Rita's Idiom Dictionary: Waiting by a Stump for a Rabbit! / This Is Actually to Save Humanity!

Just...

If they stole the weapons now, wouldn't that alert the enemy? The reinforcements wouldn't arrive until the day after tomorrow. If they discovered the weapons were gone and immediately left Neon, wouldn't Mei escape? Lord Cocolia's primary target was Mei. The gifts were merely incidental; after all, a Herrscher was the most important target.

After thinking it over for a long time, the man ultimately decided to give up. If he disrupted Cocolia's plans, then his position as team leader would be finished.

Meanwhile, a mechanical dog was lying in the courtyard of the hot spring inn. In terms of combat ability, it was not much weaker than an A-rank Valkyrie. There was also Project Bunny in automatic mode inside the room. If that team leader had dared to come over just now, Cocolia wouldn't even have needed to fire him. Project Bunny and the mechanical dog could have destroyed him artificially...

On the other side, the five of them were still shopping. Ling Feng also remembered to buy Tesla some souvenirs, but there really did not seem to be any suitable souvenirs, so he could only buy a few small gifts. The problem was that he had no idea what Tesla liked...

"Mei!"

With no other choice, Ling Feng could only ask Mei for help. Mei had known Tesla longer, and as another girl, perhaps she would know!

"What is it, Ling Feng?"

Mei was holding a popsicle and savoring it. She gave it a light lick, then held it in her mouth as she slightly raised her head to look at Ling Feng...

Ling Feng: "..." That movement looked like Rita's yesterday... No, he had definitely been infected by Rita...

"Achoo!"

Walking nearby, Rita suddenly sneezed. She rubbed her nose, looking somewhat puzzled. With her physique, there was no way she could catch a cold. Besides, she was an ice-type Valkyrie.

"Uh... well, Tesla, about Tesla..."

Ling Feng felt a little flustered, but fortunately, he still remembered Tesla. He hurriedly said, "Wasn't it Tesla who sponsored our travel expenses so we could come on this trip? So I wanted to bring her some gifts, along with gifts for Himeko and the Academy Head. Do you know what they like?"

"What they like... Hmm..."

Mei tilted her head up and thought for a moment. "As for Tesla, I'm not too sure, because she has never said anything. But some food should be fine. We have quite a lot of tasty food here in Neon. The Academy Head, like Bronya, likes Homu merchandise and absolutely loves Magical Girls. Himeko... Himeko likes drinking, but given her condition, she cannot drink any more. As for anything else she likes... Hmm..."

Mei hesitated for a moment before awkwardly saying to Ling Feng, "Whenever Himeko gets drunk, she always complains about why she can't get a boyfriend. It seems she really wants someone who can care for and cherish her, but there are too few boys at the academy, and they are all nearly ten years younger than Himeko..."

Ling Feng: "..." Sorry, Aunt Himeko, I really can't help you with that...

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PS: Can you believe I dared to open a reward event when I don't even have a single chapter saved up? Yep, really. I'm just that mischievous! Aren't there only two chapters right now? Watch me make them up tomorrow. Also, thank you all for your support, and thank you to the big shots for the donations and votes. I'll do my best to update three times a day. Five times is fine too, ten times is also... Ahem, sorry, wrong message. Also, I'm still thinking about that useless leave slip...

Rita's Idiom Dictionary: Waiting by the Tree Stump for a Rabbit!

That evening, the same four were soaking in the hot springs again, but this time Ling Feng finally did not have to wait anymore. There was another room with a hot spring, wasn't there? Even if he was still soaking by himself...

Besides, Ling Feng did not know whether Rita had deliberately neglected to tell him yesterday, leaving him to wait outside for so long. Then she had inexplicably come to fight him at night, and in the end...

Forget it. Asking would probably be pointless anyway. Judging by her expression, she would not tell him the truth.

