"I misunderstood you, Chi Yuan."
When Ji Xuanyang learned that Fu Hua had not deliberately forgotten him but had indiscriminately lost many memories, his heart was filled with regret and bitterness.
Of course, it couldn't be denied that deep down, he also felt a little lucky, lucky that he wasn't a part of Fu Hua's heart that could be discarded at any moment.
"So, what should we call you? Hua? Crimson Iris Immortal?"
Theresa was also very upset. She wanted to say something but didn't know where to start.
Fu Hua shook her head: "Right now, I am just Fu Hua. Principal, I will voluntarily leave St. Freya after the Q&A session is over. But I suspect that Otto won't give up easily; after me, he will probably send someone else to continue monitoring Kiana. After all, Kiana..."
"Instead of letting you go and be replaced by someone else, it's better for you to stay. Fu Hua, I believe that no matter the severity of your injuries, this Q&A space can help you heal. As long as you promise not to reveal the information about the Q&A space to Otto, our deal is closed."
For her own sake, and for the sake of that suffering person who had sacrificed so much for humanity, Theresa decided to take a risk.
"I believe Kiana-chan, who is directly involved in this matter, won't object to my decision, right?"
Of course, Theresa didn't forget to ask for Kiana's opinion.
After all, keeping Fu Hua by her side means Fu Hua's surveillance of Kiana will continue.
"Of course I won't object! Although I felt a bit strange knowing your task was to monitor me, I won't ask since you won't tell me why. And after knowing your past, I understand your situation. In that case, continue monitoring me if you want. I know myself very well anyway. Aside from trying hard to get close to Mei, I haven't done anything out of the ordinary. I guess your surveillance has been nothing but a boring daily routine, right?"
Theresa and Kiana's words left Fu Hua with mixed feelings. She simply lowered her head, letting the reflection on her glasses hide the complex emotions in her eyes.
"Kiana, can you explain what you mean by trying by all means to get close to me?"
Mei, however, showed some reaction.
At that moment, she looked at Kiana with a dangerous glint in her eyes, as if trying to discern something.
"Oh, Mei, don't you know me? It's just like that!"
Kiana didn't care about Mei's menacing look at all and even gave her a flirtatious wink.
Wink~ο(=o?＜=;)ρ⌒☆
Mei blushed and, after thinking for a moment, simply stopped responding.
Normally, this would be the time for Bronya to step in to help Mei out of the fix and, while she was at it, tease Kiana a little.
Unfortunately, after seeing the video explaining the answer to Question 2, Kiana no longer needed to keep her distance; Bronya simply hunkered down in a corner on her own.
If she could have, Bronya would have preferred to burn her bio-chip right then and there to prevent the tragedy shown in the video from repeating itself.
However, when she tried to do so, she found that she simply couldn't do it in this Q&A space.
It turns out that in Q&A spaces, not only is mutual harm not allowed, but self-harm is also prohibited.
Just as Kiana and Mei were flirting and everyone was beginning to relax, they heard that multi-layered voice again resonating in the Q&A room.
[Question 3: Who fought on the rooftop?]
[a: Makoto Ito and Sekai Saionji]
[b: Bronya and Seele]
[c: Kiana and Mei]
[d: Durandal and Rita]
"Huh, do you know these two people in option a?"
Kiana looked at option A, scratched her head, and asked.
Everyone shook their heads in unison.
"But it does sound like a Far East name."
"That's what Himeko Murata said."
Mei, who was also from the Far East, nodded: "That's right, they should be from the Far East, but I've never heard of these two people."
"Then this option can be eliminated."
Theresa analyzed: "Based on the experience of questions 1 and 2, we can conclude that while the questions in this Q&A space are very strange, they contain clues. The correct answer to each question is related to the people present. Therefore, not only can option A be ruled out, but option D can as well. However, the remaining options, B and C..."
At that moment, Theresa's gaze moved back and forth between Bronya, Kiana, and Mei.
