Chapter 51: Bronya's Obedience
After going back in time and fighting with Watt many times, Kirataka finally understood his abilities and fighting style.
He once tried to use a full-power electromagnetic cannon to directly attack Watt, but that attempt was not successful. Even a full-power attack could not directly break through his energy shield.
The shield this guy built with Honkai energy is indeed indestructible.
If it was just a competition for the ability to control Honkai energy, he would not be as good as this artificial Herrscher now, but the battle has never been a simple competition of ability.
Tactics are also very important.
Use simple words to stimulate him so that he has no time to care about the Oath of Judah quietly projected in the sky, and then use the hundred times gravity created by his own ability to help him hit himself hard.
In addition, the projected spirit spear of Judah also possessed the property of [Binding], which could neutralize the Honkai energy to a certain extent, and thus easily penetrated his shield.
Watt, who was originally quite arrogant, was tortured by the severe pain brought by the spiritual spear piercing his body and was stimulated by the electric current that Kirataka injected into him. He soon became obedient and honestly confessed all the information he knew.
He didn't actually know much information, but there was some valuable intelligence among it.
——For example, the location of Cocolia's base in the Far East.
After interrogating Watt, Kirataka knocked him unconscious with a sword, then stood up and sent a message to Kiana and the others through the terminal he carried with him.
As for the subsequent interrogation of Watt, let's leave it to Theresa, the leader of the Far East branch.
Then Kirataka came to Mei and Bronya again, picked up Mei first, and temporarily let her lean against a tree near the beach.
The purple-haired girl still had her eyes closed and was breathing quietly.
Hmm... Mei has been drugged by Bronya, so she probably won't be able to wake up in the short term...
If Bronya hadn't done this, he wouldn't have had to do anything in this incident. After all, the artificial First Herrscher could never be a match for Lady Herrscher in Mei's body.
——In the story he is experiencing now, Mei does not have a bomb installed in her heart to detect the strength of Honkai energy like in the original timeline, so when necessary, the other self in her body can fully release all her power.
The reason was probably because they had avoided the battle between Aunt Himeko and Sister Lei Lu in Nagazora before, so Theresa and the others had no intention of using bombs to prevent the Third Herrscher from going berserk.
And then there's Bronya...
Kirataka ran back and picked up the unconscious silver-haired girl.
Compared to Mei, petite Bronya is a lot lighter, and holding her in his arms feels as light as holding a ball of cotton.
The girl was leaning against the tree trunk by the same method. Kirataka was about to get up when a small hand suddenly grabbed his sleeve.
"Um?"
Kirataka turned around and saw Bronya staring at him with her gray eyes.
"Bronya, you're awake."
Kirataka said with a low laugh.
She didn't drink any medicine with safety effects; she just fell asleep after being attacked. It was normal that she didn't fall into a deep sleep like Mei.
Given Bronya's physical condition, this amount of time is more than enough for her to wake up from her coma.
"…"
Bronya's lips opened slightly as if she wanted to say something.
But all the words ended up being just a thank you:
"...Thank you."
She was almost about to make an irreparable mistake.
"Nothing, it's my duty to save the lost girl."
Kirataka said jokingly when he saw that she had regained consciousness.
"Kirataka, you..."
Bronya said hesitantly.
In her opinion, this boy who entered St. Freya Academy with the three of them was a rather mysterious person.
At first, when she first saw him in Nagazora, he looked like just an ordinary person;
After entering St. Freya Academy with the three of them, when fighting with Class Monitor Fu Hua, the strength he showed was not much better than hers;
And now, he has defeated the guy who called himself Joyce, against whom her attacks were completely ineffective.
He must have hidden his identity... For example, maybe he, like herself, is a "spy" sent into the Schicksal by a mysterious organization?
Bronya felt that this conjecture was very likely to be correct.
Maybe the mysterious woman with donkey ears who came to him in Nagazora before was from the same organization as Kirataka.
Thinking of this, Bronya simply spoke frankly and asked directly:
"Kirataka, you and that woman with donkey ears...are from the same organization?"
"Donkey ears?"
Kirataka was confused at first, but then he thought that if one didn't look closely, Yae Sakura's fox ears could indeed be mistaken for something belonging to another animal...
He nodded unabashedly and said:
"You can understand it that way."
The fact that there is a non-existent organization that makes Bronya believe this can make her feel more at ease.
Sure enough, the silver-haired girl pursed her lips slightly and asked in a low voice:
"You...you guys, do you really have a way to find Seele?"
"Like I said before, it's my job to save lost girls, so I'll help you find Seele,"
Kirataka responded with a smile.
In a sense, the girl who was stranded in the quantum sea was indeed a truly lost girl.
"I won't tell Theresa and the others about you drugging Mei this time, but I also need you to make a choice. I need you to completely betray Cocolia."
"...Bronya understands."
The silver-haired girl nodded slightly.
As long as she can get Seele back, she is willing to do anything.
The one who made Seele disappear from this world was Cocolia, whom she had always respected. But if she was just lying to herself and working for her...
Then naturally there was no need for her to continue to obey Cocolia's orders.
"Kirataka! Mei! Bronya!"
A voice full of vitality suddenly came from the direction of the woods. It was Kiana who came here with Fu Hua and others.
"Huh... Okay, let's go back first."
Kirataka extended his hand toward the silver-haired girl sitting on the ground.
After a slight hesitation, Bronya placed her hand on him and, with the help of his strength, managed to stand up.
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