Otto asked with a smile. He had not brought Mei to this era so she could push herself without regard for her health like she had in the Previous Era.
"This might be the most relaxing period of my life as a researcher." Mei smiled sweetly as she walked before Otto. With a snap of his fingers, tea appeared before them.
This was the authority of the Herrscher of Reason—the ability to create something from nothing.
A tea master might consider tea made this way to be soulless, but for Mei, it was just right.
Mei lifted the teacup and took a small sip. She actually had a sensitive tongue, but the tea Otto created, knowing her so well, was naturally not hot.
The slightly bitter tea spread across her mouth, making Mei swallow twice.
"Otto," Mei said with a smile, "did you call me here to deal with some problem with your body?"
The slight curl of her lips carried a seductive charm. Her words were loaded with implication, inviting all sorts of thoughts.
She sounded a little like Mobius, with that same bewitching tone.
And a little like Eden, noble yet carrying a hint of contrast.
Otto knew Mei was joking. But after discovering that This Bishop was the "Elysia" she knew, the boundaries and sense of distance between them had vanished. Perhaps after some time, they would understand the proper distance for interacting with one another.
Still, Otto was glad Mei was in the mood to joke. He truly hoped those old antiques could awaken from the nightmare of the Previous Era.
After all, they had known one another once.
No.
For them, it had been one encounter. But for Otto, he had come to know them again and again throughout endless cycles.
"Something has been wrong