"Bronya sister~ Let's eat together~"
Such a wonderful suggestion. When Bronya decided to use 'dessert' to capture Seele's heart, she had already fantasized about such a scene.
And now, it had indeed come true.
But for some unknown reason, Bronya felt like crying.
Looking at [Kiana] sitting with Seele, Bronya wore a smile that was more painful than crying.
Why, why did things turn out like this? Bronya was clearly the first one, Bronya was clearly the real Bronya…
"Hmm, there's only one spoon in the dessert box."
Seele looked at the single plastic spoon in the dessert box, feeling a bit strange.
"It looks like a dessert for two, why is there only one spoon?"
Logically, the shop should have given two, right?
And the reason for this anomaly was naturally because—
Bronya specifically instructed the shop not to prepare two spoons when packing.
As long as Seele recognized her, and they reconciled, Seele would find that there was only one spoon in the meal. With Seele's kindness, Bronya was sure she wouldn't mind sharing a spoon with her.
At that time~ One bite for you, one bite for me~
Such a beautiful fantasy—
"It's okay, let's just use one together~ Bronya sister~"
Although it was strange, Seele didn't mind and directly made the decision Duckie had anticipated.
This made her fantasy come true—the only problem was.
The one sharing the utensil wasn't herself, but another bad guy who caused her to be labeled as 'Bronya impersonator'.
Only this… only this was the problem…
"Come on, Seele, open your mouth~"
Biting into a wobbly strawberry mousse, feeling the softness and sweetness blooming in her mouth, Seele, who already loved sweets, narrowed her eyes in enjoyment and exclaimed sincerely.
"Guji~ It's really sweet, Bronya sister~"
Sweet… desserts are good…
"Bronya sister, you try some too~"
"Really, it is~"
Just like that, the two sat together, feeding each other bite by bite—then, Seele noticed Bronya standing beside them and asked, concerned, "Bronya sister, do you want to eat too?"
Although the time enjoying dessert with the real 'Bronya sister' was pleasant and wonderful, having someone standing and watching all the time was not a good experience.
Bronya squeezed out a smile:
"No… Bronya already ate… can't eat anymore…"
"Dr. Tesla is looking for Bronya for something, I'll go first…"
After speaking, she slowly left, her steps incredibly heavy.
Behind her, a lively, helpless teenage voice rang out—
"There's cream on the corner of your mouth, oh~ Seele~"
"Eek~"
Whether it was an illusion or not, Bronya's pace seemed to quicken a bit at this moment.
She chose to 'flee' back to her room.
And when the door closed, and the room fell silent, Miss Duckie jumped onto the bed and began to roll around frantically, emitting incomprehensible 'howls'. However, such a way of venting seemed to have no effect. Recalling the scene of Seele and that bad guy Jiang Qiao playing feeding games in front of her, the furious Bronya-wolf directly entered a 'rage' state.
Under the power of the Herrscher of Reason, a doll in the shape of 'Jiang Qiao' was constructed.
Immediately after—left hook, right hook! The sounds of 'bang~ bang~ bang~' were quite frightening—and that wasn't all. Bronya, panting heavily, directly kicked the doll onto the bed, and then frantically stomped on its face with her black-stockinged little feet! Stomp stomp stomp! Stomp you to death, you bad guy!
After a long while, Bronya, panting heavily, plopped down heavily on the doll's face, directly using it as a cushion to vent her anger—tired!
Frustrated, Bronya directly picked up her game console, trying to relieve her pent-up mood through games.
—Honkai Domain, a globally popular Dota game. In the name of Bronya-wolf, Bronya often went on killing sprees in this game.
Duckie, who was quite happy in the process, felt much better—the only problem might be that her teammates were somewhat inhuman… But it didn't matter, Bronya-wolf would take action!
Excited, Bronya harvested heads, then glanced at the chat—
LoveMilkOven: Sugar, I bought you your favorite fried milk~
SugarSugar: Oh, I see.
SugarSugar: SongSong~ Let's eat together~
NurseryRhymeNo1: Eh, okay.
At this moment, Bronya's face instantly turned a bit green.
How could playing a Dota game to de-stress lead to encountering a small theater?!
Of course, what made Duckie most crashed was more than just this.
The next moment, she received the messages 'SugarSugar has left the game' and 'NurseryRhymeNo1 has left the game'.
After directly losing two people, the battle quickly entered a hopeless situation, fast-forwarding to the scene of the crystal shattering.
Looking at the shattered crystal, Bronya, who originally wanted to de-stress through games, fell silent.
The sounds of 'bang~ bang~ bang~' rang out again.
The white-haired girl—Jiang Qiao—passing by on the road felt a bit strange. Was the base under construction?
