Chapter 156: I Call This Efficiency
The gray-haired beauty chuckled, covering her lips. The blossoming splendor in that instant momentarily entranced Kiana and Mei.
"Uh, I, I…"
Meeting those pinkish-silver eyes filled with laughter and teasing, the usually aggressive white-haired dumpling instantly wilted, a rare display of shyness, nervously averting her gaze.
"S-Silver Wing!"
Her head, lowered in shy embarrassment, was forcibly lifted by Silver Wing, who pinched her chin, compelling her to face the pretty face so close to hers.
Mei's breathing became somewhat flustered; she could almost hear her pounding heart. After seeing that teasing look, she also averted her gaze, letting out a shy murmur.
Kiana tilted her head to the left, Mei to the right. The moment their eyes met, they could clearly see each other's panic and shyness, and their faces instantly flushed even redder.
"Hehe, very cute reactions, I'm quite satisfied~!"
Silver Wing smiled, praising them with a soft hum.
Bronya, behind them, watched the trio's interaction. Although her small face remained expressionless, the ripples in her eyes indicated that her emotions were not entirely still.
Watching Silver Wing playfully toy with idiot Kiana and Sister Mei, Duck-duck's state of mind was extremely subtle.
There was a slight feeling of four people having a party, but she wasn't participating.
But Silver Wing was her future self from a parallel world, so it could still count as her participating.
Bronya shook her head, muttering about nonsense.
As expected, using Silver Wing's body, did the healthy nervous system make her thoughts more lively?
Seele and she were indeed the best in the world!
Even Sister Mei had to concede a bit.
As for the gray-haired one wandering in her mind?
It must be Silver Wing's influence!
Nothing to do with her!
In Duck-duck's silence, Kiana and Mei also recovered from their teased, flushed, heart-pounding '0-shaped' state.
As if a factor was activated, the white-haired dumpling, like a tail-wagging cat, or rather, a nimble mountain dog, sidled up to Silver Wing, eyes gleaming, tongue sticking out, almost drooling.
"Silver Wing~ Silver Wing~! From now on, I, your mistress, shall protect you!"
Kiana declared righteously, opening her arms to hug the gray-haired beauty.
Her heart blossomed with joy; to hug her at just the right height to rest on her chest, it was simply perfect!
"Alright~!" Silver Wing smiled charmingly, watching Kiana with a half-smile.
"Criminal act detected. Initiating protective measures."
Silver Wing didn't mind, but someone else did. Bronya summoned Project Bunny, grabbed Kiana, who was about to bury her face into an eight-pound cream cake, and swung the white-haired dumpling away by the back of her collar.
"Hey! Bronya, what are you doing?!"
Her pigtails bristled like an enraged cat. Kiana, like a bull angered by a red cloth, lowered her face, stomped furiously to Bronya's side, and glared angrily.
You little runt, what does me snuggling with Silver Wing have to do with you?
"Speaking of which, Silver Wing looks a bit like Bronya, doesn't she?"
It was Mei, observing from the side, who suddenly noticed the blind spot.
When Bronya explained Silver Wing's identity to everyone, she only stated that Silver Wing was a consciousness from a parallel world, without further explaining her relationship with Silver Wing.
As for the reason?
Of course, it was to spring it on idiot Kiana at a crucial moment!
"Heh, doesn't idiot Kiana like Bronya very much? Then getting beaten up a couple of times by Bronya, she should be quite willing, right?"
Despite her facial muscles being difficult to move due to an emotional module issue, Bronya raised her hands and used her left and right index fingers to push up the corners of her mouth, forcing a slight smile.
"Hmph, who would like a little runt like you? I, your mistress, like Silver Wing, and Mei!"
Kiana put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and snorted disdainfully.
"Bronya is Silver Wing. To be precise, Silver Wing is the future Bronya."
In a cool and flat tone, Bronya uttered words that left Kiana and Mei stunned.
Their eyes wide, disbelief written all over their faces, Kiana and Mei both looked towards Silver Wing.
"Since that's the case, let me reintroduce myself," Bronya Zaychik, from a parallel world. Because using the same name might cause confusion, I use "Silver Wing" as my codename.
Guessing little Duck-duck's intentions, and finding it amusing, Silver Wing cooperated with her by introducing herself.
Kiana and Mei were both dumbfounded.
The white-haired dumpling stared intently at little Duck-duck's barely perceptible chest, then mechanically turned her head to look at Silver Wing's fullness, which was far beyond her reach.
"Impossible!"
"How is this possible?!"
Kiana shook her head, frantically denying it.
This little runt will become a great beauty like Silver Wing in the future?
The Silver Wing she liked was Bronya?
It's a parallel world!
It must all be because of the parallel world!
Bronya and Silver Wing's personalities are completely different~!
She, Kiana, had always liked souls and minds; if someone only tried to attract her with appearance, they'd at least need to be at the level of Silver Wing and Mei!
Mei couldn't help but lean back tactically. Silver Wing looked about 23 or 24. What terrifying growth speed did Bronya have?!
