Cosplay Mogul in the World of Honkai Impact 3rd

The path you took was no ordinary one!

Chapter 17: Immersive Learning Experience

"Lord Otto, are you certain you wish to proceed with this?"

Rita asked respectfully, though her words carried a hint of doubt and a touch of persuasion.

She didn't harbor strong feelings towards her master, neither dislike nor affection. Their relationship was more akin to that of familiar strangers. However, from her perspective as a maid, she was a loyal one. Furthermore, her relationship with Otto wasn't that of a master and maid.

It was a superior-subordinate relationship; Otto was Rita's direct superior.

As Otto's second-in-command, Rita felt she had some say in his new plan.

"This technology has been sealed away for a very long time," Rita said with a slight worry. "If you intend to activate it, wouldn't it be necessary to first..."

"Are you concerned about him?" Otto asked, patting the dust-covered file in his hand. "This doesn't seem like you."

"My Rita."

"There's only this one special test subject," Rita shrugged. "There are no replacements."

"If something goes wrong with technology that's been sealed away for so long, and it ends up killing him..."

"It would have some impact on your plans."

"No," Otto smiled faintly. "There isn't just one special test subject. There's another one named 'Fu Hua' who will be transferring here soon."

"While this test subject is also important, their level of importance and future prospects are still unclear."

"This technology is perfect for testing it out."

"Trace Origins, Soul Recall."

Otto looked at the dust-covered document in his hand. For the first time in a long time, his face, devoid of human warmth and filled only with coldness and false smiles, showed a flicker of what seemed like genuine emotion.

This was a recollection, and also an unspeakable sorrow.

"Reincarnation, this life..." Otto shook his head.

The emotion that seemed human vanished from his face the next second.

This was a technology for tracing past life memories and personalities. It was originally intended for Theresa but was sealed away for various reasons. A technology he had no intention of using again was now being reconsidered due to the appearance of someone.

Of course, that person wasn't the one here now, but another one.

It just so happened that this one could be used for it.

"Prepare yourself, Rita," Otto said, placing the file bag on the table. He opened the bag and took out a red ID card. "Go make the preparations."

"Those devices can be activated at any time."

The next day.

Li Pu, as usual, arrived early with his bucket to start work.

As the school's cleaner, he naturally arrived much earlier than the students. Although the main cleaning tasks were assigned to the students themselves.

Being a cleaner didn't mean he could slack off.

He needed to do a basic cleanup of the campus before the students arrived, dealing with fallen leaves, dust, and the cafeteria. For a prestigious girls' school, maintaining the overall cleanliness of the campus was very important.

Li Pu's assigned task was cleaning the corridors.

This was probably a relatively easy job.

He just needed to do a quick sweep of the hallways. More thorough cleaning would be done by the students on duty after school started.

Li Pu hoisted his cleaning tools and began his work.

As he was cleaning near the school infirmary, he happened to see the door to the infirmary ajar. Li Pu casually glanced inside!

It was a very casual glance!

Li Pu could swear on his life that it wasn't because the nurse's outfit on the angel in white was alluring, nor because the white stockings looked good, nor because the nurse was exceptionally beautiful.

And it certainly wasn't because the nurse was particularly gentle. Li Pu was such an honest person!

How could he possibly lust after someone's body?!

'No! I totally am! So what? Aren't you lusting after her? Aren't you a man!' Li Pu shouted internally, glancing inside the door.

What a coincidence!

The nurse was indeed there.

She was holding a document, looking troubled, which made her seem quite pitiable.

"Hey, Yuuki, my dear sister," Li Pu felt an opportunity had presented itself.

The most important thing in life is to be thick-skinned. As long as your face is thick enough and your courage is bold enough, opportunities will surely arise.

No matter what problem she was worried about.

It's always right to ask!

"Good morning," Li Pu greeted with a smile that was enthusiastic yet not lewd, exuding the charm of a sunny, handsome young man. "You're here quite early."

"What's troubling you?" Li Pu asked like a true gentleman. "You look so worried."

"Oh, it's Mr. Li," the young woman named Yumiki's worried expression lessened considerably upon hearing the voice.

This young woman was Kinoshita Yumiki, and she was from the 11th district.

She possessed that Yamato Nadeshiko aura unique to the 11th district, her voice gentle and melodious. It was on an entirely different level compared to the affected, cutesy voices of those few welfare tanks encountered yesterday.

Listening to her was a pleasure that brought a sense of relaxation and peace.

"Good morning, Mr. Li," Yumiki said, standing up and giving a slight bow. "Since you asked, Mr. Li."

"I actually have something I need to ask you about, and I was wondering if I could trouble you, Mr. Li."

Although she was from the 11th district, Yumiki had a rare straightforwardness for people from that region. She didn't beat around the bush or pretend to be too busy to be bothered, even though she was clearly in a hurry.

Since Mr. Li had sincerely asked, she, Yumiki, wouldn't be polite anymore.

