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

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"Hmm... tell me more about it."

Liu Bai understood what Funina meant.

But... I still really want to tease Funina a little longer.

"Please allow me to explain in detail."

Funina straightened her collar, her face serious and earnest. "First of all, Otto has ruled Schicksal for five hundred years. His prestige among the grassroots Valkyries is unshakable. He is even regarded as an idol and a faith by many Valkyries and the people."

Ah... wait a minute, aren't you someone else's "idol and faith" too?

We're doomed!

(Mr. Liu Bai's gaze towards me is strange now...)

"And... moreover, his own abilities are beyond question."

(I'm just a nobody... please have mercy...)

Fu Ningna tried her best to get into the mood for her speech.

(No... Don't think about yourself... Just tell the truth about Otto.)

"If we form an alliance, how will you deal with a deeply entrenched Bishop of Destiny afterward?"

Funina's tone began to become more infectious.

"Assassination? Framing? Death from illness? No, none of those are possible. Doing these things is like saying 'there is no video recording of the interrogation' in the dock right now. It will only make the jury and the public's eyes gleam with a strange light, and thus lose the support of the people."

“Read out the incriminating evidence and hold a public trial? To make him lose the support of the people? No, that won’t work either. If the evidence were sufficient, Otto would not have been able to stand on the throne of bishop long ago. Besides, Otto is also very eloquent. Although I am willing to be a witness to the public trial, I do not think that Otto can be tried smoothly.”

"Therefore, allying with Otto, while seemingly convenient, will put you in a dilemma in the political arena later on. Not only will you be unable to do anything to Otto, but you will also have to guard against Otto using means such as faking his death to undermine your prestige and eventually take your place."

"But if you really want to take drastic measures to eliminate this Otto faction, whether through tedious or direct methods, why ally with them in the first place?"

Funina bowed to Liu Bai.

"This is just my humble opinion; please think it over."

(It's... alright, isn't it? Hey! It's alright, isn't it! Don't look at me with that half-smiling expression! Did I look guilty during my speech!?)

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Chapter 402 Is this even possible?

What Funina said... was actually quite convincing.

At least Liu Bai felt that she might have performed better than she thought.

It was even better than Liu Bai had imagined.

—If we ignore the timid expression on Funina's face after she finished speaking.

“I will give your suggestion, Miss Funina, a good consideration.”

Liu Bai hesitated for a moment when deciding how to address Funina.

Based on her age, she should be called a lady, but based on her appearance and demeanor, she should be called a young lady.

As for a more formal name... no, I have absolutely no intention of calling Songfu that.

"...That's it."

Funina breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not the best outcome, but it's not the worst either.

But Rita glanced at Liu Bai—she sensed that Liu Bai seemed to have been persuaded.

Somewhat unexpected, is it because this matter was originally a 60/40 split option for Liu Bai, or is it because of Funina herself?

Well, Rita also admitted that Fryna's "speech" just now made her look at Fryna in a new light.

"Rita, let's continue with our previous topic."

Liu Bai looked at Rita.

Otto's matter is probably only a small part of what Rita has to say.

This one thing alone could take more than a day to explain.

"Miss Funina, please have a seat."

"Oh well."

Funina sat down somewhat awkwardly.

However, she was also quite curious about what Rita was going to say next.

"In addition to ordering us to communicate and negotiate on this matter, His Holiness the Bishop also ordered me to secretly investigate the general movements of Liyue."

"See! It's really unbelievable!"

Funina seemed to want to emphasize the accuracy of her statement.

But neither Liu Bai nor Rita paid any attention to her.

"...It also looks like an investigation targeting me."

Liu Bai nodded slightly.

An investigation alone won't reveal much.

but……

"Rita, are you really sure you haven't been exposed?"

"……Maybe."

Rita hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Exposure is a risky business, and no one would underestimate Otto's keen insight.

But then I realized they weren't planning to trick her into going back... which doesn't make sense.

"At least I didn't give anything away in terms of official business... As for the spies... that's hard to say."

"There's no need to worry too much."

Liu Bai pondered for a moment, "Bianca is your get-out-of-jail-free card."

It goes without saying who Bianca would choose between Otto and Rita.

Not to mention there's also Ragnar.

If I were in Otto's position, I'd probably choose to let it go even if I discovered it.

At least "betrayed" sounds better than "persecuted".

...Ah, thinking about it that way, Otto seems pretty pitiful.

Two of his three most capable subordinates have deserted, and the third could be incited at any moment.

Actually, Furina made a mistake—if they formed an alliance, Liu Bai could use the popularity of Bianca and the other two to sideline Otto in Valkyrie.

However, Furna is right about not killing Otto; Otto is seen as a good person by most Valkyries and commoners.

After killing him, there will definitely be no shortage of "strange light" in destiny.

Furthermore... Otto's abilities are indeed strong.

"Speaking of which, has Bianca contacted you these days? I haven't met her yet."

“We’ve been in touch, but you’d better not meet with her. Lady Bianca doesn’t have as many phone lines as I do.”

Rita smiled.

Rita felt that Liu Bai had the potential to become Bianca's external brain.

Yeah, it's really messed up. Rita seems to be Bianca's external brain, but she's not. She's more like a scheming brain and a life assistant.

When Bianca gets serious, her mind works better than Vita's...

Kaslana's calm and decisive mind...

"Alright then... Have you spoken with Ragnar as well?"

“We’ve talked. Lord Ragnar also received a communication from His Holiness the Bishop, and the content was similar to what I’m talking about.”

Rita nodded slightly.

"However, it seems that Lord Ragnar will be transferred back, after all, this field mission will last for almost half a year."

It's a good opportunity. Ragnar has been transferred back, which is a perfect chance to secretly incite Bianca.

As for the difficulty of inciting...

Her father, her mother, her sister, her teacher, and her best friend are all here.

Difficulty?

There's no difficulty at all!

"I see, well, there's nothing I can do about that... By the way, Miss Funina, do you know anything about the Sea of ​​Quanta?"

……

"Is this Ruan Mei's room?"

Fireworks easily found her way to Ruan Mei's room and knocked on the door.

No response.

Clearly, this relaxed woman was still asleep.

The door wasn't locked, so we could go straight in.

Hanabi adjusted her posture and pushed open the door to enter.

"They've come in!"

"……What's up?"

Ruan Mei was actually awake.

He lay completely on the bed, as if he were paralyzed.

She woke up but didn't make a sound... It really startled her.

"Onii-chan, let me come see you, sister-in-law~"

Hanabi walked in with a lively smile.

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Fireworks smiled and gestured an exaggerated size.

Ruan Mei frowned slightly, finding it hard to tell whether the remark was more of a joke or sarcasm.

"Don't worry about it."

Ruan Mei's expression was aloof.

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—The reason why Huahuo dares to come to Ruanmei now is because most of the awe she felt for Ruanmei has disappeared.

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"Are you going to reject your sister-in-law's concern, Onii-chan?"

Hua Huo looked at Ruan Mei pitifully.

"He wouldn't let you worry about it."

Ruan Mei glanced coldly at Hua Huo, "If he cared, he would definitely come over and give me another beating."

She was just fucked until her eyes rolled back, she wasn't seriously injured.

What's there to send someone to care about? Or is it fireworks?

Hanabi's smile, which had been playing on her younger sister's face, was starting to falter.

Don't use such a cold and aloof expression to utter such raunchy words!

"Speak, what are your schemes and plots?"