"Hahaha, that's hilarious. I've heard rumors about Bennett before, but I always thought it was just an exaggeration. Now it seems those people have toned it down a bit."

Su Bai gave a wry smile. He had boasted that as long as Bennett carried the protective charm he had made, he would be fine unless he encountered a very strong attack.

Now, Bennett is lying in bed. After this incident, Su Bai has some thoughts in mind. He might make some one-time antidote talismans. Unlucky kids like Bennett can get food poisoning even if they don't suffer any external harm.

"Alright, we've arrived. This is Sugar's house. Hmm? The door is open, so she must be home."

Just as Yura raised her hand to knock, she was surprised to find that Sugar's door was not closed. After calling Sugar a few times without getting a response, both Yura and Su Bai became worried about Sugar. Alchemy may be amazing, but if you're not careful, it can really lead to someone's death.

"Su Bai, let's go in and take a look. If something really happened to Sugar, then it'll be terrible."

At this point, Yura couldn't care less about aristocratic etiquette. Sugar's life was far more important than aristocratic etiquette. The two of them, who didn't find Sugar after entering the room, could only search for her everywhere inside.

"Separate to search, and be careful. There might be some dangerous items in the alchemist's house."

Before splitting up, Yura reminded Su Bai that after searching through two houses, Yura let out a scream as she went off to look for Sugar.

Upon hearing the sound, Su Bai thought Yura was in some danger. But when he found Yura by following the direction of the sound, his pupils contracted and he was stunned by what he saw.

"By the Rock King, I hope this alchemist isn't so interested in human and fox bones."

(How much exploration progress have you all made in the layered rocks? I haven't even fully explored the map after a whole day...)

Chapter Sixty-Eight Misunderstanding

squeak~

A gentle breeze blew through the door, making it sound like the passage of time. Although it was noon, the warm breeze brought no warmth to Su Bai and You La inside.

On the wall, various unknown bones intertwined, like a painting created by a madman—distorted, insane, and perverse.

The windows, covered by thick curtains, prevented any sunlight from entering the room, filling it with a gloomy and eerie atmosphere. In this environment, a single bed sat quietly against the wall, and the room's occupant was completely unaware of anything amiss.

In a corner of the room, a pale green light emanated from an alchemy table, serving as the only source of light in the room. The pale green light made the bones on the wall appear even more terrifying.

As Su Bai pushed open the door, he felt a chill run from his feet to his head, making him shiver. Even someone like Su Bai, who had witnessed the horrors of war, was horrified by the scene before him. No, the fear he felt from the blood and incomplete corpses on the battlefield was completely different from the fear he felt before him.

Yura was so frightened that she couldn't even speak. The stark white bones before her were beyond her comprehension. Although she was a knight who had undergone rigorous training, she was still just a young woman in her early twenties.

"Yura, your Mondstadt alchemy is pretty extreme. It's quite a rare hobby."

Su Bai patted Yura's slightly trembling shoulder. This was the first time Su Bai had ever seen such a scene, but as an immortal, he could not allow himself to bring his fear to those around him.

The warm hand on her shoulder dispelled some of Yura's fear, and Yura's expression became very serious after calming down. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes today, she would never have imagined that an alchemist could be so perverted.

Lisa also said that Sugar was a shy little thing. Looking at the furnishings of this house, she doesn't seem like someone who would be shy at all. I didn't expect Sugar to have fooled Lisa. She's such a dangerous person. As the Knight of Favonius, she would never allow such a dangerous person to live in Mondstadt.

"Who are you, and what are you doing in my house?"

"No, did you all see it?"

A halting female voice came from behind them. Yura, who had just mustered a little courage, felt her heart clench and mechanically turned her head. At the door of the room, a green-haired girl wearing glasses was standing timidly. If it weren't for the bloody, unidentified object she was holding, Yura might have really thought she was just a shy child.

"Um, do we know each other?"

Sugar tilted her head. She had only met Yura, the guerrilla squad leader, a few times and was not familiar with her. The man with the tail probably didn't recognize her either.

Could it be that she was discovered following this strange creature with a tail? That shouldn't be the case. She memorized the entire map of Mondstadt to avoid being discovered; she knew exactly where the backstreets and other hidden paths were.

Sugar's tilted head didn't make Su Bai and Yura feel cute at all. At the same time, the same thought came to their minds: Was this devil thinking about how to deal with them?

