Chapter 496: Idle Hands (cont.)

Himeko was sunk by Liu Bai's flexible alien.

"Cough, cough. Actually, I've long heard of The Elder Scrolls V."

"That game came out six years ago! See? Time flies by in a flash!"

"...Fine, but when I'm thirty, Himeko, you'll be a full-on auntie, won't you?"

"—!"

For a moment, Himeko wore a truly terrifying expression.

For that moment, Liu Bai thought Himeko was going to crack his head open with a beer bottle.

"Cough, cough. Of course, I wouldn't say I couldn't accept women in their thirties... Like Cocoilia, for example, or Alexandra. If they didn't mind, then..."

"Scumbag."

"Who? Who said that?"

When Liu Bai turned around, he saw Bronya and Seele standing in the doorway, both flushed red, with Cocoilia behind them wearing a helpless smile.

Well... putting Cocoilia aside for now.

Seele... might have just been embarrassed, but Bronya...

Was she overheating?

"Uh... Bronya, you have to take that in the context of what I said before. What I actually meant was..."

"Scumbag. Bronya will make Mother stay alert."

Bronya looked exactly like an overheated robot as she turned and left.

"No! My character..."

Bronya had absolutely no intention of listening to Liu Bai's explanation.

That attitude was a huge problem!

"Cough, cough! Seele, go help big brother talk Bronya out of it."

It had to be Seele when it came to being thoughtful.

"I'll go too. Although I'm not her adoptive mother, I do understand 'Bronya' a little."

Cocoilia was actually rather curious what expression her daughter would make if she found out another man liked her.

Unfortunately, there was no way to verify that at the moment.

The two of them left one after the other to help Liu Bai persuade Bronya.

"Ha, scumbag."

The person who had lit the fuse was still sighing