"Ring! Ring! Ring!"
The next day, as Inaba Tsukiyo was preparing to go on a mission with Fu Hua, her phone, which had never rung before, suddenly rang.
For a moment, Inaba Tsukiyo even ran to the window to see if it was late at night and checked if the incoming call was some kind of garbled number.
She didn't want to be haunted by some vengeful big sister or have a big sister who hadn't washed her hair in who knows how long crawl out of her dorm's TV.
"Hello, this is Inaba Tsukiyo. May I ask who you are? I haven't applied for any bank cards, nor have I conducted any business. I'm still a student, I don't have a superior leader, and I'm not married, so I don't need to claim newborn subsidies."
"..."
The other end of the phone seemed not to have expected Inaba Tsukiyo to speak like this, and for a moment, she didn't know how to respond.
The other party's silence made Inaba Tsukiyo confirm that this was the legendary telemarketing call. Following the answering method deep in her memory, she continued.
"I don't need to buy stocks, I haven't done anything illegal (probably), and I don't plan to buy plane tickets anytime soon. Also, I don't have a boyfriend, and I don't have any children, so you don't need to tell me that my child has been kidnapped, thank you."
After speaking, Inaba Tsukiyo unceremoniously hung up the phone, untied the ribbon on her head, and tried to make her hair look better.
On the other end of the phone, Tesla listened to the 'beep beep beep' of her phone and looked at Einstein beside her with a bewildered expression.
Einstein, who usually didn't have much emotional fluctuation, never expected Inaba Tsukiyo to make such a statement and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
It was too amusing. Einstein, of course, understood why Inaba Tsukiyo would act this way. She probably just thought Tesla's call was a spam call.
"Don't laugh! Chicken Coop Head! I'm being misunderstood right now! What are you so happy about?!"
Feeling mocked, Tesla yelled angrily. She really was lucky; she never expected her first call to be mistaken for a spam call.
She was the great scientist Tesla! When had she ever suffered such an indignity? How dare someone treat her like this? She had finally found time to call, and this person repaid her like this!
"Alright, alright, Dr. Tesla. Maybe the other party didn't expect you to call her. And didn't you say she can't see? It's not incomprehensible that she would mistake your call for a spam call."
"But how can she mistake my call for a spam call without even listening to what I have to say? I'm starting to wonder if that woman Cocolia is lying to us. Is this person really that terrifying?"
She was just a child, alright? This role should be hers to play, but this person was stealing her lines.
"Call back quickly, Dr. Tesla. Since you want to introduce your friend to me, call her while she can still answer, lest she blacklist your number, and you won't be able to reach her again."
"She wouldn't dare! And she can't see anything; how could she perform such complex operations!"
Setting a number as a blacklist wasn't a big problem, but Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't see anything. Could she really do that?
"Even if she can't do it, don't forget she's still a normal person. Can't she have someone else blacklist your number?"
That's true. If she can't do it herself, she can ask someone else to do it for her.
Tesla quickly called back. This time, after waiting a while, Inaba Tsukiyo finally answered the phone.
This time, before Inaba Tsukiyo could speak, Tesla shouted,
"This isn't a scam call! I'm not trying to sell you anything! It's me! Have you forgotten?! I'm Tes... Tratt! Nicholas Tratt!"
Facing Einstein's expression of 'When did you change your name?', Tesla's pretty face flushed, and she indicated that she would explain this later, then said,
"Seriously! I finally had time to call you, and what do you mean by mistaking my voice for a scam call?"
"Oh~ it's Tratt, my classmate. I'm sorry, I thought it was those people trying to sell things or scam me again. Seriously, I haven't even bought a house, so how do those people know my phone number?"
Inaba Tsukiyo was also curious. She hadn't bought a house, nor had she registered anything with this number. So why did those people know her phone number?
Now, every time her phone rang, it was either Bronya or those scam or telemarketing calls. Every time, she had to ask Bronya to blacklist these numbers and, while she was at it, hack their phones to teach them a lesson.
"But my number should be fine, right? Even if it's a scam call, it shouldn't be calling you this early, should it?"
Tesla wasn't in the Far East, but she had called during the Far East's morning hours. It shouldn't be too late, right?
