Honkai Impact 3rd, but I have too many mods.

This bastard...

"Okay, this child is called Wukong. Liu is the child I adopted, one of them."

"Huh? That's much more normal now."

Gui Naifen skipped and hopped to the empty space in front of her.

"Sister, my name is Gui Naifen~~ How old is Xiao Kong this year?"

Seeing Gui Naifen sticking right up to her, Natasha tried to stop her with her hand, but as soon as she raised her hand, Gui Naifen had already introduced herself to the air.

"Huh? I... I'm sixteen this year."

"……what?"

Gui Naifen glanced at Natasha, puzzled.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Gui Naifen's gaze annoyed Natasha. "This child is only sixteen."

"Um...emmm..."

Well, Gui Naifen actually wanted to praise Xiao Kong for not being shy—because Gui Naifen subconsciously felt that Xiao Kong was only eleven or twelve years old.

What happened...? Sixteen?

Well... never mind, maybe that's just how kids are.

Gui Naifen decided not to comment too much on other people's family affairs.

"That's overprotective."

Liu Bai plopped down on the bed, then took out a love potion and swallowed it.

Anyway, this stuff has no effect on him, but it happens to have the added benefit of restoring his energy.

"My name is Liu Bai, and I am your teacher's younger brother. Please take care of me."

"Hey!"

Natasha called out.

However, for a moment, it was unclear whether to criticize Liu Bai's self-introduction or refute Liu Bai's sharp comments on his own education.

"My name is Kong... Please take care of me, Teacher Liu Bai."

This time, Kong spoke much more smoothly—though it might be because of Natasha's influence.

"...Don't kidnap the child."

After thinking it over, Natasha decided to warn Liu Bai.

That kid's endearing face is still too dangerous for a naive child like Kong.

"Even if the law can't judge you, I will."

Let's not call this guy Raven anymore, let's change his name to "A Mother Hen Protecting Her Chicks".

"Isn't someone else's overprotection a bigger problem than mine?"

Liu Bai pouted.

Forget it, there's no point in arguing with a protective mother hen.

"Um...Teacher, do you and Teacher Liu Bai not get along?"

"I... um, cough, how could we not be on good terms?"

"Be good, Xiao Kong. Adult matters are very complicated. Besides, you know, right? Your teacher, my sister, is such an awkward person."

Liu Bai patted Xiao Kong's head from behind.

Although she is a sixteen-year-old "big girl", she doesn't seem out of place at all when she's dressed as an eleven or twelve-year-old loli.

"Little Gui, the cooking is yours today." Bai, despite having taken an energy booster, still didn't feel like moving. "So, what's your reason for bringing this child along, sis?"

Now is not a good time to bring people over.

"...I'm planning to settle the children in a new home. As for Xiao Kong, she herself wanted to come out with me for a stroll."

"New home?"

Liu Bai raised an eyebrow.

This flag?

"Ah, thanks to your money before, after adding this, I have almost enough money on hand."

"...What exactly?"

"An island, an island that can be a paradise on earth."

I knew it……

So the island that's been bombarded by crows hasn't been bombed yet?

"You've been saving this up for so long?"

"It's alright. The main problem is that buying the island itself isn't expensive, but the construction and decoration from scratch are the biggest expenses, as are the shipping costs for building materials, all of which I have to pay out of my own pocket."

Natasha looked melancholy.

"But with your money, we should be able to start working on the last bit."

"Island... Sister Natasha, have you considered unforeseen events like rising sea levels?"

"Isn't sea-level rise a slow process? Even if it's fast, it'll take at least ten years, right?"

"What about the sudden rise in sea level caused by the collapse?"

"...?" Natasha was momentarily stunned by the angle of the white light.

But Liu Bai didn't stop talking: "Well, although Honkai has the nature of a virus, creating an island can effectively isolate it—after all, Greenland is the light of humanity—but Honkai also has the nature of a monster, like a giant monster. If it's a small island, one AOE attack will wipe it out... Okay, even if we don't talk about that, there are natural disasters too. The ocean is not as beautiful as most people imagine. It is a mother, but also a demon."

Natasha fell silent again.

"Yes...that's true. When a real disaster strikes, most people have no way to escape."

Gui Naifen thought of her home planet.

"My home planet was completely destroyed. Even though we were prepared, very few people were able to escape the planet. The range and speed of that kind of thing were unreasonable."

