Everyone looked curiously at the mask full of wisdom in Theresa’s hands, but no one reached out to examine it, even though Herta, Stelle, and March 7th were all very curious.
“That mask is a manifestation of a Masked Fool’s Path Power; it’s not a physical object.
Only other Masked Fools can touch it.”
Dan Heng explained to the three eager girls.
Hearing this, they sighed in disappointment, and Theresa stored the mask back into the Homu System.
“By the way, Theresa, what abilities do you have now?”
March 7th asked, looking curiously at the adorable Theresa.
Everyone was also concerned about what skills Theresa had mastered.
“I’m not quite sure myself.
It seems I’ll have to test it in battle.
However, I don’t dare try the Simulated Universe again.
I’m afraid it might attract another Simulated Aeon, especially since I carry the aura of Permanence.”
Theresa explained to everyone.
Hearing this, they all nodded.
Indeed, they couldn’t just mess around; while the Trailblazers might be able to handle it, that didn’t mean the Herta Space Station could.
“We’ve troubled the Space Station for quite a while now.
So, Ms.
Herta, it’s time for us to continue our journey.
Also, the Astral Express needs to purchase stellar jades from you as fuel for the warp.”
“One warp requires one hundred and sixty stellar jades as fuel.
We’d like to buy sixteen thousand stellar jades.
Is it still the old price of ten thousand credit points per jade?”
Himeko said to Asta, who nodded subconsciously.
However, Herta stated that since the Trailblazers had helped the Space Station so much, she would personally gift the Astral Express Crew sixteen thousand stellar jades to repay their kindness.
After all, the value of the Researchers here and Asta herself was incredibly high.
Everyone thought about it and looked to Himeko and Welt to make the decision.
“In that case, the Astral Express Crew will not refuse.
Thank you for your generosity, Ms.
Herta and Station Master Asta.”
“Then let’s head back to the Astral Express.”
Welt said, and everyone said their goodbyes to Herta and Asta.
“By the way, Stelle, do you want to stay here or come with us and become a Trailblazer?”
March 7th asked Stelle.
Hearing this, Stelle became conflicted.
“I suggest you go with the Trailblazers.
If you stay here, once my interest in you fades, the most you’ll become is a Researcher.
It’s better to go to the Astral Express, as long as you come back from time to time to help me test the Simulated Universe.”
Herta advised Stelle, who then nodded in agreement.
“Herta, can I make a request?”
Theresa asked with a smile, her eyes darting around.
“Sure, as long as you don’t do anything stupid.
What do you want?” You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Herta said warily, looking at Theresa.
She was truly traumatized by Theresa’s antics.
“Eh, don’t stare at me so fearfully.
I’m not going to eat you~”
“I want one of your puppets to use as a body pillow, and it can also help the Conductor with cleaning the train.”
Theresa said playfully, using Snake’s tone.
Everyone assumed she was just teasing Herta, but hearing that Theresa wanted a Herta Puppet, they thought it was a good idea.
Plus, at critical moments, Herta could connect to the puppet to communicate and share information with them.
“Eh!
I want one too!” x2
Stelle and March 7th shouted excitedly.
Herta rolled her eyes at them; they weren’t as serious as Theresa.
Who knew how they would mess with her puppet?
“No one except Theresa.
Besides, these lifelike puppets are very expensive to make.
Other than the joints being a bit unnatural, they’re no different from real people.”
“You two…
you don’t have some sort of ‘ideas’ about the puppet, do you?”
Herta asked Stelle and March 7th warily.
The two smiled awkwardly, essentially admitting it.
“I knew it.
Well then, Theresa, I’ll grant puppet permissions to you, Ms.
Himeko, and Mr.
Welt.
By the way, Dan Heng, are you interested?”
Herta asked Dan Heng, and everyone immediately looked at him with strange expressions.
“…”
“I haven’t fallen that low yet.
Most importantly, I have a lot of things to handle right now; I don’t have those kinds of thoughts.”
Dan Heng quickly cleared himself of any suspicion regarding having “ideas” about the Herta Puppet.
“Hmm, not bad.
Except for Stelle and March 7th, the Trailblazers are quite decent.
I’m relieved.
I wouldn’t want to log into the puppet over there one day and be disturbed by some strange sensations.”
Herta said with a seasoned veteran’s smile.
Asta also chuckled, because her mischievous side was imagining a bizarre expression on a Herta Puppet with heart-eyes and a peace sign.
“Then this Herta Puppet in the office is a gift to you all.
Don’t do anything reckless; I don’t want to log in one day and find my puppet being…
‘tested’.”
“Ms.
Herta, don’t corrupt the children.”
Himeko rolled her eyes at Herta with a smile, looking at Stelle and March 7th.
As for Theresa, she said it was nothing; she had seen countless adult movies already.
“Ahem, alright Ms.
Herta, we should head out.
Theresa, you carry her puppet.
Sometimes having it help the Astral Express Crew clean as a maid seems like a good idea too.”
Welt said, sounding somewhat excited.
Everyone’s eyebrows shot up—did Uncle Yang have a maid fetish?
“I didn’t expect Uncle Yang to be into such things.”
March 7th whispered her complaint to Stelle, but Stelle just looked confused, saying she didn’t understand, since she was a child less than two days old.
“Right, right, a ‘Stelle’ who’s less than two days old but 1.7 meters tall.”
“Let’s go.
Stop staring longingly at the puppet Theresa is holding.
She’s not going to let you ‘test’ it.
Besides, you’re a girl; you don’t even have the equipment for that.”
March 7th teased while pulling Stelle along.
Stelle reluctantly walked beside March, looking back at the beautiful and cute puppet with lingering affection.
“Then, goodbye, Asta, Herta.”
Theresa and the Trailblazers bid farewell to Herta and Asta, and Arlan saw them off.
Some Researchers watched in shock as Theresa openly carried Herta’s puppet away.
They looked at Theresa and the Herta Puppet enviously, unsure of whom to be more jealous of.
Everyone returned to the resupplied and repaired Astral Express.
They were all wearing Imaginary Storage Devices—space storage devices.
This was the latest technology developed by Herta for their daily needs.
“Welcome back!
The Astral Express has been repaired.
By the way, did you buy the stellar jades needed for the warp?”
Pom-Pom welcomed everyone, shouting expectantly.
It was about to start cleaning; it had a bit of a germaphobia and mild OCD.
But it couldn’t be helped, as Pom-Pom, who was born along with the Astral Express, couldn’t leave the train.
It would be incredibly bored if it didn’t find something to do!
“Ta-da!
Conductor Pom-Pom, all the tasks you gave us are finished!
Sister Himeko even received sixteen thousand stellar jades gifted by Ms.
Herta personally.
That’s enough for us to warp back and forth a hundred times!”
March 7th shouted happily while hugging Pom-Pom.