Collapse, survive

Originally round and chubby with a blank expression, it was pinched until it turned bright red.

Bronya should have retaliated. If not, she could have blasted him with her heavy bunny, or at least snatched Himeko's stockings from his other hand, twisted them into a rope, wrapped them around his neck, and tightened them... This was the Ural Silver Wolf's secret technique, the Stocking Kill.

But no, Bronya remained motionless.

Fang Jie seemed to transmit warmth to Bronya's heart, and the pinched cheek hurt so much that she couldn't help but cry, crying because of the sudden surge of indescribable feelings of responsibility.

"..."

"Clap."

"Clap clap clap."

Bronya didn't say a word, but her tears slid down her cheeks and fell to the ground with a soft pattering sound.

Compared to being deprived of control of his body by the ×10 experiment, this is a different feeling. The biochip in his mind is alarming, but the response is Fang Jie. The intrusion is fleeting, and the background is removed.

Not only that, it also repairs damaged parts of the body!

What has passed away will return.

After I touch you like this, you will no longer be an emotionless killer. Although I can't tell that you are really emotionless, the emotional circuits in your brain are damaged, so you can no longer feel joy or smile.

Once you become the Herrscher of Reason, you will be able to reclaim everything, even your legs...

Haha, you've missed your chance.

"Boom, boom."

A pair of mechanical exoskeletons slammed into the ground with a loud thud, as Bronya's slender legs began to repair or reconstruct.

And her facial expressions were extremely varied; she probably had even forgotten how to smile, so she looked grotesque... and instead, she kept crying.

"Bronya?"

Himeko turned around and looked at the scene with a moment of worry, then realized something and breathed a sigh of relief.

But she didn't understand why she had to be treated through her. "Let me go!" she thought. "Mei, don't look! This is a misunderstanding!"

Raiden Mei remained motionless.

She looked at Bronya, who called her Mei-neechan, and saw tears welling up in her eyes. A hand was pinching her cheek and rubbing it until it was red. It looked like she was being bullied.

"Let her go!"

She finally mustered the courage to step into the room.

"Boom!"

Bronya slammed to the ground; Fang Jie was someone who always listened to advice.

"..."

Himeko felt the face looked familiar and tried to help him up, but her arms weren't long enough, and Fang Jie pulled her back and helped her up... So let me go!

Raiden Mei felt even more strongly that Bronya was being bullied.

Only Bronya herself didn't feel that way. She was back, all of them were back. She could feel her legs again, and the surging emotions flowing through her.

My body and mind are shaking violently!

Having not used her legs for a long time, this was not comparable to not riding a bicycle for a long time. Bronya needed to adjust. She crawled on the floor like a band member, wobbling as she tried to stand up...

It was Raiden Mei who helped her up.

She stared at him, unwilling to believe it—

Himeko-sensei, why are you just watching?

Himeko longed to respond to Raiden Mei, but the night she decided to begin was not the night she could end; she was completely unable to break free from her embrace.

Raiden Mei couldn't bear to watch anymore; this is what adults are like! Even more absurd than Kiana!

"Bronya, are you alright?"

She looked away and asked with concern.

"Bronya is alright, Bronya feels...good."

Bronya wasn't completely overwhelmed by her emotional response; she responded to Raiden Mei with a smile that wouldn't stop despite her tears.

It's back, it's all back.

Except for Seele.

She then burst into tears.

The overwhelming emotions inevitably reminded her of that girl. Bronya wasn't always emotionally damaged; when she was a killer surviving in Siberia, she was also ruthless and cold-blooded...

It was the people at the orphanage who helped her rediscover the warmth of humanity.

And Seele is the brightest star.

But now...

Bronya reached out her hand, and the Heavy Bunny 19C responded to the touch. This was Seele's last gift to her. In that quantum experiment, Seele transformed the power of reconstruction found in the Stigmata into Heavy Bunny 19C and gave it to Bronya, kissing her goodbye before sending Bronya away from the quantum level.

Thus began her journey to find Seele, and she even participated in the Great Collapse of Cocolia's Sky City, eventually infiltrating St. Freya Academy by chance.

Not long ago, Bronya received an order from Cocolia, requiring her to stay at St. Freya Academy to investigate intelligence and keep a close eye on Schicksal's movements.

Now, being carefully supported by Raiden Mei, she was crying and laughing, unsure of how to face the situation...

A surge of guilt overwhelmed her emotional response.

'Seele...Seele...'

The dejected Spanish man was like a lost soul wandering the world. Humans are born shallow, their lives are short, and they are full of doubts. That's probably the feeling.

Fang Jie knew this well, which was why he hadn't had much contact with the assassin before, hoping that she wouldn't go so terribly after experiencing a 'normal life,' but now—

Don't be too sad, I will help.

And Xier...

Although she wasn't as handsome as his best friend, she was still a lovely girl, and he wouldn't ignore her.

"Bronya, think of something happy, like how you'll soon find Seele Elef emerging from the Sea of ​​Quanta."

This was a magic pill. The short duck lifted its head from Raiden Mei's arms, hopped around, and poked its head out to look at Fang Jie, who was saying such things across Himeko.

"How did you know? Oh right, you can help Bronya repair her body, so you can also rescue Seele, right? Help Seele, and Bronya will give you anything you want..."

Himeko's face darkened.

She blocked Fang Jie because she was worried about that. Why do you, little brat, still want to walk into the line of fire? How old are you this year?

