"So this was what they called a... Deception Meal? If you can't deal with the maid, deal with the customer instead! Who came up with something this genius?"
After taking off his glasses, Chen Li glanced at the temple and, sure enough, found the mark of Vill-V's Spiral Workshop.
Chen Li was instantly at peace with it.
"There might be a risk of harassment if Valkyries serve as maids, but wouldn't using Honkai beasts as maids eliminate that risk? That was what Miss Vill-V told me."
Rita explained.
"And besides... aren't all the people who come to this shop here for the Easter Eggs?"
As she spoke, Rita took out a Poké Ball bearing the Schicksal emblem and placed it before Chen Li.
"Originally, this Easter Egg could only be obtained after spending 500,000 Paradise Coins. Now, you can get it just by finishing these sixteen cups of stocking milk tea."
Rita leaned down, and her warm breath against Chen Li's ear left it damp.
Easter Egg—Poké Ball: Trial Version.
It could capture "monsters" within New Penacony.
Captured monsters could be taken out of Penacony.
It even had a chance of capturing enemy Servants. While successful capture would not grant ownership over them, it could render them neutral during combat between both sides, preventing Chen Li from becoming their target.
"So, Miss Rita, you mean the expensive part isn't the bread, but this Easter Egg, right?"
Tokisaki Kurumi, seated in the booth across from Chen Li, had been watching for quite some time.
"No. As Your Excellency Chen Li said, the bread truly is worth 500,000. The mushroom sauce inside is made from Bewitchment Mushrooms. It can significantly increase one's charm and raise the probability of capturing monsters with a Poké Ball."
Rita shook her head as she spoke.
"Looks