"Ugh... where did I go wrong?"
Seeing how everyone had decided her fate in just a few sentences, Fu Hua was still a bit lost. Her future self clearly hadn't done anything wrong, so why was everyone saying she had?
"My dear Celestial, why is your brain so unable to make this simple turn?"
The Book of Cangxuan slapped her head with a look of helplessness, feeling even more determined to cure Fu Hua of this straight-as-an-arrow personality.
Forget everyone else; just watching the scene where Fu Hua mercilessly snatched the Herrscher of Sentience's power only to lose it immediately, even she felt aggrieved for the Herrscher.
It was just like a wife's hard-earned savings being snatched by her husband to go gambling. He swears he'll win it all back with this one bet, only to end up losing everything.
It was truly tragic.
For the Herrscher of Sentience, that is.
[Question 21: In Little Te & Tesla's Science Classroom, which invention is the most practical?]
[A: The Fully Automatic Feeding Machine]
[B: The Fully Automatic Live Broadcast Converter]
[C: The Fully Automatic Deathservant Trap]
[D: The Naughty Child Catcher]
Just as the group was discussing how to correct Fu Hua's "straight woman" personality, the voice of the Q&A Space echoed in their ears.
"Hmm? Little Te and Tesla? Wasn't that from the Honkai Sports Festival?" Theresa remarked.
"Does that mean this question is also about a parallel world?" Kiana asked.
"Not necessarily. What if Dr. Tesla creates an armed doll version of herself in the future?" Bronya pointed out.
"Let's put aside whether it's a parallel world or not for a moment. The answers to this question... hmm, they certainly have Dr. Tesla's style written all over them. What do you think, Dr. Tesla?"
Einstein crossed her arms, looking at Tesla with a smirk.
"Nest-head, what's that supposed to mean? Are you mocking me?" Tesla shot a glare at Einstein, then thought for a moment and said, "But speaking of which, the names of these inventions really do have my style... and the question is asking which is the most practical. Hehe, doesn't that mean even the Q&A Space recognizes this genius's inventions?"
"Dr. Tesla, have you not made any of these inventions yet?" Raiden Mei asked.
"I actually haven't made any of these, but they have given me some inspiration. I'll give them a try when I get back."
"Dr. Tesla, I'm begging you, please don't waste any more time and funds on such useless inventions. If this continues, we at Anti-Entropy will go bankrupt," Einstein retorted mercilessly.
"Nest-head!"
Tesla gritted her teeth in anger. If it weren't for the fact that the people from St. Freya were present, she would have challenged Einstein to a wrestling match.
"Ahem, Tesla, Einstein, let's focus on the question for now," Theresa coughed lightly, quickly steering the conversation back on topic. "Dr. Tesla, since this question is related to you, which do you think is the correct answer?"
"How should I know?" Tesla rolled her eyes, retorting irritably, "I'm a scientist, not a theologian. How would I know which invention is the most practical when I haven't even made them?"
"Then how should we choose? Another vote?" Himeko asked.
"I think we should choose D," Kiana said with a serious expression. "Look, the first three options all start with 'Fully Automatic,' but the fourth one doesn't. Based on my years of experience guessing on multiple-choice questions, the correct answer is most likely D!"
"....."
Hearing Kiana's confident declaration, everyone couldn't help but stare at her as if she were some kind of strange creature.
"Why are you all looking at me like that? I really think D is the right answer," Kiana insisted.
"...Fine, let's choose D. It's all a guess anyway."
Theresa rubbed her brow. She was her niece, after all, so she might as well trust her this once. Besides, the silly girl's luck was genuinely good. Maybe she'd actually guess correctly?
"I choose D," Tesla announced to the Q&A Space.
[Answer... Correct.]
[Congratulations, you have received the Armed Doll—Tesla Zero.]
"....."
"....."
Seeing the tiny Tesla appear in the real Tesla's hands, everyone was dumbfounded. Their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
What the hell?
The Q&A Space can give out rewards like this?
Tesla herself was also staring blankly at the miniature version of herself in her hands. The sudden reward caused even her genius brain to short-circuit.
"H-Hello, everyone."
Seeing all eyes fixed on her, the little Tesla waved her hand a bit stiffly.
"Hey! You little thing, where did you come from?"
Hearing Little Te's voice, Tesla finally snapped back to her senses. She looked at the little Tesla in her hands and asked with great excitement.
"I was wondering the same thing. One moment I was in the Doll Academy, and then a voice I've never heard before echoed in my head, asking if I was willing to go to another world to help Dr. Lobster. I was in the middle of an experiment and just casually agreed. The next thing I knew, in the blink of an eye, I was here."
Little Te paused, looking at Tesla warily.
"Dr. Lob... Tesla, don't tell me you used some new invention to teleport me here?"
"Holy cow, you're really from another world?" Tesla's gaze burned with fervor as she stared at Little Te, as if looking at a priceless treasure.
"Huh?" Little Te was completely bewildered.
"...Dr. Tesla, there's no need to be so surprised," Einstein spoke up. "In fact, haven't we already known for a long time that many of the rewards from this Q&A space come from other worlds?"
"But this is a living, breathing life form!" Tesla exclaimed, her face flush with excitement. "Nest-head, surely you know what this means, right?"
"Dr. Tesla, I know what you're thinking, but you need to understand one thing first. With our current level of technology, we are fundamentally incapable of exploring the secrets of this Q&A space, let alone using its power to travel to other parallel worlds."
"...You're right." Doused by Einstein's bucket of cold water, Tesla's excitement gradually calmed down.
However, she was still extremely interested in this armed doll, Tesla Zero.
"Wait, does this mean... I've really come to another world?"
Little Tesla finally processed the situation and asked in disbelief.
"That's right! Although we don't know what's going on either, from now on, you belong to this genius!"
Tesla lifted Little Tesla up and announced happily, "Starting today, you are Dr. Tesla's assistant!"