"Well, is this the Q&A space? It looks pretty good."
After taking a look at the surroundings, Himeko smacked her lips and made a very pertinent evaluation of the changes in the environment.
Although this place looks empty, white, and monotonous, it also appears simple and pure because of this.
"Huh... You came in too."
Theresa was relieved that Himeko could join them.
Kiana, Mei, and Bronya are all here; there is no shortage of people.
The only question is probably...
"Um, can I please ask."
Wearing a deep blue training suit, red-framed glasses, and with ropes tied in her long hair, the girl looked confused and puzzled.
"Where is this?"
This is Fu Hua, who was sent by Otto as an undercover agent.
"Hey, it's Fu Hua, you're here too!?"
Because they were in the same class and had met during the day, Kiana had a good impression of her. She put her arm around Fu Hua's shoulders.
"Uh..."
Fu Hua tugged at the corner of her mouth at Kiana's natural and familiar behavior, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Just moments ago, she had been reporting to Otto that she was close to the target.
Now, she unexpectedly bumped into Kiana, which felt rather embarrassing.
However, after a long period of training, Fu Hua was very good at not showing her true feelings.
After that brief moment of awkwardness, she quickly concealed the unnaturalness in her expression.
It was very brief.
Bronya considered it to be her first time entering a strange place and was frightened by Kiana's reckless behavior, so didn't care much.
"What a coincidence, I thought you were pretty good during the day."
"I heard that this place used to only allow one person to enter at a time, but today you and I actually entered."
Upon seeing Fu Hua, Himeko was surprised and smiled slightly.
During the day, the performance of this girl named Fu Hua in class had been very impressive. Himeko was quite satisfied. She was serious in class, meticulous in her work, willing to help others, and very humble.
Except for some old-fashioned things, she was definitely a good student in the eyes of the teacher.
Well... Kiana was the opposite.
Himeko glanced at Kiana and silently sighed in her heart.
This person was completely the opposite of Fu Hua. She was careless and impatient, and what was even more outrageous was that she had openly slept during the first class.
If Kiana's personality weren't so grating to Himeko, she would have considered banishing her to the cold palace based on this brief interaction.
"Well, so... what is this place?"
Fu Hua asked the question that concerned her most at the moment, somewhat conflicted.
Theresa and Mei exchanged glances and decided not to hide too much from Fu Hua.
In fact, it was not easy to keep it hidden.
Even if they didn't tell Fu Hua, when the voice of the manager of the Q&A space appeared, Fu Hua would surely learn what she needed to know.
In this case, it would be better to tell Fu Hua openly.
This would also help avoid creating a rift with her.
After making this decision, Theresa briefly explained the nature of the Q&A space to Fu Hua.
"…"
Fu Hua was silent.
She had lived for a long time—what hadn't she seen?
But as for what Theresa had just introduced—this area, where you could ask questions and receive information about the future and the past, as well as magical rewards—Fu Hua could only say she had never seen anything like it before. This was a new experience.
The still shocked Fu Hua silently wrote down everything Theresa said, word for word.
She believed that the Archbishop far away at the headquarters of Schicksal would be very interested in this space's existence. However, before that, Fu Hua had to get out of this strange place. To leave, she had to answer all the questions in the space.
Therefore...
[Start answering questions]
A concise voice announced the start of the questioning. Then, a light curtain appeared out of thin air.
[1. Please choose the oldest person from the following options]
[A. Kiana Kaslana]
[B. Murata Himeko]
[C. Fu Hua]
[D. Theresa Apocalypse]
The title loomed.
After seeing this title, Theresa's face darkened.
Himeko was laughing.
Fu Hua...
Fu Hua looked calm and composed.
But the trembling of her hands hidden in her sleeves revealed her true feelings.
It was a cool autumn day, and she was in a comfortably warm question-and-answer space. But Fu Hua felt her hands and feet growing cold, she was unable to sense even the slightest warmth.
This malicious question made her suspect that the space itself was making things difficult for her!
Theresa was naturally unhappy.
It's said that age is a forbidden topic for women. Appearance-wise, she was nearly 48 years old, so it was only natural.
If it weren't for not having brought Judah, and if the person asking the question were human, she would have made the person asking feel the warmth of Judah!
Unlike the other two, Himeko laughed aloud.
She didn't care about age. After all, as a Valkyrie who had been fighting on the front lines for a long time, she lived day by day, not knowing if she might die the next day.
So there was no point in caring about age. And, in truth, she wasn't even that old.
But seeing Theresa who pretended to be young all the time and defeated by a simple question, Himeko felt quite pleased as a mischievous friend.
However, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya's reactions to Theresa and Himeko were a bit confusing.
"Hey, Instructor Himeko, is Auntie older than you?" Kiana asked curiously, and Mei and Bronya were equally curious.
Actually, they had wanted to ask this question before.
Theresa who looked so young could be Kiana's aunt.
When chatting in the ward earlier, Bronya had even imagined the age of Kiana's mother.
Due to their detailed speculation, Kiana had once thought her terrible father was too cruel.
No wonder he hadn't told her about her mother.
For this reason, she secretly decided to teach her rotten father a lesson when she caught him later.
"Ahem."
Himeko had nothing to hide. Seeing everyone waiting expectantly, she immediately cleared her throat and prepared to reveal Theresa's age.
"Himeko~"
From the side, Theresa's voice full of resentment made Himeko shudder.
Seeing the familiar expression, she naturally understood what Theresa meant: if you dare say it, you won't get your salary next month!
Of course, Himeko suspected that Theresa wanted to use this as an excuse to cheat her out of the salary she owed her for nearly three or four months.
For the sake of her salary, she could only pout and show a somewhat apologetic expression.
This naturally disappointed Kiana and the others, who had been eagerly awaiting the answer.
However...
Even if Theresa didn't want to reveal it, what could she do? After all, this question had to be answered, didn't it?
Himeko glanced at the question and showed a malicious expression.