Valkyrie Flavor Tasting Guide

Lu Mo looked appreciatively at the beautiful maid in his arms, who had a clear mind and even took the initiative to add difficulty to her "script," and gave her an approving smile.

"Rita, you really know how to please me, as always."

He lowered his head, looking at Rita who had been waiting for him, and left her with a deep kiss that seemed to be a reward, his voice carrying a hint of something unsettling, "Since you've tried so hard..."

"Then I'll give you even more motivation."

“…Yes, Captain.” Rita became even more excited as she listened to Lu Mo’s whisper in her ear.

Could it be that Lord Lu Mo could ruin her to this extent?

To be fair, if there were different ranks in the harem, Rita wouldn't want to become "that kind" of someone Lu Mo was talking about, but it didn't matter if Lu Mo treated her like that.

However, just as Kiana and Himeko also expressed their approval of this setting full of "dramatic conflict".

Fu Hua, who had been quietly "listening" since the beginning, suddenly spoke up.

"……no."

Her voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable composure.

“Captain,” she said, not looking at Rita, who was still excited, but instead turning her equally cool eyes to the decision-maker, “Rita’s suggestion, although it sounds very good.”

"However, there are some problems."

"Oh?" Lu Mo raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this. "What do you mean?"

“First of all,” Fu Hua’s voice remained calm and composed, yet it was full of powerful persuasiveness, “Although her acting skills are impeccable, the contempt and hostility she displays are too far removed from her own style.”

Would Rita really look down on the lowest-ranking staff at Schicksal? That's definitely not Rita's character.

"Even if she can portray it perfectly, that sense of incongruity will still ruin the overall viewing experience of the script."

“Secondly…” she paused, seemingly choosing her words carefully, then turned her gaze to Rita, “Can you really do it?”

“What do you mean?” Rita asked back.

She understood what Fu Hua meant.

Some things are tacitly understood.

“Saying contemptuous things to him and doing hostile things,” Fu Hua looked at her, “don’t you really feel...awkward?”

"Whether it was out of loyalty as a maid, or... love as a wife."

"I don't believe you can truly do something to harm the captain without any burden."

This might seem contradictory to what she did before.

But it makes sense in another context.

If it weren't for the fact that all the powerful beings in the entire Honkai world listen to Lu Mo now, but rather from some point in the past...

Lu Mo secretly opposes the suspicion leveled against Otto.

At that moment, Rita was perfectly capable of stabbing Lu Mo to make him appear as a victim in order to clear Lu Mo of suspicion.

Upon hearing Fu Hua's analysis, which actually represented concern mixed with skepticism, Rita's face revealed a look of understanding.

After all, they've always had a good relationship.

"Lady Fu Hua, please rest assured." Her voice carried a unique blend of mystery and reassurance. "Regarding the character design, I will make some... necessary minor adjustments."

"Fine-tuning?" Kiana asked curiously. "How do you plan to fine-tune it? You can't be cursing the captain while simultaneously wanting to cling to him, can you?"

"Wouldn't that make you a tsundere?" Himeko teased with a smile. "That kind of role... doesn't seem to suit you very well."

“You’ll understand when the time comes.” Rita didn’t answer directly, but instead kept everyone in suspense, piquing everyone’s curiosity.

Her words were brief, yet left ample room for imagination.

Of course, some veterans have already guessed the general development.

“As for,” Rita’s gaze shifted to Lu Mo, “the question of whether or not you can be ruthless…”

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lady Fu Hua."

“Me?” Fu Hua frowned slightly, not understanding the deeper meaning in Rita’s words.

“Yes,” Rita nodded, offering a solution that would leave everyone present speechless with astonishment.

"I hope that after the whole plan begins..."

"You can use Feather Dust on me the entire time."

"You want me... to use Feather Dust on you?" Fu Hua frowned. Although Feather Dust was useful, had it been overused a bit too much lately?

"Why?" Kiana was equally confused. "You're capable of acting, why go through all this trouble?"

“It’s different.” Rita shook her head, her face gleaming with a “fervent” light, a light of devotion to pleasing her “master.”

"Although my acting skills are enough to fool anyone, but..." She paused, as if choosing her words carefully, "I can't fool myself."

"No matter how convincingly I act, I always know in my heart that it's all just acting."

"Although I can recreate most of the necessary emotions, I don't want to be able to give everything for the Captain."

“In that case…” Her voice carried a hint of “regret,” but more of an implication, “Captain, you will not be able to obtain the most real and perfect sense of conquest from me.”

She slowly turned her head and gazed at the man to whom she had given everything with eyes filled with intense longing and pleading.

"I hope... in this script..."

Her voice was incredibly seductive.

"I truly loathe you."

"I am truly resisting you."

“I truly see you as a threat that must be eliminated.”

“Only then,” a sickly, obsessive, and incredibly moving smile appeared on her face, “when you finally trample me completely under your feet, when I let out my most humiliating, most desperate cry…”

"The pleasure you will get is much purer than knowing that it was me acting."

