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[Not enough. Continue.]
Rita, having removed only one long glove, did not hesitate and quickly unfastened the waist-cinching vest at her abdomen.
However—
[Continue.]
The black sphere displayed.
Rita: "!!"
The countdown had already reached 31 seconds.
Rita Rossweisse's maid uniform, while seemingly covering a lot, was actually just a combination of a blouse, a corset vest, and a skirt.
If she were to take off one more piece, all that would be left was her underwear...
Rita glanced at Ye Feng, and Old Ye simply returned an innocent look.
Rita, though she appeared enchanting and seductive, was actually extremely ladylike and traditional in her ways.
But no matter how much she cared inwardly, her surface remained elegant and composed.
The maid's control over her expression was perfect; she maintained a constant smile. Looking at her face alone, it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
Rita winked at Ye Feng, folded her hands in front of her skirt, and said with a gentle, soft laugh:
"Lord Ye Feng, could I trouble you to turn around?"
"Oh, of course, no problem."
Ye Feng turned around with the uprightness of a true gentleman, without a hint of delay, and activated his 360-degree, no-blind-spot vision.
Rita's wine-red eyes watched Ye Feng's back, and she breathed a small sigh of relief internally.
To see the big picture from small details was a necessary skill for a maid.
From Ye Feng's crisp and decisive turn, Rita could roughly surmise that he was likely an honorable person.
Rita glanced at the black sphere again. Only 20 seconds left.
The maid's fingers quickly swept across her crotch. There was no moisture.
The "Triple Menstruation" was merely a physical sensation; nothing was actually being discharged.
Noting this, Rita felt a small sense of comfort.
Next, Rita turned her body, loosened the ties, and undid the buttons on the side of her skirt.
Her slender, fair fingers slipped into the skirt, pressing against her waist.
Then, bending her knees slightly, she lifted her elegant left leg and stepped out of the skirt, followed by her right.
Just like that, the pleated skirt was removed with a fluid and supremely graceful motion.
Rita held the small skirt of her maid uniform and, after a moment's hesitation, began to fold it.
The maid was deft with her hands, and she quickly folded it into a square, making it look like a thick, oversized handkerchief. One could no longer tell it had originally been a skirt.
She then tugged her blouse down, trying to cover as much as possible.
But her long, rounded, beautiful legs were still completely exposed to the air, all the way to the top of her thighs. Her legs were still clad in sheer black pantyhose, the smooth, delicate fabric reflecting a watery sheen.
The full yet well-toned flesh of her legs appeared even more plump and firm wrapped in the stockings. The black silk was sheer enough to reveal her fair skin, and one could faintly make out her sexy, hollowed-out rose-lace underwear.
Rita looked at the black sphere. The panel had stopped counting down.
All that was left was a smiling emoticon typed out in a very retro style.
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"You may turn around now, Lord Ye Feng."
Rita let out a soft breath.
She hadn't wanted to take her skirt off in front of Ye Feng, nor did she want him to see her in her current state.
But being trapped in the same room like this, it was impossible to remain unseen forever.
Unless she knocked him out.
But he hadn't done anything wrong.
Rita was also a Valkyrie who "fought for a beautiful world," a principle she strictly adhered to.
In fact, both she and Durandal had always put this into practice.
Even if she was called a "hound" and her work was to "clean up" the dark side of things, she would never attack an innocent person without reason.
Ye Feng turned around. His gaze neither wandered nor shied away; it was the same as before.
This naturalness made Rita feel quite comfortable.
At the same time, she secretly wondered about Ye Feng's identity.
After all, to be able to act so calm and composed, one's mentality had to be beyond that of an ordinary person.
Rita then thought to herself, If it were Lady Theresa or Lady Durandal here, they would definitely have a shy expression on their faces, wouldn't they? How cute. I'd love to tease them.
"Lord Ye Feng, how did you come to be here?"
Rita's lower half was clad only in black pantyhose, her feet in high heels, which made her bottom appear even perkier.
But the two of them, face to face, seemed not to have noticed this fact at all, conversing like ordinary friends.
"Me? I closed my eyes, opened them, and I was here," Ye Feng said truthfully.
Rita lowered her gaze, a thoughtful expression on her face.
"It was the same for me... Just what kind of power could achieve something like this? Could it be..."
The Herrscher of the Void?
Spatial transference was no difficult task for her.
And the Herrscher of the Void was slumbering right here, inside Kiana's body at St. Freya Academy.
But...
Rita stared at the strange black sphere in the center of the room, and she had been carefully sensing the energy in the air ever since she arrived.
There wasn't the slightest trace of Honkai energy.
Before she had more time to think, white text slowly appeared on the black sphere again.
[Game: Who Blinks First]
[Ye Feng and Rita Rossweisse are to stare at each other.]
[Whoever blinks first is the loser.]
[The loser will receive a punishment.]
"..."
Snakey likes to play these kinds of games?
"What if we don't play?" Ye Feng asked deliberately.
[You will receive a severe punishment.]
And so, Rita looked over at him, her wine-red eyes holding a smile.
"I have experienced the punishment before, so Lord Ye Feng should be careful."
"I have never lost a game of endurance," Ye Feng said, looking back at her.
The two of them locked eyes, each reflected in the other's pupils.
Time ticked by, drop by drop.
In another space, Mobius was originally finding it quite amusing.
But after more than ten minutes, she started to feel a little annoyed.
A man and a woman, staring into each other's eyes like this... wasn't it a bit too intimate?
A clearly displeased expression appeared on the face of Mobius, who was dressed in her green gown.
["I never knew you could last this long, Little White Mouse. Is it so you can stare at her for a few more moments?"] Mobius's voice echoed in Ye Feng's mind.
["Is Snakey jealous?"]
["Cut the crap and lose already."]
["Snakey, do you enjoy punishing me that much?"]
["I just don't like the feeling of waiting."]
["Alright."]
Ye Feng "couldn't help" but blink.
Text immediately appeared on the black sphere.
[Loser: Ye Feng.]
[Punishment: "Love Potion" Status]
Simply put, it was the effect of the drug Snakey had given Ye Feng before, but without the part that induced unconsciousness and with a certain function enhanced.
Ye Feng stood at attention.
Rita froze at the sight. She lightly covered her lips with her hand, her cheeks flushing as she averted her gaze.
"I didn't do it on purpose," Ye Feng said without a shred of shame, straightening his body.
"...I understand, Lord Ye Feng... Um, but please, could you not face me like that..."