In the office of Mihoyo, where the two members of Anti-Entropy were scheming their plans, The World Serpent was shocked by what he was seeing, and tons of news reporters were getting ready to rush to the scene. The atmosphere wasn't happy at all, it was more like everyone felt down in the dumps.
"Hey boss, can you explain what's going on here?" Bronya asked. Her voice was dreamy, like warm milk. "How did you even find out about Seele?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm confused too," Kiana chimed in, her curiosity bubbling over. "This game is supposed to be about us, but it's not really us. How come it's showing stuff that never even happened?"
Since there weren't any animations to go with their voice lines, some people didn't really get the full effect. They just assumed that Schicksal was good at digging up secrets and had helped Luo Mo tweak their past experiences to make the game more interesting.
Bronya felt a sharp pain in her heart. Even though her emotions had been messed up by the experiment, she couldn't ignore the deep ache coming from her soul.
It had been so long since she'd seen Seele. How was she doing? How had she grown? Was she even still alive?
If it weren't for Seele... if it weren't for Seele...
Bronya would be the one who had died in that experiment. Seele had taken her place. She wasn't dead, but she wasn't in this world anymore either.
Not in a place that could be reached by traveling across the world, but in a way that was impossible to access… Never to be seen again.
Some people couldn't be found no matter how much time and effort one spent.
Bronya had tried for years, but there was no clue at all. She had wondered, more than once.
If only she had stopped Seele back then...
But now, the world had given her another chance. She saw hope here. Not the faint hope Cocolia had offered, not the Herrscher experiments Cocolia had done for her own selfish reasons, while claiming to want to free Seele...
This was real hope. So, no matter what, no matter the price, she would save Seele. She had to.
For the first time in a long while, Bronya felt a flicker of hope. Her gray eyes locked onto Luo Mo, burning with newfound enthusiasm. "Seele..."
"Bronya, I know you're eager, but just try to relax for a bit," Luo Mo said, scratching his head in frustration.
Of course he cared about Seele too. He wanted to rescue her just as much as Bronya did. But he needed to hold off for now. Messing with the story's timeline was one thing, but rescuing Seele would also mean freeing Kevin. And there was something Luo Mo needed to take care of before Kevin could be involved.
"Let's get the company settled first. Why don't you take some time for yourself today? I promise, I'll give you an answer you'll be happy with, okay?"
"...." Bronya just nodded silently. It seemed like she was still lost in happy memories. She was a little disappointed, but she couldn't cause a scene in front of everyone.
Kiana was about to say something, but Mei pulled her back and shook her head. Kiana didn't get it, but she leaned in close to Mei's ear and whispered anyway.
Just now, concentrating on thinking about Bronya, Luo Mo didn't hear what they were saying.
As soon as they saw that Bronya and Luo Mo had finished their conversation, they walked over together.
Regarding that video just now, it was obvious that they also had a lot of curiosity. It's just that they had also never seen a Bronya that anxious before.
"That Seele person," Mei said to the now calmer Bronya. "She's important to you, isn't she?"
"Yes, Seele is the most important person to Bronya, for her, Bronya will do anything."
Bronya said with a nostalgic expression on her face, the corners of her mouth even curved in a kind of smile.
After saying that, she even looked at Luo Mo, as if it was a warning, but also like a plea.
Kiana didn't get involved at this point, it was enough to have Mei comforting Bronya, she wasn't going to comfort her, she and she were 'arch enemies'.
She dashed straight over to Luo Mo grabbing his sleeve with her left hand and operating the mouse with her right hand to search through the scene where the Herrscher of flamescion had just confronted the Herrscher of Dominance mob.
"Boss, that Kiana in there is so cool, can I really transform into that form?" Saying that with a big hand gesture, illustrating her longing for the Herrscher of flamescion…
She didn't really like that golden-pupil long-skirted Kiana, although that one was also very cool and had a good temperament la!
But Kiana always thought that a true Kaslana family member should look like the one in the picture, with her Armor on and her cape on, the broken sword in her hand representing her victory for the world to the last moment, like a warrior!
Yes, one should act like a warrior! Not a queen who looks down on everything and somehow dominates everyone else.
A flashy gown was not as good as a burning great sword, and being flashy was not a tradition of the Kaslana family.
Kiana's eyes sparkled. That high ponytail looked so cool!
She decided, she'd have to find her aunt or her mom and ask them to make her an outfit like that…
Luo Mo gave a smile and said, "Well, that was based on Kiana's appearance, I just made some modifications to make it more realistic."
"Modifications?" Bronya said, feeling a bit better after Mei's comforting words. She started to tease Kiana. "Bronya thinks the difference is too big to call it a modification. How could the idiot ever look like that?"
"Hey! That was supposed to be me!" Kiana retorted. "The determined eyes, the white hair..." Her voice trailed off as she realized she didn't really look like that image. "But I'm a Kaslana! I'll definitely become a warrior like that someday!"
Bronya looked Kiana up and down, then back at the fiery Herrscher in the video. She shook her head in disbelief.
"Shut up! You shorty otaku, you just wait and see, I will prove you wrong in the future!" Kiana was furious, she wanted to be a hero so badly!
Luo Mo watched them quietly, thinking maybe this was their weird way of comforting each other. They had a strange way of showing they cared.
Mei walked over, looking a bit nervous. Her hands were clasped in front of her, fingers twisting together. She wasn't sure if she should say anything.
edited, thank you for reading this fanfiction.