Honkai: Strijder

Chapter 36

“Wait, so let me get this straight, you called me back just because of this kid?”

“Well, yeah!”

“Tesla, can you please be more careful with your wording? I thought something serious had happened!”

“Hmm? You dare to have objections?”

Tesla lifted her foot and kicked Welt’s shin with the tip of her red shoe.

Due to the difference in their height, Tesla feet didn’t reach his shin, making the red head even more annoyed.

“What’s the point of being so tall if you can’t even be as smart as me!”

Tesla muttered.

A petite and delicate female scientist trying to shake the indomitable Herrscher Welt Yang, it was undoubtedly a joke.

Welt could only look at Tesla helplessly, his eyes filled with resignation, and said, “Okay, okay, you can say whatever you want.”

“Hmph! If I didn’t say it like this, would you have come back so quickly? This genius of mine has efficiency in mind, you should understand!”

Tesla tapped Welt’s head with her index finger, seemingly teasing him, but her eyes were full of joy and amusement.

Welt Yang was practically raised by Tesla and Einstein. They witnessed firsthand how a weak and somewhat rebellious young boy grew into the solid and reliable man he was today.

The relationship between the three of them was like that of a mother and son, like close friends, and like siblings. Perhaps, in some unknown place, there existed some subtle emotions that no one wanted to unravel.

In this world, there were probably no other people who had such a relationship.

Therefore, everyone understood that Tesla’s urgent call for Welt’s return likely had some personal motives behind it, but they didn’t bring it up.

“Dr. Tesla, I assume you’re familiar with the story of ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’?”

Even so, Einstein had to remind her.

Tesla crossed her arms and turned around.

“Of course, fine~~~ Next time, I would only call you back at a critical moment, alright?”

“It’s better that way.”

“What’s with the attitude? You act so high and mighty, it’s annoying.”

“...Dr. Tesla, I suggest that when we arrive at the scene, let me and Welt handle the communication.”

Einstein said earnestly.

Tesla was incredibly intelligent and had a unique way of thinking. When it came to scientific research, she was one of the few strongest minds in the past five hundred years and the next five hundred years. But she wasn’t good with words.

One could say she was too proud, to the point that every conversation with her seemed like a provocation. Those who knew her understood her, but strangers might not be able to endure it.

The other two stared at Tesla with astonished eyes.

“Why are you all looking at me like that?”

“Well, we just didn’t expect that Dr. Tesla could occasionally come up with constructive suggestions.”

“What do you mean? Do you want to try out my latest invention, the Armstrong Spiral Cannon?”

“The one that automatically explodes, right?”

“That’s designed specifically to send you flying into the sky!”

“I see, such a brilliant concept. I feel like applauding Dr. Tesla.”

Einstein responded in a calm manner, which made Tesla turn red with anger.

Welt quickly intervened to defuse the situation and change the topic, saying, “I think we shouldn’t delay any longer. Why don’t we set off first?”

“Huh? You want to leave now? Why the rush?”

“I just think that if it’s a trap, the sooner we arrive unexpectedly, the safer we’ll be.”

“That makes sense. If we appear before Otto has time to fully prepare, even if it’s a trap, he won’t be able to set it up completely! Let’s go then!”

However, Einstein stood in front of the two.

“Wait, there’s one more person who hasn’t arrived.”

“Who?”

“Siegfried.”

“What is he doing—Oh, I almost forgot. His daughter got laid.”

Tesla suddenly had a look of realization.

The problem was that contacting Siegfried was clearly done by Einstein herself, and she even exaggerated the situation based on Kiana’s information. How did she forget about it in an instant?

Einstein sighed and rubbed her forehead, feeling overwhelmed.

As for Welt, he had a shocked expression, as if his worldview had been shattered, and he asked, “Got... laid? What does that mean?”

“It means exactly what it sounds like. the clone of Siegfried daughter, the one with the power of the Herrscher of Void, has been dicked down by that kid Sigurd.”

“Don’t listen to Dr. Tesla’s nonsense. It’s just a fabricated excuse made by that kid to lure out Siegfried,” Einstein calmly explained.

Unexpectedly, Tesla had a smug expression as if she had known all along and said, “Do you think I wouldn’t be able to see through it? But I’ve been annoyed with Siegfried for a long time. On one hand, he doesn’t let us intervene, and on the other hand, he doesn’t keep an eye on that dangerous explosive source. Not long ago, he even mooched a mechanical arm off me— If we don’t make him panic and run around like a headless chicken once, he’ll think he can fool this genius!”

Einstein and Welt can only look at Tesla with disbelief and resignation upon hearing that.

‘Tesla, you probably don’t believe it, but with Siegfried’s naive and stupid nature, he would genuinely believe your word!’