Lucius tossed the backpack in his hand to Kiana.
"Good brother, stay here and don't move. I'll go buy another Three-Year Cherry Blossom."
"If this one is fake again, I'll throw whoever's selling the counterfeit goods into the East African Rift Valley to grow bananas for the rest of their life!"
Kiana wasn't surprised by Lucius's persistence. Or rather, if one day this unpredictable person stopped being persistent, she would start wondering if someone had replaced Lucius.
What she was concerned about was what was inside the backpack Lucius had handed her.
Through the already unzipped opening, she saw rope, a leather whip, candles, a handkerchief, strange sprays, tape...
Kiana zipped the bag back up, then looked at Lucius with a complicated expression.
"Lucius, why does it feel like you're so experienced at this?"
...
After leaving Yuno's home, looking at the peaceful and tranquil scene on the street, Yuki couldn't help but reflect.
"Even Pseudo-Herrschers have become such terrifying yuri people. Has the Far East actually become this twisted?"
"But thankfully, all of that is finally over."
Thinking this, she opened her communicator and connected to her captain. Soon, a red-haired woman appeared on the screen.
"Oh, little Yuki? Are you home already?"
Yuki's expression was complicated. She didn't have the heart to tell her captain she had nearly been violated by a Pseudo-Herrscher.
She simply replied: "I have arrived home. I just ran into a Pseudo-Herrscher near the house..."
Himiko's expression instantly became serious. "Yuki, are you alright?"
Yuki quickly shook her head and explained: "Fire Moth's Far East unit has already taken care of it. I'm fine."
After hearing Yuki's reply, Himiko's expression relaxed somewhat, but she quickly developed another question.
"Strange. I didn't receive any notification about this..."
But thinking of Fire Moth's current situation, she quickly dropped the question.
"Well, as long as you're alright."
"That's something for those lords in the Fire Moth parliament to worry about. We grunts just need to do our own work."
"Since the crisis has passed, stay in the Far East a bit longer."
"A Pseudo-Herrscher has already been born there. There shouldn't be any major Honkai disasters breaking out in the short term."
"And taking a vacation right now might not be such a bad thing..."
Watching the worry appearing on Himeko's face, Yuki couldn't help asking: "Captain, has something happened on your end?"
"There are some issues." Himeko smiled. "Don't worry, your captain can handle it. Don't forget the sakura sake I asked for."
"Alright, I'll go look around tomorrow..."
Soon, Yuki ended her communication with Himeko . By now the sky had gradually darkened, and the setting sun had dyed the sky red.
Looking at the peaceful dusk scenery of men and women walking together in pairs, Yuki couldn't help feeling moved.
"Although the Far East's culture has opened up quite a lot, what just happened was definitely just an accident."
"Let me forget about what just happened and embrace the beautiful things in life again!"
"Leisurely vacation life, here I come~"
And then she felt a sharp sting at the back of her neck, and her vision began to go dark.
Thud!
Accompanied by a strong sense of weightlessness, she lost consciousness.
When she came to again, Yuki found herself in an unfamiliar environment.
The surroundings looked like an abandoned factory.
A sense of constriction came from all over her body. Even her field of vision seemed to have risen considerably, as if she was looking down at the ground from above.
And soon she realized that she was currently hogtied and suspended in the air.
"This... what's going on?"
Yuki's face still carried confusion, not yet having processed her current situation.
And at this moment, a somewhat familiar voice came from beside her.
"My, you woke up so quickly~"
Yuki twisted her body in the air. As the rope rotated, she saw the source of the voice.
It was a woman with light purple hair, wearing a mask—it was none other than Lucius disguised as the Faded Fairy.
For some reason, Yuki always felt the other person looked somewhat familiar, but no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't recall where she had seen them.
And before she could think more, she saw the light purple-haired woman hook up her chin with a finger.
This made Yuki develop a very ominous feeling. She always felt this scene was somehow familiar.
"Wait, what are you trying to do?" Yuki's expression was horrified.
And in response to her question, the Faded Fairy was equally forthright.
A pair of brownish-red eyes met Yuki's gaze, and she said matter-of-factly: "Obviously, I'm going to violate you."
"..."
Why do I always feel like I've heard similar words before... Yuki's expression became terrified.
She remembered now. She remembered it completely! Wasn't this just like the experience of nearly being violated by Yuno a moment ago?!
This person before her... was also a terrifying yuri person!
Yuki struggled with all her might while calling out loudly for help.
"Help! Help me!"
"Hehe... this place is so remote. No one will come to save you."
The Faded Fairy smiled and moved closer, but quickly stopped again.
"Almost forgot..."
She felt around on her body, produced a sachet, and placed it into Yuki's pocket.
"This is a Three-Year Cherry Blossom representing my feelings. Please be sure to keep it~"
"Why is it another Three-Year Cherry Blossom!" Yuki's face showed a breakdown. She felt she would never be able to forget the name 'Three-Year Cherry Blossom' for the rest of her life.
Despair once again covered her face.
How she wished that the white-haired young lady who had saved her earlier would appear again.
But unfortunately, that seemed to be wishful thinking. This time she was truly going to be violated...
Just as her emotions hit rock bottom, a spirited, righteously indignant voice rang out.
"Hey! You villain, let that girl go!"
