Chapter 114: Seele Vollerei, Right?!

To attract someone's attention, there are three methods—

Become a cat, become a tiger, become a little pup drenched in rain.

They correspond to mystery, strength, and empathy.

Chase felt that the black-blue short-haired girl in front of him possessed the traits of the last animal. She was a girl who would evoke a protective instinct upon first meeting.

Similar to Sirin, but also different.

Sirin might be more like a kitten playing with a ball of yarn in the sunlight, the type that makes people like her at first sight. Of course, this is referring to the Sirin who didn't lose her mother and didn't enter the Babylon Laboratory.

The Sirin who went through those experiences might be better described as a pufferfish. Clearly at a tender and sensitive age, she had to inflate herself with air, revealing spikes to scare away those trying to harm her.

Not very useful, but it was the last form of resistance for a girl who was both intimidating and inwardly shy.

The voice of the girl beside him brought Chase's thoughts back. Himeko's gaze swept over the two people, and when she looked at Chase, she paused slightly, as if suddenly discovering a fascinating toy. Somewhat surprised, she said to Theresa:

"Hey, Theresa, this little girl looks really handsome."

"???" Theresa helplessly supported her forehead. "What little girl? He is a boy."

Himeko, sounding incredulous, confirmed, "Isn't this an all-girls school? Is this reasonable?"

"Grandpa approved."

"Then it's okay. I'm Murata Himeko, a teacher at this academy. You can call me Teacher Himeko. I'm responsible for..."

After a self-introduction, Himeko took it upon herself to pull the somewhat shy girl standing aside to sit next to Bronya. Then, at lightning speed, she completed the enrollment procedures for the three.

After everything was processed, Himeko glanced at Theresa, who was sitting in the office chair drinking bitter melon juice. Seeing her sitting there with a high and mighty expression, a nameless anger surged within Himeko.

Approaching the short girl with white hair, she confiscated the manga book on her desk and complained, "I really don't understand how you can read a comedy manga with such a serious expression."

"Homu is not a comedy manga!" Theresa retorted, then suddenly seemed to realize something and continued, "Also, don't take things from your superior!"

"You have to act like a superior first, Headmaster."

Chase, Sirin, and the short-haired girl witnessed the scene of Theresa's face being swept across the floor. They looked at each other and saw complex expressions in each other's eyes.

At this moment, Himeko stopped quarreling with Theresa and looked at the three of them, smiling.

"Anyway, welcome to St. Freya Academy."

...........

Seele Vollerei's recent mood was somewhat low.

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Since the failure of the X-10 experiment, her body had turned into a quantum state, falling into the quantum sea and drifting there.

The experiment was a success because it did give Seele the ability to traverse the quantum sea. However, it was also a failure because the power it granted exceeded Seele's control, eventually backfiring on her own physical body.

Seele drifted aimlessly in the quantum sea.

The quantum sea was cold and quiet, and Seele drifted in it like a bubble flowing with the tide.

It was also like being locked in a room, a room that was dark and cold, with the door tightly shut...

Seele didn't know how long she had been inside. The darkness of the sea had long blurred the concept of time, turning time into a shapeless liquid that enveloped Seele like amber, sealing her within.

When Seele came to her senses, she had already arrived in this world, pulled by a stranger with red hair into an unfamiliar room.

The red-haired woman told Seele that she was now a student at St. Freya Academy.

Seele was still somewhat confused, and at the same time, there was a little bit of loss in her heart.

Sitting on the sofa, Seele looked at Bronya, who was busy in the kitchen, and her emotions were complicated.

She finally saw her older sister Bronya again, but her older sister didn't recognize her. Seele still remembered the scene when she saw Bronya in the office of the academy head.

The Bronya nee-chan she yearned for and the one she remembered were exactly the same, with no major differences. No height increase, and her face still expressionless.

Seele almost couldn't suppress the impulse to rush up and hug her. She had a lot to say to her sister, expressing her longing and loneliness.

However, her enthusiasm was quickly doused, making her feel a sudden chill.

Because Bronya looked at her with no hint of warmth in her eyes, only a polite and friendly expression.

Seele had to accept this fact— the Bronya nee-chan in front of her did not recognize her. In other words, she was not her Bronya nee-chan.

After that, Seele felt deflated, like a balloon losing air. Himeko pulled her to sit beside the sofa, occasionally glancing at the Bronya sitting next to her, and then looking at the other side where Chase was. There was a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

What is the relationship between him and Bronya nee-chan?

But soon, Seele's attention was drawn to the bickering between the superiors not far away. With a bit of amusement and after exchanging glances with Chase, Seele couldn't help but chuckle, but suddenly remembered something, and the slightly lifted spirits sank again.

It used to be like this in the orphanage, everyone playing around.

"Seele, is something on your mind?" The voice of the boy beside her brought Seele back from her despondent mood. Seele looked at Chase, who was wearing an apron, and after a moment of hesitation, she suddenly looked like a startled rabbit, waving her hands hastily.

"No, Seele is fine, Chase nii-chan." Seele's eyes dodged, shifting the topic as she looked worriedly at Bronya, who was busy on a small stool. "Is Bronya nee-chan okay like that?"

"You have to know that I also want to help, but I was kicked out." Chase pointed to the apron on himself, shrugged, and sounded helpless.

"Bronya insisted on showing off her skills to us, even rejecting my suggestion to lend a hand. She coldly kicked me out of the kitchen. I really lost face, truly lost face..." Chase's tone was faintly dissatisfied.

I am a top chef with the talent of a "Cook"! Is it really okay to kick me out of the kitchen like this?

Hmph, you'll regret it, Bronya.

Seemingly dissatisfied, Chase returned to the kitchen, looking at Bronya, who was earnestly preparing the food.

