Chapter 127: Siegfried's Promise

Sorry for no weekend updates, I wasn't online last weekend.

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To be honest, Bronie was quite worried after Otto found out the location of her orphanage and would deliberately kidnap the children to threaten her.

However later on, Bronie also realized that if Otto really dared to make a move, Bronya and Sin would intervene. After the matter with Bianka was settled, Bronie could almost equip them with some exclusive weapons.

Just as Bronie was pondering how to deal with Bianka, Welt contacted Bronie again.

"I heard that you've been getting close to the Valkyries of Schicksal recently. Although we at AE don't care too much about who our partners associate with, we still need to reassess the danger you pose to AE."

Because of Bronie's close relationship with Otto, Welt was feeling a bit anxious to be honest.

After all, even on the commercial street of the St. Freya Academy, a switch experience store suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

Is that reasonable?

Of course, it gave people a very unreasonable feeling, especially since the information network of AE recently showed that the activities of the Guardian of Shenzou Fu Hua were becoming more frequent again.

First, she went to Egypt, then to somewhere unknown, and then straight to Siberia after visiting Schicksal Headquarters!

This forced Welt to step up once again and ask Bronie what was going on.

After all, in the eyes of AE, Fu Hua is associated with Schicksal and is like a nuclear weapon.

"You evaluate it yourselves. Fu Hua has actually been the Guardian of Shenzou for thousands of years. What's wrong with me being friends with the Immortal?"

This reply directly silenced Welt.

"Well, the research on light dust has made some progress. AE has discovered the ether particles you mentioned, but unfortunately, we can only constrain them with magnetic energy at the moment, unable to capture too many ether particles, nor can we rewrite reality like you can."

Pretty impressive, at least Otto hasn't managed to constrain the ether particles yet. And once they reach this stage, the next step is to condense the ether particles.

Who knows, maybe one day they'll suddenly develop the technology of the Garden of Recollection and create specialized Light Cones?

To be honest, that thing feels quite similar to the Stigmata, but even more powerful.

"This is really good news. So, did you contact me just to say this? Although there is indeed some cooperation between Schicksal and me, I have no reason to disclose any information about AE to Schicksal. Strictly speaking, it should be Otto of Schicksal who is asking for my help, which is why there is contact."

Just now, Bianka just came out of the Sea of Quanta, and Otto allowed Bianka to come to Bronie's side?

Isn't it just to use a little beauty to trap Bronie?

Perhaps it's because of Elysia's peculiar personality that Otto judged that Elysia might have a profound influence on Bronie.

By establishing sufficient bonds between Bronie and the Valkyrie of Schicksal, to some extent, Bronie could be 'Honey' trapped, and in the future, Bronie could also pave the way for Schicksal.

Otto's plan is indeed a sound one, filled with sugar coated bullets aimed at Bronie, but Bronie has always liked to eat sugar-coated bullets and throw the lead back.

"Otto is asking for your help?"

Where did Welt not get confused after hearing Bronie's words?

Under Otto's command, Schicksal controls countless resources. What in the world could Otto not obtain?

"It's for scientific research. Tesla and Einstein inside AE can't possibly devote all their energy to research, so I had no choice but to go to Otto. He has resources if he needs them, and energy if he needs it. The power structure of Schicksal Headquarters is not chaotic, and greedy capital has not completely corroded Schicksal yet."

Bronie's string of words made Welt feel a bit embarrassed.

Indeed, there are quite a few parasites within AE, after all, fighting against Honkai requires money.

Where is the easiest place to get money?

Of course, it's in the hands of capitalists!

So there are often many capitalists inside AE acting as partners, and even Raiden Ryoma is no exception.

"But he..."

Just as Welt was about to warn Bronie that Otto is a very dangerous guy and cooperating with him is like seeking fur from a tiger...

But at this moment, something suddenly smashed through Bronie's office window!

Glass shattered all over the floor!

