The next day after waking up, Ais pushed open her door. Perhaps due to the time difference between the two worlds, coupled with Ais not knowing how to use an alarm clock, the clock in the living room already showed ten o'clock when she got up.
"Oh, you're up, Ais. I left some breakfast for you, do you want to eat?"
Takatsuki was leaning on the living room sofa and asked when he saw Ais come out
"Yes, where are the others?"
"Them? They went to class. Hestia and Theresa went to explore the campus."
Takatsuki couldn't help but laugh when he remembered Kiana's scream that morning about having to go to school again after several months. What was even worse was that Himeko had told Kiana something even more despairing at the dinner table: a monthly exam was coming soon
After four months, Kiana had long since returned everything she had learned to her teachers.
Takatsuki even took the opportunity to tease her, saying she should bring her textbooks with her next time she goes out.
As a teacher, Takatsuki naturally didn't have to worry about such issues; in fact, he didn't even have classes today
As for Hestia, just as Takatsuki had initially thought, Hestia's personality was very compatible with Theresa's. The two mascots hit it off immediately and went out shopping together. St. Freya Academy also has a commercial street, and the island is very large, so they wouldn't be back anytime soon
Theresa might have initially intended to understand the personality and character of this visitor from another world, but encountering someone she got along with so well, she probably forgot her purpose long ago.
"What is Teacher doing?"
Ais watched Takatsuki put the food from a plate into a metal box, which then lit up and made some noises, asking curiously
"Oh, this? It's called a microwave oven, a tool we use in our world to heat food. I'll teach you how to use it in a bit, and then you can use it yourself."
The difference between the two worlds was not just in their eras, but also in their technological systems.
Although Orario had magic stone technology, its direction was completely different, so Ais and the others would need some time to adapt. Fortunately, Ais wasn't a researcher; she just needed to know how to use it.
Just like food, even when eating food from a foreign land, or even a completely different world, Ais showed no rejection.
"Teacher, what are you doing?"
Ais watched Takatsuki lazily lying on the sofa, with a light screen floating in front of him, seemingly operating something
"Oh, this? I'm preparing a Stigmata for Himeko."
Although the system could be operated mentally, Takatsuki always felt that mental operation lacked something. Operating the system mentally required concentration, and if his mind wandered, the system would disappear.
However, if he made it visible, it would remain visible even if Takatsuki operated it while letting his thoughts run wild.
"Stigmata?"
"Yes, because Himeko is a Valkyrie and needs to fight against Honkai. Without a Stigmata, she would easily be eroded by Honkai Energy and lose her life."
Takatsuki casually replied while his mind drifted, operating the system, but he forgot that Ais knew nothing about these things.
"What is Honkai?"
"Honkai is..."
Hearing Ais's question, Takatsuki realized that the girl in front of him knew nothing about Honkai. He stopped his operations and turned to look at Ais
"Ais, next, I will briefly introduce you to the world you are currently in."
"In this world, there are no Dungeons and monsters. However, there is a non-natural phenomenon like a natural disaster, called Honkai."
Takatsuki thought about how to explain it in terms that Ais could understand.
"Honkai is both the name of the disaster and the name of the energy that causes it. To differentiate, we call it Honkai Energy. Honkai Energy is present everywhere on this planet. Of course, most places contain little Honkai Energy, which ordinary people can withstand."
"However, in places where Honkai disasters occur, the concentration of Honkai Energy can easily kill people who are not adapted to it. Stigmata is a method to improve the human body's adaptability to Honkai Energy."
After explaining Honkai Energy and the necessity of Stigmata, Takatsuki also explained the Honkai Beasts and Zombies that emerged with Honkai. As for Herrschers, he hadn't explained them yet, as they were still too distant for Ais at the moment
"Valkyrie is the title of a warrior within an organization that fights against Honkai. Because women's Honkai Energy adaptability far exceeds that of men, almost all warriors in this organization are women, also known as Valkyries."
"Oh, by the way, the place we are currently in is the Far East Branch of this organization, called St. Freya Academy. The person you saw yesterday who looked like a white-haired little girl is the Headmaster here, Theresa."
Ais did not ask further after hearing Takatsuki's words
Seeing that Ais seemed to be thinking about something, Takatsuki did not disturb her but continued to operate his system panel.
What Takatsuki was operating was naturally the new system function that came with yesterday's patch.
This was the so-called character template customization function. To be honest, Takatsuki felt that his system was truly good to him. When he wrote it, it had so few functions. How long had it been? It had updated so many functions by itself through patches.
It could even absorb energy automatically.
This current function is actually divided into two types: blank template customization and character replication.
The former is based on a blank character card, into which you can add things you own. Replicable items can be freely added, while non-replicable items will disappear from your possession after being added.
The latter is to replicate a real-life person, obtain their DNA, and perform a five-minute physical contact for system scanning with their subjective consent.
The character cards created by both functions will be judged by the system's internal logical standards for their level, but the first method can be made freely, while the second method can only be used once per person.
Yes, the so-called character templates are character cards. As long as Takatsuki gets the consent of others, he can even create Herrscher character cards, without any cost.
But right now, Takatsuki felt that the most useful function was his ability to create blank character cards, meaning he could mass-produce what he needed and then convert them into Stigmata for others by paying crystals.
This happened to help him complete the task of preparing Stigmata for Himeko.
Takatsuki originally considered whether to create a character card template for Himeko and give it directly to her, which would perfectly fit her. But then he immediately realized, what use would it be for him to fit her perfectly?
Other than helping Himeko absorb Honkai Energy, this Stigmata was useless!