My Sister is Bronya

"Give Ishiu back to me."

"I... I'm sorry..."

Looking at the furious Bronya, Raiden Mei opened her mouth, as if wanting to say something, but in the end, she said nothing. She just lowered her head and apologized.

"..." Seeing the crying girl before her, Bronya's anger suddenly subsided by more than half. It wasn't because she was being soft-hearted, but because she suddenly remembered that Cocolia was the reason the other party had become like this.

Even though Ishiu was injured because of her, Bronya couldn't really hate Raiden Mei if she thought about it, because she didn't have the right to.

After a moment of silence, Bronya averted her gaze, not looking at Raiden Mei. Instead, she crouched down, biting her lip as she looked at Ishiu.

"Ishiu, are you okay?"

"It's... it's nothing serious, I just need to rest for a bit." Ishiu gasped for air. Despite the amount of blood he had lost, the injuries weren't that severe. They were all superficial wounds, and he was just exhausted from overexerting himself.

Seeing that Ishiu didn't seem to be faking it, Bronya also felt temporarily relieved.

"Ishiu, you're bleeding so much. Does it hurt?" Kiana looked at Ishiu with teary eyes, her small hands fumbling all over him.

"Holy crap... Kiana, stop it! Don't touch my ticklish spots!"

"Kiana, take your hands off!" Bronya said expressionlessly, grabbing Kiana's hand and throwing her aside.

"Mmph... Mei, are you okay?" Kiana puffed out her cheeks, feeling a little displeased. She was just concerned about Ishiu, after all. But soon, she remembered Miss Mei and went over to Raiden Mei to ask with concern.

"I... I'm fine. I don't know what came over me just now. Kiana, I'm sorry, I hurt you..." Raiden Mei shook her head, her face filled with pain. Everything that had just happened was still vivid in her mind and hard to forget.

"Hey, it's okay, Mei. Don't dwell on it. Look, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?" Kiana patted her chest, revealing her signature goofy smile.

Seeing her smile, Raiden Mei's mood suddenly eased a little. Perhaps this was the charm of a simpleton. Their constant liveliness easily lifted people's spirits.

"Mei, don't carry too much psychological burden. That wasn't you just now, I'm sure of it." Ishiu struggled to sit up from Miss Mei's embrace. Although resting his head on that softness was comfortable, this wasn't the time to enjoy it.

"Ishiu..."

"Alright, stop crying. You're all grown up, why are you still crying?" Ishiu raised his hand and wiped the tears from Raiden Mei's face.

'Beep beep—'

Just then, Bronya's communicator rang. She answered it, and Cocolia's voice came from the other end.

"Bronya! Is Ishiu alright?!"

Because Queen of Raiden's final attack had destroyed the surrounding electronic equipment, Cocolia hadn't seen the end of it.

When she watched the lightning strike descend from the sky, Cocolia's heart nearly stopped. If she hadn't been pinching her hand tightly, she probably would have fainted.

"Yes, he's a little injured, but it's nothing serious," Bronya replied.

A sigh of relief came from Cocolia's end of the communicator.

"Alright, hurry back. Changkong City is about to fall. They... they're coming."

"They?"

Ishiu asked, confused. His question was soon answered, because in the distance, a group of massive shadows was flying towards them.

As they got closer, Ishiu finally saw what they were by the moonlight.

It was a swarm of Honkai Beasts so numerous that the horizon was obscured!

Kiana and the others also saw that dark cloud and their expressions changed in unison.

"S-so many Honkai Beasts..."

"Stop looking, let's go! Before they get here, we need to leave this place immediately!" Bronya said, helping Ishiu up from the ground.

"But what about the people in Changkong City?" Kiana asked loudly.

"Mom should have already arranged for their evacuation," Bronya and Raiden Mei said, each on one side, supporting Ishiu as they ran in one direction. "We can't worry about that right now."

"But..." Kiana hesitated for a long time, then stomped her foot, finally choosing to follow Bronya.

Although she was a hot-blooded idiot, she wasn't truly brainless. Faced with such a massive horde of Honkai Beasts, even if they stood still and let her kill them, she probably couldn't finish them in a day.

After running for a while, the four of them finally met Cocolia's warship that came to pick them up and quickly boarded it.

Once on the ship, Ishiu was immediately placed on a stretcher. Although he said it wasn't necessary, the medical staff didn't listen to him. They treated him like an honored guest, afraid of bumping or bruising him, and took him straight to the infirmary.

There was nothing they could do. Cocolia had given strict orders, and as employees, they had to be extra attentive, otherwise, their wages would be docked.

Thus, Ishiu received emperor-level treatment. For the next half hour, he didn't even need to move his arms. Four nurses took turns applying medicine to him, while several doctors asked him where he felt uncomfortable...

Ishiu really wanted to say that he was uncomfortable all over.

Bronya, Raiden Mei, and the other two watched from beside the infirmary, closely monitoring Ishiu's condition.

