Don't Court Death If You Don't Have What It Takes

(Additional information: The essence of 'Charm Domain' is to add a mental filter similar to a beauty filter to the user. The strength of the effect depends on the user's appearance, but even the strongest effect will not significantly increase a person's favorability in a short period of time.)

Fortunately, Judah suppressed his Hyper-Evolution Factor, otherwise there would probably be one more person marked with an asterisk.

After Raven finished crying, she blushed and pushed Sachi away. It was so embarrassing; the little guy had seen her in such a state. Seriously, just how rich is he? Buying her another island doesn't seem like a joke...

Oh dear, how could I charge him so much money? My own villa island should be earned through my own efforts, not by relying on others' help. With that thought, Raven connected to the World Serpent's communication channel.

"Gray Serpent, my newly purchased villa island has been bombed. Find out who did it."

"No problem, Natasha." The other person's voice was sinister, like a viper's hiss.

The voice sounds different from last time; it seems to be a new "Gray Serpent".

Raven's current affinity level: 80→85 (This has reached the current limit. Please complete the side quest to unlock the affinity level).

——Divider——

Rita is very distressed lately. Although she got her camera back, she doesn't know how she got it back. Where did it go during the time it was lost? If someone else gets hold of the photos inside, it will cause a huge uproar. If they are made public, she'd rather dig a hole and bury herself.

The plan to abduct the young boy and girl seems a long way off. Theresa and Sachi have too much resistance to poison, and even elites like Bronya and Wendy won't let her get close easily. Sigh, I just wanted to have a friendly chat with them, so why are they all so wary of me?

Another problem is that A872 went missing along with Kallen's body last time, which infuriated Otto. Although he suspected Sachi, there was no clear evidence, and Theresa cared a lot about him.

Just then, the terminal beeped with a notification sound, and Rita picked it up to take a look.

Hmm? The most explosive news in St. Freya's history? Ha, is it just another boring news story from those girls? I'll just treat it as something to pass the time.

Oh, so it's Lady Theresa officially announcing that she's adopted Sachi as her godson. I thought it was something big.

Rita tossed the terminal aside and was about to get up for class when, belatedly, she grabbed the falling terminal and stared at the screen in disbelief.

What?!

Is this an open admission? As expected of Lady Theresa!

This exposes him to the public eye, making it difficult for His Lord Bishop to take direct action. You've become quite clever, haven't you?

P. S.: This is purely my imagination. Theresa didn't think that much about it; she just wanted to legitimize her son's identity.

Looking at the photo of Sachi standing happily smiling next to Theresa, Rita blushed. Oh my god, he looks even cuter than before!

Rita's current affection level: 80→85 (This has reached the current affection level cap. Please increase the affection level.)

As Rita, Wendy knocked on the office door and came in.

"Hello, Rita- senpai. I have a question I've been struggling with and would like to ask for your help..."

Taking advantage of Rita's distraction, she secretly opened an office drawer and took out a jar containing suspicious white candies.

This is Brother Xing told her. Although she doesn't know why Brother Xing knows about this, she doesn't care!

Wendy thought she had it all figured out, but the experienced Rita had spotted her flaws from the start, only pretending not to notice. Watching Wendy's hasty escape after her success, she smiled faintly.

"Miss Wendy, if this drug were effective for him, I would have succeeded long ago."

Inside the principal's office—

Himeko played the footage of Magical Girl TeRiRi that she had recorded in the Memory Battlefield, and teased Theresa, whose face was ashen, "See? I told you he was your child. You wouldn't admit it back then, but now you've changed your mind?"

Theresa was utterly devastated. "Why is he portraying me in such a repulsive way in his subconscious?"

My son seems to have a misunderstanding about himself. What should I do?

Himeko stared intently at the photo of Sachi and Theresa, her eyes slightly unfocused. "Theresa, Sachi is really good-looking; he'll definitely be a handsome man when he grows up. For all these years I've followed you, could you...?"

Theresa flatly refused. "Don't even think about it!"

Himeko's current affection level: 80→85 (This has reached the current affection level cap. Please increase the affection level.)

That night, at the Fire Moth Base One—

Sachi was invited to Wendy's room, where Wendy had just moved her luggage. As her best friend, Sachi naturally helped out.

After a flurry of activity in the kitchen, Wendy brought out two crystal-clear Qingtuan. It was clear that the girl had made these delicious treats with care, and just looking at them made one's mouth water.

Under Wendy's expectant gaze, Xing first picked up a Qingtuan, put it in her mouth, and then ate the remaining one himself.

Wendy's face was full of happiness. "Brother Xing fed me by hand. I have no regrets."

Meanwhile, inside the hall—

Kiana looked at the message pushed to her terminal, a little conflicted. "So, does that mean Sachi can really be considered my younger brother now?"

Kiana's affection level: 80→85 (Now she has a younger brother she can bully).

Mei wasn't surprised. "The headmaster has always cared a lot about Sachi, and now Sachi has a mother, which makes up for the family he lacks. Isn't that great?"

Bronya pondered. Theresa is now Xing's adoptive mother, and she wants to become Xing's official wife. Should she first cultivate a good relationship with Theresa?

She looked around but couldn't see the boy. Strange, wasn't he usually the first one to arrive?

"Kiana, Sister Mei, has either of you seen Sachi? Why didn't he come today?"

Kiana thought for a moment, "Xu arrived a while ago. I saw him helping Wendy with her luggage earlier, so he should be in Wendy's room now. After all, Wendy said she would treat him to something delicious, and I really want to eat too. Hmm? Bronya, why do you look so pale?"

