Chapter 169

Welt was somewhat frustrated; his communicator was about to be smashed to pieces by the executors.

Some sent congratulations, some sent regrets, and some sent condolences...

There were also those who expressed sympathy with a tone that seemed to say, "Why would you want to marry a woman who has a bad temper when drunk and drives recklessly?"

"... Is it really that strange?"

Over the years since Anti-Entropy was founded, Welt has attended quite a few weddings of the Executors.

I didn't see such an exaggerated reaction from others when their friends got married. What's even more outrageous is that someone even sent a message saying, "Isn't it not April or January yet?"

What does this mean?

Since April 1st is April Fool's Day, does that mean he can announce his marriage to Tesla?

That said, aside from a small number of people who still found it hard to believe, most of the people who sent messages were happy for him to marry Tesla.

Even Siegfried, who was far away in the World Serpent, sent his blessings and also sent him a special website link.

Welt clicked on the link out of curiosity, and then opened an adult-only video website.

d(???○)

Siegfried also added a thumbs-up emoticon.

"..."

What's the meaning?

Is it mocking him?

For the first time, Welt felt a strong urge to beat someone up.

"Siegfried, you just wait."

Unfortunately, someone is currently hiding in the World Serpent's base, so Welt could only utter a harsh remark to the air.

Welt, annoyed by Siegfried, patted Tesla's hair while lamenting his poor choice of friends.

Tesla, who had just fainted from shyness and overthinking, was moved to the sofa and laid down. To make Tesla more comfortable, Welt even offered one of Tesla thighs as a pillow.

Seemingly sensing Welt stroking his hair, Tesla's cheeks flushed slightly, his neat eyelashes trembled slightly, and his tightly closed eyes seemed about to open.

Welt looked at Tesla's sleeping face and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Recalling the pain he had endured when he fused with the Herrscher Core, he collapsed to the ground in agony, suffering the agony of his cells being torn apart tens of thousands of times. But as Tesla placed his head on her lap and hummed a gentle lullaby for him, his pain subsided...

And he vividly remembered the smell of Tesla.

Perhaps from that time on, my feelings toward Tesla changed.

Welt lowered his head and gazed at Tesla's sleeping face.

He was pondering how he should propose to Tesla, and whether he should kneel down on one knee and take out the diamond ring from his pocket.

The diamond ring in his pocket was not something created by Welt abusing the power of the First Herrscher, but rather something he bought with his salary as a special advisor.

Don't ask why he doesn't take a salary from Anti-Entropy... As the Alliance Leader of the alliance, he doesn't get a salary. Anti-Entropy's management system requires its implementers to find sponsors on their own or settle research funding with Ryoma.

This diamond ring was also purchased in the First Airport Business District of Schicksal.

Receiving a salary from Schicksal and buying things in Schicksal's commercial district—this experience made Welt sigh at how unpredictable fate is.

It's like he faced the Second Herrscher with the despair of certain death, but he turned out to be alive and kicking after the battle, which made him particularly embarrassed when he met Tesla.

Meanwhile, Tesla, which had already woken up, was pretending to be asleep.

Upon waking, she felt herself resting her head on a thigh, and after hearing Welt's sigh, Tesla closed her eyes again.

To be honest, she's too shy to even open her eyes to look at Welt.

Her brilliant mind was now filled with things that were so stupid they were beyond words, yet those stupid things that even she found unbelievable were precisely the things she really wanted to do.

I really want to hug the other person...

I long to call out his real name...

I really want to tell him he doesn't have to work so hard...

I really want to grab his hand and wave it around meaningfully...

I really want to pull up my pigtails and act cute towards him...

I really want to spin around in place a few times...

I really want to drive him around...

I really want to...

These meaningless and unsaveable things kept popping into her mind, each one like a blooming flower, and in the blink of an eye, her mind was filled with a sea of flowers.

It seemed that Welt's presence was getting closer and closer.

Tesla was so flustered that his breath was even hitting his face, and he quickly sat up.

"I'm already awake, I'm so sorry... Ahh!!"

"Cough!"

Tesla sat up abruptly, his forehead making intimate contact with Welt's face.

Welt covered his face and collapsed onto the sofa, while Tesla clutched his forehead and rolled off the sofa onto the floor.

"Tesla... what happened so suddenly..." Welt, who hadn't expected Tesla to do this to him, had a nosebleed.

In a sense, it was so cute that I almost had a nosebleed.

After all, Welt, gazing at Tesla's sleeping face, couldn't resist the urge to gently kiss her pretty cheek, but unexpectedly triggered Tesla's shyness, causing Tesla to abruptly sit up—

"Waaaaah!!!"

Upon realizing that Welt genuinely wanted to kiss her Tesla, her brain overthought things again, and this time, she even came up with a name for her ninth child.

189. Wow... that was so exciting!

Otto was unaware that a sweet and innocent romantic comedy was unfolding in his office.

If Otto knew that his rival was engaging in such saccharine romance, he might get a little irritated.

At this moment, Welt, who was covering his nose, looked helpless.

Tesla's adorable blushing face captivated him, but... a physical infatuation was a bit of a stretch.

Welt didn't know if his nose had been broken by that headbutt.

