Chapter 82: Bronya: So You Little Bunny, You've Been Acting All Along!
Chapter 82: Bronya: So You Little Bunny, You've Been Acting All Along!
Honkai World
Even in a major economic metropolis like Nagazora City, there was no shortage of narrow alleyways.
In a dark, deserted alley, just like in certain picture books, things unknown to most were happening.
Not some very Far Eastern-style delinquent story, but an all-ages, family-friendly hot-blooded shonen manga and hero's tale.
A girl named Kiana swung the baseball bat, which would in the future evolve into the Key of the Void, with vigorous power.
A horizontal sweep created a strong sound of breaking air, smashing the giant fly-like monster into Honkai beast fragments, which then turned into purple light spots and dissipated into the air.
From a hidden corner of a rooftop balcony, a certain old father watched the white-haired girl's valiant and heroic posture as she fought the Honkai beast, his heart filled with both relief and pain.
Since that accident years ago, to prevent his existence from stimulating the consciousness sleeping within Kiana's body, Siegfried had to make the painful decision to leave his daughter.
At first, Siegfried was very worried about whether Kiana could manage on her own after he left.
But fortunately, Kiana was a very strong child. She quickly got over the initial pain of separation.
The small girl in the snow, carrying a backpack taller than herself, left small, deep footprints one after another, embarking on a journey towards the future.
Watching those determined steps, Siegfried gradually felt relieved, but the heavy guilt and reluctance lingered in his heart.
Therefore, he never truly left.
Whenever Kiana encountered difficulties, the old father following behind would secretly help.
For example, Kiana finding money when she was short, or discovering hot, unclaimed bread when she was hungry.
Siegfried would occasionally leave Kiana's side to deal with small-scale Honkai outbreaks in nearby cities, but he would rush back immediately after pacifying the Honkai.
As Kiana gradually matured into a graceful young lady, Siegfried no longer needed to care for her as meticulously as when she was young.
"Unknowingly, Kiana, you have grown into a qualified Kaslana family warrior."
Watching the white-haired girl who, after dealing with the Honkai beast and skillfully cleaning the scene, continued to move through the night following faint Honkai energy fluctuations, Siegfried couldn't help but show a gratified, light smile.
"I should get moving too."
His fatherly smile fading, Siegfried's expression gradually became solemn.
Nagazora City was vast. With Kiana's strength alone, she obviously couldn't cover the entire city. Siegfried had also been cleaning up the increasingly frequent Honkai beasts in the city these past few days.
That was one thing.
Secondly, having dealt with Honkai for many years, the current situation in this city made Siegfried keenly aware that something was amiss. He planned to investigate the abnormality in Nagazora City thoroughly.
His empty left sleeve fluttered in the night wind. Just as Siegfried turned to leave, a light, slightly milky loli voice sounded leisurely.
"Not going to say hello to her?"
"Who's there?"
His pupils suddenly contracted, his expression filled with alertness. Siegfried's remaining right hand drew one of the Judgments of Shamash from his waist, pointing it in the direction of the voice.
He actually hadn't noticed someone approaching...
"Don't be so agitated, I mean no harm, Mr. Siegfried."
A figure slowly emerged from the darkness. Under the moonlight, the rooftop balcony was a world apart from the bustling streets below, a stark contrast of tranquility and noise, yet Siegfried hadn't heard the slightest footstep.
It wasn't until he saw the petite figure that he realized she was actually floating with both feet off the ground.
"As for me, I'm just an unknown nobody."
The silver-haired girl smiled faintly: "In front of Mr. Siegfried, the hero who participated in the Second Honkai War and fought side-by-side, Schicksal's strongest knight, I'm even less worthy of mention."
"Unknown, unworthy of mention?"
Staring at the petite figure before him, Siegfried narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone carrying a hint of a chuckle: "The legendary Uralian Silver Wolf, actually so modest?"
When operating alone, intelligence is paramount. Siegfried had dealt with underworld information brokers quite a bit.
He had vaguely heard of the legendary mercenary's title in the assassin world.
"Oh?" A hint of surprise appeared on the silver-haired girl's face.
[Bronya, is the title Uralian Silver Wolf really that famous?]
[Reply: The Uralian Silver Wolf is a living legend in the assassin world.]
In another setting, she would be a living legend of Night City. Her fame was imaginable, especially among mercenaries, assassins, and lone wolves.
However, while this widespread fame surprised 'her parallel world self,' Bronya herself should have responded with proud words, yet at this moment, she couldn't feel proud at all, instead, her heart was heavy.
"What is your purpose?"
His perennially untrimmed, pale, choppy hair was combed back and tied into a ponytail. His light blue coat billowed in the wind. Siegfried's eyes flickered with a sharp light.
"Well, as an assassin, of course, it's for money."
The silver-haired girl pressed her finger to her lips, pushing the corners of her mouth upwards, revealing an angelic smile:
"Doesn't Mr. Siegfried know the bounty amount for his Schicksal wanted notice?"
That was worth several Asmon heads, settled in US dollars!