She didn't pay too much attention and just returned to her room.
In her chat group that didn't have much presence in her mind, she could see someone wailing incessantly.
PlayingCardsForLife(i just use this): Ahhhhh, Miss Sparrow, I can't take it anymore!
Current Qingque—was in extreme pain.
The future she yearned for was to be a leisurely salary thief, doing easy work, and playing a few rounds of Celestial Jade Tiles when she was free.
But these were clearly completely unrelated to the position of 'Diviner of the Divination Commission'—in this regard, even if Qingque was only 'Acting Diviner', there was no difference.
Because Fu Xuan greatly believed in Qingque's abilities, with the intention of nurturing a successor and resting well, she had no intention of interfering with the duties of the Divination Commission at all.
Under such premises, the endless stream of files and documents, and the route divination calculations that must be handled by the Diviner herself, all fell on Qingque's head. There was even the 'workload' increased by 'Super Qingque'. Qingque only felt that she couldn't see the light when she opened her eyes.
Stealing leisure, haha, impossible, she couldn't steal any leisure at all—Jingzhai was staring at her all the time, even more closely than a cat staring at a mouse.
It wasn't that Qingque didn't want to prove herself to be an incapable 'waste' by 'messing up' her work, hoping that Diviner Fu Xuan would change her mind and choose someone else capable.
However…
The duties of the Diviner involved almost all extremely important matters—it should be known that among the six commissions of the Xianzhou Luofu, the Divination Commission was responsible for guiding the way forward, an extremely important department.
And among these, the Diviner, who was of paramount importance, could not afford even the slightest mistake in her work.
If her divinations or suggestions went wrong, the other five commissions would also have problems, and it would greatly affect the future of the entire Xianzhou Luofu.
Of course, when necessary, the heads of the six commissions would also deliberate and consider.
But even so, 'Diviner deliberately messing up' would definitely be a disaster for Luofu—under such circumstances, Qingque, who clearly understood the situation, dared not mess things up. She had to check each document three or four times, and even consult the lower-level Divination Officials, asking how Diviner Fu Xuan used to handle such matters.
Qingque wanted to slack off, but she didn't want to become a sinner of Luofu!
She wanted to slack off, but there was no gap to slack off, completely unable to slack off.
Qingque only felt that her head had grown a size bigger—originally, as a Xianzhou native, she could live for thousands of years. According to the current trend, living for five hundred years would be considered longevity for her!
And the culprit who caused all of this was the previous 'Qingque'—Jiang Qiao in the group. In response, Qingque only wanted to say: I really thank you so much, for being so capable!!! (gritted teeth)
Equally suffering was the Cloud Knights—
Logically speaking, with Sushang's world-shocking wisdom of not even being able to recognize all the characters and being utterly useless both in writing and martial arts, how could she possibly understand governance? Entrusting the Cloud Knights to her, it was questionable whether Luofu could survive this month.
But—
Sushang was indeed useless in both writing and martial arts, but she had a good sister.
Guinevere—also known as Guinaifen. Her former identity was Princess Guinevere of the Kingdom of Camelot. Although due to her family environment, Guinevere at that time was not involved in this aspect, as a descendant of nobility, Guinevere really had some talent in this area.
When she encountered something she didn't understand, she could also ask her brother, Lancelot—the latter was a properly trained heir to the position of Duke of Camelot, responsible for protecting the kingdom.
Thus, under this 'chain summoning', coupled with Qingzu, who was already capable enough, the Cloud Knights unexpectedly managed to operate—even General Jing Yuan, who had been somewhat speechless after learning about Sushang's situation and intended to reduce his rest time and exert his remaining energy, was stunned.
Although the efficiency was certainly not as good as his own, it was enough to maintain the normal operation of the Cloud Knights.
Moreover, because both Lancelot and Guinaifen were from the lower classes, they could always give some suggestions that even Jing Yuan was somewhat surprised by. And Sushang… her novel way of thinking could sometimes come in handy.
In this situation, Jing Yuan was able to continue resting, occasionally asking about some more important 'major events'. Staying in the Alchemy Commission, he was happy to have some leisure—of course, he wasn't just here for rest purposes.
With a Xianzhou General here, Bai-Lu, who was closely watched by the Vidyadhara, directly obtained temporary freedom—although the Vidyadhara Dragon Masters had many objections, they met the Cloud Knights General who was recovering from his injuries.
The 'Vidyadhara secret letters' seized from the Ambrosial Arbor Grotto-Heaven were worth Jing Yuan having a good talk with them about.
It should be known that the Vidyadhara clan, at least the elders of the Vidyadhara clan, were colluding with the Ambrosial Arbor.