It can only be said that Tesla's headbutt came too suddenly, and he was completely unprepared for Tesla to do this to him.

Welt pulled out a few tissues from the box on the table and began wiping his nosebleed. Finally, he crumpled the tissues into a plug and stuffed them into his still-bleeding nostrils.

"Wa, Welt... are you alright?"

Tesla approached and asked, her blush still lingering, as lovely as a ripe red apple, making one want to take a bite.

Welt was momentarily dazed by the cuteness, and after a long while, he said helplessly.

"It's alright, it was my fault just now, I couldn't resist the temptation."

"Waaah..."

When Welt wanted to marry Tesla and launched his pursuit, Tesla found himself unable to resist.

Welt wondered if Walter's appearance was enhanced by a filter typical of shoujo manga, but it seemed a hundred times more handsome than before. The intense gaze and the close-up face made Tesla's legs go weak, and even breathing became difficult.

Her super brain, capable of devising a "Dynamic Theory of Gravity," conjured up a church and played a wedding march.

Yes, I look really good in my wedding dress.

Tesla, whose mind was becoming increasingly confused, was completely unaware that Welt had knelt down on one knee in front of her.

Freya, who had just said she was going to work in the St. Fountain, circled back to her office and peered into it through the slightly open door.

How could she possibly miss out on something like this to gossip about?

"There's some gossip tonight!"

Theresa, standing to the side, was exasperated. Of course, she didn't deny that she was equally interested in what was happening in the office.

"Tesla, please marry me..."

Welt, kneeling on one knee, took out a diamond ring from his pocket and formally proposed to Tesla. He took the ring out of the box and gently lifted Tesla's left hand.

Tesla stared blankly at everything before him, as if he had just woken from a very long dream.

It wasn't until a diamond ring was placed on the ring finger of his left hand that Tesla finally realized that what was happening before his eyes was reality.

"Me? Huh? Val... this, but... wait, eh??"

Looking at the diamond ring on the ring finger of his left hand, Tesla couldn't help but shed tears.

She once thought that only after the Honkai was destroyed and the world no longer needed heroes like Welt would Welt be able to relinquish his responsibilities and return to being an ordinary person, and only then would the two of them be together...

However, the road to eliminating the Honkai is extremely rugged and full of thorns. Tesla always believed that the two of them would die in a battle against the Honkai.

Tesla never expected that happiness would come so suddenly.

"Will you marry me, Miss Frederica Nikola Tesla..."

In response to Welt's question, Tesla replied rather irritably.

"You've already put on your wedding ring, what do you say?"

Welt, who was worried about being rejected and felt uneasy, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up and hugged Tesla tightly.

They took the action they had thought about for decades but never dared to put into practice.

Tesla rested his head on Welt's chest, feeling the strength of the other's embrace, and muttered under his breath, "Silly boy."

She waited for decades...

Ever since she realized that her feelings for the boy named Joachim had changed in some way while she was guiding him, she had been waiting and fantasizing about this day coming.

Freya, overwhelmed by the sweetness of the dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection), silently closed the door.

Theresa, who was spying with her, was also blushing.

"Wow... that's so exciting!"

Freya replied with a straight face, "Of course, it was indeed very exciting for Theresa as well."

However, the thought of Welt, her colleague of six months, getting married to Tesla inexplicably overwhelmed Theresa with sadness.

"Kiana, is this okay?"

"Are you referring to spying? Or me spreading information? Or both?"

Freya smiled. From her younger sister's perspective, she had always intended to match Welt and Tesla, these two childhood sweethearts.

Moreover, Welt has a lot of problems that need to be addressed as soon as possible.

Welt is very popular with the Valkyrie, but he is not suitable to be their Valkyrie.

After all... the Valkyrie who lust after Welt are mainly from the Aristocratic Faction, and the Aristocratic Faction Valkyrie approach Welt because they covet Anti-Entropy's status and resources.

Freya intended to suppress the influence of the Aristocratic Faction Valkyrie and would never use the Valkyrie of Schicksal to arrange a political marriage with Welt, especially since doing so would only anger her younger sister.

Although the Aristocratic Faction Valkyrie can bring a lot of resources to Schicksal, the Aristocratic Faction Valkyrie are ultimately different from the Commoner Faction Valkyrie seek revenge against the Honkai.

Freya also has a new definition for the Aristocratic Faction Valkyrie, but changing the class system of the Aristocratic Faction Valkyrie is not something Schicksal can do at present.

We'll have to wait until the headquarters relocation is complete, at least.

Relocating the Schicksal Headquarters requires clearing out a city completely occupied by Honkai Beast.

Before that.

In order to minimize the damage from this operation and enhance the Anti-Entropy Cannon Titan, Freya plans to join forces with Cocolia to take down the Mikoyan Manufacturing Company first.

After acquiring the technology from Mikoyan Manufacturing Company, the Anti-Entropy with the new technology can upgrade the heavy firepower of the Cannon Titan. At the same time, when carrying out clearing operations, the target city can also be used as a real combat test.

Before embarking on these next few plans, Freya felt she should throw a grand wedding for her special advisor and first staff officer.

Theresa blushed.

"Of course, I have both..."