My Sister is Bronya

"Ishiu-gege isn't honest at all. You always talk too much, and Sister Bronya has been angered by you countless times. Rosaliya and Liliya are often teased by you, and you haven't even spared Mom... " Seele pouted, counting Ishiu's 'sins' on her fingers.

"But I've never bullied you, have I?" Ishiu looked at Seele with a smile as she listed his wrongdoings. After she finished, he mischievously ruffled her hair, messing up her neat hairstyle.

"Hmm... I guess that's true." Seele bit her finger, looking at Ishiu with confusion. "Why doesn't Ishiu-gege bully me?"

"Because I can't bear to, Seele. You're so cute and so innocent. I'm afraid of bullying you. What if I make you cry? You might even end up hating me."

"Seele won't hate Ishiu-gege," Seele said earnestly, looking at Ishiu with a firm tone. "No matter what Ishiu-gege does to Seele, Seele won't hate you, because Seele likes Ishiu-gege the most... and Sister Bronya."

Seele almost let slip her true feelings, but thankfully, she quickly added Bronya's name in a moment of inspiration.

"Mhm, I like Seele the most too." Ishiu smiled and pinched Seele's cheek. He genuinely liked his obedient and adorable little sister. If only Bronya could be as well-behaved.

"Ishiu-gege..." Seele wanted to say more, but at that moment, her figure flickered twice, like a skipping projector.

Seele paused, then let out a helpless, wry smile. "Ishiu-gege, it looks like Seele has to enter that world again. I don't know when I'll see you again, but don't worry, Ishiu-gege. I'm safe over there and will be back after staying for a while."

"Seele..." Watching Seele's body gradually become transparent, Ishiu knew this was the after-effect Cocolia had mentioned after Seele entered the Sea of Quantum.

Although it didn't seem like a major problem currently, only causing her to enter another world from time to time, Ishiu felt that Seele was enduring unimaginable torment.

Because he understood Seele, he knew her better than anyone. She was a girl who feared loneliness and solitude. When she first arrived at the orphanage, she was like a timid little white rabbit, only offering flattering smiles to everyone.

Since people liked well-behaved children, she was more well-behaved than anyone.

Back then, Ishiu was able to make her smile from the heart, and now, he could also pull her back from that lonely world!

So please, my eyes, let me 'see' that line.

Ishiu slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his ice-blue demonic eyes revealed a shattered world before him.

(PS: Mei: Three years ago, I stood like an ant. I tearfully vowed then to make everyone see me. I, Raiden Mei, am no longer just a housewife!)

(PPS: I'm really speechless. Mihoyo is getting more and more idiotic. What kind of depressing plot are they writing in the latest main story? Did the scriptwriter study at The Last of Us 2? They forced Mei to blacken and go against Kiana. Doesn't Mei know that the more she acts like this, the more Kiana won't give up on her? This scriptwriter must have been too engrossed in Naruto. The final battle between Mei and Kiana felt like Itachi and Sasuke. Mei: Forgive me, Kiana, this is the last time. And Herrscher of the Void, this is too tragic. She gets beaten in the main story, beaten in the Abyss, beaten in the Battlefield, and now she's just been killed. I was waiting for her to appear in her human form on the ship, but they put a Bella puppet on the ship instead. And Kevin, this guy is a master at getting things for free. I don't think he helped Mei much, just said a few words. I feel like even without those words, Mei would have had her outburst. And now he's freeloaded his way into becoming a World Serpent executive?)

Chapter 85: Seele Feels She's Got This

The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception can see the end of all things. Ishiu knew how much potential his eyes held. Without the death lines he saw with the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, he wouldn't have been able to slaughter Honkai Beasts so easily.

But these eyes had not yet been used to their full potential, or rather, he had only grasped the superficial aspects. Through the incident at Senba Academy last time, Ishiu knew that to unleash the true power of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, he had to understand death.

So this time, he once again immersed his mind in his eyes.

Gradually, the world before his eyes changed. He felt like a traveler from another dimension. The world became fragmented in his eyes, and his consciousness seemed to shuttle through the endless Root, observing the demise of world after world from a passerby's perspective, repeatedly refreshing his understanding of death.

Ishiu felt like his brain was about to explode. It hurt terribly, yet he continued to watch, as if an invisible force was protecting him.

It wasn't until his understanding of death reached its peak that he was ejected from that profound perspective and returned to reality.

Although he didn't know how much time had passed in his consciousness, only a second had passed in reality. So when Seele saw Ishiu, who had a solemn expression a moment ago, suddenly collapse to his knees, drenched in sweat and pale, she was startled.

"Ishiu-gege? What's wrong?!" Seele quickly supported Ishiu's shoulders, looking at him with concern.

Ishiu didn't speak. He endured the throbbing pain in his head, forcing his eyes open to look at Seele.

Seele was covered in dense death lines, but that wasn't what Ishiu was looking for. He concentrated his attention and focused on Seele's chest.

All things in the world eventually die, whether they are people, objects, planets, or worlds. The only difference is that some things might live longer.

