Herta: Activate the "Pout for Curios" module!

After seeing Sirin, Herta really wanted to put this theory into practice.

"Magic? No interest. I've recently been learning how to design clothes online, and I just designed a set. Chen Li, would you like to give it a try?" Sirin asked Chen Li directly after rejecting Herta.

"Huh? No wonder you haven't left the house all day. I didn't expect you to be designing clothes." Chen Li was taken aback.

"So, how about giving it a try?"

"Okay..." Chen Li nodded reluctantly.

Even if it's the child's first time designing clothes, and the design might not be very good, we shouldn't discourage their enthusiasm.

"My wardrobe is huge, about the size of one or two space stations. You might find some creative inspiration in it. And if you learn magic from me, you can quickly make clothes that match your imagination without the need for tailoring." Herta continued to tempt her, driven by curiosity about Sirin's powers.

"Magic... is it really that convenient?" Sirin was slightly tempted after hearing Herta's description.

"Certainly!"

"Well... I can give it a try."

"I can not only teach you magic, but also how to use the powers of the Herrscher of the Void more skillfully," Herta said confidently.

Although Herta doesn't yet fully understand what the Herrscher of the Void Authority truly represent, it doesn't diminish Herta's confidence.

Master math, physics, and chemistry, and you'll be able to go anywhere in the world without fear!

As Genius Society member, Herta certainly has reason to be confident.

"Then... teacher, what do I need to do now?" Sirin quickly accepted the situation.

"It's very simple. I'll give you one day to thoroughly study this book on advanced mathematics." Herta pulled out a book from somewhere and handed it to Sirin.

"To learn magic, you need to learn advanced mathematics?" Sirin was taken aback.

"Learning magic requires it, and using the Herrscher of the Void Authority requires it even more. Since the Herrscher of the Void Authority is related to space, you need to learn to calculate to more accurately grasp the distance of spatial teleportation and the angle of spatial cutting, and you also need to know what formula to use to influence time through space in a more energy-efficient way... Otherwise, how did you manipulate space before?" Herta looked at Sirin with suspicion.

Could it be that they used brute force and instinct—a method devoid of any skill?

Sirin was silent for a moment, then picked up the math book that Herta handed her and slowly opened it.

"Did you take the wrong book?" Sirin suddenly asked.

No, why would you ask that?

If you didn't pick up the wrong book, then why is there a bunch of English symbols in your math book?

"...I'm not learning anymore, goodbye." Sirin pushed the book toward the Herta and said quite decisively.

"Why?"

"I don't understand it. I don't understand a single thing about this book!" Sirin shook her head frantically.

If there's even the slightest interest Sirin in learning magic...

Sirin had absolutely no interest in learning mathematics!

"Don't give up so easily. Take another look. Isn't this book very simple? I knew it when I was 10 years old." Seeing that something he was interested in was slipping away, Herta stood up and walked towards Sirin.

"I can't learn it, I can't understand it. Stop chasing me!" Sirin teleported behind Chen Li in a flash, looking fearfully at the Herta... or more accurately, at the Advanced Mathematics book in the Herta's hand.

"Alright, Herta, don't push Sirin anymore. When people are pushed to the limit, they're capable of anything." Chen Li patted Sirin's head, who was hiding behind him, and said to the somewhat unwilling Herta.

"Except for the Advanced Mathematics problems," Sirin added, hiding behind Chen Li.

"It's okay if you don't study math, how about learning some physics?" Although Herta didn't understand why Sirin was so averse to these simple math problems, he still made some concessions.

"... and she can't even solve the physics problems," Sirin added.

"You, you, you... A life without learning math and physics is a boring life! You're not even interested in solving problems, so what are you interested in?" Herta couldn't understand Chen Li and Sirin's thought process at all.

" To Deliverance," Chen Li said.

"To date the man Deliverance," Sirin said.

"???"

"I meant saving the World Bubble. I was just terrified by the Advanced Mathematics in the Herta's hands," Sirin quickly explained.

"Oh, you were scared by Advanced Mathematics, I can understand." Chen Li nodded in deep agreement.

Chen Li thought that Sirin had accidentally blurted out the truth because she was scared.

"..." by Herta.

What a load of rubbish! The woman behind you is obviously trying to pick you up!

Chen Li, are you awake?

However, after accidentally discovering Sirin's interest, Herta came up with another plan!

Chapter 163 Herta: [Begging for Miraculous Item Module], activated!

"Learn magic with me, and I can help you woo Chen Li," Herta tempted with a straight face.

"Are you misunderstanding something? I'm not interested in Chen Li," Sirin said calmly.

"Oh... if you're not interested in him, then I'll go after him."

"Okay, go ahead."

"Hmm?" Herta looked at Sirin suspiciously.

This woman doesn't play by the rules.

"What do you mean? Let's be frank." Herta didn't understand Sirin, so he didn't understand what she meant by that.

But Herta was certain that Sirin had feelings for Chen Li.

If I had no other thoughts, I Herta just go to Chen Li's bedroom and spin around 30,000 times!

"What If you can get him with your doll-like body, then I can too. So go ahead," Sirin explained.

Since Chen Li wasn't in front of her anyway, Sirin decided not to pretend anymore.

"What do you mean, 'What If I can, then you can too'? Who are you looking down on? Besides, What If I really did bewitch him, wouldn't you be crying?"

"No problem, I have this." Sirin reached out and a small pair of scissors appeared in Sirin hand.

