Honkai, But I Have Too Many Mods

Mobius didn't give Liu Bai any room to negotiate—though the price was already higher than he'd expected.

[Mobius Affection: 15]

[World Serpent Affection: 15]

The advantage of a one-man operation is that affection only depends on the leader's.

"Oh right, let me draw some blood before we go."

Liu Bai and Guinaifen weren't in the mood to wander around World Serpent's place, so they returned directly to their little home, the Serenitea Pot.

Right, Liu Bai skipped the Pottle Spirit as usual.

As soon as they entered, they were greeted by the girl's bright smile.

"Mr. Liu Bai, Miss Guinaifen, welcome back~"

"Good evening, Firefly."

"It looks like you've recovered well, Miss Firefly!"

"I'm doing alright..." Firefly shyly scratched her cheek. "Did you two not do anything dangerous?"

"Hmm... does my boss almost losing his chastity count?" Guinaifen said cheerfully.

Smack.

Liu Bai hit Guinaifen on the back of her head with a bottle of mineral water.

"Wha-wha-wha? Chas-chastity?"

Firefly's face instantly turned red. She imagined Liu Bai in a thong, dancing on a stage under the gaze of a crowd of wealthy, plump women.

"Mr. Liu Bai, how could you sacrifice so much for me..."

"...I'm guessing what you're imagining is completely different from what actually happened."

Liu Bai covered his face, then hit Guinaifen with the water bottle again.

"Alright, alright, just kidding. How could the boss do anything weird?"

Guinaifen surrendered with her hands up.

"But today, I realized that no matter where we go, some people can really make money—Boss, when we leave this place, I'm definitely going to turn everything that happened on this planet into a song! I've already thought of the title, it'll be called 'Little Gui's Ordeal'!"

"What about me?"

"Of course, you'd be the benefactor who saved the protagonist, Little Gui, from dire straits!"

"Get out of here."

Liu Bai poked Guinaifen's head with the bottle.

"What about me, what about me?" Firefly seemed interested in Guinaifen's story.

"Mmmhmm... let me think, Miss Firefly..."

While Guinaifen was livening up the atmosphere, Liu Bai walked outside.

"Master, welcome..."

The Pottle Spirit started as usual, but trailed off mid-sentence.

Pottle Spirit: "..."

Liu Bai: "..."

The person and the pot stared at each other under the sound of the waterfall.

"You say something," Liu Bai said, looking bewildered.

"You're not skipping this time..."

The Pottle Spirit looked dejected, its chubby pot body trembling.

But soon, the Pottle Spirit recovered its composure.

"Ahem, Master, welcome to the Serenitea Pot. I am your butler, the Pottle Spirit~"

Thump.

"Skip."

"..."

The Pottle Spirit froze, its eyes filled with grievance as it looked at Liu Bai.

Why are you like this!

"I want to buy something."

"...Here's the list."

The Pottle Spirit laboriously pulled a booklet from within itself.

"Three sets of ordinary bedding, two wooden screens. Here, seven hundred."

Liu Bai had 950 left from the previous 5,000. He planned to use this money to furnish his house. Once Mobius's money arrived tomorrow, Liu Bai could go all out with the renovations.

"Thank you for your patronage."

After receiving the money, the Pottle Spirit handed Liu Bai five small building blocks and, as usual, inserted an advertisement.

"If you wish to customize furniture, please visit Ms. Xianyun of the Liyue Merchant Guild."

"Got it."

Liu Bai gave a polite acknowledgment and returned to his room, unfolding the block-shaped bedding and screen he held.

"Oh, we have a bed now," Guinaifen said, looking at the screen and bedding Liu Bai had set up. She let out a small sigh of relief.

She had been thinking about this for a while, but it was difficult to ask and she hadn't found the right opportunity.

"We'll make do tonight. We'll have money tomorrow, so we can properly renovate this little thatched hut."

"The Honkai activity in the Sky Dome Zone was already becoming more frequent, and now we have visitors from beyond the stars..."

In an ordinary inn, Rita, dressed as a maid, turned to the white-haired loli beside her.

"Vice Principal Theresa, what are your thoughts?"

Chapter Twelve: Keep an Eye on that Brat Kiana!