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy. Sugar, who was confused, looked at the wall behind Su Bai and then realized what was going on. She picked up the bone with meat on it and wanted to go closer to the wall to explain.

Sugar took a step closer to Su Bai and Yura, and Su Bai and Yura took a step back. When the two of them retreated to the wall, Yura couldn't hold back any longer and took out the sacrificial greatsword from her back.

"Miss Sugar, don't move. Just stand still. Su Bai, prepare for battle."

"Um, let me explain, it's all a misunderstanding, it's not what you think."

"Misunderstanding? You dangerous guy have taken so many lives, and you call it a misunderstanding?"

Yura, holding the sacrificial greatsword, was somewhat agitated. Ice elements danced around her body like sprites. Su Bai, on the other hand, took a closer look at the meat in Sugar's hand. It seemed to be wild boar meat.

Su Bai turned around and took a closer look at the bones on the wall. Although these bones were strangely pieced together, they were indeed just animal bones. It seemed that he and Yura had indeed misunderstood Sugar.

"Well, Yura, let's hear what Sugar has to say. Sugar shouldn't be a bad person."

Yura glanced at Su Bai, then at Sugar wearing glasses, and sized Sugar up and down. After confirming that she could subdue Sugar instantly, Yura put away the sacrificial greatsword and gave Sugar a chance to explain.

Sugar breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly explained the bones on the wall and the pork in her hand. Faced with Yura's questioning gaze, Su Bai nodded. The bones on the wall were indeed animal bones, and Sugar was not lying about that.

After personally inspecting the walls and confirming that the bones were all animal bones, Yura coughed awkwardly twice. In her fright, she had mistaken the bones for human bones, which was her oversight.

"Ahem, it seems it was all a misunderstanding. Well, I'm so sorry for trespassing into your house."

After learning that collecting bones was just a hobby of Sugar's, Su Bai and Yura felt even more embarrassed. Just moments ago, the two had been thinking of capturing Sugar and interrogating her properly with the Knights of Favonius.

"It's alright, I didn't know you two were looking for me..."

"You pervert! I've finally found where you live. Prepare to die!"

"Huh? Big Fox, you actually found this pervert before I did!"

Before Sugar could finish speaking, Diona, who seemed to appear out of nowhere, interrupted her. An arrow of ice element had already materialized in her bow, and she looked furious; Su Bai could feel the anger in her voice.

"A complete pervert."

Diona's three words caught Su Bai's attention. Only then did Su Bai notice that Sugar's hair was actually green, exactly the same color he had seen that day.

Su Bai's eyes instantly turned dangerous. He never expected that what he thought was a misunderstanding would turn into catching this perverted peeping tom.

“Yura, you can pick up your sword again. This Miss Sugar may need to be interrogated by the Knights of Favonius.”

With Yura and Subaru in front and Diona watching from behind, Sugar was a little flustered, while Diona proudly shook the small bottle in her hand.

“I knew that the perverted voyeur would definitely do it again. I deliberately sprinkled some of my special seasoning in a few hidden alleys. You didn’t expect that, did you? My nose can follow the smell to find the place.”

"So, the green-haired spy that day really was you, Miss Sugar."

Su Bai's eyes were somewhat dangerous. It seemed that Miss Sugar's hobby of collecting bones was starting to develop in a perverted direction. If it wasn't dealt with in time, it would probably be a big problem in the future. He didn't want to be sleeping at home when a green-haired head would pop out of the window.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Peeping Pervert Was Actually Sugar

"Well, I was just curious why your bodies are different from ordinary people, I didn't mean any harm."

"I just wanted to do some research, I really didn't mean anything else."

Sugar was almost in tears. She really didn't mean any harm. Sugar, who suffers from social anxiety, was not good at speaking to begin with, and now she didn't know how to explain herself. At the same time, she also realized why she smelled of barbecue seasoning. It turned out that Diona had deliberately sprinkled it on her.

"As an alchemist, exploring the unknown is of utmost importance."

"But I was worried about disturbing you, so I had no choice but to secretly follow you."

Su Bai and Diona exchanged a glance. They could both sense that the spying was not malicious, but that did not prove that what Sugar said was true.

"Miss Sugar, do you have any other evidence to prove what you're saying?"

"Yes, I do keep an observation diary."

Sugar hurriedly pulled a notebook from her pocket and handed it to Su Bai. The slightly warm notebook made Su Bai blush. As expected of an alchemist, she kept such a notebook close to her body.

