Book 7: Chapter 9:1: The Theresilly Who Needs a Reality Check, Part 1

Book 7: Chapter 9:1: The Theresilly Who Needs a Reality Check, Part 1

[TL Note: Theresilly is supposed to be a pun on Theresa’s name. It works much better in Chinese, and I simply can’t think of a good equivalent to use in English. In Chinese, the last character in Theresa’s name was changed to the character with the same pronunciation that means stupid, silly, or fool.]

Herrscher of Pufferfish: Shorty, long time no see! Remember me, Theresa?

Magical Girl Teriri: Huh? This display name and profile picture...are you the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin?

Herrscher of Pufferfish: Looks like your IQ hasn’t declined, Shorty.

Magical Girl Teriri: Huh? I remember now... Is this due to the world merger causing memory confusion? Memories of what happened before are coming back.

Theresa seemed to have recovered some of her blocked memories due to her joining the Dimension Administrators Association.

Umaru-chan: I was wondering why Magical Girl Teriri sounded familiar. So, it is Theresa.

Faillen Angel Gabriel: Theresa? St. Freya Academy’s principal?

Umaru-chan: That’s right!

Magical Girl Teriri: Flat-Chested Chinese’s profile picture looks so familiar. It’s Fu Hua, right? From our academy?

Flat-Chested Chinese: Yes.

Magical Girl Teriri: Seems like there are quite a few familiar faces in the Dimension Administrators Association.

“Sirin, stop chatting. You can mess around with Theresa later. Have you taken note of the rules of the admission test that my third elder sister explained earlier?”

“I was listening seriously, Elder Brother.”

“That’s good. I’m not too worried about Luo Li. The only one I worry about is you, Sirin.”

“Alright, alright, alright. Thank you, Your Majesty Sirin, for forgiving me this once; I won’t do it again.”

“Humph! Good that you know it. Also, Bella, why didn’t you help me earlier?”

“...” Bella looked at Sirin, who was now comfortably nestled in Chen Heng’s arms, and chose to remain silent. Bella believed that if she had really laid a hand on him for her queen, regardless of whether or not she could win the fight, it would be Sirin who would regret it later.

“Because Bella knows I’m doing this for your own good, right, Bella?”

“Yes, my king.”

The Bella who had transformed from a Honkai Beast into this form had many positive qualities, but a flexible mind wasn’t one of them. Ever since she picked up the address of “my king” from somewhere (Sirin: “That address suits him quite well, doesn’t it?”), she had been calling Chen Heng “my king” despite his protests.

“Oh, by the way, Elder Brother, what’s the deal with Liz?” Just when Chen Heng had successfully appeased Sirin, the mention of a name from Sirin’s mouth made his hand holding her stiffen.

He glanced around and realized that not only was Sirin in his lap looking at him with suspicion and scrutiny, but everyone else was watching him, too.

Luo Li peeked at Chen Heng, making him feel like a scumbag whose wife had caught him in an affair.

Chen Heng’s master, Fu Hua, gave him a casual glance before withdrawing her gaze, but Chen Heng could sense her curiosity had been piqued.

Jeanne d’Arc, who had been petting Fafnir all along, seemed to be distracted not paying attention.

Ryougi Shiki, on the other hand, had an expressionless face, but Chen Heng noticed a spiritual presence, who resembled her, hovering over her head and staring at him with inquisitive eyes.

Upon noticing that Chen Heng seemed to see her, Root even waved at him.

“...” Chen Heng looked at the floating Root above Ryougi Shiki with some bewilderment. Root did not appear like this behind Ryougi Shiki’s back when possessing Ryougi Shiki in The Garden of Sinners. Is Root trying something else now that she is in another world?

“Elder Brother, why are you silent? Are you hiding some secret?” Sirin eyed Chen Heng with suspicion.

“What are you thinking? Your elder brother is an honest man. How could I possibly have something to hide?”