Bai Ge vs. Bronya: Gaming Showdown (Please Support) / Bronya Can Walk and Smile Again (Please Support)

But she had not told Bronya about the full extent of her methods, nor the consequences of this plan.

"Let me tell you what your hateful Mama Cocolia is really plotting..."

"???"

Bai Ge then told Bronya that her evil foster mother planned to artificially trigger a Great Honkai, using the lives of every resident in Changkong City—millions of people—as the price.

She intended for Mei to descend as the Herrscher of Thunder.

And she had already taken various measures, including framing Mei's father and sending him to prison, bribing students to bully Mei at school, and even carrying out kidnappings afterward.

"How could this be? Bronya did not know... Mama Cocolia actually wanted to kill everyone in all of Changkong City. This... how could this be..."

Bronya's resolve instantly collapsed, and she completely broke down.

"Mm-hm. I can't show you any direct evidence, but I think you know, more or less... what kind of ruthless bad woman your foster mother is."

"...Bronya cannot refute that."

The Duck Duck who had been so lively just moments ago now lowered her head in dejection. She looked blankly at the pedestrians passing along the street. Because of Cocolia's plan, were so many people going to die?

If that was truly the case, then what would it matter even if she successfully found a way to save Seele through Raiden Mei?

Bronya knew exactly how kind her little sister was.

If so many innocent lives were sacrificed to save her from the Sea of Quantum, how guilty, upset, and heartbroken would Seele be afterward?

Doing that would only save Seele's body in the end, while completely killing her heart. That was something Bronya could never do.

"Looks like you've thought it through? Good. Then it's your turn to tell me something."

"What does Bronya want to know?"

"Don't be nervous. It's nothing important. I'm just curious... Cocolia is your foster mother, right? Then what about your biological mother? What happened to her?"

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Bai Ge vs. Bronya: Game PK

"Don't be nervous. It's not like I'm asking about classified information. I'm just curious... Cocolia is your foster mother, right? Then what about your biological mother? What happened to her?"

Bai Ge asked somewhat nervously.

He had always had a favorable impression of Bronya's mother, Alexandra. She was a somewhat childlike pregnant woman who had still been willing to share her canned food with him and Sirin even when she herself did not have enough to eat.

He should have changed the fate in which she was supposed to die, but Bronya, her daughter, had still become Cocolia's subordinate.

Bai Ge could not help but worry. Had all his efforts been in vain?

"..."

Bronya was stunned as well.

She had thought Bai Ge would ask about Anti-Entropy secrets, yet she had not expected it to be something related to herself. After hesitating briefly, Bronya decided to answer.

After all, her own affairs were not important secrets.

Although Bronya would not normally reveal her past to outsiders, considering Bai Ge had just told her so much, she felt there was no harm in saying it.

"Bronya does not know much about her biological mother. Bronya was abducted when she was very young, then trained into a child soldier, and finally adopted by Mama Cocolia. That is all."

"...So you were abducted as a child." Bai Ge looked at Bronya with pity, yet he also felt somewhat relieved.

If that was the case, then Bronya's mother probably had not died. Although she must have suffered terribly after her daughter was abducted, she was most likely still alive.

Bai Ge, who knew the story, was well aware that while that mother was somewhat childlike, she was actually incredibly strong. Perhaps she was even searching all over the world for her daughter, Bronya, at this very moment.

Yet he could not help but sigh once again at the stubbornness of fate. Although the world's corrective force had little effect on Bai Ge, it was extraordinarily difficult for others to defy.

Clearly, the conditions had already changed, yet Bronya had still walked a fate almost identical to the original one.

"Are you pitying Bronya?"

"Of course. Is that not allowed?"

"Thank you, but Bronya does not need it."

"Fine, then~"

Bai Ge shrugged and adjusted his mood. Just as he had said before, as long as they were alive, there was hope of reunion. They would surely meet again in the future.

(...He really is very different from the intelligence reports.)

Bronya stared straight at Bai Ge without blinking, as though she wanted to see right through him.

The information Cocolia had given her could not be used as a reference at all. Bai Ge not only possessed formidable strength, but also seemed to know a great deal of unusual information.

(He just asked about Bronya's mother. Could he know Mama? No, considering their ages, that possibility is far too unlikely. But... there is a need for further investigation.)

