Chapter 151: "Found the problem"

When all the children had finished eating lunch, Theresa started packing up the children's toys that were scattered around. Bronya who found an opportunity, finally asked.

"Theresa, Bronya has something to ask you. Pastor said earlier that Joachim will soon be adopted. But why is his face so gloomy?"

"Shouldn't he be happy because he will soon have a new family? Or is there something wrong with his new family member?"

Hearing Bronya's question, Theresa scratched her cheek in distress.

"Actually, this matter is quite complicated. It's not what you imagine. It's just that Joachim and the priest had some conflicts."

Seele was curious: "Did something happen?"

Theresa nodded her head: "Pastor... He killed Joachim's father."

Bronya: "...."

Seele: "...."

Kiana: "....?"

Suddenly got news they never expected. The three of them immediately became silent.

Kiana clenched her fists excitedly: "Hah! It turns out he really is a bad person! My judgment is never wrong! No matter what world it is in, Otto is still Otto!"

Bronya frowned: "Kiana, at least wait for Theresa to finish speaking before making a decision. Theresa, please continue, why did all this happen?"

"Oh..."

Looked at Kiana in confusion, and saw Bronya who was curious about the story. Theresa chose to continue:

"There's nothing to hide actually. From the story I heard from the Pastor, Joachim's father was a doctor, and he tried to bring Joachim's mother back to life."

"He got hold of forbidden knowledge, and he started doing research on it."

"At first he just carried out experiments on white mice, and then switched to cats and dogs..."

"Finally, when the Pastor found him, Joachim's father was already conducting experiments on wandering orphans. That's why the Pastor had to stop him before things got worse."

Seele, who heard Theresa's story, covered her mouth in horror.

For Seele this is a very horrific story.

After all, he was an orphan too.

"That's so cruel..."

Theresa nodded her head: "You are right, but this also makes Joachim an orphan."

Finding the key point, Bronya finally understood: Understand, so Joachim hates Pastor?"

Theresa shook her head: "It's a relief if that's what happened. Joachim knew about his father's cruel actions, and understood the consequences. That's why Joachim never hated Pastor."

"...At least that's what I think."

"After all, ever since Joachim was brought here, he's taken care of us all like a good big brother, and protected us all."

"Joachim is very smart, and good with tools. There is nothing he can't fix here. It is because of this talent that the Pastor wants to pass this orphanage down to Joachim."

"However..."

Theresa scratched her cheek in distress. Seeing that Joachim was not here, Theresa began to speak in a low voice.

"...For some reason, after hearing this Joachim became gloomy. No one knows what he was thinking at that time."

"Not long after, Miss Lizelle from a neighboring town offered to adopt Joachim. And Joachim readily agreed."

Understand the chronology presented by Theresa. Bronya finally began to understand the beginning of the problems at the orphanage.

If it was like this, then things would be a bit simpler.

"It sounds like he's running away." Bronya gave her opinion.

"Yeah... Maybe he still hasn't forgotten his past. Maybe he's afraid that after inheriting this orphanage, he will follow the same path as the Pastor, taking people's lives, and becoming the same as him."

"However, I also don't really know what Joachim is thinking right now. If you want to know, you can ask him."

Get the information she wants. Bronya nodded her head in satisfaction.

"Thank you for answering our doubts, Theresa."

Theresa waved her hands frantically, and her face was a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, it's not that important a secret anyway. There's no need to be so polite."

"Oh, speaking of the Pastor, why isn't Pastor still home yet? Night is coming soon."

"I have a bad feeling. You three, please look after the kids for a moment, I'll go check outside just in case."

Hearing Theresa was going outside, Kiana immediately offered herself to help.

However, from start to finish, apart from causing trouble, she never helped in the slightest.

Kiana felt that her body would now become too stiff.

"How about I come with you, aunt. It's almost night, and usually the wolves will start their hunting activities in a bit."

"I will protect you."

"Don't worry, as long as it's me here, auntie won't be hurt in the slightest!"

Theresa frowned: "Auntie? You call me auntie? How impolite! I just turned 14 years old today! Do you want to curse me so that I die quickly!?"

"Hey auntie, please don't be angry, I was just kidding..."

"Hm!"

Seeing Theresa ignored her, and slammed the exit door of the orphanage hard. Kiana and Bronya looked into each other's eyes, and they nodded their heads in unison.

Bronya and Kiana decide to help Theresa find pastor Otto.

However, Theresa never said to refuse their help. So her silence was taken as a sign of confirmation.

"Seele, please look after the children for a moment. Don't make them sleep too late."

Seele nodded her head: "Okay big sister Bronya, you can rest assured to entrust everything to Seele!"

"Hm, Bronya trusts Seele."

....

Exited the orphanage, and saw again the expanse of white snow painted by the serene orange sunlight. The temperature is getting colder, making these last rays of sunlight fail to complete their final task.

Can see Theresa disappearing at the end of the bend in the road. Kiana turned to Bronya.

"So can you use that Genius of yours to track the Pastor position? I'm curious."

Bronya's brows twitched: "...Don't underestimate Bronya. As long as he is a sea of ​​quanta creature, there is nothing Bronya can't track after Genius gets the coordinates."

"However..."

Bronya suddenly stopped talking, and she looked at Kiana with a serious look.

"...Before Bronya tells you the location of the Pastor, Kiana, Bronya wants to ask you something. Are you going to shoot Pastor immediately when you see him?"

Kiana's brows twitched: "Bronya, what do you think of me? Even though I originally intended---ahem! I mean, the current me has no intention at all to shoot him."

"I realized that judging someone is good or bad by the things they haven't done is wrong."

"Even though I don't know how to deal with Otto in this world, I will still rely on my instincts to judge him later."

"If he's really good, then I'll let him go. But if he's really a bad person, then I'll shoot him straight away!"

Hearing this, Bronya fell silent.

Isn't this a double standard?

"Your thinking is too subjective. Basically you can shoot Pastor if you want or not. This is not a matter of good or bad." Bronya continued: "...So, what do you think of the current Pastor Otto?"

Kiana smiled broadly.

"Good person!"

"...That's quite blunt."

Realizing that the current Kiana would not impulsively kill priest Otto. Bronya lowered her guard.

However, Pastor seems to have a connection with Joachim in this world.

If Kiana killed Pastor Otto on purpose, and they failed the test given by Joachim. Bronya will order project bunny to strangle Kiana's neck until she suffocates.

This is truly inexcusable.

"Follow Bronya, Bronya will lead the way."

Takes out Genius, and sets the frequency coordinates of the beacon she once gave to Pastor Otto secretly. Bronya went west according to Genius' instructions, and Kiana followed behind.

Walk through the tree area, and enter the forest path. When Genius detected the spatial distortion, Bronya immediately raised her head quickly.

"ROAARRR!!!!"

A honkai beasts appears, and blocks their way suddenly.

"The spatial structure in this bubble universe is undergoing a slight change. What's going on? Is this closely related to Pastor?"

"ROARRRRR!!!"

"Kiana, clean them up. Bronya is thinking right now, please don't disturb."

"Okay~!"

....

Killed all the Honkai beasts in a matter of a few minutes, one shot, one kill. The two of them continued walking, and Bronya's footsteps stopped immediately.

It's not like there was any trouble on the road, but they had managed to find Pastor Otto.

It is just...

Why is this yellow-haired person sleeping in the snow?

Want to imitate penguin cosplay?

"... Looks like Bronya discovered the problem."