Honkai Impact: The Unreturning Path of the Cleaner
Chapter 31

Chain-Void Slash (Rub)! / Rita, I Hate You!

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Although Ling Feng did not know much about Rita, he did know that she was an S-rank Valkyrie. An S-rank Valkyrie... With her by his side, he could walk sideways anywhere. He would not have to fear Anti-Entropy either!

Even though Ling Feng still harbored suspicions about Rita's goals, they were both from Schicksal. Besides, she was an S-rank Valkyrie. If she wanted to harm him, she would not need any elaborate schemes—she could just attack him head-on!

Besides, only Theresa and the other two knew his true identity. To everyone else, he was merely an ordinary assistant and janitor. Schicksal probably would not deploy an S-rank Valkyrie just to deal with him!

"Thank you, Captain. If you need anything, please feel free to give your orders..."

Rita still wore the same smile as before, and even her posture had barely changed. Clearly, it was incredibly difficult to tell what she was thinking from her appearance. She was completely unlike Kiana, whose thoughts could be seen through at a glance!

Mei did not object either. After all, the other party was a Schicksal Valkyrie, and compared to that, Mei was more concerned about Anti-Entropy!

After that, their original group of four became a team of five. Ling Feng found Rita extremely obedient: quiet, never causing trouble, always following behind him. She made a striking contrast with Kiana, who ran around like an unbridled wild horse. Ling Feng could not help sighing. How great would it be if his own team had a maid like that? Her strength did not matter; what mattered was that she was obedient and pleasing to the eye...

Of course, he could only fantasize about something like that. How could an S-rank Valkyrie possibly join a slacker team like his...

"Captain, Captain, buy me this!"

Suddenly, Kiana shouted again and handed Ling Feng a mask. As for what kind of mask it was, Ling Feng had absolutely no idea...

"A mask? What are you buying that for? And... this mask is kind of ugly..." Looking at the half-blue, half-red mask in his hand, Ling Feng could not understand Kiana's taste...

(A little cameo. It will not involve any Kamen Rider characters or main plot!)

"It is not ugly at all! This is a Kamen Rider Build mask, from the hottest new tokusatsu show this year. You actually do not know it!"

Kiana was examining another mask and put it on as well. Smiling, she said, "Captain, why not try saying this to me?"

Kiana dropped to one knee and said, "I swear my loyalty to you!"

"I refuse!"

Ling Feng: "..." What the hell was that embarrassing line? Even if he starved to death, he would never say it...

"Captain, why not give it a try?"

Mei silently stepped in front of Ling Feng as well and smiled. "Of course, Captain can say it to me!"

Without even a second of hesitation, Ling Feng immediately put on the mask and half-knelt before her. In an incomparably earnest voice, he repeated, "Mei, if it is you, then there is only one answer. I swear my loyalty to you!"

I swear my loyalty to you...

Seeing Ling Feng wearing the mask, Rita's memories returned to twelve years ago. She remembered that winter, in a room, when someone wearing a red-and-blue mask had said the same thing to her. The tone, the words, the movements, even the feeling... were exactly the same...

And Kamen Rider Build had only appeared this year, but... the event in her memories had happened twelve years ago...

"So... this is the truth?"

Rita suddenly understood something. A smile appeared on her face. It seemed she had finally found him, her knight...

Chain Void Slash (Rub)!

In the end, they bought the masks. But remembering what Tesla had said, Ling Feng needed to bring her some souvenirs. He did not know what specialties Japan had, so forget it. He would look around for a couple of days and decide when they left!

Afterward, the five of them went to a ramen shop for lunch. As for why they had come here, it was Mei's recommendation. Though this food originated from Shenzhou, Mei still preferred ramen from her own country. It was amazing!

Unfortunately, there were no festivals going on recently, so after eating and drinking their fill, they returned to the hot spring inn...

Then came the much-anticipated hot spring time. Mixed bathing... was impossible, of course.

A scythe, a katana, dual pistols, Project Bunny—pick one...

Sitting in the living room, Ling Feng watched the four of them enter the hot springs. The only one accompanying him was Project Bunny...

"Captain, are you lonely? Would you like..."

Rita went in last. Before entering, she looked at Ling Feng with the same smile, as though she still had something to say...

"Hmph, small potatoes. My heart is completely unmoved!"