Ishiu even had a momentary illusion—he could kill this world. But this was just an illusion, a misjudgment caused by seeing too many worlds perish just now. Putting aside whether he could kill a world, just the thought of seeing a world's death line would likely cause his brain to overheat and burn out before anything else.

Ultimately, the reason Seele became quantum-entangled was because she was too deeply entangled with the quantum, causing the quantum's energy to invade her body, making it uncontrollable.

Therefore, all he needed to do was to sever the line connecting the Sea of Quantum to Seele.

His ice-blue demonic eyes flickered with a cold, eerie light under the silver moonlight. Seele felt a little scared by Ishiu's seemingly emotionless gaze and instinctively flinched. Just as she was about to ask about his eyes, she saw a dagger suddenly appear in Ishiu's hand. Then, with a flash of light, the dagger pierced her body before her astonished eyes.

Ishiu-gege is going to kill me? This was Seele's first reaction in that instant.

Then, her body's instinctive survival instinct made her want to retreat, but she forced herself to stop. She didn't know why Ishiu would suddenly do this, but she knew that Ishiu wouldn't harm her. Even if he plunged the dagger into her heart himself, as long as her consciousness was still intact, she would trust Ishiu.

"Huh?"

Seele had tightly shut her eyes, not wanting to see herself bleeding. But after waiting for a long time, the pain of the dagger entering her body didn't come, which made her confused. Didn't they say it hurts a lot when you get stabbed? Why doesn't it hurt at all? It even feels a bit comfortable? Is it because it's the first time?

With a hint of fear, she slowly opened her eyes. Looking down, her chest was perfectly fine. The spot where the dagger had just pierced her was not even scratched on her clothes. If she hadn't been sure that what just happened wasn't fake, she would have suspected she was dreaming.

"Ishiu-gege, what's going on... Huh? My body..." Seele started to ask Ishiu what was happening, but then she was surprised to find that her body, which had been gradually becoming transparent, had suddenly solidified, as if nothing had happened.

"It's okay now, Seele. You'll never enter that lonely world again." Ishiu retracted his Dead Apostle Ancestor ability and plopped down on the ground, gasping for air. He was covered in sweat, looking like he'd just been fished out of the water.

"It's okay... Ishiu-gege, did you save Seele just now?" Seele wasn't stupid. Seeing Ishiu's still pale and bloodless face, she knew Ishiu must have done something for her not to have lost control and quantize.

"Something like that. Anyway, you don't have to worry about losing control anymore, Seele. You can live a normal life again, without worrying about being alone." Ishiu grinned at Seele.

"Ishiu-gege... Seele, Seele has been saved by you again..." Seele bit her lip. She looked at Ishiu with a complicated expression. She should have been happy, but she didn't feel much joy at the moment.

"Seele?" Ishiu blinked in confusion, looking at Seele, whose expression seemed a bit off.

Seele sat down and hugged Ishiu's neck again, burying her face in his neck.

"S-Seele? Stop hugging me. I'm covered in sweat right now, it smells bad and it's sticky." Feeling the soft, fragrant body pressed against him, Ishiu suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He pushed Seele, wanting to push her away. Seele smelled so good, what if she got his scent on her?

"No, Ishiu-gege smells good. Seele doesn't think it smells bad at all," Seele said softly. Not only was she not pushed away by Ishiu, but she hugged him even tighter. In fact, due to the excessive movement, their bodies rubbed closely together.

And with that friction, Ishiu immediately dared not move.

Hiss... I didn't expect Seele to be so well-endowed.

Although Ishiu could swear to the heavens that he had absolutely no impure thoughts about Seele, this physical friction was a normal physiological reaction, and he really couldn't help it.

So he didn't dare to move, he really didn't dare to move.

If they were to catch fire from the friction and cause a rocket launch, he would never be able to face Seele again.

And in his arms, Seele's voice echoed softly, "Ishiu-gege, Seele doesn't want to be a burden to you anymore."

"Huh? Seele, why would you say that? When were you ever a burden to me?" Ishiu said in surprise. He didn't know which wire in this silly girl's brain had snapped for her to say such a thing.

"Since the past, Ishiu-gege, you've always taken care of me, leaving me the best food and toys, and always protecting me without hesitation when we encountered danger... Do you remember that time we were on the mountain and encountered a bear? Seele was so scared she couldn't move, but Ishiu-gege, you could have left. Yet, to protect me, you fought with that bear."

"Uh... Let's not mention things from the past. Besides, wasn't I almost beaten to death by that bear that time? Luckily Bronya arrived in time, otherwise I would have been long gone." Ishiu's face turned red, and he scratched his head with some embarrassment.

"No, if it weren't for Seele, Ishiu-gege would have been fine," Seele gently shook her head, her voice muffled. "Come to think of it, Seele has never been able to help Ishiu-gege. I've only been causing trouble for you..."

"That's not true..."

"It is! Seele, Seele is too timid and useless. Seele can't do anything."

"Seele, listen to me. You are not timid at all. On the contrary, you are braver than anyone else." Ishiu put his hands on Seele's shoulders, looked directly into her eyes, and said word by word, "I have never thought you were incompetent. You might think you haven't helped me at all, but you're wrong. You've helped me a lot."

