"Anyway, Guinaifen seemed to be trying to avoid me, but she misjudged the drug's effects and ended up shooting herself in the foot."
"Could you use Miss Firefly as an example for the whole thing?"
"...You're the one who really wants to mess with Firefly, aren't you?"
Liu Bai scrutinized Hanya. "I've been meaning to ask—now that you're not a judge anymore, what are you writing in that little notebook of yours?"
"Everyone's embarrassing stories."
Even Bronya turned to look at Hanya at her calm reply.
Clearly, "This child cannot be allowed to live" was her first reaction upon hearing that.
But Bronya quickly came to her senses afterward.
(No matter what, there can't be any stories about my family in there.)
Well, there was also the fact that she couldn't beat Hanya. The judge might be a civil official, but both of them had once been Cloud Knight generals. Taking her down would be easy for either of them.
"So, how do you intend to handle Miss Guinaifen?"
Hanya asked, "Should we send her to your bed, or send her back? I imagine you wouldn't want Guinaifen in this state coming into contact with certain people."
Like Sparkle, right...
Liu Bai understood. Sparkle would not harm her companions, but she would definitely make things more troublesome.
"Send her to Ruan Mei. Have Ruan Mei figure out what happened."
There was an eighty percent chance Ruan Mei had made this drug, a ten percent chance Mobius had, and the remaining ten percent chance it was Herta.
"Yes."
Xueyi and Hanya coordinated smoothly, working together to lift Guinaifen steadily. Either of them would have been strong enough alone, but for safety's sake, it was best for the two of them to do it together.
"...Bronya, why have you been holding your