Ling Feng crossed his arms, calm as an old monk in meditation. He was a man who had lived for fifty thousand years—what had he not seen...

"Oh... I had wanted to invite you to join us, Captain, but you do not seem interested, so forget it..."

Feigning regret, Rita sighed softly and turned to walk into the changing room...

"Waaah..."

Ling Feng immediately burst into tears. Although he knew he could not go in even if Rita invited him, the more he thought about it, the more cheated he felt...

"Oh, right, Captain!"

At that moment, Rita poked her head back out and whispered with a smile, "You can listen to our voices and do strange things, you know..."

After saying that, Rita went back inside...

Ling Feng: "..." He must have misjudged that maid earlier. He had thought she was a rather normal maid, but she turned out to be a Flirtatious Maid. A maid like this was clearly not a respectable maid...

In the end, the four girls enjoyed the hot springs inside while Ling Feng played Hohom Adventure with Project Bunny in the living room. What did it mean to get screwed over? This was getting screwed over. He had spent money, yet not only did he get no benefits, he even had to soak in secondhand hot spring water. Secondhand... Wait...

On second thought, secondhand hot spring water was a huge bargain. It did not just have the original flavor of the hot spring; it also came with the scent of beautiful girls... Everyone, rest assured, one spoonful each, everyone gets a share. Kuafu, get out first!

All of a sudden, Ling Feng felt that he was not losing out at all. This was an absolute steal!

"Haaah... This feels so good..."

In the hot spring pool, Kiana leaned back against the edge. There was only one word to describe how she felt: bliss. Soaking in a hot spring was simply incomparable to an ordinary bath...

"Bronya, are you all right?"

Mei was enjoying the hot spring too, while checking on Bronya...

"Mm, no problem!"

Bronya was lying on her stomach and kicking the water, yet she still maintained her expressionless persona. Tilting her head slightly, she said, "Bronya's prosthetic limbs are waterproof this time. Bronya prepared long ago!"

"Mmm... This feels wonderful. It is far better than the artificial hot spring pools at headquarters!" Rita was lying back and enjoying herself as well. Because the buoyancy around a certain area was a little too great, she did not want to lie on her stomach. That would be very tiring...

It seemed having a large chest was not entirely a good thing. Of course, if I had to choose, I would still choose to stay like this...

The hot spring pool was not very large, merely a circular pool less than four meters in diameter. In the center stood a huge stone table about a meter wide. Though not very large, it blocked quite a bit of the view!

Click!

Mei suddenly heard the sound of a camera and immediately looked at Kiana. "Kiana, what are you doing?"

"Taking pictures for memories! It is my first time soaking in a hot spring, so of course I have to commemorate it!"

Kiana held up her phone with her left hand, pointing it at herself, while raising her right hand slightly in a V sign. Then she took another picture...

"Mei, do you want a few too?"

As she spoke, Kiana aimed her phone at Mei and immediately went click, click, click, click... A victorious, perverted grin spread across her face. Normally, she never had a chance to get near Mei while she bathed. But now, hehe, naked Mei was right in front of her. If she did not take pictures to commemorate this, all her previous efforts would have been for nothing!

"Kiana, no pictures!"

Mei was instantly startled and hurriedly pounced toward Kiana, trying to stop her foolish—well done—behavior!

"Delete those pictures now, or I will not let you off!"

How could such pictures be taken so casually? Kiana definitely would not deliberately leak them, but with Kiana's intelligence, Mei felt there were countless ways she could leak them. Losing her phone or something like that would be completely normal...

So she absolutely could not take pictures!

"Hey, Mei, do not..."

Kiana hurriedly ran to the other side, still holding her phone. She had worked so hard to get these precious pictures—how could she just delete them? Absolutely not...

"Ahhh..."

But moving around in the hot spring pool was very difficult, and Kiana was instantly caught in Mei's embrace...

"Give me the phone. You have to delete them..."

Mei tried to snatch the phone from Kiana's hand. Beichen Iai Style—though she had no blade, she had a hand blade. Mei chopped at Kiana's phone with a hand strike!

Bang!

Kaslana Gun Fu. Though she had no guns, her hands were guns. Kiana used her right hand to block Mei's hand blade while keeping her left hand raised high, firmly protecting the phone...

The two immediately began fooling around in the hot spring pool. Mei was surprised to find that she could not quite beat this girl anymore. Whether in speed or strength, Kiana was on par with her, perhaps even slightly stronger...