Kiana felt a little uncomfortable under Theresa's gaze and said with distaste: "Auntie, what kind of look is that? Mei and I would never fight on a rooftop! The correct answer is definitely Bronya and Seele."
Theresa could only shake her head helplessly at Kiana's outburst.
However, she knows Kiana and Mei very well, and logically speaking, the two shouldn't be fighting.
"But first, we'll have to ask Bronya, who is beside me."
Although Fu Hua has already personally experienced the punishment for incorrectly answering the questions, it does not appear to be too severe.
But the really important thing is the reward for correctly answering the questions.
With this Q&A space as a gift, perhaps everyone can find a way to completely defeat Honkai.
So Theresa approached Bronya and asked: "Bronya, could you tell us about Seele, who appeared among the options?"
Theresa's attitude made Bronya, who was curled up in a corner, tremble.
She curled up even further into the corner and, without looking up, said, "Principal, I am dangerous. You had better not come near me."
Bronya's appearance is heartbreaking.
Even Kiana's anger towards Bronya for potentially betraying everyone and kidnapping Wendy and Mei had decreased considerably.
"Bronya, are you still calling me stupid? The stupidest one is you! Have you forgotten the rules of the Q&A Space exam? In this space, even if Cocolia wanted to manipulate you into attacking us, you wouldn't be able to, okay?"
Before anyone realized it, Kiana had already pulled Mei to Bronya's side.
Hearing Kiana's voice so close, Bronya looked up in surprise: "Kiana? Didn't you take Mei away from my side out of caution?"
Kiana rolled her eyes at this and remained silent.
Mei blushed slightly, glared at Kiana, and then explained to Bronya: "Kiana just wanted an excuse to be alone with me. Bronya, we all know what your supposed betrayal is about. At least here, no one will stay away from you because of it."
Himeko also approached Bronya and said with a smile: "Bronya, cheer up. You are my student, Himeko Murata. You can't be a coward."
"Mei-neechan, Kiana, Principal, Himeko-sensei, everyone..."
Bronya suddenly looked up, even though her emotional center had been severely damaged in an experiment years ago, which is why Cocolia had a bio-chip implanted in her brain.
But what was that icy sensation on her cheeks at that moment?
She reached out and touched it; it was moist to the touch.
Are those tears?
So she can cry too...
Bronya looked at everyone, then hid her face in Mei's arms, letting her tears flow freely.
"Hey, Bronya! I warn you: if you don't let go of Mei, you'll regret it. Hmph, I think there's something weird about the options in this Q&A section. If any of us had to fight on a rooftop, it would undoubtedly be you and me!"
Following Kiana's efforts, Bronya finally released Mei and began to introduce Seele to everyone.
Thanks to Bronya's explanation, everyone understood why Bronya had met Kiana and Mei as a survivor of the Third Honkai Impact in Changkong City, and why they had entered St. Freya together afterward.
Bronya's original goal was to bring Seele back to reality from the Sea of Quanta.
Bronya and Cocolia tried many methods to find Seele, but it was in vain.
Ultimately, both could only pin their hopes on Raiden Mei, who had the Gem of Conquest implanted in her body.
Herrscher-level energy could help them open a passage to the Sea of Quanta.
Therefore, in February 2014, to activate the power within Mei, Cocolia planned an "artificial Honkai" at Chiba Academy in Changkong City, and Bronya's role was to retrieve the awakened Mei.
However, during the time she spent with Kiana and Mei, Bronya changed her mind; she didn't want to sacrifice Mei to bring Seele back.
Later, after meeting Himeko, who piloted the Hyperion, Bronya thought that Schicksal might have information on how to enter the Sea of Quanta. So she concealed her true identity and intentions and joined St. Freya as a survivor of the Third Honkai Impact and a friend of Kiana and Mei.
Once the mystery was solved, the slight uneasiness everyone felt disappeared.
After all, Bronya's initial motive was not to do anything wrong, and she had stopped her actions a long time ago.
However, the accident shown in the video occurs in the future.
