Honkai, But a Spirit Simulator

Ah...

Welt remembered that Dr. Einstein had indeed mentioned a name called "Tesla" yesterday.

...Is she a doctor with a very bad temper?

"I understand."

Welt could also sense that the lab didn't seem to welcome him very much. After all, he seemed to have been forced in, so it was understandable that he wasn't well-received.

But the only good thing was that this "ghost" senior seemed to have a pretty good impression of him, and was even willing to give him pointers in this regard.

It would be best if he could proactively avoid conflicts.

[Outside is the university campus, keep your eyes open, but you can walk around most places without any problem. No one will pay too much attention to your identity. If you encounter any difficulties, just mention Lab 42's name.]

This senior is so reliable...

Welt nodded, deeply moved, and then watched the typewriter go upstairs.

As for the mushroom sandwich in his hand...

Welt took a light bite, and the taste of smoked meat and mushrooms exploded in his mouth instantly.

"Chew, chew, chew..."

--Being able to eat this kind of food while alive is truly a blessing.

As expected, Senior Liu Bai is a great person.

"Dr. Tesla, wake up."

Tesla felt like she was being pushed a couple of times.

"Ugh~~"

Liu Bai looked at Tesla, who had let out a groan and rolled over, curling up into a ball, with a face full of black lines.

--There was no sign of waking up at all.

Tesla's sleepiness was completely unlike what a scientist should be like.

Liu Bai put the sausage and egg pancake he had prepared for Tesla aside and cleared his throat.

"Dr. Tesla, I'm taking this bag of mushrooms on your desk."

"That's truffle...ugh...not mushrooms..."

Still sleeping...

"Tsk, is this trick no longer working?"

Liu Bai's mouth twitched.

"Dr. Tesla, headquarters has ordered that you be transferred to the North American Branch."

"Huh--!"

Tesla sat up instantly, startling Liu Bai.

"Tell them! I'm not going! I won't go even if you beat me to death!"

Tesla glared angrily at the air in front of her.

"...I'm just kidding."

"Cough, what, it was a joke." Tesla looked relieved at the voice that sounded in the air, "If I really got transferred, then this time I would really have to blow up Universal Group."

...There's a guy casually saying things that only terrorists would say.

"Aren't you and Edison too much like enemies?"

"It's not a question of whether we're enemies or not." Tesla curled her lips, "It's more like...never mind, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Anyway, just remember that Edison is plotting against you."

After a year of cooperation, Tesla admitted that she found Edison a lot more pleasing to the eye, but that woman was intentionally or unintentionally getting so close to Liu Bai, she clearly wanted to poach the Spirit!

Those two really had incompatible personalities!

"What's with that tone of you trying to fool a child?" Liu Bai said speechlessly. At least his knowledge reserves were now those of a top scientist, okay?

Over the past year, Liu Bai's mechanics and engineering had reached level eight, and he had also learned level 1 philosophy from Schrödinger.

It had nothing to do with research ability, it was just that sometimes Schrödinger's words were too much for Liu Bai's brain to process, and then, after going around and around, a philosophy skill emerged...

"In short! Don't be deceived by that woman Edison!"

"What about Teacher Planck and Miss Schrödinger?"

"..." Tesla's face turned red, and it was unclear whether it was from anger or shame, "You really are a lust-driven guy--!"

"Just kidding." Liu Bai handed the sausage and egg pancake to Tesla, "Here, breakfast."

"Thank you."

Tesla was already very familiar with Liu Bai bringing her food. She was just about to take a bite when she suddenly remembered something.

"But if you really want to talk about it, the old ladies...including that Edison, are all good people."

"Yeah, after all, we've been living together for a year," Liu Bai nodded in full agreement.

He knew better than anyone whether she was a good person.

"..." The pancake in her hand suddenly lost its flavor.

"Aaaahhh—show yourself if you have the guts! This lady is going to strangle you today, you perverted ghost!!"

"Good morning, Dr. Tesla."

Every morning when she woke up, she could see Einstein leisurely eating breakfast on the sofa.

That's the kind of schedule a scientist should have.

"Morning, Einstein. Where's the experimental subject they sent over?"

Tesla looked around with a cold expression but couldn't find a stranger.

"His name is Welt now—Liu Bai named him."

"Welt?" Tesla was taken aback for a moment, then said the same thing as Einstein had yesterday, "What a random name."

