Camping

That noon, Sera was fed many kinds of food by the Herta. With the help of her appetite, which had inexplicably increased, Sera finally managed to eat all the food.

"This time, I'll choose where to go."

Sera looked at the Herta and offered his idea.

"OK."

Herta nodded.

"Let's go camping here this afternoon."

Sera pointed to a mountain on the map; he planned to take Miss Herta to see nature and relax.

"Um."

Miss Herta sent the address to the contact person, and Herta's big hand began to exert its power again. The Blue Federation did not hesitate at all and immediately issued an order to close the mountain and quickly cleaned up the garbage left by tourists.

The Blue Federation didn't do anything about the garbage issue, since it's a matter of personal conduct, and they don't have brainwashing or similar methods.

However, if Miss Herta has any objections to this... then the Blue Federation can resolve this issue with a firm stance and established systems. After all, it's just a planet, it's not a big deal.

But what if that planet was targeted at the behest of a genius? A genius has already proven their abilities, and no sane person would dare to provoke a genius and bring disaster upon the galaxy.

"Sera, do I have to go too?"

No. 0 wondered if there was something wrong with his hearing module, otherwise why would Sera and Ms. Herta take him along on their camping trip?

"Yes, going out more will help you complete your research."

Sera smiled.

Just listen to your own thoughts.

"I understand, Ms. Herta."

No. 0 nodded and looked at Sera again.

"Is there anything I need to prepare, Sera?"

"Get ready... just do it yourself."

Sera smiled and patted No. 0's head.

"Okay, No. 0 is ready."

No. 0 looked up and replied very seriously.

Miss Herta keenly sensed that something was amiss. The No. 0 Puppet was responding to Sera's words very seriously. Interesting. But in the future... perhaps those two initial nicknames for No. 0 will come in handy. A smile appeared on Miss Herta's face.

No need to prepare anything.

Miss Herta retrieved an address.

"Come this way, they've prepared everything. I've been here when I was a kid, it's a great camping spot."

"I'll listen to you."

Sera suddenly had an idea.

"Would you like to try being pulled along by me and flying?"

No, thank you.

Miss Herta shook her head.

That's not very comfortable.

"OK."

No. 0 unconditionally agreed with Sera's words.

"Hmm... that's true..."

Sera realized that this wasn't very comfortable after a while, and it seemed she would have to make a flying wand for the Herta later.

Oh, right, I just remembered the magic wand. Sera's idea of getting Miss Herta into the world of anime can finally be put into practice.

"Then let's take the car."

Sera spoke with some regret.

Walking through the forest—or rather, Sera was floating in mid-air, her feet not touching the ground, drifting along with Miss Herta. After all, she didn't know the way, and even with a map, she would probably get lost.

No. 0 looked around with curiosity. Although the information was in the database, this was her first time out, and she was curious about everything. She was more interested in knowing than understanding.

"Arrive."

Herta frowned slightly as she looked at the environment, which seemed worse than Remembrance, but she didn't intend to say anything now.

"Ms. Herta."

No. 0 stood by the stream, held up his finger to test the water, and spoke.

Is there something wrong with the water?

Miss Herta's expression darkened slightly.

"Right."

No. 0 nodded.

"Compared to data recorded in the database, the current water quality has declined by 30%."

Speculation: It was caused by litter left by tourists.

To prepare for this situation, No. 0 had prepared props in his contingency plan.

No. 0 took out the device he was carrying, placed it in the stream, and secured it. Under the impact of the water flow, the device began to operate automatically.

"It is estimated that the water will be purified in about half a system hour."

"Mobilize some mannequins and have them work with the Federation regarding the environment."

Miss Herta casually began issuing orders; she couldn't stand not doing anything.

"I think they'd be quite happy to have the Federation issue a statement in my name again, wouldn't they? It's hard to say that those old guys haven't considered it."

You flatter me.

Miss Herta's expression softened somewhat as she looked at Sera, who was still floating to the side.

"It's okay, protecting the environment is a big deal."

Sera smiled.

I want to go take a look around.

"Okay, if you're lost, call me louder."

Miss Herta nodded; she could handle this matter now.

Sera had a reason for wanting to go and take a look: he sensed a sea of purple flowers not far away. With a gentle flap of his wings, Sera quickly flew towards that sea of purple flowers.

"Um..."

Looking at the flowers, Sera fell into deep thought. This sea of purple flowers really did resemble purple lilies, which was perfect...

Sera lightly swept his hands over a bunch of flowers, and then a similar flower appeared in his hands. Using his abilities, he sculpted a flower that would never wither using Imaginary Energy.

As for why Honkai Energy wasn't used?

Huh?! Sera didn't want anyone else to have purple Corruption marks appear on their bodies.

"Perfect, for Herta."

Holding the flowers, Sera hid them in the Imaginary Space, preparing to give Miss Herta a surprise.

"Herta."

Looking at Herta, who had just finished dealing with the matter, Sera smiled and spoke.

"Look what this is!"

Herta looked at Sera with a puzzled expression, only to see a flower appear in his hand and be offered to him.

"Here's a purple lily that never fades, wishing you to always remain so proud, so pure, and so elegant."

Herta was speechless for a moment, then she rubbed her forehead.

Are you an idiot?

You gave me a purple lisianthus.

"Huh?"

Sera's expression stiffened.

"Fine, since it's from you, I'll accept it. By the way, where did you find the purple lisianthus?"

Miss Herta reached out and accepted the flowers Sera handed her, somewhat puzzled as to where Sera had found them.

"It's over there."

Sera pointed into the distance.

"Um."

Herta nodded, but her doubts deepened. She had absolutely no Remembrance of purple lisianthus growing there. Had someone planted it there? Miss Herta suppressed her doubts and remained silent for a while, but quickly recovered.

"Together."

Miss Herta pointed to the tent that hadn't been set up yet. No. 0 was assigning tasks to the Herta Puppet and had other things to do for the time being.

"OK."

Sera's expression remained unchanged, no longer embarrassed by her earlier mistake of the flower. She stepped forward and helped Miss Herta set up the tent. With their excellent teamwork, the two quickly erected the large tent.

No. 0 also came over at this moment and set up the insect repellent device around the tent. This was also prepared by her. She would not allow any blind insects to disturb Sera and Ms. Herta!