All right, today might not be your lucky day. It might be your tragic day.
As long as you drank this cup of coffee, the next time you woke up, you would probably be having a date with Rita in some basement.
The coffee was poisoned.
On the Additional Abilities of the Sheep Talisman
You should practice concealing your presence properly.
The Prompt Device offered a reminder.
Across from him, the beautiful maid looked expectant, but venomous snakes seemed to lurk deep within her wine-red eyes.
Among the S-rank Valkyries, Rita was unquestionably dead last.
Well, and not merely dead last among the current generation—she was dead last among all known S-rank Valkyries.
But even so,
her senses still far exceeded those of ordinary people.
That was also the foundation of her status as Schicksal's strongest assassin.
The moment the man named Russell entered the shop, he had already caught her attention.
That man's presence was remarkably powerful, similar to that of the current head of the Apocalypse family.
The Apocalypse family head was an S-rank Valkyrie from the previous generation. If not for the restrictions placed upon her, that short, white-haired old woman might have been the strongest S-rank Valkyrie.
For someone to feel similar to her, this man's strength...
was at least close to A-rank.
But she had no memory of this person.
Rita had absolute confidence in her memory.
So she had mistaken him for a spy.
Rita lacked the exceptional physical prowess and special abilities possessed by the other S-rank Valkyries. To increase her offensive power, she had always chosen weapons imbued with high-intensity Honkai energy. You had no additional Honkai energy genome and could only resist it with your life force. That was obviously terrible.
Quickly use Thousand Years of Death. I know you have kunai coated in Capsaicin Extract in your pocket. Three consecutive Thousand Years of Death attacks should be enough to create a flaw in her mental state. Then, through cognitive distortion, you can create an opportunity for a one-hit kill!
The Prompt Device became serious in an instant.
"Using such underhanded moves on a pretty girl isn't very nice, is it?"
Russell stood on the moral high ground and lectured the Prompt Device.
No, if you cared about martial virtue, you wouldn't have five kunai coated in Capsaicin Extract in your pocket.
Don't tell me you've fallen for that woman.
What's so good about a woman with no merits besides big breasts, long legs, a pretty face, and being good at taking care of people? If you're in heat, I suggest aiming for Kiana or Megumin instead.
The Prompt Device attempted to correct Russell's taste in women.
Russell rolled his eyes.
Good thing this idiot was a Prompt Device rather than some kind of Golden Ranking cheat.
Otherwise, the whole world would eagerly await the update to the beauty rankings, only to find that first place was some old geezer sticking his ass out...
Who knew how much of a shock that would cause humanity worldwide?
"More importantly, there isn't any need to fight yet."
Russell explained why he refused to use Thousand Years of Death.
Tsk, let's see what you have to say once you're in the underground prison.
Russell ignored the Prompt Device. He simply smiled as he accepted the coffee from Rita, then—
"Splash—"
The still-scalding coffee flew directly at the waitress's face. Almost the instant Russell made the throwing motion, a flash of light streaked past and shattered the airborne coffee.
"Sir, laying hands on a lady is not something a gentleman should do."
The beautiful maid smiled, her smile as dazzling as ever.
But at some point, a scythe had appeared in her hand.
After the poisoning attempt failed, the woman swiftly prepared to suppress him by force.
As an S-rank Valkyrie, even if she was the weakest among them, she still had the confidence to suppress any spy!
Come on, let me see what abilities you possess.
The gorgeous woman watched Russell's limbs. It was a technique only used by those whose observational skills had reached the limit—predicting the target's actions for the next few seconds based on the range of their movements, then sealing off their options in advance!
But the next moment, Rita froze.
The boy in her field of vision silently touched the necklace around his neck.
The next instant, the necklace vanished, and the boy collapsed to the ground.
As though he were dead.
Ah...
He just fell over?!!
Confusion filled Rita's face.
"Only idiots try to solve problems with violence."