"Dr. Einstein thought so too, but Welt is now a member of Lab 42."

"Tch, I know."

The expression on Tesla's face softened.

"Where is he? Did he go out?"

"He went out to familiarize himself with the environment," Liu Bai replied.

"Is that so? He won't get lost, will he?" Tesla wasn't a bad person after all.

"Currently, Dr. Einstein believes that Welt's intelligence level should be equivalent to a normal adult male."

Which meant he wouldn't get lost.

"Then it's fine. Should we continue the experiment?" Tesla put Welt out of her mind and asked about business.

Although they were short on money, some experiments could still be done even without funds.

"Pause," Einstein said seriously, "Now it's time for a vacation."

Chapter 32: "Paranormal Objects"

The termination of the experiment involved many things.

Funding was only a negligible aspect; it wasn't the decisive factor in this project.

The real factors were only two: not enough people and watch out for Otto.

Not enough people was naturally because Planck and the others had left, and she and Tesla could no longer conduct experiments at the original speed.

Watch out for Otto... naturally because of Welt, who had just arrived yesterday.

Although Liu Bai had confirmed that there were no surveillance devices on Welt, the current timing, coupled with Otto's baffling instructions, made it seem unsuitable to continue the research no matter how you looked at it.

"Saying it's a vacation... but there's not much to do, is there?" An unpleasant look appeared on Tesla's face.

"Taking a good rest for a while is also a good choice."

"Then I'll go back and catch up on some sleep."

Tesla yawned.

This woman was just too fond of sleeping.

"Yeah, Dr. Tesla, just sleep peacefully." Einstein had long been accustomed to Tesla's style, then turned to look at Liu Bai and asked softly, "Liu Bai, how about going out for a walk with me?"

"Cough cough! I suddenly don't want to sleep anymore. Come to think of it, sleeping is just wasting vacation time."

Tesla, who was about to go upstairs, paused and retreated as naturally as possible.

"I'll touch up my makeup. Let's all go out together."

Tesla said, her eyes darting around.

"Okay."

Einstein didn't seem to mind Tesla changing her mind at all.

Then, Tesla rushed upstairs in three steps and turned from a decadent female doctor into a beautiful young woman in a very short time.

...Why didn't Einstein have this kind of contrast?

There was absolutely nothing wrong with Einstein's appearance, but her messy natural curls were a bit of a minus in the eyes of outsiders.

"Let's go! Where does Einstein want to go?"

"Dr. Einstein wants to eat spaghetti."

It felt like she had heard this answer a year ago.

And... didn't you just finish breakfast!?

"Speaking of which, I want to eat cake too," Tesla nodded in full agreement.

"Eating so frequently will make you fat, especially for a certain twin-tailed girl who ate a high-calorie sausage and egg pancake this morning."

"Sweets are an exception," Tesla retorted, full of confidence.

"Yes, yes, a separate stomach, right?" Before Tesla could continue, Liu Bai finished the reason for her. "But speaking of which, doesn't the school cafeteria have these things?"

As soon as Liu Bai finished speaking, Tesla and Einstein looked over at him in unison.

"...Disgusting," Tesla said through gritted teeth.

"Not quite disgusting, Dr. Einstein believes it should be considered a British culinary specialty."

Although she said it wasn't disgusting, Einstein's words were full of implications that it was.

But after thinking about it, Liu Bai roughly understood.

Einstein was from Germany.

Tesla was from Serbia.

The most famous German cuisine is probably various sausages, stews, roasts, and sauerkraut—yes, Germany is the only country in Europe where sauerkraut is popular.

Although it's like choosing the tallest dwarf, it's still much better than Britain's most famous fish and chips, and British roasts aren't exactly exquisite either.

Tesla's native Serbia is a country where meat, eggs, and dairy dishes are common. There's a reason why Serbians may become the fattest people in Europe in the future.

It's more normal for these two not to be able to stomach the food in this elite school's cafeteria.

Because things associated with nobility are generally more "traditional," but sometimes tradition doesn't really mean good...

"Does Liu Bai want to visit the cafeteria? Although there are some foods that Dr. Einstein doesn't like, there are still some that are palatable."

"Since you've said that, I think I'll pass." Liu Bai thought it best not to delve too deeply into the school cafeteria's offerings. "Find me something I can possess, so I don't have to float around."

"A pen." Einstein took out a pen from her person.

After their year of experimentation, they probably understood Liu Bai's possession ability.