Honkai, but Behind the Scenes

"Master Tian, don't you want to come and play?"

In the arcade, Senti, who was "fighting hard" with the console, didn't forget to turn around and call out to Tian Shi to come and play with her.

"I'm a ghost. Ghosts don't play video games..."

"It's okay! I've minimized the presence of this place! No one will notice!"

Senti seemed to genuinely hope that Tian Shi would play with her.

"If that's the case, then I'll try." 

With that said, Tian Shi had nothing to refuse.

"A fighting game? One of those with scores?" 

Tian Shi sat down at the console next to Senti.

"But then again, I haven't really played many video games."

"Huh? Master Tian, you haven't played it before?" 

Senti seemed very surprised by this.

"I only have a slight understanding in theory, but as for the actual operation... probably because there's no need or demand, so I haven't tried it."

In her previous life, Tian Shi played video games on computers, mobile phones, and home consoles. 

The only consoles he played outside were probably claw machines. 

Therefore, although it wasn't the first time Tian Shi had come to the arcade, it was the first time he actually played.

"I really don't know, but it doesn't matter! I'll teach you!"

"No, I still know how to do it. After all, I've seen you play so many games before."

"Eh..."

No, don't look so disappointed.

"But if you're willing to teach me, I'll certainly do it with great pleasure."

"Really!"

Senti instantly became excited again.

Then... this child is too easy to please.

"Master Tian, why are you sighing?" 

Senti leaned closer and looked at Tian Shi with some confusion.

"I'm sighing. You're too easy to understand, child. If you weren't strong enough, I'd be very afraid you'd be kidnapped and sold."

"How is that possible?" 

Senti pouted. 

"Even if I'm kidnapped, wouldn't you stay by my side, Master Tian?"

"I'll sell you to Einstein tomorrow for ten dollars a pound!" 

Tian Shi said with some regret, as if iron wouldn't turn into steel.

"Master Tian, if you betray me, who will serve you in the future? It would be difficult to find a disciple as obedient as me, without me to take care of you!" 

Senti said proudly.

"Don't talk as if I'm already old, okay?! And you're useless! If you were, there would be no place in the world for you."

Tian Shi, so angry, hit Senti on the head.

"And do I, your teacher, seem to need someone to serve me?"

"No one seventy or eighty years old is as old as you." 

Senti, who had been hit on the head, replied with a giggle.

"But it's true that wherever you go, Master Tian, there are people like you... Let's not talk about that! I'll teach you how to play the video game!"

When talking about the fact that her master was loved wherever he went, Senti felt a little inexplicably annoyed, so she changed the subject and began to concentrate on teaching Tian Shi how to play. 

This in itself is not difficult, not to mention that Tian Shi had already obtained the maximum score in theory before, so Senti taught him symbolically, and Tian Shi was able to master it.

Of course, the result of starting so quickly is...

Senti was miserably defeated.

"Hua, you don't have to go easy."

Tian Shi put a hand to his forehead and said.

 "Your master knows how clumsy he is. Even if you let me win like this, I won't be happy. To be honest, your level of carelessness is terrible."

"Is that so?" 

Senti scratched her face a little embarrassed.

"Forget it, try another game."

"That's right! Master Tian will surely have talent in other games!"

"No, that's not what I meant."

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[Compatibility with Fu Hua (Herrscher of Sentience) +30%]

"How interesting the arcade is!" 

Upon leaving, the sky had already darkened, but Senti was still just as energetic. 

"Total mastery of all games! I got it!" 

Fu Hua's talent for games has been passed down through generations.

"It's very late, it's time to go home." 

Tian Shi said with some disappointment, but it was the truth.

"Wait a little longer. It's not completely dark yet."

Senti looked at the sky. 

"How about we have dinner first?"

"Dinner?" 

Tian Shi raised his eyebrows. 

"What do you want to eat?"

"Of course it's noodles. I miss the taste from before a bit." 

Senti stretched and asked

"Is there a noodle shop in a remote alley?"