"I was just preparing to send my mother to jail, worrying about no one giving me pocket money in the future. Then I happened to find Mr. Siegfried, thinking of getting some pocket money to buy milk powder."
"?"
For a moment, Siegfried was stunned by the girl before him, by her "filial piety."
After a brief moment of bewilderment and silence, a slight smile curled Siegfried's lips: "Little girl, this pocket money isn't that easy to get."
"If you haven't been weaned yet, you should obediently stay by your mother's side."
Siegfried pulled the trigger of the Judgement of Shamash, simultaneously stomping his foot hard on the ground, leaping backward in a flip.
"Project Bunny."
Her pupils reflecting the flame energy bullets, the silver-haired girl merely raised her eyelids slightly and called out softly.
The moment her voice fell, a giant steel beast faintly appeared in the void. The steel whip at its tail protruded with sharp serrations, its entire body filled with the beauty of future technology.
A smooth, hand-back-shaped shell floated in front of the silver-haired girl, like a hero from League of Legends—a city wall—blocking the flame energy bullets.
"Defense cleared."
The three-meter-tall mecha, responding to the silver-haired girl's faint words, its right arm, filled with a sense of straightforward steel, transformed with extremely sci-fi coolness into a dark cannon muzzle.
Energy fluctuations gathered at the muzzle, then blasted towards the floating Siegfried.
Startled by the Honkai energy fluctuations of that energy cannon, Siegfried immediately increased the Honkai energy injected into the Judgement of Shamash. The hurriedly fired flames collided violently with the energy, causing an explosion that enveloped Siegfried.
As everyone knows, where there's smoke, there's no injury.
After the smoke cleared, Siegfried appeared, looking bewildered, pressed to the ground by Project Bunny's steel palm.
At this moment, Project Bunny was surrounded by strong Honkai energy fluctuations, arcing with electricity. A layer of golden flame on its palm was like that of Super Saiyan 2, its covered mechanical eye glowing red.
This was what made Bronya silent.
Pro! Ject! Bun! Ny!
Aren't we the closest partners?
It's one thing to not resist the commands of others; after all, Silver Wolf was her parallel world self, also Bronya.
But why was the power Project Bunny displayed in Silver Wolf's hands on a completely different level from when she drove it?
Bronya seriously suspected that in past battles, Project Bunny had been acting all along!
So you little bunny, Duckie here is really angry now.
"What is this thing?"
Siegfried was somewhat horrified. Although his underestimation of the enemy was a factor, to be able to suppress him so easily, the power this steel mecha had just displayed definitely reached S-rank!
Emblem [Project Bunny FullPower]
The silver-haired girl didn't know whether Simulated Ether or Herrscher of Reason mode was stronger. The emblem skill was enough to let Project Bunny temporarily burst out with S-rank power. A self-destruct attack was something even an S-rank like "Shorty Sis" couldn't handle.
The drawback was extremely low endurance, but with a first-encounter kill, even Rita would have to perform a wave of traditional arts.
Siegfried struggled on the ground a few times, found he couldn't break free from the strong steel palm, fell silent for a long while, his expression wooden.
Could it be, he was really going to be sent to Schicksal by this little girl, who seemed to be still drinking milk, in exchange for pocket money?
His lifetime of fame was probably going to be ruined!
Just as Siegfried's heart grew heavy, the silver-haired girl floated in front of him, waved her hand, and the steel beast subsequently entered a quantum state and disappeared.
"Hmm? You..." His own suppressing force disappeared. Siegfried looked at the silver-haired girl with some confusion, not understanding why she had let him go.
"Kiana may seem carefree, always smiling, but I feel that in places unseen by outsiders, her fragility and confusion are probably not insignificant."
"Not crying, perhaps not because of strength, but because the only places to cry are the toilet and daddy's arms."
Siegfried was stunned.
He felt this sentence was even heavier than the suppression of the steel monster's palm, as if his heart had suddenly been stabbed through with a cold knife.
"You are..."
Standing up, Siegfried looked at the silver-haired girl with a complicated expression.
At this point, he could naturally see that the Uralian Silver Wolf's purpose in finding him was not Schicksal's bounty.
"Bronya Zaychik, currently one of Anti-Entropy's executors, Cocolia's daughter."
"Anti-Entropy's executor..."
His brow twitched for a moment. Siegfried suddenly remembered the girl had said earlier that she wanted to send her old mom to jail.
"Let's talk, Mr. Siegfried. I believe you don't want the Third Great Honkai Eruption to break out in this city, do you?"
"What did you say? The Third Great Honkai Eruption!?"
His wife had died in the Second Great Honkai Eruption. One could imagine Siegfried's shock and indignation upon learning of the Third Honkai.
He was completely unaware of any news related to a Great Honkai Eruption. After all, even the conservative faction of Anti-Entropy knew very little about the situation in Nagazora City, let alone Siegfried, who was acting alone.
Theoretically, with only the resources Cocolia controlled, even with the support of other radical factions, it would be difficult to do something without the conservative faction and Schicksal noticing.
But it was another matter entirely with the help of that snake hidden behind the world stage.
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