Seeing Bronya in this state, Kiana asked cautiously.
Bronya, recalling what had happened, realized she had suddenly lost consciousness and had no memory of the events.
She immediately understood what had occurred.
"Bronya is not under control now. Sorry, everyone."
"It's good that you're okay, shorty. Do you know how scared I was when you pointed that cannon at us? That thing would've hurt if it hit me."
Seeing Bronya return to normal, Kiana patted her chest in relief, though she couldn't resist teasing her.
But this time, Bronya didn't react to Kiana calling her "shorty."
"Anyway, I'm glad you're fine. But why were you controlled like that?"
"...When Bronya was younger, she had a problem and underwent surgery by Mother Cocolia. Bronya thinks it was during that time that she implanted the biochip."
"What kind of mother does that? Bronya, next time you see your mother, call me. I'll punch her in the face."
Hearing how terrible Bronya's mother was, Kiana felt a surge of anger and clenched her fists.
She couldn't understand how a mother could be so cruel to her own daughter.
Even though she had never met her own mother, who had passed away, Kiana was certain her mother would have been a good one.
"...She's just Bronya's adoptive mother. Bronya doesn't know who her real mother is."
Bronya had no information about her biological mother.
She wanted to know who her mother was and why she had abandoned her.
"I see. Then we definitely need to teach her a lesson. If she acknowledged you as her daughter, why would she treat you like this? Why did she even adopt you in the first place?"
"..."
Bronya just stared at Kiana, not saying anything more.
"Alright, it's time for you to leave. The patient needs rest, especially since it involves brain injuries."
Seeing that time was up, the nurse urged Kiana and the others to leave.
Reluctantly, Kiana and Mei left the room.
"How is Bronya? Is she okay?"
"She's fine now. She's back to normal. But her mother is just awful. How could she control her own daughter with a biochip?"
"Sigh, that's the difference between people. Some mothers are willing to sacrifice themselves for their unborn children, while others use fake affection to manipulate their adopted daughters."
Theresa sighed.
Although they had saved Bronya's mother back then, for the sake of the plot, they had to let her watch her daughter suffer from the sidelines.
Alexandra could only silently follow the arrangements.
If it weren't for Schicksal saving her, she wouldn't even have lived to see her daughter grow up.
But having witnessed it firsthand, Alexandra deeply despised Cocolia.
People who were neither good nor evil were the most detestable.
Using genuine affection to manipulate children into willingly undergoing experiments was both contradictory and repulsive.
This time, seeing her daughter controlled and injured by that woman, Alexandra wanted nothing more than to give Cocolia a good beating—if only the circumstances allowed.
After all, never underestimate a woman from a warrior nation.
"So, can I personally make a piece of clothing for my daughter?"
Apart from not being able to meet her daughter, Alexandra had no other restrictions.
But she still asked the staff taking care of her.
"Of course, Ms. Alexandra. However, you can't sign your name. We'll deliver it anonymously."
"That's fine. But where's Misteln?"
"She has her own part in the script to play. She's probably still with World Serpent."
"Oh, I really want to go play with her."
As someone whose role had already ended, Alexandra was bored.
She couldn't leave too many traces, or her daughter might find out.
So, she channeled her boredom into making a set of clothes for her daughter, purchasing some blue fabric to sew a dress.
A few days later...
"Are you Bronya? There's a package for you."
"A package for Bronya? Bronya doesn't remember ordering anything."
After signing for the package, Bronya curiously opened it.
Inside was a dress—blue and white with a pleated design, adorned with patterns of Houkai bunnies.
"...?"
Looking at the dress, Bronya tilted her head.
It was cute, but it seemed more suited for younger girls.
Although Bronya liked Houkai bunnies, she wasn't that childish.
Still, Bronya felt it would be a shame to throw the dress away.
So, deciding to keep it even if she didn't wear it, Bronya stored the dress in her most precious safe.
"Bronya doesn't know who sent this, but Bronya thanks them. Bronya likes it."
Silently thanking the anonymous sender, Bronya picked up her game controller and continued playing.
This time, her opponents were tough.
Especially the two players who were far ahead of her—the first-place player with the ID "Black Abyss White Flower" and the second-place player with the ID "Golden-Haired Bishop."
Even the experienced Bronya felt the pressure this time.
"In gaming, Bronya won't lose to anyone. Come on, let's see what you've got."
Entering serious mode, Bronya competed with the two for the top score.
But in the end, Bronya only managed to secure second place.
And even that was partly due to luck, as Bronya noticed that the "Black Abyss White Flower" account had been banned.
"Bronya knew it was impossible for two people to outplay her. One of them must have been cheating. Hmph, Bronya is still the best."
Meanwhile, elsewhere...
"Huh? Why was my account banned?"
Looking at her suddenly banned account, Cecilia was confused.
She hadn't cheated, so what was going on?