"Very good, I approve."

……

A day later, a sleek, silver-white private jet belonging to the Destiny Headquarters slowly landed on the helipad of St. Freya Academy.

The hatch opened, and a woman dressed in a standard maid outfit, with an elegant figure, stepped out slowly with impeccable graceful steps.

Indeed, it was Rita Losweiser, who had come to carry out the "surveillance" mission.

Without needing anyone, she walked through the vibrant and youthful campus and finally arrived at the principal's office, a symbol of supreme power.

"come in."

Theresa pushed open the door and went in first. Rita, like the most perfect adjutant, followed half a step behind.

however……

The moment she stepped into the room, a very subtle, almost imperceptible look of confusion suddenly appeared on her pretty face, which had been there before she entered.

This is not a friendly confusion.

She saw that Theresa, whom she usually avoided contact with to prevent revealing her preferences, was now sitting on the lap of a complete stranger, just like an ordinary girl next door.

Her face even carried a hint of girlish sweetness and shyness, undisguised as if she were in the throes of first love.

“…Lady Theresa,” Rita’s voice was still as gentle and graceful as ever, but her slightly furrowed brows betrayed her inner turmoil. “And who is this?”

“Oh, him,” Theresa said with a knowing smile, as if she had just remembered that there was such a person beside her. “He is a distinguished new guest at the academy.”

Her behavior was so self-righteous that Rita even had the illusion that she was the one with the problem.

She didn't offer any further explanation, as if that was already the whole answer.

Rita's confusion only intensified after hearing this vague "introduction."

Her scrutinizing eyes subtly scanned the man.

I did not sense any fluctuations in Honkai energy.

His physical fitness is only slightly better than that of the average person.

In other words, this is the man whom Lady Theresa treats with such "intimacy"...

Just a useless piece of trash, no... a burden?

Although she still wore that gentle and proper smile, the slight upturn of her lips lacked the genuine warmth she showed to others.

Her gaze lingered on Lu Mo for less than half a second before naturally shifting away.

It was as if he were just an insignificant piece of interior decoration, something that wouldn't even warrant a second glance.

It was a condescending gaze from the strong to the weak, a gaze that came from the depths of their bones and that they themselves were unaware of.

There was no targeting or discrimination; it was simply that people viewed Lu Mo this way because of her existence.

As expected of Rita... I almost forgot she has a special fondness for Theresa.

Starting from this point is indeed a good idea.

There was a clear reason why Rita felt uncomfortable.

And the reasons for targeting him.

Then Rita's attitude and actions become understandable.

Lu Mo took in the subtle changes in Rita's expression and couldn't help but admire her inwardly.

This idea, combined with the current performance, is simply perfect.

He couldn't even quite tell whether the perfectly timed "looking down" she was exuding stemmed from Fu Hua's powerful abilities that could distort reality, or... from her own deeply ingrained pride as an "S-class Valkyrie."

Or...

Both?

In short, this plan makes a lot of sense.

Rita does have a somewhat unpleasant fondness for Theresa.

"Hello, Miss Roseweiser."

To be honest, it's a little strange to call Rita that.

Lu Mo took the initiative to extend his hand to the beautiful "head maid," his face displaying an impeccable, "kind" smile.

"Nice to meet you, I am Lu Mo."

However, Rita's reaction to his "friendly" olive branch remained indifferent, even somewhat cold.

She didn't extend her hands properly like a real "maid".

She simply bowed slightly, and with an attitude that seemed perfectly natural, even polite, and in a flat tone devoid of any emotion, replied:

"Hello, Mr. Lu Mo."

"I'm sorry," her voice was still gentle, but with a hint of aloofness that Lu Mo wouldn't have noticed if he didn't know her well. "My hands got dirty while I was cleaning."

Her words were impeccable.

She neither directly rejected his "goodwill" nor failed to subtly distance herself from him, keeping the distance between them within a specific, non-offensive boundary.

The subtle "dissatisfaction" and "contempt" hidden beneath his words—that a "worthless" man dared to stand on equal footing with her, the "strongest maid of destiny"—was clearly audible to Lu Mo.

Even knowing the whole truth, he couldn't help but feel even angrier at Rita.

Rita's words and actions are truly "unbearable" to him now.

Chapter 234 Rita is on a night mission

Upon hearing Rita's distant "rejection," Lu Mo's smile not only didn't fade, but instead became even more "enthusiastic."

He withdrew his hand with remarkable ease, even wiping it on his trouser leg in a seemingly professional manner.

A smile appeared on his face that seemed "understanding," or even somewhat "flattering."

“Oh dear, I see,” his voice also changed to a tone full of “mercenary” and “greasy”, “—that must have been very hard on Miss Losweiser.”

Lu Mo almost choked himself with grease when he said those words.

If it were just oil, it would be fine, but when Lu Mo said these words, he felt like a classic trash character with a greasy face.