The two distinctive and lovely girls sat side by side on the living room sofa, chatting intimately.
The one with a rather flat chest took out a tablet, successfully diverting Seele's attention with a continuous stream of trivia, making her forget about the magical girl's defeat CG.
The second hand of the clock went around and around, driving the minute and hour hands along with it.
Bronya remembered Seele's class schedule: "Seele, don't you have tutoring sessions to attend today?"
Valkyries not only need formidable martial prowess but also a wealth of knowledge.
Those like Kiana, who have only muscle and no brain, are actually a minority within Schicksal.
Naturally, Seele was not stupid, she just missed out on her education due to various reasons, and was forced to become a Dropout who didn't complete nine-year compulsory education.
After joining St. Freya High School, she was naturally put on a tight schedule of classes to improve her knowledge and combat abilities.
Seele had a sudden realization: "Seele almost forgot, the history teacher is tutoring Seele today."
The girl looked annoyed, and at the same time felt some sympathy for the history teacher who was being stood up.
For her Sister Bronya's sake, she would have to bear the pain of standing this teacher up.
"Sister Bronya, Seele is late. How about we just don't go today, and have Sister Bronya help me with my studies instead?"
It didn't matter if there was a teacher or not, Bronya was a top-tier academic ace anyway.
She got 100 points because the paper only had 100 points, not like Kiana who could only get 60.
Bronya was tempted, but feeling the sensation of her foot being squeezed in her shoe, she could only refuse with some discomfort.
"Sorry, Seele. Sister Bronya has things to deal with today and can't help you with your studies."
Patting Seele's head, Bronya put down the tablet in her hand and took Seele's: "Seele, you must study hard. Knowledge is the source of our progress."
"Seele understands."
Seele's expression was a little disappointed, but she obediently left the dormitory.
Bronya, now alone, watched Seele's departing figure and breathed a sigh of relief. After confirming she had really left, she returned to her room.
With a cold expression, she looked at the guy in her room, her face filled with unparalleled disgust.
"Let's continue, you trash."
…
On the other side…
Seele, who seemed to have left, had not completely gone.
"Other me, did you feel it?"
"Of course I saw it. Your Sister Bronya smells strange all over, and there's something in her room."
The person involved is blind to the situation, while the bystander sees clearly.
Bronya, the party involved, was oblivious to her own strangeness, but the two Seeles, who were very familiar with her, had long since noticed something was off.
Bronya was avoiding something, or at least didn't want them to know.
If they wanted to find out, even without breaking down the door, Seele could use her quantum abilities to enter the room and see what was happening.
But doing so would utterly destroy Bronya's dignity, and would very likely create a flaw in the relationship between her and Bronya.
This was the one thing Seele could not accept.
Since she couldn't use force, she had to take a roundabout approach.
Seele thought of someone: "Other me, let's go find Sister Mei."
Her intuition told her that Raiden Mei was definitely a master of the way of the thorn.
She might not get the full picture from her, but at least it would give Seele a general idea of what was happening.
'Seele' was a little speechless: "Aren't you just walking right into a trap?"
She had already guessed what might be happening, yet she still wanted to seek confirmation from the queen of the goblin nest.
If any of these people were even slightly more black-hearted and ruthless, Seele would have been tricked into bed 101 times already.
Sure enough, Seele, this idiot, still needed her, the Seele acknowledged by Seele, to protect her.
Seele's expression was exceptionally resolute, just like she was before the X-10 experiment: "Other me, isn't this something that has been decided long ago?"
"I've said it before, no matter what happens to Sister Bronya, I will face it with her!"
'Seele': "…"
The feisty girl was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing around but completely helpless.
She had been safe for a whole month, but now you, you little fool, are jumping into a fire pit over a single phrase, 'defeat CG'.
She wanted to use 'Your Sister Bronya is doing all this for you' to make her give up these thoughts.
But thinking of this girl's stubborn nature, she had to abandon the idea.
If she said that, this girl might even rush in on the spot, push Bronya aside, and take her place herself.
What to do?
I don't know!
'Seele' was still thinking of a solution, but Seele had already started to act.
The girl with strong executive function went to find Raiden Mei and stated her purpose without hesitation: "Sister Mei, I feel that Sister Bronya has been a bit strange lately."
