The promised third collapse, where is it?!!

The panicked Yao Ye Ji, who was organizing documents, saluted hastily, and a sheet of A4 paper slipped through her fingers.

On one corner of the fluttering white paper, black characters read: [Kiana Kaslana, daughter of Cecilia Schariac, former Saintess of Schicksal].

P.M. 18:45——

The multi-story villa where the invincible trio plus their captive duck resided was commonly referred to as a detached house in the Far East.

In this country, living in a high-rise apartment in a prime location was often a symbol of one's wealth and status.

Therefore, detached houses, with their low space utilization rate, were generally located in more remote areas, and hiding here was convenient for the group's mobile transfer.

A layer of dust covered the furniture, indicating that the owner had not returned for some time, thus avoiding the awkward situation of being caught in the act while enjoying hot pot and singing.

After entering, Fu Li even used magic to clean the place thoroughly, considering it as payment for their temporary stay.

That is, if the owner still had the mood to return after the Third Honkai occurred (laughs).

"Actually, it's just because I dislike the dirt here and don't want to lie down!"

Kiana Cat put on a detective hat, just like Sherlock Holmes, and declared with certainty that there was only one truth!

"Who would willingly be covered in dust if they could be clean."

Fu Li placed the unconscious little duck on the sofa and sat down beside it, rubbing his temples which ached faintly.

The mental energy consumed by controlling the phantom for a long time was more than he had anticipated. 'Fortunately,' the phantom he had sent out to scout for information was just annihilated by concentrated fire, which lessened his pressure considerably.

Kiana, unable to sit still, played the role of a COC investigator and searched around. After a while, she returned to the living room, holding a document as if it were a treasure: "A Li, Mei, look at this!"

Mei's poor condition had improved somewhat along the way. Seeing this, she couldn't help but frown: "We've already broken into someone's house without permission, isn't it a bit wrong to rummage through their things?"

Fu Li took it and glanced at it: "A blueprint? It's quite detailed. Put it here, I'll study it first."

The first floor had one bedroom, two living rooms, and two bathrooms. The second floor had three bedrooms and two bathrooms with a slightly cramped layout. In addition, there was a basement with two levels, one for entertainment and the other for parking.

"Wuwu, I was wrong, Mei."

Kiana Cat whimpered with a sad face after being lectured by Mei, but immediately sat next to Fu Li, snuggling up to him and chattering: "What does it say? What does it say?"

"It's convenient for escaping,"

the boy replied matter-of-factly: "For example, the blueprint shows that the garage on the second basement level directly connects to the outside. If the road is blocked, we can escape from underground."

"So that's how it is~"

Kiana pretended to suddenly understand, making a silly laugh.

Fu Li looked at her suspiciously a couple of times, suddenly recalling that this girl had said before that she would observe her surroundings in advance whenever she arrived at a new place.

"Hehe."

The white-haired girl swung her smooth, cute little feet, as if saying something and yet saying nothing.

And it wasn't just her; Mei had also taken off her over-the-knee socks.

After the journey and constant battles, they were already soaked with sweat.

Beautiful girls cared a lot about their image in front of the opposite sex. Even if there wasn't any odor, what if Fu Li had an exceptionally keen sense of smell?

Considering his recent divine manifestations...

"No way!"

Mei, whose thoughts were becoming increasingly worrisome, suddenly got up, grabbed Kiana, and ran towards the bathroom: "Fu Li, wait a moment, we're going to take a shower first!"

"Eh?"

Kiana was lifted into the air. Her delicate and refined features suddenly became suggestive.

This was the first time dear Mei was going to shower with her! If they showered together, wasn't sleeping in the same bed far away? Wasn't it far from happening things that couldn't be written? By the way, which countries allowed same-sex marriage? Let's choose Hawaii as the honeymoon destination!

Fu Li, sitting on the sofa, glanced at her indifferently.

Kiana, feeling inexplicably guilty, shivered. She flipped her wrist and broke free from Mei's grasp.

The girl coughed lightly and said with a serious face: "Mei, you go first. I need to keep an eye on A Li so he doesn't get a chance to peek."

"Then I'll go first."

Mei, without suspecting anything, turned and walked quickly towards the bathroom.

The sound of the shower soon started.

Kiana reluctantly withdrew her gaze and pouted at Fu Li, who was sitting calmly like a fisherman: "Is there something you need to discuss privately?"

"I'm wondering why Anti-Entropy would want to capture Mei."

The boy said concisely.

"Is there anything strange about that?"

Kiana said as a matter of course: "It must be because my Mei is just too, too, too charming!"

She proudly raised her head: "Even General MacArthur once said, 'Raise your hand if you find Mei charming!' and the Earth turned into a sea urchin."

"I know very well that Mei is charming, and her long legs are also very comfortable to rest my head on. But what I want to know is what makes her the most charming in the eyes of those people in Anti-Entropy."

Fu Li pursed his lips and picked up the bottled water on the coffee table to moisten his throat.

"Her front armor has two of the most charming points!"

"Pfft!!!"

As if that wasn't enough, Kiana added with stars in her eyes: "The person who gave birth to Mei is the Einstein of our era, the white lotus on the summit of the Himalayas, the wise one who has seen through philosophy and soul, the most brilliant pearl on this planet, the puller of the axial age, the philosopher, the hero, the light, the embodiment of all goodness and justice; if Socrates saw her, he would surely lose to Alcibiades, for the essence of beauty has truly taken form!"

"Stop, stop, stop, you first stop!"

Fu Li, putting down the tissue, twitched the corner of his eye: "Do you like Raiden Mei, or Raiden Mei's mother?"

"I like both!"

Kiana blurted out.

"Alright, I get it. It was my mistake to even come to you to discuss this."

