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

(Was the angle at which the cup was served adjusted?)

(She probably wouldn't harm Mr. Liu Bai, so she anticipated that Mr. Liu Bai would choose the nearest option given his personality?)

(No, most people are used to choosing the nearest option, so...)

So, could the cup closest to her be poisoned?

Or perhaps, to subvert expectations, the cup in front of Natasha, which is farther away from her, is poisoned?

In the current situation, neither of Rita's choices seems to be the optimal solution.

Rita had considered the possibility that all three cups were poisoned, but she quickly dismissed the thought.

In terms of regular poison, Rita is not afraid. As a Valkyrie, Rita has poison resistance—and her opponent should have the same.

But Liu Bai is an ordinary person; it's impossible for him to have resistance to common toxins.

All three cups are poisoned, so Liu Bai is the most dangerous.

The poison specifically targeting Valkyries works by exploiting Honkai energy, but this same method is also effective against Natasha.

If both sides are poisoned, then in the end, they are essentially evenly matched.

Natasha may have a backup plan, but Rita also has the Undying Blade. Even if they do end up fighting, it will only result in mutual destruction, and Liu Bai's safety cannot be guaranteed during this time.

(A completely unpredictable choice... Is this your counterattack?)

Rita maintained an elegant smile and chose the coffee closest to her.

There's no need to choose anymore; this will be a gamble.

Seeing this, Natasha naturally picked up the remaining glass.

However, the atmosphere between Rita and Natasha remained quite tense.

...As expected, it went off track.

Having given up struggling, Liu Bai calmly took a sip of coffee.

Liu Bai couldn't stop her—did she really think that smile on Natasha's face was just meant to scare Rita?

So sweet...

Perhaps due to the addition of love potion, this coffee tastes excessively sweet.

Liu Bai's drinking broke the stalemate between the two.

Rita maintained a composed smile, while Natasha wore a provocative one. The two drank their coffee together, completely skipping the proper "sip" and "savor" process.

Natasha's Affection Level: 3550 (Love Elixir)

Rita's Affection Level: 2757 (Love Elixir)

As both of them chose to drink it all in one gulp, two notifications popped up in Liu Bai's system one after the other.

Natasha was prepared, but Rita seemed to be quite prepared as well.

“…” Rita, who didn’t seem to notice anything unusual, frowned slightly, then chuckled, “So, you like this kind of overly sweet coffee, big sister.”

"Humph……"

Natasha glanced at Liu Bai and realized that the drug had taken effect.

No matter how many times Natasha experienced it, she felt that the speed at which it took effect was ridiculous.

"It's already a blessing for pests to have something to drink."

Oh no, I've involuntarily brought up Liu Bai... This thing, because of the filter, can affect your judgment.

Natasha's mind was struggling with itself.

Even though Natasha didn't want to focus her attention on Liu Bai, she was somewhat powerless to do so now—after all, Natasha had only tried this three times, including this one.

The first time I was caught off guard, and the second time it was just a simple test.

To put it bluntly, will the affection points gained from this thing be the same as those gained through a normal, loving relationship process?

It would be more accurate to call this "building favorability".

As for the computer parts in hentai anime, those who know, know.

"Mingyi Mingliu Baixian, the neighbor is still alive (didn't say anything), sister, Dawu Renming, you haven't worn clothes for a long time, you must have some small belly chicken I intestine X."

Rita naturally took Liu Bai's arm.

...Could it be that I'm just overthinking things?

Rita rested her head on Liu Bai's shoulder and gave Natasha a provocative smile.

"Does Mr. Liu Bai think so too? Isn't my sister a bit too stingy? Doesn't she lack the tolerance and generosity that a lady should have? And her clothes and appearance... are also very plain."

“Um, Miss Rita, isn’t this a bit too close?”

Liu Bai wanted to subtly remind Rita.

But Rita's defenses were clearly not very strong—although Natasha's defenses didn't seem to be very effective either.

"As lovers, isn't this distance just right?"

Rita gave Liu Bai a slightly charming smile.

How about it, can you still sit still?

Rita glanced sideways at Natasha.

If you don't do something soon, I'll kidnap your little brother!

"..."

Natasha was grinding her teeth so hard they were grinding together.