Yuki immediately looked up and found it was actually the same white-haired girl who had saved her not long ago!
At this moment she was charging toward her like a true knight.
And upon seeing the other party, the purple-haired girl who had kidnapped her showed not a trace of fear.
"Hohohoh... so it's Nagazora City's Dark Knight."
"Fine. Since you've come, I'll violate you together!"
The battle was imminent.
The battle quickly reached its conclusion.
After several dazzling exchanges of attacks, the Faded Fairy made one wrong move and was elbowed flying by Kiana.
"True to reputation as Nagazora City's Dark Knight. This time I have lost."
After delivering this small-fry declaration, the Faded Fairy made several leaping bounds and disappeared into the far end of the abandoned factory.
Kiana maintained a straight face, extremely solemn.
Or rather, she was barely holding it together. If not for biting down hard, the corners of her mouth would probably have been twitching uncontrollably by now.
Soon, Yuki was rescued once again.
"Benefactor, thank you for saving me again."
Feeling the security Kiana brought her, Yuki wiped her tears while expressing her gratitude.
"You... you're alright, that's what matters."
Kiana didn't have acting skills like Lucius, nor did she have skin as thick as his.
Knowing she was an accomplice, Kiana couldn't bring herself to accept the other person's thanks at all.
She just wanted to quickly finish the process and get the Three-Year Cherry Blossom from the other person's hand.
Staring~
Noticing Kiana staring at her pocket, Yuki spotted the Three-Year Cherry Blossom the purple-haired woman had stuffed in for her earlier.
Facing Yuki's strange expression, Kiana said with a straight face: "To be honest, I actually have a hobby of collecting Three-Year Cherry Blossoms."
"Here, take it!"
Yuki didn't hesitate for even a fraction of a second, directly stuffing it into Kiana's hands.
She never wanted to hear the words 'Three-Year Cherry Blossom' ever again in her life!
"By the way, benefactor, I still don't know your name..."
"I'm just a passing Fire Moth warrior."
Kiana waved her hand and turned to leave, because Lucius had already sent her a message through the miniature communicator.
[Good brother, the script is complete. Let's scram!]
Watching Kiana's departing figure walking away with such ease, Yuki once again felt the warmth of this world.
Not all the girls in Nagazora City were terrifying yuri people after all...
Yuki reflected in her heart. She quickly noticed that a backpack had fallen not far away.
It had been tossed aside during the fight between the white-haired young lady and the purple-haired kidnapper earlier.
Seeing Kiana about to walk away in the distance, Yuki immediately grabbed the backpack, wanting to chase after her and return it.
"Benefactor, wait! Your backpack fell!"
But Yuki didn't notice when she grabbed the backpack that its zipper hadn't been fully closed.
When she suddenly hoisted it up, the momentum sent everything inside the backpack scattering to the ground.
Suspicious sprays, a damp handkerchief, candles, a leather whip, rope, burlap sacks... all kinds of strange things scattered all over the floor.
"..."
Their eyes met.
Kiana froze. Yuki froze.
"That... I can explain." Kiana's face burned like it was on fire, feeling as if an enormous black cauldron had been dropped on her head.
"Help! I don't want to be violated!"
Yuki let out a strange shriek and without the slightest hesitation turned and ran. Her speed even exceeded human physical limits.
Leaving Kiana standing blankly in place.
...
Yuki felt she had never run this fast even when facing a charging Honkai Beast.
After confirming that the white-haired creature hadn't caught up, Yuki breathed a sigh of relief like a survivor of a catastrophe.
Then she hurriedly opened her communicator and contacted her captain Himeko .
Soon, Himeko appeared on the screen holding a can of beer.
Seeing this, Yuki burst into wailing sobs.
This left Himeko somewhat at a loss, and she hurriedly began asking questions.
[Yuki, what happened? Are you crying? Getting emotional being back home?]
[Wahhh, Captain... I want to come back to Fire Moth (sobbing)]
[I'm not taking this vacation anymore!]
[What happened, did you run into a Honkai Beast or a Herrscher?]
[No, I ran into yuri people a thousand, maybe a hundred times scarier than them!]
Then, Yuki tearfully told Himeko about everything she had experienced since returning to the Far East.
After hearing it all, Himeko also fell into silence.
[I didn't expect the Far East's culture to have reached this level.]
[It's just that if you come back now... alright, come back then.]
...
"My reputation... is completely ruined." Inside a café by the roadside, Kiana leaned back in her chair with dead eyes.
Meanwhile, Lucius looked at the system panel, which displayed:
[Mission: Complete the 'Three-Year Cherry Blossom' storyline, Reward: A-rank Stigmata Selection Box x1, 300 Crystals]
[Mission Status: Completed]
However, Lucius only glanced at it briefly before turning his attention to a brand new communicator in his hand.
After learning that Asakura Miyuki was Himeko's squad member, he had taken advantage of knocking her out to copy the data from her communicator, obtaining some useful intelligence from it.
Lucius's finger swiped across the screen. One chat record after another flashed before his eyes.
Then his line of sight was blocked by a white fluffy head.
It was Kiana's head, which had leaned over at some point, carrying curiosity on her face.
"Lucius, what are you doing?"
"Good brother, remember when I said I'd find you an instructor?"
"I've got a way to lure her in."
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