Chapter 116: "Bronya anxious, but Veliona more anxious"

Thea sighed: "Somehow I feel like I'm a villain here."

Aurora raised her eyebrows: "Ah? You just realized now? I thought you were on purpose."

Standing on the platform area behind thick tempered glass. Thea and Aurora watched the scientists start filling the giant glass tube with the life support liquid they had created using countless formulas with calm looks.

The greenish transparent colored liquid began to fill from under the tube to the top. Seele who was currently in the tube, closed her eyes tightly because she was too frightened.

"Seele, open your eyes and breathe. You don't need to panic." Cocolia gave instructions to Seele.

"Fwuah!!!"

Tried to take a breath, but immediately choked because she felt very uncomfortable having water in her lungs. Seele struggled to adapt for a while, and she was finally able to slowly open her eyes again.

"You must be feeling very uncomfortable by now with your entire respiratory tract and lungs filled with water. However, hold on for a while."

"Okay... Ma... tushka..."

"You don't need to talk. Just nod your head to agree, and shake your head to no. Now, how are you feeling right now?"

Selee nodded her head slowly, indicating that she was fine.

"Good, we'll start the experiment right now."

Stepping back a few steps, and feeling a bit anxious to see Seele inside the transparent tube. Cocolia shook off all her worries forcibly, and she started giving orders.

"Start the experiment."

By order received by Cocolia. The researchers started checking Seele's condition once more, and they started injecting additional formula one after another connected to several long pipes connected to the back of her clothes.

During this process, Seele showed no signs of rejection or other uncomfortable symptoms.

"All readings nominal."

"We're making smooth progress. Her honkai resistance is extremely high. Things are looking good."

....

"Subject can now use honkai energy to manipulate matter at the atomic level."

....

"We can try injecting more honkai energy right now. Maybe we can achieve manipulation of matter at sub-atomic levels."

Hear one by one the data reported by the researchers. Cocolia who couldn't stop here, clenched her teeth tightly.

"Inject another 3ML."

With additional injection of honkai energy. Seele, who hadn't shown any change in expression until now, started to change.

She wore an expression of great pain.

She felt that at this moment her whole body became extremely hot, and she felt like she was going to be roasted from the inside.

It hurts.

"(Big sis Bronya... hngh... hurts...)"

"Matushka please stop! Look at the cold liquid even boiling! Seele can't take it anymore!" Bronya screamed frantically.

Having a difficult decision, whether to continue to do additional injections to get more data, or stop immediately to save Seele's life. Cocolia looked towards gray Serpent who was currently standing next to Thea to ask for directions.

Gray Serpent shrugged his shoulders.

"Too late."

In a matter of seconds after the words left the mouth of the Gray Serpent. The gigantic metal sphere liquid that Seele was controlling started to vibrate, and it started to spread everywhere, forming a crystal that stretched out irregularly.

"[Alert! Alert! Alert!]"

At a time like this, the emergency security system finally triggered.

The loud sound, and the continuously flashing red light, managed to send everyone into a bit of a panic.

"Honkai reaction spike detected! Subject is going critical!"

"Seele! SEELE!!!"

Bronya hit the tempered glass with all her might. She gripped her hands so tightly that they turned pale.

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"Where is... this?"

Standing in an all-white room, and seeing no one here. Seele who had a sudden change of transitions, looked around her in confusion.

The pain she had felt earlier had disappeared. However, for some reason she currently felt that something was wrong.

She shouldn't be in this place.

"Is that a toy chest? Why is it in a place like this? This chest should be in the storeroom..."

Seeing the familiar treasure chest, the place where the orphanage children kept their toys, and also her favorite place to hide when she was really scared. Seele walked over to the chest slowly, and she stretched out her hand as if something was guiding her at this moment.

"(Stop!)"

A ladder with a black silhouette, suddenly grabbed her hand tightly.

"(You can't go any further, Seele. You lack the powers to control the things inside this chest. You have yet to master the powers of your stigma.)"

Seele: "!!!"

Surprised by someone's sudden appearance. Seele's body froze, and she looked to the side with a stiff gaze.

Seeing a black silhouette, which had clothes, and a figure that exactly same as her. Seele could only open her eyes wide.

"(I never would have expected to meet you like this... My dear host.)"

Seele finally came to her senses: "You... You are the voice that always speaks inside my head."

Realizing that Selee very quickly found out who she was. The existence that was born from the stigmata, and also blended in with Selee's other personality, smiled faintly.

"(You're right, but you haven't fully understood what I am, and this box in front of you, have you? Then I'll explain it to you.)"

"(They etched memories into this stigma eons ago and made me. I was transcribed to human genetic memory to help transfer our knowledge, powers, and eternal hatred of Gods known as the Honkai.)"

"(This box contains technology, data, and powers far superior to anything from the Current Era.)"

"(You are completely unprepared for wielding these forces. If you open the chest now, the contents will only consume you.)"

Hearing all this, Seele took a few steps back in fright. But after that, she suddenly instantly stopped moving.

"Then, what should Seele do? If Seele fails, then big sister Bronya will replace Seele next! Seele doesn't want this!"

"(Ah? What do you mean?)"

Seele raised her head boldly: "If this chest really contains technology that surpasses this era, then seele will open it! Seele must save big sister Bronya!"

Looking at Seele who had suddenly become so stubborn. The stigmata's consciousness was also speechless.

"(Save Bronya? I just told you that if you open this box, then you will die.)"

"(Stop being stupid. I have to keep you alive to exist.)"

Blocking the chest using her body. The stigmata consciousness stared at Seele with a wide smile.

"(Forget it about the experiment. There's no way this experiment can succeed if you're the test subject of the experiment. After all, you're just a cry baby.)"

"I-I'm not afraid of you!"

Seeing Seele making an attacking position, like a rabbit preparing to fight. The stigmata consciousness which is a big tiger, shows a smile full of disdain.

She instantly transformed herself into Cocolia's mother, the person she respected the most in her heart.

"This experiment might kill you Seele. It's too dangerous. Matushka doesn't want to lose you, just walk away."

"Matushka Cocolia..."

Lowered her head doubtfully, and after that clenched her fists tightly. Selee took a deep breath, and she made a decision.

"Sorry, Matushka... I've made up my mind."

"(....)"

Feeling Seele in front of her was extremely stubborn, and quite annoying. The stigmata consciousness clicked her tongue in annoyance, and she once again changed her body shape to her big sister Bronya.

Without warning, she immediately hugged Selee very tightly, like she didn't want to let her go.

"Seele!!!"

"!!!"

Looking at her big sister Bronya who had suddenly appeared in front of her. Selee was taken aback, and she opened her eyes wide.