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

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"..." Bai sighed and rubbed his forehead. At this moment, Rita took Liu Bai's arm like a virtuous wife.

"It's okay. It seems my sister wasn't being very reasonable today. Let's call her again tomorrow."

"Who are you calling 'sister'?!" Natasha, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, blushed even more.

II

"...Alright, alright, quiet down." Bai patted Rita's hand, signaling her to stop playing around.

Seeing this, Rita kindly let go of Liu Bai's arm.

Natasha was the one who actively sought out a beating; otherwise, Rita wouldn't have been interested in this sibling-like dynamic at all.

—Although the process was very enjoyable.

"Sis, don't overthink things. Seeing me with Rita doesn't make you think of anything."

"Yes, if Mr. Liu Bai and I really did something, I should be the one calling you, my dear sister, afterwards."

Rita couldn't help but say something to Natasha again.

—Their previous hostile stance made Rita quite fond of the sharp-tongued Natasha.

"..."

Natasha's hands visibly clenched into fists.

"...Speak, what's the important matter?"

I have to admit, Rita's words were truly heartbreaking.

The reason Natasha keeps getting hot is that every word Rita says makes so much sense.

As a result, she now finds herself completely unable to guarantee Liu Bai's "safety".

I need to apply for a business trip!

"Help me catch someone. Once you've caught them... um, bring them over."

“Arrest them…” Natasha took two deep breaths, as if trying to expel the anger bubbling up inside her. “Who? What did they do? I’m not exactly your subordinate.”

“A 21-year-old girl named Vilvie committed the crime of attacking the World Snake Network.”

"Oh...ah? Attacking the World Serpent Network?"

"Correct."

"...No wonder the internet speed at home has been slow these past few days."

"I don't think the home internet speed has anything to do with her. I suggest checking if she forgot to pay the bill or something else."

Liu Bai made a sarcastic remark.

"Furthermore, this person is not affiliated with any faction, so we must bring him back. Even if you ask Gray Serpent, he will agree."

Natasha nodded.

Isn't that obvious? Although Liu Bai's procedure was a bit overstepping his authority, it was an extraordinary matter.

Although she didn't know why this person was courting death, geniuses are generally quite reckless, and a couple of beatings will do the trick—of course, she was only referring to Jackal, and she didn't mean to disparage Mebius.

"I'll send you the address in a bit, sis. We have to leave tonight."

"...I seriously suspect that you're calling me 'sister' all the time and making me work overtime for free."

Natasha complained, but still got out of bed to change her clothes.

"Oh, and remember to keep your distance from Rita!"

…………

"Miss Natasha is quite an interesting person."

Rita didn't seem to hold a grudge; on the contrary, she was smiling quite happily.

That's true. In this world, Natasha and Rita don't have a blood feud over the destruction of the Immortal Blade Squad, so Rita doesn't really need to hold a grudge against Natasha.

"...I think he's a bit too lazy sometimes," Bai retorted.

Natasha no longer resembles a raven at all.

On the bright side, it means becoming more cheerful; on the other hand, it means becoming lazy and idle.

"Perhaps." Rita nodded slightly.

She doesn't dislike a peaceful and leisurely life.

In this respect, she was somewhat envious of Natasha.

Rita turned to mop the floor, while Liu Bai forwarded the Silver Wolf's file package to Natasha as soon as it arrived.

"Good night, Mr. Liu Bai. You have an event tomorrow morning, so please get some sleep."

Goodnight, Rita.

…………

The following day, on the day of the ceremony.

"...I think my performance was alright."

After Ningguang's speech ended, the memorial service team led by Hu Tao set off in a grand procession.

Liu Bai was still a little unaccustomed to stepping down.

...Thankfully, I didn't volunteer to give any speeches.

It's a bit exaggerated to have tens of thousands of people staring at you with such intense gazes.

"If I want to get used to it... I feel like I have to do it all over again."

"...In some ways, you're truly amazing," Topa remarked earnestly. "If it were just a lecture online or over the radio, you'd be able to adapt quickly, right?"

"The internet isn't difficult," Bai Weiwei shrugged.

