"Hmph! You're just putting on a tough act to save face. When night comes, you'll show your true colors. I'm not scared of you!"
Keqing was genuinely furious at what Ryou said.
She was a Vision holder, and she'd trained in swordsmanship for years—yet this ordinary guy was looking down on her like that. It was infuriating. She couldn't swallow it.
Keqing stared at Ryou for a long while, and only then noticed his expression looked… weird.
It was hard to describe—just strangely off.
Seeing how confident she was, Ryou suddenly felt it'd be a shame to crush her mood.
After all, just yesterday he'd already worn her out until she was dead tired. And today, his kidney had entered Darkened Mode twice already—his stamina had jumped to 400%. Dealing with Keqing would be as easy as playing around.
Still, Ryou didn't argue back.
He'd always been a doer. If something could be solved with action, he'd never waste time talking.
Keqing was happy right now. When night came… she probably wouldn't be able to smile anymore.
No.
That smile wouldn't disappear.
It would just… move to his face instead.
With a grin, Ryou wrapped an arm around Keqing's waist. "Keqing, we have an old saying in Liyue—newborn calves aren't afraid of tigers. We'll see tonight."
"Hmph. Like I'm scared of you." Keqing saw him stubbornly refusing to back down, and she just pouted without saying much more. If she bruised her own man's pride, that wouldn't be good.
But… seeing how confident Ryou looked, Keqing couldn't help wondering if he really could be that amazing.
No way…
Ryou chuckled when he saw her expression, but he didn't add anything.
Ryou: Kidney, set it up. Your mistress is getting way too cocky—don't you want to help your master blow off some steam?!
[Ding! Kidney entering Darkened Mode!]
[Ding! Darkened Mode active. You obtained a small inner world within your body!]
Ryou just froze when he saw the reward.
What?
You're a kidney. Instead of Darkening in that direction, you Darkened into an internal space?!
That was absurd!
Heart: Ohhh, Kidney's insane!
Liver: The old Kidney hit the jackpot—he Darkened into a whole space?!
Spleen: This is beyond ridiculous. You're telling me a kidney can Darken into this kind of thing?
Lung: Can't compete. Seriously can't compete.
...
Face: That's Kidney for you!
Mouth: This mouth of mine only respects Kidney!
[Ding! Leg entering Darkened Mode!]
[Ding! Darkened Mode active. With one step, you can cover the distance of three steps!]
Ryou's expression turned even stranger.
He thought, what kind of reward even is this? It's basically just a bit faster than normal.
Ryou: Leg, can you Darken into a teleport for me?
Leg: Sorry to bother—your Leg isn't worthy!
Ear: If we're talking Darkening, it still has to be Kidney!
Kidney: Naturally. From now on, when you see me, you call me Kidney-sama. Got it?
[Ding! Hand entering Darkened Mode!]
[Ding! Darkened Mode active. Your unfastening-and-undressing speed increased by 300%. Maximum: strip in 1 second!]
Ryou: ???
Kidney: ???
Leg: ???
Heart: Tch. You can tell right away—these hands are not innocent hands!
Liver: One-second stripping—how fast is that?!
The moment Ryou heard the reward, he instinctively looked down at his hands.
Then his gaze drifted to Keqing, and it got… a little weird.
He actually wanted to test the effect.
Of course, he couldn't let other men see his wife like that, so he'd try it tonight.
Just as Ryou was thinking that, he heard a young couple talking up ahead.
"Sisi, I'm serious about you. It's just that right now I need to focus on my career. I just can't marry you."
"Chaoxi, but… I feel so insecure like this."
"Sisi, maybe we're not a good match. How about we—"
"No! I only want Chaoxi!"
...
Hearing the names "Sisi" and "Chaoxi," Ryou seemed to remember something. He blurted out without thinking, "Chaoxi? Isn't that scumbag?"
"Scumbag?"
Keqing found that strange too. She glanced at Chaoxi on instinct.
He looked refined and well-mannered—he didn't seem like a bad person at all. Why was Ryou calling him a scumbag?
"Yep, that's him. Just watch how I deal with this scumbag."
Ryou kept an arm around Keqing and walked past Chaoxi like he was just passing by.
The next second, he reached out.
One second.
Unfasten-and-strip: success!
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Sisi's eyes went wide at the scene. She slapped both hands over her face, her whole face flushing bright red.
"Sisi… what's wrong? Wasn't I just… huh—huh? Holy crap—where are my clothes?!"
Chaoxi the scumbag just stood there, stunned.
Where were his clothes?
In what was basically an instant, the outfit he'd been wearing had simply vanished!
Keqing was completely dumbfounded too.
What kind of hand speed was that?!
She hadn't even blinked, and he'd already stripped the guy clean?
T-That was way too fast!
Keqing didn't know what she thought of next, but her pretty face instantly turned red.
[End of chapter]
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