Bronie dodged in the video, while on Welt's side, he saw a stone flying over.

"Siegfried, you have some nerve! Throwing stones at my windows! Welt, we'll talk later. I'm going to deal with that bastard Siegfried!"

With that, Bronie ended the communication while Welt looked bewildered at everything before him.

Since Siegfried threw stones and shattered the windows, Bronie decided to confront him head-on, breaking through the window and flying out.

Projecting a single-person flying device similar to a Greenish Goblin's skateboard beneath her feet, Bronie accurately located Siegfried in the nearby green forest.

Why Kiana couldn't find Siegfried?

That's mainly because Siegfried was always lurking nearby when Kiana was around. So when Kiana moved into the orphanage, Siegfried didn't refuse, but he kept his distance most of the time. Siegfried probably didn't know that Sirin and Kiana had reconciled.

As for Siegfried, he heard from the people at AE that people from Schicksal were about to arrive, so he was a bit anxious. He feared that Schicksal would directly capture his daughter and turn her into Otto's experiment.

But what good would anxiety do?

He still needed to inform Bronie about this matter. So, not knowing how to contact Bronie, Siegfried resorted to smashing stones through Bronie's office window.

He hit the mark with the first shot, feeling quite pleased. However, he then saw Bronie coming out menacingly as she rode her 'Green Goblin' skateboard.

With lasers locked on and missiles launched unveiled by the hoverboard, Siegfried fled in a desperate manner, almost crawling away.

He frantically dodged the hail of lasers and missiles and explained to Bronie.

"Bronie, it's me, it's me!"

"I know! Siegfried, you irresponsible fool! Do you know who Kiana often talks about when she's sleeping alone in her room?"

Actually, it's Bronie and Sirin.

But that didn't stop Bronie from deceiving Siegfried.

"I have my reasons!"

Feeling uneasy about being bombarded like this, Siegfried recklessly fired a shot with the Judgement of Shamash without even looking, aiming it blindly at Bronie.

The hot bullet flew past, precisely destroying the Green Goblin Hoverboard under Bronie's feet, forcing Bronie to jump off.

With the commotion gone, Siegfried stopped continue fleeing. But there was a benefit, they were far from the orphanage so their conversation wouldn't be overheard.

"Speak, what do you want from me?"

Bronie descended from the sky, leaving Siegfried stunned.

"So, you can actually fly?"

"That's not the point, but it seems you've been struggling lately, Siegfried. You're not shaving or washing. You look much older. Perhaps it's because the only light in your life has disappeared, making your daily life more decadent."

Unable to approach Kiana again, Siegfried feared that his presence might trigger Sirin, making him the scapegoat for all humanity.

"I don't want Kiana to have too much contact with Schicksal's people. If Schicksal finds out where Kiana is, she'll definitely be taken to Schicksal Headquarters as an experiment!"

Seeing Bronie's imposing demeanor, Siegfried felt quite guilty. So when he heard Bronie asking for the main point, Siegfried expressed his concern.

"Fu Hua doesn't completely belong to Schicksal."

"Huh?"

Siegfried looked puzzled.

"But you're right. If Durandal sees her, she'll definitely be pursued."

Knowing Durandal's straightforward nature, Bronie was well aware that a fight would be inevitable then.

And if Sirin sees her getting along well with Fu Hua, she might even be seen as a traitor and get blasted on the spot.

Although Sirin has become quite lazy, she's still dangerous when provoked.

"So, what do you want me to do? Should I reveal your whereabouts to Kiana, or should I just drive her away?"

"Just revealing my whereabouts is enough. I'll gradually guide Kiana away from Schicksal's sight. Even though Fu Hua in your words is the Immortal who has guarded Shenzou for five thousand years, she's now working for Schicksal."

Actually, Otto does not dare to command Fu Hua anymore.

After all, Fu Hua has regained most of her memories, and if she's fooled again, Elysia won't stand for it.

"Alright, about your hand..."