"That's a matter for your headquarters," Theresa replied emotionlessly as Rita spoke. Although Rita looked at Theresa's small, serious face, her smile seemed to grow even wider.

"You can't say that," Rita, a lolicon, said. While she greatly admired Theresa's earnest and serious expression, she couldn't forget the main issue. "No one knows what these visitors from beyond the stars will bring. Bacteria? Diseases? Or perhaps a disaster akin to the Honkai? Our world can't afford any more turmoil."

"Oh? Then why does it seem like my grandfather loves to stir up trouble?"

"His Excellency the Bishop naturally has his reasons. If you have any doubts, Lady Theresa, you might as well ask His Excellency the Bishop directly."

Rita's response was a perfectly evasive deflection.

The core message was simple:

Why don't you dare to pick a fight with the Bishop?

"..."

As expected, Theresa deflated upon hearing that.

Rita seized the opportunity. "Speaking of which, Lady Theresa, what brings you here this time?"

"Who else? Kiana, of course. Your captain's good little sister."

"Oh? Miss Kiana is missing?" Rita immediately thought of World Serpent.

"Ah, no."

Theresa shook her head.

"That brat smashed a treasure belonging to the Liyue Merchant Guild while on a mission. She's working to pay it off now."

"...They're not covering it?" Rita looked taken aback.

"A warehouse full of antique calligraphy and paintings, with a preliminary estimated value of three billion. You expect me to cover that?"

Thinking about it, Theresa's face darkened, and she spoke through gritted teeth.

"That girl just wasn't disciplined enough as a child! Can't she watch where she's kicking during a fight! She kicked a Flame-Thrower Beast into someone's warehouse! The big boss, Ningguang herself, came to our branch to demand an explanation. What could I do?"

"Hmm... Well... How should I put this..."

Rita clearly didn't know what to say.

But upon closer reflection, her own captain often caused buildings to collapse with a single thrown spear, but those were all within Schicksal's own facilities.

Three billion... The Far East Branch certainly wouldn't have that much in liquid assets.

"What did Lady Cecilia say?"

"What could she say? She invited Ningguang for tea and then basically threw Kiana over." Theresa sounded somewhat dejected.

Rita, however, looked completely understanding.

If it were her, she'd throw Kiana over too.

That girl was completely unsalvageable.

"But I guess Cecilia is probably quite happy about this situation, seeing it as a way to temper Kiana."

Theresa's resigned words caused Rita's smile to stiffen slightly.

Are you sure you didn't sell Kiana off?

Can Kiana even pay off this three billion in her lifetime?

Well, Rita also knew that Cecilia had likely made private arrangements with Ningguang and reached some kind of consensus.

After all, no matter what, a mother cleaning up her daughter's mess was only natural.

"So... Lady Theresa, are you here to look after Kiana now?"

"Huh? Take care of her?"

Theresa gave Rita a bewildered look.

Rita returned the gaze, equally bewildered.

Wasn't that the case?

"Rita, is your brain not working properly either? I'm here to prevent that brat Kiana from escaping!"

"..."

Ah... While unexpected, it was inexplicably reasonable.

"However..." Theresa still frowned slightly, "There was indeed an attack on the Merchant Guild today. The attackers are unknown."

"Targeting Kiana?" Rita's expression turned serious.

"I'm not sure. After all, the Merchant Guild itself is quite conspicuous, making as much money as Anti-Entropy, but without Anti-Entropy's overt military strength. It's not strange for them to be targeted."

Theresa showed a slightly troubled expression.

"What about the 'Outer Realm Visitor' you're responsible for?"

"The target is lost, but my intuition tells me it has something to do with World Serpent."

"When did you start relying on intuition?"

Theresa glanced at Rita, and a flash of inspiration suddenly struck her.

"Wait, Rita, I have an idea."

"... Lord Theresa's idea?"

"Don't look so skeptical! I'm serious!" Theresa couldn't help but jump as she saw the doubt on Rita's face. "The most well-informed factions here, besides World Serpent, are the Liyue Merchant Guild! If you need intel, just buy it from the Guild! Isn't that better than you searching for a needle in a haystack here with the Undying Blade?"

"And also keep an eye on Miss Kiana for you?" Rita immediately understood Theresa's ulterior motive.