Chapter 74: If There's a Pit, She'll Really Jump In!
"Hey? Bronya, are you still there?"
Silverwing checked the auto-battle system; it showed as active.
Why isn't this Little Duckling replying?
"Let me tell you something. I just tried it out, and my consciousness can also use your body in the other world."
It wasn't so much that there was no need to hide it, but rather, if she wanted to operate on Earth through reverse-mapping, she couldn't hide it at all.
Since that was the case, might as well lay it all out on the table.
[...]
[Seele... Seele...]
But it was clear that Bronya wasn't receiving any information at this moment.
Lost and desolate murmurs drifted in the mental channel, like the mournful sobs of a lonely ghost in a cemetery at night.
Why, why did it turn out like this?
Reuniting with Seele was clearly something she had dreamed of, longed for, for a very, very long time.
Knowing that in the future, she could free her hands when drinking milk tea, achieving a class leap from flat-chested to well-endowed, was also an incredibly joyous thing.
Two happy things coinciding should have resulted in a dream-like happy time... but why, why did it unfold like this?
Just thinking about playing a first-person shooter game with someone in front of Seele, and even being seen by Seele hitting the bullseye on the spot, made Bronya's soul feel like it was about to crack.
Even if this wasn't her body, at that moment, the one using this body was her!
And, the owner of this body was 'Bronya'.
[Tell Bronya!]
Her emotions were so agitated it made one suspect that the 'damaged emotional center' was a setting that had been eaten.
"Hmm?"
[Everything about Seele!]
The fact that her body could be used by 'herself from a parallel world' was a trivial matter for Bronya at this moment, completely unworthy of mention!
The shocking truth had thrown Bronya completely into chaos mode. She tried to grasp the last straw—since parallel worlds existed, then multiple parallel worlds must exist.
Even if Seele came from a parallel world, it wasn't necessarily her world.
Bronya both hoped that the girl who witnessed that shocking scene wasn't her sister, yet she also desperately hoped that it was her Seele!
Her longing for Seele was one reason. Another was what this 'Bronya' had said earlier: Seele had drifted in the nihility and darkness of the Sea of Quanta for several years, her personality almost collapsing.
Compared to Seele suffering such cruel torture, she would rather Seele have left that prison early, even if it meant Seele saw her getting hit bullseye.
"Alright."
Washing away the traces that were constantly grating on Bronya's nerves, Silverwing stepped out of the still-warm bathtub with legs that glistened attractively after soaking.
Any Masked Fool is a genius at playing dumb!
Silverwing, who was essentially Caelus, was no exception.
"To take out of context" is excerpted from "don't take out of context." Literally, this is true, but the meaning is the exact opposite.
Upon hearing that Seele had multiple personalities, Bronya thought of Seele in the orphanage being bullied to the extreme by Sin Mal. She had always vaguely known that Seele might have personality issues, but she had never brought it up.
Confirmed.
That is her Seele!
Bronya's heart sank completely to the bottom of the abyss. Well, on the bright side, at least it had landed, right~
"If you need further confirmation, I don't mind lending you my body temporarily. You can go to Seele yourself and ask for more details."
[Can I?]
There was a clear surprise in Bronya's tone.
She was overjoyed that she could finally reunite with Seele and express her longing for her.
But thinking about what had happened earlier, Bronya put on a pained expression again.
If she confronted Seele directly, wouldn't Seele know that the protagonist she saw in the bathroom was her Sister Bronya, and not this Big Bronya from a parallel world?
In that case, how could she face Seele!?
And that gray-haired guy!
What was his relationship with Seele?
They were clearly in that kind of relationship with 'herself,' but Seele's words...
Her thoughts were in turmoil, a complete mess.
[No, not for now.]
Unable to process such a huge amount of information in a short time, Bronya found it even harder to come to terms with the current situation. She needed time.
[Bronya from the parallel world...]
"For convenience, you can call me Silverwing."
[Silverwing... May I ask, do you have a way to let Bronya stay in this world? Just maintaining the current state is fine, and you can use Bronya's body as you please.]
Asking for a favor, even from herself, Bronya humbled herself, even offering her own body as a bargaining chip.
Finally seeing the sister she had longed for day and night, even if only for a few distant glances, Bronya felt content.
As for Mama Cocolia's plan?
What was that?
It had been thrown to the nine clouds by Bronya the moment she saw Seele!
Analyzing the current situation, the probability that this was the Seele she knew was already over 95%, a different order of magnitude from the Herrscher Core plan, which had a success rate below 1%.
But without concrete evidence, to avoid misidentification, Bronya wanted to observe with her own eyes.
