Bronya, kneeling on the floor, looked as if she had been subjected to something unspeakable by this young Brian.
The man's broad back was facing her, while the cute, silver-grey-haired girl knelt on the ground, only showing one of her adorable Roman-roll pigtails.
Her head was held by the man's hand, her eyes vacant, almost drooling at the corners; as fate would have it, her head was positioned right at young Brian's waist.
From Kiana's perspective...
It was as if Bronya had been forced to drop the soap during their time alone.
Truly tragic.
The snow-haired girl was quick-witted and captured the irrefutable evidence of the Blondie's crime. She immediately turned around: "Mei, look at the horrible thing this bad guy did to Bronya. Let's teach him a good lesson!"
Clenching her slender fingers into a fist, Kiana even raised her arm to show off her biceps.
As long as her personal cook nodded, she would rush up and send this Blondie spiraling into the sky with a few punches, teaching him never to have ideas about Raiden Mei again.
But thoughts, in the end, were just thoughts.
Raiden Mei shot Kiana a reproachful glance. "Alright, stop messing around. We're in the middle of serious business."
How long had they been out?
In such a short amount of time, they probably hadn't even finished the prep work.
Kiana thought Brian was an inherently evil little Blondie, but right now, he only had the strong muscles and body of a Blondie, not the hands of Kato Taka that could make the opposite sex lose control with a single touch.
And if they were talking about who to be wary of...
"..."
Heh, Bronya was only interested in her own sister and posed basically no threat to her.
On the contrary, this Kiana fellow had already been captured by Brian's cooking; while she talked about punishing the inherently evil little Blondie, who knew what her real thoughts were.
This white-haired dumpling was the type to call anyone with milk 'mother'.
Carefree and simple-minded, yet born so beautiful, she was a much bigger threat than the flat-chested loli Bronya.
Kiana didn't know what Raiden Mei was thinking and disappointedly lowered her arm.
Her personal cook was drifting further and further away from her. The day she would be kicked out of bed by Raiden Mei was fast approaching.
It was painful, and it was all this damn Blondie's fault.
In the time before her great aunt arrived...
"..."
A glint appeared in her blue eyes as a plan formed in the snow-haired girl's mind.
Once Schicksal entered the picture, their group would definitely join Schicksal; the main combat force in Schicksal was the heroic and valiant Valkyries.
Valkyries, not male warriors.
This meant she and Raiden Mei would definitely be trainees in the same batch, while Brian, the inherently evil little Blondie, would naturally be excluded by Schicksal's system.
Plus, with her great aunt being the highest-ranking officer of the Far East Branch, having Raiden Mei live with her wouldn't be a problem at all.
Which means...
"I won by doing nothing?"
A silly smile spread across her face, full of excitement.
She hadn't expected her victory to come so easily. She just had to follow the steps, and she could win back her personal cook.
The girl smiled foolishly, leaving Raiden Mei feeling helpless.
Although she didn't know what Kiana was thinking, it must be some self-perceived wonderful thing.
It was better not to disturb her.
Raiden Mei turned, walked into the room, and put her arm around Bronya's shoulder.
"Bronya, don't be afraid, don't despair. You still have us. We will definitely help you find your sister."
Ripples spread across her silver-grey eyes, and Bronya's face was finally no longer ashen.
"Sister Mei... I'm sorry..."
She buried her head, and tears wet the girl's chest.
Bronya just couldn't control her expressions; it didn't mean she truly had no emotions.
She was repenting for her past mistakes.
For herself, for those she had let down, and for her sister.
Raiden Mei hugged Bronya, giving Brian a somewhat reproachful look. She's just a child, why did you have to say such harsh words to her?
Patting the girl in her arms, Raiden Mei waited for her to vent her feelings.
The boisterous Kiana was unusually quiet.
In the eyes of this person who was about to win by default, this was the last bit of time Raiden Mei and the Blondie would spend together.
Although Mei had been temporarily stolen by Brian, this uninvited Blondie, she would eventually return to her side after her great aunt arrived.
Raiden Mei, in the end, belonged to her alone.
She, being magnanimous, would forgive this Blondie's transgression.
As for Raiden Mei...
Let's just say her personal cook went out to learn some skills. After all, her cooking had gotten better.
Kiana wiped away the suspicious liquid from the corner of her mouth, full of anticipation for the future that was about to arrive.
After a while, Bronya finally sorted out her emotions. The seed Brian had planted in the past had taken root and sprouted in this latest action of his.
The girl looked straight at the rough man before her. "I will go back and confirm everything you've said."
"If you dare to lie to me, I will definitely make you pay the price."
If you dare to lie to me, you'll be in for a world of hurt!
The Silver Wolf of the Urals' feigned fierce threat had no effect whatsoever; instead, Brian found her quite cute.
The man smiled. "Welcome, our little assassin, the Silver Wolf of the Urals. If I have deceived you, you are welcome to use your stockings to strangle me."
Kiana: "..."
Raiden Mei: "..."
So, you two play this kind of kinky stuff normally?
The two girls were flabbergasted, deeply shocked by the XP systems of outsiders.
Bronya stood up, wiped the traces from her face, and left without hesitation.
Only then did the two girls react: "Bronya just left like that?"
What about contacting Schicksal and having them stop Cocolia's conspiracy?
Could she have been lying?
Only Brian was confident of victory. "Mei, when it comes to wolves, you have to both feed them meat and make them remember the beatings."
"What we've promised her now are all empty words. She needs to go back to her adoptive mother to confirm a few things before she'll willingly cooperate with us."
You have to feed the wolf meat, but you also have to beat it, otherwise, its wild nature will be untamable.
"..." Raiden Mei was speechless.
So, she hadn't realized all along that Brian was training Bronya like a dog.
Rescuing Seele Vollerei was the meat dangled in front of Bronya, and Cocolia's betrayal and deception were the beatings for her.
Combined, it was indeed possible to make Bronya cooperate with them sincerely.
But...
"Are you that confident in yourself?"
"No, I'm confident in Bronya's adoptive mother, Cocolia."
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