บท 126: Chapter 126: Is This Revenge!?

Evil Within marks a milestone in literary works.

Every year, the Schicksal Awards honor outstanding games, often including those developed by Haxxor Bunny. Last year, various Switch games received accolades, and this year, the original plan was to celebrate Guilty Gear.

However, the sudden appearance of Evil within disrupted these plans. Discussions about Evil Within have persisted online for quite some time.

During Bronie's temporary hiatus from game development, the children at the orphanage created something unique.

Lilia and Rosalia viewed idols as a profession that could inspire dreams, using this belief as their motivation. They treated the Genesis System as their stage, often spending their time dancing and enjoying themselves.

However, the noise generated from their activities bothered Sin.

Bronya, on the other hand saw an opportunity to create games amidst the chaos. She suggested developing a dance game using the motion controllers of the Switch.

Bronya's idea garnered support from Bronie, who recognized the vast capabilities of the Genesis System. Even creating a game like Dance Central from scratch seemed feasible.

However, they needed to be prepared for the possibility of failure.

Despite Dance Central being a well-made game with an extensive song library, its sales were disappointingly low. Hence, preparing for failure was essential in the game development process.

Thanks to the powerful AI of the Genesis System, challenges in recognition and motion input were deftly overcome.

This raised the question: was this development a positive outcome?

For the children at the orphanage, it certainly was. With the Genesis System potentially lowering the barrier to game development, Bronie could discover more works within SBeam's 18+ zone, as long as they didn't involve the cursed Yellow Rabbit.

As a result, an influx of new games was expected online, although concerns lingered about their quality.

Meanwhile, Bianka finished the month-long exploration of the Sea of Quanta, coinciding with Otto's gaming sessions ending.

Upon their return, Otto sensed that their experiences were far from ordinary.

Unexpectedly, Schrodinger and Kira were still within the Sea of Quanta. Even more surprising was Bianka's bizarre encounter in the Sea of Quanta.

Bronie's suggestion for Bianka to bring hardware hacking devices proved invaluable, aiding in resolving crises such as robot rebellions.

However, the subsequent events involving the Holy Sword Durandal and peculiar crystallizations, culminating in the world being encapsulated within Bianka's body, left Otto bewildered.

How did a simple exploration turn into such chaos?

Feeling unsettled, Otto realized he had new options.

Consulting Bronie and the scientists of the former civilization of the Elysian Realm seemed prudent. Should he seek their counsel?

Despite the risk of exploitation, leaving the situation unaddressed and hoping for a spontaneous connection between Bianka's world and the imaginary tree was unrealistic. The complexities of accessing the imaginary tree, let alone manipulating a Bubble World, were daunting tasks even for Schicksal.

Although Su considered intervening, Haxxor Bunny's admonition against interference dissuaded him.

Ultimately, Su marveled at Haxxor Bunny's wisdom.

The thrilling adventures, fantastical plots, and vast Sea of Quanta data gathered during Bianka's journey would undoubtedly aid Vill-V in further Sea of Quanta research.

Therefore, whether Otto chose to disclose this information or not, the inhabitants of the Elysian Realm were already aware of it.

With Su on their side, their knowledge was practically assured. In England, Mr. Su would be regarded as a mythical being, at least akin to the Lady of the Lake.

"So, what exactly is this Holy Sword Durandal?" Elysia inquired, having heard the news from Bronie.

Upon Elysia's prompt, Bronie gazed into the starry sky, where she often found crafting her games.

After Elysia relayed the information, Bronie expressed her doubts.

"I heard it was advanced technology from the former Mu continent; after all, they were the ones who researched the Sea of Quanta the most. Later, it was discovered that there were very few instances of collapse in the Bubble Worlds within the Sea of Quanta, so there arose some factions advocating escape."

"I see. After hearing Vill-V's explanation, Bronie also had a sudden realization. Honestly, the technological advancements of the previous era were quite remarkable, but initially, we didn't know about the existence of Honkai. By the time we realized it, it was already too late."

"Do you think they succeeded in escaping?"

"What do you think? If we define success as the continuation of civilization, then yes, they did succeed. But from my perspective, this is a complete failure."

"I also think it's quite a failure."

"I just didn't expect that thing to actually be completed, and it stayed in the Sea of Quanta for so long, yet it's still functional!"

"Anything is possible, right? But after this, our task might have one more item added to it, which is learning how to reconnect the Bubble Worlds to the imaginary tree. This task could be troublesome."

"Yeah, this task could be troublesome, but it still needs to be done because if we want to resurrect me, besides directly going to the imaginary tree, there's another way."

Mobius also chimed in.

Usually, whenever Bronie's video call comes, Mobius always likes to join in.

"In the Project Stigma,, Mobius sent it into the Bubble Worlds, and Dr. Mobius is also there, right?"

"Exactly, on the moon."

Mobius was once again astonished. Bronie actually knew about this, which was something Mobius never expected. Project Stigma was formulated by Mobius himself, so naturally, she knew these details, but she had never mentioned it to anyone, not even to Kevin.

Kevin only knew that there was indeed a Bubble World clipped by the Herrscher of Finality on the moon, but he might not know about Dr. Mei inside it.

Or perhaps he pretended not to know.

But for the resurrection plan ahead, Dr. Mei's only chance for resurrection lies within it!

"Kid, it seems you know a lot of secrets!"

"I'm not omniscient, I just happen to know what I know. You know, I like fishing information in the 'backyard' world, and I always manage to catch some interesting things, like this one."

["Elysia: Griseo, remember to call me 'Sister Elysia' from now on, and when you call Mobius, call her 'Grandma Mobius'~

Griseo: Why?