Fang Jie's face darkened, and he slapped his thigh hard: "Look what you've done to my reputation!"

Himeko, how could you be so mean?

Bronya, ignoring the villainous Himeko, impatiently pleaded, "Please, tell Bronya right now! Whatever you want..."

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry yet."

Fang Jie wasn't in a hurry, and the old Chinese medicine doctor couldn't be in a hurry, but he couldn't help but interrupt Ban Ya Keshao in a hurry.

"As far as I know, Seele is currently safe in the Sea of ​​Quanta. As for how to bring her back, I have a method, so I don't need you... Well, there might be a price to pay."

Becoming a Herrscher requires immense determination. Even for a Herrscher of Reason who acknowledges the core of humanity's heritage, without sufficient emotional motivation, it's uncertain whether Bronya could successfully become a Herrscher of Reason.

But Fang Jie believed in her, and there was no reason for her to do nothing just to push for the transformation of a Lawbringer based on so-called feelings.

Besides, she has lost all that pain and hardship, but she still has me. I can torment her, I mean, temper her. That's the meaning of trials.

Bronya herself didn't care about the so-called price; she just stared intently at Fang Jie.

"So, what's the price?"

She gripped Raiden Mei's snow-white arms tightly with both hands, as if she were about to crush her at any moment.

That's impossible. Raiden Mei is a Herrscher after all. She's just in so much pain she's about to cry, and she feels like she's being kidnapped right in front of her.

This person, this person... Himeko-sensei, what are you doing? Don't you have any shame?

Those deep purple eyes looked at Ji Zilong's struggling body, their expression extremely complicated—and I respected you so much! A dignified A-rank Valkyrie, yet you can't break free from Fang Jie, is it unwillingness or inability?

You guys are really having a great time!

As a noblewoman from the Far East, Raiden Mei always knew that high society was generally quite vulgar.

But you, a dignified A-rank Valkyrie, if you want to do anything to Bronya, do it openly and honestly. As someone who is even prepared to have a bomb implanted in her heart, Raiden Mei cannot understand why you have to bully Bronya like this.

"You can't keep crying like this..."

Raiden Mei stepped forward, wiping Bronya's tears with her right hand, and stared intently at Fang Jie. The key to the problem was to ask the crucial question.

"Mr. Fang Jie, may I ask what exactly is going on?"

I did think you were not simple, but you are too complicated. This situation is too early for Raiden Mei, even though she is someone who is harassed by Kiana every day.

Bronya also realized what was happening and wiped away her tears with the other hand she had used to touch the Heavy Bunny: "Mei-neechan, it's not what you think. This is very important to Bronya, saving Seele... I'm sorry."

The sudden apology and the way she pushed her away left Bronya with her head down as she walked toward Fang Jie…

Her steps weren't fast; she was still slowly adapting, but in the end, she completely isolated Raiden Mei in the room—you were the one who came.

She was stunned.

Bronya, even if we're not familiar with each other yet, we did escape from Changkong City together. Why, Bronya?

Bronya could only alleviate her immense guilt by constantly murmuring "Seele Seele Seele..." as if chanting a spell.

He missed Seele and worried that she wouldn't last long in the Sea of ​​Quanta. After all, during their previous high-cost reunion, Seele had been adrift in the endless void of the Sea of ​​Quanta for a long time, and her personality was almost broken.

The thought of that kind of torture is enough to send chills down your spine.

Fang Jie stared at Raiden Mei, who was looking at him with the eyes of someone looking at a villain and the eyes of someone looking at him with anger at his lack of ambition. To be honest, he felt a fear of her that he had even more than that of Dark Bronya.

The potential of Raiden Mei and her ilk is simply outrageous, and this is true in every world. If she holds a grudge...

"How should I explain this?"

Fang Jie wasn't really keen on explaining things to Bronya.

"Alright, I won't explain anymore. You can ask me any questions later. Let me answer Bronya's question first. Regarding the price of saving Seele, I have to tell you something: your mother Cocolia, just like you, has had a biochip implanted in her and has become a Valkyrie."

Bronya was surprised.

And what happened?

Can't you become a Valkyrie by implanting a biochip?

But Raiden Mei froze.

Cocolia, that's not... Bronya, you...

Fang Jie pretended not to see the disbelief and existential doubt in her eyes, after all, Raiden Mei would have many more days to question her existence.

Everyone says that Touko-nee loves to get the short end of the stick, but Raiden Mei...

The three starter families are truly twisted.

He just wanted to shake his head and decided not to look at it for the time being.

"In other words, Spain, from now on, any orders you receive from Cocolia without my permission are forgeries. Please remember that."

"Yes, Bronya understands."

Bronya easily grasped the simple and easy-to-understand relationship of a superior's superior and didn't take it seriously.

She doesn't even argue when called "Spanish duck."

“Very good. As for Seele, you will need to wait for a while. My previous appearance of being even weaker than you was not an act. I only recently obtained this power and I can use it, but I cannot guarantee that it will be foolproof.”

Fang Jie always treated people with sincerity, and he needed to make Uncle Yang bald first in this matter.

"You are well aware of the dangers of the Sea of ​​Quanta, so we should not act rashly."

"Bronya understands. Please be careful and let us know if you need any help!"

Bronya agreed almost without hesitation.

The price to pay at all costs does not include Seele. Bronya will never let her be in danger, even after Fang Jie explained that Seele would not be in danger for the time being.

As for whether he can be trusted...

Could he be less trustworthy than Cocolia's mother?