Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

"Captain Beidou has already explained your origins. She told us from the beginning that you didn't have any pharmaceutical materials or alchemical tools on you, but you could always produce all kinds of miraculous medicines after disappearing for a period of time. From then on, Captain Beidou suspected that you had the ability to travel through space."

The little witch peeled a white and tender egg, and then, in no elegance whatsoever, stuffed it directly into Shen Liang's mouth, making his cheeks bulge. "It seems that it's because she has seen quite a few immortals with spatial abilities."

Shen Liang had considered the possibility of being exposed, but she never imagined that someone would have thought of this from day one...

But how did Coral Palace Ryuka and Coral Palace Kokoro manage to hide it so well? They never revealed it before... This little shrine maiden is so naive and innocent, yet she has such a cunning mind!

"I'm sorry," Shen Liang said.

“Why should I apologize to you, little master? It is our Coral Palace that should apologize to you.” Coral Palace Xin Hai fed him another egg yolk and ate the egg white himself. “We apologize to you on their behalf.”

"There's no need. Do you think I would accept that?"

“Apologizing is my business, accepting it is your business.” Coral Palace Xin Hai was unusually firm for once, but she quickly softened again, glancing fearfully at Shen Liang before continuing, “I just want to tell you that it’s not that they are evil, shameless, or unable to distinguish between friend and foe, but that they have longed for peace and dignity for too long and are too impatient.”

“But not everyone on Haiji Island is so impatient. At least we shrine maidens are on Ryoko’s side, right?” The little shrine maiden poured herself another cup of barley tea, sipping it slowly in her hands. She changed her position, placing her slender legs, wrapped in white silk, in the hot spring, and kicked Shen Liang’s back.

Shen Liang turned to look at her, and she gave a smile that was both courageous and a little shy.

"So don't worry about what those older men say. The girls who support you are the most beautiful girls on Haiqi Island." She said, even though she herself felt embarrassed. "The most beautiful one among them is your little maid. What else could you possibly be unhappy about?"

Shen Liang was stunned for a moment.

Then he looked away, pretending not to notice, and casually said, "I've never seen anyone so narcissistic."

"Shen Liang!"

Being called by a girl's full name is a rather dangerous thing, so Shen Liang decided to temporarily put aside the issue of her not calling him "Little Master".

"Never mind, I won't eat dinner here. I'm going home first." Shen Liang casually opened the teleportation screen.

He no longer needs to care about the teleportation screen being activated; he can activate it anytime without worry. Only the higher-ups on Haiqi Island know about it, and these higher-ups, unless they are traitors, would certainly not risk being punished by Coral Palace Ryuga to reveal this information to others.

Then he saw Coral Palace Heart Sea hurriedly pull her feet out of the pool and look at the teleportation screen with great curiosity.

"That's... Liyue? Um..." The little shrine maiden pointed with her finger, her face flushed with excitement, "Um, little master, can I go to Liyue with you?"

Chapter Sixty-Two makes it sound like you can actually buy a bikini that small.

"Is that not allowed?" Coral Palace Heart Sea asked pitifully.

Liyue, across the sea, is indeed a very wealthy and prosperous country in the eyes of the Inazuma people, and its culture has had a profound influence on Inazuma as well.

Xin Hai, from Coral Palace, grew up there and was surrounded by books from Liyue. She had a deep curiosity about this distant country. Moreover, due to the isolationist policy, she had no hope of leaving Inazuma, and she had long coveted Shen Liang's ability.

"This... we can't bring people." Shen Liang felt helpless.

He tried, but the teleportation screen couldn't carry any living creatures, not even cats or dogs, let alone people.

Moreover, this judgment mechanism is also very confusing. For example, microorganisms, fungi, and plants and animals are not considered living things in front of the light screen, but people in hospitals who are brain dead and rely on ventilators to maintain their vital signs are still considered so.

The teleportation screen seems to judge "living things" differently than normal people, but in any case, it only allows him to travel through it.

Coral Palace Heart Sea's expression turned extremely dejected.

Shen Liang glanced at her and suddenly thought it might be worth a try. He opened the system panel and was surprised to see an unfamiliar dialog box appear in the system.

[Currently, the Coral Palace Heart Sea progress is not full, and collaborative teleportation is not possible.]

Shen Liang immediately perked up.

This damn system finally popped up some useful information!

Once the progress bar is full, you can travel through time with the little witch.

So this is the purpose of the Stigmata Compatible?

Shen Liang suddenly had an urge to "take his college girlfriend home and introduce her to the beautiful scenery and culture of his hometown!" You've never seen the world, have you? Come and see what a world that only exists in your delusions of sainthood is like!

I'll teach you how to play video games! I have everything at home, from the Switch to the PS5 and even an Xbox! The sofa is super soft and the candy is super sweet! It'll turn you into a grown-up!

Name: Coral Palace Heart Sea

[Current progress: 76%]

Coral Palace's Heart Sea has mixed feelings towards you and doesn't want you to leave her sight for too long.

Name: Coral Palace Ruka

[Current progress: 70%]

[Coral Palace Song fantasizes about making you take the surname Coral Palace.]

[Name: Rosalyn Cruzshika Loehfat]

[Current progress: 9%]

Rosalyn believes you have some use to you.

Shen Liang glanced at the progress of the Coral Palace Heart Sea again. It had increased by 1% in a day. At this rate, reaching the maximum progress would be just around the corner.

