The renovation plan quickly began. What originally looked like a 24-hour convenience store from the outside now resembled a... villa?
"The first floor is for receiving guests, the second floor is for sleeping, the third floor is for storing items, and then the kitchen..."
Lu Ze, wearing a white cap, walked while looking at the blueprints, comparing them meticulously, fearing even the slightest mistake.
Wendy yawned, her mouth covered by her hand, and looked at the clanging house. If the dust were to get into the food, she'd make sure he experienced the might of Wendy's iron fist.
Lilia covered her ears with both hands, looking at all this with some displeasure, as it was too noisy. "Never mind, I mustn't get angry, I mustn't get angry."
Sirin and Bella exchanged glances, each looking deeply at the other before silently heading upstairs to help. After all, they couldn't let their man get tired...
Meanwhile, Kiana watched all this with a grave expression. They had arrived at the Herrscher of Domination's theater, this thousand-Hymn Herrscher was truly... annoying. She couldn't be killed, nor could she be defeated...
Beside her, Bronya silently analyzed everything about the theater. Her Herrscher of Reason abilities had already been taken. The enemy was likely after the Herrscher of the Void's abilities, and also the Herrscher of Thunder's abilities...
After all, she could sense Mei-senpai's presence...
"Kiana, let's retreat for now. I've found a spatial weak point. We'll discuss further plans after we return."
"Alright, you attack the weak point, I'll cover you."
Countless puppets and black Honkai Beasts appeared. They all had the same appearance but different souls.
"Heh heh~ Why are you leaving so soon? Stay, stay and keep us company! With your so-called heroism, stay here forever!"
The puppets laughed madly. With just a wave of their hands, they conjured countless mechs.
"I... don't plan on staying here forever!"
Her dual guns spun madly in her hands. Kiana couldn't use her Herrscher powers, and because of this, her strength was greatly diminished. However, she could still handle a few simple mechs.
"Hahaha! Why aren't you using your powers! If that's the case, don't blame us for being impolite. Stay here forever and join us! This... is your destiny!"
Outside, Welt, Einstein, and Tesla waited anxiously. Although it should have been foolproof, they still feared the two girls might be trapped there forever.
Seele silently clasped her hands together, praying for Bronya-senpai's safe return.
"Hedgehog, why are you so calm? I don't see any worry on your face?"
Tesla, with her fiery temper, picked up a nearby cup of coffee and took a sip.
"Because I know they will definitely come out, so I'm not too worried."
Einstein looked at the reports silently, her mind constantly pondering how to deal with this thousand-Hymn Herrscher.
"Hedgehog, you have a lot of faith in them. Fine, fine, I need to go look at my reports too."
Soon, a rift tore open in space. Bronya's equipped Honkai-Beast behind her supported Kiana. Both of them had minor abrasions, nothing serious. Seele immediately rushed forward and hugged Bronya, checking her condition.
"Seele, I'm fine. Check on Kiana, I need to report the data."
The medical personnel briefly tended to their wounds. Welt looked at Kiana and sighed... This child, she was still so strong.
Welt had previously been the history teacher at St. Freya Academy. He had watched these two children grow up. Time had flown by so quickly. Their era was inevitably coming to an end, and a new era was about to rise.
"Achoo!"
Lu Ze touched his nose. Lately, he had a bad feeling, he didn't know why, just a strange chill? No, that's not right, he hadn't done anything particularly wicked, had he? Sirin didn't count... that was arranged by the dog system.
Looking at Sirin working diligently, he couldn't help but gently pat her head with concern. He told her to go eat first and then continue working later. This 13-year-old child was too diligent.
"Bella, you go eat too."
Lu Ze silently took a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. When he was in a bad mood, he'd have one. Although he wasn't addicted, for some reason, he suddenly felt like smoking lately.
The orange flame instantly lit the cigarette in his mouth. He put away his lighter and walked to the window, looking at the scenery outside. Huh? Isn't that Klee? And Diona? Barbara? And even Kaeya!
The four of them arrived at his shop in a grand procession. Lu Ze had no choice but to wipe the sweat from his face and then silently go downstairs. Wendy immediately smelled the smoke from his mouth.
What followed was a slap, a snatch, and a reprimand.
The slap was a direct hit on Lu Ze's head. The snatch was him snatching the cigarette right out of his mouth.
"How many times have I told you? You can't smoke, you can't smoke! How can you still be smoking? Do you want to be beaten?"
Wendy looked at Lu Ze with dissatisfaction, put down the bowl in her hand, and immediately started frisking him.
Perhaps because everything happened too fast, Lu Ze didn't react. He saw Wendy holding a pack of cigarettes and looking at him with a smile.
"It's over, barbecue... How could I have forgotten this?"
Perhaps it was because he had been away for too long, but on the bridge, Lu Ze could smoke as much as he wanted, completely forgetting about this rule. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so scared now.
"Heh, do you want to kneel on a washboard or kneel on iron nails? Forget it, I'll let you off this time! If I catch you again next time, you know the consequences."
Wendy's role-playing was more like his mother, as his mother was also like this... cough, I'm definitely not calling you old.
"Klee, why do you have time to visit me today? And you brought so many people. Do you want to play games?"
He reached out and patted the little elf's head. Klee shook her head with a bit of dissatisfaction and said, "I told you, Brother Lu Ze, Klee doesn't like being patted on the head. I'll grow up to be a head-patter."
Lu Ze smiled gently and looked at the people behind her, saying, "I assume you've come to our shop because you want to play games."
A small cat was the first to walk out, curiously looking around. From the outside, apart from a flashing shop name, there wasn't much else.
Upon entering, it gave off a feeling of simple technology. Countless lights around them flashed with seven colors, and even the floor reflected like a mirror.