Chapter 47: "You two, hurry up and start dating!"
~Runeterra World~
"I completely understand how this girl feels. As the heir to a country's leader, the pressure on her shoulders is truly unimaginable..."
Caitlyn sighed sympathetically.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown - this was a lesson her mother taught her when she was a child.
In her opinion, from the moment Cocolia adopted her, Bronya's starting point was already higher than the ending point of most people in the lower city. But a higher starting point also meant a higher ending point.
Becoming the Supreme Guardian... this seemingly unattainable ending point must be close to crushing her, right?
"Little Cake, can you handle this kind of pressure?"
Vi asked.
"I don't know... But if one day I really have to bear the fate of the entire Piltover, it must have already become a complete mess, right?"
Caitlyn used a fork to pick up a small piece of fruit cake and leisurely put it in her mouth:
"So, I hope that day never comes."
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「 "Stop your sniveling, it's annoying." Looking at Bronya's teary-eyed expression, Seele didn't hold back at all, going full throttle: "What? You think I'll sympathize with you just because you're being self-pitying? You think you can hide in the palace and think nonsense, and you don't have to gamble with your life on the front lines, but what about the people in the lower city? They live hand to mouth, it's good enough if they can just stay alive!"
"'Even if you are just a faint glimmer, you must illuminate others' - you said that yourself, didn't you? Don't you want to protect everyone? Instead of crying here, don't you have more important things to do?!"
Although her words were harsh, fortunately, Seele's barrage of words unexpectedly cheered Bronya up.
"Indeed, self-pity won't solve any problems. Thank you, Seele. When I get caught up in negative emotions, there's always a comforting voice next to me. No one has ever woken me up like you have."
Seeing the light return to Bronya's eyes, Seele's mouth curved slightly: "I'm not good at comforting, but I can knock you awake as many times as you need. I can tell at a glance that you're carrying too much of a burden. Why do you push yourself to that point?"
Bronya's face was serious: "As the future Guardian of Belobog, I must constantly examine my actions and thoughts."
"Yes, yes, Miss~ Hmph, the future Supreme Guardian, and she's from the same orphanage as me. What a twisted fate. Do you want me to take you around the orphanage? Unlike you, I remember everything from when I was little."
"Okay, then I'll accompany you for a little while."
Bronya smiled and readily agreed.
Looking at the backs of the two by the railing, Stelle fell into thought.
It was obvious at a glance who was the top and who was the bottom... It was good to ship them, but Natasha wouldn't have just called her here to be a third wheel, would she? Or did she already see through something?
"Perhaps, I should have just stayed up and guarded tonight..." Looking at her solitary shadow on the ground, Stelle suddenly felt a little regretful. 」
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~Frieren: Beyond Journey's End World~
"You two, hurry up and start dating!"
Sein slammed a glass of beer onto the table, and this heartfelt cry quickly resonated with his fellow drinkers.
It had reached this point; how could they not be dating?
Although the beautiful and innocent love between the girls was indeed moving, Sein still hoped that young people today could be more open about their relationships.
He glanced at Fern and Stark sitting at the next table.
...He was talking about these two guys!
Don't keep feeding him sugar along the way; occasionally, there should be some substantial progress!
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「 In order not to disturb the two on their date not far away, Stelle began collecting supplies alone, but suddenly she heard a familiar sound in the corner of a staircase.
Stelle peeked out her little head curiously, wanting to see what was going on, and found out it was Clara!
Seeing Stelle's figure, the machine beside Clara kept issuing warnings and assumed a defensive posture.
Stelle immediately let out a scream: "My life is over—"
This commotion scared the robot into quickly entering automatic defense mode. Fortunately, Clara intervened in time, preventing a fight.
After a brief understanding, Stelle learned that many people from the vagrants were also injured in the mining area conflict, and Clara had come here to collect supplies for this reason. After understanding Stelle's needs, Clara generously shared some medicine and supplies with Stelle.
The two chatted briefly, and from Clara's words, Stelle learned that she had met Svarog when she was very young and was raised by him, and their relationship was like family.
Svarog had no intention of harming others. In his calculations, the upper city was no longer safe. Only by keeping everyone in the lower city could he continue to fulfill his duty of [ Preservation ] of humanity.
"...Clara, why are you here?" Seele and Bronya also rushed over after hearing the commotion.
Stelle briefly explained what had just happened and the conversation.
"Huh?" Seele's face was full of dissatisfaction: "Aren't those vagrants very capable? How can they be so shameless as to let a little girl run around?"
"No, it's not like that." Clara quickly waved her hands and explained: "Clara wasn't asked by anyone; it's just that the vagrants' living conditions are very poor, and there are no clinics in their settlements, so Clara wanted to help them." 」
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~One Punch Man World~
At this moment, in the Hero Association, except for a few heroes like Genos and Watchdog Man who were not present, a group of S-class heroes, including Tatsumaki, were gathered in the office watching the light screen.
A few heroes only needed to look up slightly to see Clara's delicate and lovely face and... her perfect jade feet, which could be considered a human treasure, on the light screen.
Of course, many heroes were not interested in this. In their opinion, Clara was just an ordinary weak girl, with nothing special about her except for being cute.
But among everyone, only King was watching intently.
"Clara is so cute, a girl like this is simply an angel... When will heaven send a girl like this down to me?!"
"She's too cute... I really want to play a galgame with her as the protagonist."
King was constantly shouting in his heart, perhaps because of his excited emotions, in this quiet conference room, his heartbeat, which was like a drum, gradually became stronger and clearer.
"Dong—dong—dong!"
"It's the King Engine."
Bang looked at the man wearing a hat with three knife scars on his face opposite him and asked in confusion:
"Does King think there's something wrong with the girl on the light screen?"
According to legend, King was unbelievably strong. Whenever he encountered a powerful enemy, his heartbeat would be as strong as a car engine - that was both his declaration of battle and the death knell of countless monsters.
As if suddenly interested, Tatsumaki slowly raised her round and slender, beautiful legs and placed them on the office desk, one on top of the other. She propped her chin with one hand, her eyes fixed on the low-key and mysterious "strongest human" opposite her, who had pulled down his hat brim - King.
"King, what exactly do you feel from the light screen? You're activating the King Engine in this environment?"
Tatsumaki looked up slightly at Clara's face on the light screen, which was as white as jade.
"Is there anything special about this girl...?"
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