Coral Palace's progress is 70%, a 4% increase in one day... Compared to the Little Shrine Maiden, the Great Shrine Maiden's progress is getting faster and faster.

Shen Liang had no idea how Coral Palace Liu Ge's rating had increased. Could it be that the recent verbal battle had actually improved her opinion of her? What was wrong with this person? Did she enjoy being insulted?

Honestly, it seems more interesting to bring Coral Palace Ryuka and Coral Palace Kokoro to Earth together. Let's see how this rogue priestess reacts to a civilization hundreds of years ahead of hers. Tsk, although the high priestess seems quite ambitious, bringing her to Earth might give rise to some strange thoughts…

Never mind, I won't bring it.

As for this "Rosalyn".

Shen Liang was wary. Judging from the words used in the system's description, this woman he had never met before was probably not a good woman.

Just then, Shen Liang saw Coral Palace Xin Hai waving in front of him.

"Why are you daydreaming again!" the little witch sighed. "Alright, if you can't bring it, you can't, but you can bring things, right? Please, little master, I want to eat moonflower sweets!"

"You've gone too far! I've put up with you for too long!" Shen Liang shouted. "You're quite picky, aren't you? What kind of master makes a maid prepare food for his master?"

"Are you going to take me or not?" the little witch said willfully, unaware that she had become accustomed to showing her unsteady side in front of this boy who was the same age as her.

"Okay, I understand. No fish, no shrimp, no crab, and preferably no seafood at all, right?" Shen Liang shook her head and stepped into the light screen. "You can't even remember my dietary restrictions, but you expect me to remember yours first. Really... Am I a maid and you a maid?"

"I can't remember..."

I am allergic to egg yolks.

"..."

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When Shen Liang returned to the apartment, she was surprised to find that the two sisters were playing games.

After searching around and finding no one in the bedroom, Shen Liang went up to the rooftop and, sure enough, saw two little girls lazily sunbathing in the pool.

Rosalia wore a pink and white swimsuit with laces, secured at her petite and cute waist with a delicate knot. Lilia wore the exact same swimsuit as her sister, only in blue and white. The two sisters were both very relaxed, each holding a bottle of soda, one lying on an inflatable mat and the other soaking in the pool.

It's enjoyable to look at.

It's not cold at all here because the original open-air rooftop has been completely covered by an electric glass canopy, turning the rooftop into an indoor space with a fresh air system and heating.

As for the water temperature, it doesn't matter at all. The girls from Cocolia's orphanage are the kind of people who can build snowmen in towns where the temperature is minus forty or fifty degrees Celsius while wearing low-cut thigh-high socks. Challenging their cold resistance is about the same as challenging penguins.

"Brother, do you want to go swimming together?" Lilia immediately extended an invitation. "Lilia can teach you how to dive, and stay underwater for twenty minutes without needing to breathe!"

"Rosalia was just competing with Lilia in this! Rosalia won! She can hold her breath for thirty minutes!" Rosalia shouted. "You lost, you're not qualified to teach your brother how to dive, let Rosalia do it!"

"That's because Rosalia was tickling Lilia's waist underwater! That's a foul!"

"Holding your breath underwater for thirty minutes has already broken the world record, right?" Shen Liang felt they were getting more and more exaggerated, but she was too lazy to expose the little girls' competitive spirit. She just looked at their outfits and asked, "You two... are the knots on your swimsuits just decorations?"

He was a little curious. He had seen this kind of buckle on women's swimsuits in many places, but was it a real buckle or a fake one?

In some works, it's undone with a gentle pull, and then... well...

But would any swimsuit really be designed like that? That's way too dangerous! Wouldn't it cause problems if it just touched the surface a few times while surfing?

It's probably a regular bikini, but the knotted straps were sewn on specifically for aesthetic purposes, right?

Rosalia lay on the inflatable mattress floating on the water, her little white feet sticking out, and she gave a cute, mischievous smile. "Hehe, big brother, want to try pulling me up?"

"May I?"

"Brother can do whatever he wants to Rosalia and Lilia."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Shen Liang grabbed her and pulled her out of the pool. He then laughed as he watched Rosalia's face go from shock to panic to defiance. "I'm telling you, you two idiots, you don't think this little trick can make your brother feel ashamed, do you? I know exactly how many moles you have!"

"Brother is the idiot!" Rosalia remained defiant. "If you're so capable, then pull it apart! I certainly don't have the guts!"

Shen Liang shrugged, then pulled open the knot at the back of Rosalia's swimsuit and tossed it aside. "What's there to be afraid of? It's not like you two can afford such a small size of tie-up bikini."

Rosalia's face flushed bright red, and then she pouted and burst into tears of humiliation, unable to hold back her sobs any longer.

"My brother is bullying me!!!"

Chapter Sixty-Three: Raiden Mei

It took a while of comforting to stop Rosalia's tears.

Under Lilia's disapproving look, Shen Liang finally managed to appease Rosalia before looking around.

When I left last time, the rooftop was clean and practically empty; now it's filled with blue gasoline drums. That's why the glass roof needs to be installed to prevent people from finding out.

Gasoline is a strategic national resource in Japan and its private sale is prohibited. Tobronia arranged for Shen Liang to have access to Russian connections, and during his absence, dozens of barrels of gasoline were shipped across the border and stored on the rooftop by Rosalia and Lilia.