Kiana went off to a corner to get emotional.
She never would have imagined that the very thing she was so worried about was completely unnecessary to worry about because of her own lack of ability.
It was a huge blow to her.
'What a vicious evaluation!'
Prometheus even thought it was bordering on a personal attack.
"Come, let's continue examining your body."
'Is this really the time for this?'
Prometheus wondered if this Noldrei was truly the same terrifying figure the Will of the Honkai had sensed. No matter how she looked at him, Noldrei didn't seem like that kind of ruler. He didn't even have the slightest resemblance to a traditional ruling class member.
Perhaps, this was just His Majesty the Emperor's confidence!
Just as little Promi was preparing to take off her clothes for the Emperor to study further—the 3D mosaic already perfectly in place—the sound of hooves echoed from the seams of dimensional space.
A little pony with a rainbow trail landed in their midst.
Noldrei, Kiana, and Prometheus all turned to look at the pony that had suddenly appeared.
Bronya shook her mane and reverted to her original form.
She looked up and saw an incredible scene. 'She' was naked and being held in Noldrei's hands, being toyed with and studied. It looked like he'd been at it for some time.
"Oh, it's just me with Big Brother. That gave me a scare."
Bronya relaxed considerably. She had been worried Noldrei was fooling around with someone else.
Fooling around with another woman inside the Cocoon of Finality... that was a truly genius move, no less impressive than doing the deed with a concubine on the dragon throne.
Bronya thought this was fine, so she prepared to turn and leave.
"If it's me, then it's fine. I'll just head back... now... ?!"
"Wait! Then who am I?!"
Bronie's hair stood on end. She immediately spun around and looked back at Prometheus.
It was a Bronya with a different skin, still concealed by a 3D mosaic, being toyed with by Noldrei.
And they were doing it in a place as incredible as the Cocoon of Finality!
Even she hadn't received such treatment!
She stared at Prometheus for a long time, completely stunned.
Kiana had never seen such a scene either. She knew Bronya had gone to Noldrei many nights to do... things.
Now, Bronya was finally getting a taste of what it felt like to be replaced by a substitute.
'Could this be... karmic retribution?!'
Kiana deeply understood the 'suffering' of future humans, but what did that have to do with her, a mere spectator enjoying the show?
Little Bronie fell to her knees on the spot. She had never expected to one day be defeated by a 'substitute'.
"Is this my fate? Seele..."
Noldrei was shocked. Bronya was on the verge of tears. So, you eat the substitute long enough, and you start to believe it's the real thing, huh?
Prometheus felt she shouldn't be here. It made her look like some kind of villain.
Heaven have mercy, she couldn't even refuse Noldrei.
Prometheus felt that this couldn't go on. The scene was getting a bit too chaotic.
Here she was, sitting beside Noldrei, covered in a color-shifting 3D mosaic. Next to her was the next Herrscher of Finality, and below them was a girl sitting in the 'ducky' pose, on the verge of tears.
Prometheus Seventeen was, at the very least, a key figure in bringing an end to the Cocoon of Finality. Now, she was being made out to be some kind of evil concubine who had bewitched the monarch.
So, Prometheus asked Noldrei, "Should we move to a different location?!"
Bronya said in astonishment, "You're still going to move to another location!!!"
Smoke practically billowed from Prometheus's head. The 'smoking' effect was literally appearing above her forehead.
She couldn't understand where Bronya's thoughts had gone.
Prometheus just wanted to leave the Cocoon of Finality with a little bit of dignity. She didn't want a place like this to be mistaken for some den of debauchery.
How sad would the now-vanished Will of the Honkai be?
"Bronya, what are you doing here?"
Noldrei was curious why Bronya had come. He didn't remember giving her any difficult tasks. In fact, he had even instructed her to keep a close eye on the various developments within Academy City.
Bronya fell silent unexpectedly. Why had she come here?
"No, it's nothing. I'm heading back now... Big Brother, are you coming back tonight?"
Hearing this, Kiana couldn't help but glance down at her feet. If she remembered correctly, there was no concept of day and night in space.
This was especially true for a giant celestial body that glowed with purple light. How could there be any division of 'tonight' or 'tomorrow'?
'Has Bronya been so shocked she's lost her mind? It's just a physical examination. Haven't you secretly been 'examined' countless times yourself?'
Kiana thought little Bronie was making a huge fuss. Back then, she had happily let Noldrei play the part of Seele for a long time. Now, Noldrei was finding someone else to play her part, and suddenly it wasn't okay.
"Such ugly jealousy!"
Bronya was too heartbroken today. She had completely lost the will to bicker with Kiana.
She decided to go back and find Seele to mend her wounded heart.
Just as Bronya was about to leave, Dr. Tesla finally arrived on the scene.
Piloting her mech, she witnessed the absurd and bizarre scene before her.
'What's going on? Why does it look like they just finished an orgy?'
Dr. Tesla was someone who had had... in-depth exchanges with Noldrei before. She looked suspiciously at Bronya, whose expression was off, then at Prometheus, who looked just like Bronya, and then at the smug-looking Kiana standing to the side.
"What did you... do? A thing for twins, is it?"
"Don't tell me you were lying when you said you weren't interested in human bodies?"
After de-quantizing her mech, Tesla surveyed the chaotic scene.
Prometheus had to explain, "We were conducting a physical examination."
She really was having a physical examination. Noldrei was even studying the Soulium system in her body. How could he have time for any funny business?
Tesla felt things weren't that simple, but she wasn't here to analyze this messy relationship.
She stepped forward and said to Noldrei with a serious expression, "There's no time to be playing with women here. The Venusian production line has been set up. Are you ready to mass-produce Venusians?"
Hearing this, Noldrei tossed Prometheus aside.
Compared to studying Prometheus, getting down to business was clearly more enjoyable.
Noldrei patted his butt, no longer caring about the progress of the Finality handover. He needed to consider how to get modern humans to adapt to this first wave of 'production-line humans'.
"First, let's determine how many people we can produce in this wave! Little Bronie, Kiana, stop watching the show and come with me!"