At this moment, Asta turned her head to look at Dan Heng and gave him a smiling nod.
Then, she greeted March 7th familiarly before looking curiously at Stelle and gazing in awe at the beautiful and cute Theresa.
“March 7th, Dan Heng, these two are…”
Asta looked at Stelle and Theresa, asking the Trailblazers curiously.
“Eh?
Isn’t she a member of your Space Station?”
March 7th asked while pointing at Stelle, who also looked at Asta blankly.
“Absolutely not.
After all, I am the Lead Researcher of the Space Station; I know all the Researcher members, yet I’ve never seen them before.
Besides, who wouldn’t remember such cute girls?”
Asta said with a smile as she looked at Theresa, whose beautiful eyes were fixed on her.
Theresa’s face flushed at the words; it was the first time she had been praised by a girl in this world.
“Oho, this cute little sister is blushing!
Don’t be shy, big sister is a very nice person.”
Asta smiled and pulled Theresa into a hug.
The Oath of Judah had already been turned back into a necklace around Theresa’s neck.
Seeing Theresa being picked up by Asta, everyone felt like laughing.
Especially Welt—as a mature man who grew up watching Theresa’s magical girl shows, he couldn’t help but want to laugh seeing her constantly treated like a child.
“Welt seems quite happy.”
Himeko asked curiously, noticing Welt holding back his laughter.
“Ahem!
No, I’m not.
Himeko, you must be mistaken!”
Welt didn’t dare admit he was teasing Theresa; not everyone could withstand the Oath of Judah, except perhaps for Otto’s Soulium head.
“Mmph, let go of me~”
Theresa’s small face was smothered against Asta’s chest, but she didn’t dare struggle too hard.
After all, Asta was the Lead Researcher authorized by Ms.
Herta to manage the Space Station and the daughter of an Interstellar Peace Corporation director.
Naturally, Theresa didn’t want to provoke her for the time being.
“Miss, she’s not just a cute little girl.
In a sense, she’s my savior.”
Arlan said to Asta, his face still a bit pale.
“Eh?
Arlan, are you serious?
Looking as cute as she does?”
Asta asked in disbelief while pinching Theresa’s cheeks.
“I’m serious.
I suggest you stop teasing her, Miss.
It won’t be good if she pulls out that massive, heavy cross.”
Arlan spoke to Asta, who was excitedly rubbing Theresa’s face.
Himeko and Welt also held back their laughter while explaining things to Asta.
“Hmph!
I’ve told you all, why won’t you believe me?
I’ll say it one more time: I am not a child!”
Theresa shouted crossly.
Her delicate, babyish loli voice made it very hard for everyone to believe her.
“It’s true, she’s over forty—ow!”
Before Welt could finish, Theresa bit down on his palm.
Welt grimaced and shook his hand, trying to dislodge the Theresa latched onto it.
“Welt, a girl’s age is a secret.
You’re being very rude.”
Himeko smiled as she watched Welt getting his hand bitten, and the other girls nodded in agreement.
“Ptooey, ptooey!
I need to rinse my mouth.”
After a while, Theresa finally released Welt’s hand and took the bottled water March 7th handed her to rinse her mouth.
“Alright, back to business.
Since Lead Researcher Asta says she doesn’t know you, then Stelle, who exactly are you?”
Dan Heng asked, looking at Stelle warily.
Everyone looked at the bewildered Stelle in surprise.
“I…
I don’t know who I am either.
I only know my name is Stelle.”
Stelle explained to everyone dejectedly.
“Then what about this cute little sister?”
Asta asked, looking at Theresa with curiosity.
“She is a Trailblazer from our Astral Express, Theresa.”
Himeko explained to Asta, who nodded.
Now, the only remaining mystery was Stelle.
“No need for wild guesses.
I know who she is.”
A beautiful and cute loli walked over slowly, her indifferent face looking at the crowd as she spoke.
“It’s Ms.
Herta!”
“Wow, it really is you!”
Several Researcher members shouted excitedly.
“Hello, Ms.
Herta.
I’m sorry the Space Station was invaded by the Antimatter Legion.
Fortunately, there wasn’t much loss.”
Asta explained, looking at Herta with awe.
Genius Society – Member #83, Herta
“Asta, it’s not your fault.
It’s the trouble stirred up by the Stellaron Hunters.
Why not introduce yourself?”
Herta looked up at the tall Stelle and asked.
“Hello, Ms.
Herta.
My name is Stelle.
Other than that, I don’t remember anything.”
Stelle explained while looking curiously at the puppet-like Herta.
“Who is she?”
Theresa asked, looking at Herta curiously.
In truth, she knew who Herta was, but to avoid suspicion, she naturally had to pretend they were strangers.
“Eh, another stranger.
You’re quite cute.”
Herta said as she looked Theresa up and down, noting with satisfaction that their heights were quite similar.
“Member #83 of the Genius Society, Ms.
Herta.
She is the true master of this Herta Space Station; I am merely an acting Lead Researcher.”
Asta introduced Herta with a smile.
The true master of the Herta Space Station.
She successfully regained her youth through the Herta Sequence she proposed; her true age remains a mystery.
As the human with the highest IQ on Blue-6, she only does what interests her.
Once she loses interest, she leaves immediately—the Space Station is the perfect example.
Herta usually appears as a remotely controlled puppet: “Compared to when I was a child, it’s barely a seventy percent match.” — Herta herself.
Herta of the Genius Society is not satisfied with the laws of the ordinary world.
She turns her gaze toward the unsolved mysteries of the galaxy, hoping those distant enigmas will satisfy her curiosity.
To this end, Herta spearheaded the creation of a museum-like interstellar vessel and launched it into planetary orbit, beginning her research into “sealing all wonders within the stars.” In recent Amber Eras, communication with other worlds has become increasingly frequent.
She established cooperation with the IPC, helped the Xianzhou fight against Abominations, acquired many collectibles from the Astral Express, and even had a few skirmishes with the Garden of Recollection—a truly fulfilling experience compared to the past hundred eras.
To safely preserve a Stellaron, she established the Herta Space Station.
“Eh!
Stelle was actually transformed from a Stellaron?
Doesn’t that make her…
Stelle!”
March 7th said, looking at the bewildered Stelle in surprise.
“Won’t you introduce yourself, Little Cutie?”
Although Herta was very interested in Stelle, her intuition told her that Theresa, who was so similar to her, also held secrets.
“Hello, Ms.
Herta.
My name is Theresa.
I’m a Trailblazer who recently joined the Astral Express.
You can ask Mr.
Yang or Himeko.”
Theresa said, looking at Herta.
The sight of the two over-aged lolis facing off was quite amusing to everyone.