After clearing Type Moon, start fighting for a better world

Noticing the small pieces of different colors that had completely dried and solidified on the floor, Bronya squatted down and broke some of them off. Then she stood up and opened the double-door refrigerator next to her. It was not empty, but not too full either. There were several plates of leftover dishes wrapped in plastic wrap and a large bowl of leftover rice. There were also eggs, curry cubes, broth cubes and other things on the shelf inside the refrigerator door.

In addition, there are some half-price and special-price ingredients that have not yet been opened.

There weren't many things in the frozen area on the other side. It was obvious that this family didn't like frozen food very much. There were only a few unopened popsicles and boxes of ice cream.

After closing the refrigerator door and briefly checking the living room again, Bronya found nothing else and left the living room and walked towards another room deeper in the first floor.

"...It's an all-in-one toilet and bathroom."

Compared to the three-in-one living room, the bathroom is smaller and it can also be seen that no one has used it for some time.

After writing down everything that happened on the first floor in the memo on her phone, Bronya headed for the second floor.

Like the first floor, the second floor also has only two rooms, with signs reading [Dad and Mom] and [Myself] hung on the doors respectively. The font looks like it was written by a child. It seems that these are the room door signs that Yuno made when she was a child. It seems to be very common in the Far East.

This is what the second floor of the coffee shop looks like.

"Click..."

Bronya first pushed open Yuno's room, which was closer to the stairs.

There was also a lot of dust in the room, but other than that it was very clean, or rather empty. There was nothing else in the room except a desk, a bed and a wardrobe.

The closet was open, but there weren't many clothes in it, just two sets of Chiba Academy uniforms and five or six sets of casual clothes for different seasons, plus some underwear. For a high school girl, it was a bit shabby. In addition, Bronya had seen Lily's closet, which was filled with about twenty different sets of clothes, and she had three closets.

Next to the wardrobe is the desk, on which lies an open diary.

......

[I didn’t do well in the quiz this week on X/X/X. My score was three points lower than the last time. My mom scolded me again when I got home. Sigh…]

......

[X/X/X, I was assigned to a group study with Mei today. She is truly a real lady and a top student. I feel like I got a perfect score without doing anything. Mei is really amazing.]

......

[On X/X/X, my mother signed me up for another extracurricular interest class, this time it was ballet, even though I had no interest in dancing at all. Couldn’t she save some money for the family?]

......

[I had a big fight with my parents on X/X/X, and finally quit all the interest classes and cram schools. I also found a part-time job... My mother was very disappointed in me, but my father was okay]

[On X/X/X, I was invited by my classmates to go to karaoke for the first time, but I had to decline because I had to work part-time. It was such a pity. I must go next time! ]

......

[X/X/X Recently, my part-time job has become more frequent, but the store manager is very nice and I get overtime pay. This way, I can move out and live on my own in my third year of high school. But before that, I have to convince my dad and mom first.]

......

[Yesterday, X/X/X, we had a parents’ meeting, but my mom and dad both had to go to work so I felt a little… weird]

[On X/X/X, I accidentally broke something at my workplace, but luckily nothing serious happened. I just had to work extra hours to make up for it, which was tiring]

[X/X/X, I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been busy recently, but I’ve been feeling sleepy today. I overslept this morning and was almost late. I also have a headache.]

......

[X/X/X, I took a few days off for safety reasons. I will rest at home for three days starting today. I hope I can feel better.]

——This is where the diary ends.

Although the records were just fragments of daily life, judging from the contents of the diary, there was nothing strange about Yuno. The only strange thing was that the closer to today's diary, the more sloppy the handwriting became. The last diary was so sloppy that it made people doubt whether the person who wrote it could still hold a pen. The handwriting was quite [unrestrained] and [free].

(Apart from this diary, there shouldn't be anything valuable here. Let's go to the next room.)

After taking a picture of every page of the diary with her phone, Bronya turned and prepared to leave for Yuno's parents' room across the street.

But the moment her eyes met the window at the farthest end of the room——

"------!"

A chill suddenly ran up Bronya's back, causing her to subconsciously point the gun towards the window!

Afterwards, even though it was still dark outside the window, Bronya saw it clearly -

On the roof facing the window, there was a person standing there looking at her. The area that should be his eyes was emitting a strange green light, which looked very weird at night.