"Seele... has helped Ishiu-gege?" Seele's eyes showed a hint of confusion.

"Of course, and too many to count," Ishiu smiled slightly and began to list them one by one. "For example, Seele often makes snacks for me, sometimes she cooks specially for me, you wash my clothes, you clean my room, you've cut my hair, and you've even cleaned my ears..."

"But... but these are all things Seele should do. These small things, how can they be considered helping Ishiu-gege?" Hearing Ishiu talk about daily chores, Seele couldn't help but retort. In her opinion, these were all within her duties and couldn't be brought up on the table.

"Then protecting you is also something a brother should do." Ishiu gently rubbed Seele's hair and said warmly, "You are my sister. Perhaps these things don't seem important to you, but to me, they bring joy from the bottom of my heart. These small things accumulated in life are the bond between us, so I will spare no effort for you, because you are the meaning of my existence in this world."

"Ishiu-gege..."

After Ishiu's heartfelt words, Seele was already moved to tears again. She was easily moved to tears, and whenever her emotions fluctuated too much, she would cry uncontrollably.

"Okay, stop crying. Look at you, how many times have you cried today? No matter how beautiful you are, there's no fire here that you need to put out," Ishiu patted her head, took out a tissue from his pocket, and wiped away her tears.

Seele obediently tilted her small face up. After Ishiu wiped away the tear stains on her face, she mumbled, "Then... then Ishiu-gege won't hate Seele, right?"

The reason she thought that just now was because she was afraid Ishiu would hate her for it. After all, she knew that if one only gave without receiving, anyone would eventually get tired of it.

However, Ishiu had just said that she was not a useless child, and on the contrary, she had helped Ishiu a lot, which made Seele very happy.

"Of course, I like you too much to hate you. Why would I hate you?" Ishiu said earnestly, "If I ever truly hated Seele, it would mean my brain was caught in a door. Remember to splash a basin of cold water on me then, to wake me up."

"Pfft— No way, Seele could never bring herself to splash Ishiu-gege with cold water." Seele immediately burst into tears of laughter.

"Haha."

After her heart knot was untied, Seele became more lively. She told Ishiu everything that had happened in the past few months, and Ishiu listened attentively.

"Oh, I almost forgot." As she was talking, Ishiu suddenly slapped his forehead. How could he forget this?

"What's wrong, Ishiu-gege?" Seele asked with a confused look.

"I brought gifts for everyone this time. Yours is the only one left." Ishiu said, pulling out a delicate small box from his pocket.

"A gift? What is it?" Seele blinked her eyes, feeling a little happy and a little expectant of the unknown.

"You'll know when you open it." Ishiu handed the box over with a smile. Seele took it and looked down at the exquisite small box. For some reason, she suddenly thought of the scenes she had seen on TV where the male lead proposed to the female lead...

Would Ishiu-gege give her a ring?

Although she knew the possibility was slim, Seele couldn't help but look forward to it. Her little heart pounded wildly. She slowly lifted the lid of the box.

When she opened the box, what was inside met Seele's eyes. It was indeed not a ring.

Seele was slightly disappointed, but it was only a little, and it was quickly washed away by the surprise of receiving the gift.

"Wow! What a beautiful hairpin!"

Inside the small box lay a delicate flower-shaped hairpin. It was about the size of Seele's palm, with evenly spread petals, like a real lily.

"Do you like it?" Seeing Seele's delighted expression, Ishiu felt that the hundreds of thousands spent were worth it.

As long as Seele likes it, let alone hundreds of thousands, he'd throw his entire fortune into it!

"Mhm! Seele likes it very much!" Seele carefully picked up the hairpin and examined it under the moonlight. The corners of her cute little mouth turned up, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

"Ishiu-gege, can you help Seele put it on?" After a while, Seele said softly. She looked at Ishiu like a little white rabbit, timidly, her eyes filled with both anticipation and hesitation.

"Of course," Ishiu agreed casually. It was just putting on a hairpin, no big deal.

"Thank you, Ishiu-gege!" Seele immediately beamed. She handed the hairpin to Ishiu and obediently leaned her head forward.

Even though it's not a ring, putting on a hairpin is also quite nice.

(PS: Brothers, the bounty only has two days left~ Don't hold back on any monthly passes or coins, just throw them all out~)

Chapter 86: Let's Sleep Together!

Ishiu held the hairpin and positioned it above Seele's head, finally choosing to place it on the left side of her hair.

"D-does it look good?" Seele touched the hairpin on her head and asked somewhat shyly.

"Super good!" Ishiu gave her a thumbs-up without hesitation.

"Heh, hehe..." Receiving the compliment, Seele couldn't contain her excitement and giggled a couple of times, her little face filled with barely concealed joy.

"Alright, it's getting late. Seele, we should go to bed. Oh, right, I need to take a shower too, I feel so sticky and uncomfortable." Ishiu sniffed himself. The dried sweat on his body gave off a sour smell, making him frown in disgust.

"Mhm, then Seele will go draw a bath for Ishiu-gege."

"No need, it's this late already. No need for a bath, I'll just do a quick rinse," Ishiu refused.