"No problem, it's just the cost of using power that day. It's not a big issue."

"No, I mean if you don't mind, I'll send a blueprint for a prosthetic limb to Tesla's side. Then you can ask Tesla to make you a prosthetic limb. This way, there won't be too much trouble in battles."

"Thank you!"

Siegfried nodded, and then Bronie seemed to throw something, which Siegfried hurriedly caught.

"These are Kiana's exam scores during this period. She just barely passed each exam. Even though I accelerated the teaching curriculum and let her study a lot of knowledge ahead of time, her final grades are still just passing."

"What!?"

Siegfried looked bewildered.

The knowledge covered is almost at the level of high school, and Bronie even hacked into Welt's computer to obtain a lot of materials from the St. Freya Academy. Bronie thought it would be good for Kiana to preview the lessons.

But still, she just barely passed, which was impressive feat for Kiana at her age.

"Could it be that my daughter is a genius!?"

"She still needs to grow in character, but I actually don't want Kiana to only grow when she encounters deeply painful experiences. So I'm worried."

Kiana does have quite a bit of intelligence, and she only puts in a little effort because of Bronie's adoption. So Bronie seized on Kiana's small desire to study and paid special attention to her education.

Kiana would often ask why she needed to learn so much. Bronie's answer was that this knowledge was necessary if she wanted to understand Siegfried.

Of course, there were also many knowledge that only Valkyries would learn, as well as some specialized knowledge in the special agent field of the St. Freya Academy.

And Kiana managed to pass.

This level of achievement is actually quite surprising.

Seeing Bronie's distress, Siegfried was even more puzzled.

When would he have time to take Kiana to study?

At most, he could take her to a city, roam around for a while, make Kiana think he would stay there for a long time, and then wait for Kiana to go to school on her own temporarily.

"So where do you plan to take her?"

Seeing Siegfried's silence, Bronie continued to inquire.

To be honest, Kiana's current state couldn't be better.

Who knows what would happen after she goes out?

Bronie still felt a bit reluctant to part with the adorable Kiana.

"My friend's place. The whole city is relatively closed off but developed. My friend's influence covers the entire city, and Schicksal's eyes can't reach there. However, in terms of education, it probably won't be as good as here."

Siegfried also knew that education was important, but he didn't have the ability himself. So when he saw Bronie giving Kiana lessons little by little and inviting various professors to teach online, Siegfried was quite satisfied.

Seeing Kiana settle in at Bronie's place, Siegfried didn't stop her. After all, with Bronie's combat power, Sirin might not even win against Bronie even if she awakened.

And in all this time, Sirin had hardly awakened, which was a good sign!

"Nagazora?"

"How did you...?"

"So you've already decided, right? To be honest, you're the worst father I've ever seen. You always make what you think is the right choice at critical moments, only to find out later that everything is wrong. Avoidance never solves any problems. This time, I'll let you take Kiana away, but after that, you'd better explain to Kiana why you're leaving."

Bronie was extremely disappointed in Siegfried's current state.

Seeing him looking so dejected, Bronie couldn't help but suspect that if Siegfried continued to take care of Kiana for a long time, problems would inevitably arise.

It's temperament, as well as behavior over time, that's passed down through words and deeds.

"I know..."

"Don't just say you know. What I want is a promise. Otherwise, I won't let Kiana leave. Instead, I'll bring you right in front of her!"

Sigh... This little girl is not to be trifled with!

Hearing Bronie's words, Siegfried suddenly felt overwhelmed.

"Kiana is ready. She's mentally prepared to face that truth, and Sirin is ready too."

Now Bronie had closed off all escape routes. Having lived with Kiana for a long time, Bronie had the most say in this matter.

Even though Siegfried hadn't explained the reason for leaving Kiana once, he only now realized that Bronie actually knew everything.

"Okay, I promise. After taking Kiana away, I will definitely tell her the whole truth."

"The Kaslana family never breaks its promises, right?"

"...Right."