Luo Lin rubbed her eyes to ensure she wasn't hallucinating due to her injury.
"Hiss..."
The semi-transparent Herrscher, Little Bronya, kept her eyes tightly closed. Her appearance resembling like a Stand of a Stand User floating behind Adult Bronya.
Luo Lin pointed strangely at Adult Bronya and asked, "Teacher Himiko, did you see anything strange floating behind Captain Bronya?"
Himiko glanced over and shook her head, saying, "I didn't see anything strange... Did you notice something?"
"What? What's wrong with me?"
Adult Bronya turned to look behind, and Luo Lin could confirm that Little Bronya was within her field of vision, but Adult Bronya's face showed genuine confusion—she really didn't notice anything.
"...Now is not the time for jokes."
The red-haired Valkyrie frowned, "Bronya, wait a moment... Luo Lin, what did you find?"
Himiko and Luo Lin had a close relationship (they had cheated death many times), and as the girl's teacher, Himiko Murata still had a lot of faith in Luo Lin's intelligence abilities.
Luo Lin replied with a complicated expression, "I seem to have seen something like a stigmata manifestation similar to Little Bianka behind Captain Bronya... She looks a lot like the young Captain Bronya, wearing a gorgeous blue and white dress with a small crown on her head..."
"Ah?"
Upon hearing this description, Adult Bronya seemed to remember something. She took out her personal terminal and projected a picture into the air: "Is it this one you're talking about?"
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Luo Lin clapped her hands and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's it!"
Adult Bronya finally realized that something was wrong.
In a world where 99% of Honkai eruptions were sealed on the moon, it was theoretically impossible for things like what she had just demonstrated, using the powers of the Herrscher to scan the entire area and complete the analysis in an instant, to happen.
Realizing this, Bronya felt a bit dizzy, pressing her temples, and her vision flickered.
Adult Bronya grimaced in pain, and Luo Lin quickly supported her shoulder, shouting to the others, "Bring a chair over!"
"...Coming!"
Timido, who had been silent from the start, suddenly moved. She exerted force under her feet, and her equipment, shining like ice skates, increased her speed like a flash.
To the astonishment of everyone, Timido effortlessly lifted a sofa and placed it in front of Luo Lin. The pink-haired girl behaved throughout as if the sofa were a model made of paper.
"Be careful, that sofa is heavy...?"
Carole stared blankly at the pink-masked girl, her hand frozen in the air. After looking at the sofa and then at Timido's arms and legs, a glimmer of hope appeared in her eyes.
—When things calm down, I must ask her if she has any tips for exercising strength while maintaining body shape! I don't want to turn into a muscle-bound monster!
Luo Lin helped Bronya sit on the sofa who still has her eyes closed tightly, breathing slowly, looking like she had suddenly fallen asleep. The girl looked at the Herrscher behind Adult Bronya, and Little Bronya made the same expression, even their breathing rates were the same.
"Sister... Sister Bronya... Wake up... Everyone in Hyperion is waiting for you to come back..."
...Seele? It was Seele.
In the gentle call, Bronya realized the existence of another self.
Her originally muddled thoughts gradually became clear, and the two soon separated their consciousness and existence.
After a few seconds, both Bronyas opened their eyes simultaneously and took a deep breath.
"Hello, the other Bronya."
Little Bronya didn't know when she had nestled on Adult Bronya's shoulder. She tilted her head, gazing at herself, who was several times larger—she even stared at a certain part for several seconds before shifting her gaze away.
"...Hello."
Adult Bronya awkwardly touched her nose.
"I didn't expect Bronya to encounter a situation similar to Seele's. Another me... is really interesting."
The Herrscher sighed. The Sea of Quanta held infinite possibilities, and the elegant woman with her silver hair spiral made her anticipate her older self differently.
At this moment, the blue gear-shaped pattern rotated in the Herrscher's eyes, and everything in her field of vision transformed into endless data, engraved in Little Bronya's Herrscher Core.
Surveying the surroundings, the Herrscher voiced when she saw Luo Lin, "Hmm? On your body..."
"Me?"
The Herrscher looked closely at Luo Lin, reaching out, and a cool sensation covered her wounds. Little Bronya's face showed rare expression changes, looking very confused.
"Unanalyzable data... very strange." Little Bronya said, "Bronya helped you with your injuries, but the Herrscher's power cannot heal your wounds in a short time. It can only stimulate your body to accelerate its healing."
"Thank you."
"No need to thank me..."
Little Bronya looked up at the sky of St. Fountain, pausing for a moment before saying, "Bronya can sense that something is happening there... Be careful."
"I understand, but are you... leaving?"
"Yes. Bronya needs to go back. It's been too long since she attached to you, and Kiana and everyone are worried about Bronya."
"Everyone?"
"Yes, everyone in Hyperion."
Adult Bronya was stunned, her expression softened, "Hmm... I also miss them a bit."
The Gnius device on Adult Bronya's wrist vibrated slightly, and the golden dial gradually lit up.
The Herrscher Bronya felt the pull from the void. She relaxed her body, released her arms from around Adult Bronya's neck, and floated up slowly.
"Bronya is leaving..."
A faint smile appeared on the Herrscher's lips. Compared to her previous lack of emotional fluctuations, this was already a huge improvement.
Adult Bronya whispered softly, "Goodbye, the other me."
"Heh... Goodbye."
The Herrscher's figure slowly disappeared, but she felt as if she were gradually diving into the seabed. Everything in front of Bronya gradually faded away, replaced by the boundless Sea of Quanta.
Here, Bronya saw the world bubble she had just been in, like a small, white soap bubble;
She saw the branches of the Imaginary Tree emitting light, stretching from earth to sky;
She even saw the raging Sea of Quanta, with huge waves rushing towards the Imaginary Tree, crashing fiercely against the trunk.
The Herrscher found it hard to imagine that she could still see such scenes.
She wanted to take another look, but sudden fatigue swept over her consciousness. When Bronya woke up again, she was lying in the medical room of Hyperion.
"You're awake, I'll call Dr. Tesla!"
Kiana hurriedly left, and Bronya didn't even have time to stop her.
Seele, sitting on the other side, handed her a glass of water, asking about her physical condition in a soft voice.
"I'm in perfect condition now!"
Bronya made an L-shape with her arm, indicating that she was very strong.
Seele breathed a sigh of relief and silently thanked the other self, "Thank you, the other me, for helping treat Sister Bronya."
[Humph, she wasn't even injured. I just helped her alleviate some muscle fatigue, which isn't a big deal.]
Veliona's attitude remained the same as always, but when facing Bronya, who already knew of her existence, her tone was more natural.
Upon hearing the news, Dr. Tesla quickly arrived, and before she entered the room, Bronya already heard her trademark loud voice.
"This is great! Otto must have tampered with the core of Domination! Bronya's return is timely... Bronya! How do you feel... Ah..."
Tesla leaned against the door frame of the medical room, staring fixedly at what Bronya held in her hand.
"Dr. Tesla, I think you should be interested in this, right?"
The Herrscher smiled and waved the Moon Ring in her hand.