As everyone knows, besides the various cute and charming villain characters, the protagonist is also surrounded by tragic side characters who are there to get beaten up.
People around protagonists often have it pretty rough.
They are either getting beaten up, or on the way to getting beaten up.
Bronya's life experience almost made Kiana perform the legendary tactical lean-back. The more she thought about it, the more she felt this Russian loli was a woman with a protagonist script.
According to the mature tropes in various novels and literary works, those who appeared around Bronya were destined to have a bumpy life.
Raiden Mei's father was suddenly arrested, and the father and daughter hadn't seen each other for months. This fallen young lady was also being plotted against by the inherently evil Cocolia.
Fortunately, Bronya, with her protagonist script, after a period of arduous struggle, recognized her adoptive mother's true face and decided to turn over a new leaf and fight for love and peace in this world.
Kiana quipped, "What kind of novel plot is this?"
Bronya's life gave her an extremely strong sense of déjà vu, making her feel like she was just a passerby providing benefits to this Russian loli with a protagonist template.
And her sister who was trapped in the Sea of Quanta...
"Bronya, your sister isn't some prodigy of the human race who was harmed by a villain due to a moment of carelessness, is she?"
"..." The silver-grey-haired girl stopped what she was doing and looked at the self-talking Kiana without a word.
Although she always knew the thing on this girl's neck randomly switched between a brain and a tumor, her ideas were a bit too shocking, weren't they?
A woman with a protagonist script?
She just happened to have a few more skills. If she really had a protagonist script...
She would have immediately brought young Brian, that Blondie, to his knees and taught him the meaning of cruelty.
One could only say that Kiana, the big idiot, was really overthinking things.
Kaslana's world-shaking wisdom continued: "What should happen next?"
Kiana scratched her head, unable to quite remember the next part of the trope.
After all, she was now a Far East JK, and she didn't learn much during her past wanderings in Shenzhou.
To continue with this professional question, a professional from Shenzhou had to step in.
"Hey, what happens next?" Kiana looked at Brian, handing the glorious task of creation over to this man.
Young Brian picked up the thread: "According to normal progression, Bronya's sister might encounter some dangers in the Sea of Quanta, but overall, it would be a thrilling but safe experience."
"After a series of breathtaking encounters, she will meet an alien emperor from an ancient era. With the help of the alien emperor, she will not only reach a higher level but also reclaim everything she once lost."
A prodigy, gravely injured and forced into a forbidden zone, is helped by an alien emperor to return to her peak; in this life, she must reclaim everything she has lost!
Kiana stood with her hands on her hips, a look of longing on her delicate face.
"In that case, you don't have to worry about your sister's safety. Just wait for your sister to come back and find you."
Bronya: ←_←
Raiden Mei: "..."
At times like this, an awkward yet polite smile was needed.
Brian: "..."
This feeling of knowing that the girl had guessed correctly, but not being able to say anything, was really unbearable.
Holding back laughter.
Raiden Mei couldn't bear to look at her best friend's foolishness and immediately changed the subject: "Kiana, what do you want to eat tonight?"
If Kiana continued, she was afraid Bronya wouldn't be able to contain her emotions and would order her stand-in to crack open Kiana's skull.
Even if it was certain she wouldn't find anything.
The word 'eat' instantly diverted Kiana's attention. The snow-haired girl settled down. "Can we have tempura?"
"I haven't had Mei's tempura in days."
(¯﹃¯)
"Have you decided on a sauce?"
"Ketchup is fine, cheese sauce too."
Kaslana's world-shaking wisdom calmed down in the face of a higher calling, and Bronya was finally able to calm down and continue her work.
The girl's slender fingers danced across the keyboard, and the powerful computer found countless zombie computers around the world to serve as springboards for her hacking operations.
There was not a trace of pride in her eyes about having a protagonist script, only a persistence for her wish.
What woman with a protagonist script? She was just an old wolf who had lost her sister and her legs.
...
Schicksal, Far East Branch...
A red-haired woman pushed open the office door and walked into the office without hesitation, her high heels clicking.
On the specially raised chair, a small, white-haired nun shivered and subconsciously hid the advance copy of the HOMU manga she had specially bought from the author.
After completing this bad-student-like action, Theresa Apocalypse finally came to her senses.
This wasn't Schicksal HQ where her grandfather was, and she wasn't some bad student with connections. There was no need to do something so sneaky.
On the contrary, her subordinate...
"Himeko, don't you know that barging into your superior's office without permission is punishable?"
Murata Himeko skillfully took a bottle of wine and a tall wine glass from the office's liquor cabinet before, as if in hindsight, coming to a realization.
"Sorry, Theresa, I didn't notice you were here."
I know I was wrong, but I'll do it again next time!
Theresa immediately slammed the table. "Himeko, if you disregard the authority of me, the branch head, like this, I will definitely dock your pay!"
Dock her pay?
If they were going to talk about that, Murata Himeko was wide awake now.
The mature woman leisurely sat down on the sofa, opened the wine stopper, and poured herself a glass of red wine before replying.
"Theresa, have you forgotten that you took all my salary to buy HOMU manga?"
Theresa: "..."
Darn it, her authority as Theresa Apocalypse could not be established.
You don't know the cost of living until you're in charge, but she couldn't give up her beloved bitter melon juice and HOMU manga.
Since she couldn't give up either of these things, she had to find a way to free up some funds from elsewhere.
The Hyperion's budget couldn't be touched, and she couldn't embezzle from the Far East Branch's funds.
In that case, she could only make her most trusted subordinate, Murata Himeko, suffer a little.
Who knows how many months of this trusted subordinate's salary Theresa had already taken in advance, all of which had turned into the HOMU manga in her hands.
As a price.
"Theresa, do you even have any authority left?"
Taking a small sip of the red wine purchased with Theresa's salary, Murata Himeko smiled without saying a word.