Raiden Mei pulled Seele to sit on a garden bench, her exquisite face showing no surprise at all.
"Seele, what do you consider to be abnormal about your Sister Bronya?"
"…"
Opening her mouth, Seele found herself speechless.
That's right, all of this was her one-sided opinion. She didn't know what Bronya, the person in question, was thinking.
What if Bronya just didn't want them to know about this matter?
In the end, it was all just the two Seeles' own assumptions.
Seele understood.
"Sister Mei, thank you."
She still needed to go back and confirm the facts for herself.
Although it might invade Bronya's privacy, for Bronya's safety, she couldn't care less.
Seele returned to the Valkyrie dormitory.
Just as she was about to activate her quantum ability…
"Hey, hey, hey, you little fool, you're not really thinking of going in to see what's happening, are you?"
'Seele' was filled with regret. If she hadn't brought up Bronya, this fool wouldn't be so fixated on this issue.
If she really let her go in and see the unseeable truth, then both of their eyes would no longer be pure!
Well, okay, they had already voluntarily opened the door to a new world when they found out what a defeat CG was.
But 2D and 3D are completely different. 'Seele', like Bronya, didn't want Seele to be exposed to these things either.
However, Seele's mind was made up.
"Other me, no matter what happens to Sister Bronya, I will face it with her!"
'Seele': "…"
With your IQ, if your Sister Bronya wasn't carrying the weight for you, you would have been tricked into bed 102 times already!
But no matter what she thought, Seele's mind was made up.
The girl's gaze instantly became firm, and the quantum ability she gained from the X-10 experiment activated.
Her graceful figure instantly stepped into another realm that could not directly interfere with the real world. The thick walls were no longer an obstacle.
Seele moved forward bravely, and as she wished, she saw the truth about Bronya.
"This is the two-sided pincer cheese you wanted."
The silver-haired girl's face was full of disgust. The white stockings on her two fleshy little legs were not only wrinkled but also covered in tears.
Seele had never seen Bronya like this before. She felt that right now, she had truly unlocked the defeat CG of Magical Girl Broro.
And the being that made her unlock this defeat CG…
"Seele, you can't handle that thing, don't look!"
'Seele' instantly took over the body, preventing their eyes from looking at that dark, indescribable object.
In the room, the two people interacting lovingly were completely unaware of the third party spying on them.
Bronya's tender little tongue moved gently, skillfully eating the circle of cheese around her mouth. It was a stray shot left over from the fight for the cheese-filled cake just now.
Then she asked, "I've fulfilled your request. You should tell me how to get stronger now, right?"
Nothing in this world is free, including the duck butt, duck legs, duck head, and duck neck that she dislikes…
If you want these things, you have to trade something for them!
Now, it's time for the Silver Wolf of the Urals, Bronya Zaychik, to be the dealer!
"So, this is the reason you ate Seele's portion of milk without any burden?"
Seele & 'Seele': "…"
Bronya's expression was disgusted: "I'm doing this to protect my sister from being harmed by a guy like you!"
Her words were righteous, almost convincing Seele and 'Seele'.
There was clearly no reluctance on that girl's face.
Rather than saying she was suffering in their place, it was more like she was enjoying it.
Brian held the girl's two exquisite popsicles, his skilled technique making Bronya unconsciously let out a long nasal sound: "Mmm~~ be gentle…"
"Alright, alright, I'll just assume that's the case."
Shrugging, the man chose not to argue over this trivial issue. "You want to get stronger. What's the reason?"
"Aren't you the one who knows best?"
Having experienced powerlessness once, Bronya never wanted to feel it a second time.
She would rather cry on Raiden Mei's head than smile under this guy's jeans.
Beauty is only for the strong to possess!
Brian's face showed understanding: "You are right. You, little newbie, are indeed very weak. If it weren't for Project Bunny backing you up, you probably couldn't even beat Seele, right?"
The fake Valkyrie Bronya Zaychik, the real Valkyrie Project Bunny 19C.
Bronya's own mind is very good, but in terms of Honkai resistance, she is no different from an ordinary person.
Without Honkai resistance, one cannot become a qualified Valkyrie, and cannot even step onto the battlefield.
With her outstanding Honkai adaptability, the most suitable path for her is to become a doctor or a researcher, not to fight to the death on the battlefield.
