Theresa fell silent.
She felt she might not be able to sleep tonight.
“Um, do you mean that you don’t have anywhere to go right now?”
“…No.”
“I can also hide back in the space where I avoided the vines earlier.
There, I can see scenery just like home, it’s just…
there’s no one there.”
Theresa felt the guilt in her heart grow heavier.
If she left the girl here alone, she might wake up in the middle of the night after falling asleep and slap herself.
“If, if you don’t mind.” Theresa looked at Selia: “You can come work at my academy.”
Selia seemed somewhat tempted, but still pursed her lips and shook her head: “I don’t even know the basic knowledge of your world.
I can’t add any more trouble for you.”
“That’s not a problem!
You can learn that common knowledge very quickly!” Theresa tried hard to promote her academy: “Our academy’s infrastructure is good, and the students are friendly.
You can live in a big villa with me, and the salary…
the salary is paid normally too.”
Hearing Theresa’s last sentence, Selia almost couldn’t hold back her laughter.
“But…
will it really not be any trouble for you?
If you are worried about my survival skills, you don’t have to worry at all.
My wilderness survival skills are very strong.”
Especially in snowy environments.
Selia silently added in her heart.
“…”
Who could feel reassured with you saying that!
Theresa roared in her heart.
However, what she said out loud was completely different from what she thought.
“It’s fine, it’s fine.
It just so happens that my niece is with me recently.
She, every day, other than skipping class, she just sleeps.
Even if you just come to help me keep an eye on her, that would be a huge help!”
Hmm?
Close-range interaction with Kiana?
And I can strictly discipline Kiana!
This condition struck hard at Selia, who was a member of the twisted Kiana-fan club.
“Alright…
then if there is anything you need my help with, just ask anytime.” Selia pondered for a moment: “And…
forget it, let’s talk about that later.”
[Why are you acting like a riddle-maker too, Host?]
“No, I was planning to give her a Collapse Paradigm or a Foldartal to save her life when the time comes, but it’s hard to explain right now, so I’ll just keep it a mystery for now.”
Selia replied in her heart: “After all, there are some situations where I might not have a reasonable excuse to step in, but Theresa is different.”
“You agreed?
That’s great.” Theresa’s eyes lit up: “Then in a while, you can come with me on the transport plane back to the academy.
It’s perfect, I’ll introduce you to Himeko then.”
“Himeko?”
“Yeah, an old, single auntie.
She is my right-hand woman here in the Far East.”
Old…
single auntie…
You really dare to say that…
“System, did you record that?”
[Don’t worry, Host.
I know you better than that; I’ve already got it ready.]
Selia began to try hard to hold back her laughter again.
But fortunately, her persona right now was an emotionally distant girl, so even if she didn’t say much, it wouldn’t be a problem.
“Right, taking advantage of this time, let me give you a crash course on the basic information of this world.”
After calling for the transport plane, Theresa began to chat with Selia with great interest: “You can also talk about what’s different in your world.
Maybe there’s a lot of knowledge you won’t need to relearn.”
[Wow, Host, didn’t you say Theresa wasn’t very smart?
She’s testing you.]
“I only said she wasn’t smart, but she is, after all, about to reach the age of knowing destiny, okay?
Her life experience is right there.” Selia complained in her heart.
“Moreover, this kind of probing is also necessary.
People tend to believe the conclusions they reach themselves, and the things she’s probing are a breeze for me, because I really am from another world.”
…
“So the children in your place only sleep six hours a day?
That’s too terrifying…
St.
Freya only has six hours of class a day.”
“Can’t help it…
The environment is a bit different.
After all, we don’t have physical training courses like St.
Freya over there.”
“But your math seems quite good.
Maybe you could tutor Kiana?”
“I’d be happy to be of service, though I might need to sit in on your history classes as well.
After all, the differences in history are really quite significant.”
“Right, right.
That’s not a problem.
I didn’t expect that Tesla and Einstein in your world are both male.
That’s really…
too bad there are no photos, otherwise I’d really like to see them.”
Just as the two were chatting happily, a buzzing noise came from the sky.
In the distance, a small black transport plane slowly landed on the playground of Chiba Academy.
Immediately after, a red figure jumped down from the plane.
“Good grief, Theresa, did you bring the Black Abyss White Flower here?
Or are you planning to become a gardener?”
Looking at the vines all over the playground, Himeko’s mouth twitched.
“This has nothing to do with me; it’s all the credit of that Pseudo-Herrscher.
If this Herrscher were willing to dedicate herself to environmental protection, she might become world-famous very soon.”
Theresa, accompanied by Selia, walked over slowly from the distance.
“Is this…
the future colleague you mentioned before?”
Himeko looked curiously at the petite black-haired girl covered in injuries beside Theresa, and curiously reached out her hand.
“Hello, I’m Murata Himeko.
Nice to meet you.
Your injuries…
do you need to go back to the Hyperion?
There’s a medical pod there you can use.”
“Hello, Sister Himeko.” Selia wiped her still bloodstained hand, shook hands with Himeko, and said in her calm, soft tone words that made Himeko’s heart ache: “No need.
It’s just this level of injury.
I’m used to it.”
“Th-then…” Selia’s words left Himeko silent.
She kept glancing at Theresa beside her, her eyes seeming to ask Theresa where she had picked up such a strange girl.
“Well…
I’ll tell you more about Selia later.
Let’s go back to the Hyperion first.
Most of Selia’s injuries are superficial.
We can repair them in the medical pod and let the ship’s doctor bandage her up.”
Theresa’s expression was complicated.
She sighed and said.
“Selia, what about you?
Any problems?”
“I have no objections.” Selia indicated she would follow the organization’s arrangements.
“Then let’s hurry.
Don’t worry, my piloting skills are excellent.
I guarantee to get the injured person to you smoothly within ten minutes.”
Himeko’s style was as decisive as ever.
She led the two directly into the transport plane.
As the black transport plane slowly ascended, Selia finally got a glimpse of the full view of Nagazora City, and in the distance, the giant floating battleship drifting in the clouds.
It was also where her dream began—the Hyperion.