Captain, Your Torn-Clothes Blade Technique Is Really Impressive! / Captain, Please Don't Get Distracted!

Rita straddled Ling Feng's stomach, pinning each of his hands to the floor with her own. She smiled. "I... am serious, you know. Does Captain really not want to do anything?"

"Uh..."

At this point, it would have been a lie to say Ling Feng was not excited at all. But he was conflicted, because he truly had no idea what Rita was up to. They had probably known each other for only around a week, and they had spent less than half a day together. Wasn't this moving far too fast? Ling Feng could not help suspecting a trap...

"Hehe, and you say you do not want to do anything? Captain is not being honest..."

A faintly disdainful smile appeared on Rita's face. She shifted her hips slightly backward, brushing against something crucial. She could feel it clearly. It was very hard...

Ling Feng: "..."

Wait, weren't their positions reversed? In this situation, shouldn't I be on top?

"You'd better not regret this..."

Fine, then. Who was afraid of whom? She was acting so smug right now—let's see if she could stay smug in a moment!

"Hmph..."

Rita smiled triumphantly, then closed her eyes and slowly lowered her head, seemingly intending to kiss him. She released Ling Feng's wrists as well. "Captain, close your eyes and feel it with your heart..."

All right, Ling Feng closed his eyes too, quietly waiting for Rita to draw near...

"Whoosh..."

But the instant he closed his eyes, Ling Feng suddenly sensed danger on a subconscious level. He hurriedly twisted his head to the right...

Bang!

Rita's right hand slammed viciously into the floor, punching straight through the wooden boards...

Bang!

Ling Feng immediately threw a punch at Rita, forcing her to react. Yet Rita did not defend. Instead, she sprang off Ling Feng and evaded his attack...

"Oh my, Captain actually dodged that. Very impressive!"

Rita retreated to the side and continued smiling at Ling Feng. "They say that when men are doing this sort of thing, their guard is at its lowest. I never expected Captain to remain so wary of me. I am very disappointed!"

"Of course I'm wary! A maid as beautiful as you, and an S-rank Valkyrie at that, suddenly comes to me wanting to do this sort of thing. How could I not be suspicious?"

Ling Feng hurriedly got up, watching Rita vigilantly. He had never completely let down his guard around her. If Rita had treated him coldly, he might not have been so suspicious, because that would have been normal!

But Rita had been far too enthusiastic toward him—excessively so. Under such circumstances, there could only be one truth: this was a trap!

"I am very happy to be called beautiful by Captain, but..."

Rita slowly pulled a katana from beneath the bed and smiled. "Even if Captain praises me like that, I still have to kill Captain. If Captain does not wish to die, then..."

Rita swung her blade and gave a wicked smile. "Please resist with all your strength, Captain. If you defeat me, not only will you avoid being killed, but there will also be a special reward!"

Ling Feng: "..."

Could someone tell him what the hell was going on? Why was an S-rank Valkyrie targeting him like this? He had not offended her, had he? What exactly was this Flirtatious Maid trying to do?

Ling Feng did not want to fight Rita, because there was a high chance he could not beat her. Besides, he had not brought Chiyou with him. There was no way he could defeat an S-rank Valkyrie like this. So, he should run...

"Captain, do not even think of running away!"

But Rita seemed to have already seen through Ling Feng's thoughts. She smiled. "If Captain runs, I will go kill Mei and the others. Also, I added a drug to the black tea earlier that will put people into a deep sleep. The three of them should be sleeping very comfortably now, and they will not wake until tomorrow. But Captain's black tea was different. It did not contain the sleeping drug. Instead..."

Rita smiled coldly. "It will prevent Captain from using Honkai energy. It should have taken effect by now..."

"What?"

Ling Feng hurriedly tried to gather energy. Sure enough, no matter how he tried, Honkai energy gave him no response at all. He... could not use any Honkai abilities right now...

The situation was extremely bad...

"But please rest assured, Captain. I will not use Honkai energy either..."

Rita tossed another katana toward Ling Feng and smiled. "This battle will rely solely on our bodies. Captain, defeat me if you do not wish to be killed!"

