K424 of the Collapse World

197Seele&Bronya

That afternoon, the Kokolia Orphanage...

After the last girl failed the test, Cocolia let out a light breath, put away the electronic file in her hand, and clapped her hands lightly.

"Okay, today's test ends here, everyone go back and rest."

After saying this, she turned around, walked to the office not far behind, opened the door and walked in.

The remaining girls looked at each other, not knowing what to do next. Generally speaking, after completing the usual small test, everyone would be asked to fill out a form, but this time... it seemed a little different?

"Let's go, Xi'er."

"Eh...? But everyone hasn't left yet..."

"it does not matter."

Gently taking the hand of the girl beside her, Bronya took the lead in pulling Seele out of the laboratory and came to the vestibule of the orphanage.

It was the end of summer in August, and the air was already slightly cool. Stepping on the green grass surrounding the flower beds,

Xier looked at the colorful flowers blooming in the garden. Although she was in this beautiful courtyard, Xier looked a little depressed.

"Hey, Sister Bronya..."

"What's wrong, Xi'er?"

"Sister Bronya, you are amazing... When we were testing it just now, everyone liked the Homunculus you created..."

"So, does Xier like it?"

"Yeah! Seele likes it too. Sister Bronya's Homu is really cute..."

"As long as Xier likes it~"

Bronya gently held Seele's hand and gave her a gentle smile.

Xier also smiled, but her smile was a little bitter.

"But... Sister Bronya can make everyone happy, but no matter how hard Seele tries, all she can create is a dangerous-looking sickle. Everyone seems to hate that scary weapon... Seele, did you do something wrong? Seele... is she a failure?"

As she spoke, she slowly lowered her head and stomped her feet as if to vent her stress. But when she saw the little hyacinth swaying under her feet, she gave up the idea and raised her head again, looking at Bronya in front of her, waiting for the girl's answer.

"It didn't fail. Seele just completed the test successfully. And, that was just mercury for testing. There's no danger. Bronya can guarantee that no one will hate Seele because of that sickle."

"is that true?"

"Yes, it's true. Bronya can swear."

Bronya spoke seriously, but she suddenly noticed that Seele beside her still looked a little depressed and did not cheer up.

Bronya sighed and gently stroked the girl's hair.

"Seele, you should know what Bronya did before, right?"

"I remember it was... a soldier?"

Hearing Bronya's words, Seele was a little confused. Although she didn't know what the gray-haired girl in front of her wanted to say, she still thought about it seriously and gave an answer.

"Yes, before entering this orphanage, Bronya was indeed a soldier. So Seele, do you know what Bronya's job as a soldier is?"

"Um... fighting the enemy?"

Seele said uncertainly. Hearing this, Bronya nodded calmly, and a hint of gloom began to appear in her gray eyes.

"Yes. In battle, Bronya will defeat her enemies and then... kill them."

"Eh......?"

"Bronya has tried to kill enemies, whether with guns, swords, or bare hands. She has even forgotten how many people she has killed."

"Sister Bronya...?"

"Now, even the hand that Bronya is touching Seele is already stained with human blood. If it is wrong for Seele to just create a weapon, then... Bronya has already been filthy, right?"

"..."

Having said that, Bronya gently removed her hand from Seele's head, took a step back, and looked directly into Seele's eyes with her bright gray pupils.

"If Seele thinks that just creating weapons is wrong, then... Bronya feels that she, who has committed so many sins and is so filthy, is not worthy of staying by Seele's side..."

"No! No!"

Xier suddenly rushed forward and hugged the gray-haired girl in front of her, with a hint of sob in her words.

"No... that's not the case! Seele never felt that way! No matter what Sister Bronya did in the past or what she will become in the future, Seele will never despise you!"

"Even if Bronya has killed someone?"

"Those who Sister Bronya killed must be evil people! They deserved it!"

"But Bronya has also killed innocent people. It was Bronya's job to deal with those witnesses. Even so, does Seele think it's okay?"