After another ten minutes or so, when Ishiu had almost recovered, Cocolia finally arrived.

(ps: Current—1500 monthly votes, 40,000 donations, 8300 chapter requests. Monthly vote overdue chapters: 9000 words Donation overdue chapters: 6000 words Chapter request overdue chapters: 11000 words Total: 26000)

-8000

-18000

The bounty has been up for two days, and this is all we've got. It seems like you guys aren't cutting it, emmm)

Scared

The previous group was taken down by a mole, so I'm creating a new group for full subscribers. No troublemakers allowed. Those who join will first enter a verification group. Then, you must privately send a screenshot of your full subscription to an administrator before you can enter the real group.

Verification Group: 1128227082

Chapter 75: I'm Speechless, the Herrscher of Thunder Looks Just Like Kai*

"Ishiu, how are you?"

As soon as she entered the infirmary, Cocolia rushed straight to Ishiu, not even glancing at Bronya and the other two beside him.

"Mom, I've almost recovered. Can you stop treating me like I'm critically ill?" Ishiu spread his hands helplessly.

"That's good. You all can leave now." Cocolia breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. After ushering out everyone who wasn't involved, she looked at Ishiu and asked, "What exactly happened just now? Why did she suddenly become a Herrscher?"

Cocolia was naturally referring to Raiden Mei. She didn't understand why Raiden Mei had suddenly become a Herrscher, as it was still over a month away from the calculated date.

"I, I don't know either." Ishiu was also completely bewildered. "By the way, Mom, what is becoming a Herrscher? Is it related to that consciousness that took over Mei's body just now?"

"Herrscher..." Cocolia glanced at Raiden Mei with complicated eyes, then explained the meaning behind the word "Herrscher."

(I won't go into too much detail here to avoid being accused of padding the word count. I believe everyone understands.)

"You're saying Mei will become a disaster that destroys human civilization?"

After listening to Cocolia's explanation, Ishiu looked incredulous. "Mom, could you be mistaken? How could Mei possibly become a Herrscher? Besides, even though she lost control just now, that consciousness didn't seem to intend to destroy humanity. She was just interested in me."

"Exactly, exactly! Mei is so beautiful and gentle! How could she possibly become a Herrscher?" Kiana quickly chimed in.

Raiden Mei, however, said nothing. She stared blankly at the ground, her fingers unconsciously twisting together.

"I know it's hard for you to believe, but that's the truth." Cocolia sighed and said gravely, "Every time a Herrscher is born, the world ushers in an outbreak of Honkai. The second Honkai outbreak occurred in Siberia in 2000. At that time, Anti-Entropy was the main force fighting against the Herrschers. The power of a Herrscher is beyond our imagination. Thousands of people died then, and our Anti-Entropy was severely weakened in that battle."

"But that doesn't mean Mei..." Ishiu tried to say more, but Cocolia interrupted him directly.

She picked up a tablet, swiped a few times, and handed it to Ishiu. "See for yourself."

"This is..."

Ishiu's gaze shifted to the tablet. It displayed Changkong City.

At this moment, Changkong City had fallen into chaos. Hordes of Honkai Beasts from outside were wreaking havoc in the city. Tall buildings became as fragile as paper in their hands. There were dozens of meters tall Chariot-class Honkai Beasts, over ten meters tall Temple-class Honkai Beasts, and even the silhouette of a Honkai Emperor.

Under their assault, the residents of Changkong City were in extreme danger. Countless people were driving or running, desperately trying to escape this disaster, but many still couldn't escape and were torn to shreds by the impact of the Honkai Beasts.

There were even people infected by Honkai Energy. Their skin turned pale, their eyes became as red as blood, and when they stood up again, they had lost their minds and were wielding the scythe of death towards their former companions.

Changkong City had seemingly become hell...

"You see, this is the disaster brought by a Herrscher. Even if they do nothing, their very existence signifies a Honkai outbreak, a rapid rise in Honkai Energy, and the gathering of countless Honkai Beasts in this place," Cocolia's voice echoed in Ishiu's ears, snapping him out of his daze.

"Moreover, she could become a Herrscher again at any moment. By then, not only Changkong City, but the entire Far East, would be destroyed."

"How... could it be..." Kiana's eyes widened, as if unable to accept this fact. She had also seen the contents of the tablet, and it was precisely because of this that she found Cocolia's words hard to accept.

"Nothing is impossible. Because the emergence of Herrschers has always been a mystery. No one can predict when or where they will appear. Their appearance is completely random, but the only certainty is that they all obey the will of Honkai and seek to destroy all human civilization..."

"Cough cough... But you don't need to worry too much. I've already had Anti-Entropy organize the evacuation of Changkong City's residents and dispatched mechs to stop the Honkai Beasts. Moreover, there are Schicksal personnel here, and they are doing the same thing. While we can't save everyone, at least most people can be saved."

Seeing everyone's dejected expressions, Cocolia strategically delivered a piece of news that could be considered good.

