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

“…Never mind.” Natasha frowned and thought for a moment, then gave up on asking further questions.

She also felt that she had been interfering too much with Liu Bai these past two days.

To be honest, Natasha was quite curious about what was inside Liu Bai's "Miracle Pot".

"Just take care of your own things."

"...?"

baffling.

…………

"It seems Mr. Liu Bai had a very successful day?"

The time inside the pot was basically synchronized with the time outside, but when Liu Bai returned, neither Liu Ying nor Huang Quan were asleep.

Hmm, it looks like Xiao Guizi is fast asleep... She really trusts me completely.

"Thanks to you." Bai nodded to Liu Ying.

"Eh? Thanks to me? I didn't do anything..." Liu Ying blushed slightly.

"As long as you're safe." Huang Quan nodded slightly to Liu Bai. "Are we practicing again today?"

"Let's practice a bit. There's actually no fighting involved today."

Huang Quan nodded silently again, picked up the wooden knife on the table and went out, with Liu Bai following behind.

"...She went out again. I really envy Miss Huang Quan."

Liu Ying muttered something, then turned and went upstairs to Liu Bai's—or rather, Qian Huang Quan's—room.

Because of the character design, he is completely unable to fight alongside Liu Bai, so he can only make up for it in other ways.

Sigh~~

"Ah...isn't that Mr. Liu Bai's scent? Did Mr. Liu Bai not wear pajamas last night?"

Somewhat disappointed, Liu Ying hung her pajamas back on the hook.

"Huh? Wait a minute, you're not wearing pajamas?"

Not wearing pajamas, wouldn't that mean...? Realizing something, Firefly blushed again.

No, no, no, how could I possibly have such a dangerous thought?

Liu Ying slapped her face twice in frustration.

Calm down, calm down. If you actually do that kind of thing, you'll be hated.

No! Wait a minute, the only pajamas that still retain Mr. Liu Bai's scent are...

The image of Huang Quan in his white pajamas that morning flashed through Liu Ying's mind.

Ugh... I don't want that kind of thing...

Between the two of us, who is the one who... cough, the one with the unrequited love?

Hmm... if that's the case, then the blankets and pillows these days all have mixed smells...

goo...

He had no sexual desire whatsoever.

As Liu Ying thought of this, a pure smile appeared on her face.

"Indeed, let's wait a few more days."

…………

Snapped!

The crisp sound made the sleeping spirit in the pot peek out.

"what--!"

"Are you okay?"

Huang Quan quickly touched Liu Bai's forehead, where a red mark had appeared.

"Were you just spacing out?"

Liu Bai should have been able to block that slash.

"Well, sort of... I just suddenly felt a chill down my back." Bai explained while gasping for breath in pain.

"Was it because your back was sweaty and then exposed to a cold wind?"

Huang Quan, considering Liu Bai's physical condition, asked.

"Perhaps...maybe that's the case?"

Liu Bai couldn't quite describe what he had felt just now.

Suddenly, I felt a chill down my back, as if something was watching me.

"But it should be fine... Let's continue, Huang Quan." With breathing and blood regeneration, this minor injury shouldn't be a problem.

"Ah."

After confirming that Liu Bai could still stand, Huang Quan widened the distance again.

"Sir, what did you learn from your battle with Miss Rita?"

"Rita... it should be that flexibility?"

Rita's waist is truly amazing; Liu Bai even doubted whether Huang Quan could bend his waist like Rita's.

Yeah, it just feels like the person is folded up.

"Flexibility...that's definitely a bit of a thing."

Huang Quan nodded; Rita's flexibility was indeed commendable.

"You can't learn that, but you can learn the idea of ​​changing moves. Please take a look at this strike."

Huang Quan raised his wooden sword.

A strange look flashed across Liu Bai's eyes.

Vertical split?

No, a feint?

It's straight...

"Well!"

"It's the Kasaya-giri."

He gently struck Liu Bai's Yellow Spring, creating distance and readjusting his posture.

"Change of moves... well, it's pointless to talk about it in too much depth. To put it simply, let's call it a change of moves in terms of body and momentum. Miss Rita's change of moves is a change of moves in terms of body, while mine is a change of moves in terms of sword momentum."

"Miss Rita's flexibility... no, I should say coordination is quite good among the people I've seen. What she lacks is raw strength. If Miss Rita and I were both crushed into a ball by some completely irresistible force, I would probably die, while Miss Rita might survive."

Flexibility itself isn't anything to boast about; what's truly commendable is the ability to fully utilize one's flexibility in combat.

"Do you know?"

"Perhaps, after all, I haven't given up my human body yet—of course, what is 'irresistible' to me and what is 'irresistible' to Miss Rita are two different concepts."

In other words, the power that can knead the Yellow Springs into a ball can completely turn Rita into powder.

But speaking of the human body...

That seems to be true; the rules regarding humans in the Star Iron world seem to be quite strict.

Even the Black Tower, which is also suspected of being a messenger, has a technology that can be proud of: rejuvenation.

Furthermore, the puppets in the Black Tower are only remotely controlled, unlike Otto's ability to switch bodies.

There might be technology that allows body swapping, but it's highly likely that it's a closely guarded secret among certain PhDs.

"Miss Rita's advantage in changing her moves is that she can easily develop them into physical techniques, but the disadvantage is that the movements are too large, while what I just did..."

"The difficulty of prediction has increased by four or five levels."

"..."

Huang Quan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

She wanted to tell Liu Bai that such variations of sword techniques are unpredictable unless they derive from physical combat.

Even those of similar strength can only rely on their eyesight.

As a result... Liu Bai said the difficulty level had increased by four or five levels?

interesting……

"I'm glad you understand. Now, let's continue."

ten minutes later……

"...Huang Quan, are you cheating?"

"Speed ​​and power are the foundation of combat; I haven't studied pure technique in a long time."

Huang Quan picked Liu Bai up from the ground with a blank expression.

It was almost predicted...

Then she chose to speed up and strike with a single blow.

"An excuse?"

"...It's been a really long time."

Excluding Liu Bai, Huang Quan really hasn't studied basic techniques in a long time.

With sufficient speed and power, even the most basic draw slash is performed with lightning speed.

Adding some special effects and afterimages makes it seem like a god-like skill to ordinary people...

If she could also draw upon the power of destiny, with all special effects activated, she could cut down most of the random junk.

In comparison, the techniques commonly used by ordinary people have indeed been somewhat neglected. For example, turning a vertical slash into a kasaya slash is simply due to insufficient effort.

It was blocked by an ordinary strongman; the effort was insufficient.

When facing opponents of the same level, special effects are the primary focus, while skills are secondary.

The last time I fought a battle purely based on skill was probably back in my hometown, right?

But it's not so bad to never see that "black sun" again.

No... I haven't even felt that competitive spirit in a long time.

[Huang Quan's Favorability: 3840]

Liu Bai: "?"

Are you happy that you beat me up?

Will my happiness increase by two points?

"Let's stop practicing here for today, it's getting late... If we keep going like this, it'll be dawn soon, won't it?"

"……All right."

According to the time, it should be 2 a.m. now.

"please."

Liu Bai sighed.

After being beaten up for a long time, they finally figured out a pattern, but Huang Quan still tried to cheat.

My whole body aches and my head is spinning...

I strongly suspect he suffered a concussion...

"Okay, I'll take you back. Don't take a bath before bed tonight."

Even Huang Quan was a little afraid that Liu Bai might collapse inside.

Huang Quan carried Liu Bai back to her room in a princess carry.