Thinking about what had happened last night and this morning, Ling Feng considered it briefly. He did not soak for long before returning to his room. He placed Chiyou beside the bed, locked the door, shut the windows, and drew the curtains. Tonight, he had to go to bed early and get up early. He really could not take any more of this...

Only after finishing all that did Ling Feng lift the blanket and prepare to get into bed. If Rita really came looking for him later, he would just pretend to be asleep. Rita probably would not wake him up...

However, when he lifted the blanket, Ling Feng thought his eyes were playing tricks on him. But after rubbing them, he realized they were not. It really was Rita...

"Pfft..."

Ling Feng: "..."

Rita was lying on the bed in an exceptionally obedient-looking pose. Wearing a bathrobe and stockings, she had curled herself into a ball and was smiling at Ling Feng. "Yo-ho, Captain. What a coincidence."

Ling Feng: "..." Coincidence my ass...

"Rita? What are you doing here? Why aren't you going back to your own room to sleep?"

Ling Feng knew that Rita had deliberately come looking for him, but he never expected her to be faster than him. He had just shut the doors and windows, thinking everything was foolproof, yet Rita had already been waiting by the tree stump for a rabbit. Now this had turned into catching a turtle in a jar...

"Hehe, Captain, don't you know what I came here for?"

Rita slightly sat up and gave a small stretch, her pose impossibly alluring...

Ling Feng: "..." My heart was utterly unmoved. I even wanted to chant the Great Compassion Mantra!

"Well, enough joking. I came to discuss something serious with you."

Seeing Ling Feng's conflicted expression, Rita felt satisfied after teasing him enough. She patted the edge of the bed, signaling for Ling Feng to sit down.

"Something serious?"

Ling Feng still doubted Rita's words, but after thinking carefully, it seemed that ever since he had met her, she had not really lied to him much. Though the things she said often caused misunderstandings...

"Go ahead!"

Ling Feng still sat down beside Rita, somewhat curious about this serious matter she mentioned.

"That's more like it, Captain..."

The maid smiled faintly, then exposed her thigh and asked with a smile, "Would you like a lap pillow? You can rest while listening to me..."

Ling Feng hesitated for a moment and was just about to say, "Uh... no..."

"No need to be polite!"

Before he could even finish, Rita had already wrapped both hands around Ling Feng's head and pressed it onto her smooth thigh...

Ling Feng: "..." Although he was a little passive, the feeling was genuinely amazing. Sorry, Mei, I couldn't go back anymore!

"Actually, it's not anything major. It's just that I killed someone today..."

Rita lowered her head slightly to look at Ling Feng's face. Under the dim lighting, her eyes looked somewhat eerie. Combined with the wicked aura she possessed naturally, she seemed a little terrifying...

Ling Feng: "???"

What the hell, why was Rita suddenly telling him this? And murder? Forget one person—she had already killed several hundred million people today...

But seeing Rita's expression and gaze, Ling Feng felt that she was not joking. But why tell him this? Was this some assassin ending with a kitchen knife? Spirit of Makoto, please protect me from above...

"Uh, who did you kill?"

Ling Feng did not move recklessly. First, he believed Rita would not hurt him. Second, in this situation, he was clearly in the passive position. Besides, if he acted too wary, Rita would probably feel hurt...

"An Anti-Entropy spy!"

The smile had vanished from Rita's face, replaced by seriousness. "I knew him. He was one of Cocolia's people, and Cocolia is exactly the kind of person I hate most. I hate those bugs trailing behind her even more!"

"Cocolia? You know her?"

At the mention of Cocolia, Ling Feng suddenly remembered that two people on his team were connected to her. One was Mei, whose father had been framed and imprisoned by Cocolia, while Mei herself had been transformed into a Herrscher. The other was Bronya, who had been used as an experiment, losing both her legs and her ability to express emotions. She had even been implanted with a Bio-chip. Cocolia could truly be considered the lifelong enemy of both him and Mei!

"Of course I know her. I've even met her!"