Fu Li rubbed his throbbing temples and uttered this sentence before continuing to remotely kite the mechanical troops with the Shadow Blade.

A sigh drifted into his ears: "Perhaps, it's my identity as Raiden Ryoma's daughter..."

Fu Li didn't look up: "I considered that reason, but if they wanted Raiden Ryoma's daughter, they would have captured her long ago. Why now—"

"A Li!"

Kiana's loud shout interrupted his next words. The boy belatedly looked up and saw a dripping wet Mei standing before him with a heartbreaking expression.

Fu Li, uncharacteristically, awkwardly scratched his head: "Uh, you showered that fast?"

"Mm."

The girl replied softly.

It seemed Kiana wasn't the only one who had noticed Fu Li's hint.

And likely to make the act more convincing, Mei was now wrapped only in an oversized bath towel, with only limited coverage for her sculpted, creamy shoulders and the full curves of her chest.

This undoubtedly made Fu Li, who had deliberately sent her away, even more awkward.

Fortunately, there was still Kiana, the attention-seeker, in the living room.

"No looking!"

She flailed her arms, shielding Mei and breaking the silence in the air.

Then she pointed at Bronya: "The person who wants to capture Mei is right here. If there's a real problem, why not just wake her up and ask her?"

Her feet were off the ground, and her clever mind took over!

Fu Li was stunned, then showed a look of sudden realization: "Oh, right! There's this move too!"

It wasn't that he was being stupid; years of accumulated habit made him instinctively believe Bronya was on their side, so he had completely forgotten the notion that "Bronya is the culprit."

Seeing his expression, Kiana was very displeased. She snorted and pushed Mei towards the bathroom: "We're showering together this time. If anyone tries to peek, I'll smash their head in!"

Both the upper and lower parts will be smashed!

"Go ahead, go ahead."

Fu Li casually replied and walked towards the kitchen.

Their ingredients were there, and he hadn't eaten since noon; he was starving.

After half an hour of busy work, a small hand suddenly reached out from under the table where the dishes were temporarily placed.

It swiftly snatched a peeled shrimp and retracted under the table, stuffing it into its owner's mouth.

Fu Li didn't pay much attention, so the small hand became more audacious.

This was the last straw. He wiped the water off his hands, squatted down, and stared at the white fluffy creature hiding under the table with a forced smile: "Taking the whole plate, aren't you?"

"Mmm! Oily? Not bad!"

Her cheeks were puffed out, and it was a wonder she could even utter a few words while chewing.

Gulp.

She swallowed.

"A Li, your cooking is pretty good! Mumu! I hereby appoint you the personal chef for myself and Mei!"

Her delicate little face was full of happiness, and her freshly washed skin glistened.

Fu Li tactically leaned back. This girl, like Mei before, had also come out wrapped only in a bath towel.

And with her current squatting posture, from his angle, even that mysterious region was...

"Fourth-Dimensional Skirt?!"

"Hehe, you fell for it?"

The girl smugly wiped her nose and lifted the lower part of her bath towel, gloating: "Can't see! Heh! You just can't see!"

Damn it, Kiana!!!

Fu Li felt like ten thousand alpacas were galloping across the Hulunbuir grasslands in his heart, but soon, a look of pity returned to the joyful white-haired girl who was now doing a little jig.

Kiana's antics made him feel blue. She stopped her antics, her delicate eyebrows furrowed: "Why are you looking at me like that!"

"It's nothing. I was just recalling a certain oddity I picked up and meticulously cared for at a hotel, the wonderful feel of every inch of its skin, some soft and delicate, others firm and shapely."

Fu Li snatched the licked-clean plate back from her hand, thinking that if he could remain indifferent to her two years from now, when she offered no resistance, then this grasshopper-like state now held even less interest for him.

Compared to two years later (after the Final Lesson), the current Kiana could only be described as immature.

This wasn't just about physical development; the difference in their temperament was worlds apart.

At that time, the girl's silvery hair cascaded over her shoulders, her eyes cast down in a meek and pitiable manner, exuding an aura of irresistible loveliness and an incredibly low pressure.

She was like a little white dog, stumbling to your feet in a downpour, so timid and pathetic that it evoked pity, yet simultaneously, an unavoidable desire to utterly break her, a desire for destruction and sadism, would surface in one's heart.

Most crucially, Kiana, having learned the truth after the Final Lesson, felt immense guilt towards Fu Li. Her actions openly conveyed that this body—[Kiana Kaslana]—was his to do with as he pleased.

[She] had promised him when they were children that when [Kiana] grew up, she would become his bride.

If that was the case, then she, who had taken her place, should fulfill the promise on behalf of the deceased [her].

Fu Li was also an eighteen-year-old boy in the throes of puberty. Faced with such temptation, how could he not charge forward?

Hmph! As if!

"Stop pretending. If you can't remember, you can't remember. What's there to feel guilty about?"

He scoffed at that time, continuing to change the dressing for the white-haired girl who was staring intently at him.

Kiana's eyes held a veiled bewilderment; she still hadn't 'remembered' their childhood promise.

This was Fu Li's reason for refusing. They were friends, and only friends.

Taking advantage of a friend's vulnerability? Did he still want his face?

The next day, stimulated by this, Kiana disappeared, leaving behind a note filled with 'I'm sorry' and 'It's not me.'

Fu Li had actually considered looking for her. After spending so much money to save her life, she should at least pay some medical fees.

Unfortunately, the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal, codenamed [Durandal], seemed to have taken a liking to his efficiency. She specifically requested him to accompany her alone on another mission.

Fu Li couldn't refuse. The medicinal pills he used to treat Kiana's injuries were bought on credit from that kind girl with the golden wavy hair who so perfectly hit his preferences.