Looking at Bronya's dejected and dispirited appearance, Senti couldn't help but recall those tragic past events in Fu Hua's memories.
Watching her close comrades and important friends die one by one in front of her eyes, these painful memories made her unable to stop a trace of sympathy from rising for the girl.
"No need to be so sad. The past me was just like you, failing at everything I did. Even the people I wanted to protect all left me." She said, trying to comfort her.
"..." Bronya raised her head, staring at Senti's scarlet eyes.
"But it's different now. Now I have power, I have enough ability to change everything. I will never lose to anyone again, and I will never let anyone take away everything I cherish."
The obsession in her heart became increasingly strong, and the madness belonging to Senti also became increasingly rampant. She stretched out two fingers and pushed the dagger away from her chest little by little.
"Can't do anything? No, the current me can do anything!" Senti's emotions became passionate. She looked down at Bronya, her eyes gradually showing a hint of pity.
"See? The current you can't even break through my skin, but I can easily defeat you." Honkai subtly influenced Senti's thinking, making her words full of arrogance.
The current Senti was indeed powerful, but for Bronya, this power was undoubtedly a powerful weapon to crush her inner defenses.
"If I could also master Herrscher power…" The girl murmured to herself, unknowingly already influenced by Senti.
However…
「Bronya, Onee-chan.」
"Seele…" The image of her sister by her side appeared in her mind.
「The Herrscher of Reason's authority does not pursue power, but the future of human civilization. 'Welt' - that name's meaning is 'in the name of the world.'」
"Mr. Welt…"
「The thoughts of 300,000 people together form the core of the Herrscher of Reason. They are not powerful, but they can change everything.」
Just as Bronya was about to slide into the abyss of pursuing power, countless voices she had once contacted, listened to, and understood called out to her in unison.
During her recuperation in Anti-Entropy, she had tried countless times to regain the Herrscher of Reason's authority, but the Herrscher core was not by her side. These attempts were undoubtedly all failures.
However, as she gradually took over Anti-Entropy's affairs and gradually understood the thoughts of ordinary people in the base, even without the Herrscher core, her understanding of the Herrscher of Reason's authority was growing rapidly.
Until now, she was already able to use part of the authority through Project Bunny.
She originally thought that it was continuous training that allowed her strength to grow, but now that she was easily defeated by Senti, she realized that the source of the power she had mastered was not the Herrscher core, but her understanding of the authority of "Reason."
"Thought… is the true authority of the Herrscher of Reason."
Like waking from a long dream, suddenly enlightened, the various events of the past became clear and transparent under the powerful pressure brought by Senti. Bronya had never felt such clear thinking.
At this moment, she finally understood the true authority that Welt wanted to teach her.
"Hey, are you listening to me?" The Herrscher of Sentience was still preparing to talk eloquently, but a bright blue light suddenly burst out from Bronya's body. This power was so strong that even Senti was sent flying without any resistance.
Blue light bands and the Rings of Truth intertwined and flowed, constructing a barrier like a DNA helix. In the center of the barrier, dazzling light soared into the sky, directly tearing through the thick clouds and lighting up the beacon of truth in the endless night.
Within the light, the girl was almost naked. The Herrscher core of Reason, which had been thrown into the Imaginary Space by Ren, gradually reorganized in the form of light particles and gathered in front of her chest.
Along with the return of the Herrscher authority, blue and white ribbons climbed up the girl's body, weaving a gorgeous long dress with white edges and a blue base.
The Project Bunny, which had previously turned into scrap metal, dissipated, and was reborn by the power of Reason into a brand new mecha, suspended beside the girl. Finally, the Herrscher core completely merged into Bronya's body, and a small crown also appeared on her gray hair.
「Herrscher of Reason Bronya Zaychik」
"Familiar power… No, far stronger than before. This is the true Herrscher of Reason." Bronya immediately felt the difference in this authority. It was not only a deeper understanding of the authority itself, but also a wonderful feeling. It was as if…
The originally chaotic and disordered 300,000 thoughts had been integrated by some strange power.
Undoubtedly, this was extremely important for her at this time. It almost allowed her to master the true power of the core without any threshold, reaching the level of a standard Herrscher.
Except for the difference in experience, her power was almost comparable to Welt's.
「Don't disappoint me, Bronya Zaychik.」
Bronya, who had just gained power, was in a state of excitement when a young boy's voice suddenly sounded in her mind. She immediately calmed down and caught the last image before the voice dissipated.
A young boy.
"So familiar." For some reason, Bronya always felt like she had seen him before.
"A photo? It's the boy in the photo!"
But Dr. Tesla said he was clearly just an ordinary boy.
Although she had become the Herrscher of Reason again, things had not become clearer, but instead became even more mysterious.
Just as Bronya was about to confirm the accuracy of the information, Senti, who had been sent flying, also returned to the shore again.
"Photo? What photo…? Huh, Bronya, you actually became a Herrscher." The novel discovery immediately made Senti throw the matter of the photo to the back of her mind. She sensed the Herrscher aura, and the light in her eyes became brighter and brighter.
"You can also do anything now? Interesting, interesting!" Senti was genuinely interested. She didn't even launch an attack, but circled around Bronya twice. "But speaking of which, I'm also supposed to deal with Herrschers, but it's not good for me to attack you…"
Bronya didn't speak. She put away her superfluous emotions, and gently raised her hand. A dense array of floating cannons was constructed out of thin air. The muzzles accumulated light, aiming at Senti.
"I'm not in the mood to fight you, get out of my way."
"Eh? Don't you want to try out your new power?"
"No, whether you are Class Monitor or not, I don't want to waste time."
"But I do!" Senti, who had finally found a new toy, was not afraid at all. She laughed loudly, and Black Feathers transformed into a mechanical sword case. With a slap of her right hand, a spear spun out of the sword case and fell into her hand.
In the next second, the spear shot out, its target directly Bronya.
At the same time, the floating cannons in the charging state also fired synchronously, and dense beams of light swept towards Senti.
In the night sky with torrential rain, a Herrscher-level battle quietly unfolded by the river. The people in the city were unaware, only the Honkai beasts wandering in the wild trembled. 1
On the top of a building in ARC City, the girl puppet slowly walked out of the Theater of Domination. She raised her head and looked at the location where the battle was taking place, and a glimmer of light flickered in her azure eyes.
Thunder fell, and the brief light illuminated the girl's striking white hair.