"Beef cubes, diced potatoes..." Bronya murmured softly, her knife making a rhythmic sound on the cutting board.

"Then... boil the water, and then..." Operating skillfully, Bronya suddenly sensed the gaze behind her, turned her head, and looked at Chase with some displeasure.

"If Bronya is not mistaken, Bronya rejected Chase nii-chan's offer to help explicitly two minutes ago." Bronya withdrew her gaze, looked at the boiling vegetables in the pot, and continued, "So, Chase nii-chan, can you stop looking at Bronya? It affects Bronya's performance."

"Uh... Bronya?"

"What?" Bronya turned around, lifted the ladle, looking a bit displeased, as if saying, "If you don't explain clearly, I'll hit you." But with Bronya's petite figure doing this, it added a bit of cuteness, and she didn't seem fierce at all.

"Don't you need to add salt?" Chase looked at the pot, tentatively asking.

Bronya's movements stiffened, jumped down from the stool, silently went to get salt, and turned back to give Chase a disdainful look.

Bronya: ???

Chase smiled awkwardly, sensibly withdrew from the kitchen, and sat down beside Seele, laughing awkwardly.

"It seems, fortunately, there's no big problem," Chase said uncertainly.

"Um..." Seele nodded thoughtfully, looking in the direction of the kitchen. At this point, Bronya had begun to simmer the soup slowly, and the fragrance was already wafting out.

Seele took a simple sniff, feeling a sense of nostalgia.

Carrot and Beet Soup... How long has it been since Seele had this dish? Seele couldn't remember, but she knew that Sister Bronya used to make it for everyone in the orphanage.

Back then, everyone in the orphanage was happy eating, whether it was Rozaliya, Liliya...

"Don't worry, Seele, even if Bronya doesn't do well, I'll step in." Sensing Seele's lack of enthusiasm, Chase said again.

Before Seele could respond, a voice came from behind Chase.

"It seems that Chase nii-chan is not confident in Bronya's cooking skills."

"Why did you come so quickly?" Chase deliberately avoided the previous topic, looking at Bronya, who had already walked to his side. He pretended to be surprised.

"Now Bronya needs to be on standby for 30 minutes." Bronya made a cute pouty face, directly sat on the sofa, and said to Seele beside her, "Seele, don't listen to Chase nii-chan's nonsense. Bronya is very confident in her Carrot and Beet Soup."

"Bronya, I can't agree with your point of view." Chase said, "Personally, I think this spaghetti should be mixed with concrete No. 42, because the length of this screw affects the torque of the excavator, which will affect my use of the lever to prove the Pythagorean theorem."

Bronya and Seele were stunned by Chase's words. Even though each of these words was familiar, when combined, they seemed obscure and hard to understand.

With Chase's serious expression, it was even more unbelievable.

"Seele, don't learn this, it will make you stupid." Bronya reminded, and Seele nodded in understanding.

After coming out of the headmaster's office, Bronya invited Seele to visit her dormitory. Seele, who was not good at refusing people, naturally agreed, although she had been invited by Chase and Bronya.

This was Seele's first visit to another student's dormitory. Although it was an invitation from Chase and Bronya, she still felt a bit uncomfortable. As soon as she entered, she sat on the sofa with a restrained posture, looking tense.

But after a while, the situation improved. The atmosphere was indeed quite harmonious, making Seele relax a lot.

St. Freya's dormitory was quite good, with a single room, a living room, and even a kitchen. It was considerate, much better than the outrageous dormitory with 32 people in one room that Chase had experienced in his previous life.

Half an hour later, after adding the essential sour cream to the Bronya's Special Borscht, a perfect pot of soup was served on the table.

Seele picked up the bowl, blew on it, took a sip, suddenly paused, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

The familiar taste seemed to touch a soft spot in her body, and Seele's emotions couldn't be controlled. She quickly got up from the dining table, rushed to the bathroom with quick steps.

The cold, dark, and timeless sea of quantum, where time became a concept, and memories gradually blurred in the drift. Due to the nature of quantum states, Seele had not eaten a hot meal for a long time. Moreover, this was Bronya's Special Borscht, which tasted the same as the one in her memories.

Bronya looked at Seele running to the bathroom, somewhat worried and confused. After tasting the soup herself and confirming that the taste was fine, she looked at Chase with a slight sense of relief.

Chase shook his head. "Let Seele be alone for a while."

Seele's reaction confirmed some things for Chase, which made him feel much more at ease.

It could be considered as finding the last piece of the puzzle. The fog about this world was gradually being lifted, and Chase's thoughts became clearer.

He now basically determined his own position, which was not in vain for the considerable amount of information he inquired from Welt before leaving. Knowing the information about this world, Chase also gained more confidence.

If the peculiar timeline made Chase alert from the beginning, then Seele's appearance was a significant reminder.

From the moment Seele appeared, Chase keenly sensed the difference in her. The aura of the quantum sea was too strong; it was hard not to notice.

Moreover, there were indeed some issues with the Welt in this world.

He had recently attended Welt Yang's history class, but the character was completely different from the Welt in reality. Chase had never seen such an irritable Welt. He just asked a few questions and was scolded directly. Although it was a bit unpleasant, it was undoubtedly an essential clue.

When all the puzzle pieces came together, all the problems that had arisen before were solved.

Chase finally got his answers, but these were not the answers he wanted.

Absurd. That was Chase's current thought.

It seemed like the simulator played a big joke on him. Perhaps he should have noticed earlier; the strange nature of the time-limited simulation task was odd, but he still accepted it.

"Ah, too rushed." Chase couldn't help but sigh while sipping the Bronya's Special Borscht, making Bronya beside him puzzled.