Captain, Your Clothes-Shredding Swordsmanship Is Truly Impressive!

All right, at this point, peacefully settling the matter was impossible. Although Ling Feng did not know why Rita was doing this, he could only fight her now. No Honkai energy, was it?

If that was truly the case, then he would not be at a disadvantage either!

"Whoosh!"

Bang!

Without any flashy movements, Rita swung her blade directly at him. Ling Feng raised his sword to block it. This girl's strength... was immense. But she truly did not seem to be using Honkai energy. An S-rank Valkyrie probably disdained such tactics!

"Bang..."

Rita slashed backhandedly at Ling Feng's waist again. Ling Feng immediately lowered his blade and blocked Rita's attack once more...

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Then Rita launched a rapid assault, slashing at Ling Feng again and again with swift, decisive strikes. But when it came to speed, Ling Feng feared no one. Even without the boost of Honkai energy, his reactions remained among the best!

And...

"Bang..."

After a heavy clash of blades, both took a step back. Ling Feng was slightly out of breath, while Rita's breathing remained steady. The previous exchange apparently had not consumed much of her stamina at all!

"Rita, may I ask you a question?"

Before Rita could launch another round of attacks, Ling Feng decided to catch his breath first!

"Please ask, Captain!"

Rita still wore a smile. Even her sword stance differed from before, like the opening posture of some kind of sword style...

"Don't you use a scythe? How are you so skilled with a sword too? And... who taught you this sword style?"

During their brief exchange, Ling Feng had discovered that Rita's swordsmanship was truly formidable. Though her techniques and patterns were relatively simple, she had mastered them to perfection. Moreover, Ling Feng recognized the sword style Rita used. It should have belonged to his era...

"I am sorry, Captain, but I cannot answer that question, because I promised the person who taught me!"

Rita lowered her head slightly in apology, then shifted into another stance. "Now then, here I come again!"

"Whoosh!"

Another slash came out. Ling Feng blocked it once more. Before figuring out Rita's attack style, Ling Feng intended to defend first. After all, she was an S-rank Valkyrie. If he rashly attacked and exposed his trump cards, the battle afterward would become very difficult!

Fortunately, Ling Feng was extremely familiar with Rita's sword style. It was also one of the styles he was most proficient in, so...

Bang!

After blocking one of Rita's attacks, Ling Feng struck back. Because he was familiar with Rita's swordsmanship, he knew her next move and could predict it in advance. Taking advantage of the opening, he counterattacked, slashing at Rita's chest...

Surprise flashed through Rita's eyes as she hurriedly stepped back...

"Rip..."

The blade sliced through Rita's yukata, tearing a gap across her chest. Most of her ample breasts were instantly exposed. Unfortunately, the opening was not large enough to reveal everything...

"Hehe, Captain truly is impressive..."

Rita was not surprised by her condition. In terms of swordsmanship, she was indeed inferior to Ling Feng. There was no doubting that...

"Just luck, probably!"

Ling Feng assumed a stance suitable for attacking and smiled. "Unfortunately for you, I know this sword style too, so I know your next move..."

Ling Feng told Rita this directly, because he knew she could not possibly fail to notice. Moreover, Rita's attacks had all followed the standard forms of the sword style, as though she were deliberately exposing openings!

"That is truly troublesome..."

Sure enough, Rita showed no surprise. Instead, she smiled as if she had expected it all along. "Rita has experienced Captain's swordsmanship. I merely did not expect the current Captain to already be this powerful. Then, how about this?"

"Whoosh..."

Rita drew her sword rapidly, abandoning her earlier brutal attacks and increasing the speed of her strikes. This lowered the strength behind each attack, but made them much faster. Even if Ling Feng could predict her attacks, could his stamina... keep up?

"Bang..."

"Clang, clang, clang..."

Inside the room, their blades collided and rebounded continuously. Their swords had become impossible to see; only flickering shadows remained. Rita had changed sword styles once again. Before, she had used powerful heavy-blade attacks. Now, she was using swift, rapid strikes...

