Hmm, why do I feel like I've become the villain? Shun always felt that his image had been a bit problematic lately. Clearly, winning Bronya over should have been a good thing.
"Hey, Bronya, do you think I'm a bad person?"
Bronya quickly shook her head, leaving Shun somewhat speechless. She really did see him as a bad guy, huh…
But there was nothing he could do about it. If he was misunderstood, then so be it. Anyway, he now held Bronya's weakness firmly in his grasp, so he didn't have to worry about being backstabbed…
Wait, backstabbed… Shun suddenly recalled some unpleasant memories from when he used to play games.
One-punch Black Duck… was that you card-locking my stage? Shun remembered that Bronya seemed to have a biochip in her head that could be controlled by Cocolia.
"Bronya, I have some bad news to tell you…" Shun explained the matter of the biochip to Bronya.
"So that's how it is? Bronya understands. I will take care of it." Bronya didn't doubt him. Right now she was firmly under Shun's control, and her relationship with Cocolia wasn't close. Why would he bother making up a flimsy, full-of-holes reason to deceive her?
"As long as you understand. Contact me if Cocolia makes any moves. I'm leaving now." Seeing how cooperative Bronya was, Shun felt reassured and immediately prepared to leave.
"Wait… Bronya, when can I see Seele?" Although she had now confirmed Seele was safe, she still wanted to see her. Bronya really missed Seele.
"After the matter in Nagazora City is over, you can come with me and naturally meet Seele. If there's nothing else, that's it."
Shun left, leaving Bronya sitting alone in her wheelchair. But for Bronya, she hadn't felt this happy in a very long time.
Finally… finally there was news about Seele…
He hadn't expected to run into Bronya the moment he went out to scout. What a wonderful coincidence.
Among the 3 million permanent residents and several million floating population in Nagazora City, he had run into Bronya right away. Meeting Raiden Mei next probably wouldn't be difficult either.
Mm, but Senba Academy was still in session right now, and it wasn't the weekend, so there was no chance of running into her.
Shun continued scouting the city for a long time. In the end, he walked into a small park and planned to rest on a nearby bench…
However, the park was a bit noisy. Not far in front of Shun, three JK girls seemed to be arguing about something.
The orange-haired JK knelt forward and grabbed the blue-haired JK's hand.
"Onegai, without you, watashi…"
"Let go of me."
"What do I have to do for you to come back? As long as I can do it, I'm willing to do anything."
…
The blue-haired JK flung off the orange-haired JK's hand and said, "You really only ever think about yourself."
At that moment, Shun's gaze met the green-haired JK who was playing 1-2-3 with her friends nearby. The atmosphere became a little awkward. Shun decisively abandoned the seat he had just sat down on and smoothly went to sit somewhere else.
He had unintentionally watched a good show just now. Were all Japanese JKs like this? So gravity-type they were clearly in a band.
However, the gravity-type trio he had just coincidentally encountered was only an interlude. After resting for a while, Shun started walking home.
Today's scouting hadn't yielded much, but he had unexpectedly run into Bronya and successfully gained control over her, which counted as a pleasant surprise.
Kiana didn't join any clubs and had joined the Going Home Club, so she came home early every day. To feed this Kaslana pig, Shun had to spend a long time cooking every day.
Naturally, he didn't have much chance to linger outside.
"Hey! Kid, don't move. Careful, my gun might go off." At that moment, a frivolous yet threatening voice came from behind Shun.
"Sigh, every single day… why does it feel like I've triggered a key NPC quest?" Shun silently gave a French military salute, then turned around.
Sure enough, it was him. Shun wasn't very surprised. He had already taken Kiana away for several days, and only now did the man show up. Shun even felt the other party was a bit slow. (In truth, he had simply forgotten.)
"Siegfried Kaslana? Should I say long time no see, or nice to meet you for the first time?"
"Heh, you actually know me? Tell me, whose side are you on? Otto, or Cocolia? I'll go easy on you since you've taken good care of Kiana."
The one-armed man seemed very confident in his combat ability. Look, he was already popping champagne at halftime.
"What if I say neither?" Shun said with a smile.
"Eh? Neither? Then whose side are you playing for?" Siegfried was a little surprised. Actually, he had initially leaned toward Shun being on Otto's side, since Cocolia shouldn't have had any information on Kiana.
But since Shun had treated Kiana well, he was also willing to listen to Shun's explanation. Otherwise, he would have already smashed Shun's head open with the butt of his gun.
"What if I say I'm on Theresa's side… how about that?" As Shun spoke, he used Cosmic Juggernaut to mute his phone and dialed Theresa's number.
After all, he could indeed be considered on Theresa's side. Theresa was the partner he had chosen.
"Hahahahaha, you treasure, you really think I'm as easy to fool as my stupid daughter? On Theresa's side? If that white-haired midget knew about Kiana, she would have carried her St. Freya over immediately. Would she really let you take care of her?"
Mm, Siegfried and Theresa truly were best friends who had known each other for over a decade. He really understood her well. If Shun hadn't kept quiet, Theresa would probably have carried St. Freya over long ago.
After silently listening to Siegfried's suicidal speech, Shun quietly lowered his hand. He didn't want his armpit to get as tanned as the French army's.
Shun took out the phone from his pocket, turned the volume to maximum, and said to Theresa on the other end,
"The person opposite me is the real Siegfried now. Theresa, you can output freely."
There was silence on the other end for a moment, like a volcano gathering strength before erupting.
"Hey, you're not really on Theresa's side, are you?" Siegfried had good eyesight and saw the familiar contact name on Shun's phone screen, instantly feeling a little embarrassed.
"Sie—g—fried! You…" It was hard to imagine how Theresa's petite body could produce such a loud voice, and even harder to imagine how someone with such a childish appearance could curse with so many hidden insults.
In short, Siegfried was like a primary school student caught making a mistake in class and being lectured by the teacher. He lowered his head and accepted Theresa's scolding.
It was only because he had truly let Theresa down. Not only had he failed to protect Cecilia, he had even failed to protect Kiana…
At this moment, a look of pain appeared on the one-armed man's face.