Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"Don't worry, um... Miss Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple, right...? You should be much easier to explain than that Bishop Theresa..."

"We can also divide the quantum sea into different regions—generally, it is divided into four layers: the shallow water layer, which is the surface layer; the middle layer; the deep sea layer; and the deepest seabed."

"Considering that Bronya and the others haven't been in there for long, we only need to search the shallow water. Even if we go fast and deliberately try to break into the bottom of the Quantum Sea, they won't escape the shallow area at this point."

Ignoring Theresa, who was jumping up and down in anger after being mocked, Icelyn activated the record retrieval system for her colleague who was explaining to Penglai Temple Nine Heavens.

...

"How is the doctor...?"

As the flashing data on the screen gradually subsided, everyone gathered around.

"Hmm... As expected, there was no record of this abnormal startup, so we'll have to use another method in the end."

Iserlin shook her head helplessly and continued to work on the control panel.

"Alright, everyone, you can all leave now."

The green-haired doctor, amidst a flurry of clicking buttons on the control panel, waved to the group behind him...

"?"

"Why are you looking at me... This kind of wide-area type search takes at least a day, there's no point in waiting here... I've set up a notification program, if it's found, the system will notify all of us immediately."

Noticing their confusion, the green-haired guy shrank back and explained to them.

"So... instead of just waiting here, you should think about what to eat later. After all, you need to be well-fed to have the energy to work."

"Also, if you have some free time, could you come to my lab and help tidy it up?... Those two unlucky kids made a complete mess of it again when they rushed over to me..."

Iselin looked at the two twin girls who were about to make a quick getaway, her expression somewhat helpless...

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"Oh, the parents are coming to pick them up..."

The blonde girl sitting on the World Bubble watched with great interest the ripples of some kind of probe, scanning the shallow waters of this Quantum Sea again and again.

"However... the trial is not over yet—"

"So... you'd better wait until you find this place later—otherwise, we'll have to physically persuade you to leave..."

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Chapter 254 Miss Pink Fairy

"Hey, there are way too many people here—"

"It was supposed to be a post-apocalyptic setting, so why are there so many people here?!"

Squeezed and pushed through the crowd, Da Xi'er muttered to herself, her right hand gripping the short-haired, timid Xi'er as she desperately tried to squeeze through the throng...

"Thank goodness Brownie had the foresight—how is Bronya feeling?"

Above the sea of ​​people, Brownie and Bronya sat cross-legged on a medium-sized rotary-wing cargo drone, swaggering through the crowds.

"It's a really novel experience... sitting in a drone and flying over crowds and stuff..."

Bronya glanced at the crowd below and nodded thoughtfully.

"Haha, Brownie said going out from the air would be a brilliant idea."

"I wonder what happened to Seele and the others..."

Looking down at the incredibly crowded people, Bronya suddenly remembered something, and her expression became somewhat worried.

"They definitely don't need to worry. Bronya, didn't you notice how that bossy Seele treats your little cutie Seele?"

"Although she complains about how cowardly she is, when something happens, the boss will definitely be the first to step up."

"You have to believe in that big sister's strength and qualifications, Bronya."

He patted his companion's shoulder hard and gave her a thumbs-up with a taut bandage on his face.

“Yes, Bronya believes them.”

The latter nodded solemnly and continued to survey the revelers below.

"So this is what people are like in the apocalypse... I remember the waiter saying... they just defeated the Twelfth Herrscher not long ago, right?"

“That’s right… If Bronya’s guess is correct, this city might have been the last city for humanity at that time.”

"Everyone below understood at that time that the future of humanity, at least the future of this generation of civilization, had come to an end."

"So, in that case... they weren't really partying... um... just indulging before the apocalypse?"

Brownie nodded and gave his assessment.

"Ah, right. So, the previous civilization of this world perished when it fought the thirteenth Herrscher..."

Brownie, who had just thought of something, looked at Bronya with a thirst for knowledge.

"No, the previous civilization was destroyed by the power of the Fourteenth Herrscher, the final Herrscher... As for the Thirteenth Herrscher."