"Even so... Seele still wants to be with Sister Bronya! No matter what Sister Bronya has done in the past, in Seele's eyes, Sister Bronya will always be the purest and most innocent, the most important person to Seele... So... please continue to stay with me..."

Listening to Seele's tearful words, Bronya was silent for a moment, then opened her arms and gently hugged the girl in her arms.

"Since Bronya, who has done so many wrong things, can be forgiven, then Seele is not allowed to say that she is wrong. In Bronya's eyes, Seele is also the most important person. So, please don't deny yourself like this."

Whispering softly, Bronya gently stroked Seele's hair and hugged the girl in front of her for a long time...

"Okay, it's time to go back...

.Xier. If you keep going like this, everyone will see you~"

"Well...I understand..."

Hearing Bronya's voice, Seele reluctantly let go of her hand, slowly stepped back, and left the arms of the girl in front of her.

"Sister Bronya, I..."

"Okay, let's just let this matter go. Bronya thinks that Seele should just continue to be herself."

Bronya gently raised a finger to her lips, smiled and shook her head, stopping Seele from speaking.

"Um......"

Xier nodded slightly hesitantly and responded softly, just like the scene when they first met.

Walking through the long tree-lined avenue, the two girls held each other's hands and strolled towards the accommodation area where they usually lived.

Seele glanced over cautiously, secretly looking at Bronya who was walking side by side with her. Feeling the warmth of her palm, Seele suddenly felt her heartbeat speed up a little, and her face felt a little hot.

Seele couldn't help but feel a little strange. She had often held hands with Bronya like this before, but today was the first time she felt like this...

(But... this feeling is really good... Sister Bronya, I really want to stay with you forever...)

Xier thought silently in her heart, but she didn't say her thoughts out loud. Just walking side by side with the gray-haired girl beside her made her feel extremely at ease...

Walking up the stairs slowly, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind them. Seele turned her head with some concern and saw a girl running after them and stopping in front of Seele and Bronya.

"Eh...? Niya, what's wrong with you?"

Facing Seele, the girl named Niya seemed a little restrained. She bowed slightly to Seele and then turned her gaze to Bronya next to her.

"Ah, that... Bronya, Cocolia's mother wants to see you now."

"Now?"

Hearing this, Bronya frowned in confusion. The experiment had just ended, and until just now, she and the others were still by Cocolia's side. If there was anything, why didn't she say it just now?

"Yes, I understand. Thank you, Niya."

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Bronya thanked her softly, and the girl shook her head. Noticing Seele's gaze beside her, she shrank slightly in fear.

"And, um...Xier, you might have to go there later, and Xing too... probably. Well, that's it, I'll be leaving first..."

After she finished speaking, the girl quickly turned around and fled away from Xier.

Niya knew better than anyone that Xi'er was no longer a soft persimmon that anyone could bully. Whenever she saw Xi'er, she would think of the shocking scene back then...

Two years ago, when Cocolia was away, a group of mercenaries invaded the orphanage. But before they could do anything, they were all defeated by Xier alone. Niya still can't forget the scene when the petite Xier smashed a strong man twice her height into the wall with just one hand. That powerful scene has been deeply engraved in the eyes of everyone present since that day, and Niya was one of the witnesses at the time. She was the most shocked by this because she owed something to the girl.

I used to join that group of naughty kids in bullying Xier. Thinking of this, whenever Niya stood in front of Xier, she couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of fear. This was also the reason why she behaved strangely just now.

"Well... since it's mom, then there's nothing we can do. Bronya needs to go back first, Seele, please go to your room first."

"Well, Seele will wait for you to come back, Sister Bronya..."

Gently waving goodbye to Seele, Bronya turned around and walked downstairs. Seele looked at her back with a smile from the bottom of her heart...

Eastern Russia, Okhotsk city...

——Bang!

"ah--!"

"What's going on? What just happened?"

"I think I saw something fall!"