No... I need to calm down, calm down, I absolutely cannot get angry.

These feelings are all just illusions.

This guy and I are just pretending to be siblings. All this talk about brother complex is just an act for this slut who only knows how to seduce men... That guy is completely unimportant.

These are just hallucinations caused by the drugs.

Stay calm... don't panic.

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"...Why is something starting to go wrong?"

Gray Snake continued to keep an eye on the monitor.

As one of the few world-class anthropologists who has conducted in-depth research on human behavior, Grey Snake immediately noticed the strange atmosphere of the current scene.

—After drinking that cup of coffee.

The atmosphere between the two seemed to have shifted from open and covert rivalry to jealousy and rivalry.

Are you two playing house?

This is a clash between a powerful destiny and a venomous snake lurking in the shadows of the world.

Can we please stop making this so trivial?

Gray Snake didn't know what emotion he should express.

To be honest, the relationship between Grey Snake and Natasha is more like that of teacher and student than simply colleagues.

Raven's combat skills and diplomatic abilities were taught by the Grey Serpent Cult; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Grey Serpent single-handedly nurtured them.

Although he knew that Natasha always wanted to live in seclusion, Grey Serpent understood and was satisfied with Raven's professional abilities, which led Grey Serpent to agree to her reclusion—after all, Möbius wouldn't care about such trivial matters outside of experiments.

However... this was the first time Gray Serpent had seen Natasha exhibit such "jealousy" behavior.

"Grey Snake, what's wrong? This is the first time I've seen you with such mixed feelings."

"Lord..."

Gray Serpent bowed respectfully to Mebius, who was walking up from behind.

"Oh... what's going on? Is my lab mouse in trouble?"

Mebius looked at the monitor. Although she wasn't particularly sensitive to interpersonal relationships, she was still over thirty and could tell something was wrong.

Well, more than noticing something was wrong, Mebius was more concerned about...

Why did this woman touch my lab rat inappropriately?

Mebius was somewhat annoyed with Rita.

Who the hell do you think you are, touching other people's guinea pigs inappropriately?

"She is the S-rank Valkyrie of Destiny, Rita Losweisse."

"Hmm... this one has quite a background, doesn't it?"

Hearing Gray Snake say that, Mebius suddenly became interested.

"It seems she's interested in the lab rats. Could we send her a flyer and invite her to participate in the mating experiment?"

"..."

Can you stop talking nonsense?

Even the gray snake was speechless upon hearing this.

"Just kidding, the lab rats don't need to think about these things right now."

Mebius smiled as he looked at the gray snake's somewhat frightening mechanical face.

"However, isn't the raven a bit off? Even if a lab rat is incredibly charming, it shouldn't be able to win the hearts of two girls at the same time in such a short period of time, right?"

"You are right."

"You can continue monitoring... By the way, where's Jackal? I need to talk to her."

"You're standing on something."

"Oh...this guy really doesn't discriminate about where he sleeps."

Mebius kicked the jackal twice in annoyance.

"Forget it, this useless apprentice only causes me trouble."

"...What is your opinion of Mr. Liu Bai?"

Gray Snake finally spoke and asked the question he had been wanting to ask all along.

This was the first time he had ever seen Mebius so enthusiastic about someone.

"To find you a father?"

Gray Snake: "..."

Damn it, if that's the case, even if Gray Snake has a high social skill level, he won't be able to keep up.

"Look at you, you're kidding—Grey Snake, you don't understand what a dream is."

"...Your dream is my dream."

"That's why you don't understand."

Mebius shrugged at this.

The gray serpent respectfully watched its lord, who was also its mother and creator, depart.

...Wait a minute, which way did the Venerable One just turn?

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"This is the industrial building of Shencheng Pharmaceutical..."

Natasha tried her best not to make her voice sound angry.

but……

"Mr. Liu Bai, would you like to visit the amusement park in the Sky Dome District sometime? I've heard that the amusement park in the Sky Dome District has a very high approval rating."

...Although I wanted to see this woman's ugly behavior when she was infatuated with love, I couldn't stop my anger.

I was here first, so why are you ignoring me now and being all lovey-dovey with someone else's younger brother?

Shameless woman...