Chapter 116: The Hypnosis App

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When Gu Tang first arrived at the space station, the thing he encountered most often was suddenly blacking out.

Sometimes, he would be in the shower, washing himself, and suddenly everything would go black.

When he woke up, Herta would be on top of him, her face flushed, moving up and down.

Other times, he'd be in the dining hall eating, and suddenly everything would go black.

When he woke up, Herta's hands were already all over him, reaching a touch area of 102.4%.

Sometimes, he would be chatting with Asta, and suddenly everything would go black.

When he woke up, he found himself bound hand and foot, lying on a bed.

Around the bed were twenty Herta puppets, arranged in a circle, all smiling at him.

Each puppet was uniquely modified, with remarkable flexibility and endurance. Their secret weapons gave Gu Tang quite a surprise.

"Ah... I miss those days. I could enjoy him however I wanted, what a feast!" Herta wore a nostalgic expression.

Then, her expression turned to anger, clenching her fists: "Unlike now, where such a rare opportunity was ruined by a little girl like Stelle. Damn it, remember this: one day, I'm going to make Gu Tang... right in front of you..."

"Why can't you just confess normally?" asked Vinh May, puzzled.

Herta pointed to herself. "What do you expect me to do, Vinh May? Blush and stutter like a normal girl, confessing my love, then wearing the prettiest dress for a date, sharing ice cream, enjoying a romantic Ferris wheel ride?"

Vinh May tilted her head. "Isn't that the normal way to fall in love?"

"Haha, forget it, Vinh May. We are anything but normal," Herta sneered, pointing at her own head, "We are geniuses without a shred of empathy, freaks beyond common understanding. Even if I love someone to the point of obsession, my essence won't change."

"I see..." Vinh May calmly looked at Herta.

"So, when there's something I want, I go for it. When there's something I want to possess, I seize it," Herta said coolly, "That's my way of living."

"No wonder Screwllum said Gu Tang is rather cold to you; now I understand," Vinh May sighed.

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"Our relationship improved, actually, thanks to Pepe," Asta said.

Stelle blinked in surprise. "Pepe? You mean your cute little pet dog?"

Asta nodded. "Pepe was always fond of Gu Tang, often circling around him... In retrospect, maybe animals are just better at sensing a person's true nature. Anyway, with Pepe as a starting point, we began to have more conversations beyond work."

"And then, you slowly started to like him," Stelle said, blinking innocently.

Asta's face turned red. "What are you saying? Making it sound like I'm so easy to win over! I just didn't dislike him as much, that's all..."

"Really?" Stelle looked at Asta, unconvinced.

"Really! I just noticed his good qualities as we spent time together," Asta defended herself. "Unlike most people on the space station, he treats everyone equally... birth, education, race—none of that matters to him. His research methods are unconventional, but he has a new invention every day. He always finds ways to break through from unexpected places and solve problems."

"Oh no, if you keep talking, I might start liking him too," Stelle muttered, rubbing her chin.

"And... after spending some time with him, I finally understood why I disliked Gu Tang so much at first," Asta said slowly.

Stelle was puzzled. "Wasn't it because you were jealous of him gaining Herta's approval?"

"That's only part of it. What I was truly jealous of was his freedom," Asta raised her head, her deep eyes seemingly piercing through time and space to see her naive, younger self. "I had to rely on Herta to gain my freedom... but why does he just get to live so freely and be recognized by everyone just by doing what he likes?"

"Ah... you've had a hard time, Asta," Stelle patted Asta on the shoulder to comfort her.

Asta smiled, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "But later, I realized he really wasn't thinking about anything else—just wholeheartedly doing what he loved. Suddenly, it felt so silly to be jealous of someone like that, and I let it go."

"Yeah, that guy is a real empty-headed one," Stelle agreed with a nod.

"And also..." Asta lowered her head, blushing, twirling a strand of her hair with her fingers. "That guy's focus and dedication... it's kind of charming..."

"Asta! You... you're such a maiden!" Stelle exclaimed, covering her mouth and staring at Asta in surprise.

For the first time, she felt she was losing out in the realm of a maiden's heart.

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"Gu Tang managed to get along with Asta thanks to my hypnosis app," Herta said with a thumbs up.

Vinh May raised an eyebrow. "Sounds like something shady."

"It's actually an app on the phone. All you have to do is open it and aim at someone, and in an instant, you can turn them into a loyal little dog..." Herta explained, making a hand gesture to demonstrate.

"Definitely something shady," Vinh May confirmed.

"This was Gu Tang's... no, the system's fault! His system issued a task. The task was to get Asta's favor back to a normal level—at least, not in the negative," Herta said. "Of course, with my hypnosis app, never mind normal levels, it could fill up the favor bar in an instant."

"I bet it didn't work," Vinh May said bluntly.

Herta scratched her head awkwardly. "Well... I didn't expect Pepe, Asta's pet dog, to rush out just as Gu Tang used it, and the app ended up being used on the dog... This is obviously not my fault, okay!"

"......" Vinh May looked at Herta speechlessly.

"After that, Pepe kept hanging around Gu Tang. A week later, Asta couldn't resist her curiosity and used Pepe as an excuse to talk to Gu Tang." Herta continued describing the situation back then. "With that as a starting point, their relationship got better and better, and Gu Tang completed his task."

"Seems like your role wasn't very significant in all this..." Vinh May looked at Herta.

Herta crossed her arms, annoyed. "Well, did the task get done or not?!"

That sounded like something Gu Tang would say.

"A new doubt has surfaced. Herta, why did you help Gu Tang get along with other women?" Vinh May frowned, looking puzzled. "Even if you don't have a normal person's concept of love, you still have a sense of possessiveness, right?"

"...Because Gu Tang always wanted to go back to his homeland," Herta said after a brief silence, her tone calm.

Vinh May asked, "You mean that faraway universe?"

Herta nodded.