Everyone wanted to resurrect someone.
Einstein and the others were no exception.
If they could revive their fallen comrades, both Einstein and Tesla would devote all their efforts to the task.
But four-fifths of these so-called powerful resurrection cards had already been collected by Saint Freya Academy.
Even if they did manage to secure the remaining one-fifth, Einstein didn't believe they could acquire the other four-fifths at any price, unless they resorted to force...
But that was impossible. Saint Freya Academy was their ally, and the relationship between the two sides was now extremely harmonious.
If they who stood on the same front against Otto and the Honkai were to cause trouble over a so-called resurrection item, it would clearly be a poor decision.
In that case, pursuing the remaining one-fifth would only cause trouble for Saint Freya Academy. It would be better to do them a favor and verbally pass on any fragments that might appear on their side to Saint Freya Academy, which would receive the lion's share.
Now that the resurrection item had appeared, Einstein didn't think this magical reward box would be the only one.
So, she set her sights on the following... on the resurrection items that might appear.
However, Einstein still hadn't considered using her previous concession to constrain anything regarding the items that would come later.
People are always greedy—
If she chose to use the former to constrain Saint Freya Academy and eliminate its competitors, it might indeed have an effect, but the relationship between Anti-Entropy and Saint Freya Academy would also be put in a very awkward position.
For the sake of the organization, and also for humanity's resistance against the Honkai forces, Einstein considered and decided to draw a clear line.
The general idea was:
This is yours now, but later... if we find something like this, then we'll each rely on our own abilities and fight for it.
Don't blame us. After all, we all have people we want to resurrect.
After that, it'll all be up to us.
Whether Saint Freya got it or Anti-Entropy took the resurrection item, neither side could complain.
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[11. To save Seele Vollerei, she entered the Quantum Sea and underwent the trial given by Gatekeeper Joachim.]
[Bronya experienced three worlds in sequence, meeting different people and objects. Which of the following options correctly rank the encounters?]
[1. Otto Apocalypse (Good Guy)]
[2. Cocolia (Good Guy)]
[3. Welt Yang (Evil Guy)]
[A.1.3.2]
[B.2.3.1]
[C.2.1.3]
[D.1.2.3]
Question 11 appeared, but it was slightly different from the simple multiple-choice questions.
Previous questions had asked for information, but this one... was actually a ranked-choice question.
"What the hell is this?!" Tesla was the first to exclaim upon seeing the three answers.
Good guy Otto? That black loach Otto could actually be called a good guy?
And Cocolia, that vixen—if she could do anything good, it would be like the sun rising from the west!
The first two were outrageous enough, but seeing the last one, Welt labeled as a villain, Tesla couldn't stand it.
Their leader was so upright, fighting on the front lines of the Honkai, constantly doing sit-ups and fighting, and yet they called him a bad guy?
Saint Freya Academy was also speechless. Their opinions on these three labels were not much different from Tesla's.
Generally speaking, how could Otto and Cocolia be good people? How could Welt be a bad person?
Theresa, Otto's granddaughter, and Bronya, Cocolia's adopted daughter, could honestly say they were both hopelessly evil.
Welt, the person involved, didn't seem too concerned when he saw himself labeled a villain; he simply found it amusing.
Though equally speechless about the labels, Einstein coughed twice in a notarial manner to attract everyone's attention, then clapped her hands.
"Calm down, everyone!"
After confirming that everyone was looking over, Einstein lowered her hand and said seriously, "Although these labels do differ from the real people... well, there are indeed some discrepancies, but judging by the title, the people labeled in it..."
"They should all be... parallel worlds."
She paused at this point and raised her index finger. "Regarding the concept of parallel worlds, I imagine some of you are familiar with it..."
She was about to skip it, saying, "Since you all know it, I'd be fine."
But after seeing Kiana, Einstein sighed and decided to continue.
"A parallel world is a world that is the same as ours. However... in the course of development, due to some different direction, the world evolved into a completely different situation."
"If Bronya is experiencing a parallel world, then it's not impossible that she would meet people who are completely different from what we know."
Seeing Kiana's confused expression, Einstein, who had already fully explained her point and expressed her meaning, finished her words.
Tesla was not an unwise person. After hearing what Einstein said, she calmed down, although she still had strong objections to Welt being a villain.
Recognizing this, Einstein sighed and clapped her hands.
"Let's ignore their differences for now."
"Let's make a choice on this question first."
"Rather than engaging in pointless speculation and deduction, it's better to wait until we answer the question and see what the situation is."
Naturally, no one objected, only curious about the details.
Whether it was good guy Otto, good guy Cocolia, or bad guy Welt,
This complete reversal was truly worth their curiosity.
"That being said, this question is a tough one."
Mei was one of the curious ones. She was curious about what kind of changes could have caused such a striking disparity between the three mentioned above. But when it came to this question, she had to pour cold water on it.
"It's originally about the future, something we know nothing about."
"On top of that, this question also involves sorting."
"Without understanding what's actually happening, trying to get the correct sorting..."
Mei didn't finish her words, but everyone could hear how difficult this question was.
Although the previous questions also touched on their unknown future, with the unknown piled on top of the unknown, this question was undoubtedly the most difficult one in the Q&A space so far.
The unknown future offered no clues.
The numerical answers were even more difficult.
The added difficulty was far more than just one plus one.
In this question, even Kiana's trusted tip about length was meaningless.
After all, the numerically sorted answers were all the same length.
—So, should we try to rely on our intuition?