Rita put away her serious expression and smiled when facing Ling Feng. "However, she can hardly be called a real person anymore. She would stop at nothing to achieve her goals. She would even... Captain, you know about Mei, right? But do you know that Cocolia sacrificed the lives of millions in Nagazora City for her goals?"

"Nagazora City? The city that became ruins two years ago?"

Ling Feng had been in this era for nearly a month now, so he still knew about some major news, such as the Third Honkai Eruption in Nagazora City!

"Yes, that's right!"

Rita nodded slightly. "The Third Honkai Eruption was an experiment led by Cocolia. Its purpose was to find more suitable Herrscher candidates. Testing them one by one was too troublesome, so why not trigger a Honkai Eruption and expose everyone in the city to Honkai energy? Those who survived would be the best experimental subjects!"

"This... This is absolute madness!"

Listening to Rita's description, Ling Feng could no longer remain calm. Killing millions of people so casually—he no longer knew how to describe Cocolia. But without question, she was no longer truly human!

"That is why I hate her!"

Rita still wore a smile, but it could not conceal the hatred in her eyes. "I don't know whether the Second Honkai Eruption had anything to do with Cocolia, but I do know that everything I once had was taken away by the Honkai. And Cocolia has always wanted to take Mei back, because the power of a Herrscher is incredibly tempting!"

Seeing Rita's expression, Ling Feng could roughly guess some of what had happened. He proactively changed the subject. "So Anti-Entropy has already set its sights on us? And... Cocolia might come too?"

"There is no doubt that Anti-Entropy has set its sights on us, but Cocolia is a cunning fox. She never shows herself personally unless..."

Rita chuckled. "Unless we are all captured. Then there is a chance we might be brought before Cocolia!"

Ling Feng: "..." If that happened, then I'd damn well rather not meet her...

"So Anti-Entropy has its eyes on us. It looks like we'll have to head back tomorrow..."

Although they had found the gifts, Ling Feng had originally planned to stay here and have fun for several more days. But with Anti-Entropy agents appearing, this place no longer seemed safe. After all, this was not Far East Branch territory. Auntie could not provide support in time, and Himeko's condition probably would not allow her to fight again!

"Mm, I have no objections if that is what Captain wants. So..."

Rita gently helped Ling Feng sit up, then suddenly pushed him back down. She loomed over him from above, a wicked smile appearing on her face again. "Since Captain is going back tomorrow, I should also return to headquarters to report in. And since Rita has given Captain such important intelligence, don't you think you should repay Rita?"

Ling Feng: "..." No, I didn't...

"Hehe, do you really not want to?"

Rita gave a seductive smile, lightly trailing the fingers of her right hand over Ling Feng's chest. "Captain, do you know this? Human history began millions of years ago. The reason humanity was able to keep evolving and eventually reach the top of the food chain was not merely intelligence, but another, even more important factor..."

"Another factor?"

Ling Feng's attention was instantly drawn to Rita. Something felt wrong. Why was this Flirtatious Maid suddenly discussing such profound topics?

"Mm-hmm, reproductive ability!"

Rita instantly revealed her true nature. "Looking at all living things in this world, survival is a necessary element of life, followed by the continuation of one's descendants. Powerful creatures and weak creatures alike are all the same. If I remember correctly... Captain was once an S-rank Valkyrie too, right?"

"Uh... where exactly did you learn all this?"

Faced with Rita, Ling Feng did not choose to lie, because this maid was like some fox spirit—both cunning and flirtatious. Trying to fool her about this would be far too difficult. Besides, from everything she had said so far, Ling Feng felt that Rita definitely knew a great deal about him!

"I'm not telling you..."

Rita puffed out her lips slightly, looking a little playful. She smiled and said, "Let's continue our previous topic. Everything must reproduce and leave descendants, and naturally humans are no exception. Now, in the face of Honkai disasters, humanity needs even more powerful descendants. And we are both S-rank Valkyries, so we must fulfill our responsibility to protect human civilization!"

