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

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Looking at Bronya's stiff expression, Liu Bai yawned indifferently.

As a man who has been through the ordeal of the Yellow Springs, I wouldn't be bothered by something that doesn't concern me.

"No way!"

Bronya still doesn't seem to be able to accept reality.

"And why am I in a hot spring?!"

"...It seems you really did time travel."

Liu Bai scratched his head. "Do you want me to recount how you stiffly and mechanically took off your clothes and walked into the hot spring?"

"Pervert! Pervert! Pervert! You were watching, weren't you!"

Bronya was completely unable to maintain her expressionless face; her fair cheeks were now so red they looked like they could bleed.

"..." Bai looked up at the starry sky. "If you keep cursing, I'm going to get excited."

“…” Bronya suddenly thought of Liu Bai during the day and fell silent.

"Since you're here, make the best of it. Little Bronya, try your best to adapt," Kaffa's voice rang out from the side.

"Why are you here?!"

Bronya was startled by Kaffa. She turned around and saw that Kaffa and Firefly were there too.

Wait a minute, is that Silver Wolf playing a game between the two of them?

Bronya peeked out slightly... and it really was true.

Silver Wolf, standing between Firefly and Kafka, looked up at the game console with a lifeless expression, playing it.

"How sad. So little Bronya only had eyes for the Boss before," Kaffa said with a troubled expression. "You shouldn't be staring at other people's men at such a young age."

"Who's staring at him!" Bronya felt like she was going crazy. "And why are you all here too?!"

"Because hot springs are simply divided into mixed baths and women's baths."

Liu Bai calmly began to speak.

Do you really think that soaking in a hot spring is something we or I can enjoy alone?

"..."

If that's the case, Bronya suddenly felt that Liu Bai had it pretty tough...

No way! It's not easy to get started!

Bronya glanced at the people in the mixed-gender bath.

Kaffa, Firefly, Silver Wolf, Yomi, Cocolia, Rita, Blue Sparrow... Hmm, that doesn't seem like much?

But why are Qingque and Yinlang there?

Silver Wolf could understand it for now; it was obvious he had made a bad choice of friends.

But what about Qingque...?

Bronya silently drifted away from Liu Bai's side.

"...Sister Qingque?"

"Eh, ah! Bronya!"

Qingque was startled when she heard someone calling her name.

Bronya could tell from Qingque's expression that he seemed to have something difficult to say.

Why is Sister Qingque here?

"Well... of course, we need to build a good relationship with Lord Liu Bai..."

Qingque turned her head, looking guilty.

That doesn't sound like the truth at all.

"Who coerced you?"

Bronya took this opportunity to calm herself down and resumed her usual expressionless tone.

This tone seemed to affect Qingque, making her calm down a bit.

Then Qingque glanced at Kafka lightly, as if she were a dragonfly skimming the water.

"..."

That woman truly lives up to her reputation as a notorious star core hunter in the universe.

It looks like they're prepared to continue being infamous here.

call--

The curtain was lifted softly.

Bronya instinctively looked towards the door in a panic.

—But it wasn't Seele who came.

It was a snow-white garment.

The aloof, icy-cold female doll casually wrapped herself in a bath towel and walked into the hot spring.

Then fold the bath towel and put it aside.

How could she...?

"Bronya doesn't think it's just these people, does she?"

Qingque noticed Bronya's expression.

"We came first because this is a private hot spring, and there aren't enough changing rooms."

The hot spring is large, but the changing rooms were not designed with the expectation of a large group of people using them in mind.

Logically speaking, this place would have been a ritual site for shamans to cleanse their bodies in ancient times.

“I glanced around and there was still a large group of people... If you don’t want to stay, you can try going over there.”

Qingque pointed to the screen that divided the hot spring.

It's not that thick; if you're quick enough, you could probably get past it in less than a second.

—And most of the people present met the requirement of being quick.

But is the reason for not leaving that they don't want to leave?

Bronya thought about Seele for a moment.

...I can't walk at all.

Bronya watched silently as Qingque began to give up.

The other side was clearly also wary of Kafka.

"Relax, at least it's just a mixed bath," Qingque comforted. "Being looked at a couple of times won't make you lose weight, and Lord Liu Bai might not even be looking at us."

Qingque pointed towards Liu Bai's side.

Xueyi was about to sit down next to Liu Bai, but Liuying sat down first after seeing Xueyi.

The three human puppets were locked in a stalemate, staring at each other intently.

"Lord Liu Bai is also preoccupied with his own problems, so Bronya, you can relax... well, unless you actually care about Lord Liu Bai quite a bit."

Bronya remained silent, then left Qingque's side and ran to where Liuying had been before—to the side of Yinlang.

"What, are you here to laugh at me?"

Silver Wolf maintained his cool tone—but seeing that same crestfallen face that mirrored her own, Bronya knew this man was her comrade.

“We’re in the same boat right now.” Bronya didn’t know what persuading Silver Wolf would change, but she wanted to find an ally first.

"Who's like you?"

Silver Wolf glanced at Bronya with a disdainful look.

Who will Bronya be facing?

Seele is nothing. If Bronya is willing to give her a good whack, how could Seele possibly stop her?

But who was she facing?

Fireflies and Kafka!

No, it's alright with Liuying; she's just a love-struck fool who gets easily fooled. If it weren't for Kafka, she could have fooled Liuying too.

But Kaffa... although she can beat Kaffa in games, when it comes to this kind of intellectual battle... forget it.

If she tried to resist, she wouldn't be playing a game here anymore; she might just be turned into the Fiji Cup by Kafka's Word of Power.

Moreover... Kafka wasn't entirely coercing her; she also offered bait such as "clearing the game" and "the company collecting the entire universe game for the boss's wife."

Although Silver Wolf currently appears to be "taking out random netizens' moms online to vent my frustrations," he is actually going through a period of inner conflict.

There's no way to resist; the only dilemma is whether to actively enjoy it or be subjected to the strong alkali.

But the proud and aloof girl would never show these emotions.

However, Bronya hadn't figured this out yet, and only felt that her plan to find allies had failed.

It seems we can only wait and see if any of the people behind us are our allies.

…………

"By the way, Xueyi, aren't you going to keep Hanya company?"

Liu Bai looked at Xueyi, who had ultimately defeated the Star Core Hunter with her eyes, and they started chatting about everyday things.

"It won't bother me to stay here with you for a while."

Xueyi's answer was concise and to the point.

She wants both Liu Bai and her sister.

"That's one possible approach."

Liu Bai nodded, and the next moment, he saw Xueyi dive into the water.

"...?"

Wait a minute, is this how you say "accompany"?

This is in public...

Liu Bai glanced at Liu Ying and Rita beside him.

Rita remained calm and collected, while Firefly expressed regret, wondering, "Why didn't I do that first?"

Okay, they're all our own people, so if you look at it that way, it doesn't really count as a public gathering.

However... it seems that Xueyi has made even faster progress in this aspect than Huangquan before?

Hmm... this incredible suction power...

At this moment, the curtain was lifted again.

"Tsk."

Upon entering, Eden immediately saw Liu Bai's side—the hot spring water was not murky.

"Polluted hot springs".

Eden was somewhat displeased and found a seat to sit down—one that was relatively close by.

(In order of sorting...)

I should be relatively close.

but……

(If it were my turn, which option would be better...? Or should I just be more direct?)

What Eden thought and what he showed were two completely different things—though most people are aware of that.

You're already in the mixed-gender bath, what are you pretending for!

Admittedly, the original purpose of mixed-gender bathing was certainly not to have a party.