But Bronya was not interested in becoming a doctor or a researcher.
"What I want is for Seele not to be coveted by guys like you! I want to have the power to protect Seele!"
Even if it means sacrificing her own duck butt!
Seele covered her mouth, her eyes welling up with tears.
She had never thought Bronya could go to such lengths for her. She was truly the one and only best sister in the world!
'Seele' remained silent, because nothing she could say at this moment would be of any use.
She believed that even if she were to make this girl pounce on Bronya and hug her, making a new two-sided pincer cheese, she would not hesitate in the slightest.
When it comes to suffering, being wronged, and being frightened on Bronya's behalf, this girl always has an exceptionally persistent motivation.
Brian: "I understand your needs. It seems you're not the type of client who makes unreasonable demands."
The Silver Wolf of the Urals freed her tender foot and stepped on the guy's body with a cold smile: "So you're the type of contractor who likes to commit insubordination?"
This guy has a heavy killing intent that Raiden Mei can't wear down. She even needs to work overtime.
If it weren't for this duck butt escaping disaster due to its barrenness, it might have become an elite among elites, a production line among production lines, just like Raiden Mei's.
Brian: "You can just think of me as such."
He changed the subject: "You want power, that's not a big problem. It just requires another small sacrifice."
Bronya: "…"
Pressing down with her foot, she made the guy yelp in pain.
She asked bluntly, "What exactly is the method!?"
"The Honeysuckle Crest?"
Instantly, a look of utter disgust appeared on Bronya's face: "You want to play with me like you play with Kiana?"
What kind of lewd thing was the Honeysuckle Crest? How could she not know?
That Kiana gets played with by this thing until she's on the verge of ecstasy, almost reaching a mutual demise with the Herrscher of the Void inside her.
This thing is a switch to control Herrschers, that's true, but it's also one of this guy's ways to play with Kiana.
To say he doesn't have any ulterior motives… you might as well believe that Kiana will one day grow a brain.
However, this time she was truly mistaken.
"This is different. Kiana and Mei don't need the new function of the Honeysuckle Crest, but you, who wants to become stronger, are a perfect fit."
The so-called new type of Honeysuckle Crest is actually a kind of modified artificial Stigma, just that its function is closer to that of a real Stigma.
In short, although the new Honeysuckle Crest cannot grant Bronya various miraculous abilities, it can give her equivalent Honkai resistance, solving the biggest obstacle on her path to becoming stronger.
Without this obstacle, Bronya's path forward is a smooth one, until she is unrivaled.
But!
"I have to be played with by you every day, right?"
A disgusted expression appeared on the girl's face once again.
This guy can create a new type of Honeysuckle Crest, simply because of the Herrscher of Reason Core he obtained in the Sea of Quanta.
He can't unleash the full power of the Herrscher's authority, but it's enough to create things like Stigmata.
Bronya could certainly imagine that changing its form was not a problem for this guy at all, perhaps just a thought away.
The reason for designing it in the form of a Honeysuckle Crest could only be one…
"You, you are truly an incurable pervert!"
"That's right, I'm lecherous, and I like every beautiful girl around me!"
"Despicable!"
Bronya's expression was cold. "Even if you control me with the Honeysuckle Crest, I will not fall for a guy like you!"
"Then are you willing to let me join your family?"
Brian had never forgotten his mission.
But as expected, the silver-haired girl snorted coldly: "I, Bronya Zaychik, am a woman you, a scumbag, can never have!"
Pink patterns spread across the girl's delicate little stomach. The silver-haired girl obtained the pass to strength she had dreamed of.
Bronya Zaychik lost the Herrscher of Reason Core that should have been hers, but gained a beautiful Honeysuckle Crest.
She and Brian, this Inner World Protagonist, a win-win!
Quantum-state Seele's eyes widened, witnessing the friendly interaction between Brian and Bronya.
The two Seeles were so shocked by what was in front of them that they couldn't speak.
In the end, it was the stronger Seele who managed to choke out a sentence: "Other me, Sister Bronya is very beautiful today, don't you think?"
'Seele': "…"
I don't know if she's beautiful or not, all I know is that I've been dragged into this by you and had the door to a new world brutally opened.
Orz.
Neither of them was pure anymore.
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