Honkai: It’s broken, I have become the Herrscher of Corrosion?

After the meeting, Seele took Bronya back to her room.

"Um... Sister Bronya... what happened between you and Seele last night?"

"Hmm? Xier...why do you ask that?"

Bai Xi's expression suddenly became somewhat embarrassed.

"Since Xi'er contacted me, she hasn't said a word to me until now..."

"What happened?"

Bai Xi shook his head:

"No, I can feel that she is in a good state now, but...her emotions are a little complicated, with anger, guilt, worry, regret, and...shyness?"

A big question mark also appeared in Bronya's heart:

"Seele... is a person with rich emotions. But... Bronya can understand her other emotions, but this [shyness]... Wait, could it be that at that time..."

"Did Sister Bronya remember anything?"

Bronya showed an expression of deep recollection:

"Well, at that time, Seele was controlled to a certain extent by the Ruler. In order to cheer her up again, Bronya did something to her, um..."

[Hey, don't say anything that might cause misunderstanding! ]

When Hei Xi saw Bai Xi's eyes lighting up and the slight smile on Bronya's lips, he knew that he had been fooled.

[Xi'er, I'm sorry, I... I'm not...]

"Ah, I don't mean to blame you. There are only three of us here. If you have any troubles, you can tell us."

【 I……】

Only then did Hei Xi understand what Bronya said when she asked Seele and Kiana to go out together that day.

"There are some things that I don't know how to say to someone I'm close to..."

Why did Hei Xi almost get assimilated in the Domination Theater? Because the puppet's words really broke her defense very accurately. Usually, whether in life or in battle, she is always vigorous and resolute, never slacking off. But when she encounters something very important, she will lose her usual decisiveness.

She knew in her heart that in some ways, she was a more fragile coward than Bai Xi, because Bai Xi had other friends, while Hei Xi... only had her.

Therefore, what Hei Xi feared most was that Bai Xi would leave her and...destroy the relationship between them.

No matter how strong a wall is, once a gap is opened, it will eventually collapse. After Kuroki spoke in her mind space under the guidance of Bronya, she could no longer maintain her previous state.

[Seele, last night, Bronya told me...]

After listening to Hei Xi's words, Bai Xi repeated them to Bronya and gave her a questioning look.

"Bronya did say so, and will continue to do so in the future."

Bai Xi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

"I thought that there was some unpleasant quarrel between Sister Bronya and Seele yesterday. It would be very difficult for me to tell her about it."

"Sister Bronya is the most important person to Seele. We are all Seele, so naturally we are all important in her eyes. Is there any problem with this?"

This is what Bronya figured out:

"Seele is worried that if Bronya really does that, it will damage our relationship. Bronya knows that in Seele's heart, everything about you will always come first."

"Kiana once said that with Mei by her side, she has the power of a hundred people. The power of a hundred people may be too exaggerated, but Bronya believes that she can still accept the power of two Seeles at the same time."

[But, in this case, we...]

"I know that the reason you're upset is because of me. I remember, Xi'er, you told me to pay more attention to myself, but "myself" also includes you. If you keep feeling this bad, I won't feel good either."

"And conversely, if you are happy, I will be in a better mood too. So, if your relationship with Sister Bronya is better than before, it will only make the relationship between the three of us better."

[…In the end, the one who causes the most trouble and needs others to take care of is me…Sister, Xier, thank you.]

(Switching to Enosia's perspective...)

"The first performance of the Ruler of Domination has ended. They have obtained the incomplete power of the Ruler of Reason."

Enosiya was sitting at home with her legs crossed, seemingly talking about something ordinary.

"You don't seem to be in a hurry at all."

Xilin leaned back on the sofa, threw a grape into her mouth, and turned her head.

"Well, although it seems that the Ruler of Herrscher has gained, if Bronya temporarily loses the power of the Ruler of Reason, it will bring her and Hei Xier closer, and Hei Xier and Bai Xier closer. In my opinion, this price is worth it. After all, the most important thing is for the three of them to live a good life together."

"Besides... making the Ruler of Rule even stronger may not necessarily be a bad thing for us."

"How do you say this?"

Enosiya looked at Xilin, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised:

"Xilin, do you know "Zheng Bo Defeats Duan Yu Yan"? "

Xilin shook her head, which ruined the atmosphere, with a confused expression.

"This is something that happened in ancient Shenzhou. Don't worry, I'm not here to teach you a lesson, nor am I trying to be a riddler. This story teaches people a way to treat their enemies: if you want to destroy them, you must first make them crazy. If you want to trick the Rulers of Domination, you must first close the gap in strength between us and them."

"So...is this also the reason why you let Bella come into contact with them?"

"Well... not exactly. It's just that the World Serpent wants to develop a device that can reversely enter the Domination Theater. It needs a sufficient number of puppets to conduct experiments, and it's still a little short of that. If we show up at the scene of an incident caused by the puppets, they will probably evacuate directly."

"Alas, sometimes, being too strong is also a kind of distress. But... Xilin, are you so confident about Bella? Judging from Xier's experience in the Domination Theater, the Rulers of Domination are more troublesome than I expected. Although they are not a threat to us, aren't you afraid of Bella..."

Hearing this, Xilin rarely showed a proud smile in front of Enosia:

"As long as the Ruler of Law uses his power in the way you described, Bella will be fine."

"You are her master, so you naturally know her better than I do. I hope she can... achieve the results we want."