Elysia: Because I want to see everyone's surprised expression! The youngest Griseo suddenly calling the beautiful and charming Elysia 'Sister' in front of everyone, wouldn't they think, 'Ah, could it be that the lovely Elysia has another side? She looks so mature usually, but is actually a child?']"

"Elysia!!!!"

Finally, Mobius understood why Griseo suddenly called her like that!

Upon seeing the video Bronie sent, Mobius was so angry that she left the screen directly, and Elysia quickly fled, entering a deeper layer of the Elysian Realm.

Isn't that where they should fight?

Then Vill-V came to take over the video call.

"By the way, I'm curious about one thing. Why did you tell Su not to intervene no matter what? Although you can retrieve past information, you can't possibly retrieve future information, right?"

Expert Vill-V's observational skills were still very sharp. If her observation skills weren't keen enough back then, nobody would have realized when the Herrscher of Finality appeared, and then responded correctly.

So she noticed that many of Bronie's actions had significant problems.

"The Imaginary Tree records everything, and the Aeon of Finality, came back from the end of the timeline. Naturally, there are sometimes leftover possibilities of the future. Um, how does this explanation sound to you?"

"How about this explanation? Fiine. Since the news about the Aeons came from you, maybe there really is a thing like that. Aponia might also be treading a Path."

Vill-V nodded after hearing this, and Bronie felt a bit relieved.

She finally dodged that topic.

"The data Su brought back this time should provide significant progress for the entire research, right?" Bronie changed the topic.

Expert Vill-V was also stunned.

"Yes, it can indeed provide a lot of progress. It's never been heard of that someone could contain a Bubble World within their body. You're the first in my memory, and the second is that girl Bianka. There must be something special about her to support her in reversing an entire Bubble World. If possible, remember to bring back some blood samples."

Vill-V ended the communication, seemingly no longer intending to continue the conversation.

Bronie who ended the call also felt complicated.

Although The Elation and the Silver Wolf also noticed the unreality of this world, But when most people hear such uncertain news, they are prone to have a change in mindset.

Just as Bronie was lamenting how this world was really messed up, Fu Hua sent a communication request.

"Fu Hua? I remember it's nighttime on the Elysian Realm's side, right? Why did you suddenly contact me?"

"I'm currently at Schicksal Headquarters. I hope I'm not disturbing you?"

Fu Hua, don't be so polite when speaking. You're old, so speak a bit more firmly!

"Of course not, the air at Schicksal Headquarters is quite nice. Just tell me if there's anything, I'll do my best to help!"

Bronie patted her chest, completely unconcerned that Fu Hua might be tricked into being used by Otto.

After all, Fu Hua's mind is now clear, although she still has the same honest personality, she won't be easily used by Otto now.

Even if there are things that she can't understand, she can directly ask the people of the Elysian Realm for analysis.

Three blind mice can still outsmart Zhuge Liang, not to mention the several smart people from the previous era.

"So, the thing is, after I recovered most of my memories, I suddenly remembered that there were many things I forgot to bring from the place where I used to live."

Fu Hua said, picking up an exquisite doll. Bronie could tell at a glance that it was the Book of Fuxi ELF.

In the past, Nuwa and Fuxi were worried that the future Fu Hua would live too lonely, so they created this ELF for companionship.

It records many things, helping Fu Hua remember when clearing her memories, and providing a better life for Fu Hua on weekdays.

In simple terms, it's like a nanny.

"An ELF without electricity, and possibly hardware aging? I understand. But I might not be able to spare time here. If you're free, come over here. Maybe the kids can heal your weary soul a bit?"

"Miss Fu Hua, are you chatting with Miss Haxxor Bunny over there?"

As someone interjected, the topic changed.

Hearing the familiar voice, it was most likely Bianka.

"Hello, Bianka, you have a good look in your eyes. You seem to have grown a lot. Maybe I won't be able to beat you in the future."

"Thank you for your guidance. Your guidance to me and Rita in the Sea of Quanta played a significant role at critical moments, so many sacrifices were reduced in the events inside the Bubble World."

Although there were still many sacrifices, and some were friends familiar to Bianka, compared to the entire Bubble World being destroyed, this outcome could be considered very good.

"By reversing and using your body as an Ether Anchor? You're really taking a risk. But through this reversal, constantly honing your body, after solving the problem of the Bubble World, your strength will probably rise to the strongest in this entire civilization."

How did she see through my problem at a glance!?

Upon hearing this news, Bianka was also somewhat anxious and asked, "Does Miss Haxxor Bunny have a way to solve this problem?"

"Of course not. What you want to do is simply to connect the Bubble World to the imaginary tree. But the difficulty of this thing is like lifting fallen leaves to the branches. Just randomly planting fallen leaves somewhere isnt enough, you still need to ensure that the leaves can survive."

"Overseer said... the same thing..."

Hearing Haxxor Bunny's explanation, Bianka couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"But it's not completely hopeless. Anyway, borrowing the power of the Herrscher of the Void, there may indeed be such a possibility. And in the Sea of Quanta, there are aliens called the Sugars, and their technology may have developed to such level."

"Where did you get all this information from?"

"As a hacker, of course, these are hacker methods. But I haven't really dealt with that clan, so don't expect me to have any channels."

Hearing this news, Bianka felt that she had at least a real goal.

That's good.

"Then can I ask Miss Haxxor Bunny a question?"

"What?"

"Can I follow Miss Fu Hua to your side? I want to try again to see how much my strength has grown. Dealing with the Honkai outbreaks worldwide recently made me feel no difficulty at all, so I want to know where my limits really lie. Of course, I don't mean to retaliate!"

What do you meant this isn't retaliation?! It must be retaliation! It must be retaliation!!!