Facing Kiana and Mei's incredulous gazes, Bronya tilted her little duck-head up. She couldn't make an expression, otherwise her lips would surely have curved into an evil, charming smile.
Just a mere idiot Kiana, boxer shorts, boxer shorts!
Ever since her first trip to the parallel world, Bronya had undergone a transformation. Cough, not referring to opening the door to a new world by inhabiting Silver Wing's body, but rather gaining the confidence to stare directly at any large breasts.
Eight years east of the river, eight years west of the river. Don't bully a poor girl in her youth~!
The time has come, the duckling has returned!
Why do you not yet kneel and bow down?
After a classic "Dragon King Returns" script played out, Kiana and Mei took a very long time to accept the facts.
"Bronya… Silver Wing, what should we do next?"
Facing those prominent bosoms, even Mei found it hard to call her Bronya, and simply switched back to the more natural address.
Kiana stopped arguing with little Duck-duck after learning Silver Wing's true identity.
She tilted her head and looked around. They were on a winding narrow path, surrounded by dense jungle with ancient trees standing nearby.
Judging by the color of the leaves and the faintly withered tree trunks, these trees had not received water for a long time; it was a year of severe drought.
Along the path, a village and a bright red torii gate could be seen ahead.
"Should we go check out the village?"
A classic adventure story beginning. Kiana was certain that as the main characters, entering the village would trigger an important event and yield mission-related clues.
"No," Silver Wing gave a faint smile. "That approach is too inefficient."
Snap~!
With a crisp snap of her fingers, several torches appeared in Silver Wing's hand.
With the remaining Authority of Reason within this body, complex and special weapon technologies could not be reproduced, but creating simple things like torches was still very Gromov.
The torches were made of simple substances that could burn for a long time.
"Project Bunny."
At Silver Wing's call, the mech's hand transformed into a cannon muzzle, which lit the torches before distributing them to the girls beside her.
"This is…" Mei took the torch, slightly bewildered.
"Set fire, burn the mountain."
Silver Wing's four nonchalant words made Raiden Mei's hand tremble, nearly dropping the torch.
"Huh?"
"And while we're at it, set fire to the village ahead too."
A large question mark also appeared on Kiana's forehead.
Only Bronya, who was increasingly understanding her "parallel world self," looked thoughtful.
"The Stigmata Space is a memory space. Although not entirely a mental space, it possesses certain real attributes due to Imaginary numbers. However, within the Stigmata Space, there are only two true souls.
Facing their astonished gazes, Silver Wing explained nonchalantly, raising her hand to point ahead, "As for those people…"
Her jade finger pointed successively at young adults toiling in the farmlands, children playing in the open space at the village entrance, and old people chatting on the village streets.
"All of them are formed from memories."
Just NPCs in a game.
"Isn't this bad? Isn't it a bit cruel?"
Mei looked at the torch, then looked up at the seemingly living faces, feeling a pang of reluctance.
"Cruel? No, no, no. I call this efficiency." Silver Wing shook her finger.
"That's right, Bronya agrees." Little Duck-duck gave a thumbs-up to "herself." As expected of her future self, Metal Gear Bronya.
Speedrunning a game is all about efficiency!
"Mei, you're responsible for burning the trees and the mountain. Kiana, you're in charge of setting fire to the crops. My younger self and Project Bunny will handle the village; be discreet. If anyone tries to stop you, don't hold back; just let Project Bunny crush them to dust. I'll take care of the Yae Shrine. Everyone meet at the shrine afterward."
I remember in the original manga, the final battleground was the ruins of Yae Village, destroyed by fire and death, looking like an apocalypse.
I'll just destroy this place for you, Hyoukai Maru!
After assigning the tasks, Silver Wing clapped her hands: "Begin operation!"
Bronya nodded and floated towards Yae Village.
Kiana and Mei exchanged glances, then also set off separately to set fire to the mountain.
Silver Wing walked towards the torii gate of the shrine, complaining inwardly.
This Herrscher of Corruption is just weak.
She wasted away five hundred years with Yae Sakura, a whole five hundred years!
As a result, the method for tormenting Yae Sakura was always the same: an endless loop of floors, re-enacting the plot of Yae Sakura being used as a living sacrifice, and Yae Sakura transforming into a demon to butcher all the villagers.
Silver Wing admitted that for a kind miko bound by morality, this move could indeed be called a heart-piercing blow.
But even if Hyoukai Maru erased Yae Sakura's memories in each cycle and restarted, repeated instances would still create psychological resistance in Yae Sakura's subconscious.
The effect grew weaker each time.
What's the use of that?
If it were Silver Wing doing it, let alone five hundred years, Yae Sakura would struggle to last five.
If the hatred was truly that deep, putting other things aside, a daily re-enactment of Index's 18GB grotesque fanfics and Sister 4's works from a certain pink app would be in order.
After it plays out, see what state she's in. If she still has consciousness, then replay the same plot on Kallen; Silver Wing didn't believe Yae Sakura could withstand that.
If she still could, then there were hundreds of other torture methods to experience.
"That's why, when doing things, you have to be efficient!"
Mountains, farmlands, and villages began to send up billowing smoke.
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