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Chapter 144: Herta Can’t Bear to Let Him Leave · Oct 08, 2026

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101 Chapter 101: A Battle of Gods… Turns Into a Family Dispute? 2026-10-08
102 Chapter 102: The Tsaritsa’s Shock 2026-10-08
103 Chapter 103: The Cryo Archon: ’Your Inazuma Has Ayaka? My Snezhnaya Has the Maiden!’ 2026-10-08
104 Chapter 104: The Lady and the Harbinger Who Got Played 2026-10-08
105 Chapter 105: The Tsaritsa: ’Baalzebul, You Don’t Want to Just Watch Him Leave… Do You?’ 2026-10-08
106 Chapter 106: Furina, the Blonde That Fell from the Sky?! 2026-10-08
107 Chapter 107: Living with Ningguang, and Giving Her a Ring 2026-10-08
108 Chapter 108: Ningguang Feels Powerless Before the Might of the Cosmos 2026-10-08
109 Chapter 109: Taking In the Rich Lady Ningguang 2026-10-08
110 Chapter 110: Let Ei Go Beat Up Scaramouche 2026-10-08
111 Chapter 111: Ningguang’s Hint: I’m Already His Woman 2026-10-08
112 Chapter 112: Eula’s Overwhelming Sense of Justice… and Decision to Sit Back and Watch 2026-10-08
113 Chapter 113: Lumine: ’I Happen to Be Friends with a Fatui Harbinger!’ 2026-10-08
114 Chapter 114: Keqing and Ningguang Are Terrified 2026-10-08
115 Chapter 115: Little Duck: ’If I Told You Who My Parents Are, You’d Die of Shock!’ 2026-10-08
116 Chapter 116: The Tsaritsa: ’Have I Been Blind All Along?’ 2026-10-08
117 Chapter 117: The Upright Keqing Can’t Stay Tough Anymore 2026-10-08
118 Chapter 118: Has the Ice Goddess Become the Jilted One? 2026-10-08
119 Chapter 119: Arlecchino Can’t Keep a Straight Face 2026-10-08
120 Chapter 120: Focalors: Let Me Bully You First! 2026-10-08
121 Chapter 121: The Fox Priest’s Sarcasm, and Ningguang’s Shock 2026-10-08
122 Chapter 122: The Suspicious Herta Puppet 2026-10-08
123 Chapter 123: Herta: Is He Out of His Mind? 2026-10-08
124 Chapter 124: Lumine’s Helplessness, and Yelan’s Glimmer of Hope 2026-10-08
125 Chapter 125: Kokomi: Why Haven’t They Let Me Out Yet? 2026-10-08
126 Chapter 126: The Traveler Arrives in Inazuma 2026-10-08
127 Chapter 127: Lumine Gets Wanted the Moment She Arrives in Inazuma 2026-10-08
128 Chapter 128: The Shogun’s Little Temper and Her Advice 2026-10-08
129 Chapter 129: Herta: ’Let Me Study You!’ 2026-10-08
130 Chapter 130: Failed Poaching, and Herta’s Shock 2026-10-08
131 Chapter 131: Staffer: ’Are you sure this isn’t Lady Herta?’ 2026-10-08
132 Chapter 132: Herta: ’Let’s get married!’ 2026-10-08
133 Chapter 133: Herta’s Shamelessness 2026-10-08
134 Chapter 134: Topaz: ’Is This Guy Insane?’ 2026-10-08
135 Chapter 135: Topaz’s Shock 2026-10-08
136 Chapter 136: Topaz: ’Is it still too late to get plastic surgery?’ 2026-10-08
137 Chapter 137: Ruan Mei’s Invitation 2026-10-08
138 Chapter 138: The Disliked Ruan Mei 2026-10-08
139 Chapter 139: Topaz Feels Like She Boarded a Pirate Ship 2026-10-08
140 Chapter 140: Ruan Mei: ’It’s Ruan·Mei, Not ‘Soft Girl’!’ 2026-10-08
141 Chapter 141: Topaz: ’What kind of nickname is ‘Ranking Queen’ supposed to be?’ 2026-10-08
142 Chapter 142: Ruan Mei’s Overflowing Curiosity 2026-10-08
143 Chapter 143: The Possibility of Becoming the Next Swarm Aeon & Topaz Being Angrily Amused 2026-10-08
144 Chapter 144: Herta Can’t Bear to Let Him Leave 2026-10-08
145 Chapter 145: Herta: ’I’m a Real Mature Onee-san, Okay?!’ 2026-10-08
146 Chapter 146: Lumine: ’You’re damnable, you know that?!’ 2026-10-08
147 Chapter 147: Raiden Ei: ’You’re not allowed to think about other girls!’ 2026-10-08
148 Chapter 148: Yae Miko: ’Of course—don’t let benefits flow to outsiders.’ 2026-10-08
149 Chapter 149: Raiden Ei: ’You want me to socially die… in front of Makoto?!’ 2026-10-08
150 Chapter 150: Ningguang Wants to Be the Madam Boss 2026-10-08

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Herta Can’t Bear to Let Him Leave

In the end, Topaz still refused to buy the trending boost.