According to the crimes committed by the Ambrosial Arbor, if the Ten-Lords Commission didn't personally pay a visit to these accomplices of the Ambrosial Arbor, it was already the Alliance showing leniency to the Vidyadhara for the sacrifices they had made for the Xianzhou, and to prevent turmoil within the Vidyadhara clan.
If they were to really investigate, every Vidyadhara elder on Luofu would have to be sent to transmigration and oblivion.
Even Bailu's master, Baizhi, wouldn't be able to plead for mercy.
Jiang Qiao: #Cheer up.img.
For Qingque's wailing, Jiang Qiao felt deeply sympathetic and gave heart-warming encouragement.
Qingque: Who do you think made me like this?!
Qingque: You culprit, give me back my life!!!
Qingque, holding files, angrily threw them to the ground. The next moment—under Jingzhai's gaze, she picked up the files again with a sheepish smile.
But the anger bar in her heart did not decrease even slightly—Ahhhhh, my fish! Sparrow's fish, give me back my fish!"
If possible, Qingque wished she could sit in a time machine and go back to the past, telling her naive self—don't be deceived by this bastard!
Beautiful vacation of slacking off, like a dream and an illusion—all gifts had already had their prices marked in fate.
And this guy! Was definitely a loan shark!!!
Even though she understood this, Qingque still wanted to exchange again—after all, she was already serving a life sentence now, how could it get any worse?
Unfortunately, Jiang Qiao did not see this message (definitely).
Being free, she was currently examining the points in her chat group. After the previous mission and daily check-ins, she had accumulated one and a half new ten-pulls.
Leaving half of them as reserves for emergencies, Jiang Qiao once again fell into the long-lost 'scratch card trap'.
[Way of the Intercepting Fist][Hannah (Bottom)][Hannah (Middle)][Chicken, Sweet Madame][Praise of High Morality]
[Saintess Power][Tiger Talisman][Coco-goat Milk][Fissioning Cuckoo Clock][Black Key]
Although she felt that this pool was stitched together way too much, fortunately, her luck this time was not bad. Jiang Qiao directly ignored Hannah (Middle and Bottom)… Black Key… Nine Keys of the Dugu, stay away…
Praise of High Morality, she really didn't know what this was for. Did she, Jiang Qiao, need this kind of thing to do good deeds? Hmph, Jiang Qiao has always done good deeds without leaving a name!
Chicken, Sweet Madame… feeling sorry for Timmie's pigeons, but she was really a bit curious about the taste. She could find Seele to try it together, as a reward for eating dessert together.
Coco-goat Milk… uh, looking at the 'bottled milk' with questionable ingredients, Jiang Qiao silently put it away—this thing, was just as heretical as sister-juice flavored instant noodles.
Fissioning Cuckoo Clock—although not a good thing, it was indeed a curiosity… a strange collectible.
And the remaining, most valuable things were obviously [Way of the Intercepting Fist], [Saintess Power], and [Tiger Talisman].
Talismans… Tiger was useless.
If she didn't have the power of Origin, it would be okay. With the power of Origin, she could completely use the authority of Origin to synchronize and resonate with her other powers, not needing Tiger at all.
Saintess Power…
"Could this thing be…"
Looking at the warm light orb, [Kiana] guessed, resting her chin. She lightly touched it… it really was.
The [Saintess Power] from the Second Honkai Impact—but the so-called Saintess Power was just a name given to it by later generations. Its essence was… 'the power of the Final Herrscher'.
Part of the manifestation of absolute control over Honkai energy.
The complete Finality Authority possessed overwhelming power over units within the system. Although Saintess Power was only a part of it, it was powerful enough—although it wasn't the same thing as the Finality from Third Honkai… but what was certain was that for the Honkai energy here, it could still have the same effect.
"Seems to overlap somewhat with the authority of Origin…"
Jiang Qiao judged this way—the Origin authority also possessed strong manipulation of Honkai energy. This was why Elysia's technique of manipulating Honkai energy was so exquisite and skilled. It wasn't just because she was a Herrscher, but more because Origin was originally the one among the Herrschers who was best at manipulating Honkai energy.
Trying to overlap this power with a part of the Origin authority in her body, the next moment, the azure in the girl's eyes flickered with a faint purple shimmer. Although weak, it carried unparalleled 'terror'.
A hint of a smile appeared on the corner of the girl's lips.
The Origin authority could help her briefly pry open the door of the Cocoon and steal a portion of the Honkai energy belonging to the Final Herrscher.
And after overlapping with this 'Saintess Power', Jiang Qiao obtained further enhancement—what she could steal was not just Honkai energy, but also briefly obtain part of the 'Finality' authority.