Sword techniques were divided into flat cuts, diagonal cuts, straight cuts, decorative cuts, and other cutting techniques. Different techniques were selected according to the ingredients—for example, diagonal cuts were mainly used for slicing ingredients...

Uh... I seemed to have copied from the wrong book again. This was cooking knife technique...

Ahem, back to the point. Faced with Rita's rapid assault, Ling Feng returned to a defensive stance. But he realized he still recognized Rita's sword style. Though the style differed slightly, he definitely knew it. It was also one of the sword styles he knew best: the rapid-assault style!

He had originally planned to teach the rapid-assault sword style to Mei. After all, someone like Mei, who used a katana, was truly well suited to it. Unfortunately, he had never found the time. He had not expected to encounter a user of the rapid-assault style here—Rita. Besides, wasn't this girl's weapon a scythe? How was she so good with a katana too? Was it because a scythe was also a blade?

The instant Rita finished attacking and began sheathing her sword, Ling Feng seized that fleeting opportunity...

"Hah!"

He slashed horizontally at Rita, timing it with the speed of her sheathing motion. This way, Rita either had to throw away her katana or have her arm severed, because Ling Feng knew Rita was an S-rank Valkyrie and thus dared to attack like this...

This was the fatal weakness of the rapid-assault sword style. Its attacks were powerful and difficult to defend against, but it consumed enormous stamina. Once it stopped, it became extremely vulnerable to counterattacks. Therefore, the rapid-assault style could only keep attacking. Once an attack failed, it would fall into a passive position!

Rita was in precisely that position now...

"Bang..."

However, Rita blocked it...

"What?"

Ling Feng froze instantly. He saw Rita's arm bend backward at an angle impossible for an ordinary human, then she lightly turned and used the sword hilt to barely deflect Ling Feng's attack...

Whoosh...

Even so, Ling Feng still cut Rita's yukata. The garment over her left shoulder was sliced open to its limit. Combined with the previous slash, nearly her entire left breast was exposed, yet miraculously, her skin had not been harmed at all...

"Captain truly likes doing this sort of thing, doesn't he...? Is this clothes-shredding swordsmanship?" Rita shot Ling Feng a mildly reproachful glance, looking somewhat shy as she covered her chest...

"Uh..."

Ling Feng awkwardly looked away. "Ahem, that was just an accident. I never expected you to block it like that!"

"Hehe, Captain must be joking!"

Rita brushed a hand past her face and smiled. Then, upon seeing Ling Feng's embarrassed expression, she suddenly thought of an idea...

Rita directly lowered the hand covering her breasts and smiled. "But I must admit that Captain is truly formidable. It seems I cannot defeat Captain without using a little trick!"

A trick? Was she planning to use Honkai energy? Or was she going to switch to her scythe?

Ling Feng said nothing, merely remaining fully focused and on guard. Fighting Rita truly was no easy matter...

Yet Rita neither used Honkai energy nor switched to a scythe. Instead, she slashed directly at her own... yukata...

Riiip!

In an instant, Rita's yukata split apart. And because she had just finished soaking in the hot springs, she wore nothing beneath it. Thus, when the yukata tore, every inch of Rita's skin was completely exposed to the air...

And naturally, to Ling Feng's eyes as well...

Ling Feng: "???" What?

P.S. Third update coming later!

Captain, Please Do Not Get Distracted!

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Seeing Rita suddenly strip completely naked, leaving only a pair of black stockings, Ling Feng was dumbfounded. He wanted to look, but felt that would not be quite right, so he could only deliberately turn his gaze aside. After all, he was not some worldly gentleman who had watched countless films. He was only a rookie...

Come to think of it, what kind of scene had he not seen before...? Uh, he really had never seen this kind of scene before...

After living for over fifty thousand years, this was the first time he had encountered someone stripping naked during a fight—and she was such a beautiful maid at that!

"What I do is my own decision, is it not..."

Rita held her sword with both hands and smiled. "And this is a tactic too..."

"Bang..."

"Damn..."