"Where do you think you're going?" Before he could react, Kiana's hand landed firmly on his shoulder. She smiled innocently, but her eyes betrayed a dangerous glint.
"You... how can you move in a stopped time space?" Fu Lin stared at her in disbelief. The pocket watch, which had never failed him before, had somehow been rendered useless.
"That's a secret~ This little toy is quite fun, but far too dangerous for someone like you. Let me keep it safe for you." Kiana caressed Fu Lin's face with an unsettling tenderness, snatching the pocket watch from his hand and slipping it into her chest. Her cheeks were flushed as she smiled mischievously.
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"Without the pocket watch, don't think I'll be scared of you... And I'm no weakling either... Wait where's my Honkai energy?!" Seeing that his time-stop ability had no effect, Fu Lin prepared to fight with all his might, only to realize that the Honkai energy within his body was being drained like a flood. Kiana absorbed every last drop, leaving him completely empty. Exhausted and powerless, he slumped against her shoulder.
"Gulp!" (sound of swallowing nervously)
"Please... go easy on me. I'm afraid of pain. I'm begging you~"
Fu Lin looked at the clearly abnormal Kiana with an innocent glow in his eyes, speaking softly. Yet, in his mind, he was frantically calling out to his mental hotline, the Herrscher of Sentience for some backup power. No response came, as if someone had cut their connection entirely.
"Whatever you ask for, I'll grant it. For now, why don't you get some rest..." Kiana traced Fu Lin's lips, a satisfied smile forming as she felt the Honkai energy flowing within her. Without further hesitation, she knocked him unconscious.
Fu Lin learned the hard way that wandering into dark alleys for no reason is never a good idea.
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"Did I just get kidnapped by an airhead?!" Fu Lin opened his eyes and surveyed his surroundings, slowly piecing together what had happened.
"Damn, they really went all out—bondage play, huh?"
Looking at the intricate knots binding him in such an almost seductive manner, Fu Lin gasped audibly.
"Not gonna lie, this rope is pretty sturdy... Wonder where they bought it from?"
He tried to summon the faint amount of strength that had returned to him to break free, but after a few minutes of futile effort, he stared up at the ceiling, muttering to himself to ease the awkwardness.
"You're recovering well, my dear Fu Lin~~" Kiana stepped out from another room, carrying a bowl of porridge. She chuckled at the sight of Fu Lin lying flat after his struggles.
"…Big sister, these ropes are making my arms sore. Can you help me untie them?" Fu Lin stared wide-eyed at Kiana and shamelessly begged without a hint of dignity.
Fu Lin's inner thought: A real man knows when to yield. What's dignity compared to survival?!
Everyone: Shameless!
"Ah~~" He actually called me 'Big Sister'!
Kiana felt a wave of delight course through her, her body tingling all over. She instinctively squeezed her thighs together, flustered yet thrilled, and approached Fu Lin with the porridge, letting out occasional, strange gasps.
"What... is going on here?" Fu Lin stared at the bizarre behavior of Kiana, whose hair's ahoge swayed playfully atop her head, utterly confused.
"Ah~ Drink this, and I'll untie you." Kiana placed Fu Lin's head on her lap, scooping a spoonful of porridge and bringing it to his lips.
"...First, tell me. Did you make this, or did you buy it?" Fu Lin looked at the spoon near his mouth and asked nervously.
"Of course, I made it myse—" Before Kiana could finish, Fu Lin wriggled away in terror, eyeing the porridge as though it were a lethal poison.
"Smack!" Kiana's expression turned stormy as she watched him evade her. The spoon in her hand snapped in two, and the hot porridge spilled onto her lap.
"Gulp! How about... I cook something for you instead?" Seeing this, Fu Lin swallowed hard, speaking cautiously and avoiding direct eye contact with Kiana, all while silently begging for help.
Fu Lin's inner thought: Fu Shi! If you don't come soon, you'll only find my corpse!