Chapter 263

What?

They even have special snacks for me.

"Ah~ I'm so sorry," Durandal said happily. "You don't seem like the Evil Doctor that Lord Otto described."

"Yes," MEI stood up and said, "How am I evil?"

"I'm not evil at all."

As she spoke, she opened the refrigerator.

Then the next second...

A musty, pungent smell emanated from the refrigerator, like the stench of eggs, vegetables, meat—anything that could rot—mixed together and produced a foul odor.

The scent instantly sent a Durandal's spine.

A sudden, intense sense of crisis rose within her.

Lord Otto's 'Evil Doctor'

Like...

This isn't just a baseless rumor!

For the first time Durandal felt a urge to escape, but before she could, she saw Mei place a plate in front of her that looked like a cream puff, with a green color and some kind of fish filling inside.

"This is something I prepared especially for you," MEI said, adjusting his glasses. "Mustard Herring Puffs."

The room fell silent instantly.

What is a cream puff? Durandal knows.

What is a herring? Durandal knows too.

What is wasabi? Durandal still knew.

What the heck is this Mustard Herring Puffs?! Who was so talented as to invent this dessert?!

"This..." Durandal was getting restless. She pointed to the pastries and said, "This...is this really a pastry that you prepared for me personally?"

"Of course," MEI said, adjusting his glasses. "What else did you expect?"

Because of Wendy's bizarre example, MEI wanted to prevent Durandal from becoming similar to Wendy, so she made some slight improvements to the design.

It's just a small improvement, made while still in the MEI state.

It is not in the state of Mamiya.

After all, I ate it myself last time.

While I feel like only an idiot could stomach it, to be honest, the taste is... well, not too bad. It's not exactly inhuman.

It can only be said that the texture and taste are rather strange, and it is probably only people in certain specific regional environments who can accept it.

For example... I won't give any examples.

These countries do exist on Earth, and there are quite a few of them.

Anyway, it's infinitely better than the Anglo-Saxon Stargazy Pie.

Now look at Durandal's face.

MEI felt that her improved Mustard Herring Puffs was very effective.

"Ah~ that!" Durandal couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up, her legs trembling, and said, "I suddenly remembered that I have something to do today. I might need to see Wendy first."

"Well... Doctor, let's talk another day when we have time."

"Let's talk another day."

"Oh~" MEI didn't stop her. Seeing Durandal's stiff expression and the way she seemed to want to rush to the door, she exaggeratedly and comically walked to the door, opened it, and said, "Then your Valkyrie Armor is gone."

Durandal stopped instantly.

"Um..." Durandal mechanically turned his head and said, "What...what did you just say?"

"That's how it is," MEI said calmly. "Actually, you may not understand the relationship between me and Otto. There is no subordinate relationship between me and Otto."

"He's not my boss, and I'm not his subordinate, especially when it comes to researching and creating the Valkyrie Armor."

"His order to me to make the Valkyrie Armor was not an order, but a commission."

"But I have the right to refuse."

"You can ask Otto if you don't believe me."

Mei pushed up her glasses and said, "If you don't eat, that means you're disrespecting me! I made this especially for you, and it took a lot of effort."

"I specifically asked Otto about the flavors of your hometown cuisine and made it specially for you. It's so disheartening to see this happen."

"If I get sad, your Valkyrie armor will be gone."

"All in all."

"If you don't let me hand-feed you."

"Your Valkyrie Armor."

"It's gone!"

Chapter 286 Rita's Alertness

"There was a strange man asking for directions."

"He seems to be a very impolite person."

"Does she have some kind of grudge against that researcher?"

"Even asking for directions in a way that sounds like talking about someone behind their back is not a good idea, is it?"

"What a strange person."

A discussion caught Rita's attention.

St. Freya Academy is a predominantly female school, and girls are naturally more inclined to gossip. It's quite normal to hear teachers discussing everyday family matters or things happening within certain small circles.

It's perfectly normal to discuss things about a particular teacher or a new employee.

Doctor Mei is one of the focal points of recent discussions.

She was an outsider, and no one knew how she got the job except for Otto, Rita, and the people in the special personnel department.

They do not belong to any circle within the college.

They do not supervise students, are not responsible for any academic affairs, and have no influence on logistics management, personnel transfers, or even the finance department.

Her status at school was very special.

It's as if the school created a department just for her.

Research department.

However, apart from occupying a room, her research funding, personal salary, and other expenses were not handled by the college.

Such a mysterious person, with a mysterious background, a mysterious style, and a mysterious laboratory.

It is a natural focus of the school's attention.

However, Doctor Mei is also someone who is expressionless all day long, spends most of his time in the lab doing nothing, and rarely interacts with others.

She didn't integrate into any of the school's circles.

Therefore, she has always been the focus of discussion in the college.

Because of the lab's unique atmosphere and the fact that I never smile, my face is like the expressionless face in some anime, with no expression other than smiling.

She was naturally given all sorts of strange nicknames and all sorts of strange rumors.

Because I have no friends and no social circle.

No one will defend her.

Rita, of course, wouldn't say anything.

Discussions are just discussions, and Rita won't interfere with them unless they escalate into a multi-person incident.

But what intrigued Rita was that the focus of this discussion clearly wasn't on the Doctor.

Firstly, although people have given the PhD some strange nicknames, no one says them to her face. And they're limited to gossip. Seriously, people still call her "MEI Researcher" or simply "Researcher."

When asking for directions a second time, using terms like "Evil Doctor" is, unless it was a joke or a jest, seriously using it as a label to refer to someone is really going too far. Anyone with a brain wouldn't do that!

Third, this is definitely not something someone from a school would do.

Doctor Mei is usually very low-key, but the style of her lab, combined with her personal style, makes everything she produces incredibly famous!

People at the school couldn't possibly not know this; they would only ask it as a joke.

But the person in this discussion center was clearly not joking.

She clearly didn't know.

With all these factors combined, a person who clearly fits this characteristic popped into Rita's mind.

But Rita shook her head to clear the person's mind, although she felt that if she were here, she would have a good reason to find Doctor Mei, and these things did seem like things she would do.

But...

She's not here, is she?

If she received the transfer order, how could Rita not know?

But it's also possible that it's true?

What if Lord Otto issues the transfer order directly?

Lord Otto not only has this right, but he can also do it. I'm just a deputy, not a manager, so Lord Otto doesn't need to consult me on everything.

So she could have simply ordered people to be transferred over without even telling her.

That...

Did Lord Otto really transfer her here?

Rita hesitated.

After hesitating for a long time, I finally decided to go and take a look. It really might be true!

Rita decided to go and see anyway, hoping it wasn't her.

Although Rita didn't know why Doctor Mei wanted to see her, if she really came...

Rita was 100% certain that this was no good!

Having made up her mind, Rita arrived at Doctor Mei's laboratory in just a few steps. Doctor Mei's laboratory was really easy to find; there was absolutely no difficulty in finding it.

Doctor Mei's lab is arguably the easiest and most accessible place in the entire college.

With a little effort, you can find them.

It can be said to be quite easy.

Rita quickly made her way to the door of MEI's lab, peeking inside furtively. Honestly, the layout here was... well, you'd be completely lost without someone guiding you.

She really didn't want to come!

They didn't dare to come.

The stuff in Doctor Mei's lab might be really hard to predict. Just looking at it was frightening, and Rita didn't want to get hurt by these unreliable-looking contraptions.

She glanced inside.

I didn't see anyone.

Am I overthinking things? Is everything really alright?

How so?

She probably won't come here, right?

There's no reason, is there?

Lord Otto wouldn't just transfer people here because of Doctor Mei's request, would he?