As a symbiotic being, I raise children amidst the chaos.

“Hello, Ms. Himeko Murata. My name is Liesel Albert Einstein. One of the executives of Anti-Entropy.” Einstein swallowed the chocolate in her mouth and walked up to Himeko.

"As for that idiot shouting over there, her name is Frederica Nikola Tesla."

"Who are you calling an idiot, you with that messy hair!" Tesla lunged at Einstein with great momentum after hearing Einstein introduce her like that, but Einstein simply shifted slightly to the left, and Tesla missed and fell flat on his face.

'Huh~ It wasn't big to begin with, will it be flattened now~' Dust Edge, inside Bronya's body, couldn't help but complain when he saw Tesla like this.

"Um... hello." Himeko forced a smile. She had naturally heard of the names of the two people in front of her, but now they didn't seem to be very smart at all.

"Don't worry about it, Ms. Himeko. Dr. Tesla may seem like an idiot, but he really is an idiot." He popped another chocolate into his mouth, then looked at Himeko's awkward smile and asked疑惑地问道. "Isn't it funny?"

The arena instantly became quiet. Chen Yuan seemed to be hallucinating, vaguely hearing a few crows cawing slowly overhead.

"Bird's nest hair, your lame jokes are as deadly as ever." Tesla got up from the ground, dusted off his clothes, and then looked at Bronya. "Hmm, you must be Cocolia's daughter, Bronya Zaychek?"

Bronya nodded after hearing this. Just as Tesla was about to speak after seeing Bronya nod, Einstein appeared in front of her, holding a box of chocolates and stuffing them all into Tesla's mouth.

"Hmm...hmm...(bird's nest hair, what are you doing!)" Einstein calmly patted Tesla on the shoulder and said indifferently. "Because Dr. Tesla is an idiot, it's easy for you to mess things up when you're given this kind of task, so you'd better just shut up."

After speaking, Einstein looked at Bronya and gave a perfect ladylike bow. "Well then, Mr. Dust Fate. Entropy Executive Officer, Lisser Albert Einstein wishes to have a direct conversation with you. I wonder if that's permissible?"

"Did you learn of my existence from Cocolia, Einstein?" Hearing this, Chen Yuan knew he couldn't hide any longer and crawled out from Bronya's shoulder. "Nice to meet you. It seems you know my name, so I don't need to introduce myself."

Einstein showed no surprise at Chen Yuan's entrance and small stature.

"Although Cocolia is partly to blame, and frankly, she's a bit dim-witted and easily gets things off her chest."

"At the same time, and not only for that reason, Einstein and Dr. Tesla both saw your photos, but surprisingly, she and I both felt a strong sense of familiarity with you."

"If it were just that idiot Dr. Tesla having a delusion, that would be understandable. But if you include Einstein... that's really strange."

"Well..." Upon hearing Einstein's words, but before Chen Yuan could explain anything, Tesla patted his chest and walked over.

"Ugh... I'm choking... You messy hair, you've gone too far! Such a big handful of chocolate, are you trying to choke me to death?!" After swallowing the chocolate in his mouth, Tesla grabbed Einstein's shoulders and shook him back and forth!

"Because Dr. Tesla's personality was not suited to participate in this conversation, Einstein had no choice but to resort to this tactic." Tesla's frantic appearance did not make Einstein feel any guilt; he even wanted to eat another piece of chocolate.

"Never mind, just as Chicken Head said, our memories of each other are very clear, but there is one place where our memories of each other have become blurry."

"That is, the Second Great Collapse. In other words, during the Second Great Collapse, I and Chicken Hair definitely came into contact with you, and it wasn't even a short-term contact."

“But that’s where the problem lies.” Tesla stopped there, looking at Einstein. The latter nodded knowingly, then added.

"Neither Dr. Tesla nor I have any memory of the Second Great Collapse. Specifically, we only have memories of the outcome; we can't recall the process in between at all."

"In other words, it's like watching a not-so-good story, but instead of watching the process, you go straight to the ending, that's pretty much it."

"Um... what are you talking about? I don't think I understand..." Chen Yuan swallowed hard, then silently asked the system in his mind, 'What's going on?'

[Um, I'm not entirely sure either. I should have concealed their memories, since the Second Great Collapse was too complex; knowing the details would be rather boring.]

