Becoming Their Hero in Honkai Impact 3rd, Part 29

"L-Lord Bishop, is this really...?"

Amber was shocked. She had not expected Otto to take this so seriously.

The blond man's eyes held an indescribable obsession as he spoke lightly.

"Make the preparations. He is worth it."

"...Yes."

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Bronya's mother will appear in the next chapter.

An Encounter with Bronya's Mother, Alexandra (Please Support the New Book)

Inside Anti-Entropy's base.

Schicksal was not the only force to observe the Herrscher of the Void's awakening. As their longtime rival, Anti-Entropy had naturally detected Bai Ge's existence as well.

"So this day has finally come. A new Herrscher has awakened." A bespectacled, brown-haired middle-aged man with a mature face spoke.

He was the First Herrscher, Welt Yang.

The first Herrscher of the Current Civilization to stand with humanity, the second Herrscher of Reason to inherit the core of the first, and a renowned master of sit-ups who bore the name of the world.

Having finished watching Bai Ge's video, he clenched his fists.

"Einstein, what do you think?"

"First of all, it is certain that he possesses humanity. After all, the Herrscher of the Void protected those children. I think... at the very least, he is someone we can and should make contact with. If we succeed, then..."

"The world will gain a second Herrscher who stands on humanity's side... Is that it? It seems I must make the trip myself. Schicksal must be making moves as well."

"Yang, be careful. Although this Herrscher of the Void has not displayed any evil tendencies so far, his authority far surpasses yours. Judging from how he destroyed that Schicksal branch, he is certainly not someone softhearted."

Dr. Einstein spoke with a solemn expression. In her view, Bai Ge's alignment was chaotic good. If they handled the contact poorly, there was still a risk of pushing him to the opposing side.

And frankly speaking, she did not have much faith in Welt Yang's negotiation skills.

"Mm, I know. But he is worth taking some risks to contact."

"I understand. Dr. Tesla has already mobilized the Titan forces. If anything goes wrong, they will provide immediate support."

"Then I'll leave it to her... Ah, the Second Herrscher. Herrscher of the Void, what changes will your appearance bring to this world? I hope they will be for the better."

Welt gazed into the distance.

Whether things would turn out well or badly, the will he had inherited from Joyce, the first Herrscher of Reason, along with Welt's own convictions, would keep him fighting unwaveringly for humanity.

Meanwhile.

Just as Schicksal and Anti-Entropy were both stirring into action, Bai Ge—the center of the incident—was worrying over how to feed his little angels.

"A miscalculation. I didn't expect this place to be so short on supplies, and I forgot that none of us have any money."

"Master, should Bella go rob someone?"

"Nope. We have principles. It's fine to go all out against bad people, but for ordinary people who haven't provoked us, it's best not to use our powers."

Bai Ge shook his head and rejected the suggestion.

Only after using his authority to teleport to this small town did he discover how scarce supplies were in the area.

There were hungry people everywhere.

Although some small shops were selling goods, they had no usable currency.

Bai Ge apologetically patted Sirin's head. She immediately shook her head and threw herself into his arms, saying it was fine. This was never his fault.

"Emmm, how about catching fish from the river?"

Bai Ge thought hesitantly, but it did seem like a good idea.

Catching fish with the Herrscher of the Void's authority would definitely be convenient. And with the Herrscher of Flame's authority, they could start a fire and grill fish even in this frozen wilderness. As for bacteria and such, they could kill them off with the Herrscher of Death's authority.

Bai Ge: "Yeah, this could work!"

He did not mind using powers that were supposed to destroy the world for something like grilling fish, but this carefree way of thinking still left the Honkai God in Bai Ge's mind speechless.

(Honkai God: What the hell kind of person did I choose?)

By the way, Bai Ge missed Mei even more now. He desperately missed the homemaker who prepared delicious lunches for him every day.

Mei, hungry, food jpg.

(Come to think of it, if I calculate the timeline, Mei should still be a little girl who has just started elementary school. Hmm, I kind of want to see her. Should I open a portal and take a look?)

