Honkai, But With a Spirit Simulator

"Erwin Schrödinger." Schrödinger, wearing a cat-ear hood, also reached out to Liu Bai, and quickly received a response.

"Oh my, Liu Bai seems to be quite popular."

Einstein lay comfortably on the sofa, nibbling on chocolate.

"Tch, it's just curiosity from seeing a ghost for the first time. This enthusiasm won't last more than three days," Tesla said, pursing her lips.

But Einstein could sense a hint of sourness from Tesla.

"...This chocolate has gone bad, it's sour."

Although Einstein said that, she still swallowed the chocolate.

Tesla glanced at Einstein, puzzled.

"Since Mr. Liu Bai is so popular, how about we take turns living with him?" Einstein suggested. "As for the rest... it's fine if you want to sleep together, sleep on the floor, or sleep on the sofa. Of course, Mr. Liu Bai..."

"I understand, avert your eyes from impropriety. I am a gentleman, after all."

"No, what Dr. Einstein meant was that Mr. Liu Bai, you can communicate more with everyone using paper and pen. From any perspective, Dr. Einstein doesn't want your communication to be limited to just the two of us. That's not good for your physical and mental health."

Einstein's words surprised Liu Bai, and even Tesla fell silent.

Honestly, Einstein was the first person to consider everything so comprehensively for Liu Bai.

Liu Bai couldn't help but feel a little touched.

"As for your character, Liu Bai, Dr. Einstein trusts you."

"D-don't get touchy-feely," Tesla said awkwardly. "Of course, if others get touchy-feely with you, don't be polite either."

"Can I touch back?"

"...Are you not planning to resist at all?"

[And so, for the sake of your physical and mental health, the 42 Lab's rotating cohabitation system was established.]

[Not long after, Otto gave feedback on Edison's report - they were allowed to stay in the European branch to assist Einstein in mecha research.]

[Soon, the lab officially started the mecha experiment - of course, this was just a smokescreen for your actions.]

[With the cooperation of Edison and Tesla, two of the world's top inventors, the initial optimization was completed with only one-twentieth of the research funds. Of course, this matter was not reported. In Einstein's words, "Let's hold it back for another year or two, or until the funds run out."]

Good grief, the initial version of the mecha hasn't even been submitted, and the optimized version is being held back.

[Experiments revolving around you have begun.]

[The first experiment was normal. The objects you possessed were just things like radios and light bulbs. Edison was your roommate tonight, and you discussed some topics related to inventions with her.]

[The second experiment was also normal. You started possessing larger appliances. Planck was your roommate tonight, and you listened to her complain about the difficulty of teaching students all night.]

[The third time, the experiment was as usual. Schrödinger was your roommate today, and she told you about that famous experiment with a blank expression - "Schrödinger's Cat."]

[Fourth experiment, normal, roommate Edison]

[Fifth experiment, normal, roommate Planck]

[Sixth experiment, normal, roommate Schrödinger]

[Your portable typewriter has been completed by Edison. As long as your hand speed is fast enough, you can communicate seamlessly with others. Now, Edison is preparing to make a screen that can display text.]

[The experiment... is getting weird. Today, your possessed items: a cat-ear hood provided by Schrödinger, a white shirt provided by Edison, a pair of white stockings provided by Planck, a wrench provided by Tesla, and a chocolate provided by Einstein. Everyone asked you to choose one, but before you could choose, this experiment turned into a game.]

"It's been almost a year, hasn't it?"

Planck looked at the summer scenery outside the window and couldn't help but smile wryly.

"I didn't expect it to take so long," Edison said, sitting generously next to Planck. "It's time to go back. The headquarters has issued a notice... Of course, I think I should go back too. We've been gone for almost a year, and the North American branch seems to have made some new discoveries."

"I'm quite reluctant to leave here," Planck looked at the girls eating over there, revealing a gentle smile. "Sure enough, this experiment is stuck in the second stage."

"Are you reluctant to leave Liesel, or reluctant to leave Mr. Liu Bai?"

"Well... Nancy, can you guess? There's a reward if you guess correctly."

"Allow me to refuse," Edison stared at the typewriter made by her over there. "However, I really want to abduct one of these two back."

Chapter 29: Heh heh heh

[In the autumn of 1955, Einstein and Tesla submitted a report on the mecha to Otto. Subsequently, Otto ordered the temporary termination of mecha research and instead assigned a new task to the 42 Lab.]

"So, we're going to have a new guest, huh?"

Liu Bai looked at the quiet and somewhat lonely living room and asked Einstein.

No, there's no need to ask. This new guest... is the future Welt Joyce.

Of course, his name is still Ω1 now.

"Yes, and a rather remarkable person at that," Einstein rarely showed a troubled expression.

She didn't expect Otto to suddenly assign the famous Ω1 to their lab.

And... they weren't given any research funding or anything, which meant that their research on Liu Bai couldn't be carried out at all.