But this thing couldn't be used for long…
Jiang Qiao could feel that this 'authority' was more corrosive than imagined. Although Honkai energy itself was a rather corrosive energy, Saintess Power was more harmful and difficult to control than what she had used before.
Although it was not a problem for her, for a physical body—even by Herrscher standards, the damage was a bit too great.
As for the final Way of the Intercepting Fist…
[Way of the Intercepting Fist]
[By adopting the stance, you can completely evade the opponent's attacks for a few seconds.]
Ah…?
After understanding its essence from the light orb, the white-haired girl looked blank.
She originally thought this was some kind of martial art, without much value, but this…
Okay, it wasn't unacceptable.
"Knock knock knock~"
Knocking sounded at the door.
Jiang Qiao, puzzled, opened the door and looked down. It was Bronya.
"Is there something wrong?"
For this questioning sentence, Bronya almost burst into anger—Is there something wrong? You made Duckie so angry, and ate the dessert I bought with Seele, and you ask me if there's something wrong?
Although gnashing her teeth, Duckie absolutely dared not say these words, because that would be too clownish, wouldn't it?
The cake was shared by Seele, she couldn't possibly be angry at Seele, right? Directly saying that she was holding this bad guy accountable, wouldn't that be saying she was very petty?
Bronya, puffing out her cheeks, looked up at [Kiana], her whole face like a steamed bun. After a long while, she finally spoke:
"Let's spar!"
Dolls and such were no longer able to vent her anger. The furious Duckie turned her spearhead to the owner who caused this anger, intending to properly vent her anger on this bad guy in front of her.
"Sure."
Jiang Qiao naturally had no objections.
Seeing her agree, Duckie revealed a somewhat excited expression, and then gave supplementary rules:
"No using Herrscher powers!"
Although she felt that she and this bad guy in front of her weren't much different, the difference in the Staff of Underworld really made her somewhat wary—she was challenging this bad guy to a fight to vent her anger. If she was beaten up instead, wouldn't her anger be even greater?
For this reason, Duckie directly abolished both sides' greatest advantages. Bronya wouldn't use the Herrscher of Reason's power, and neither should she.
"No problem."
Jiang Qiao readily agreed, just wanting to try out the [Way of the Intercepting Fist] she just got. And now you're directly sending a pillow, how could she refuse?
At this moment, Bronya revealed a kind smile.
Hmph, maybe Bronya was indeed slightly weaker in Herrscher powers, but if it was close combat—hmph, do you understand the gold content of the Ural Silver Wolf?
Duckie, ah, was a super mercenary who left her name on the Caron Registry, who single-handedly conquered a military base in her youth!
Arriving at the training ground, Bronya, taking off her casual clothes and changing into a vest, looked at [Kiana] standing opposite her, only feeling her anger bar was about to explode—You bad guy, brace yourself!
Bronya had made up her mind to let this bastard experience the same treatment as the doll—apologies were useless!
Stretching her body after a long time, her body repaired by the power of a Herrscher, even strengthened to some extent, became even better than before.
At this moment, Duckie was extremely confident.
In the battle of London, that stinky cat kept running away and playing dirty tricks, making her fight feel suffocating—purely an ignoble victory! But now, Bronya was going to fully exert herself and fight a great victory!
Following her memories, the military-trained close combat style allowed Bronya to quickly close the distance, then raise her leg, intending to land a hard blow—for stealing Bronya's Seele!
However—
Putting on a strange stance, the white-haired girl, who in Bronya's eyes was just standing there waiting to be beaten, took a step back—evading the attack with an extremely strange amplitude.
….Missed?
Maybe she was a bit rusty, Bronya didn't mind and started to build up her offense again, intending to deliver a straight punch.
Miss~
Uppercut
Miss~
Straight punch
Miss~
Sweep kick
Miss….
"…."
Bronya, who had been fighting in place until she was sweating and panting, without hitting even once, was a bit dumbfounded.
She felt that there were clearly a few moves that this bad guy Jiang Qiao couldn't possibly dodge, that she had clearly hit, but there was no feeling of impact.
Completely… completely evaded?
Somewhat unwilling to believe it, Bronya stared at [Kiana] who had been standing there maintaining that posture, getting angrier as she fought, especially that hateful smiling face, as if an invisible hand had been stroking her head all along.
She originally pulled out this bad guy Jiang Qiao for the purpose of venting her anger, but instead, the anger got even greater as she fought!
Anger rising in her heart, Bronya abandoned this attack method and directly rushed over, intending to give a solid hug, letting this bastard taste an inescapable grappling technique—once Bronya locks you with her thighs, let's see how you dodge!
However, the result of this beautiful idea was—
Miss~
'Bang——'
A silent sound echoed throughout the training ground.
Bronya successfully crashed into something solid.