After all, if anyone had really changed faces, it was Kaguya Houraisan.
When they had first met, Kaguya Houraisan had at least retained a bit of a princess's image.
But once they became familiar with each other, she instantly reverted to her shut-in girl persona.
She was practically like a scumbag who revealed his true nature after getting what he wanted.
It was just that their genders were reversed, so it did not seem quite as shameless and despicable on the surface.
"Ria, let's go downstairs to eat. I trust you can smell the food too." After saying this calmly, Su Luo led Artoria downstairs.
Seeing this, Kaguya Houraisan also put away her playful attitude, adopting the image of a refined Yamato nadeshiko as she followed behind Su Luo.
None of them were ordinary people, so minor injuries did not affect their movements.
Downstairs, Kiriko Miyamoto and the others had already set a lavish meal on the dining table and prepared several bottles of red wine.
Just then, Su Luo arrived downstairs with Artoria and Kaguya Houraisan.
The lights in the villa were not on, since it was already the apocalypse.
If they turned on the lights, it would show that people lived here and attract those with ill intentions.
In the apocalypse, the most terrifying things were not just zombies, but human nature as well.
When Yuriko Takagi saw Su Luo and the others come down, she hurried over to explain, "I'm terribly sorry, but it isn't convenient for us to turn on the lights at a time like this."
"No matter. Let's eat first." Su Luo waved his hand.
The villa was dimly lit, with only moonlight adding a little illumination indoors.
But Su Luo and the others were not ordinary people.
Insufficient light might have affected ordinary people's vision to some extent, but to Su Luo and the others, it was as clear as day.
As the three of them took their seats, dinner officially began.
The meal was quite lavish and looked no different from an ordinary day.
In order to properly entertain Su Luo and the others, Yuriko Takagi had ignored the dangers of the apocalypse and used all the good food stored in the villa.
But on second thought, it was easy to understand. If they could entertain Su Luo's group well,
then with the three of their abilities, finding supplies in the future would become much easier.
Artoria devoured the food on the table at an astonishing speed.
Even though she ate quickly, she maintained an elegant posture throughout.
Rei Miyamoto and the others watched this scene in shock, then hurriedly lowered their heads and shoveled food into their mouths.
This was the apocalypse. Food was scarce, not nearly as easy to obtain as it had been in peaceful times.
Fortunately, Artoria had some restraint and did not eat too much.
She stopped after finishing only enough food for three people.
Yuriko Takagi and the others drank red wine, as if using alcohol to numb themselves.
Even Rei Miyamoto and the others were no exception.
The world had descended into chaos, and they had experienced terrible things like being chased and surrounded by zombies.
Although Su Luo had brought them directly to the villa to take shelter midway through, they were still troubled by what lay ahead.
The alcohol was just enough to drown their sorrows.
As time passed, Rei Miyamoto and Saya Takagi became drunk.
Their fair cheeks turned rosy as they babbled nonsense, looking rather adorable.
Yuriko Takagi and Kiriko Miyamoto's cheeks were slightly flushed. They were not drunk, merely a little tipsy.
Using their drunkenness as an excuse, they slowly moved closer to Su Luo.
Artoria merely glanced at them and did not bother with them.
She grabbed Kaguya Houraisan, who wanted to watch the show, and took her outside the villa.
Inside, Shizuka Marikawa, who was somewhat airheaded by nature, became even more uninhibited after getting drunk.
She came up behind Su Luo and suddenly leaped up, delivering a "heavy" blow to him!
"Student Su, you smell so good." Shizuka Marikawa giggled foolishly.
The moment those words fell, the atmosphere inside instantly changed.
And Shizuka Marikawa, who had fired the first shot, immediately suffered Su Luo's counterattack...
The Beginning of a Love Rivalry, Mission Complete
Just as Su Luo and Rei Miyamoto's group were playing a ranked match,
Wang Xiaomei and Saeko Busujima were still painstakingly clearing out zombies.
However, they were not mindlessly charging ahead.
While clearing zombies, they passed a gas station. After filling several barrels with gasoline and storing them away, they used a radio to make noise and lure over a large horde of zombies.
Finally, they used a handgun picked up from a corpse to shoot the fueling machine and make it explode with a single bullet.
Afterward, they used the points they had earned to enhance their physical abilities and continued clearing zombies.
Lumine and Paimon's side was much simpler.
Knowing the plot, Lumine had first gone to Liyue and Sumeru to obtain the Dendro Element and Geo Element.
Together with the Anemo Element she had acquired in Mondstadt at the beginning,
Lumine's current strength made dealing with these zombies ridiculously easy.
In just one afternoon, she had farmed points to the limit.
But she did not rest immediately.
Instead, she spent the entire night with Paimon scavenging gold and jewelry in this apocalypse-stricken world, bringing them back to Teyvat to earn Mora.
Although she had obtained a great deal of gold from Su Luo,
with Paimon's enormous appetite added to her own expenses, it would all be used up in half a year at most.
Besides, no one would ever complain about having too much money.
In this world that had entered an apocalyptic outbreak, money, gold, and jewelry had long become worthless junk.
For Lumine and Paimon, it was the perfect chance to make a fortune here.