You can't make bricks without straw.

"It seems that your experimental project needs to be temporarily suspended."

"I think I can go sponge off Edison," Liu Bai said very honestly.

Although Edison has acted like an ordinary scientist in the lab this year, who can ignore the Universal Group and the North American branch in her hands? This is the foundation for Anti-Entropy and Destiny to compete in the future.

By the way, in the history of the Honkai world, the European Recovery Program, also known as the Marshall Plan, was a long-term contract between Edison and Destiny.

In Tesla's words: very, very, very, very, very rich.

The five "very"s highlight Edison's wealth while fully expressing Tesla's gnashing of teeth towards Edison.

"That person won't allow Edison to invest in our lab."

Einstein got up and looked out the window at the car lights in the forest. "It seems they're here."

"Let's go, I'll go take a look too."

Liu Bai followed Einstein, as for Tesla?

Sleeping.

After the lab became deserted, Tesla resumed her habit of sleeping at any time.

Liu Bai and Einstein walked through the somewhat gloomy forest path at night, and they could still faintly hear the owl's shrill cry. Soon, they saw a middle-aged man in a black suit grabbing a hooded youth and moving forward.

Einstein walked up to the middle-aged man, who handed over the prepared documents. Einstein glanced at them and signed her name.

Liu Bai watched with interest the hooded youth, whose body was trembling slightly with fear.

"You can go back."

Einstein said to the middle-aged man in front of her after signing the document in a businesslike manner.

"Yes, Miss."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly to Einstein after confirming that everything was correct, then released the youth's arm and left without looking back.

This scene is like signing for a package...

After the middle-aged man's figure disappeared, Liu Bai spoke slowly.

"Confirmed, he doesn't have any surveillance devices or anything like that on him."

"Well, that's good." Einstein nodded. "Help him untie it."

The youth codenamed Ω1 felt a sense of confusion.

Who... are they talking to?

Before Ω1 could figure it out, a force came, and the cloth covering his eyes was torn off.

"Greenwich time, October 20th, 22:57—thank you for your hard work, guinea pig."

Einstein greeted him expressionlessly, and seeing that the youth in front of him seemed to want to say something, Einstein scratched her hair.

"Quiet, come with me."

It was obvious that Einstein was not in a good mood.

Even a gentle person like Einstein wouldn't be in a good mood after being suddenly interrupted from her experiment and having someone stuffed in.

Ω1 seemed to sense Einstein's bad mood as well, and shrank his neck, not saying a word.

Suddenly, he felt something patting his shoulder.

A gloomy forest path, a girl turning to leave.

Escape?

Ω1 subconsciously had this idea, but the next moment, he seemed to see himself in a forest full of thorns and vines with no way to retreat, being knocked down by a tranquilizer gun.

At the thought of the consequences of running away, Ω1 shuddered violently, not even daring to look back, and hurried after her.

Before long, a two-story country villa appeared before Ω1's eyes.

"Don't be afraid," Einstein comforted without turning her head. "This place is different from other labs, and we haven't received any instructions to dissect you in any way."

Otto's orders were indeed a bit nonsensical, and even Einstein couldn't figure them out.

Their research on Honkai energy... it's not that they can't do it, but it's really just at an average level.

Now, as a Destiny scientist, Einstein hasn't had the opportunity to come into contact with Honkai at will. She only obtained her doctorate last year after proposing the general theory of relativity, and then she researched mechs and spirits. She's not curious about Honkai either.

Otto asking them to study this guy who is closely related to Honkai is simply asking for trouble.

Leaving aside all these twists and turns.

Einstein's words made Ω1 stop in his tracks.

What does she mean?

Does that mean that if they received instructions, they would dissect me?

Ω1 shuddered again, and the petite woman in front of him instantly seemed like a mad scientist from a story in his eyes.

"Imperial Research Institute, Lab 42," Einstein explained, as if to herself. "You can stay here for now. As long as you don't run away or interfere with our experiments, no one will bother you."

Experiments?

This was the first time Ω1 had encountered someone so indifferent to him.

It piqued his curiosity about what kind of experiments they were conducting.

Einstein pushed open the door, gesturing for Ω1 to enter.

"Sit," Einstein said, pointing to the sofa, then to herself. "Ein-Stein—Dr. Einstein."

She introduced herself to the somewhat dazed Ω1.

"……?"

This is her name

Sometime later, a... something that looked like a typewriter appeared before Ω1.

—Floating.

"—Hah!?"

Ω1 was so startled that he took a big step back.

"G-ghost??"

In his panic, Ω1 tripped on the threshold and fell to the ground.

How rude.

The typewriter's robotic arm wrote another line on the paper.

"N-not a ghost, then..." Ω1 sighed in relief, dusting off his clothes as he prepared to stand up. "So it's some kind of high-tech thing? That's really scary."

Then, Ω1 saw the typewriter's robotic arm begin to move rapidly again.