“You don’t need to rush to refute me, Mr. Chenyuan.” Einstein shrugged and popped another piece of chocolate into his mouth. “Tesla and I aren’t interested in the details of the story; we just want to find our leader, nothing more.”

"Alliance Leader?" Chen Yuan was taken aback, then realized what he meant. "You mean Walter Yang?" Isn't Old Yang currently at St. Freya Academy? If I'm not mistaken, we'll be meeting soon.

"That's right, it's that guy!" Tesla crossed his arms, his face full of displeasure. "After the Second Honkai Impact, that guy disappeared. If it weren't for Cocolia's sudden rise to power, the entire Anti-Entropy would have been in chaos."

"As Dr. Tesla said, if we can recall the specific details of the Second Great Collapse, we might be able to find him."

"Um... Bronya, what are they saying? Can you understand them?" Himeko asked Bronya softly as she listened to their conversation. "I recognize every single word they're saying, but I just can't understand them when they're put together."

Although Himeko is highly educated, she is still far behind Tesla and Einstein. Furthermore, she doesn't possess that kind of memory lapse, so naturally she can't understand what they're saying.

“I’m really sorry, there’s nothing I can do to help you right now.” Chen Yuan sighed, then added, “But if I met Walter Yang, I would tell him about the current situation with Anti-Entropy.”

"What! This is just a waste of time..." Tesla was displeased upon hearing Chen Yuan's words. He was about to say something when Einstein pulled him back.

"I apologize, Dr. Tesla is just like that, please don't mind." He apologized to Chen Yuan first, then continued, "Excuse my bluntness, but you just said that it's not possible for the time being, is that right?"

Chen Yuan didn't speak, but nodded to Einstein. The latter pondered for a moment, then sighed. "In that case, we shouldn't disturb you any longer. Cocolia is still waiting for us at the orphanage."

"Yes, see you again sometime. Seele and the others have already arranged for someone to take you to your plane."

"I'll see you off." Seeing this, Himeko led Einstein and Tesla out of the captain's cabin. Chenyuan stretched. To be honest, there was always a sense of urgency in talking face-to-face with a genius like Einstein.

"Bronya, let's go and rest for a while. After all, we're almost at St. Freya Academy, and if I'm not mistaken, I probably won't have time to rest once we get there."

"Brother Chenyuan, Bronya understands." Hearing Chenyuan say this, Bronya nodded. She then returned to the infirmary where Kiana and Raiden Mei were lying, found an empty bed, and lay down.

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"Brother Chenyuan, we're almost at St. Freya Academy." After an unknown amount of time, Bronya woke Chenyuan up. He rubbed his sleepy eyes.

"I understand." Shaking his head to shake off the lingering sleepiness, he stretched and looked at Kiana and Raiden Mei, who were still unconscious. "Aren't they awake yet?"

"Hmm. There's no sign of her waking up yet..."

"Oh, I see... Well, it's alright as long as nothing's wrong." Hearing Bronya's reply, Chen Yuan jumped from the bed to the window, looking at the scenery outside, thinking to himself, 'Theresa, I'm back.'

Meanwhile, in the dean's office at St. Freya Academy, Theresa turned around in front of a mirror. "Hmm... my clothes aren't dirty, I just showered, and I don't smell... Okay, everything's ready!"

Ever since learning from Himeko about Chenyuan's appearance, Theresa began tidying up her office, getting rid of all the hidden snacks and comic books. She was afraid Chenyuan would see them and scold her when he returned.

"Hehe, when Chen Yuan comes back and sees that I've built such a big school, will he praise me?" Theresa sat back down in her chair, swinging her short legs, looking incredibly cute. "And we even found Kiana! What a double blessing! We're going to throw a huge party tonight!"

'Wait... I think I forgot something very important!' Suddenly, Theresa looked at the tidy dean's office and felt like she had overlooked something.

But when Theresa saw the documents Himeko had passed to her on the table regarding Kiana and Raiden Mei, she suddenly remembered something she hadn't tidied up. "My room!!!"

She howled as she rushed out of the headmaster's office. Theresa had forgotten that after receiving news of Kiana, she had changed Kiana's original dormitory room to Himeko's room to make it easier to take care of her.

To make things easier and to build rapport with Kiana, I left my luggage there. I haven't unpacked it at all yet!

When they arrived at Himeko's house, Theresa opened the door, panting. But upon seeing the living room filled with clothes and belongings scattered everywhere, she turned ashen-white and murmured, "Everything... is over..."