The next moment, the figure jumped directly off the roof.

Seeing this, Bronya rushed to the window, climbed over the railing and jumped down from the second floor. However, just when she wanted to look for the figure, the figure seemed to have never appeared. The surroundings were so quiet that it made people feel a little creepy.

"..."

Putting down the gun silently, Bronya looked in the direction where the figure last jumped with a complicated expression - what came into view was a long empty wall like the Wall of Sighs.

(What is that?)

27. Intelligence from analysis

Tens of minutes later, inside the coffee shop.

"You actually went through this kind of thing?"

Sitting around the table under the relit chandelier, listening to Bronya's story, Nami, the only one left in the store, couldn't help but frowned: "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"Bronya's eyesight tests were all perfect, so she definitely can't be wrong." Bronya said seriously, "Also, these are the clues Bronya collected from Yuno's family. Please take a look at them, Senior Nami. Bronya thinks that these may be the reasons for Yuno and her family's disappearance."

Taking the phone from Bronya, Nami began to read the information she had written on the memo.

"It's basically certain that the whole family is missing. The blood in the kitchen... the unwashed dishes... the not-too-full refrigerator... plus the contents of the diary..."

Nami rested her chin on one hand and fell into deep thought.

While she was thinking, Bronya looked around the store and asked, "Are Captain Lin and Senior Lily not here?"

"They're out on patrol." Nami explained, "Although Honkai events generally occur during the day, there are actually quite a few that occur at night, so we have to go out on patrol from time to time. After all, no one can say for sure if a small Honkai beast will appear in some small corner of Changkong City."

"I see, but Bronya has not been on patrol duty."

"No matter what, it's embarrassing to let you, an intern, go on night patrol. Besides, you are still young. Now is the time for you to go to bed early and get up early to grow up. You can't develop a bad habit of staying up late from now on." Nami smiled and returned the phone to Bronya. "Well, I've read all the content you wrote down. There are indeed many things worth paying attention to."

"Especially the diary part."

Bronya nodded slightly: "Bronya thinks so too, but..."

"You can't see anything wrong, right? But it's actually quite obvious - the important thing is the information that can be gathered from the diary." Nami pointed to the diary section, "First of all, look here. The diary says that Yuno's family has a certain degree of spending problem, and the family doesn't have a lot of money."

"But Yuno's mother still enrolled Yuno in a cram school and sent her to a noble girls' school like Chiba Academy - what can you imagine?"

"Well... Yuno's parents wanted Yuno to have a better life, or they wanted her to be successful in the future. They wanted her to go to a high school even though her family conditions were average... Is that right?"

Nami smiled and said, "That's about right. This situation is not uncommon. It doesn't happen in St. Freya's College, but it happens a lot in ordinary schools."

Parents who know they can't make any further progress place all their hopes on their children in order to have a better life. They are willing to spend a lot of money to make their children successful in education and stand out in life.

"But this kind of situation will not end well in most cases. The contents of the diary also show this. It can be seen that Yuno and his mother do not have a good relationship, and Yuno also has a lot of pressure because her parents have placed too much expectations on her..."

Following Nami's explanation, Bronya gradually understood the amount of information contained in this diary.

Yuno's mother has high expectations for her daughter.

Yuno feels pressured by her parents' expectations.

An ordinary family background that is inconsistent with an aristocratic girls' school like Senba Academy.

......

“——It’s just a microcosm.”

Nami suddenly sighed.

"This is a microcosm of countless children in the world who are in the same situation. Compared to the situation recorded in this diary, I feel that the environment at St. Freya's Academy is much better."

The academic atmosphere at St. Freya's College is quite relaxed and open. Unless you fail most of the subjects, skip classes every day, or behave too badly, the teachers will not say anything. In fact, because the teachers are all retired or active Valkyries, who are about 25 to 30 years old, they have a good relationship with the students in private.

The situation that Yuno experienced would never happen in St. Freya's Academy.

"Let's get back to the point - Bronya, have you noticed? Up until Yuno started working part-time, everything was actually normal, but after Yuno started working part-time, things started to get a little weird."

"......"

Bronya immediately reread the diary Yuno had written after she started working part-time: "...Bronya didn't see that."

"Of course you can't tell just by looking at the surface. You need to do some thinking." Nami smiled, "Indeed, judging from the contents of the diary, Yuno didn't experience any abnormalities after she started working part-time. There's nothing wrong with working part-time. She just wanted to supplement her family's income or save some pocket money for herself."

