Couldn't bear to part with it.
But...
"...Herta, I scolded them, but not you, did I?" Liu Bai reached out and hooked Herta closer.
What did that mean? She had just slept with him and was already thinking about selling him out?
"...Taking your pants off isn't something especially shameful to you, is it?"
Though Herta's breathing had grown slightly heavy from the contact, she still explained her reasoning with remarkable clarity.
"...Or rather, isn't wearing pants at home terribly inefficient for you?"
Herta continued.
"Every time you do it with someone, you have to take them off, then put them back on afterward. Isn't that troublesome?"
Herta spoke with conviction, even getting more animated as she went.
"So, Liu Bai, I think you should change your outfit too. Why not just wear a curtain below, like Shenhe and the others' milk caps?"
"You aren't even wearing curtains yet!"
Liu Bai's face had turned red and black.
Making him wear a curtain? She really dared to imagine it!
"It's not like we can be put through it twice a day..."
Herta's gaze wandered. "But if you insist on making everyone wear them... they probably won't refuse, right?"
She made it sound as though they were the ones who didn't dare wear them—Liu Bai was the one who didn't dare!
He was the real challenger!
"..."
Liu Bai fell silent.
Having confidently dealt with Liu Bai, Herta turned to Star.
"Well? Have you decided?"
"Mm..."
Star was still conflicted, reluctant to give up the hard-won new weapon in her hands.
"Trading a toy for the real thing is worth it, isn't it?" Herta continued to coax her.
The hesitation on Star's face grew increasingly obvious.
"If you really like it, I can give you another one in a couple of days."