Two days is not long, not short, that being said.
Finally having some time to rest, these past two days, besides visiting Fubuki, Tenjo Hikari has been seeing his acquaintances.
People from the company, Serena, or others from different aspects.
In the process, even some journalists came to visit him, but Tenjo Hikari turned them all away.
Although journalists can indeed help promote his fame, Tenjo Hikari himself isn't interested in such things.
The important thing is still matters with friends.
The Fengguang Company specially came to see Tenjo Hikari, to support him, they spent a hefty sum on buying super expensive dimension travel tickets and finals tickets. Watching Tenjo Hikari progress further in the finals, they grew increasingly excited. Reportedly, they plan to have their recently established editing team compile the regular matches into a collection, which will be uploaded as a promotional video for the company.
"Mmm... mmhmm, I think it's quite good, Tenjo Hikari." Tierra said beside him.
In her hand, she was holding a cup of Instant Fusion, wearing a mysterious smile on her face. She gently twirled some instant noodles with her fork, then spoke beside him.
A few employees from Fengguang Company were watching her eat the instant noodles intently, then asked her how it tasted, to which she gave her comments on the noodle's flavor and the soup's taste.
Like the seasoning was off, the proportion of sauce was wrong, or they should use a different, but same priced, oil... These things, Tierra could deduce the answer with just a taste, just a sip.
She didn't even need to use any Divine Power, just a slight tasting was enough to truly come to a conclusion.
Of course, it also relies on her terrifying computational power far beyond that of a "mortal."
In short, in the end, Tierra gave this instant noodle a 9.5, very, very close to what the Magical Scientist had produced.
Although Tenjo Hikari also brought some Instant Fusion cup noodles to the Critical Point Dimension, the quantity was limited. Tierra, not having the sensation of being full, would brew a cup as a snack like potato chips, especially when she was bored or enjoying some spectacle.
Especially accompanying the recovery of her Divine Power, she could even use supernatural abilities to maintain the state of the noodles, so they wouldn't get cold or soggy, allowing her to indulge with impunity.
But the amount Tenjo Hikari brought was limited, and aside from replenishing some resources at the Secret Village of the Spellcasters last month at the Magical Scientist's place, most of the time Tierra could only watch longingly.
Now that Fengguang Company brought new products, she, as a "technical advisor," had to try them out.
Naturally, the members of Fengguang Company would consider Tierra's evaluation, being a real "Spirit" — more importantly, although Tierra didn't regard ordinary people as worthy, and didn't care about other people's opinions, when calculating materials and resources, she would still provide a very direct and reasonable same-priced alternative, not making it difficult for people.
In some way, this is also her obsession as a mechanistic God.
After that, Serena came to the player room to find Tenjo Hikari, not only to cheer him up, but also to ask some questions about Alchemy Study.
For Serena learning Alchemy, Tenjo Hikari was very supportive and happy.
After all, learning Alchemy, she would slowly gain "power" to protect herself in the future. Also, him being the only one studying Alchemy, more or less indeed made him feel lonely and isolated. More importantly, having another person in Alchemy, he could also fill in his gaps and support each other to improve his own level.
Just like exchanging knowledge with those Pharmacy Alchemists at the Prophecy.
And upon getting the answers, Serena was suddenly enlightened.
"Thank you very much, Master!" Serena excitedly punched the air, then realized and thanked Tenjo Hikari, before hurriedly turning around and running off.
Watching her young and energetic figure, Tierra slowly furrowed her brows, calculating slightly, then couldn't help but speak.
"Tenjo Hikari, those questions she just asked... seem a bit strange."
Although she didn't understand Alchemy that well, her memory and computational ability far exceeded normal beings. Those questions Serena asked, she may not quite understand their logical relationships, but she knew what they were related to.
"Aren't those related to Mental Search and Dimensional Teleportation?" Tierra mused to Tenjo Hikari, "Isn't that problematic?"
Mental Search, referring to the same kind of self-suggestion mirrors used by Judai related to Alchemy products.
This Alchemy product is primarily used as an auxiliary tool to check the "internal" conditions of Alchemy Materials.
And dimensional teleportation...
That's related to Dimension Gate technology.
Even though Serena had tried hard to hide things from her master and Sister Tierra, Serena wasn't someone with a lot of schemes. She was straightforward and direct. No matter how hard she tried to hide things from Tenjo Hikari and Tierra, they could see through it at a glance.
Tierra was a little worried about Serena, after all, Serena is Tenjo Hikari's disciple.
Though Serena is quite talented, whether it's dueling, luck, or Spirit Adaptability, she's remarkable.
Still, she's just too "innocent."
This girl, who hadn't interacted much with humans from a young age, after meeting her father, only lived in a laboratory. She was completely defenseless against many things.
Now, she's starting to venture out on her own. If she encounters any danger, with her mindset, how to handle it?
Tierra can afford not to think things through, because she's strong enough to physically defeat enemies.
Serena, on the other hand, cannot.
"It's alright." Tenjo Hikari didn't seem to share Tierra's concerns.
He shook his head, saying, "She... is different from me, from us all."
Tenjo Hikari said softly.
Tierra was somewhat puzzled.
Isn't it just having a dumb father? What's different about that?
Anyway, Tenjo Hikari's good friends and brothers, whether they had parents or not didn't make much difference; they all relied on themselves.
Compare to them, Serena is in a much better situation, since she has Tenjo Hikari and others close by to support and mentor her.
Tenjo Hikari's Alchemist master isn't even human anymore.
Tenjo Hikari chose not to elaborate.
Though at first glance, it seems Serena's problem boils down to only one — her father.
But in reality, it's not that simple.
The relationships between her and her other avatars, her with Yuri and other fruit and vegetable avatars, and most importantly, her connection with her past life and Zarc are complex and tangled. Eventually, she'll have to face more issues.
Among those, there are things Tenjo Hikari can help with, but some matters that Serena needs to handle personally. Otherwise, she could never reach the most perfect end in her life.
Now, as it seems Serena has discovered something, even proactively addressing things related to herself, Tenjo Hikari sees this as the best start.
"Is that so." Tierra casually remarked, seemingly indifferent, "Would you like to try this? The other snacks your company brought. They taste pretty good."