"But Yuno took a leave of absence due to illness, right after she started working part-time - doesn't it seem a bit strange?"

"...Bronya thinks it's possible that Yuno didn't get enough rest due to too many shifts, which affected her body functions and made her feel unwell."

"It's not impossible, but she disappeared after asking for leave. How do you explain that?" Nami asked. "Also, I'm a little concerned about this [part-time job]. The requirements for part-time jobs in Far East are very strict. At least underage students are prohibited from working part-time, and Yuno is still a minor."

A place where minors can work.

Apart from the possibility that Yuno lied about her age, the remaining possibility is...

"She doesn't work in a formal place."

For example, private work, commissions from some suspicious companies - on the worst-case scenario, it might be a three-no bar that recruits underage girls as hostesses.

These places don’t care whether Yuno is a minor or not, they will just hire her as long as she’s suitable.

But judging from Yuno's diary, this part-time job at least did not restrict her personal freedom, and she was given more shifts and a pay raise...

"...So, Nami-senpai means that the next step of the investigation should start from where Yuno works part-time, right?"

"For now, this is the only way. But leave this part to me. Bronya, you can take care of the other aspects."

Other aspects?

Bronya frowned in confusion, but still nodded: "Bronya got it, what are the details?"

"First, draft a phased commission report to be handed over to Miss Mei tomorrow, and then... tomorrow during the day, collect comments from the residents around Yuno's house about their family. Remember to disguise yourself, because we are also semi-public figures."

“Then can I hand out flyers?”

"Bronya... the money for printing flyers must also be paid from the event funds."

Nami narrowed her eyes.

Bronya understood what she meant and said directly: "Bronya will use her own savings."

"That's no problem~~~"

28. Sudden attack at night

After a while, the other side.

Under the starless night sky.

"...Yeah, okay, I understand."

Putting down her phone, Lily said to Lin who was staying with her, "Captain, Nami and Bronya's situation is over for now. We will continue to conduct in-depth investigations. In order to save money, Bronya plans to use her own small treasury to print flyers for our coffee shop."

"Uh...she's rich?"

"Maybe it's a scholarship? Bronya was the top student among the first-year students who entered last year, so she must have a scholarship. Compared to this, how long should we stay here and watch the ME Club building?"

Lily said this and sat down at the edge of the building where they were. Facing her was the famous landmark building of Changkong City, a symbol that could be seen from anywhere in Changkong City - the ME Club headquarters building.

By the way, this [Changkong City] does not include the West City District, which is blocked by the Changkong Wall and the situation in the East City District cannot be seen.

Now Lin and Lily are here watching, or monitoring, the ME company's building. Through several drones controlled by Lily, all known entrances and exits of the ME company have been monitored.

"Until the investigation of Bronya and Nami is completed, we will be here every night to keep an eye on them."

"Hey~~~~Why? Staying up late is bad for our skin!"

"You're already a Valkyrie, why do you still care about your skin? As for the reason, I've already told you and Nami a long time ago, right?" Lin looked at the ME Club building, "If the eldest lady of the ME Club wants to investigate something, there are countless ways, but she chose to come to us, the base of the Destiny Branch that is opposed to Anti-Entropy - don't you think it's suspicious?"

Take it for granted.

Mandate of Heaven and Anti-Entropy have been hostile to each other for decades. Even though they have cooperated openly and secretly in recent years due to the impact of the Second Honkai and the increase in the intensity of Honkai, their relationship has never been truly harmonious.

Under such circumstances, the daughter of the Anti-Entropy Executive came to ask the Valkyrie of Heaven to conduct a seemingly insignificant investigation, which was extremely suspicious.

With the financial resources of ME Company and Mei Raiden's identity, it's just an investigation and it can be done with a little money. There's no need to ask the Valkyrie of destiny to investigate on their behalf.

Therefore, there is a high possibility that there is some unknown purpose behind this seemingly ordinary investigation commission.

Although she has only joined for a short time, Bronya is also a member of the Coffee Team. As the team leader, Lin has the obligation to protect his teammates. If Anti-Entropy really intends to do something through this commission, Lin will definitely not sit idly by.

——That being said, Lin really hoped that he was just worrying too much.