Welt was also carefully observing Theresa's expression. Her beautiful, adorable face was pouting in displeasure as she glared at him, and her little hands seemed ready to remove Judas from her back and give him a whack.
Her expression was very similar, and the girlish air about her ruled out the possibility of Void Archive disguising itself. Most importantly, she was not blonde. Everyone knew that whatever Void Archive mimicked would be glittering gold.
Theresa's fair white hair also proved that she was not Void Archive in disguise. Combined with the childlike cuteness in her expression, it finally made Welt breathe a sigh of relief.
"Sorry, Bishop Theresa. To make sure you weren't an enemy in disguise, I had to proceed cautiously."
"Could you use Oath of Judah one last time to prove it?"
Welt looked at Theresa as he asked.
"Huh? How am I supposed to test it? Do you want this Bishop to tear this place apart?"
Theresa stared at Welt in surprise.
"You only need to deploy it. I'll verify it."
Welt spoke solemnly. Void Archive had truly traumatized him, so he had no choice but to ensure there was no room for error. If Theresa before him could use Judas, then there would be no doubt. After all, he could recognize the real thing, right? He had just experienced its half-ton weight firsthand.
"Fine, but if you insist on seeing it, don't blame this Bishop. You all saw and heard it, right? He's the one who asked me to do this!"
Theresa shouted at everyone. They all trusted Welt, so they immediately nodded.
"Oath of Judah, deploy!"
Theresa removed Judas and set it on the floor as she shouted. Its half-ton weight made the floor tremble, and Pam stared at it nervously, afraid it might crack.
In truth, he was worrying too much. With the blessing of Trailblaze, the train was not that fragile. After all, even the Amber King's supposedly sturdy walls had once been smashed through by the train. How could the racing Aeon Aqevili's reputation be undeserved?
Following Theresa's words, Oath of Judah deployed smoothly, ejecting thirteen sharp Soul Steel spears. Theresa also began wielding Judas with instinctive familiarity.
"Alright, it's confirmed that you're really Theresa. I was presumptuous, Bishop Theresa."
Welt politely apologized to Theresa. Theresa secretly sighed in relief. She had thought her cover was about to be blown!
Welt was way too suspicious.
Mission complete: join the Astral Express. The Vishnu Hyper-Mutation Factor has been placed in Judas's storage space. As expected of you, you really came through!
The second mission has arrived: help the Space Station kill the Doomsday Beast. Reward: Enhanced Azeroth Redstone and Optimized Stone Mask. Want to become the ultimate lifeform?
The Herta Space Station System's notification made Theresa smile happily. Seeing this, Welt also relaxed, thinking Theresa had forgiven him. In truth, she was smiling because she had received her rewards.
"Hello, Theresa. I'm Himeko."
Himeko smiled and extended her hand toward Theresa. Theresa stared at Himeko in surprise, her eyes brimming with tears of joy. This was wonderful—this was the first time she had seen Himeko!
Theresa's tearful joy also made Welt nod inwardly. After all, St. Freya's Himeko had already passed away. Seeing Theresa's eyes fill with tears at the sight of Himeko, he finally let down his last guard and completely relaxed.
"Himeko..."
"Waaah!"
Theresa threw herself into Himeko's arms and cried happily. As a Captain, how could she ever forget Himeko?
The sorrow and resentment of that long-ago regret poured out of Theresa. Perhaps because she had become a girl, she felt like she could tear up far too easily.
"There, there. It looks like you've suffered a lot. Don't be afraid, Himeko will stand up for you."
Himeko gently comforted the crying Theresa, then turned toward Welt, who was beginning to sense that something was wrong, with a smile.
"March, go to my room and bring out that full pot of coffee I was tinkering with last night."
Himeko smiled at March 7th. March 7th and Dan Heng immediately swallowed nervously. The two helplessly glanced at the stunned Welt as March 7th ran to Himeko's room, returning to the hall with a full pot of fragrant coffee.
The coffee did smell quite nice, but drinking it was another matter. It was absurdly concentrated, bitter enough to make one's scalp go numb and even rich enough to burn the esophagus. That showed just how terrifying Himeko's coffee was.
Himeko now held the pot of ultra-concentrated coffee with a smile as she looked at Welt. March 7th, Dan Heng, and Pam all backed as far away as they could.
"No, Himeko, I was wrong! I was too aggressive. If I drink that whole pot, I'm afraid I'll end up with a perforated stomach!"
Welt shouted in panic. With her face pressed against Himeko's stomach, Theresa secretly grinned smugly. She hugged Himeko and inhaled her reassuring scent. In any case, she was Theresa now, so there was no question of taking advantage of her, and Himeko seemed to like her very much.
"Fine, then we'll change it from a pot to a cup. That's the least I can reduce it to, because you really went too far, Welt, treating Theresa like that."
Himeko took the cup Pam handed her and spoke to Welt. As she spoke, she filled it to the brim with richly fragrant coffee and handed it to him.
"Drink every last drop, okay~"
Himeko smiled at the pale-faced Welt. Welt nodded miserably, then downed the cup of ultra-concentrated coffee in one gulp as though facing death. The bitter, sour sensation scrunched his face into a knot. He set the cup on the table and clutched his stomach in agony.
"Is that enough? No, I need to use the restroom!"
Welt hurriedly ran off to a room in panic. Everyone felt like laughing.
"Hmm, there's still quite a bit left. How about we don't waste it? Everyone gets a share."
Himeko looked at the more than half-full pot of coffee in her hands and asked. Pam immediately fled in panic to hide in the driver's cabin. Under Himeko's smiling gaze, March 7th and Dan Heng awkwardly took out cups, and the two were each poured a full cup of coffee with miserable expressions.
"What are you standing around for? Drink. It's delicious. Look, Welt was so happy that he ran straight to his room."
Himeko smiled at March 7th and Dan Heng. The two exchanged bitter smiles, drained their coffee in one gulp, and hurriedly ran to their rooms to make themselves throw up.
Himeko helplessly shook her head. The coffee was clearly so aromatic and smooth, yet they were terrified of it. Holding her cup, Himeko poured herself a cup as well and drank it, seemingly noticing Theresa's curious gaze.
"Come on, little cutie. You can have the rest."
"This is the ceremony for joining the Express Crew~"
Himeko smiled at the frightened Theresa, then poured the remaining little bit for her. Listening to the Herta Space Station System's wild laughter in her mind, Theresa made a miserable face and carefully took small sips of the concentrated coffee under Himeko's expectant gaze.
But the moment it entered her mouth, she did not taste the intense bitterness she had expected. Instead, its sweet fragrance made Theresa's expression light up.
Right! Theresa's sense of taste was bizarre—bitter things could turn sweet for her. That meant she had nothing to fear. Besides, she had Theresa's physical constitution, so Himeko's coffee was no threat to her at all!
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