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

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Rita, who was about to enter, suddenly stumbled.

—This was probably the first time Rita found an idiot troublesome.

…………

"Should I post something on social media to commemorate my first night as a maid?"

Shi Bao tossed and turned on the sofa, unable to fall asleep.

very excited.

Is this my first proper maid job?

What will be my first task as a maid tomorrow?

Cooking? Or waking Liu Bai up?

dong dong.

"……Um?"

Shi Bao got out of bed and glanced at the door with a somewhat confused look.

Why would anyone come at this hour?

The knocking sound was very soft, but it was clearly auspicious; I instinctively tugged at my ear, and it was definitely someone knocking on the door.

Will anyone else come at this time?

Ok……

Shi Bao was momentarily unsure whether to sympathize with the corporate slaves outside the door or with Liu Bai, who was about to get up and work overtime.

—Wait a minute, here comes my work.

A flash of inspiration struck him, and he immediately became excited.

As a maid, isn't it normal for me to serve guests who come to my door?

Hmm…;…After Ling and others suddenly opened the door, he said to “that wandering man” Lin Qi, “Master will only start work at nine o’clock tomorrow morning. If you don’t mind, you can wait here for a while.”

Yes! That's what we'll say!

You must present yourself with composure!

dong dong~

There were two more soft knocks on the door, this time noticeably more urgent than before.

Shi Bao completely understands; after all, reporting work in the middle of the night must be quite urgent.

Upon realizing this, Shi Bao immediately got up from the sofa, ran to the door, and gently opened it.

"You tonight..."

"I'm sorry, Liu Bai... oh no, Master doesn't start work until nine o'clock tomorrow morning. If you don't mind, then..."

"Talismanic symbolism?"

Ruan Mei, who was initially a little shy, immediately changed her expression when she saw who opened the door.

Wait a minute, how come Fu Shi is in Liu Bai's room?

Um... although at first glance it doesn't look like anything dirty has happened.

Moreover, the silly smile on this person's face didn't seem like something like that had happened.

—The momentary panic did not affect Ruan Mei's judgment.

So, to reiterate, why was this person in Liu Bai's room?

Ruan Mei took a small step back and glanced at the room number.

I didn't go to the wrong place—that makes sense, Fu Shi's words just now didn't seem like I had gone to the wrong place.

Ruan Mei rubbed her temples, gathering her thoughts: "...So Liu Bai has recently developed a brainwashing tool?"

Shi Bao calls Liu Bai "master"... Why does this kind of plot happen?

The only thing Ruan Mei could think of was that Liu Bai had developed a brainwashing tool after the Love Elixir and used it on Shi Bao.

"Huh? What did you say?"

Shi Bao tilted his head, looking puzzled.

"You don't need to understand—is Liu Bai here now?"

"I'm sleeping, what are you doing?"

Shi Bao immediately sensed the subtle hostility in Ruan Mei's tone.

Although completely bewildered, it didn't stop Shi Bao from confronting Ruan Mei head-on.

"Of course I need to talk to him about something, something very important."

Ruan Mei tried to bypass Shi Bao, but Shi Bao blocked her with a sideways movement.

"Important? How important?"

Shi Bao's mind started working quickly.

"If it's really something important, why are you knocking so lightly? Are you afraid that Liu Babai won't hear you?"

That's how Shi Bao is. If others don't pick on her, she won't pick on them. But if someone does pick on her, Shi Bao will definitely not suffer the consequences.

"I……"

Why knock so gently?

Of course, it's to avoid attracting other unknown creatures!

“I really have a very important research project,” Ruan Mei said in a deep voice, her face serious.

"Do not believe."

"Why don't you believe it?"

"intuition."

Shi Bao is completely unreasonable.

"I..." This unreasonable answer clearly annoyed Ruan Mei, an intellectual woman.

A naive scholar meets a soldier.

Shi Bao didn't care about Ruan Mei's reaction and continued, "So if you don't mind, you can wait until tomorrow, or I can go to the bedroom and ask Rita."

"……bedroom?"

Ruan Mei frowned and looked past Shi Bao toward Liu Bai's bedroom.