[Liyue faction affinity reaches 100]

Items can be retrieved directly from the Liyue official warehouse.

[Dream Chaser Unlocks New Attribute: Geo]

Although Ningguang was the only one giving a speech, Liu Bai was one of only two people to go on stage.

Then, about a third of Ningguang's entire speech is in praise of Liu Bai—as a memorial speech, it's quite a lot for a living person to occupy a third of the text.

Normally, this should have been said at a commendation ceremony, and it seems no one felt that Liu Bai occupied a lot of space...

...Oh, so will I have to go on stage myself at the next commendation ceremony?

Is it too late for me to manually create a social anxiety persona for myself?

"There are so many people..." Topa remarked, looking at the scene before him.

Actually, this number isn't considered large in her experience.

However, the unity and determination they displayed were truly inspiring.

(It seems that the Fairy Boat also has similar customs...)

How long will the parade last?

“Night falls,” Topa replied. “The real beginning is at night.”

"...Kongming lanterns and paper boats?" Bai realized at this moment. "Let's go, Topa, let's catch up with the group first."

"Yes, boss."

Toppa nodded immediately and followed along with Liu Bai.

When Liu Bai was about to join the mourning team, he discovered that many of his own family members were also preparing to participate.

Snow White, Firefly, Yellow Springs, Pera, Peruvieri, "Kafka", Ayaka Kamisato, etc.

...They were all people who weren't exactly unexpected.

It was actually these people who didn't come that surprised Liu Bai.

…………

night.

"Xueyi, have you thought of similar customs on the Immortal Ship?"

Liu Bai looked at Xueyi, who seemed a little distracted while folding paper, and asked in a low voice.

"……Um."

Xueyi snapped out of her daze, quickly folded the paper boat, attached a candle, and placed it in the river, letting it drift slowly towards the sea.

"homesick?"

"...I miss my sister."

The river that flows into the sea from Liyue Harbor is now covered with "fireflies".

"I will try my best."

"Ah."

Only one snow coat was folded.

On the other side, Ying was also folding paper boats, but it looked like she had already folded several.

He was so focused that he didn't even notice his gaze.

...It must be to commemorate former comrades-in-arms.

“Pera, where are you…”

"Folded for Lady Cocolia."

Pera gently placed the paper boat in her hand into the river.

"Although I have many grievances against Lady Cocolia... it is undeniable that without Lady Cocolia's fighting spirit, Beloborg would have perished long ago."

Pera thought of the fierce battle in the north that Belloborg had fought. Despite the overwhelming disparity in troop strength, Cocolia, as the Great Guardian, personally led Jepard and some of the Iron Guards as a surprise force to charge at the Rift Monster, turning the tide of the battle in one fell swoop.

Just how tragic was it back then?

"Ah, sorry, that sounds like I'm mourning Lady Cocolia." Pella realized belatedly and awkwardly pushed up her glasses.

"What I mean is, I never expected Lady Cocolia to have such a human side."

“I won’t tell Cocolia this,” Bai smiled at Pera.

"Thank you so much!"

[Pera's favorability: 33]

Although Cocolia appears gentle and easygoing now, Pella still remembers her more vividly as the ruthless and iron-fisted Great Guardian.

Liu Bai glanced at the others again.

Ayaka and Chiyo were probably trying to comfort those who couldn't attend due to their identities, so they were folding paper boats one by one.

Huang Quan, Peruvieri, and the others, like Liu Baixueyi, only folded one.

—Thinking about it now, Xueyi's words were somewhat like offering incense to her younger sister.

However, in reality, it was just because of this ceremony that he thought of the Immortal Boat, and then he thought of his younger sister.

"Have you finished releasing them, Father?"

Peruvéli and Huang Quan walked over side by side.

"Hmm." Bai nodded slightly to the two of them. "But you two... only released one?"

Liu Bai thought that Peruvieri would release a few more, as a way to commemorate his friends who had died in the orphanage.

"one is enough."

"Ah."

Huang Quan nodded as well.

Today, Huang Quan, for the first time in a long time, took out his paper umbrella.

“Peru is right, one is enough.”