Chapter 75: Seele's Unease

Whenever Bronie saw Bronya's bewildered expression, Bronie couldn't help but feel helpless.

One could only say that the so-called Silver Wolf Squad truly deserved to perish!

However, Bronie decided to leave this opportunity for revenge to Bronya to handle herself.

Whether to let them go or to pursue them to the death, in any case, she was too lazy to bother with so many things.

Bronya's indifference to her own life was precisely because the children at the orphanage cared about her. Seeing Bronya's indifferent attitude, Bronie couldn't help but feel angry.

Bronie carefully explained the situation to Bronya, then instructed her to apologize to everyone and prepare a small gift to make amends, and that would be the end of it.

It was Seele who seemed particularly affected. According to Sin, Seele had been frightened unconscious by Bronya's bloodied appearance, and Sin was worried that Seele might suffer from some kind of trauma or develop symptoms related to Honkai.

Sin's worry was not unfounded.

Bronie also knew that Seele was a Stigmata Awakener. If something really happened, it would be best to have Mobius check her out.

But then they would have to take Seele on a trip to the Elysian Realm.

Seele was still young and her body hadn't fully developed yet. Going to the Elysian Realm would be too much of a burden on her body, so Bronie chose to observe conservatively.

Arriving at Seele's room.

Knocking on the door, then entering, Bronie was greeted by Seele's anxious expression.

"Are you okay, Seele? Did Bronya's appearance scare you? Did she apologize to you?"

Seele looked towards the corner of the bed where a plush toy lay.

"It seems Bronya is quite skillful with her hands. Did she make a plush toy for you?"

"Yeah... I'm fine, Sister Bronie..."

"Sometimes your body can deceive you, and don't be afraid to trouble everyone. That's what Bronya thinks, which is why she went alone to confront the enemy."

"Yeah..."

Seele weakly responded, as if she really wanted to say something.

But in the end, she gave up and spilled it.

"Seele is actually very sorry about what happened with Bronya. Bronya was clearly trying to protect everyone, and I fainted directly out of fear. I must have made Bronya very sad, right?"

"Not necessarily, after all, Bronya knows that blood and dead bodies can easily cause fear in people. But have you experienced any hallucinations recently, or have you had any brief episodes of memory loss?"

"Why, why does Sister Bronie ask?"

"Because the symptoms on Seele's body are actually very special, but there's no need to worry, nothing bad will happen. Do you know about Vill-V?"

"Is that Teacher Vill-V? I always feel weird when taking online classes with her."

"Yes, Vill-V has eight personalities in her mind, each one almost independent, but they get along very well. Although only three of them usually come out actively."

This news shocked Seele. She had always felt that Vill-V's behavior was a bit strange, but due to the limited time spent with her and the barrier of the internet and screen, Seele just thought it was strange and didn't think too much about it.

Could it be that Sister Bronie has noticed something?

"If you have anything on your mind, just tell me, I'll find a way to solve it."

"That! Sister Bronie!"

"Hmm?"

"Sister Bronie should know about Stigmata, right..."

Seele slowly placed her hand on her chest and slowly unbuttoned her shirt.

The red patterns looked like tattoos, appearing abruptly under Seele's neck.

"Congratulations."

"Huh?"

"With the power of the Stigmata, you no longer need to worry about the effects of Honkai on your body. There shouldn't be any side effects. If you can use this power well, it can also be a tool to protect everyone at home."

Bronie patted Seele's head, and Seele was also very surprised.

"Really not..."

"I'm not Cocolia. The Stigmata is a plan left behind by the civilization destroyed by Honkai. Everything has been concluded, there's no value in studying it further, and there's nothing you need to know through the Stigmata. Just think of it as having an extra tool in your hands to help you fight against Honkai and protect your family."

Hearing this, 'Seele' seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, this little action couldn't escape Bronie's notice.

"But then again, Vill-V has given different names to her different personalities. The one you usually encounter during class is the Magician, the one who does research is the Specialist, and the one responsible for integrating all the personalities is the Conductor. To be honest, that way of naming is really crappy, right?"

"Yes, yes..."

'Seele' sensed Bronie's insinuation and felt her heart tighten.

"Alright, since there doesn't seem to be anything abnormal with your body for now, let's leave it at that. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, you must speak up. Don't worry about inconveniencing others. If you end up hurting yourself, it would pain me as well," Bronie said.

With that, Bronie prepared to bid farewell to Seele, who showed no intention of detaining her.

Seele appeared to be filled with many questions and a certain level of unease.

However, after a brief exchange, 'Seele' seemed to settle down and began contemplating her own existence.

As Bronie left Seele's room, she spotted Bronya squatting at Seele's door, waiting for her.

"Um, Bronya, about Seele..."

"She's fine. If you have any questions, ask Seele yourself and see if she's willing to talk to you," Bronie responded.

"Okay, I'll go ask Seele," Bronya replied.

"Also."

"Hmm?"

"The stuffed toy is made very well!" Bronie patted Bronya's head, and Bronya smiled happily.

Back at the orphanage, life returned to its usual tranquility.

However, Bronie and Welt exchanged contact information. Whenever Welt had spare time, they discussed enormous robots.

Topics included the possibility of manufacturing Titans of different ranks, the potential for Titans to fly for combat, various parameters of Titans, and energy-related issues.

From Bronie's current knowledge base, manufacturing Titans seemed relatively straightforward. However, she hesitated. If she created Titans for Anti Entropy, would Schicksal come knocking?

Would that be inappropriate?