Natasha wasn't stupid; she immediately realized that Liu Bai and Gui Naifen's words made a lot of sense.

Moreover, Gui Naifen even used her own home planet as an example.

The aliens seemed particularly convincing at this point.

Kong, standing outside, seemed to have some difficulty understanding what was being said about "mother planet" or "escaping from the planet."

"Wait a moment!"

Natasha suddenly interrupted Liu Bai and Gui Naifen, who were about to try to persuade her again.

"If it's really like what you two say... then I've just wasted my money?"

"...?"

This time, Liu Bai and Gui Naifen were both stunned.

So this is what you care about?

"I've already paid!" Natasha's expression twisted in pain. "I've used up all my savings!"

If it weren't for Xiao Kong being there, Natasha would probably have gone crazy on the spot.

"Ah...can't I get a refund?"

"This isn't some toy you bought at the supermarket!"

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Coffee of Love

"Mr. Liu Bai, good afternoon... Why do you look like you just woke up?"

"...I stayed up all night yesterday and slept until noon."

Liu Bai couldn't very well say that after Natasha had put Kong to sleep, she dragged him, Gui Naifen, and Eden downstairs into a coma and cried all night.

Hmm, it's like discovering that the goal you've worked so hard for your whole life is a lie.

But the most pitiful one is Eden, who was dragged over to listen to people howling without having any idea what was happening.

It wasn't just empty crying. Liu Bai figured this was their first gathering in the building, so in the middle of the night, they ordered a small hot pot. They ate their hot pot and drinks, offering perfunctory comfort to Natasha while stuffing their mouths...

After Natasha wailed until morning, Eden, slightly drunk and unable to keep his eyes open after staying up all night, suggested that next time they could find a quieter place for a get-together, and then he simply lay down on the sofa and fell asleep.

Liu Bai was also a bit neurasthenic. After telling Natasha about Rita, he went home to lie down.

Natasha, on the other hand, went back to work without any problems...

damn thing.

"Staying up all night harms the body, Mr. Liu Bai, please take care of your health. Waaah." Dressed casually, Rita, pretending to be dead, looked concerned.

"Yes, I will." Bai nodded helplessly. "Let's go, Shencheng Pharmaceutical is just ahead."

Have you been here before?

"Since we live so close, of course I've been here, but..."

Liu Bai shrugged, and Rita looked like she roughly understood.

"By the way, Rita, do you have a way to get in? Shencheng Pharmacy isn't a public area that you can just walk into, is it?"

"Of course, I'll arrange everything beforehand. You just need to follow me."

Rita led Liu Bai to the entrance of Shencheng Medicine.

The security robot at the entrance scanned Rita.

"Beep, no logged-in user detected, searching... Welcome to Shencheng Pharmacy. Dear Ms. Rita, please wait on the first floor with your companion. Our consultant will be there shortly."

"Thank you so much."

Even though the other party was a robot, Rita maintained her politeness.

As for Liu Bai, although he was wearing a bracelet, he was still identified as an "accomplice".

This security robot has clearly been specially modified.

“We at Tianming have always been partners with Shencheng Pharmaceuticals.”

Rita thoughtfully explained something to Liu Bai.

"As for the advisor... it should be your sister. Let's wait here."

Rita led Liu Bai to the lounge area in the lobby and they sat down.

Hopefully, this meeting will go smoothly...

Liu Bai's premonition about "going off track" grew stronger.

You can relax.

Rita clearly misunderstood the source of Liu Bai's tension.

Liu Bai nodded somewhat stiffly.

Less than two minutes later, Natasha appeared alone in the lobby on the first floor.

"...You've crossed the line."

Looking at Rita and Liu Bai sitting side by side in the rest area, Natasha's first words revealed her bad mood, even her tone was full of hostility.

Well, anyone would be upset if their investment of tens of millions went down the drain and ended up stuck with nothing.

Natasha checked the market and found that this island was likely going to be a bad investment...

Thinking back to when I enthusiastically bought an island back then... I'm afraid I was just treated like a fool by the salesperson.

I want to kill someone, I really want to kill someone.

Well, the only consolation is that Natasha's need for money has decreased significantly since she no longer needs the island?

Being broke but not having to care about money anymore might be good news?

—Bullshit!