The Kitchen Keeps Exploding
"Since you're in the future..."
Miss Herta stepped forward, looking directly into Sera's eyes, her tone leaving no room for doubt.
"Then I will find you."
Since you've provoked the Herta, be prepared that you can never escape its clutches.
The genius girl's love life didn't end in breakups, but rather in widowhood.
"That..."
Sera's initial surprise dissipated, and a golden light shone in her eyes.
"It's a promise. I will definitely set foot among the stars."
With his six jet-black wings unfurled, Sera revealed his true form to Miss Herta as promised.
"This is...?"
Miss Herta's eyes widened slightly, her expression somewhat dazed as she looked at Sera.
"This is my true form— the Herrscher of Corruption."
Sera hovered in mid-air and reached out her hand to Miss Herta.
How are you feeling?
"You have great taste."
Miss Herta circled around Sera, her expression somewhat teasing.
"But did you choose this dress yourself?"
"..."
Sera fell silent as Herta asked the question he least wanted to face.
"These Herrscher Transformation clothing styles are probably due to the gods' aesthetic preferences. I didn't want them to be like this, but thinking about it carefully, there aren't any Herrscher Transformation men's clothes."
"Now I know why you have this name; it actually suits your image quite well."
Miss Herta didn't ask Sera about the god she mentioned, since Sera had previously said he couldn't speak of it, so Miss Herta wouldn't bother.
"Um?"
Sera was somewhat puzzled; he was still unsure of the meaning of his name.
"You do not know?"
"I don't know." Sera shook his head; he truly didn't know the meaning of his name.
"Based on interpretations of mythological accounts from various regions, Seraphis is a fallen seraphim."
Miss Herta was somewhat puzzled; why was there no related mythology about a place that could be given such a name?
Who named you?
"I think I know who named it."
Sera felt that, apart from that genius, there could be no one else, since Amphoreus was the only one who knew about the outside world.
"That's good since you understand."
Herta, seeing that Sera clearly didn't want to be mentioned, simply changed the subject.
"Come and have breakfast. After you eat, go to the lab. No. 0 is there preparing."
"Good."
Sera stepped onto the ground, and while she ate breakfast, Miss Herta began to observe Sera from all sides.
Sera showed no discomfort whatsoever, eating his breakfast with a perfectly normal expression, as if the Miss Herta observing him beside him didn't exist.
Good morning, Sera, Ms. Herta.
While directing No. 0 in the lab, he turned and waved towards the door.
Good morning, No. 0.
Sera responded with a smile.
No. 0 didn't care about Sera's current attitude, because that was a matter for Miss Herta to worry about. As Herta's puppets, they only needed to do their own thing.
"Equipment ready, Ms. Herta."
The experiment can begin.
After confirming that everything was correct, No. 0 reported to the Herta.
"Okay, let's begin."
No. 0 stepped aside to make way for Herta, Sera glanced at the equipment before taking a suitable spot.
"My personal suggestion is to start with Herta Imaginary Energy."
"Um?"
Upon hearing Sera's reminder, Herta quickly retrieved the data on Imaginary Energy and began detecting the Honkai Energy released under Sera's control. The equipment gradually started reporting errors, but Miss Herta didn't care and continued to closely monitor the analysis progress.
The equipment displayed more and more errors, but before it became completely unusable, it still fulfilled its mission by displaying the analysis results.
The Herta ignored the scrapped equipment; the Herta Puppet quickly dismantled the equipment and replaced it with new ones, and the Herta put the analysis results together with the Imaginary Energy.
"This is..."
After the comparison was completed, Miss Herta discovered the anomaly.
"The energy fluctuations are almost identical, but the Imaginary Energy, compared to your kind of energy, completely exposes its flaws— Imaginary Energy is incomplete energy, or rather, Imaginary Energy is you..."
Honkai Energy.
Sera began to introduce herself.
"It's your Honkai Energy has had its cost removed, and removing the cost has weakened the Imaginary Energy by a significant margin."
Miss Herta's voice became agitated.
"Imaginary Energy is an incomplete Honkai Energy; compared to that deeper truth, it seems insignificant. What matters is, who exactly is your god?"
"It seems you're thinking of that one."
Sera shook her head.
"Sorry, Herta, we'll discuss this part in the future."
I lost my composure.
Miss Herta regained her composure.
"That concludes the second experiment. Follow me."
Where to?
Sera followed Herta, curiously observing the people around her and the places he had never been before.
"Kitchen."
Miss Herta's voice made Sera freeze.
"Do... should I cook?"
"No, you be the taste tester, I'll cook."
Miss Herta's face was full of confidence.
You can rest assured about Herta's craftsmanship.
"Oh oh."
Sera had no objection.
"Ms. Herta."
The Herta Puppet, carrying freshly washed vegetables, greeted Herta as he entered the kitchen.
"Mr. Sera."
Sera also walked in through the door, found a seat, and looked at the Herta, who was preparing to show off his skills not far away.
Sera, who had momentarily lost focus on Miss Herta, now stared blankly at the 'ingredients' in Herta's hand. Although Sera didn't understand these things, she had definitely seen that before—it was Curio from the Simulated Universe!!!
Just as Sera was about to speak up to stop her, she realized it was too late; Miss Herta had already put down the Curio, unsurprisingly.
boom--
With the sound of an explosion, Sera unfolded his wings again, revealing his helpless expression.
"This was an accident."
Miss Herta remained defiant, but looking into Sera's eyes, she turned her head away somewhat guiltily.
"Herta, how about we stop using Curio as ingredients?"
After the explosions continued for more than ten times, Sera felt she had to stop Miss Herta, otherwise the kitchen would really keep being blown up.
"Ahem... alright then."
What type of food do you like to eat?
Miss Herta was also aware of this.
"Hmm... similar to the Xianzhou Alliance."
"Xianzhou Alliance? Okay."
Miss Herta began flipping through the recipe, and the Herta Puppet quickly laid out the ingredients she needed. Without the interference of the Curio, Miss Herta returned to her true skill, and the braised pork, with its perfect color, aroma, and taste, was soon ready.
Under Miss Herta's watchful gaze, Sera slowly extended her chopsticks and picked up a piece of braised pork. It suited Sera's taste quite well; it was slightly sweet, fatty but not greasy, and very tender.
"Herta's cooking is excellent!"
"I'm glad you like it."
After receiving positive feedback from Sera, Miss Herta began preparing the next dish.