Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

The one running errands for Bronya was, naturally, Wendy.

Her main job this time was to turn into a pony and ram into people.

Whenever she saw troublemakers or chaos, she would just turn into a pony and charge, knocking them away.

After finishing her last task, Wendy returned home...

Her eyes were involuntarily drawn to the strange whimpering sounds coming from upstairs.

Who is it, making such a fuss after coming back from a long night of work? Even if you're precocious and bought some little toys to play with, now is not the time.

I must go and teach them a lesson!

With righteous indignation, Miss Wendy charged up to the attic.

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"I... I'm just that unlucky..."

Wendy, on the verge of tears from shame and anger, recounted her unfortunate experience.

Kiana, who had just returned home, never expected that the tentacles she had casually left behind would cause such a big incident.

It was so big that the fact that there were two new ponies in the house didn't even cause a stir.

"Don't look at me. I was just trying to control that sakura-haired girl. Who told her to attack me as soon as she came out? I was just taking some small insurance measures."

The sakura-haired girl lay on the floor, eyes rolled back, getting an IV drip to rehydrate.

Raiden Mei, simply wrapped in a blanket, sat to the side sipping water, her face flushed. Her eyes, like the rippling autumn water, were half-asleep, half-awake, and she exuded an astonishing wifely charm, though she didn't have much strength to speak.

Bronya, perhaps having never endured such torture, was already snoring away. She was still too young, after all. How could she withstand the cruel ravages of Kiana's tentacles?

Noldrei scolded Kiana, "What were you thinking? How are they supposed to face each other after this? Just think about it! The first thing they'll think of when they see each other is being whipped by the same tentacle. How can they get along after such a terrible scene!"

Kiana hadn't expected him to be so critical at a time like this.

The girl had just become a future person. Where had she ever suffered such an injustice? She immediately retorted, "Weren't you the one who taught me to do this? When you were whipping me, did you ever consider how we would get along?"

Noldrei blinked, not remembering having done such a thing.

Sirin reminded him, "You were teaching her like this right in front of me at the time."

"Hmm, now that you mention it, I do remember. I didn't expect her to remember it so clearly..." Noldrei was rather regretful.

"Kiana, you can't be like this. What if you run into a masochistic pervert like Tesla? You could be pestered by someone like that for a long time. Do you want that?"

Noldrei's question scared the girl. Kiana was just looking for a way to control people; she didn't want to be targeted by a masochistic pervert.

Tesla became agitated and shouted, "What the hell do you mean by that?! Who's the pervert? You're the pervert! Weren't you the one who hit me first? Would a normal person think of such a punishment?"

"I was just thinking, you're over eighty, not married, and so chaste. I was just looking for a way to teach you a lesson, I had no intention of turning you into a pervert. How about this, we just dismantle your sexual organs for now, and then install them again when you want to use them. That way, you won't..."

Before Noldrei could finish, Tesla exploded. She was about to fight him. What did he mean, "dismantle for now"?

"I've risked my life for you, and you're thinking of neutering me like a cat or a dog?!"

"Not neutering, just temporary dismantling. Neutering means it can never be installed again. With our current technology, it's not a problem to replace it at any time." Noldrei's explanation was rather feeble. Tesla wouldn't listen anymore.

"If you keep this up, I'm running away from home! I'm going back to North America!"

Tesla was furious. She had never expected him to come up with such a beastly suggestion.

Although with her current abilities, she could indeed dismantle and reassemble at will, this topic absolutely could not be brought up by Noldrei. This guy was driving her to become a feminist fighter.

Sirin looked at Ana and Mahiru, whose faces had gone numb. She tiptoed over, patted their shoulders, and comforted them, "You two just stay here obediently. They're always like this. They're not actually bad people, and life isn't as depraved and strange as you think. It's just that their way of thinking is a bit unconventional. This kind of accident doesn't happen every time. It's normal for it to happen once or twice."

Ana flinched. She was indeed a little scared.

She hadn't even escaped the identity of a Honkai Herrscher, and now she was about to fall into another den of demons.

Who would have thought that the upper echelons of Academy City were so morally bankrupt! Was this kind of chaotic life, completely devoid of ethical boundaries, really okay?!

Sirin saw that the two were still in disbelief. As a senior Herrscher, she naturally had to take care of the two younger sisters' feelings.

She said earnestly, "You don't have to worry. The future life of Academy City will all start like this. There will be no more differences between people. We can live together peacefully, without any gender barriers, and without worrying about the threat of ethics. Think about it, if a father and daughter are truly in love, but can't be together because of their blood relationship, isn't that a very sad thing? We, in the mental hospital, took in such a girl..."

"Although I'm just an ordinary Herrscher, I know a thing or two about freedom. You don't have to worry about them making things difficult for you. As long as you're not willing, no one in this place will stop you from doing anything."

Ana cautiously probed, "Then, can we go back to our old lives and live as normal people?"

Sirin looked at her and replied with a smile, "No!"

Didn't she just say 'freedom'?

Shiina Mahiru suspected she had misheard something.

That's right, she did just say 'freedom.'

Ana confirmed that Mahiru's ears were not playing tricks on her.

"I'm not stopping you from leaving. I just want to tell you something rather desperate."

Sirin sighed and said with a heavy expression, "It's useless even if you go back, because the outside world will sooner or later become like this. I think it's better to adapt now than to feel lost later. Besides, you've all become ponies, haven't you?"

And Sirin knew one more thing. If you just wanted to leave this place, there was absolutely no way to leave.

Just like Dr. Tesla back then, Noldrei had already arranged her future path. Sooner or later, what was meant to find her would find her.

Ana and Mahiru were a little desperate. The door behind them had long been closed.

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Noldrei, exasperated by Tesla, immediately took out his tentacles and gave her a good lesson. He also stipulated that Tesla was not allowed to eat at the table for the next seven days!

Want to run now? Too late~