Bronya decided to temporarily abandon the mission Cocolia had assigned her. She wanted to have an in-depth discussion with Bai Ge; perhaps she might gain something unexpected.

"Do you perhaps know Bronya's mother? Do you know anything else besides that? Bronya wants to know more things she does not know."

Although she spent several seconds considering how to negotiate, she ultimately decided to ask directly.

Bai Ge blinked. Why did that sound so strange coming from Duck Duck? Even in Honkai Impact 3rd, being a lolicon was illegal, okay?

Still, he really did know a lot—one could even say he knew everything. But... spilling everything like a suicide truck was not interesting at all, and it was dangerous too.

"I know, but I'm not telling you. Hehe~"

"...What must Bronya do for you to tell her?"

If money could buy him, Bronya could produce an astronomical sum right now. But she felt Bai Ge was definitely not that vulgar, so she did not mention it.

Bai Ge had wanted to tell her no outright, but then his eyes shifted, and a crafty look appeared on his face like that of a white-haired fox.

"Well, I can tell you, but only if you beat me."

"Bronya thinks you are making things difficult for Bronya. Bronya's chance of winning is less than five percent."

Bronya said with a sulky little duck face.

Even when using Heavy Cannon Rabbit 19c, she had been defeated instantly. She felt she would only have a chance to fight after transforming into Heavy Cannon Rabbit 36D.

However, Bai Ge shook a finger and smiled as he pulled out his phone, opening "Kallen Fantasy IV."

"Fighting and killing are no good. I hate pain the most, so let's compete in a game instead. I've always believed that esports can solve every problem. The winner takes all, and the victor decides everything for the loser!"

"Uh, we are competing in a game? But... if it is a game, Bronya accepts. In the name of Metal Gear Bronya, Bronya will absolutely not lose!"

She had not expected them to decide the winner through a game.

After being blank for several seconds, Bronya immediately picked up her phone with immense confidence, her fighting spirit blazing.

She was a super gaming expert. It did not matter if she lost in reality; in games, she could never lose.

The corners of the girl's lips rose by several pixels, and she began to feel a little more favorable toward Bai Ge for choosing a game to determine the winner. What he had just said was absolutely right—what was good about fighting and killing? Wouldn't it be better to solve everything through games?

"Heh heh, then let's wait and see."

"'Kallen Fantasy IV.' Although Bronya has not played this game before, it is not a problem. It is time to demonstrate true skill!"

Bronya was brimming with confidence. She was a top-ranked expert on every major game leaderboard and owned eighty-six game accounts, all fully leveled and fully built.

But Bai Ge was no longer the Bai Ge of a day ago.

After receiving the "Super Game Talent" from Cecilia, he was not worried in the slightest even when facing Bronya.

...Several minutes later...

"You lose!"

Bronya stared blankly at the defeat message on the screen, completely dumbfounded. How long had it been since she had lost to someone fair and square in a game?

Forget fair and square—even if the opponent used cheats, she could rely on her controls and skills to achieve a godslaying feat. Yet now, she had truly lost because of skill.

"Awesome, I won!"

"...Bronya lost and acknowledges your strength, but Bronya is unconvinced. If Bronya had not been unfamiliar with the controls at the beginning and allowed you to take one-third of her health, Bronya would not have lost so easily."

"Mm, well said. Then let's continue~ You can choose what game we play this time."

"You said it. Bronya strongly recommends this game, 'Arahato: Remastered.'"

"No problem. Log in!"

Bai Ge readily agreed to Bronya's rematch.

And so, a strange yet harmonious scene appeared.

Just over ten minutes ago, the two had been enemies. Now, they sat side by side on a park bench, holding their phones and concentrating intently on their gaming match.

From time to time, they cheered over victories. From time to time, they provoked and mocked each other. Occasionally, laughter slipped out as well.

The passersby could not help casting warm looks toward them. In their eyes, the two probably looked like a pair of siblings with an excellent relationship.

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Bronya Can Walk, and She Can Smile

"You win!"

"Nice, I won in the end!"

Seeing the victory message displayed on his phone screen, Bai Ge cheered for his win, while Bronya beside him still found it somewhat difficult to believe her defeat.