A Thousand-Person Ruler's Personal Opinion

This is Anti-Entropy's black tech mobile phone. You don't need to worry about signal or fees, and the contact list only has two names—one is Cocolia, and the other is An.

Bronya hesitated.

She wanted to probe Cocolia's thoughts and figure out what the mother who evoked such complex emotions was planning now. But at the same time, she really didn't want to contact Cocolia, unsure of what she could even say to her.

In the end, Bronya pressed An's name.

"Rosaliya, Liliya, An... everyone should be doing alright, right?"

A smile crept onto Bronya's lips. The longing she had suppressed for so long, along with memories from their orphanage days, surged from the depths of her heart.

The call quickly connected, revealing a pink-haired girl staring with wide, adorably clueless eyes full of question marks, as if exploring something. The sudden connection seemed to startle her, and Rosaliya froze in surprise.

Bronya chuckled softly. Just then, someone handed her a cup of milk tea, which she instinctively took and took a sip from.

"Bronya, listen to me! Something big happened! Mama Cocolia is in love!"

"Pfft!!!"

Chapter 37: Anqi: Fun~

"Bronya, what I'm about to say is very serious, so don't be scared!"

Bronya is professionally trained. Bronya won't be scared.

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"Mama Cocolia is in love!"

In love... love...

"Pfft!!!"

At this moment, all the Anqi instinctively wiped their faces. Beautiful girls are still human, and even little ducky's cherry lips and a beautiful girl's saliva couldn't negate the sticky feeling of the milk tea.

Afterward, all the Anqi, including Cocolia, tilted their heads in unison, with countless question marks appearing above them.

'I'm in love? How come I don't know about it?' ×n

Bronya looked at the milk tea in her hands, and at the Anqi whose faces were covered in milk tea liquid, feeling flustered.

"I'm sorry! Why are you here? No, no, this isn't the time to argue about this! Rosaliya, what did you just say? Say it again!?"

Bronya set the milk tea aside, her small hands gripping the communicator tightly. Even though damage to her brain regions prevented her from showing obvious facial changes, her shock and panic were still evident.

On the screen, Rosaliya shook her head, looking as if she had expected this, and sighed like a little adult:

"Sigh! I knew you'd be shocked too. Listen, Mom went to the front-line base before, specifically to meet a beautiful big sister, and they spent a night alone together in secret. After she came back, she changed completely. Not only does she hug us and kiss us every day, but she also often acts spoiled with us, like a completely different person... I'm telling you, these are typical symptoms of being in love!"

Bronya: "???"

Bronya slowly tilted her head, processing Rosaliya's words.

Of course, she didn't believe Cocolia was in love.

But after thinking through this logic, why did it feel surprisingly smooth?

Naturally, Bronya still didn't believe someone like Cocolia would fall in love! It was more likely for Seele to smash through the barrier of the Quantum Sea with seven punches and return to the real world than for Cocolia to fall in love!

Bronya shook her head violently, trying to sort out her chaotic thoughts and emotions.

Just then, another familiar voice came from the communicator.

"It's you, you idiot! That's the communicator meant for contacting Bronya, not your toy! Idiot Rosaliya!"

"I wasn't playing! And what are you so smug about? Mom clearly said we could all use it together!"

"We should probably get the communicator back first. It would be bad if the idiot Rosaliya broke it."

The screen suddenly spun wildly, accompanied by the sounds of An, Rosaliya, and Liliya fighting. Finally, with a wail from Rosaliya, the entire image stabilized again, showing the faces of An and Liliya.

"How is the communicator on... Huh? Isn't that Bronya? You're still alive, what a shame. I thought I'd get to see an interesting scene of you on your deathbed begging me for help! Hahaha!"

Upon seeing Bronya on the communicator, An's face first broke into an involuntary smile of surprise, then quickly changed, saying with extreme sarcasm.

Bronya's mouth twitched.

An - Mar, the old tsundere from the orphanage.

She was so tsundere that she once opposed the entire orphanage and even pushed Bronya down the stairs.

It was the injury from falling down the stairs, followed by her barely participating in the X-10 Honkai Energy Injection Experiment in her disabled state, that completely destroyed Bronya's legs, leaving her reliant on exoskeletons to move.

For any ordinary girl, this would have made her either an enemy of An or deeply terrified of her.

It was only because of Bronya's unusual experiences that she could still treat An calmly after everything that had happened and gradually realize An's personality—she wasn't a particularly bad child, just clumsy in many ways, that was all.

"Bronya is doing well now, you don't need to worry."

"Huh? Who's worried about you?"

"How about you guys? Have you been doing alright lately?"

"We're okay. Except Mama Cocolia's sudden personality change, which is a bit hard to get used to, everything else is the same as before... Oh, right, Mom seems to have gotten rich, so our meals and everything have gotten much better."

An sat cross-legged in front of the screen, grinning, and said playfully. Her heterochromatic eyes, usually sharp and fierce, also held a hint of a smile.

Liliya sat next to An and nodded in agreement.

"Anqi is right!"

Hearing the descriptions from the two more reliable girls, Bronya's lips curved upwards slightly. The worry she'd felt for her sisters these past few days could finally be put to rest, and she felt a measure of relief.

Then, Bronya's expression turned serious as she said, "What's the situation with Cocolia Mom dating?"

Anqi and Liliya exchanged a glance and were about to explain.