Bronya's ferocious expression startled Qiya and Wendy: "Wendy, you bastard! We agreed to fight together, and you dared to hog the food! I'll beat you into Qingtuan!"

She summoned Heavy-Duty Rabbit 19C and stormed off to Wendy's room.

Kiana and Mei exchanged a glance and silently followed.

Bronya kicked the door open. "Wendy, let him go, let me handle this!"

Xing turned around in a daze. In front of him was a huge cross, from which countless golden chains extended, firmly locking Wendy in her Wind of Desire form.

The three starter families were stunned on the spot. Although things were a little different from what they had imagined, why were they not surprised at all?

Seeing their puzzled expressions, he explained helplessly, "Wendy must have taken some kind of drug. She just pounced on me on the bed and said she wanted cooked rice to turn into raw rice. Don't talk nonsense if you don't remember clearly. When I pushed her away, she turned into her battle form and tried to immobilize me with her aura, so I had to use Judah to tie her up."

Bound by Judah Wendy squirmed restlessly, her eyes sparkling with hearts as she stared intently at Sachi. "Hehe, Brother Xing, my Brother Xing..."

The three starter Pokémon looked at Wendy, speechless.

Bronya didn't let this golden opportunity slip by. She quickly had the Heavy Cannon Rabbit start recording. For Wendy, whose sense of shame was off the charts, nothing was more agonizing than having her episodes broadcast publicly. With this, let's see if Wendy still dares to compete with her!

This is a classic case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead!

As the effects of the sleeping tea gradually took hold, Wendy slowly stopped struggling, tilted her head, and fell asleep, her Herrscher attire also coming off.

Fortunately, Judah's chains were broken, and Wendy was lovingly carried to bed. He secretly used the power of the Mortal Tribulation Difficult to Cross and the Jizo-Mitama to eliminate the negative effects on her mind and body, allowing Wendy to get a good night's sleep.

"Goodnight, Wendy," he said softly, then walked out of the room with the three of them and turned off the lights.

"Bronya, you secretly recorded this, didn't you? Give me a copy."

"No problem~"

The next day--

"Aaaaaah! What did I do?"

—From a certain broken Qingtuan

Social death, this is what social death is all about! It's like losing the Fire Moth's right to choose a mate on the spot!

Fortunately, she made a three-point agreement with Bronya: she was not allowed to use that video to threaten Wendy. In exchange, she would tutor Rosalia and Liliya to avoid competing with Kiana for the last place in the class next time.

By the way, given that Kiana's grades dropped drastically in the last exam, the Rice Cooker, with a smile, kicked Kiana against the wall, saying that if she dared to fail again, she wouldn't be eating her cooking.

Just to clarify, this is not Mei herself, but Herrscher Mei.

After receiving encouragement from Mei, Mei communicated with her. Herrscher Mei agreed to lend some of her power to Mei, but in return, Mei would give her her body to use for a period of time every day, and she promised not to do anything excessive.

When Herrscher Mei takes control of the body, the things she does include, but are not limited to—

Eating out doesn't earn you academic credits;

He beat up his classmates during a practical lesson.

Himeko slept with Kiana during class;

The kitchen exploded while cooking rice;

Mocking Theresa for being short;

They mocked Fu Hua for lacking ambition.

He deliberately messed up during the exam, causing Mei to fail for the only time.

If none of these people knew the reason to some extent, she would probably have been beaten up several times.

PS: When Mei enrolled in school, she filled in "dissociative identity disorder" in her medical history.

So, before taking in Pardo, Xing returned to her dormitory one night and encountered the following situation.

After taking a bath, the boy climbed into bed to sleep, but felt a tingling sensation all over his body. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Mei had appeared by his bedside at some point, looking down at him arrogantly, as if she were looking at a cute pet.

Fortunately, he noticed the cross in her pupils and said speechlessly, "Could you have closed the window before coming in? It's very cold."

"Hmph, hmph..." Herrscher Mei let out a strange laugh that was hard to decipher. "You don't seem to understand the situation, you stupid little bug."

Lightning crackled at Herrscher Mei's fingertips as she glared at Sachi with hatred. "Last time in Changkong City, you used despicable means to repel my consciousness, forcibly turning me and my half into your weapons, and then sealing me inside your Stigmata. If it weren't for the fact that you offered a few useful words to my half, I would have broken you into atoms right now!"

She yawned. "So, Herrscher of Thunder, what exactly are you trying to say? I'm sleepy, please don't play riddles, thank you."

"Hmph, insects really don't know any manners. Fine, the magnanimous Thunder Queen forgives your ignorance." She took off one of her black over-the-knee socks, crumpled it into a ball, and looked at Xing with amusement.

"Eat it, and I will forgive your past actions and grant you the right to become my servant."

Sachi was completely speechless. "Stop messing around. If Mei knew you did something like this with your body, she would be ashamed to death."

Herrscher Mei's face grew increasingly grim. She leaned down, her face almost touching the boy's. "You don't seem to understand the situation? Hurry up and eat!"

The boy shrugged helplessly. Fu Hua: Border Guard and Kallen: Hymn behind him had switched places, and a holy white light enveloped the entire room. "Still not understanding the situation—"

The white light dissipated, and Sachi, in her God's Blessing Anthem form, leaned against Herrscher Mei. The Saintess pressed down on Mei's waist as she tried to sit up, scrutinizing her with amusement. "It's you, isn't it?"

Golden chains climbed up the delicate body of Herrscher Mei, instantly triggering her PTSD. She screamed in terror, "Don't come near me!"

Mei's affection level: 80→85 (Thanks for helping to beat up her Herrscher Persona)

Herrscher Mei's Affection Level: 70→85 (She's been completely messed with)