Shun glanced at the TV that had been reduced to a pile of scrap metal, then looked at Bronya.
"Why such a big reaction? Clean up this garbage. I'll wait for you outside." Since Shun had brought it up, he naturally wouldn't leave Bronya behind. Still, her overreaction was understandable.
Once outside the room, he saw Raiden Mei still cleaning. "Teacher Shun, why was Bronya's room so noisy just now? Did something happen?"
"Ah, don't worry. Project Bunny was just in heat. Pay it no mind." Shun casually slandered Project Bunny. Unfortunately, the little rabbit couldn't speak right now, and Bronya wouldn't defend her.
"Project Bunny?" Mei thought for a long time before remembering it was the "four-egg-fearing" robot beside Bronya. She wondered inwardly, "Can robots go into heat?"
Shun chatted with Raiden Mei a bit more at the doorway, asking her to take good care of Kiana for him. Then he left with Bronya, who had changed her clothes and freshened up.
"The dark circles under your eyes are gone, but the exhaustion on your face can't fool anyone. Bronya, do you regret staying up all night yesterday?"
Regret? Of course she regretted it. If Bronya had known Shun would take her to see Seele today, she would definitely have shown up in her best condition. But now, she could only resign herself to it.
"In this world, there is no medicine for regret. There is nothing that could make me regret more than losing Seele."
"Alright, alright. I'll help you out." Shun placed his right hand on Bronya's thin shoulder. In the next instant, the power of creation from Abyss Flower surged into Bronya's body.
Bronya felt the fatigue in her mind and body swept away in an instant. She felt as if she had never been in such good condition before.
"Actually, I was still considering whether to heal your leg injury and the damage to your brain as well." As the wielder of Abyss Flower, it was very simple for Shun to do this. To him, Bronya's injuries were nothing.
"No need. Being able to see Seele is already more than enough for Bronya. Bronya will find her own way to deal with the injuries on her body."
"Why? Don't want to keep owing me favors?" Shun now had zero doubt that after Bronya fulfilled her wish of seeing Seele, she would obey even if he ordered her to die.
The current Bronya cared about no one except Seele. Having not spent several years in the girls' academy, she could be said to have almost no self-love.
This made Shun feel a bit troubled, but such things still needed time to grind. Only after Bronya's heart was gradually melted by Kiana and the others would she truly become a person.
If the future Bronya who became the Herrscher of Reason could be considered Angel Reconstruction, then the current her was at most Angel of Sin.
"No, I changed my mind. Seele might not want to see you right now…" Shun pinched his chin and casually said words that nearly made Bronya collapse.
"Why?" Even though Bronya was almost breaking down, her damaged emotional module made it difficult for her to even produce tears or a sad expression.
Shun pointed at a long bench by the roadside. "Let's go sit over there and talk about your situation."
"Okay." Bronya could not refuse, nor did she dare to. If she refused and Shun decided not to take her to see Seele, what would she do?
After sitting on one of the red-painted long benches commonly seen along the paths of St. Freya, Shun leaned his head back lazily, arms spread open, legs crossed. In contrast, Bronya could only sit huddled pitifully in the corner.
"Bronya, how do you think the current you is different from back then? I remember the big sister Bronya that Seele talked about wasn't like this…"
Although Seele hadn't mentioned Bronya many times in front of Shun, "gentle, strong, mature" had always been Seele's impression of her big sister.
"I…" Bronya seemed momentarily at a loss, even forgetting her usual way of referring to herself.
"Bronya doesn't know… But none of that matters. As long as she can see Seele, Bronya can become anything."
Sure enough, this was exactly what Bronya at this stage was thinking deep down. She was completely different from the Duck who had gone through Old Yang's three trials and become the Herrscher of Rice.
"But, do you really think that's what Seele thinks in her heart? Does Seele really want you to just give up on yourself? Maybe the current Seele is much stronger than you."
Having followed Fu Hua for so long, plus Seele herself being among the most talented, Shun refused to believe that the current Seele hadn't reached A-rank Valkyrie level yet. With Black Seele and the help of the others, she could even hold her own.
Moreover, since Seele had cultivated the Taixu Sword Heart, there should be no issues with her state of mind. What Shun didn't know was that Seele had attained her path through "gravity"-type ideology—if he knew, he probably wouldn't be able to laugh.
"Seele… has she become this strong already?" Hearing about Seele's changes from Shun's mouth, Bronya found it hard to believe for a moment. That was the same Seele who used to only hide behind her and, when faced with difficulties, would only dare crawl into her toy box.
"Bronya, don't forget that while you were gone, changes were also happening to Seele. She is no longer the child who needed your protection back then."
In fact, just from Seele surviving alone in the Sea of Quanta for so long, one could see her growth. In contrast, Bronya's growth after losing Seele had been tempered over these years at St. Freya. The problem was, Bronya had only just arrived, and there wasn't enough time yet…
"So that's how it is… Then Bronya won't see Seele. As long as Bronya knows that Seele is doing well, Bronya will be very happy."
It was strange. She had dreamed of seeing Seele before, but after hearing about Seele's current changes from Shun, Bronya suddenly wasn't in such a hurry anymore.
"The current Bronya is not worthy of seeing Seele. Bronya wants to grow until she can stand in front of Seele properly before going to meet her."
Unexpectedly, a casual provocation had actually ignited Bronya's fighting spirit. One could only say that she was indeed one of the protagonists. In this Honkai world full of idealism, there was no shortage of people like Bronya.
"In that case, go find your Aunt Misteln. There, you should be able to learn a lot. I believe she would also be very happy to see you and guide you to become stronger."
Although plans couldn't keep up with changes, it was fortunate that Shun had noticed in time. Otherwise, if he had ruined this future Herrscher of Reason, he would be guilty beyond measure.
"Well, let me give you a gift before you go." Shun reached out and ruffled Bronya's gray hair vigorously, messing up the neatly arranged strands he had just fixed.
"After all, if you want to become stronger, how can you do it while limping and acting like a emotionless girl!" Just moments ago, the power of creation from Abyss Flower had surged into Bronya's body, healing the injuries she had suffered during the X-10 experiment.
Feeling the changes happening in her body and the emotions surging up again from the depths of her heart, Bronya slowly stood up and gave Shun a deep bow.
"Thank you." At this moment, Bronya's gratitude was more sincere than ever before.