Noticing Ruan Mei's actions, Shi Bao immediately moved half a step to the side, blocking Ruan Mei's view.

"What are you looking at? Is there anything interesting to see?"

"Who knows, there might actually be something good to see." Ruan Mei sneered, "Rita's here, and you're going to be the doorman tonight?"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

Shi Bao crossed his arms and answered arrogantly.

"Okay, okay...okay." Ruan Mei's voice instantly turned into a gritted-teeth tone.

There was no sound in Liu Bai's room, but that didn't stop Ruan Mei from imagining Rita covering her mouth and bobbing up and down as if afraid of making the slightest noise.

No wonder she's a vixen; she likes to do these things secretly, doesn't she?

Logically speaking, if Rita really did that, it wouldn't be a big deal for Ruan Mei, since fighting over the status of the main wife and the mistress is pointless in this situation.

Not to mention that Rita also objectively provided her with some help—for example, by remaining neutral as her secretary.

Even if she and Rita weren't friends, they weren't enemies either.

However, this act of cheating and having Shi Bao guard the door has greatly lowered Ruan Mei's opinion of her—if she can cheat now, will she start vying for favor in the future?

—Ruan Mei selectively forgot that she was also there to have an affair.

With things having come to this point, Ruan Mei had no choice but to leave.

Let's not even talk about whether we can get in or not. Even if we do get in, what then?

At best, it's a lose-lose situation for both sides.

"Humph……"

Ruan Mei gave a soft hum and then turned and left.

“…That’s inexplicable.” Shi Bao tilted his head and closed the door again.

So, Ruan Mei really is alright, right?

"Hmph~ You think you can fool me, Lord Fu Shi, with such a petty trick?"

Shi Bao hummed a little tune happily.

"Ah, so what does Ruan Mei want when she comes to knock on the door at this time?"

咚咚

Just as Shi Bao lay down, there was another cautious knock on the door.

…………

"Rita, didn't you sleep well?"

When Rita yawned again, Liu Bai finally couldn't help but ask.

This was the first time he had ever seen Rita sleep-deprived.

Rita may be a novice, but her stamina is undeniable. She can stay in top condition with just four hours of sleep each day and keep up with Bianca's pace, battling almost non-stop for thirty days.

It's kind of scary when someone like that suddenly starts yawning... in a way.

“…I was sleeping too lightly.” After saying this, Rita couldn’t help but yawn again.

"...You can't explain this by simply being a light sleeper, can you?"

"Your curiosity is a bit too much... Well, actually it's because I had some nightmares last night."

Rita rubbed her temples, not hiding it from Liu Bai.

"What kind of dream?" The topic of dreams is very attractive to people.

Liu Bai was clearly a busybody.

"Hmm... the details are a bit blurry. It seems that something happened due to a misunderstanding, which ultimately led to me and your companions, including Ms. Huang Quan, fighting each other."

"Oh, being killed by the Yellow Springs is indeed a nightmare."

"..."

Rita's face twitched—Liu Bai's focus was as strange as ever, yet inexplicably reasonable.

"Then you'll be disappointed; the dream didn't include the plot where I was killed by Lady Huangquan."

"Oh... well, that's pretty ordinary..."

"I'm so sorry I couldn't come up with a captivating story of a few thousand words," Rita said sarcastically, clearly annoyed.

"Ahem, but this dream is really quite absurd. Given the current situation between us... could there be any misunderstandings?"

"It's precisely because it's absurd that it's a dream—although it always feels a kind of inexplicable horror to me."

Rita wasn't really concerned about the dream—she was just curious why such a mundane dream could have such a severe impact on her sleep quality.

If this dream lingered with her for a few more days, she felt she could finally understand why some people in ancient books "died of fear and anxiety."

"I don't think I would do anything that would make you misunderstand and send Huang Quan to kill me, nor do I think you would be so ruthless as to kill me directly."

"But if you lock me in a dark room, I feel that Huang Quan and the others will still come looking for trouble."

"That's really thanks to your high regard, Lord Santa."

Rita then sarcastically remarked on Liu Bai's earlier joke about her combat abilities.

"To be honest, I think I might need the strength of a five-tower expert to be more stable—just kidding."

Liu Bai waved his hand.