This is my revenge!

because……

"Confirm the target person."

"Immediately evacuate the surrounding area."

The special forces members, armed with live ammunition, had an observer who had come to the top of a nearby high-rise building and locked onto the figures of Bronya... and Seele beside her.

To be honest, if Bronya hadn't let her guard down, with her anti-tracking and anti-reconnaissance capabilities, she should have been able to find these people.

But now, a very unpleasant "coincidence" has occurred.

And these people...

"Prepare to capture—the Sixth Herrscher!"

Volume 2: Chapter 69: A Different "Mother"

As one of the first-tier cities in Europe, Berlin's central area is naturally extremely prosperous.

But, just as there are shadows under the light, there are actually some places in Berlin that are relatively... backward.

Here is a quiet and peaceful tree-lined path.

Some dead leaves can be seen scattered on the street.

Some parts of the road have tiny cracks and traces of repairs, and the surface is uneven with some bumps and some depressions.

There wasn't a lot of traffic, sometimes it would take several minutes for a car to pass by.

Under Seele's leadership, Bronya came here with her.

The two walked one in front and one behind.

Along the way, Bronya actually wanted to get to Seele's side.

But every time she made this move, Xier would speed up her pace.

Gradually, Bronya realized that the other party was using this silent way to express rejection.

The girl didn't know Bronya.

I just have a gut feeling that I feel very uncomfortable with Bronya's intimate behavior.

Bronya also noticed this.

So, after her expression dimmed a little, she didn't force it.

Or should I say, she already knew that certain behaviors were wrong, but... Alas~

Anyway, up to now...

"This is it."

Xier stopped in front of a small iron gate.

Bronya had just stood still when she suddenly turned her head and glared at her. "Remember, don't say anything unnecessary."

"Uh, okay!"

Bronya nodded.

Now, look around...

She seemed to already know what this place was.

There's no way, memories of my early years are resurfacing.

Of course, this doesn't refer to the dark period when she was trained to be a killer.

But later...

The equipment structure here, as well as the atmosphere inside... although it is not the same place, the style is very different.

But this feeling of "home" is still too familiar.

This should be an orphanage.

as predicted……

"Xier~er~sister~"

Xier had just pushed open the old iron gate when a creaking sound was heard, immediately attracting the attention of all the children in the yard.

At this time, Bronya, who was standing nearby, saw it clearly.

It turns out that she, who had always acted fierce and unapproachable, can actually smile.

That smile is so familiar...

Gentle, considerate, like bathing in the morning sunshine, soft and warm...

"Xier~"

Subconsciously, Bronya murmured softly.

Xier didn't hear it.

She had already squatted down, surrounded by the children.

What she heard now, what she wanted to hear, was not the whispering of a fake.

But it is the pure and sincere voice of a child...

"Sister Xier, did you bring any gifts today?"

"I want something delicious!"

"Like the strawberry cake from last time!"

……

Among the children, some of them behaved a little naughtily.

But due to the influence of the environment... or in other words: the people who are responsible for taking care of them have given them good teachings, so they are basically very sensible.

They didn't really want anything from Xier.

Instead, once she started talking, he would drag her along to play.

pity……

"Excuse me, little greedy cats, could you please wait for me for a moment?"

"We have guests today."

Seele pointed at Bronya who was standing nearby.

Seeing this, the gray-haired girl, who had already recovered her emotional center, also smiled.

The children's attention was diverted to her.

Among them, a few boys saw the mobile armor on her legs...

"Wow, so handsome!"

"Is my sister a Future Warrior?"

"The kind that specializes in eliminating big bad guys?"

……

This time, chirping sounds began to surround Bronya.

Seeing this scene, Xier just curled her lips and didn't say much.

Perhaps, it was because she had realized that Bronya was not a bad person that she brought her here, to her...home.

"Hey!"

Seele called out to Bronya.

Her attitude returned to its previous fierce and bad look.

All I can say is that she understands Sichuan Opera face changing.

At the moment...

"Don't you have something else to do? Let's talk about it after you're done."

"okay!"

Bronya nodded, and after comforting the children around her for a few words, she followed Seele to the backyard of the orphanage.

While walking...

"The land of this orphanage is not ours."

When they were far away from the children, Xier suddenly said, "In a while, the developer who owns this land plans to build an apartment here."

"We can't afford the sudden rent increase, so we have to move out before then."

"The land belongs to them. They have the right to deal with it as they wish. It's not our place to say anything."

She tilted her head to look at Bronya. "But it's precisely because of this incident that I need the money. I need to use it to find a place to house the children."

"besides……"

Seele came to the backyard, walked to a window, and made a gesture to Bronya to keep quiet.

Seeing that the latter understood, she pointed inside the window.

Bronya looked inside and saw a single bed in the room that was also not new.

Lying on the bed was a woman with long dark grey hair, who was sleeping with a frown on her face.

"!!!"

Bronya knew that face.

Even now, the other party looked extremely haggard, even though his hair was scattered weakly...

"Raven?"

Bronya almost screamed.

However, thinking of Xier's reminder just now, she still didn't say anything.

The two walked away together.

Xier then continued, "Nata is the director of this orphanage."

"Originally, apart from government assistance, most of the orphanage's income came from her... and the older brothers and sisters who had grown up and had jobs... and I, too, would contribute a little."

"But not long ago, Nata fell ill."

"None of the doctors nearby could give a clear diagnosis. We don't know what illness she has."

"We can only watch Nata grow weaker day by day."

"Perhaps, if we go to a large hospital in the city center..."

"Honkai disease!"

Bronya suddenly uttered this ominous word.

"what?"

Xier was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, she subconsciously pressed Bronya's shoulders and asked, "Do you know what disease Nata has?"

Seeing her so excited...

"Ah."

Bronya nodded.

Just now, she only took a quick glance at the room from the window.

However, she had already seen those strange "lines" on the frail woman.

Those are signs of erosion that appear when ordinary people cannot withstand excessive Honkai energy radiation.

Once this symptom occurs, it is almost impossible to cure it.

But now, facing the gaze of Xier in front of me...