaifen's answer, Kujou Sara's eyelids twitched twice, then she shifted her gaze to Liu Bai, "Liu Bai, could it be that you also...?"

"Ah... um, it's a riddle-solving reference, but if I had to guess, I could probably guess some of it?"

"After all, it's 'that'~" Yelan was still leisurely playing the riddle-maker.

"... It's not funny at all."

"Well, I just wanted to tease this kid. Who told him to react so quickly and catch the joke so seamlessly?"

Yelan also shrugged.

"But the reaction of the Inazuma general was quite interesting."

Kujou Sara's eyelids twitched twice this time, and her thumb silently pressed against the hilt of her sword.

"I admit defeat, I admit defeat. Really, it was just a joke."

Upon noticing Kujou Sara's actions, Yelan shamelessly raised her hands in surrender.

"Since you guessed it, Liu Bai, just ask Gray Serpent for details. Bye-bye—by the way, Ningguang has already sent yesterday's bill to your Inazuma. Don't fight in our Chamber of Commerce next time."

"..." Sara fell silent again.

"By the way Boss Liu, did you really guess what Yelan was talking about?"

Guinaifen looked at Liu Bai with curiosity.

Kujou Sara, upon hearing this, also cast a curious glance at him.

Liu Bai stroked his chin and said, "Within my knowledge, there should only be... or rather, only Kiana left. Yelan knew this and didn't deny it, so she's probably right about 80%. However, I still don't know what they're planning to do with Kiana."

Kiana is working to pay off her debts?

Are you kidding me? Are you sure Kiana isn't creating wealth in reverse by going to work?

I'm afraid this job will just keep getting longer and longer.

"Hmm... but this feeling is really subtle. I suddenly have a feeling that my popularity has already passed."

"I understand, I understand."

Guinaifen put her arm around his shoulder with an expression that said, "I understand you."

"Our trending topic about aliens has expired."

Kujou Sara: "..."

Divine gold.

Two divine metals.

The sense of incongruity that Inazuma felt when facing Lord Kitsune Saiguu and Yae Miko Shinji seemed less intense than when facing these two individuals.

Is it really because I'm too serious that I have this feeling?

Chapter 76 Who told you the headmaster is a department head?

"Good morning, Gray Serpent, did I just see Yelan arrive?"

"...That's right." Gray Serpent's gaze swept over Kujou Sara before he nodded slightly. "Liu Bai, are you interested?"

"?"

The Gray Serpent's answer surprised Liu Bai.

Before even asking himself, he turned around and asked himself, "Is this... trying to get me involved?"

"Then let's listen to it first?"

Liu Bai didn't answer directly, but Gray Serpent clearly didn't care about the wording.

"To put it bluntly, Kiana, you should have met her at the Merchant Guild, right?"

"That white-haired girl?" Sara was somewhat surprised.

"You know him?"

Liu Bai glanced sideways at Kujou Sara.

"Yes." Sara nodded. "After all, we're all in the Far East, and the Far East Branch is actually quite sociable."

Since their leader is mild-mannered, their overall strategy is to protect their own territory. As long as they don't cause trouble, they won't stop anyone from coming to Honkai.

"... Is that white-haired girl up to something again?"

Kujou Sara looked helpless.

If we're talking about who's the most troublesome person in the Far East Branch, Kujou Sara would definitely be Kiana.

"No, not at all." Gray Serpent's hoarse voice seemed to carry a hint of amusement. "The Highlord is lacking an experimental subject—though I'd like to say that, there's no need to hide it now."

Natasha rolled her eyes.

Isn't this exactly what she did before?

"Tonight, Kiana will appear in the West Suburbs, attack, and then capture her alive."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Kujou Sara glared.

Although Kujou Sara doesn't like Kiana from a personality standpoint, that's all she does.

Even this "dislike" might refer to the neighbor's naughty child who isn't inherently bad, but rather a feeling of disappointment and frustration.

"... World Serpent has gotten involved with the Far East Branch?"

Liu Bai was slightly surprised.

However, upon closer reflection, Kiana's existence is indeed too ambiguous.

I originally thought the Far East Branch was fishing for World Serpent, but is that really not the case?

Kujou Sara realized what Liu Bai meant after hearing his words: "... Liyue is involved too? Are the three of you in cahoots?"

"They're not in cahoots, it's just that the Highlord doesn't dislike the Far East Branch's style of doing things."

"Gray Serpent, no need to be so dramatic, it's just that an old friend guessed it."

Mobius strolled out of the laboratory with an air of nonchalance.

"Is this the downside of having a narrow social circle? It's fine if you don't interact with people, but as long as you do interact with people at the same level, they will remember you, especially those guys who like to rely on their intuition."

"I apologize, Your Highlord."

The Gray Serpent bowed in greeting.

"It's none of your business. Guys who rely on intuition are just unreasonable." Mobius waved his hand. "But these are all trivial matters. What we need to do right now is kidnap Kiana —but I don't think Raven will be able to do it right."

Natasha: "..."

If you hadn't brought this up, I would have thought you had given up!