"Actually, it's nothing much," Yumiki said, taking small steps towards Li Pu and presenting a volunteer form.

"Recently, the academy imported a batch of American-style learning machines from Pretty Country."

"They're said to be immersive learning equipment," Yumiki said, her eyes sparkling. "The school wants to find someone to test the equipment."

"And this task happened to fall on me, and they want me to find a volunteer."

"Mr. Li, would you be willing to help out with this?"

"There won't be any danger," Yumiki assured him, patting her chest. "This batch of equipment is very safe; we mainly need someone to help with debugging."

"After all, it's new equipment, and we can't just give it to students, so Mr. Li, please consider…"

"Would you be willing to sacrifice yourself for science?"

Yumiki patted her chest again. "Don't worry, Mr. Li! It's just ordinary debugging and testing; there will be absolutely no danger."

"Since it's a request from Miss Yumiki," Li Pu was already completely flattered. His eyes were filled with something that was white, tender, and bounced up and down with the movement of her hands.

He had completely lost himself, like a puppet on strings.

He crookedly wrote his…

Name!!!

Chapter 18: Don't Ask Anything

When that white, bouncing, soft, and elastic thing quietly moved away.

Li Pu was back!

There were no words of thanks. Only a head full of questions: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? The three ultimate questions of life lingered in Li Pu's mind for a long time.

"This doesn't look like a storage room at all."

Looking around, this place didn't resemble a warehouse in the slightest. Even though his mind had been captivated by that white, bouncing, soft, and elastic thing, he could still vaguely hear some things. For example, American equipment, newly arrived, needing testing, volunteers, and the possibility of danger.

Dangerous equipment…

"You… call this equipment?"

Li Pu pointed at what appeared to be a large culture dish in front of him, like the giant vats used for cloning in science fiction.

And also what seemed to be hibernation pods, also commonly seen in science fiction.

These weren't individual items but were integrated with the entire room. They didn't look like something that could be moved; they seemed to be manufactured on-site.

"I feel like I've been tricked," Li Pu took a step back, leaning against the door. "Um, about the volunteer thing."

"I think I should reconsider…"

"The personnel volunteering for this equipment debugging," a female teacher said, walking out. She pushed up her black-stockinged, metal-rimmed glasses. "Your salary will be doubled, and you'll receive a bonus of 100,000 yuan upon completion of the debugging."

"Your name is Li Pu, right?"

The female teacher said, holding her clipboard. "Are you volunteering for the test?"

"Yes!" Li Pu stood up straight, chest out, head high, and with high morale. "Let me handle this."

"For the safety of the students, we must test for all potential dangers!" Li Pu said righteously. "Students are the flowers of the motherland, the builders of the future nation, and the pillars of talent for the future nation."

"Who else but me for this task? The Buddha said: If I don't go to hell, who will?"

"Very good," the female teacher said with great appreciation. "My name is Li Yiyi."

"We even have the same surname~"

This female teacher, Li Yiyi, had no prejudice against Li Pu's seemingly insincere words. It was just a normal, or rather, ordinary reaction.

It was as if none of this was within her scope of concern.

She was wearing a white lab coat, with a women's suit underneath. Black stockings were paired with white tennis shoes.

Her hair was tied up, and her black-rimmed glasses added a touch of intellectual beauty.

'Wow… the female teachers at St. Freya are so beautiful… I'm definitely not lusting after them!' Li Pu thought to himself. 'I'm only lusting after the money! Only the bonus… the bonus…'

This was from the bottom of his heart. Even if he was lusting after their bodies…

He couldn't afford to!

"You can change into this," Li Yiyi said, tossing Li Pu a strange set of clothes.

"What is this?" Li Pu asked, taking the clothes. "Do I need to change?"

"Yes," Li Yiyi replied. "We need to monitor your vital signs in real-time. If any problems arise, we'll wake you up immediately."

"We don't want anything to happen to our test volunteers."

"Safety is always the top priority, isn't it?"

Of course it is.

Li Pu felt relieved hearing that. In this world, life was the most important thing! If St. Freya didn't care about the test subjects' lives at all, he really wouldn't want to be a test subject.

He wouldn't do it even for a million dollars!

"The changing room is over there," Li Yiyi said, pointing to a spot on the left enclosed by a curtain. "Take everything off, down to nothing. You just need to wear the clothes we provide."

"Otherwise, it will interfere with the probes, and if the data is wrong, it won't be good."

"I know, I know~" Li Pu said, walking away with the clothes. "I'll take everything off."

A few minutes later, Li Pu had changed into the robe-like outfit.

Wearing this loose, robe-like garment, with his bare skin underneath, he felt a slight cool breeze blowing in from the hem.

Caressing himself…

Never mind…

"You can lie down here," Li Yiyi said, opening something that looked like a hibernation pod. "Just lie down inside."

"You don't need to worry about anything else."