The Super-Heavy Turret Train: A Love That Shatters the Heavens. (Continued)

Rita knocked on the door symbolically, then pushed it open, interrupting the two "grandmothers'" bickering.

"Snort..."

"... Hey, why are you two staring at me?"

Liu Bai felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Kallen and Elinore.

"Because someone is the culprit."

Kallen sneered.

Elinore remained silent, perhaps because she had been overwhelmed by Liu Bai's masculine charm that morning, and therefore couldn't hold her head high in front of him.

However, Liu Bai didn't seem to care about Kallen's sarcasm.

One glance was all for the sake of saving face yesterday.

Or perhaps you want to salvage your image?

But unfortunately... yesterday's gluttonous Kallen has been deeply imprinted in Liu Bai's mind.

"Kallen..."

"Stop."

Kallen, thinking Liu Bai was preparing a counterattack, interrupted Liu Bai first, "Isn't Ms. Herta coming down for dinner?"

"That girl... has completely turned into a shut-in. She even has her meals brought to her by her master."

Liu Bai rolled his eyes, clearly feeling somewhat helpless about the Herta.

... Although, in a way, the life at Herta was the life Liu Bai had always dreamed of.

No, it should be said that it's the life that all shut-ins dream of.

Of course, to be more precise, the Herta's consciousness is quite busy, as it needs to conduct research on the body outside the cell.

"That saves a lot of trouble."

After thinking for a moment, Kallen gave an unexpected, yet speechless, evaluation.

It's convenient... indeed very convenient, as you don't need to raise them at all.

"Ah... is that woman called Herta?"

Elinore seemed lost in thought.

"You've seen him?"

Elinore's statement surprised Liu Bai.

"I've seen her a few times, that arrogant woman, right?"

"Elinore says that others are arrogant, how could I have such a dream?"

Kallen scoffed, then received a glare from Elinore.

"I'm serious. That arrogant woman... Herta, came to survey the ranch."

"Big?"

"... Compared to the dolls placed there, it is indeed very large."

Elinore was slightly confused, then pointed to the Herta Puppet on the kitchen chair and replied.

Yes, what Elinore saw was the Herta itself.

What can she research?

"Maybe it's related to breast enhancement?"

Elinore glanced at her own towering peak.

Speaking of which, after my body returned to normal, the feeling of heaviness in my chest also disappeared.

Normally she would be around a D, but the Herrscher of Dominion artificially boosted her to G or H.

(Speaking of which... now that the body has returned to normal, there shouldn't be anything left to squeeze out, right?)

No, there's no need to think about that.

After all, that feeling of overflowing is gone.

... but there's a subtle sense of emptiness.

It's like someone who wears a watch every day forgetting to wear it one day—that feeling of emptiness on your wrist.

No, she now even feels that the clothes are restrictive.

I've recovered, but life feels even more awkward than before.

(... Also, I feel like I've gained a little weight recently?)

Although she was a prisoner who had been brutally abused, she did eat relatively well—although some of it was homegrown.

However, this does not prevent it from being very nutritious.

It can even withstand high-intensity exercise every day.

"Hmm..."

"No matter what, Herta is like a xiaolongbao... no, a dalongbao?"

Kallen spoke her mind without hesitation.

"However, it could also be a visual effect created by the clothing design."

A glint of shrewdness flashed in the eyes of the Herta Puppet on the kitchen chair.

"This level isn't particularly outstanding, but it's still considered a very healthy physique, right?"

Kallen felt a little hairy on her back.

"But I don't think I can compare to Ruan Mei."

Liu Bai stroked his chin and began to recall Herta and Ruan Mei.

A glint of light flashed in the eyes of the Herta Puppet once again.

"... Speaking of which, does it give you a creepy feeling?"

Liu Bai leaned back and rubbed against the back of the chair.

"If you have that feeling, then don't talk badly about people behind their backs."

Elinore glanced around but didn't notice anything unusual.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Bai quickly focused on the Herta Puppet on the kitchen chair.

"Herta?"

Liu Bai walked up to the doll. "You're here, aren't you?"

"..."

"The Ms. Herta whose feminine charm was completely overshadowed by Ruan Mei?"

"..."

"The Little Ms. Herta?"

"..."

"The Ms. Herta pretends to be very big with clothes?"

"..."

Is this the composure of the older generation of scientific geniuses?

Liu Bai sighed inwardly—yes, Liu Bai was certain that Herta was definitely online.

Because when the avatar of the Herta is offline, it will receive a response similar to "The user you are calling is currently on another call" when you are asked a question.

Specifically... oh.

"This is Herta. I'm very busy right now. This is the remote doll's automatic response mode: Hello, hello, hello everyone, have a nice day, goodbye."

It highlights a perfunctory attitude disguised as politeness.

There is no automatic response now, and the Herta Puppet here was created not long ago, so it is impossible for it to have experienced a power outage or malfunction. Therefore, it is definitely the Herta itself that is online.

So...

Did I just say a lot of dangerous lines?

Liu Bai belatedly realized and began to regret his reckless actions.

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Bai simply picked up the doll and returned to the dining table to hold it in his arms.

What? You're asking what the point of this measure is?

Um... I have to do something, right?

If I absolutely have to say what its use is...

How to prevent the Herta from staring at his back with a gaze as cold as if it were spinning in circles?

"Are you going to eat while holding that thing?"

Kallen's expression was slightly subtle.

"Hmm... if that's the case, I'd also like to have a meal with Seele, who's about 8 years old."

Rita uttered a wistful sound—"Undisguised perversion, huh?"

"... Are all young people like this nowadays?"

This was the first time Elinore had seen Rita in such an indecent state—last night didn't count.

Rita was probably the most proper of the three last night.

Or rather, Rita was the most like an actress last night.

"It's better to be a pervert than to be used for human experimentation—to tell you a joke, if there had been a pervert, the little match girl would never have died."

"..."

Elinore's eye twitched.

Of course she knew what Kallen was talking about.

... On this matter, Elinore, who came from a commoner background, did not want to argue with Kallen.

She... had actually begun to understand Kallen's thoughts a little bit—when she was having a mental breakdown yesterday.

The past events played out before her eyes like a revolving lantern.

(Brother... Lord Otto doesn't want to sacrifice this guy, but this guy is never afraid of sacrifice...)

Otto did what was for Kallen's good, for the greater good, but Kallen didn't need it.

Just like when war comes, you can make the soldiers retreat and trick the people into filling in the lines.

It is true that it reduced the casualties of the soldiers, consumed the enemy's bullets, and even brought the enemy the infamy of massacre.

However, for soldiers who bear the responsibility of defending their country, those who make such decisions are not necessarily much better than the enemy.

(So even now, the rift between these two has not been healed...)

Someone always has to sacrifice, so why does that person have to be Kallen?

Someone always has to sacrifice, so why can't that person be me?

(That's the difference between these two people... If Lord Otto explained the situation and asked her to be the test subject, she would probably accept it without hesitation, right?)

Elinore knew very well that before the disagreement arose, Kallen trusted Otto completely—at that time, Elinore loathed Kallen for messing around with Otto.

But it was during that period that if Otto had said to Kallen, "Come be my guinea pig and help me research ways to fight the Honkai," Kallen would have "foolishly" agreed.

"... Elinore?"

Elinore didn't refute this, which made Kallen a little uncomfortable.

Are you alright?

"I thought about some things from the past... Thinking about it carefully, this is the first normal conversation we've had since we last met in five hundred years."