As the simulation concluded, Lunelle's consciousness was once again ejected back into the real world of Honkai.
Once more, she happily received that guaranteed talent reward—the kind that directly increased a certain size.
Seeing that the penalty from this simulation was something she'd long wished for: returning to being flat as a board.
But the correction from the safety net gave her exactly what she wanted even less—plumper fatty deposits.
Faced with this situation, Lunelle couldn't help but feel a twinge of resentment.
'If I'd had a choice this time, I'd rather have skipped that guaranteed talent reward altogether!'
After all, when she was only carrying fatty deposits of an A+ cup size, Lunelle could still delude herself into thinking she was just a boy with particularly well-developed pectoral muscles.
But once she actually felt those deposits gradually expand, reaching a solid B-cup size, that kind of dimension clearly couldn't be brushed off as just having 'well-developed pecs.'
Especially considering Lunelle's current height—a petite 149cm, cute for a girl.
Even compared to the average development of girls her age, having a B-cup at this height…
Lunelle's development level was undoubtedly far beyond the average for girls of the same stature!
'It's just a B-cup! Worst case, I'll start using a chest wrap!'
'If I bind it tight enough, wouldn't that practically mean I don't have fatty deposits anymore?'
Ever skilled at making excuses for herself, Lunelle quickly hatched a plan.
But just as she was contemplating how to hide her suddenly enlarged deposits...
Bronya: (ᗜ ˰ ᗜ)!!!
Sitting beside Lunelle on the sofa, Bronya suddenly sensed something unusual about her precious younger sister Seele!
First, her dear Seele's complexion had abruptly turned somewhat pale.
And perhaps because the little duckie was sitting so close to her precious Seele, Bronya immediately noticed that the milky scent unique to Seele—that sweet, creamy fragrance—had suddenly grown noticeably stronger!
Not only was the milky note richer, but the alluring undertone in Seele's naturally sweet body scent seemed to have quietly intensified as well.
This particular enhancement had a direct effect: realizing the sudden, delightful change in Lunelle, Bronya felt an even stronger urge to snuggle up to Seele.
'Seele seems even cuter now, I want to…(ᗜ ˰ ᗜ)'
Thus, Bronya, who already adored snuggling with her precious younger sister, promptly leaned closer.
After all, as a woman of action, Bronya was used to expressing her thoughts through deeds.
So Lunelle, still pondering which chest wrap would look cuter and more appealing, suddenly felt a faint, milky-sweet presence press against her side.
"Hmm? Bronya…oneechan, is something wrong?"
Watching Bronya, with her usual duck-like deadpan expression (ᗜ ˰ ᗜ), suddenly snuggle up so close, Lunelle's face flushed red from the abrupt intimacy.
"Bronya noticed Seele looked a bit pale just now. Did that big meanie Kiana bother you last night and keep you from sleeping well?"
Hearing little duckie's toneless words of concern, Lunelle found it a bit hard to explain.
"Eh?…Last night…maybe…that's it."
But since Bronya seemed to have already concocted a reason for her, Lunelle decided to just go with the flow.
After all, she couldn't exactly tell the truth: that she'd just been forcibly subjected to memories by the simulator, reliving a diluted version of the Previous Era's "Seele Special Edition" human suffering.
Even if those memory fragments were limited to what her real consciousness could handle, having been immersed in tormenting memories just moments ago—how could her complexion possibly look fine now?
Besides, thinking back, Lunelle really had felt like she was being groped non-stop in her dreams last night.
Considering she woke up to find a sneaky Kiana lurking around, it was only natural for Lunelle, the victim of the groping, to suspect Kiana had taken advantage of her sleep.
But Lunelle also knew that such harassment was ultimately due to her forced [Slender Waist] talent.
At first, she hadn't seen much use in a talent that simply made her waistline more graceful.
But now she fully understood the terrifying power behind that seemingly ordinary description—"increases the good impression of beauties who hold you."
At the very least, among the beauties she'd encountered, Kiana and the Seele from the simulation both seemed particularly fond of hugging her.
But…
'Even though Kiana is the most likely culprit, I can't shake the feeling things aren't as simple as they seem.'
Still, since this was mostly beneficial, Lunelle quickly stopped overthinking it.
After all, Kiana was one of her future wives-to-be.
A little obsession with hugging her was no big deal!
And now, feeling little duckie snuggled close, Lunelle couldn't help but entertain another, more private thought.
'Ehehe, milky-scented duckie, soft and sweet~'
'Duckie actually knows to lean in during downtime and offer free snuggle benefits to her hubby! Not bad for my third wife! She knows what's up!'
The only downside was that Bronya's growth had been stunted by Honkai Energy Suppression, leaving her as petite as she was three years ago at fifteen.
Though a tiny duckie was cute in its own way, compared to the curvaceous Kiana, little duckie definitely lacked that unique warmth and softness of a mature beauty!
If I get the chance, as her hubby, I'll have to help duckie grow up soon.
But once duckie's buns are fully developed, as her hubby, I'll definitely have to taste what braised duck really feels like, hehehe?
But just as Lunelle appeared shy on the surface while fantasizing about Bronya's future, fiery figure as a Russian executive, Bronya was already growing intoxicated by Lunelle's enhanced, alluring body scent.
However, with her emotional modules impaired and her default expression stuck at (ᗜ ˰ ᗜ), even if she had dangerous thoughts, they wouldn't show on her face.
Thus, maintaining her duck-like deadpan (ᗜ ˰ ᗜ) throughout, Bronya very seriously extended her little duck paw, slowly wrapping it around Lunelle's waist.
And then…
"Eh! Bronya-oneechan? What are you…!!?"
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