"You win!"
"Nice, in the end, I still won!"
Watching the victory declaration displayed on his phone screen, Byakuya cheered for his victory, while Bronya next to him was still a bit incredulous about her defeat.
Byakuya and Bronya each proposed five games, totaling ten games between them. The final score was six to four, with the former winning by a slight margin.
"Phew, Bronya lost. I haven't had this much fun in a long time. Bronya acknowledges your strength," Bronya said seriously, putting down her phone.
"Haha, that's right~ But I've never had this much fun either. You're even more amazing than I imagined. Let's team up to challenge high-difficulty dungeons next time."
"Mm! No problem, Bronya is really looking forward to fighting alongside you."
As a true gamer, Bronya was very regretful that her undefeated legend was broken.
But compared to that, she was even more delighted by this exhilarating and wonderful match. Bronya's lips were curved high at this moment.
After all, when playing games, happiness is the most important thing.
"Then let's add each other as game friends. Also, since I won, there's no information, okay?"
"...Uh, Bronya forgot," Bronya blinked innocently.
She just remembered that her original purpose for agreeing to the game competition was to get information from Byakuya, but she had so much fun that she accidentally forgot.
However, even so, Bronya still gathered some additional information: this young man named Byakuya was a very good person, and he shouldn't die because of Cocolia's revenge order.
After learning the truth of the Third Honkai Eruption from Byakuya, Bronya no longer intended to obey Cocolia.
At the cost of millions of lives in a city, even if it could ultimately save Seele, it would definitely be the wrong choice. Bronya Zaychik would not accept such a result.
"Metal Gear Bronya, hmm a very cool ID. So that's it, I had a great time today. Bye bye Bronya."
"Wait, wait! Can you answer one last question for Bronya?" Seeing Byakuya about to leave, Bronya quickly spoke.
"You lost, but okay, but if it's a question I don't want to answer, I won't say it."
"Thank you, Bronya just wants to know... why have you never shown any malice towards me?"
Let alone malice, he was full of goodwill.
Bronya genuinely felt perplexed.
Her position should clearly be his enemy, an enemy who unreasonably attacked him, but Byakuya never harmed her in the slightest.
He was even a little too gentle.
Byakuya blinked and then said with a smile.
"Because we will eventually walk the same path. In the near future, I believe you will become an ally, and I don't need to be ruthless to a future ally."
"...That answer is too inexplicable."
"Hehe~ Alright, good night, little sister Bronya. Don't listen to your damned adoptive mother anymore. That woman Cocolia is not good at all, and... this thing is my reward for today."
"Huh? You, when did you!"
When Bronya saw the familiar object in Byakuya's hand, her eyes widened. It was her leg exoskeleton armor used to assist her walking.
At some point, it had been disassembled by Byakuya.
At the same time, she also noticed a "sense of incongruity."
Bronya incredulously raised her hand to touch her face, confirming that she was actually smiling!
Shock, confusion, perplexity, joy, anticipation—at this moment, Bronya realized that she actually had so many emotions. For a moment, she thought she was dreaming.
Bronya raised her hand to press her head, realizing that her damaged amygdala had actually been healed. After several years, she could finally feel joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness again.
And not just that!
"My legs, they're so cool. My legs were also healed? How, how is this possible?!"
She was so engrossed in playing games with Byakuya that Bronya only now noticed that her brain and legs had all been healed as good as new.
She involuntarily swallowed, looking down at her two fair and tender feet. The red lines on them had completely disappeared, and she could feel a cool sensation as the evening breeze blew past.
Bronya wiggled her feet.
Then, excitedly and carefully, she left the bench.
"I can walk, I can really walk! Bronya can walk again! Ah, it hurts!"
Bronya's bare feet walked on the park lawn.
Although she hadn't walked for a long time, her walking looked very clumsy, like a waddling little duck that had just learned to walk.
As a result, she accidentally stepped on a pebble in the grass and fell on her bottom, but Bronya didn't feel the slightest discomfort; instead, she became even more joyful.
Although she knew it didn't fit her image and temperament, Bronya truly had an urge to run at full speed at this moment.
"This must have been his doing too. Bronya remembers, Bronya owes you a great favor. Project Bunny, carry me back... No, first go to the nearest shoe store to buy a pair of shoes. Bronya wants to walk back on her own two feet today."
"!!!"
Project Bunny, which had been overloaded by Byakuya's electricity, was now restored to its original state by the power of Rebuild. Its mechanical sound seemed to be congratulating its master's recovery.
.........
"Although it was a bit troublesome, it succeeded. Even with incomplete Herrscher Authority, Bronya's injuries could be healed. Hmm, as expected of the Herrscher of Death," Byakuya muttered to himself, watching the black mist of Die Lv float from his palm.
This was the wilting that could destroy life, but also the creation that could bestow vitality. In fact, the essence of the Herrscher of Death's Herrscher Authority was the manipulation of biological cells.
In his prime, he could even create a perfect body out of thin air, instantly turning a young man into an old man, or an old man into a young man.
Byakuya felt that once he fully regained the Herrscher of Death's authority and revealed his abilities...
(Heh~ I wonder how terrifying that sight would be.)
Immortality, coveted by countless powerful figures and tycoons worldwide, he could easily bestow.
And this scope was not limited to humans.
If the Die Lv authority was complete, Byakuya could instantly kill an entire city's population, turn a forest into a desert, or transform a desert into an oasis.
"Although Bronya's brain and legs were completely damaged by the X-10 experiment, to the extent that even Anti-Entropy's technology couldn't cure them, for me... it's just a matter of a few minutes."
Even with incomplete authority now, it was just a girl's legs and brain; it would be strange if he couldn't cure it.
Byakuya only took three minutes in total. During those three minutes, Bronya underwent a sci-fi, nanoscale surgery where every one of her cells was repaired.
"Alright~ What I wanted to do is done. Now it's time to go home for Mei's late-night snack. Speaking of which... I wonder what Otto will think when he sees the kallen fantasy iv game rankings and finds himself pushed to third place."
Byakuya stretched lazily, thinking with a pleasant mood.