"Kiana..." Mei didn't know what to say.
Judging from what had just happened, she probably wasn't in there.
But...
This mech was probably controlled remotely by her.
She felt somewhat helpless when things got to the point in the video.
But after seeing Kiana's final scene, Mei opened her mouth to speak, but found herself speechless.
Kiana couldn't say anything either. She couldn't offer an evaluation of the awkward self in the video, but she could vaguely sense... sensing that hidden emotion within herself.
After all, it was me.
"Let's move on to the next question." Seeing the atmosphere grow somewhat tense, Bronya, in a rare move, brightened things up, drawing their attention with a question.
[8. After entering the Sea of Quanta, Bronya, the King of Frustration, embarked on a quest to rescue Seele. In one of these worlds, she found Seele's trace.]
[As a rare moment of glory for Bronya, the King of Losers, how did she overcome the obstacles before finding Seele?]
[A. Stocking assassination, infiltration]
[B. Cars, cars, such fast cars!]
[C. Suffer ninety-nine and eighty-one defeats before obtaining the true win]
[D. Infiltrate openly and honestly, she became unrivaled]
Thump.
After reading the question, everyone's eyes instantly focused on Bronya.
"..."
Bronya stared at the question and the answer, expressionless and seemingly indifferent.
Sizzle, crackle, crackle.
She gritted her teeth unconsciously, clenching her fists subconsciously, her eyes blazing with fire.
Saving Seele, good.
But...
"Bronya is not the King of Losers!"
Seeing the prefix in the question, even with her emotional nerves nearly broken, Bronya reacted violently to defend her reputation!
I, Bronya Zaychik, the Silver Wolf of the Ural Mountains, the queen of the orphanage... the king of children, the ultimate gamer, Bronya, the future Herrscher of Reason...
I am not the King of Losers!
The incredibly proud Bronya watched this scene with a pang of anger, but she had no choice but to look at the answers.
Answer A: Stockings strangling, invasion.
Great, that's very Ural Silver Wolf.
But isn't this outdated?! She haven't been the Ural Silver Wolf for years!
Bronya immediately recognized this as a reference to the time she rescued Seele from abduction.
Wrong, wrong.
Answer B: Car...
Bronya calmly looked at the answer on the screen.
Although she didn't understand what it meant, she felt the Q&A space was causing trouble.
Suddenly annoyed, Bronya immediately deleted the answer that was clearly a ploy.
Answer C...
Bronya's expression was blank.
Hard, her fists is hard!
Don't think I'm an illiterate person and haven't seen Journey to the West!
Eating up ninety-nine and eighty-one times to obtain the true win? Why don't she just also lose seven times to summon a dragon?
Veins bulged on her forehead as she resisted the urge to summon Project Bunny and destroy this wreckage... well, mainly because she couldn't destroy it, otherwise Bronya would have attacked without hesitation.
Answer D...
"Huh."
Bronya's irritation eased considerably, finally seeing a reasonable answer.
As for why the two terms "open and aboveboard" and "infiltration" were put together?
Well... not an assassin, but definitely something Bronya did.
No need for discussion; this was a purely personal question, and Bronya made the decision alone.
"Bronya chooses... D!"
Although she had chosen an answer and was certain it was correct, Bronya couldn't help but feel a surge of anger when she saw the other answers. She was so stiff and rigid as she delivered her answer.
She was furious.
As expected, the answer glowed green. Well... if it had been red, even if she couldn't destroy it, Bronya would have tried.
When it came to protecting her reputation, Bronya was unyielding!
Having successfully defended her position... well, at least halfway, Bronya watched the changing screen with rare anticipation. She was concerned about Seele's details, and of course, she also wanted to see how powerful she would be. Bronya wouldn't have acted like this before.
But now, having been branded the King of Losers, Bronya desperately needed a resounding victory to shed that reputation!
[...]
The city, brimming with skyscrapers, appeared dark and chaotic under the bleak sky.
Unlike the night sky, this place resembled an abandoned steampunk city.
As the blue butterfly leaped through the air, the camera zoomed in, revealing a unique scene.
A delicate figure scurried through the corridors of the building, bathed in a hail of bullets.
Even so, she remained unscathed, advancing with nimble, swift steps.
The exoskeleton leg armor that assisted her walking became a deadly weapon, striking down any enemy who dared to stand in her way in a split second.
One, two, three.
Twisting, leaping, and aiming with pinpoint accuracy.
Bronya, dressed in a formal gown, performed everything with a calm demeanor, her movements remarkably deft.
The intense hail of bullets seemed a joke to her.
Of course, even Bronya herself felt a sense of regret, seeing herself like this.
Without Project Bunny's covert protection, even if her own skills were certainly formidable, dodging the hail of bullets would be a pipe dream.
Amidst this sigh, the powerful Bronya in the video shot the armed enemy with a single shot, then kicked him, dragging him up, and flinging him away.
Using inertia, she forcefully pressed the enemy's head against the extra-thick security door, which required iris recognition to open.
After a scan, the security door swung open with a click.
Having accomplished her goal, Bronya casually discarded the enemy as if throwing away trash.
Facing the wind, she walked forward with an unwavering expression.
A pitch-black expanse came into view as she paced. Sensing something, Bronya gradually stopped.
With a sound, the high-intensity lights switched on one by one.
The blinding light blinded Bronya, who raised her arms to shield herself.
Then, she emerged. The enemy, having discovered them, seized this opportunity, swung their guns, unleashing a dense hail of fire. As if for safety, the enemy hiding behind cover, armed with powerful fire, unleashed a rocket barrel capable of shredding tank armor.
Such attacks were not uncommon.
A momentary smoke screen obscured vision, completely obscuring everything.
At the moment the leader raised his hand, the fierce attack ceased.
They watched, waiting for the smoke to dissipate.
But what they received was definitely not good news.
A clear light dispelled the smoke.
The weapons they used obscured their faces, but they couldn't hide their horror at the sight.
The fierce attack left no wounds on the invader.
However, even more demoralizing was the shield that surrounded her, a shield unlike any other.
Amidst everyone's stunned silence,
Bronya opened her eyes, her gray eyes as still as water. Silence.
"Fire!"
The voice was childish and milky, yet it held an unusually decisive tone.
In an instant, the surroundings exploded.
She leaned back, launching herself through the scattering debris like an unstoppable cannonball.
Witnessing the wall of shields that rose like a city wall, Bronya fell with a calm expression.
Unable to stop them for a moment.
It couldn't even be called stopping.
Having forcefully passed through the shields, Bronya stopped behind the enemy, kneeling down.
And behind her, the 'earth and mountains' collapsed in an instant.
Amidst Bronya's indifferent expression, a folded blue butterfly flew out, carrying her astonishment away.
"Onee-sama, you've finally come to save me."
After a deep pause, a voice echoed.
"Seele, I've been waiting for this moment Hmmmm."