Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

Theresa didn't have a good meal.

Because she was being stared at by many people.

First and foremost was the scammed Doctor Tesla, whose third eye was fixed on her, waiting for a chance to strike.

Next was Wendy, who, with a gloomy face, was ready to fight her.

Then there was Kiana, who thought Theresa looked like a smaller version of herself.

She suspected that this little girl was born from a mistress that her dad, Siegfried, had found after leaving her.

As for Cocolia and Ryoma Raiden, who had just returned, it was simpler. They treated the people from Schicksal with disdain.

"H-hello everyone… M-my name is Theresa Apocalypse. I'm… I'm… I came here… I'm… I'm…"

Theresa started to stutter, and she said nervously, "I came here to greet everyone."

Raiden Mei and Bronya exchanged a glance, then fixed their gazes on the large crucifix leaning against the wall.

That thing looked like a weapon that could crush someone to death, and nothing like she came to greet them.

"You're a child without parents too, right? I already have a general understanding of the primitives of this era. Just like thousands of years ago, you specifically look for people without parents, without family ties, or rather, without attachments, to do jobs like suicide squads. I get it!"

Noldrei first comforted the 'little' girl, as he had learned from Siegfried that she was merely a forty-year-old child.

Doctor Tesla wasn't much older than her either.

"I… I still have a grandfather…"

Theresa gave a small retort and became depressed.

It was too terrifying, just one sentence 'without parents' had crushed her spirits.

"We'll talk about other things later. I heard from Siegfried that you're the leader of the anti-Honkai organization in the Japan?"

"No, no, no! I'm not the leader, I'm just a principal of a school. How could I be the leader? Himeko, Himeko is the leader. I just came over to get to know everyone and have a chat."

Theresa immediately denied her role three times, indicating that she was just an ordinary diplomat.

She was not a leader, and if anything unexpected happened, they shouldn't seek her out, a little girl.

"..."

The three people present, who had experience with kids, displayed subtle expressions in response to Theresa's words.

"You're the leader of the Schicksal Japanese Branch! And you also control the authority of appointing command of the Hyperion warship in the sky. And you're personally responsible for training the Japanese Valkyries!"

Cocolia immediately exposed Theresa's identity, saying angrily, "You Schicksal people like to pretend to be innocent good guys! You better confess, what are you really doing here?"

"I… I just came to visit everyone… Please don't be so angry," Theresa had to suppress the urge to run away, and she said with a smile, "See, aren't we all eating at the same table, aren't we all getting along?"

Upon hearing those words, Fu Hua, who was eating, lifted her head, and ultimately decided to continue eating. She pretended to see nothing since she was sent here by Otto, not Theresa.

Noldrei finally understood. He suddenly said, "So, you guys peek at us when we bathe and sleep every day?"

Even the three little ones couldn't sit still now. They didn't mind becoming ponies, and even Kiana didn't mind if they were seen naked.

But the premise was that they all chose to transform on their own. This sneaky surveillance was absolutely unacceptable.

"Eh, I didn't! I really didn't! I never looked inside the house, not even once. We just monitor the changes in Honkai energy in this area."

Theresa really felt wronged. She really didn't monitor anything.

The only things she did monitor were the tentacles that came in and out of the house, and Doctor Tesla being thrown out and whipped for re-education.

Of course, even if she did monitor the inside, she would have said that she didn't see anything.

"Too much! This is too much!"

Kiana was furious. She originally thought that she and Theresa might be somewhat related by blood and thought about becoming family.

But now that she knew about this, her impression of her became even worse.

"This… this can't be blamed on me… after all, you guys… look at the situation. Our Japanese branch also has to ensure safety."

Theresa meekly explained that she was just fulfilling her duties of fighting Honkai and fighting Herrschers.

The people of Anti-Entropy had all become Herrschers, and they were all acting strange, shouldn't she keep an eye on them?

"What's wrong with us? Is it just because we don't look the same as others? Is it just because we have a bit more abilities than others? Why are you monitoring us? What law says that ordinary people with superpowers must be monitored?!"

Kiana wasn't the same naive girl as before. She had also looked deeply into the current legal system and believed she had rights.

"B-but, aren't you a tentacle monster?"

Theresa retorted in a low voice, "Even though you're my niece, you've become a tentacle monster now, so shouldn't I learn more about you in private?"

"Who's your niece?! Modern humans are truly wicked! Even though I've become a tentacle monster, you're still monitoring me? Why don't you go ask Noldrei to change me back? And you're here saying that I'm a threat?! Is there something wrong with your brains?!"

Kiana flew into a rage, and her angry words silenced Theresa.

"Yes! Well said! More! More!"

Wendy immediately applauded the crown princess.

"This… this isn't… because we can't beat you guys? I'm not confident that I can win against you, and you guys don't seem like Honkai beasts, or Herrschers who destroy human civilization, so… so, it's like this."

Theresa explained that there was nothing she could do.

Fu Hua wiped her mouth and glanced at Theresa with a helpless expression.

'Don't you think this is just making things worse for yourself?'

As expected, as soon as Theresa finished talking, Cocolia started to criticize and mock her.

"So, if you Schicksal people think you can beat them, are you going to arrest and monitor them?"

Bronya displayed a look of disgust.

'Cocolia, with your moral compass, you're still mocking others? Under the same circumstances, you would do even worse.'

Theresa was an honest person, lowering her head and letting Cocolia have her way. She never even thought of personally attacking Cocolia.

Noldrei had really opened his eyes. He didn't eat anything, he just sat there watching two forty-something-year-old women fight.

One criticizing, and the other being criticized.

'Splendid!'