Just like that, the night passed.
Early the next morning, Wang Xiaomei and Saeko Busujima finally filled their points. After meeting up with Lumine and Paimon, they returned together to Rika Nanri's villa.
"Huh? Why are you outside the villa?"
As soon as Wang Xiaomei and the others arrived, they saw Kaguya Houraisan leaning alone against the wall outside the villa, looking utterly lifeless.
She resembled a lonely old woman guarding an empty home.
Before they could ask, Paimon, the God's Mouth, voiced the question on everyone's minds first.
"Isn't it because of Artoria? To keep me from disturbing Su Luo, she dragged me outside the villa." At the mention of this, Kaguya Houraisan immediately perked up.
Indignantly, she began complaining to Wang Xiaomei and the others about what had happened to her the night before.
"Then where is the King of Knights? Didn't you say she was outside the villa with you? Why don't I see her?" Wang Xiaomei looked around but did not spot Artoria.
A trace of curiosity and confusion appeared on her pretty face.
"She saved a little girl last night and took her back to a room to rest. But she was worried the girl might disturb Su Luo, so she personally stayed to watch over her." Kaguya Houraisan explained casually.
"Then why didn't you sneak back in?" Lumine looked at Kaguya Houraisan strangely.
Having spent so long in the Chat Group, she understood Kaguya Houraisan's nature very well.
As an immortal Hourai Person, aside from frequently playing games to ease the boredom and emptiness brought by endless years,
she also liked courting death, just like the other yokai in Gensokyo.
With the Lunar Sage Eirin Yagokoro protecting her, Kaguya Houraisan might not have been utterly lawless, but she was not far from it.
That was precisely why Lumine found it strange that Kaguya Houraisan had obediently squatted outside the villa, listening to Artoria.
With her personality, she should have either sneaked inside long ago or gone to stay in another house.
"Ahem, we're sisters who have been through the trenches together. What's wrong with giving her some leeway?" Kaguya Houraisan put on an unconcerned expression.
But from her words, it was clear that Kaguya Houraisan felt a little guilty.
Paimon did not understand what Kaguya Houraisan meant, but she guessed that she was saying the two had a good relationship.
However, Wang Xiaomei and the other three understood Kaguya Houraisan perfectly.
Two figures swiftly flashed to Kaguya Houraisan's side and pressed down on her shoulders from both sides.
"You NEET Princess actually did that while we were grinding monsters all night?! Unforgivable!"
"Exactly! As fellow Chat Group members, you dared to sneak ahead of us. You shall be executed immediately!"
Wang Xiaomei and Lumine angrily denounced Kaguya Houraisan for jumping the queue.
Although Saeko Busujima did not say a word, she was quietly regretting it in her heart as well.
"Fine, isn't it just execution? Wait there."
Facing the aggressive attitude of the two women, Kaguya Houraisan remained utterly calm, her eyes dead as a fish's.
She casually shook off their arms, drew a dagger, and without hesitation slit her own throat!
In an instant, bright red blood splattered everywhere. Kaguya Houraisan fell into a pool of blood and lay motionless.
Because it happened so suddenly, Wang Xiaomei and Lumine were caught up in it. Already covered in dust and grime, they were instantly drenched in blood.
The scene terrified Paimon.
Who would stab themselves without even hesitating?
What surprised Paimon even more was that Kaguya Houraisan climbed back up in the next moment completely unharmed.
Paimon was so frightened that she hurried behind Saeko Busujima and cried out, "A ghost!"
"Tsk, little Paimon, that's very rude, you know." Kaguya Houraisan clicked her tongue, then looked at the expressionless Wang Xiaomei and Lumine.
"Well? Is that enough now?"
"..."
Wang Xiaomei and Lumine had nearly forgotten that Kaguya Houraisan was a Hourai Person.
For her, suicide was no more serious than fooling around.
It could not be considered punishment at all.
Just then, having heard the commotion, Su Luo came to the villa entrance with Artoria and Siri Alice.
"You're back. Have you all finished the mission?" Su Luo asked with a smile when he saw Wang Xiaomei and the others.
The moment his words fell,
the blood on the ground was cleaned away in an instant, and Kaguya Houraisan had changed into a clean dress, standing there with graceful elegance.
Wang Xiaomei glanced at Kaguya Houraisan but did not pursue the matter any further.
"Of course. The zombies are just numerous. For us, we reached the cap ages ago." Lumine put her hands on her hips, wearing a tsundere expression.
"Since that's the case, Group Owner, settle the mission early."
Wang Xiaomei looked at Su Luo resentfully and said with a hint of jealousy, "Aren't you staying here for a few more days? Even if the group mission ends, as long as Senior Saeko agrees, you can continue staying here."
"No. I need to hurry and improve my strength. Otherwise, even if I have beautiful things by my side, I won't be able to keep them." Su Luo shook his head.
Hearing that, Wang Xiaomei and the others were stunned. They had not expected Su Luo to be so decisive.
Wang Xiaomei looked over everyone's expressions. Seeing that none of them objected, she asked the Chat Group to settle the group mission early.
Before leaving, Su Luo looked at Saeko Busujima and asked, "Please take care of them, Senior Saeko."
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