Rita deliberately put on a serious expression, though it looked somewhat out of place. "But just us is not enough. We need more people. Therefore, for humanity's sake, we also need to create descendants of our own. Captain, this is for humanity. It is absolutely not because I want to do this sort of thing. I'm paying such a price solely to fight the Honkai. I'm not the kind of person Captain imagines!"

Ling Feng: "..." If I were going to believe that, I'd rather believe Kiana could score a hundred in every subject...

"So..."

After solemnly finishing her declaration, Rita leaned in infinitely close, slowly sliding her hand downward as she chuckled. "Captain, for humanity's sake, please accept me!"

Hey, hey, hey, didn't we get our script backwards? Normally, shouldn't the man be the one taking the initiative? Why had all the lines been reversed when it came to her? Also, yesterday had clearly been her first time, so why was she already so skilled? Just how much educational material had she watched?

However, faced with Rita's offensive and the soft, fragrant sensation in his arms, his little brother seemed to have received a summons. It stood tall and proud, unyielding even before thousands upon thousands of troops!

Brother, calm down...

The Captain hurriedly began chanting the Great Compassion Mantra in his heart. At this moment, he absolutely could not surrender. Besides, if anything happened, he should be the one taking the initiative. Being provoked by a maid like this was far too humiliating...

"Hm?"

But his little brother suddenly felt something brush against it. No need to say it—it was Rita...

At the same time, Rita took the initiative and leaned over, pressing her lips directly against the Captain's. Compared to yesterday, Rita was much more skilled now. At the very least, she would no longer make the idiotic mistake of biting his tongue...

If he could still endure in this situation, then someone should just throw him straight into the Eastern Depot. Ling Feng no longer hesitated and directly launched a counterattack against Rita. His hands did not stay idle either, beginning to leave fingerprints all over her body...

Suddenly, Rita shoved Ling Feng away, making him fall back onto the bed. She stood up, lightly placing her right leg clad in black stockings on a certain spot. A cold smile appeared on her face. "Captain, tell me, if I were to bring this foot down..."

"Lady Rita, I was wrong!"

The Captain instantly surrendered. Ling Feng did not know how powerful Rita's kick was, but he knew that yesterday, Rita had punched through the floor and kicked through a wooden wall. And that had been without using Honkai energy. How powerful would the kick of a Valkyrie using Honkai energy be...

Just consider Kiana. When she had advanced to B-rank Valkyrie, she had kicked straight through a Temple Guard's massive shield. So the question was, compared to a Temple Guard's massive shield, which was sturdier: his little brother?

Ling Feng: "..." He did not even want to think about that question...

"Hehe, Captain, I was only joking. How could I bear to hurt you? Let me help restore your spirits!"

Rita's smile changed once again, becoming gentle and tender. Then she sat kneeling across Ling Feng's legs, pulled open the bathrobe around his waist, and slowly lowered her head...

Ling Feng: "???"

In the capital there was a skilled performer of oral arts. Once, while hosting a grand banquet at an inn, she set up two feet of bathrobe behind the bed in the hall. The performer sat upon a calf, with one man, one woman, one bed, and one wooden clapper. The guests sat gathered around. Before long, only the sound of the clapper striking once could be heard from behind the screen, and the entire room fell silent. No one dared make a sound.

"Mmph..."

Then Ling Feng discovered that he, too, had made a certain shameful sound. Once, he had made Mei make such sounds, then Kiana, and finally Rita, who had also surrendered beneath his exceptional massage techniques. But now...

The cycle of heaven had turned, and had it finally come around to him?

But...

Seeing the faint smugness in Rita's eyes, Ling Feng wanted to hold out. Yet faced with Rita's relentless offensive and her innate talent, Ling Feng was ultimately the first to surrender. He could not help asking once more: just how much educational material had she watched? Tell him honestly—did she have backups?