"That hurt so much! Why did you suddenly stand up? Didn't you think to look around first?"
Tesla rubbed her aching chin, glaring at the completely unaffected Inaba Tsukiyo.
Her head had been hit by Tesla's chin, yet she was perfectly fine. Was her head made of iron?
However, if it really were made of iron, her chin wouldn't just be aching; it might even be fractured.
"Hmm? I'm sorry, Tesla. I didn't expect you to come back to my room, and I was deep in thought just now, so I didn't notice you."
Noticing Tesla's teary eyes, Inaba Tsukiyo reached out to caress her chin, finding nothing wrong; it was probably just a painful bump.
Under Tesla's shy expression, she reached out to caress Tesla's chin, just like comforting a child, stroking it while chanting 'pain go away,' and then flicking her hand to the side.
Tesla, who was about to retort that she wasn't a child, realized her chin wasn't hurting much anymore, so she swallowed her words.
"Did that woman Cocolia come over just now? What did she say to you? She didn't do anything to you, did she?"
Suddenly remembering Cocolia whom she had seen in the corridor, Tesla asked nervously.
Her eyes scanned Inaba Tsukiyo, seemingly confirming if the Inaba Tsukiyo in front of her was the real one.
"She did come over and speak to me. But her main purpose for coming this time wasn't because of me."
"Then who was it for? Was she not trying to bribe you into joining the Reform Faction?"
Given Cocolia, that old fox's personality, her purpose for coming this time wasn't to invite Inaba Tsukiyo to join the Reform Faction?
How could that be? Even if she wasn't inviting Inaba Tsukiyo to join the Reform Faction, it was still possible she wanted to use Inaba Tsukiyo for human experimentation.
It wasn't for Inaba Tsukiyo? Did Cocolia have some other plan that Tesla didn't know about?
"Don't you know? Cocolia, that witch, is a scientist, but she is also a mother. Her main purpose for coming this time, besides meeting me, was primarily to see her daughter."
At this hint, Tesla's clever mind also realized who Cocolia had come to meet this time.
As one of Anti-Entropy's Executors, Tesla had investigated Cocolia's past and knew that she had a daughter, and this daughter was the Second Herrscher, Sirin.
This was very interesting, but it also explained her purpose for coming: simply to meet the consciousness of Sirin within Inaba Tsukiyo.
Tesla was silent for a moment. After thinking through these matters, she looked at Inaba Tsukiyo.
"So, how did it go? Did that person successfully meet her daughter?"
"No. Although Sirin kept asking me not to harm Cocolia, she also didn't want to meet Cocolia. Even though they are mother and daughter, Sirin holds a great grudge against Cocolia because she didn't appear when Sirin needed her most."
Inaba Tsukiyo briefly told Tesla about Sirin's situation. In fact, Sirin didn't know that Cocolia was an Anti-Entropy Executor.
Perhaps Cocolia didn't want Sirin to know her dark side, and also wanted Sirin to have a better childhood.
This led to Sirin not waiting for Cocolia's appearance after the relatives who cared for her died, and she even thought Cocolia had also died in the Honkai outbreak.
It was also for this reason that Sirin didn't know Cocolia was with Anti-Entropy, nor did she know that her mother was still alive.
"I see... Haha~ I didn't expect that fellow to have a moment of setback. To protect her daughter, yet she ended up making her daughter stand against humanity?"
Tesla couldn't help but chuckle. Cocolia's goal was actually to completely eliminate the Honkai.
But her own daughter was one of the Honkai's envoys—a Herrscher. If she truly intended to eliminate the Honkai, then Sirin would also be one of the people she must eliminate.
Although she could also make Sirin a Herrscher like Welt Joyce, who stood on the side of humanity.
But if Sirin insisted on opposing humanity, how would Sirin choose? This was a deadly question.
Tesla thought happily, but when she looked up, she saw Inaba Tsukiyo smiling at her. Her pretty face suddenly flushed.
"Wh-what? Why are you suddenly looking at me? Is there something strange about me?"
That's not right. Inaba Tsukiyo can't see, so she shouldn't be able to notice anything unusual about her, right?
That is to say, even if she appeared in front of Inaba Tsukiyo wearing only her underwear, she shouldn't react.
And they are both girls, why should she feel shy? How strange.
"Hehe~ I just had a very strange dream a few days ago. I dreamed of being in a world without Honkai, and I dreamed of Tesla as a Boy."
