Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

Dr. Tesla was contacting Noldrei; she had already informed Noldrei about the situation after Kiana left.

Noldrei had basically yeeted Kiana out like she was taking a stroll, giving the Saint of the Kaslana Stigmata a vacation.

Honestly, who in Schicksal or Anti-Entropy didn't know that Kiana Kaslana was carrying the entire Kaslana Stigmata space on her shoulders?

And Noldrei dared to just toss Kiana out and not worry about her, not even concerned that the white-haired airhead might run into trouble or get tricked by someone.

But who knew that once that white-haired Tuna left, she wouldn't come back all night?!

And wouldn't you know it, Bronya Zaychik also didn't come home last night!

This made Dr. Tesla feel utterly confused. She hadn't even had the chance to 'scold' Noldrei a couple of times today, leaving her feeling utterly out of sorts.

"Hello? Hello? Where the hell are you? You just leave your own heir apparent to their own devices?"

"Isn't she fine? It's not like I don't know what she's doing. So, I just let Kiana wander around the academy city; maybe she'll stumble upon something interesting?"

Noldrei didn't care at all about Kiana not coming home. Wasn't he also out and about all night? As an emperor, surveying the people's sentiments was only natural, right?

Tesla tilted her head, feeling like she was hearing some strange noises from the other end.

'Seele, heehee... Seele...'

The voice sounded a bit like a female pervert, which struck Tesla as oddly familiar.

"Did I just hear something?"

Tesla felt like something was off. She listened carefully, confirming that she definitely heard a girl's voice.

She froze for two seconds before exclaiming angrily, "Bronya! You dare steal my things?!"

Now it was Noldrei's turn to be a bit dumbfounded. Had he misheard something? Did this woman think he was some kind of...thing?

"Bronya! I know you can hear me! Get out here! You've got the guts to steal, have the guts to speak up!"

Tesla was furious. How could she accept sharing a tool…and a person?

This was absolutely unacceptable! Besides the lily double-headed dragon, who would share such a thing? [lesbians or Idk female partnerships.]

"Ahem..."

Bronya cleared her throat and put down the Seele in her hands.

It was just too realistic. It wasn't just similar to the Seele in her memories; it was exactly the same.

Noldrei really understood her. If she had known earlier that there would be such rewards, Bronya would be filled with motivation to work hard every day.

'No wonder Dr. Tesla works so diligently every day. Who knew there were such benefits? He really understands modern humans.'

Bronya felt tears welling up in her eyes, resolving to treat her boss well in the future. At the very least, she could treat him as a Seele substitute.

"Dr. Tesla, His Majesty the Emperor is someone everyone is loyal to. As a loyal subject, isn't it only natural for me to receive some rewards for my efforts?!"

Bronya certainly didn't think there was anything wrong with what Noldrei was doing. Anyway, that guy didn't really have a concept of gender; men and women were just different forms to him. But it was enough to alleviate some of Bronya's longing for Seele.

Perhaps not just alleviate it, but completely effective.

Dr. Tesla was overwhelmed with shame and indignation. She had never imagined such methods of control existed.

Noldrei didn't seem to have changed the modern human mechanism of love and desire being intertwined. He even seemed to think he should use these mechanisms to make everyone work hard for him as cheap labor.

"That's too much! Why?! Who doesn't know you're a double agent for Schicksal and Anti-Entropy?! No way, I need rewards too!"

Noldrei listened to Tesla's words with a blank expression. He felt this woman was going too far. He usually just put up with her foul mouth, but she always used provocation to try and get rewards from him. Truly wicked!

'Too depraved! Is this the evil harem life? Is this something Wendy can know about?'

Wendy perked up her ears, not wanting to miss any information she could hear.

Tesla's anger seemed to come out of nowhere. Wendy couldn't understand why Dr. Tesla had such unusual feelings for Noldrei. Could she really be some kind of masochist?

Tesla couldn't answer Wendy's inner questions. If someone could see the dirtiest and smallest parts of others at any time, Tesla could also discern the best, smoothest, and most beautiful parts.

Noldrei's talk of a "gooey mud" state being more beautiful wasn't just nonsense. In that state, anything could be devoured and digested by his body, and no bacteria or filth could touch him.

To others, it might not look any different, but to Tesla, that was beauty.

It was only natural that she would gradually feel closer to Noldrei due to his appearance, emotions, and the experiences he provided.

Without a doubt, this… was the feeling of recognizing a kindred spirit.

"Bronya! You better watch out when you get back!"

Dr. Tesla gritted her teeth in anger, wishing she could tear that little brat apart right then and there!

Damn it, the twintails were a match, the loli body type was a match, especially since the other one was even younger. Now even their electronic abilities were a match.

If this kept going, the younger and stronger one would definitely win.

Even though she knew Noldrei didn't have any romantic feelings, Tesla couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Noldrei felt that Tesla was going too far. He had only transformed into a live-in body pillow to reward his subordinates for a little while.

"I was just being a childhood friend for a bit, acting as a pillow. Tesla, you're being too harsh on your own comrade!"

Tesla was so shocked she was speechless. She said, "She's still just a kid!"

Who knew Noldrei wouldn't back down, retorting, "According to your timeline, I'm just a kid too, even younger than Bronya! She's the one committing the crime, not me!"

The hand Bronya used to hug the Seele pillow stiffened.

The girl thought carefully about the current situation and suddenly realized that they were actually being bullied by a future baby.

This was truly pathetic!

Tesla pondered for a long time, actually thinking that what Noldrei said made some sense. Future people no longer used Earth years to determine whether someone was a minor.

Modern laws had absolutely no power over the future emperor.

"You didn't do anything, right?"

Based on Noldrei's past actions, Dr. Tesla was still a bit worried.

"It was alright, I just let Bronya rub her childhood friend's body, kiss and touch a bit? It shouldn't be a problem, right? Anyway, my transformed live-in body pillow is very clean; I didn't infect Bronya with any dangerous gene viruses."

Noldrei thought Tesla was worried about Bronya's physical condition.

The more Bronya listened to their conversation, the more confused she became.

'They… don't seem to be on the same wavelength.'