"This is... the Judgment of All Things that appeared in Chen Li's Miracle Card?" Herta, who had looked through all of Chen Li's Miracle Card out of curiosity, recognized the pair of scissors.

"That's right, so even if you really manage to snatch Chen Li, I'm not worried. I can just cut the thread of fate between you and Chen Li and tie it to me instead, right?" Sirin said smugly.

Simple, convenient, and fast!

I, Sirin, am simply a genius.

However, the only problem now is that Sirin can't see the marriage line.

"Your views on love are a bit abnormal, aren't they?" Although Herta had never been in a relationship, he felt that the girl in front of him seemed to have a different perspective on love than most people.

Normally, shouldn't a young girl in love be concerned about ensuring that her sweetheart won't be taken away by anyone else?

What kind of business is it to wait for someone else to succeed before snatching it from them?

Is this considered freebie?

"I just want to get something, how I get it doesn't matter. Besides, he's willing to create a Parallel World for me, he cares about me!" Sirin's expression remained calm.

"..." Herta witnessed the diversity of organic life once again today.

Oh, darling, this is so strange.

"But What If I were to hand over our conversation to Chen Li?" Herta pondered for a moment, then took out a voice recorder.

"???"

"Herta, you're so despicable!" Sirin's eyes widened as she quickly reached for the newly opened teleportation portal beside her.

Sirin's hand instantly appeared next to the recorder in Herta's hand, but the recorder suddenly disappeared.

"I learned it from Chen Li," Herta said after transmitting the recording pen to his own body using the Friends Circle Terminal.

"And you don't need to look at me so warily. Don't worry, I won't steal your man. And since you mentioned that Chen Li created a Parallel World for you, have you thought about how to repay this gift and put both of you on an equal footing? Equality is the foundation of a relationship," Herta continued to ask.

"You sound like you know a lot about relationships?"

"Of course," Herta said smugly.

Isn't dating just about you kissing me, me kissing you, and then getting a marriage certificate?

It's so easy!

To make it even more complicated, isn't it simply a matter of who confesses first and who loses?

So-called love is just another form of mental warfare.

Since it's a battle of wits, there must be formulas. And as long as there are formulas, the genius Herta is confident that he can crack them!

"Really?"

"I'm a genius, how could a genius lie? A genius can do anything!"

"Then... let me ask you."

"What, did your talks fall apart?" When Chen Li came downstairs again, he saw Sirin, who was as calm as ever, and Heita, who was huddled in the corner of the sofa with his legs drawn up and his chin on his Herta, looking like something was wrong.

Ten minutes ago, Herta asked Chen Li to go upstairs for a while to give himself and Sirin some space alone, and Chen Li agreed.

But when Chen Li down, he found that the current situation was completely different from what he had imagined.

"Chen Li, do you think I'm useless?" Herta sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, turned to look at Chen Li who had walked up to him and asked.

"Why would you think that? You're Genius Society member, the pinnacle of human intelligence on Azure Star, the famous Ms. Herta." Chen Li was a little surprised, but still gave his honest opinion.

"Then why can't I do anything?" Herta stared blankly at the coffee table in front of him.

"What's wrong with you?" Chen Li patted the Herta dolls's head, very curious.

"..."

"Sirin, what did you do to her?" Chen Li turned his head and asked in a low voice.

"It's nothing. She said she could do anything as a genius, so I asked her a few questions," Sirin said innocently.

"What's the problem?"

"At first I asked her if she could create a real Parallel World and modify the basic Worldview of that world? She said no."

"..."

"Later I asked her if she could travel through time to the past or future, sever time, and manipulate the fate of time at will? She said no."

"..."

"Finally, I asked her, if she can't do anything, then why did she say that geniuses can do anything? And that's how she ended up like this." Sirin pointed to the still-dazed Herta.

"..."

Sirin, while having awareness of fraud prevention is a good thing, it already puts you far ahead of that well-known, innately fraud-prone Holy Body— the Herrscher of Reason!

But if you're so blunt, you'll have no friends.

"Sirin, you can't compare us like that. The profession of Miraculous Forger is quite special, which is why she can do things that even geniuses can't..."

"Ugh!" Chen Li was halfway through his sentence when he heard the sound of the Herta dolls next to him being seriously injured again.

"Sorry, Herta, I didn't mean you're bad, I just wanted to say... Anyway, Herta is really amazing. In my opinion, all the Herrscher in the Honkai world need to work hard to learn physics, because the upper limit of your abilities is very high," Chen Li said.

At the same time, Chen Li also felt that Sirin didn't need to learn all sorts of complicated formulas as Herta had suggested...

In the world of A Certain Magical Index, science-based ability users are divided into two types. One type is those who, through a superpower development program, have their connection to normal reality severed by taking drugs or being subjected to electric shocks, thus developing abilities unique to themselves.

Another type is the "Original Stone," which possesses superpowers from birth and is a truly talented being.

Aside from the Primal Stone, other ability users need to learn to improve their ability level because releasing their abilities requires precise calculations.

Chen Li felt that Sirin, who possessed the Herrscher of the Void Authority, was more like a "primordial gem," and all she needed to do was learn how to use her abilities more easily.

Of course, Chen Li was also worried that Sirin wouldn't be able to learn complex calculations at all.

Considering Kiana's science grades as Sirin's "half-body"... it's best not to be too harsh on the child.

No, that's not entirely true, because Kiana's humanities grades weren't good either.