"Children, are you hungry?"

"Hmm? Who was that?"

Bai Ge, who had been lost in thought, heard a woman's voice.

He turned to look and immediately widened his eyes, for a moment thinking he was hallucinating.

(Holy crap, what was with this Big Duck Duck?!)

No, she was even bigger than the Big Duck Duck from Post-Honkai!

She had the same twin-tailed spiral curls as Bronya, but her figure was vastly different from Big Duck Duck's, and their temperaments were clearly worlds apart.

The woman before him smiled gently, and there was gentleness in her eyes as well. She looked like an utterly ordinary mother—well, rather, she really was a mother.

She wore a ring on the ring finger of her left hand, and... her belly was swollen. She was pregnant.

"W-Who are you?" Sirin and the others shrank behind Bai Ge like startled little animals.

For children who had gone through Babylon Laboratory, the word "adult" was hardly any different from "bad person."

This pregnant woman with Duck Duck's face looked a little awkward as she hurriedly pulled several cans from her bag.

"Don't be afraid. Auntie isn't a bad person. I just saw that you all seemed very hungry. I have some canned food here—would you like some?"

"Y-You're giving us food?"

"Yes. You're still young, so you need to eat properly if you want to grow up healthy."

Pure goodwill radiated from the woman.

It was the first time Sirin and the others had received kindness from someone other than Bai Ge. For a moment, they were at a complete loss, unsure how they should react.

The pregnant woman with Duck Duck's face seemed equally at a loss. Both sides were terribly awkward, and in the end, Bai Ge was the one who took the cans and thanked her.

"Thank you, ma'am. May I ask your name? Uh, so that we can thank you properly in the future."

"Oh, what a polite good child. Auntie's name is Alexandra Pavlovna Zaychik. But there's no need to repay me. How could an adult let children like you go hungry?"

"...Thank you."

Bai Ge was certain now. Alexandra Pavlovna Zaychik—this was Bronya's mother's name.

Which meant that the child this pregnant woman was carrying right now was Duck Duck herself!!!

Bai Ge was deeply shocked, but countless thoughts flashed through his mind, as though the gears of his thoughts had meshed together. He recalled that the original story had mentioned Bronya's parents as victims of the Second Honkai Eruption as well.

They lived in Siberia during this period, but in the end, only Bronya's mother escaped the disaster in time. Her father had died in an attack by a Honkai Beast.

"Uh, sorry." Bai Ge subconsciously raised a hand toward Alexandra's stomach, but immediately stopped himself.

He knew that, to a pregnant woman, the child in her belly was a treasure even more precious than her life.

"It's all right, it's all right. This child will be born in a few months. I'm a little nervous myself now. I hope she can grow up healthy and safe."

Alexandra gently stroked her stomach, her motherly love nearly overflowing.

In truth, her family's food supply was not abundant either. Bronya's father even had to sell weapons on the side to earn money for formula.

But when Alexandra saw Sirin and the other children frowning sadly from hunger, she still chose to share her food with them.

Perhaps it was simple kindness. Perhaps she had thought of her own child. Or perhaps she wanted to do more good deeds, to accumulate a little more virtue for the daughter about to be born.

But whatever the reason, it all came from the brilliant love of a mother.

Sirin and the others stared in a daze. They did not know what it was, but their instincts yearned for it.

"...Mm, she definitely will."

Bai Ge nodded.

He knew the story, and so he also knew that Bronya's childhood could not be called a happy one. Though he could not change those things yet, Bai Ge still did what he could at present.

The authority of the Herrscher of Death quietly activated.

But it did not bring death.

Instead, it bestowed greater vitality.

It made this Duck Duck mother's body healthier.

After all, the diet in Russia was too heavily meat-based, while vegetables were scarce and expensive, often leading to malnutrition, vitamin C deficiencies, and other problems.

This was Bai Ge's way of repaying her for those few cans, and also his blessing for this mother and little Bronya, who had yet to be born.