"Lu Ze, are you asleep?"
Wendy propped herself by the bed and asked in a low voice. But there was no response for a long time, only his steady breathing. It seemed he was truly asleep.
"Heh heh, then let's do something interesting."
Suddenly, the window, without anyone knowing when it was opened, had someone directly scramble in. The two met eyes, and an awkward atmosphere filled the air.
"You're here for...?"
Heixi awkwardly touched her cute face, a little flustered. She thought she was the only one tonight, so why was someone else here?
"Mmm... I'm here for..."
The two of them froze on either side of the bed. Suddenly, one of them broke the silence.
"How about we go by the principle of 'first come, first served'? We can both go, but I have to be first, since I arrived before you."
Heixi immediately disagreed. After all, everyone wants to be first, who wants to be second?
"No, no, I want to be first too. This is non-negotiable. If not, then not."
Neither side was willing to back down. Time passed, and Lu Ze dreamed that two women were pulling his arms, dragging him in opposite directions. The intense pain jolted him awake from his sleep.
"Ah, it was just a dream... Scared me to death. I thought I was actually going to be torn apart. Wait... what are you two doing in my room?"
The three of them looked at each other. It was over. They had been discovered. No one could be first anymore. So, a tie for first place is still first place, right?
"Stop arguing and go together! A tie for first is still first!"
"Okay! I agree with this plan."
The two women leaped up, grabbed Lu Ze's hands, and pinned him tightly to the bed. Heixi, from somewhere, produced a pair of handcuffs and, with a grin, locked him to the head of the bed.
With his limbs cuffed, he was rendered immobile.
"What are you two doing? Why are you locking me to the bed? I advise you two to calm down! If you continue, I'll call for help!"
What's going on today? Just escaped a wolf's den and ran into a tiger's lair? I really thank you for this! kuAiδugg
"It's no use. The vicinity has already been isolated with Honkai energy. No sound can get out. Just lie on the bed with peace of mind. Don't worry, whether this process is fast or slow depends on you."
Heixi grinned and touched his chest. He had grown a lot since back then. Not only had he gotten bigger, but his physique was also becoming more attractive.
However, she was all smiles one moment, and the next, she suddenly grabbed Wendy's hand and quickly locked it to the side. The event happened so abruptly that even the party involved couldn't react.
"What are you doing? Didn't we agree to go together? You broke your promise!"
Heixi smiled. She was determined to sit on the throne of first place, no matter the means or method. Otherwise, why would she have been in such a hurry last night?
"Don't trust others so easily next time. The throne of first place belongs to me, Heixi."
Because the handcuffs were custom-made, they could temporarily suppress Honkai energy. No matter how powerful you were, once you put on the handcuffs, you would be like an ordinary person. However, these handcuffs were only effective for Valkyries below S-rank.
Coincidentally, Lu Ze was a Herrscher! Just as he was about to break through the handcuffs and teach the person in front of him a lesson, someone else suddenly barged in.
"Lu Ze, Lu Ze, it's been so long..."
The air was once again filled with awkwardness. Bronya's mouth twitched. What was the situation? Were they playing cosplay? Why were there handcuffs? Was it that exciting?
"Hello... you all?"
Suddenly, a broken voice came from the bed. Lu Ze slowly got up, looking at the three people in front of him with a smile.
"You guys sure know how to play! Sneaking in at night, huh? Handcuffs? Having fun, right? Soundproof? Stand still, all of you, not a single one will escape."
Ten minutes later, the three of them, on the verge of tears, were locked to the wall. These three pairs of handcuffs were bought from the system store. Not only were they S-rank, but they could even lock up Kevin.
"Know how to play, huh? Still want to play?"
The three women, on the verge of tears, could only stand in place and practice horse stance. The position of the handcuffs was too peculiar, forcing them all to squat.
"You guys carry on, I'm going to sleep."
The three women exchanged glances and quietly waited in place for nearly an hour. When the other party was sound asleep, Bronya took out a key from her chest and unlocked her own handcuffs.
"Didn't expect I had a trick up my sleeve, did you?"
More than an hour ago, while Lu Ze wasn't paying attention, she had secretly hidden the key in her chest. It was flawless!
"You two just be locked up obediently. In the end, it all worked out for me. I'll gladly take the throne of first place. You two just watch!"
Time passed quickly. In the early morning, a ray of sunlight streamed into the room. Lu Ze woke up from his sleep, feeling somewhat exhausted. Why did he feel so tired? He had slept all night, shouldn't he have rested?
Why was his chest so heavy? No way! Could it be...?
He looked up at his side. Good heavens, there was indeed someone lying there. Ah, no, there were three people lying there!
But he had no memory of last night. Weren't they supposed to be locked up there?
He looked up. The handcuffs on the rack had been unlocked at some point. It was over, he had been careless.
He quickly checked his clothes. Oh well... all gone...
But the problem was, why did he have no memory of it? Could he have been asleep through the whole process? He couldn't have been that deeply asleep! Not feeling anything at all.
His mind was a mess. Lu Ze's movement was the first to wake Bronya. She slowly opened her eyes, her gaze full of fatigue. She yawned and prepared to go back to sleep.
"Heh heh..."
"Stop sleeping! Can someone tell me what happened?!"
But no one around paid him any mind. They were all sleeping their own sleep. Wait... why was Heixi here? Could it be...?
Pfft! No way? Four! Heh heh heh heh... Am I a Golden Kidney warrior? I don't think I'm dead... haha...
The morning passed in his disarray. He sat on the edge of the bed, staring into the distance in thought, a cigarette dangling from his lips, feeling incredibly frustrated.
"Chongchong... I'm sorry, Chongchong... It wasn't voluntary, they were too terrifying. I know you won't blame me, right?"
If someone were to truly witness this scene, it might be... n people wielding various weapons chasing after him, leaving him barely alive, if not dead.