Russell, in Spiritual Body form, followed behind a certain Maid Miss and spoke leisurely.
Why fight at all?
His choice was to directly leave his body, then hand the Sheep Talisman over to Megumin for safekeeping while in Spiritual Body form.
The maid named Rita sat in a black luxury car, heading toward one of Schicksal's branches.
Even after several hours had passed, a trace of confusion remained on her face.
—Before they had even started fighting, the enemy had collapsed first.
She had thought he had committed suicide, but after checking his breathing, she found it perfectly normal.
His heartbeat was strong as well.
It was a little ridiculous.
After taking him to the hospital for an examination, the conclusion was that he was in excellent health. There were obvious signs of modification, and he likely came from a force with fairly advanced genetic technology.
The prerequisite for obtaining information was that the man had to be conscious. Rita also wanted to find out where he came from and what his purpose was.
But unfortunately, this guy was practically dead.
They could only assign people to watch him while giving him an IV.
Completely unaware that someone's soul was following her, Rita sighed.
Why had she encountered such a strange man?
She couldn't make sense of it.
"Lady Rita, you don't seem to look very well."
Beside her, a girl who was also a member of the Blade of Immortality squad looked concerned, though a faint affection lay deep in her eyes.
This was the girl who had said at the bar that if Russell rejected Rita, he would be beaten up by a group of young men.
But judging from her own behavior, the ones likely to corner Russell in an alley would not be a group of strong young men, but a group of lesbians.
"I suppose so."
Rita pressed her temple, looking troubled.
"Perhaps it's because I've been sleeping only two hours a day recently."
"Then would you like to take a bath with me?"
The girl looked full of anticipation.
"...Not for now."
Rita answered with a smile, and a hint of disappointment appeared on the girl's face.
In Gotham City, you're the wildest. At the circus, you're the busiest. You stand guard outside McDonald's. In a deck of cards, you're the Big and Small Kings.
The Prompt Device spoke up.
"Ah?"
Russell, wandering around as a ghost, was stunned. He didn't understand why the Prompt Device had suddenly said that.
You'll understand soon enough.
The Prompt Device played coy.
Russell scratched his head in confusion, then continued following Rita.
As expected, he ran into an illegally operating mature beauty wearing a sports tank top.
The Goose of Justice—Durandal.
"Rita, you don't seem to look very well today."
The mature beauty, who looked heroic yet somewhat airheaded, watched her troubled vice-captain with concern in her expression.
"Would you like to take a bath with me?"
After thinking for a moment, the girl asked her vice-captain, using words extremely similar to those of the previous girl.
Rita's eyes instantly lit up.
"Yes!"
Same ingredients, different flavor.
Russell turned back. The young Valkyrie was still psyching herself up, probably still thinking about how to ask Rita out.
He roughly understood what the Prompt Device meant.
But then again...
Russell looked toward Rita and Durandal. The two captains of the Blade of Immortality squad were packing their clothes, clearly preparing to leave.
Should he follow them next?
Russell fell into deep thought.
Waguo Need Not Say More
In this world, most things fell into only two categories.
The kind that made people happy.
And the kind that made people unhappy.
Whether peeping on beautiful girls bathing belonged to either category was quite difficult to determine.
Because he definitely wanted to watch.
But while watching, he would also suffer moral condemnation.
It was both enjoyable and unpleasant.
It was quite a troubling choice.
Peep my ass. The chance of that person discovering you isn't high, but it isn't zero—there's a small world inside her body, which means she possesses attributes equivalent to a world—all attributes. That naturally includes the spirit attribute. She can't see you now because she believes all abnormalities are related to Honkai, so she's only observing Honkai energy.
Because of that misunderstanding, the chance of her discovering you isn't high, but it isn't zero. If she never realizes it, then watching wouldn't be a problem. But if something unexpected happens, you'll be caught red-handed in the hot spring. Forget the mission—your ass will be pierced to pieces by Black Abyss White Flower.
The Prompt Device became serious.
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