Hearing Inaba Tsukiyo mention dreaming of her male self, Tesla raised an eyebrow, but she didn't interrupt Inaba Tsukiyo. Instead, she sat by and listened to Inaba Tsukiyo's continuation.
"You invented alternating current, invented the AC generator, achieved wireless communication, created artificial lightning, invented wireless remote control technology, and discovered X-rays. And you constantly researched wireless power transmission technology, capable of transmitting large amounts of electricity wirelessly, at low cost, over long distances. Although this technology was not successful, your discoveries influenced the entire world and you were hailed as the modern Prometheus."
With each research achievement Inaba Tsukiyo mentioned, Tesla scratched her head a bit shyly.
These were all things she had invented, yet it was the first time she had been praised like this, making her a little embarrassed.
Besides these, Tesla even created the almost unsolvable ball lightning and played with it like a toy. Of course, many urban legends also arose from these great researches.
Later, Inaba Tsukiyo mentioned Tesla working for Edison's company and that Edison asked her to complete the motor and generator modification projects, promising a reward of fifty thousand US dollars at the time.
Of course, Tesla eventually realized that Edison was trying to trick her, so she resigned and started her own development.
When Inaba Tsukiyo mentioned Edison, Tesla clearly showed a complicated look in her eyes, but when Edison was mentioned as just a businessman, she nodded, inexplicably agreeing with that view.
Although the Edison Inaba Tsukiyo spoke of was different from the one in this world, Tesla, who had once spent time with Edison, knew that Edison's family was indeed a merchant family, and they had made an unknown amount of money through Edison's invention of direct current.
Tesla's life was truly legendary, so much so that she could be written as the protagonist of a science fiction story.
Such an amazing person, even if she was just from a parallel world, Inaba Tsukiyo felt very honored to be her friend.
"Hey... Tesla. Anti-Entropy's purpose is to eliminate the Honkai, right?"
"Hmm? Isn't that obvious? Anti-Entropy's goal has always been to eliminate Honkai. What do you mean by asking these questions?"
Tesla looked at Inaba Tsukiyo, puzzled. She had just finished talking about her dream from a few days ago, so why was she asking this question now?
Although confused, Tesla still agreed with Inaba Tsukiyo. The purpose of Anti-Entropy's establishment was indeed to combat Honkai.
"Is that so? In that case, letting you possess this power isn't something that can't be done. After all, your contributions to humanity have already been acknowledged by the will of humanity."
Inaba Tsukiyo smiled, and under Tesla's surprised gaze, suddenly reached out and grabbed her shoulder.
Immediately after, a strong current of electricity flowed from Inaba Tsukiyo's body, injecting into Tesla's.
When the current first began to inject into Tesla's body, she still felt a tingling sensation.
Originally, she thought she would be scorched by this strong current, but she felt nothing. After the initial tingling, Tesla was surprised to find that this current caused her no harm whatsoever.
"This is… the Third Herrscher—the Herrscher of Thunder's power? Tsukiyo, what are you trying to do?"
This power was just like the Third Herrscher's power to control magnetism. Did Inaba Tsukiyo want her to become the Third Herrscher? But hadn't the Third Herrscher already appeared?
And what was with suddenly giving her this power? Was it to make her use this power to fight against Honkai?
"No, this isn't the Third Herrscher's power. This is the power of Nikola Tesla, the genius scientist of the 19th-20th century who controlled electromagnetism. This is the miracle you created, the power created by your wisdom, Tesla."
After Inaba Tsukiyo finished speaking, red mechanical parts suddenly appeared on Tesla's right hand. These parts assembled continuously, quickly forming a mechanical arm.
Tesla recognized this mechanical arm at first glance; it was one of her experimental projects.
To better control lightning, she had her own mechanical hand, which was in her laboratory.
The difference was that the mechanical arm she made was for her left hand, while this one was for her right.
The moment the mechanical arm was assembled, Tesla felt the surging electric current in her body begin to enter, forming a crystal within her.
It wasn't a Herrscher's core, but it was similar to one. The moment this core formed, a gleam flashed in Tesla's crimson pupils, and she raised the mechanical arm on her right hand above her head.
The mechanical arm instantly erupted with a violent current, causing the lighting equipment inside the base to flicker and enter an uncontrolled state.
Seeing such a scene, Inaba Tsukiyo knew her plan had succeeded.
Or rather, the will of humanity had recognized Tesla's achievements and allowed her to become a Heroic Spirit, which was why a Spirit Core formed within her body.
"That's good, Tesla. This is my gift to you. I hope you can make good use of this power."
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