Yura curiously leaned closer, wanting to see what was so unusual about the mysterious alchemist's notes. When she opened a certain page, Su Bai was dumbfounded.

From March x to March xx, the white fox appears to be in heat. During this period, he has been in close relationships with several women. Recently, he found a pink female with no tail and no ears. This female has not shown any aggression so far. Perhaps we could ask her why she doesn't have a tail.

Yura glanced at it a few times and immediately turned her head away, blushing. She secretly complained to herself that Sugar wrote all sorts of things on it. How could someone as gentle as Shinko be aggressive? And the whole "heat cycle" thing was just too embarrassing.

???

Su Bai was now full of questions. What was a heat cycle? As an immortal, he wasn't a brainless animal. How could he have a heat cycle? Had this kid gone crazy from reading too much?

"Um, Mr. Fox, did I make a mistake again?"

Sugar keenly noticed the complex expression on Su Bai's face and realized that this might be a great opportunity to enrich her knowledge. Sugar ignored the bloody meat and bones in her hands. She casually threw the meat on the ground and took out a notebook and a pen from her pocket, looking ready to start taking notes at any time.

"Well, Miss Sugar, while there's nothing seriously wrong with your notes, from an ethical and physical standpoint, I am human, not an animal. I don't have an estrus cycle, and I'm not reproductively isolated from humans."

"Huh? Really?"

Su Bai was barely able to contain his anger. He was now ready to teach Sugar a lesson. Sugar, who was still taking notes, was shocked to hear this. Could it be that her guess was wrong from the beginning?

"Sugar, you don't have to disbelieve me. Look at Diona behind you. If there really were reproductive barriers, Diona wouldn't have been born into this world."

Sugar stared at Diona for a moment and nodded in agreement. Indeed, it seemed that she had really made a mistake this time. Her meticulousness was still not as good as that of Teacher Abedo.

"Yes, Mr. Fox, you make a lot of sense. Thank you for your guidance."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't ignore me!"

Diona felt very unhappy when she saw Sugar bowing to Su Bai with a look of understanding. She was clearly a victim too, so why was she being used as evidence?

"You spying bastard, even if you didn't mean any harm, it's still wrong to spy on others."

"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to, I was just curious."

Sugar, having snapped out of her study mode, spoke haltingly out of nervousness. In front of Diona, who was quite short, Sugar kept bowing and apologizing, her head always level with Diona's chest.

Diona, who was still burning with anger, didn't know what to do when faced with Sugar's sincere apology. If she forgave her, she couldn't get rid of the pent-up resentment from catching the pervert day and night. If she didn't forgive her, Sugar had already apologized sincerely, and she was just curious and wanted to observe her, without breaking any laws.

Diona remained silent, caught in a dilemma. Sugar, thinking Diona didn't want to forgive him, bowed even faster. Finally, Su Bai, noticing Diona's inner turmoil, offered a suggestion.

"Well, Sugar's an alchemist, right? Why don't you make some weird-tasting alchemical potions for Diona? I think Diona might need them."

"Diona, don't go out catching frogs lately. Just make do with Sugar's weird-tasting potion. Dvalin might be going crazy again."

Diona's eyes lit up. That's right, this green-haired weirdo is an alchemist! As an alchemist, she must be making some strange-tasting alchemical potions.

"Alright, since you've said so about fighting foxes, then I'll give this guy a chance."

"Let's make this clear first, the potion has to be something really, really weird, preferably the kind that makes people shudder just thinking about it after they drink it."

"It's...it's that simple?"

Sugar, an expert in bio-alchemy, thought Diona would ask for potions with strange and unusual effects, but to her surprise, Diona only wanted some potions with strange and unusual tastes.

After mentally giving Diona a "friend zone" card, Sugar decided to make two large barrels of potions for her. This caused Cattail Tavern to be packed every day for a while afterward. After all, who can resist a drink that tastes so good that it makes your tongue glow?

The sudden popularity of the new beer at Cat's Tail Tavern puzzled Diluc for a long time. He had been making beer for a long time, and this was the first time he had ever seen a beer that made your tongue glow.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about medicine. Miss Sugar, can you concoct a medicine to make teeth grow back? For people."

To prevent Bennett's bad luck from working its magic again, and the teeth that grow back will be animal teeth, Su Bai added a sentence afterward.

Hearing that the potion Su Bai wanted was so simple, Sugar nodded in agreement. She felt that she should apologize and make amends for her mistake. Besides, this kind of potion was very simple and wouldn't take much effort at all.

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