"I'm sorry, very few people call me, and only a few know my phone number, so I'm very happy that you, Tratt, my classmate, could call."
"..."
Inaba Tsukiyo's words made Tesla's nose sting. Thinking about it, she seemed to be one of those people without friends too.
Although she always comforted herself with the reason that excellent scientists are always lonely, every time she thought that the only person around her was this Einstein, who only bullied her, she felt so wronged.
"Luckily, you called so early. If you had called any later, I would have been on the plane."
"Hmm? On the plane? What's going on? Are you going on a mission?"
"Hmm, I can't tell you the details, but it seems my mission this time is to go to Russia. It's a very simple mission."
'A "very simple mission" my foot! Going to Russia now, isn't that where that old woman Cocolia is planning something!?'
As a member of Anti-Entropy, Tesla naturally knew what Cocolia was planning to do in Russia.
Although the conservative faction strongly opposed Cocolia's actions this time, with the alliance leader absent, Cocolia was in actual control, and their opposition was completely ineffective.
Tesla and Einstein exchanged glances, and Einstein nodded. Cocolia's plan would indeed take place in Russia this time.
This time, Schicksal's operation was probably to thwart Cocolia's actions, but the purpose of this operation was to create a Herrscher. To some extent, would Otto stop Cocolia?
"Hmm? What's wrong? What happened, Tratt? You haven't spoken since just now."
"Ah? Ah! Um, I'm sorry, Tsukiyo. I have some things going on, so I apologize."
"It's fine, I'm already happy that you can call me. Oh, no, I need to leave quickly. Well then, I'll take my leave, Tratt."
With that, Inaba Tsukiyo hung up the phone, left her cell phone in the room, and followed Fu Hua to the small plane heading to Russia.
This trip did not allow weapons, so Inaba Tsukiyo did not bring mikazuki munechika with her.
However, she had already placed mikazuki munechika in a very safe place; she could retrieve it whenever needed.
On the other side, Tesla's expression turned somewhat grim after Inaba Tsukiyo hung up the phone.
She knew Cocolia was planning something in Russia, but she couldn't tell Inaba Tsukiyo about Cocolia's plan due to her identity. How frustrating!
"Dr. Tesla, you didn't ask if she knew about the video that appeared online this time. Also, you forgot to introduce me to her."
Einstein was becoming more and more curious about Inaba Tsukiyo. Her personality didn't make her seem like a bad person at all. Although she didn't know if it was a disguise, this didn't stop Einstein from wanting to get to know her.
In fact, Anti-Entropy had been investigating the video during this time, partly because of Cocolia's daughter, Sirin.
However, they couldn't find any information about the video's publisher and could only learn about the video from people on Schicksal's side.
"Ah! I know, Chicken Coop Head! Although we didn't get information about the video, we know Schicksal's plan this time, so it's not too different! It's just… is it really okay? The mission she's going to execute this time isn't simple at all. If Cocolia really succeeds, it will be like the Honkai outbreak in Changkong City last time, with millions dead."
"Don't worry, Dr. Tesla. Although we are being monitored by the Reform Faction, we can't make too obvious moves. But haven't we already told that person about this? And we've already given him the item, so there definitely won't be any problems."
Although she said that, Einstein wasn't 100% sure that he could prevent the disaster from happening.
However, as a member of the Kaslana Family, Einstein felt she could still trust him.
"And don't forget, in Cocolia's description, Inaba Tsukiyo was able to fight powerful Honkai Beasts alone, and without powerful weapons. Of course, she's someone you think highly of, so don't you trust your friend?"
"Ho…how could that be! How could I not trust Tsukiyo! That girl… that girl will definitely stop that old hag Cocolia's plan!"
For some reason, Tesla said this with some excitement, which gave Einstein the idea to tease her and begin her daily task of pestering Tesla.
On the other side, Fu Hua and Kiana had already boarded the plane, but Inaba Tsukiyo was not among them.
It wasn't that Inaba Tsukiyo hadn't boarded this flight, but rather that for some reason, she couldn't be with them.
Turning to Inaba Tsukiyo, she had indeed boarded the plane, but she hadn't gone to the cabin; instead, she was in the dark landing gear bay.
Her petite body was hidden in this narrow space, where she could clearly hear the roar of the engine.
"What… what exactly is going on?"
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