"Both Anti-Entropy and Schicksal's databases contain very little information. To put it simply, all we know is that there is a Thirteenth Herrscher, and that this Herrscher did not seem to cause any casualties. That's all we know."

"Suddenly, this thirteenth Herrscher seems to have become quite mysterious. The previous Herrschers were all slaughtering their way through only to be miraculously defeated by humans..."

"This person's feeling... Hmm, Bronya, do you think this Herrscher might be similar to the leader of Anti-Entropy?"

"Brownie, you mean...?"

"This Herrscher might be a warrior who chases fire, and might even be very strong and famous."

"Then, without realizing it, or perhaps willingly becoming a Herrscher, they were killed by their own comrades—"

"And this Herrscher was probably a beautiful young woman, the kind that everyone adores, who willingly allowed herself to be killed by her comrades."

Brownie's wildly imaginative description of some incredibly melodramatic plot made Bronya's lips twitch involuntarily.

"And one more thing—at the end of the story, the beautiful heroine lies in the arms of the handsome hero, smiling as she gives him the last few flowers, then closes her eyes and falls asleep peacefully."

"...Bronya was deeply shocked by Brownie's associative abilities and said that there was a possibility that Brownie's guess was correct."

"Although Bronya felt that the script was more like a tragic drama."

"Cough cough cough, isn't it pretty good...?"

Brownie gave an awkward laugh, then seemed to remember something and said to Bronya—

"Bronya, do you remember what Seele said when we met with Seele and the others?"

"Hmm... she said this world seems to be some kind of test for Bronya... Brownie, you mean...?"

"Perhaps we can unravel the mysteries of the Thirteenth Herrscher from the previous era here?"

Brownie gave a somewhat excited look.

"After all, throwing us into the Sea of ​​Quanta couldn't have been just so we could witness a pre-apocalyptic celebration of a previous civilization, could it?"

Seemingly convinced by her companion's series of attacks, Bronya nodded, acknowledging her guess.

"Then, shall we proceed according to my previous conjecture?"

"After all, we don't have any other guesses for the time being, right?"

After a moment's thought, Bronya agreed with her companion's unreliable opinion, since, as she had said, they had no other guesses.

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"Yes, we've arrived."

Just as the two were discussing, the drone carrying them finally crossed the sea of ​​people and arrived at the entrance of the Fire Moth building.

Just as the two jumped off the drone, another dissatisfied voice emerged from behind them—

"Hey, hey, hey! I struggled through the crowd to get here, and you two are going to take a plane?!"

Long-haired Seele squeezed out of the crowd, panting, and glared at the two people in front of her.

"Ah...this is the power of technology, Miss Da Xi'er."

Bronya pinched the bridge of her nose, as if trying to push up her non-existent eyes, and explained in a serious tone.

Brownie, however, sensed something was amiss...

"Big Sister, where's that smaller version of Seele you were with...?"

"...?"

"Huh? Where is she??? I was definitely holding her hand the whole time???"

The leader looked bewildered as she unfolded the ribbon she was holding, and anxiously turned around to look for it.

"Oh dear—are you looking for this adorable little girl?!"

A slightly cheerful and pleasant girl's voice rang out at the gate.

The cute pink-haired girl held up the somewhat bewildered little Xi'er in the same way she would a cat.

"Oh dear, what a poor little kitten! It's been lost in the crowd by the adults in its family and can't find its way—"

"I felt sorry for her, so I brought her back—"

"Don't lose it again next time!"

The pink-haired girl put the short-haired Seele, who had been lifted high, down to the ground, and the latter hurriedly huddled against Bronya.

"Thank you for helping us find Seele... May I ask how this lady should be addressed?"

"Oh dear, this really saddens me~ As you can see, this shy girl, as delicate as a flower—that's me, Alicia!"

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The beautiful pink-haired girl introduced herself in a very distinctive accent, causing Bronya and the others to twitch at the corners of their mouths.

"But you don't recognize me...?"

As if she had thought of something, Alicia looked curiously at the group of people who were still in a daze—

"Heave-ho, let me see—!"