"Why didn't I see it? Are you dazzled?"

"..."

With a heavy crash, the streets of the city seemed to tremble slightly. The pedestrians on the road were surprised and looked towards the alley where the sound came from, not knowing what happened there.

It sounded like something heavy falling to the ground, and the location should be in the back street, quite far from the main street. However, what could be the thing that made such a loud noise that could be heard by half the street?

Unlike the crowd of onlookers who were discussing the matter, the traffic police nearby

Realizing that this incident was unusual, they immediately began to organize an investigation. However, when the police followed the sound and arrived at the place where the sound came from, they only saw a broken ground full of cracks and several overturned trash cans around. Apart from that, there was nothing left at the scene...

The police looked at each other in bewilderment. It was obvious that something heavy had fallen into the alley between two tall buildings, causing the ground to cave in. The strong air waves caused by the impact overturned the surrounding trash cans and even shattered several windows on the ground floor. But where did the object that had just fallen go?

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"Did you find anything?"

"No......"

"Where's Team Two?"

"No, Captain. The residents nearby also said they didn't see anything."

"Hey! This is really weird... After smashing the ground like this, can something this heavy fall from the sky and grow legs and run away?"

A police officer observed the cracks on the ground and frowned tightly.

Next to the huge pit, there seems to be a smaller pit, although it is not very obvious, but it can still be seen. According to the traces, the police officer can't help but speculate that it might be something attached to the heavy object...

At this moment, a dazed young policeman's eyes moved slightly, then he raised his head and looked at the police officer in front of him, with a light of wisdom flashing in his blue eyes.

"Captain, I understand! It must be an asteroid that fell from the sky. It broke into pieces when it fell and mixed with the rocks, so we can't find it..."

"..."

Hearing this, the police officer couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead, and the corner of his mouth twitched. The next moment, he slapped the police officer on the forehead.

"If that thing had fallen directly, we would have gone to see God together. Why would we have time to listen to your nonsense?"

That being said, this incident was too strange. The object that fell was obviously a huge thing, but why did it disappear so strangely? At this time, even the police officer himself couldn't help but start to think about the matter in a supernatural direction...

In the end, they still didn't find any clues. After the search was fruitless, the police had to give up for the time being, put up cordons around the area, and left the scene while complaining about this weird incident.

After the police left, the backstreet alley returned to its previous silence. The people outside watched for a while, but couldn't figure out what was going on, so they left in disappointment.

I don't know how long it was before a little head poked out from the high wall of a building on one side of the alley. It looked around, and after confirming that there was no one else around, it jumped directly from the roof of the eight-story building. In the air, it used a little energy to offset the gravitational potential energy of the fall, and accompanied by a burst of purple light particles, it gently landed in the middle of the alley.

"Huh... finally they left. These policemen are so annoying. But come to think of it, we almost messed it up again..."

Lan Feng closed his eyes and silently looked at the mess around him. The big hole in the middle was indeed caused by his small aircraft when it landed. Because the stealth function of the old aircraft had some defects, Lan Feng was worried that he would be noticed, so he kept flying at a high altitude and successfully landed on the roof of a building.

After successfully completing the landing, Lan Feng breathed a sigh of relief and left the cockpit of the aircraft. But before she could be happy, she saw the aircraft move slightly after it stopped.

Because the front end of the aircraft was too close to the edge of the roof, without Lan Feng's own weight, it tilted slightly, and in Lan Feng's eyes that instantly became desperate, it fell directly from the roof...

——Bang!

"..."

Lan Feng had no time to sigh about this. He immediately jumped off the building and used the terminal to quantize and store the fallen aircraft. He then used the collapse energy to offset the gravity and flew back to the roof to hide. Then the police came here and began to search...

"Fortunately, the aircraft has not been damaged... Well, the old products are really sturdy~"

Lan Feng stretched and was about to move forward, but suddenly, she felt her shoes loosen slightly, and when she looked down, she found that the sole of her right shoe had completely broken apart.