"Then what about Mei? What should we do about her? Is there any way to prevent her from becoming a Herrscher?" Ishiu asked Cocolia.

"...There is." Cocolia paused for a moment, then nodded.

"What way?!" Upon hearing this, Ishiu and Kiana, and even Raiden Mei who had been silent, all looked up at Cocolia with hopeful eyes.

To be honest, Raiden Mei's feelings were incredibly complex at the moment. She had never imagined that she would one day become like the villain in a movie or novel, one who would destroy the world, and yet she was powerless to do anything about it.

When she was possessed by the Queen of Raiden, her consciousness was squeezed into a small corner by a ball of lightning. She could only watch helplessly as her body wreaked havoc.

That feeling was truly terrible. She didn't want to do that, but she couldn't do anything.

Seeing Changkong City engulfed in disaster on the tablet, with Raiden Mei's gentle nature, emotions like guilt, remorse, and sorrow surged wildly from the bottom of her heart. The immense burden almost crushed her, and she even had thoughts of suicide.

If she died, would this disaster end?

But she also knew that Ishiu and Kiana would absolutely not allow her to do that. They were her best friends, and they hadn't given up on her even when she was possessed by another consciousness... Since they hadn't given up on her, why should she give up?

So when she heard Cocolia say there was a way, she clutched onto it like a lifeline.

"Extract her Herrscher core." As Cocolia uttered these words, her eyes couldn't help but dart to the side. She hesitated to look Ishiu in the eye. If Ishiu knew that the Conquest Gem, which caused Raiden Mei to become a Herrscher, was placed in her body by herself, with the goal of obtaining a complete Herrscher core, and that what she was doing now was merely to achieve her own objective, how would he view her?

Cocolia didn't want to know, nor did she want Ishiu to know, so she chose to conceal it.

She wasn't a good person to begin with. To her, Raiden Mei was just an insignificant passerby. She had even set up Raiden Ryoma and gotten him thrown in jail in order to scheme against her.

Whether she lived or died had nothing to do with her. Even if Changkong City was being attacked by Honkai Beasts now, it was within her acceptable range.

What she truly valued would always be only her own children, namely Ishiu, Bronya, and the others.

In her heart, her child was very important, and her plan was equally important. Therefore, she would not give up her schemes against Raiden Mei for Ishiu. For Cocolia, as long as Ishiu was unharmed, it was enough.

Bronya, standing beside them, heard Cocolia's so-called "method" and her expression changed slightly. She was about to speak, but Cocolia glanced at her, and after a moment of hesitation, she swallowed her words.

"Herrscher core?" Ishiu frowned. "What is that?"

"You can think of it as the Herrscher's source of power. If the Herrscher core is stripped from the Herrscher, then she is no longer a Herrscher," Cocolia explained.

Upon hearing this, Ishiu immediately opened his Dead Apostle Ancestor, wanting to use the death lines to see the so-called Herrscher core within Raiden Mei.

Previously, the battle had been too intense, and he hadn't had time to examine it closely. He had only noticed a singularity within Raiden Mei that was absorbing Honkai Energy. Furthermore, this singularity had an extremely close connection to Raiden Mei. At the time, he didn't have the time and feared that damaging the singularity would harm Raiden Mei, so he had only severed the line through which the singularity absorbed Honkai Energy.

But now, under his careful observation, the singularity within Raiden Mei seemed to be the Herrscher core. He could feel the extremely powerful energy contained within it. This Herrscher core was closely connected to another consciousness of Raiden Mei. If he were to destroy this Herrscher core, it would inevitably deal a heavy blow to Raiden Mei's other consciousness.

This should have been a good thing, but what troubled Ishiu was that this consciousness was also intimately connected to Raiden Mei. She was like another Raiden Mei, one body with two souls, coexisting as one.

If this consciousness were to be severely injured or even disappear, Raiden Mei would undoubtedly suffer an extremely severe impact, and it might even endanger her life!

Therefore, Ishiu was hesitant, afraid to act against the Herrscher core.

"Mom, do you have a way to safely remove it?" Ishiu retracted his Dead Apostle Ancestor and looked at Cocolia.

"I can only say I'll do my best, but I can't guarantee the result will be as you wish," Cocolia said ambiguously, pursing her lips.

"...Mei, what are your thoughts?" Ishiu fell silent for a moment, then turned to look at Raiden Mei, who had not spoken at all. Her expression was filled with exhaustion, and she no longer possessed her usual gentle and elegant demeanor.

"I agree," Raiden Mei nodded without hesitation. Then she looked at Cocolia and forced a gentle smile, "You must be Ishiu's mother, right? I'm so sorry I didn't greet you properly before. I am willing to accept your method, even if it costs me my life. I don't want a demon to be born because of me."

"...Mm." Cocolia nodded in silence. She was a schemer and wouldn't regret her actions, even if she felt a trace of guilt, she wouldn't abandon her goal because of it.