The same night, outside the forest, north of Moon Emberya:

I was still walking with Tesla-Zero. "Hey, skipper! Let's go over the plan one last time." Said Tesla-Zero. "And I'm saying this one last time: there's no need to go over that again. And my name is not skipper. It's Patrick." I said. "No way! I can call you whatever I want! You don't give me orders on what I can call you!" I got annoyed with multiple tick marks appearing on my head. "Fine be that way! You can call me skipper but no other nickname." "There. Now as I was saying... First of all, we'll run into the fortune teller for the first time in the forest." "And we'll help her get through her hard time and ensure history happens "the right way", that's what we said and what you've been repeating to me the whole way." "Yeah, yeah! Looks like you know it all."

Tesla-Zero was getting more annoying. "Not at all... You told me everything, except any details." "Huh?! Do you have a problem with my genius summary?" "I do. For a summary that only includes the beginning and the end, I'd say it's well done. However, there are still some things missing in the middle between the beginning and the end." "Ha, you're welcome. It's one of the fundamental qualities for an accomplished scientist." "Hint: that's not a compliment." "Doesn't matter! The trivial details are only a giant waste of time. And if we don't find her soon... she's gonna die in the woods." "Hmm... time is running out." "Yeah, that's what I mean! Besides, you know you're gonna step into her trap before seeing her, so you'd better get it over with." "What are you taking about? What traps..."

Gravity gave me a hard hit but with quick thinking I used my air power and blew myself over the trap. "You see?! I'm not stupid like the Captain of the Hyperion! And I'm not powerless or defenseless either! The least you could do was give me a heads up!" I shouted at Tesla-Zero. "Ah, that couldn't be helped. It's part of the history." Said Tesla-Zero. "Very funny. Cibi Tesla." I said.

"Tsk... you're pretty smart for a bandit." A little girl appeared from the bushes. "Kong... Kongming?!" I asked in surprise. "Eh? Curious. A bandit should know my name. I thought the best my trap could do was to catch an animal, but this is like hitting the jackpot. Mr. Assassin, I hope this is not your first day at work." Said Kongming.

"First of all I am not a bandit or an assassin. I'm a knight. Second of all my name is not Mr. Assassin. My name is Patrick. I was just trying to find you to protect you." "Shut up now... I don't believe a word you say. Confess. Where are your partners?" "I have no partners. I'm the only here with just one person." "Liar!" "I'm no assassin! We're here to save you!" "Then have a bucket of poisonous worms." Kongming picked up a bucket that had poisonous worms. She was going to throw them at me.

"Hey, fortune teller! Stop now!" Tesla-Zero intervened. "Ha, finally. Let me take a closer look at you bandits... ..." A surprised look appeared on Kongming's face. "Mr. Patrick, I'm not a martial artist, but I've seen quite a few weapons. Nothing like your puppet weapon though." "Puppet? No..." Before I could speak more, Tesla-Zero interrupted me. "Huh? Puppet? Are your eyes just for show?!" "Right... no puppet should be able to speak, and the iron fists do look quite mean." "Humph, I'm item No.0 of the Dark Science Index, a masterpiece from a master scientist... Hey! What are you doing?" "Oh, sorry, I couldn't help it. Just curious about your fists and bunny ears."

"Don't touch them... and tearing them really hurts! Stop!" "Huh? Are they part of your body? Intriguing." "You're unbelievable... Anyway, we're not bad guys. If we were assassins, you'd have died ten times over. But we've been looking for you... to protect you from evil forces." "Hmm, I see now. Oh, Miss Ironfist, did it hurt when I tore this part off?" "Very well... Hold on, what did you just tear off?!"

I sighed while face palming myself. 'I think I should of gone by myself. But I would not know what to do without Tesla-Zero. Kongming calling us nicknames is worse than the Captain of the Hyperion and Bronya calling Sakura a Bunny Girl. I have now have to get used to them for now. But first I have to I have to get Kongming to trust me and I need her trust too.'