Chapter 498: Durandal, Yet Great Wisdom Appeared Foolish

"Why say something like, 'Bronya, look, aren't Aunt Xianyun and Sister Shenhe getting along just fine?'"

It really would blow up. Bronya knew very well that Seele would spout nonsense whenever her mind was a mess.

After all, Seele wasn't like her, skilled at "cooling her brain down."

"I... figured it out."

"Huh? You really figured it out? Because of Aunt Xianyun and Sister Shenhe?"

"..."

See? Even when her mind wasn't a mess, this girl could still let something incredibly bold slip out of her mouth.

Bronya let out a long sigh.

But...

...she herself...

Actually...

Felt a little secretly pleased?

It was the kind of pleased feeling that came with shifting the blame: See, someone else said it. I'm just following along.

No, she still needed to calm down properly...

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"Brother Liu Bai~!"

"Hm? Seele? Why are you here? How is your Sister Bronya doing now?"

"Mm... Sister Bronya probably figured it out on her own. After all, there's the precedent of Aunt Xianyun and Sister Shenhe."

Seele thought about it, then answered honestly.

"That means Sister Bronya agrees with you being together with Aunt Alexandra!"

"..."

What had happened?

Liu Bai shifted his questioning gaze toward Cocoilia.

Though this outcome wasn't what he wanted, it was enough that Bronya had managed to sort things out.

Still, Liu Bai always felt that this child Seele sometimes had a tendency to paint things in a prettier light.

"Though there may be some slight discrepancies, that's roughly what it means. By the time we arrived, Bronya had already figured it out, and her tone sounded normal again."

Cocoilia's expression was actually a little strange.

She had come with the intention of learning something—after all, this matter was a bit like looking into a mirror for her.

She wanted to