Beng San, I have an unfinished date with her

However, Bronya does feel that her spirit seems to be, probably, maybe... a little better than before?

Not so-so, I want to pass out.

Just because of a glass of water?

Bronya doesn't think so.

But a little bit of relaxation did allow her brain to think about more things.

She was thinking back to the situation when she fought with the man named Qianjie... and fled.

As she recalled it, she suddenly realized a key point.

[My enhanced body also includes pain perception and tolerance capabilities. It is absolutely impossible for me to nearly fall into a coma due to the pain of a broken arm!When I hit bottom after falling off the cliff, my spirit was already on the verge of dizziness. 】

[Then what is the reason?When was it? 】

【.....right! 】

[The moment I faced Qianjie’s fist, my strange power reached the maximum output for defense and was instantly defeated by Qianjie...]

[And just after that, he didn’t kill me, he just broke my arm and pushed me out...]

[Then there is only one answer. 】

[When my power reaches its peak, it will have a huge impact on my spirit, so much so that I entered a coma first while my body still had a lot of energy]

[...It turns out that this power is not that powerful. Although it is very powerful and has many functions, you can do almost anything you want, but its weaknesses are also very obvious. 】

[Isn’t this equivalent to the fact that if I meet someone who is a little stronger than the strange power I can output, there is absolutely no chance of me winning? 】

Bronya, who came to this conclusion, was inevitably a little disappointed. After all, she has been relying on this power recently. With it, she is almost omnipotent.

【Eh?No...what's going on with that inexplicable consciousness?Can it make me stronger?That consciousness is obviously more proficient in using this power than I am! 】

The lost Bronya regained her energy.

But she immediately thought that she had no way of finding the other person, and she immediately fell into despair again.

Bronya was in the middle of brainstorming so she didn't pay attention.

Xi'er had already completely noticed the changes in her expression.

But Xi'er couldn't figure out why Bronya's mood suddenly changed so much and so frequently.

She thought it was Bronya who was about to...that's why her mood changed so quickly.

And just when Xi'er wanted to give Bronya some water, Xing's voice sounded nearby.

"Hey~ Is Xier still there? We are here~"

Bronya moved her head and looked over. From the grass, a girl and a young man stepped over.

The girl quickly came to Bronya and said excitedly: "Oh~? You woke up? Humph, you have to remember my kindness well. If Uncle Xing hadn't promised Xi'er to come and look for her, , and ran to seek help from adults, you will have to wait to die here, do you understand?"

"Humph, it's okay if you don't say thank you. Uncle Xing won't remember you little pawns anyway~" Xing stood up again, smiling arrogantly and waving her hands to show that she didn't care.

This kind of inconsistent, mixed and twisted emotions is really making people laugh.

But Xing didn't notice that Bronya's attention was not on her at all at the moment.

She had been staring at the young man who came here with Xing since just now.

That appearance... I will never mistake it!

He is one of the real messengers behind Cocolia, Long!

Up and down, go to the deepest: 196. Abducted

Especially at this time, he was actually lip-texting to himself.

[Bronya Zaicek?Funny, how could a free mercenary fall from the cliff here. 】

It seems that he thinks he can't understand.

His voice suddenly sounded in his mind, repeating what he just said.

Bronya thought for a moment that she was hearing hallucinations. After a quick scan, she found that there was no one around her. The voice was indeed "ringing" directly in her mind.

But when Bronya wanted to respond to Long in her mind, he directly said to the three people including Bronya: "Don't worry, I will cure her." thus interrupting Bronya. Nia's response.

【Are you showing off your power? ] Bronya thought to herself.

I don't know if he heard this sentence, but it seems that there is no change in Long's expression... Probably not...

[Forget it, I am a fish and a fish for you. 】

Bronya thought and closed her eyes silently.

But soon she will open her eyes and be amazed.

To Xi'er and Xing's surprise, the familiar golden particles began to glow in Long's hand, and he came to squat in front of Bronya.

The light was so bright that even Bronya's eyelids couldn't block it, but the wonder was that the light was not dazzling...it completely violated biological eyes and optics, proving that it was not a simple light.

Bronya closed her eyes and analyzed quickly, but soon her gradually awakening brain realized something was wrong. This "light" felt... so familiar.

Is it! ?

She hurriedly opened her eyes and saw the particles of light in Long's hand integrating into her body.

The pain in my arm disappeared very quickly... The nerves, blood vessels and muscles that had been cut off and connected to my palm recovered again and I could already move.

Sure enough...his judgment was correct, and...it seemed to be much stronger than him.

Bronya's throat twitched, and the surprised emotion came to her lips but she couldn't express it directly. Finally, she pursed her lips and calmed down and whispered: "Are you...also what those people in the church call [the Affiliate]?" ?”

"Huh? Wait a minute..." Bronya subconsciously raised her hand to cover her forehead, without even having time to experience her restored arm.

She was recalling exactly the voice that had just appeared in her mind.

[Free your mind and help you once]

[Bronya Zaicek?Funny, how could a free mercenary fall from the cliff here. 】

...

It's like... no, it's exactly the same.