Thus, Bronie mostly skirted around the topic and explained her reasons. Afterward, Welt didn't inquire about the Titan specifications again.

Instead, he invited her to design some practical combat giant robots!

Although Bronie enjoyed Gundam, discussing giant robots every day seemed somewhat off-topic.

Bronie's current primary occupation was game development!

After visiting Seele, Bronie's game company released a new promotional video for the upcoming Apex Legends, focusing on gameplay and introducing the skills of each legend in the game. Then, they opened pre-downloads two days in advance to the world.

The number of players downloading the game that day exceeded tens of millions, which surprised Bronie.

Fortunately, there was the option of pre-downloading. Otherwise, Bronie wouldn't have realized that her game could be so popular. After seeing such a high download volume, Bronie immediately contacted Mr. Welt to prepare more servers on the Anti Entropy side.

Of course, Bronie's team also worked overtime to squeeze out some servers, so that when the game launched, players wouldn't be unable to play due to too many people.

The main draw for players was the gameplay.

In an environment without Battle Royale games, Apex's gameplay was a breath of fresh air.

Many game company bosses wished they could pry open Bronie's head to see what she was thinking!

Undertale and Spiritfarer were considered relatively good.

Civilization, Elden Ring, and even the upcoming Kirby and Mario games were all packed with fun gameplay.

Coupled with the incredibly high production of Haxxor Bunny, Haxxor Bunny Productions had become a gold standard, and its products were sure to be of high quality.

No one thought that Mario Odyssey was not fun, nor did anyone think that Kirby was too childish.

Games are meant to bring joy to people, and Haxxor Bunny has proven this with its actions. Therefore, more people started to pay attention to what kind of game Haxxor Bunny would make next.

Even Otto was paying attention to this game.

Not for any other reason, but since playing Kirby with Amber, Amber even bought and played Mario during her own break time.

Although the plumber uncle looked weird, the addictive sound effects, pleasant music, and highly recognizable image, Otto knew that Haxxor Bunny was building an IP and paving the way for the sequel with the game.

As for why Otto paid attention to Apex Legends again this time?

That was because Amber sent a message, saying that Haxxor Bunny and Homu Entertainment had formed a cooperation. Homu Entertainment was the archenemy of Schicksal Entertainment, and behind Homu Entertainment was Anti Entropy.

This easily caught Amber's attention and was indeed worth Otto's attention.

"Bishop."

Amber felt helpless. She didn't know how many times she had reminded Otto to work behind him.

At this moment, Otto was in front of the computer, just entering the game, watching the opening CG of the game.

"Do you have something to say, Amber?"

"Bishop, Haxxor Bunny and Homu Entertainment have cooperated, but I don't think we can see anything from the game."

"Is that so? But do you know the name of the next game Haxxor Bunny announced?"

"Titanfall... But that can't be Anti Entropy's Titan."

"Hmm, don't you understand yet? The outrageous anti-cheating measures, the highly personalized programming methods, and some algorithms that ordinary people have never touched so far are the keys to Haxxor Bunny's high productivity. Are you sure her games won't convey any information?"

This time, Amber didn't say anything.

Otto was actually analyzing Haxxor Bunny through the game!

"So remember to invite Haxxor Bunny to this year's annual meeting. If she comes, I have a way to check her. If she doesn't come, she's guilty, and I will use Schicksal Entertainment to threaten her to appear in front of me."

Don't blame himself for being despicable. After all, the technology that Haxxor Bunny possessed was indeed questionable.

The most important thing was in Elden Ring. Even the music used blatantly used a composer named Eden.

Who was Eden?

Otto naturally knew, the artist of the previous civilization, the actual user of the Ninth Divine Key.

He didn't think using this name was a coincidence.

"Well, Bishop, please don't get too addicted to playing games. You still have a lot of documents to handle."

"Relax, Amber, everything is under my control. Instead of saying Haxxor Bunny made Kirby and Mario, besides showing off, she might actually have a lot of children by her side, so the game production largely reflects her life status, such as the Titanfall."

Amber didn't want to hear Otto's sophistry anymore, so she left Otto's office without looking back.

"Children who don't know how to enjoy life can still be a qualified bishop's secretary. After I step down, I can still assist Theresa well in taking over the position of archbishop..."

...

"What!? Because your Anti Entropy intelligence network couldn't find the employer of those mercenaries, you directly assumed it was Schicksal's doing?"

"Listen to me, Bronie. Anti Entropy's intelligence network is still very extensive, but the biggest blind spot is on Schicksal, and Schicksal has always been conducting human experiments, so they are the most motivated to capture those children."

Welt was explaining to Bronie earnestly. The fast communicator sent by Bronie had extremely covert communication capabilities, even Schicksal couldn't detect it.

And Bronie gave the blueprint of this communicator to Anti Entropy for the purpose of their intelligence network.

Welt readily agreed, but the information provided was not what Bronie wanted.

"Since Anti Entropy thinks so, what else can I say? I hope that in the future, the information Anti Entropy provides to me won't disappoint me again. To fight against the Honkai, there are definitely more than just Anti Entropy and Schicksal. That's all I have to say."

Helpless, Bronie could only resort to using Ash Serpent, but every time she used it, it meant the risk of being discovered by World Serpent.

After hearing Bronie's words, Welt couldn't help but complain inwardly. What did Bronie know about intelligence?

Every time Bronie revealed something, it made people eager to know more.

After telling Tesla about this matter, Welt once again entered a state of indifference to matters not related to him.

Playing games first.

It was said that there were giant robots, and he didn't know if they would appear in this online game.