Now that they know the future, they naturally won't allow the same tragedy to be repeated.
"Bronya, don't worry. After leaving the interrogation room this time, I will request the headquarters to replace the bio-chip in your brain. At the very least, I will retrieve the high-level commands so that you can control them yourself. Please trust me and trust Schicksal's technology."
Theresa held out her hand to Bronya.
"Ehm."
Bronya nodded and then said: "I think the answer to question 3 will definitely not be Bronya and Seele. Bronya knows Seele very well; she is a kind and good girl. Even if Bronya did something wrong to her, Seele would not retaliate. As for Kiana... hmph, so the answer to this question is C."
Bronya's sudden decision to answer the question took everyone by surprise.
"Bronya, you..."
Theresa immediately realized that Bronya was not really mocking Kiana; her intention was for Kiana to take the blame for her incorrect answer.
Although Theresa also believed that the correct answer to the question was C after hearing Bronya's description, after all, Kiana is not that reliable. Who knows if she will suddenly think of something and run out to fight Mei?
Oh my goodness, kids nowadays are so mischievous!
Himeko approached Bronya, giving her a glimpse of her chest: "Bronya, Kiana and Mei, we will skip this question. But the next two, you cannot answer them. I will answer question 4, and the Principal will answer question 5. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"
"That..."
Ji Xuanyang timidly raised his hand, indicating that he could also answer some questions.
In any case, given his current state, he will most likely dissipate along with Chi You's body as soon as he leaves the Q&A room.
So it's okay if you answer incorrectly; you can't do that bad.
However, Himeko shook her head at Ji Xuanyang's words: "Ji Xuanyang... perhaps I should call you Senior Ji Xuanyang. You come from thousands of years ago. You sacrificed your life to seal Chi You and have been corrupted by Honkai energy for millennia. You have done a lot for all of us, just like Senior Fu Hua. At least now you can rest for a while, step aside, and watch the younger generation work hard."
"Then, Aunt Himeko, shouldn't you step aside and rest a bit, while watching the younger generation work hard?"
Kiana, the cunning little devil, immediately put into practice what she heard Himeko say to Ji Xuanyang and Fu Hua.
However, Himeko soon gave Kiana a hard knock on the head: "What about seniors and juniors? The Principal and I are your teachers, your seniors, understand? When seniors speak, do juniors have the right to interrupt? Objection overruled!"
"Mmm..."
Kiana, holding her swollen forehead, ran to Theresa to play the victim: "Auntie, Aunt Himeko hit me!"
"Come, let me see."
Theresa looked nervous and convinced Kiana to withdraw her hand.
Kiana secretly rejoiced at this and quickly showed a bump that had swollen on the right side of her forehead.
Seeing this, Theresa couldn't help but complain to Himeko: "Himeko, really, having a lump on the right side of the head is not pretty! Well, to keep our Kiana looking pretty, let's put one on the left side too! Besides, I agree with your suggestion, I will answer question 5 later."
Taking advantage of Kiana being completely unprepared, Theresa jumped slightly and gave her a hard knock on the left side of her forehead.
"Waaaaah, Mei, Auntie and Aunt Himeko are bullying me."
After being rejected by Theresa, Kiana approached Mei with a pout.
"Mei, it hurts, hug me, let me blow on it..."
Seeing Kiana's comical yet pitiful appearance, Mei was truly speechless.
She wanted to say something, but then she heard someone speak on the Q&A platform.
[Correct Answer. Congratulations! You have obtained the artificial intelligence Prometheus.]
This time, the Q&A space reward was not a USB drive but a string of data that was sent directly to Bronya's brain bio-chip.
"What is this?"
Everyone could see that string of data, so when it headed toward Bronya's brain, Himeko and Theresa tried to stop it.
But it all happened so fast that before they could move, the data had already entered Bronya's brain.
"That's nothing, it's the most powerful artificial intelligence created by Dr. Mei, the most outstanding scientist of Fire Moth."