"Yawn~" Li Xuan stretched with a yawn, sitting up in his soft bed. He glanced out the window; the sky over Nagazora City was as clear as ever today.
After the nightmarish 'Honkai Carnival' incident a few days ago, everything seemed beautiful to Li Xuan. Even the Honkai Beast he'd killed yesterday had looked particularly cute…
However, it seemed the number of Honkai Beasts had been increasing lately, and many Honkai Zombies had started to go missing…
I still need to get stronger… Li Xuan thought, clicking his tongue.
Huh? Why does my right hand feel a little heavy… Li Xuan thought, wiggling his right hand, which was under the covers.
"Master, hmm… good morning~" Liv's little head popped out from under the covers by his right hand, rubbing her eyes as she greeted him.
"Oh! Good morning~" So it was Liv. Li Xuan nodded and replied politely. Wait a minute!… Good morning, my foot!
"Liv! Why are you in my bed again?!…" Li Xuan said with a somewhat stern expression. Seriously, sleeping with me without even telling me, I need to be mentally prepared…
"Hmph~ Who told you not to call me when you were in danger?! This is your punishment, punishment~" Liv propped herself up on the bed, her black hair cascading down. Her crystal-like, dark red eyes looked at Li Xuan with a hint of嗔怒 as she spoke in a soft,糯米-like voice.
"Uhh…" Li Xuan was speechless. Back at the carnival, he had faced a 'Templar-class' Honkai Beast and defeated it at a great cost—the loss of a Divine Weapon, the Super Electromagnetic Hand Cannon… Ah, he still felt blue and wanted to cry just thinking about it…
In that battle, Mei had even suffered some internal injuries and would need a lot of time to fully recover. Li Xuan didn't know if it was because wearing a dress had been too much of a shock to his system and caused his IQ to drop, but he had completely forgotten about the powerful combatant in his ring—the gun-girl, Liv. He only remembered her yesterday while cooking.
If he had summoned Liv back then, he might not have had to destroy his beloved Divine Weapon… Indeed, cross-dressing ruins lives…
"…" Li Xuan stared at the ceiling at a forty-five-degree angle, trying not to let his sad tears fall…
"Master? What's wrong with you?" Liv asked, looking strangely at him as he stared at the ceiling with a complex expression.
"Nothing… just feeling a little, blue and want to cry," Li Xuan said with a hint of sadness.
"Oh~" Maid Liv had no idea what her master was talking about. "Master, it's morning, you should change your clothes…" Liv was about to remind her master to get up and change, but she stopped mid-sentence.
"Master… why didn't you change your clothes before sleeping…" Liv said in surprise, looking at the Xuanyuan Festive Garb Li Xuan was still wearing.
"This… gives me a greater sense of security," Li Xuan said, his eyes filled with sorrow.
"Oh~" Maid Liv still didn't quite understand her master. "Then let me help you tidy up~" Liv leaned over and smoothed out the few wrinkles on Li Xuan's clothes. Li Xuan's body stiffened. As a single dog who had barely held a girl's hand, the pressure was quite immense… especially when he looked down and could see that deep cleavage through her collar, making his mouth go dry.
Knock, knock~
Just then, there was a knock on Li Xuan's door. "Li Xuan, it's time for breakfast~" Mei's voice came from outside.
"Ahem… Liv, let's get up and eat," Li Xuan said, quickly jumping out of bed and rushing into the bathroom.
"Hmph…" Watching the pathetic single dog, Liv's delicate little face puffed up slightly.
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Breakfast was usually prepared by Mei and Liv. After all, Kiana, as a young lady, had never done such things, even if she was a down-on-her-luck young lady now. As for Bronya, she stated that her database contained information on thousands of weapons but no data on food preparation…
As for Li Xuan… with the slacker mentality of 'two people can make breakfast just fine, why should I interfere?', he just waited to be fed…
"Mei-neechan…" At the dining table, Bronya, who was usually very quiet, suddenly spoke to Raiden Mei, who was bickering with Kiana.
"What is it, Bronya?" Mei asked curiously. It was rare for Bronya to initiate a conversation with her.
"Bronya wants to go to the seaside…" Bronya said in a monotone voice.
"No! Absolutely not!" The first person to stand up and object, to everyone's surprise, was Kiana Kaslana.
"Ugh… running around randomly is never a good idea!" Kiana said righteously. This was a lesson she had learned through blood and tears.
You're one to talk… was what everyone was thinking.
"Uhm… Bronya, why do you want to go to the seaside?" Mei didn't immediately refuse but asked instead.
"Because… today is Seele's birthday. Bronya wants to see the sea that Seele always wanted to see…" Bronya lowered her head. Even though her voice and expression remained unchanged, there was a palpable sense of sadness.
"Seele, huh…" Mei fell silent. She had heard Bronya mention 'Seele' before, her sister, the person she was closest to. Having experienced the pain of parting with a loved one herself, Mei understood that feeling. In that case…
"Alright then, we'll all go to the seaside with you!" Mei said seriously, looking at Bronya.
"Eh?! Who wants to go to that… mmmph~" Just as Kiana stood up to object, Mei quickly grabbed a steamed bun and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Kiana-chan~ eat your food, okay?" Mei said with a smile, a seemingly demonic aura behind her.
"Mhm! Mhm!…" With tears in her eyes and a bun in her mouth, Kiana nodded like a chick pecking at grain.
I have a bad feeling about this again… Li Xuan thought, staring blankly at the empty blue sky outside the window.
(End of Chapter)