Far away, on the edge of the galaxy.
Inside a lonely Clockie Tower.
Madam Herta had just finished a project and decided to take a short break for afternoon tea.
She stretched elaborately, leaning back in her luxurious chair:
"Speaking of which... the Space Station should be about ready to launch, right? Let me see if it's usable yet..."
Herta said, beckoning with her hand towards the side.
A puppet swiftly flew over, replacing the table in front of her with a tea party table.
Several tiny Hertas carried tea and pastries, placing them before Herta.
At the same time, another Herta puppet had already compiled all the recent news about the Herta Space Station from the Blue Planet and delivered it to Herta.
Madam Herta raised her cup, took a small sip of tea, and glanced down at the news.
She was immediately amused and angered by the first headline.
"'Madam Herta Graces the Herta Space Station'?! Good, good, these people have grown too bold! They dare to impersonate my Herta's name now."
She used her finger to bring up the video filmed at the site that day.
Herta originally intended to harshly criticize this 'fake Herta' impersonating her from a thousand angles,
and also ponder what kind of death to bestow upon the other party.
But as she watched...
Madam Herta frowned instead.
"Huh? This is quite interesting. This fellow's imitation is so accurate... The nose, the eyes, the eyebrows—it captures at least ninety percent, almost ten-tenths of my divine charm."
Upon seeing that the person could reproduce her beauty to almost a hundred percent completion,
Herta suddenly felt less angry.
Although she still deserved punishment.
However, the fact that this person liked her enough to achieve such a level of completion was not without its commendable points.
Sigh~
Sure enough, her own beauty was simply perfect.
"Hmph~ Though unforgivable, being able to replicate my beauty so perfectly does give you a slight redeeming quality."
Herta lowered her head again and sipped her tea.
She picked up a pastry and took a small bite.
The video continued to play,
and when the person entered the Space Station,
the progress bar suddenly accelerated.
It was clear that the imposter had little to do for a long stretch of the following footage.
Soon,
the screen jumped to the moment the Space Station officially launched.
As the ignition countdown ended,
the Space Station and its boosters simultaneously started running, and it began to slowly ascend.
A voice that sounded exactly like her own rang out from the speaker:
"...the acting Station Master, AI Herta... the key to the question lies in the crucial question..."
Bang—!
As the video's flowery nonsense continued to echo,
a sharp cracking sound suddenly rang out.
Madam Herta had squeezed and crushed the handle of her teacup.
The falling cup and tea were hastily caught by several tiny Hertas, preventing a spill.
"Heh heh... heh heh heh... heh heh heh heh... Good. Very good. Excellent, even..."
Madam Herta lowered her gaze, her smooth bangs shading her eyes, casting a shadow over her face.
Maintaining the posture of eating a pastry, Madam Herta cracked a chilling smile, letting out a truly unnerving laugh.
"It's been a long time since anyone dared to challenge me like this, and they even dared to mess with my toys..."
Madam Herta only wanted to fiercely capture this imposter right now, then shove her into a Star-Shattering Cannon and fire it straight into a sun!
As for the long list of news related to Herta that followed,
Madam Herta was too annoyed to look at it anymore.
She just wanted to immediately, right now, capture that imposter and fiercely spank her butt!
And so,
Madam Herta ended her afternoon tea session.
She changed into her outdoor attire and picked up her massive 'staff'.
For once,
she prepared to step out of the Clockie Tower, which no one could locate.
Madam Herta activated the teleportation function, intending to descend directly onto the Herta Space Station.
She was going to hang that imposter from the top of the Space Station and fiercely spank her butt.
However, when the spatial warp was initiated,
and the landing location was locked onto the Herta Space Station,
the warp device instead reported an error.
"Warning. The target space has been interfered with. Spatial Warp cannot be completed."
"Hmm? That imposter has that kind of capability?"
Upon seeing the error report, a thoughtful smile appeared on Herta's face.
Herta could see through the capabilities of the people who built the Space Station at a glance.
They were all mediocre.
That was why Herta had so quickly lost interest and couldn't be bothered with the overall construction work.
It was rare in this universe to find a place that could block her entry.
It could only have come from the hands of that imposter.
"A little interesting, huh... I'm starting to get interested in you, imposter."
A dangerous smile surfaced on Herta's face.
She didn't dwell on the failed warp but modified the jump location.
She changed it from the Space Station's platform to outside the Space Station.
She really wanted to see how the firewall that blocked her was written.
"Warp now!"
Madam Herta fiercely pressed the activation button.
Shua—
Madam Herta vanished from her spot.
In an instant, she arrived at her destination.
Madam Herta's figure appeared outside the Herta Space Station.
Four mirrors encircled her, providing Madam Herta with sufficient defensive capability.
Herta looked around and snorted softly.
She had indeed failed to enter the Space Station's platform.
Because...
"No authorization verification, unable to enter!"
The signal for Herta's dignified connection was blocked outside the Space Station.
She couldn't even enter the platform!
Before Madam Herta could react,
AI Herta's voice automatically sent a signal to Herta:
"Ahem, this is the Herta Space Station of the great Madam Herta. I am the acting Station Master, AI Herta. Unlicensed intruder, disrespectful impostor of Madam Herta, please state your intentions!"
"You call yourself AI Herta? You don't even recognize the real Herta standing right here, yet you dare to call yourself Herta?!"
Herta didn't know how many times she would be driven to furious laughter today.
Her own Space Station was treating her as an outsider.
And even calling her an imposter!
This was simply a total cosmic reversal!
And this idiotic AI, how dare it call itself Herta when it can't even recognize the original?
The moment she reclaims the Space Station, the very first thing she'll do is execute this embarrassing AI Herta!
"An imposter is an imposter. My creator, the great Madam Herta, is currently inside the Space Station! You don't even know this, yet you dare to impersonate her? Hah, I'd like to see how you, this fake Herta, intend to prove you are Herta."
"...You are very good. I will remember you!"
Madam Herta snorted with ill-will and stopped talking.
Instead, she immediately began a system intrusion.
She wanted to see exactly what capabilities this person, who was clearly provoking her, possessed.
And AI Herta immediately realized this.
"Hmph! I knew you were up to no good! I must say, your disguise is ninety percent like Madam Herta, but! Against me, AI Herta, you are twenty thousand years too early to try and infiltrate the Space Station!"
"..."
A hash-shaped vein nearly popped out on Madam Herta's forehead.
This thing...
As soon as she dealt with the imposter, she would deal with it first!