"Kiana, you forced me to do this!"

Seeing that she could not take Kiana down anytime soon, Mei immediately changed tactics. Although someone as rigorous and well-bred as her disdained using this move, she had no choice now!

Beichen Iai Style: Breast-Rubbing Technique!

Mei hugged Kiana from behind, both hands climbing the peaks. Then came the branching attack: Chain Void Slash. Pause after pressing the attack button, then press it again when the character flashed to launch a chain of slashes at up to seventeen strikes in two seconds!

"Wah... Mei, I surrender, I surrender..."

Faced with Mei's rapid assault, Kiana instantly admitted defeat. Damn it, Mei actually used that move...

"Hmph!"

Since Kiana had surrendered, Mei was too embarrassed to continue. Thankfully, Ling Feng had not seen this scene. Otherwise, her image would have been completely ruined. She was an elegant young lady, not some pervert who liked attacking breasts!

Mei directly took the phone from Kiana, whose face looked thoroughly played out, and instantly deleted the pictures Kiana had taken...

That meant she was safe now...

Ding...

The strongest XX system had successfully bound... Ahem!

Sorry, it was not a system. It was Ling Feng's phone alerting him to a text message. It was from an unfamiliar number, but the profile picture was Rita's. Ling Feng opened it directly, and the content read...

Captain, would you not like to come in and take a look?

It also came with a photo. In the picture were Kiana and Mei. That was right—it was the moment Mei had launched an attack on Kiana's boobs...

P.S.

By the way, can I take a day off tomorrow? I am not sick, not stuck on the plot, and have nothing else to do. It is just that—I remembered I still have a complimentary leave slip I have not used, and it resets next month. It feels like I would lose a hundred million if I did not use it!

Rita, I Hate You!

"Pfft..."

Ling Feng hurriedly covered his nose. What was going on...

Though the mist meant he could not see very much, it was still incredibly stimulating...

Moral decay! Social collapse! You are a maid, yet you sent me this kind of photo? What has become of society? What level has people's morality fallen to? I never realized you were this kind of person, you Flirtatious Maid. Tell me honestly, you...

Did you really only take this one picture?

Of course, Ling Feng did not dare type that out and reply to Rita. If Mei or Kiana happened to see Rita's phone, he would be completely exposed...

Ling Feng took a deep breath, composed himself, and slowly calmed his emotions. Think of the vastness of the universe, the insignificance of humanity. What was one mere picture?

Ding...

At that moment, his phone received another text...

Without a second of hesitation, Ling Feng rapidly opened it. It was still from Rita, but this time it was a selfie...

She had copied Kiana's pose, placing her hand beside her head in a V shape. Her face wore a smile that made anyone who saw it feel she was not to be messed with. Unfortunately, half of her boobs were submerged in the water, so nothing could be seen...

"Sigh..."

Ling Feng sighed helplessly, feeling utterly unmoved. He merely saved it, then deleted the text...

Rita did not send any more photos afterward, because Kiana and Mei had already finished fooling around. If she kept sending them, she might be discovered. Then she would probably be treated to Beichen Iai Style along with enough breast-rubbing to make her butt stick out, perhaps even something more exciting like Lightning, Burst!...

The four girls soaked inside for a full half hour before coming out. Only then was it Ling Feng's turn...

Still, soaking alone in the hot spring pool felt rather melancholy. Just minutes ago, girls had been in here, yet now he was the only lonely person left. This hot spring was not worth soaking in at all...

Forget it, he was just saying that. How could he not use something he had paid for? Besides, this counted as bathing together with them, right? Their times had been staggered, but it was still acceptable. It would have been even better if they had gone in together. Maybe it would have triggered some hidden event, like a hot spring incident...

It would be best if Kiana or Mei suddenly barged in for no reason, triggering the following storyline...

Sadly, imagination was beautiful, while reality was harsh. He soaked for half an hour and was nearly dizzy, yet no one barged in...

When he emerged alone, he found that the four had already found their own entertainment. Kiana and Bronya were playing Hohom Adventure, Rita had already brewed tea, and she was now playing Japan's exclusive shogi game with Mei. Speaking of shogi, in the latter half of this year...

Ahem, sorry, wrong script. It should be: speaking of shogi, he wondered whether Old Man Yaichi was doing well in prison. A year had already passed, so he should have two more years before he got out!

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