Bronya put down her arms helplessly and looked at Long in front of her with a very complicated expression.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked: "Were you the one who helped me avoid the attack of that guy named Qianjie just now?"

"Thousands of tribulations?" Long paused, looked at the cliff where Bronya fell, and laughed after figuring out what was going on.

He smiled happily, but Bronya was confused: "What do you mean?"

Long stopped laughing and waved his hand: "The consciousness that helped you is indeed me in a sense, but it is not me now."

"But you can just think it's me."

"..."

"You come and go, you go, I will be stunned by you... In short, let's consider it you." Bronya patted her body and stood up, moved her body, and looked at Xi next to her. The son said: "Thank you then."

Seeing that she wanted to leave, Long smiled slightly and connected to her mind again: [I know what you are here to do, assassinate Cocolia, me and Alicia, right? 】

【! 】

Bronya, who had just turned around and taken a step, stopped instantly, subconsciously covering one of her ears, and then turned to look at Long: [Do you know?What do you want to do? 】

[I didn’t reveal your true identity and the purpose of this trip was for Xi’er and Xing.Anyway, don't you want to know the answer to the power you possess? 】

[Your heart is full of all kinds of doubts that need to be answered, whether it's the source of the power, my origin, the inaccuracy of your information, etc., aren't you? 】

Bronya turned her body completely around and stared into Long's eyes expressionlessly: [Just these words... I might not know the answer. 】

But to Bronya's expectation, Long seemed to have expected that she would say this, and the corners of his mouth curled up even more.

[Don’t you want to know the true story of the Second Collapse?Would you rather take the "truth" that those guys deliberately left for you? 】

Now Bronya couldn't stand it any longer, and she exclaimed with confusion and anger: "What do you mean, what is the truth!?"

Xi'er and Xing both blinked and froze. They were originally surprised because Bronya and Long stared at each other without saying a word, but they didn't expect that Bronya would speak out like this again. .

Xing was a little angry, and even put down the folded palms behind her head when she looked up at the sky. She was dissatisfied and said in a too loud voice to Bronya: "Hey little dwarf, what do you mean (accent)? You're not Uncle, can you yell at Long!?"

Unexpectedly, Bronya glanced at her "coldly": "It has nothing to do with you."

"Uh--!" Xing got angry and took a step forward to rush up and punch Bronya.

"Xing!" Xi'er only had time to say a word, and she could almost grab Xing's clothes with her outstretched hand.

After picking up Xingque, when he passed by Takashi, he picked her up and lifted her up, just like lifting a child up by its armpits.

Xing kept waving her fists and kicking her feet in the air, and then she realized that she was already off the ground.

She was very dissatisfied and clamored for Long to put her down.

"Long, what do you mean! Am I helping you? Why should she hurt you?"

"Quickly let me down!"

"Hmph - if you are so kind as a donkey, I won't help you anymore."

Long smiled helplessly and put Xing down, patted her head and said, "Bronya is not being mean to me, she is just a little surprised. I accept Xing's concern."

"...Hmph, I don't care about you. If you want to be scolded and scolded, just go it alone. Who cares about you?"

"Now that Xi'er is gone, what are you waiting for? You're already well. What energy do you have? You're about to eat."

"It's boring." Xing said, kicking a stone away, then returned to moving forward with her hands folded behind her head, looking up at the sky.

Isn't she worried that she might step on something and make her walk unstable?

"Of course not. It's different from the stupid Xi'er who wants to be bullied by everyone. Things that get in the way will naturally go away when they meet Uncle Xing Mar~

Xi'er looked at Xing's back and remembered her joke.

Up and down, to the deepest: 197. Bronya feels wrong

Long rubbed Xi'er's head to bring her confusion back to her senses.

Ignoring Bronya, he has already seen that this child has extremely high autonomy and initiative, and forcing her in other ways will not bring any good.

It's better to arouse her own interest, and she will definitely step into it herself.

Just like this time.

Long put his hands on Xi'er's shoulders, like a father and daughter playing games, and pushed Xi'er forward with a smile on his face.

However, he still turned around and left some words to Bronya.

"You've met us here anyway, why don't you come and take a look? These are also, no, children who were even worse off than you in the past."

"The Herrscher who caused the second Honkai Cataclysm, my daughter Sirin, is also among them."

"And with your power, this is a great opportunity to learn the truth about the world."

"The decision is yours."

"Let's go, Xi'er."

"Well..." The two continued to move forward.

Although Xier still wants to talk to Bronya and make new friends.

But she couldn't refuse Long's request, and the idea of ​​playing games with the father-like Long was more attractive to her... During this precious time once a month, everyone in the orphanage was reluctant to part with it.

Bronya's entanglement was finally overcome by her strong curiosity.

Bronya slapped her forehead and said to herself: "I can't help it, who made me such a guy full of unruly and strong desire to explore."

"Sometimes I also wonder if my mother and I have too different personalities."

"Is it possible that my father has this character?"

Bronya shook her head to throw away these thoughts and quickly caught up with Long and Xier.

She really wanted to know, and many, many mysteries lay in her heart.

Followed behind Long silently.

She could see that it seemed that because of the girls named Xi'er and Xing, he didn't want them to know many things when he told them to her.