However, the pink-haired loli, who had been beaten up and tossed aside, suddenly popped out from between them. She pointed at a photo of a beautiful military woman with short silver hair and cried out indignantly, "I told you Mom's behavior changed so much because she's dating! Look, I even found a photo, it's this person! Bronya, you have to judge this! The evidence is right in front of them, and they still don't believe me and hit me! Even if you're not smart, you have to be reasonable!"

"Idiot, don't shove yourself over here!"

"Ah, I'm going to fall... Oh no, my communicator..."

"Ssshh~~"

After another dizzying spin of images, the communicator suddenly went black.

Bronya's expression also darkened.

"These idiots!"

Bronya cursed helplessly.

But after scolding them, she couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle.

Although she felt like many new problems had arisen, seeing everyone at the orphanage full of energy made Bronya very happy.

Then, she noticed someone tugging at her sleeve.

It turned out to be Anqi, her expression blank. She was rubbing her milk-tea-stained face with her paws, her purple eyes blinking as she quietly looked at Bronya.

"...I'm sorry, Bronya will go get a towel right away!"

Five minutes later, Anqi sat expressionlessly on a street bench.

Kiana wet a towel with mineral water.

Bronya carefully wiped Anqi's face with the damp towel, as if afraid of leaving a mark on her delicate, porcelain-like skin.

Raiden Mei squatted in front of Anqi, also using a towel to clean the milk tea stains from her clothes and hands.

Anqi sat incredibly obediently, letting the three of them work together to clean her up. But beneath her calm, expressionless demeanor, many Anqis in the theater were rolling on the ground with laughter.

'Hahaha!' x n

'Kuerla, Kuerla, congratulations on successfully upgrading to Cocolia's scandalous girlfriend!'

'Actually, you two have done that kind of thing before!'

'So, Ms. Kuerla, what's your current mood now that you suddenly have several adorable and cute baby daughters?'

'Hahaha!'

'And Cocolia, your filial daughters found you a husband, aren't you touched?'

'Hahaha!'

Far away in Siberia.

Cocolia had just finished counting her current funds. Kuerla, with one hand still in the corpse of a Honkai Beast, stood on the smoke-filled battlefield.

Both of them pressed their fingers to their temples in exasperation, gritting out their words.

"Stop laughing, you damn it!" x 2

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Anqi Worries About Her Daughter

The Anqis jeered at Cocolia·Anqi for her "filial piety" from her adorably foolish daughter Rosaliya.

But in reality, they were all worried about Rosaliya and Liliya.

The original Cocolia shouldn't have been an idiot.

An idiot couldn't reach the position of a radical leader of Anti-Entropy, nor could an idiot defeat the Anti-Entropy veterans from the Second Honkai Outbreak and the business magnate Raiden Ryoma.

Her eagerness to push forward the X-10 experiment, even resorting to artificial Honkai to create new Herrschers, naturally had its reasons...

"Mom, Mom, this string of numbers is so long, so long! Are we rich?"

Rosaliya squeezed over from beside the desk and nestled into Cocolia's arms. Looking at the money symbol on Cocolia's computer screen and the impossibly long string of numbers before it, Rosaliya's eyes lit up.

Cocolia scooped up the warm, soft little girl.

"Mua! Mua! Mua!"

"Oh my, isn't this my cute Rosaliya? You're even cuter after just a few hours! Come, let Mommy cuddle you!"

Rosaliya wasn't the sword saint with horns and a tail yet; she was just an ordinary little girl and naturally couldn't resist Cocolia's enthusiastic rubbing and cuddling.

"Heeheehee! Mommy, be gentle, it tickles! Hahaha!"

The little girl with pink hair squirmed in Cocolia's arms, letting out clear and pleasant laughter.

"Silly Rosaliya, you know this will happen, yet you still come over. Sigh, you'll be eaten by Mommy sooner or later."

"Heh! She totally deserved it!"

Liliya and An also came over, watching Rosaliya being playfully doted on in Cocolia's arms, making her giggle uncontrollably. They both chimed in with their snarky remarks.

Cocolia chuckled at their words, stroking Rosaliya's pink head. Then, she leaned down and gave Liliya and An's soft cheeks a kiss, distributing her affection equally.

The two little girls immediately blushed, their shyness and happiness evident.

Even though they were making fun of Rosaliya, they secretly wished Cocolia would treat them the same way. What child doesn't want their mother's love?

"Alright, it looks like it's lunchtime. You came to call me for a meal, didn't you? So good of you~"

Cocolia said with a beaming smile, preparing to lift Rosaliya into her arms.

At that moment, Rosaliya pointed at the long string of numbers on the screen and said crisply, "Mom, are we rich now? Is this all ours?"

"Yes, it is! We've emptied out the Raiden family's assets, and with a reliable partner in the Far East, we've made quite a lot of money recently. I've been counting it for most of the day! I'm exhausted!"

"Then, I want to buy delicious food!"

"Okay, okay, buy it, buy the best!"

Cocolia puffed out her chest, nudging Rosaliya's head down slightly, and agreed with full confidence.

Liliya: "Liliya wants a new dress too, and some comic books."

Cocolia: "Buy them!"

An: "Speaking of which, I want to buy some new clothes, and also, I want a sharper weapon."

Cocolia: "Clothes, buy them! Buy so many they fill your closet! Weapons, we'll make them! We'll craft them with the best materials for you!"

Rosaliya: "Then I want a remote-controlled airplane toy!"