Bang!
A huge collision sound rang out.
Haru, who had just mentioned his girlfriend, was startled, and he and Qingque quickly looked toward where the sound came from.
The light gray-haired girl stood expressionless like an iceberg in front of the office desk, with a chair that had fallen to the floor behind her.
"It's nothing. I accidentally knocked over the chair when I stood up."
Bronya spoke calmly, but Haru vaguely heard a hint of gritted teeth in her tone.
Had she been hit somewhere by the falling chair?
Haru thought with some concern.
In a place where his gaze couldn't see, Bronya was clenching her fists tightly.
Her slightly sharp nails dug deeply into her palms, as if only this kind of pain could prevent her from losing composure.
Girlfriend? The Captain had a girlfriend?!
Bronya had finally found the Captain, and now she was being told the Captain had already been claimed by someone else?!!
Big Duck was angry!
The girl's intelligence of 180 spun rapidly, determined to find out who had claimed what was hers!
First, she ruled out the St. Freya group.
In the previous life, Kiana, Mei, and even the Principal were Bronya's competitors.
But in this life, they didn't have memories like Bronya did, and couldn't possibly meet the Captain earlier than Bronya.
So was it someone else from Schicksal?
Bronya thought of Durandal and Rita, then also ruled them out.
She hadn't heard Kiana mention Durandal getting a boyfriend, and Rita was busy with work at Schicksal and was still single.
Counting them all, none of the Valkyries the Captain knew in his previous life were suspects.
So he had been snatched away by an outsider?!
Bronya's eyes narrowed slightly. She set the chair upright and asked tentatively.
"Haru, I just heard you and Qingque talking. So you have a girlfriend?"
"Yes, my girlfriend and I have been together for almost half a year."
Seeing Bronya's tone was normal, Haru didn't think much of it.
He had originally been chatting with Qingque about Elysia, so when Bronya picked up the conversation, he continued naturally.
"Speaking of which, yesterday was May 20th, and I took the opportunity to propose. Now I should call my girlfriend my fiancée."
"Wow, that sounds really romantic."
Qingque noticed the engagement ring on Haru's left hand, her eyes sparkling: "Feels like we'll be able to attend your wedding soon. Hehe, you must invite me when the time comes!"
"Definitely, definitely."
Haru nodded with a grin, suddenly feeling a chill down his spine.
That feeling was like facing a Herrscher's descent—the overwhelming pressure of heaven and earth collapsing made even breathing difficult.
Haru instinctively looked toward Bronya.
The girl still had that expressionless, deadpan appearance, staring at Haru with dead fish eyes.
So that was just an illusion?
Haru couldn't figure it out and could only attribute it to being somewhat oversensitive.
"Marriage is a major life event. Bronya thinks one shouldn't rush into it. It's better to get married after making sufficient preparations."
The girl stared at Haru's face, as if giving well-meaning advice.
But what her actual thoughts were, only Bronya herself knew.
"Mm, I think so too."
Haru didn't catch the girl's implied meaning and agreed: "These days, to get married you need at least a house and car, right? My current savings are still far short, so it's indeed not good to marry in the short term."
I see, the Captain lacks money.
Bronya's heart stirred, somewhat regretting offering Haru such a high salary.
The high salary she had originally offered to keep the Captain had now become money for the Captain to use as dowry to marry someone else...
Thinking of this, Bronya experienced Otto's feelings, as if a green hat too heavy for life to bear had appeared on her head.
Ugh, that kind of thing, no way!
Bronya pursed her lips, a bold idea floating in her mind.
Since the Captain wanted to earn money to get married, why didn't she use this to threaten the Captain and take advantage of him?
Take the Captain to an undisturbed CEO office, threaten him that if he didn't want to lose his job he should obediently listen, then make the Captain's body take her shape and completely take away the chastity he had originally saved for his future wife!
This way...
It wouldn't be Bronya being cuckolded, but Bronya cuckolding someone else!
For a moment, Bronya looked at Haru like a hungry silver wolf!
However, she quickly regained her rationality.
In Bronya's view, taking advantage of Haru wouldn't be difficult.
But that way, she could only become the antagonist in a doujin, unable to win the Captain's heart, much less become the Captain's wife!
In the previous life, with so many Valkyries around the Captain and numerous competitors, she, Bronya, had still successfully won the Captain.
There was no reason why after being reborn, she should do worse than in the previous life, unable to even get the title of wife!
Bronya's mind was made up.
It was just an engagement. There was still a long time before the Captain actually got married.
She still had a chance to stop it all, make the Captain fall in love with someone else—with her—and finally become the Captain's legitimate wife!
Although this couldn't change the fact that the Captain had fallen in love with someone else first...
But she could only endure this displeasure. Just think of it as the Captain going out to practice his skills.
Bronya's expression softened slightly, and the corners of her mouth also lifted by two pixels.
"Well, it's okay if you don't have enough savings. As long as you work hard with Bronya, you'll definitely be able to afford marriage when the time comes."
"Then I'll take the boss's auspicious words."
Haru joked, and the surrounding atmosphere also eased considerably due to Bronya's mood change.
Qingque also chimed in at this point, discussing how much money it actually took to hold a wedding, while Bronya imperceptibly tried to extract more intelligence from Haru.
The three of them chatted like this for quite a while.
It wasn't until the sun outside the window began to set and Haru, feeling somewhat thirsty, finally ended the topic.
Seeing Bronya, who had changed so dramatically, felt like reuniting with an old friend—there always seemed to be endless things to talk about.
But it was getting late, and if they continued chatting, Elysia would probably be waiting anxiously at home.
"Qingque, Bronya, I'll head back first."
"Alright, be careful on your way."
Bronya smiled as she saw Haru off.
After Qingque also slipped away, the girl bathed in the evening glow finally showed a (╯°□°）╯ expression.
Why did it turn out like this... For the first time coming to the acquired studio, she encountered the Captain she loved in her previous life.
Two happy things overlapping, and these two joys brought her even more happiness. What she received should have been dreamlike blissful time... But why did it turn out like this...
Just thinking about the Captain going home to spend the night with another woman made Bronya feel uncomfortable, even though she had mentally prepared herself.
"Huff, for now I'll endure this."
The girl touched her twin-drill ponytails and took a deep breath: "After I win over the Captain, as punishment, Bronya will take back ten times what she's owed!"
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