Helping Su Ran become a famous name across the cosmos was practically the same as helping him become a galactic public enemy.

Before that happened, the IPC might still have a chance to recruit him.

Afterwards?

He might just destroy the IPC out of irritation.

Topaz was not stupid.

She knew what she should and should never do.

And this was one of those things whose consequences she absolutely could not afford.

Su Ran found it a pity.

But the title of ”Trending-Boost Sister” had already been stamped onto Topaz.

Even though she hated it—

Because she didn’t even buy the trend!

”Yo, Trending-Boost Sis, how’ve you been lately?”

The teasing voice in her communicator made Topaz grit her teeth.

”I! DID! NOT! BUY! ANY! TREND!”

Those damned recordings...

Even the part where Su Ran called her ”Trending-Boost Sister” had been included.

If she had known, she would’ve used text-only reports instead of video.

”Look at you, getting all worked up.

That Genius must be hard to handle, huh?”

Topaz took a long breath to steady herself.

”I’m managing... but that guy really is impossible.

He’s even more absurd than Lady Herta...”

Compared to Su Ran, Herta suddenly seemed normal.

At least Herta wouldn’t dream of becoming a universal criminal.

Wouldn’t try to bump up her own bounty.

And wouldn’t ask people to buy trends for her!

”You need help?”

Topaz blinked.

”You’re serious? Sampo?”

As fellow Stonehearts, Topaz knew Sampo’s personality well.

He was good at handling people.

Better than she ever could be.

But also... high chance he’d actually buy the trend just for fun.

He wasn’t a ”good person,”

but damn, he was charming.

And his tongue was pure art.

”Yes.

I saw the recordings.

The company is desperate for him now.

Someone who can create an Emanator— do you understand what that means?”

Topaz hesitated.

”It means... Universal Swarm Disaster 2.0?”

”...You’re not wrong,”

Sampo fell silent for a moment before agreeing.

Because it really could happen.

And the IPC would be the biggest loser.

Maintaining cosmic order?

The IPC held the largest slice.

The one with the most to lose.

”So don’t you dare help him trend.

You know the price.

We can’t pay it.”

Topaz warned him.

Sampo was reliable— but he had a weakness:

He loved to gamble.

All or nothing.

Win it all or die trying.

He had great luck, but luck wasn’t certainty.

You can gamble your life.

But not the fate of the entire universe.

”I know, I know.

I’m Sampo— not some ’Trending-Boost Bro.’

I won’t gamble with the universe on the table.”

He could gamble away his own neck.

But not the cosmos.

”Good.”

Even though she heard the hidden teasing in his tone, Topaz felt relieved.

At least now they had someone who could actually talk to people.

Even if it raised their chances only a little— it was still something.

”By the way, Topaz— do you want Jade to come too?”

Topaz tensed.

”...No. Not this time.”

Working with Lady Jade had always been her dream.

But Su Ran?

She absolutely did NOT want Jade involved.

”...Understood.

Meet you at Herta Space Station.”

Sampo ended the call.

”You are, by far, the worst student I’ve ever taught!”

Su Ran scolded Herta with a deeply disappointed look.

With the Swarm Emanator project temporarily finished, he returned to a previously paused task—

A device that would let construction materials assemble themselves.

Naturally, Herta followed.

Ruan Mei also chose to stay— too curious about Su Ran to leave.

”What did I do wrong?”

Herta asked, genuinely puzzled.

She hadn’t even done anything, yet suddenly she was labeled the ”worst student.”

And that annoyed her.

”When you saw me sit down, you didn’t come over and massage my shoulders.

No awareness at all!”

Herta fell silent.

It took a moment for her brain to catch up.

So he was messing with her again!

”Do you need a shoulder massage?

Here, use this.”

Herta pulled out a giant hammer.

”Wait—WAIT!”

Su Ran held up a hand to stop her.

He tapped rapidly on a virtual screen.

And in an instant—

The entire laboratory vanished.

Not a single chair remained.

Ruan Mei fell straight onto the floor.

”You... You really just robbed me?”

Herta stood stunned.

He robbed her.

Right in front of her.

”This is tuition.”

Su Ran said it like it was the most natural thing in the universe.

”But I haven’t learned anything yet!!”

She hadn’t even fully grasped his invention!

”That’s your problem.

You’ve been learning from me for days now—

Have you put in effort?

Are you taking this seriously?”

”...Are you PUA-ing me?”

Herta finally figured it out.

”Yes.

Anyway, class is paused.

I’m heading back to build my space station.”

Seeing that she had finally wised up,

Su Ran decided to stop PUA-ing her for now.

There would be time later.

He picked up a small box— inside were miniature mechanical nanobots.

Thanks to Ruan Mei’s earlier inspiration, he had upgraded them to replicate— essentially giving them a ”breeding” mechanism.

Perfect construction workers.

They would build his space station tirelessly.

”You’re leaving?”

Herta froze.

Then moved with lightning speed—

and hugged his leg.

”Don’t go!

I can’t live without you anymore!”

She had finally gotten excited again...

And now he wanted to leave?!

At least let her learn something first!!

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