"You can try your luck in Chinatown," Tian Shi said objectively, "But it might not taste the same as you remember."

"The taste in my memory is just an adjective. To be honest, I just want to eat noodles, like when I was in high school." 

Senti said directly.

"That time eating noodles isn't a good memory. We ran into assassins on the way out." 

Tian Shi also remembered that incident and couldn't help but laugh: "But you really don't get tired of eating them."

"There are times when I get tired of eating... That Kevin... Although things were a bit confusing back then, but that guy organized everyone to eat noodles or something in a group, it's not bad, but even I was tired. You know the environment isn't suitable for eating noodles, right?"

Senti scratched her face, revealing an expression of difficult memories. 

"Anyway, at least have some big fish and meat?"

"What's the point of eating noodles?"

"Does anyone have a great fighting spirit because noodles can be refilled indefinitely?"

Tian Shi shrugged and made no comment about it.

However, the two were lucky and soon found a noodle restaurant in Chinatown. 

Senti ordered a bowl of noodles, while Tian Shi sat opposite her and watched Senti eat.

"Hmm... it really doesn't taste as good anymore." 

After taking the first bite, Senti made a heartfelt evaluation. 

"It's hard to imagine why I was so eager for this at school at the time."

Even if feelings and memories are inherited, some things will be different.

"Perhaps... because it's cheap and delicious?"

"Maybe. Although at that time, we obviously weren't short on living expenses, but we were still a bit restricted. Master Tian, you made those experiments too expensive."

That's truly sad. 

Although the person in front of me isn't the true owner, this has a different flavor.

"But for the sake of you passing, I won't talk about you."

"I passed... Actually, Planck let me pass, didn't she?" 

Senti, who was slurping noodles, showed a somewhat awkward expression. 

"I, I have some self-knowledge after all. In that exam... I actually only counted on getting about 40 points."

It's not easy to hear the word "self-knowledge" from your mouth. 

I thought you'd still say things like 'I can do anything'. 

Tian Shi took out a clean chopstick and tapped Senti on the head. 

"So, why are you still so uncomfortable?"

"This, doesn't it seem like I owe her a favor...?" 

Senti, who felt the weight of a debt of favor for the first time, seemed a little uneasy.

"It's good to know you owe her a favor." 

Tian Shi seemed a little happy seeing Senti's nervousness.

Senti is obviously not as whimsical as when she first came out. 

She is no longer like a capricious and unscrupulous child.

"Remember to thank others when you go back. By the way, there's also Einstein's door. Remember to apologize after it's repaired."

"To those girls... I know." 

Senti hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

Although Tian Shi doesn't allow her to use her abilities, Senti isn't completely unable to distinguish right from wrong, and who was good to her and who wasn't. 

With Tian Shi's presence, most of Senti's impulses and stubbornness were automatically suppressed, so Senti thought about how to behave better in front of Tian Shi, while also leaving some brain space to distinguish who had treated her especially well. 

Obviously, although the few people she met in Anti-Entropy might not sound pleasant and covet Master Tian, she could also feel that those people had no ill will towards her.

Although she really wanted to say something, if Tian Shi wasn't there at this moment, Senti definitely wouldn't listen to most people.

Tian Shi's current role is more like an irreplaceable chain, restricting Senti's stubbornness and violence and enlightening Senti.

(After all, isn't he just a life mentor for children?)

As for why Fu Hua didn't get along with Senti... 

First, it was because the two have a fundamental contradiction on the issue of "existence." 

Second... although Fu Hua's IQ is sufficient, her emotional intelligence is obviously insufficient, and her words are a bit direct. 

On the other hand, although the current Senti looks cute and brainless, if you educate her seriously, perhaps she has the possibility of surpassing Fu Hua in emotional intelligence... Well, maybe.

What? IQ? Who gave you this stupid idea? Has your brain been kicked by Senti?

"That... what's on my face? Master Tian, why have you been staring at me?" 

Senti asked, rubbing her face.

"Nothing, but if you want to apologize, don't forget the gift."