With her understanding of Seele from having lived with her day and night, she was 100% confident she could determine Seele's identity from her daily behavior.
If this was her Seele, it meant Seele had long since escaped the Sea of Quanta, and the plan to trigger a Great Honkai Eruption in Nagazora City to obtain a Herrscher Core was utterly meaningless.
That was one thing.
Secondly, it was what Seele had said before she left.
Thinking that her precious little sister might have fallen prey to a gray-haired scoundrel and was about to leave her, Bronya's trigeminal nerve felt like it was about to split, her brain boiling to the point of explosion!
No, I don't want that!
Therefore, no matter the cost, Bronya had to stay! Stay in this world! Protect Seele!
And unravel the mountain of doubts piled up in her heart, one by one.
"You, serious?"
Through the telepathic link of one mind and body, Silverwing could feel the unwavering determination in Bronya's heart. That resolute dedication moved and impressed even her.
As expected of the number one Seele-con in the Honkai world.
If you put a Seele in a pit, she'll really jump in!
"Bronya, is serious!" Bronya declared resolutely.
Silverwing nodded slightly, her bangs swaying, a hint of a smile flashing in her pink-silver eyes.
"Regrettably, it's not that I don't want to help you, after all, you are me from a parallel world, but I can't guarantee you enough time."
"Due to various reasons, I currently cannot operate openly in the outside world, and I am about to undertake a very important mission that will affect the survival and future of this planet's civilization."
[Bronya can help you with the mission.]
Almost without hesitation, Bronya gave her answer directly.
The relationship of 'parallel world counterparts' was close yet distant. Bronya didn't feel it was Silverwing's duty to help her.
Regarding the right to use Little Duckling's body, in Bronya's eyes, it wasn't much of a bargaining chip for Silverwing.
In fact, it was Silverwing lending her Big Duckling's body, so she should be the one compensating Silverwing.
Who would want to switch from a mature, voluptuous body to a flat, loli body?
Helping the other party with their mission might be a condition that would make them take her seriously.
Disguising her appearance and such was a basic skill for the legendary assassin of the underworld, the Uralian Silver Wolf.
Silverwing looked deeply into the silver eyes in the mirror, as if she could see through the pupils and meet another pair of eyes.
"Also, this is an ability I just acquired and cannot control freely. I can promise you that I will do my best to keep your consciousness here and lend you my body when I don't need it."
This wasn't a lie.
The system's reverse-mapping function had just been implemented, and auto-battle had a BUG that caused it to activate randomly. Even if she could turn it off at any time, it didn't count as being able to control it freely!
[That will be fine.]
Receiving Silverwing's promise, Bronya breathed a sigh of relief.
[Then... it's a promise!]
"Have you thought it through? Are you sure you want to stay in my body?"
Silverwing picked up the Jarilo-VI specialty black stockings that Seele had dropped in the bathroom, her soft, jade-like feet not stepping on the wooden stool, and slowly put them on.
The opening of the stockings fit snugly on her slender, round thighs, outlining a beautifully tempting and criminal curve.
[Is there anything else troubling you?]
"I have no more problems, but are you really okay?"
Silverwing's tone was meaningful, full of warning: "Don't say I didn't warn you, it's not too late to back out now."
[Bronya, has no problem!] Bronya declared confidently.
How could I regret it!
For Seele!
"Alright, then it's a promise!"
A brilliant smile appeared on the face of the silver-gray-haired beauty.
That chic yet elegant demeanor, combined with her peach-like full and enchanting figure, made Bronya can't help but look forward to her future self.
However, suddenly, that aspiration seemed to be covered by a hazy filter.
It was then that Bronya realized Silverwing was only wearing those incredibly smooth-looking black stockings, and there were no other clothes in the bathroom.
Bronya's thoughts suddenly paused for a beat, a vague sense of foreboding arising.
She didn't have to wait long; in the very next second, her premonition came true.
Silverwing simply pushed open the bathroom door, strutted with seductive cat-like steps towards the wide, velvety bed, straddled the long-waiting gray-haired young man, and offered her dewy, cherry-pink lips.
Naturally, Bronya experienced all the physiological sensations this body should be feeling at this moment, and in glorious first-person perspective.
[...]
She understood Silverwing's earlier warning gaze.
But... Bronya was speechless.
The fact that the other party was doing her best to let her stay was already a great kindness. She had no reason, and no standing, to stop Silverwing from doing this kind of thing with her lover.
[For Seele... hmm... for Seele...]
Bronya endured the strange sensation, silently strengthening her conviction in her heart.
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