"Eh... do I have to buy a gift?"

"Although you don't have to buy them and they don't care, it's up to you to decide."

"Me? That... I, I... then I'll buy it!" 

Senti, who was flustered for a moment, made a quick decision.

"But a gift... in Planck's words, it's a thank you. Can I pack a bowl of noodles from here, right?"

"It's casual, but still thoughtful." 

Tian Shi nodded, although the evaluation in his mouth wasn't high, he was quite satisfied. 

After all, at this moment, most gift shops are closed, and since Planck herself has no material desires, it's a good choice to take what she can buy now.

"What about Ein? You broke Ein's door. An apology is different from a thank you. It's not something you can do with a bowl of noodles."

"Uh... that chicken-haired girl... how about I send her a door?" 

Senti asked cautiously.

"...?"

What kind of logic is this?

"Hua, I must remind you that you should help others repair the door, not take a door and let them repair it themselves."

"No, no, no, Master Tian, you're thinking wrong." 

Senti waved her hands again and again. 

"I mean, I'll fix the door and send her a spare one."

"...?"

This logic is even more incomprehensible, incomprehensible in every way.

"In this case, can this door be repaired immediately the next time it breaks?"

"You still want there to be a next time?"

"Let's make an analogy, let's make an analogy." 

Seeing Tian Shi's change in tone, Senti waved her hands in a panic. 

"But what I mean is that, even if other doors are broken, they can be repaired immediately..." 

Looking into Tian Shi's eyes, Senti fell silent as she spoke.

"When you go back later, invite her to a bowl of noodles."

Tian Shi patted his head. 

Although he had said something like "it can't be done with a bowl of noodles" before, listening to Senti's incomprehensible brain circuit, Tian Shi still chose the simplest way.

Although I've made great progress in Senti's personality education, it seems I've completely failed in intellectual education.

"Do I invite people to eat noodles every day? Am I not turning into Kevin?" 

However, when Senti heard this, she had an awkward look on her face.

This child is really troublesome.

"Go home."

"Oh..."

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"I'm back!" 

Senti skipped back to Anti-Entropy headquarters.

"It's really late enough for you to come back." 

Looking at the clock, Planck said with an unhappy expression.

"Fu Hua took a while to come back." 

Tian Shi, who had re-possessed the doll, explained lightly, and at the same time, his eyes hinted at Senti. 

This level of hint is something Senti can understand.

"Here, Professor Planck! Dinner!" 

Senti took a deep breath and handed over the packed noodles in one go. 

But then, this "anger" came to an end.

 "Uh... this is, this is, that, thank you." 

Her articulation became vague in an instant, but fortunately Planck could probably still hear it clearly.

"Eh... thank you? Mine?"

 Planck looked surprised. 

To be honest, she never expected to receive a gift from Senti, who still had the personality of a child.

"Just, the exam at noon, I also know that I only got forty points..." 

Senti turned her head a little embarrassed, her usual impulsiveness completely absent. This kind of thing was more embarrassing than she thought. 

"Anyway... Thank you very much for your sensibility, professor. Thanks to you, I was able to have a good time with Master Tian this afternoon."

Tian Shi: "..."

Planck: "..."

The interpretation of the first half of the sentence isn't wrong, but the second half of the sentence... It's obviously wrong!

"This kind of gratitude is really unpleasant, at least not from a woman's point of view." 

Planck sighed.

"And from the teacher's point of view... I'm not greedy for gifts, I just want you to be happy; of course, I'm not your teacher either."

That's right, Planck's original reason for letting Senti pass the test was to make her happier, although in the end she pushed herself into the pit.

"However, I will accept this gift... Thank you for having this kind of intention." 

To be honest, she felt a little tired.

"Thank you." 

Senti suddenly refused.

Wait, isn't that just a polite comment?

"I've had enough noodles."

"...?"

Planck glanced at the packed noodles in her hand, and then looked at Tian Shi with scrutiny.

There was only one meaning in her eyes.

"How did you teach this child?!"