MewMew: I Will Defend the Vanguard's Honor! / Another Victim of God's Sixty Seconds

"MewMew, where are we now?"

"Just past Alps Street, ahead lies the Dany Trail."

On the street, two figures, one tall and one short, were slowly walking through the alley.

"However, to be honest, ever since we entered Alps Street, I've had a vague feeling of being watched... I don't know if it's just my imagination."

"According to Heavy Armor Rabbit's radar, there are no signs of any life forms nearby... but Bronya trusts your judgment."

Several heavy cannons appeared around Bronya.

"After all, that's what Bronya's intuition told Bronya too."

"Clap clap clap..."

A round of applause erupted from all around.

"As expected of Miss Bronya, who is known as the Ural Silver Wolf... Even though she has been away from the battlefield for a long time, her sense of danger is still sharp."

"The battlefield against the Honkai is still a battlefield, and... today we are enemies on the battlefield, so there's no need for formalities."

Bronya looked around, her gaze locking onto a shadowy spot.

There, Rita sat gracefully atop a broken wall, and... changed into a suit of armor she had never seen before.

"Please don't say that. My respect for Miss Bronya is genuine. Of course, so is Miss Mulsus, who is standing here. Being able to break free from the control of the Herrscher of Domination, your will must also be unwavering."

"Oh? Who was that who just now swore they wouldn't become our enemy?"

Bronya snorted softly, her tone full of dissatisfaction.

"I have no intention of becoming anyone's enemy, whether it's Schicksal or Anti-Entropy. Rita just wants to remain neutral... If this has given you a bad impression, please allow me to apologize."

Rita's tone remained very polite, but she didn't move aside at all.

"If you would like to stay here for a moment... Rita will respectfully escort you to the St. 537 Church shortly."

"Ha, you..."

"Alright, Bronya." MewMew patted Bronya's shoulder, shook her head gently, and then looked at Rita.

"I understand what you mean. You want to stall for time so that you can complete Otto's mission without hindering our actions too much, right... After all, even you can't see through Otto's actions."

"We're all just working people, I won't make things difficult for you... I'll fight you and let Bronya go, how about that?"

"?" Bronya turned to look at MewMew: "Bronya should stay, after all..."

"Your Authority of Reason is more important; now is not the time to compare combat strength." MewMew decisively rejected Bronya's suggestion.

"You two shouldn't be so modest... In that case, wouldn't it be better if you both stayed?"

Rita stood up, the scythe swiftly arcing behind her before she gripped it in her hand.

"You're confident you can take on two people at once?"

The power of Herrscher of Reason was quietly activated, and Bronya's commonly used equipment began to appear around the body of the Heavy Armor Rabbit.

"Of course not, but who says I'm the only one here?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Bronya abruptly turned her head away.

However, she was still a step too slow.

From behind them, the familiar scenery instantly transformed into a kaleidoscope of colors. As the ink flowed, Bronya's surroundings had become another world.

"It's you... that little girl who draws."

At the same time, on Dany Trail.

"Ah, Bronya has disappeared."

There was not a trace of surprise in MewMew's tone.

"Not flustered at all... Miss Mulsus seems quite confident?"

"Of course, after all, I still have some advantages when facing you."

MewMew makes no attempt to hide her confidence.

"If we're talking about intelligence advantages, Rita isn't entirely useless, is she?"

Unlike the icy chill she experienced when using Argent Knight: Artemis in the past, the temperature around Rita today was noticeably hotter.

"If Miss Mulsus' confidence is based on her understanding of the Moon Spirit Armor... then she should be careful."

"Same to you."

Before she finished speaking, Mulsus' body instantly turned into a burst of water mist, and where she had just been standing, a giant scythe burning with purple flames had appeared.

"Can you turn your body into water mist...?"

"Not just that~"

The water mist that had exploded outwards instantly condensed again, but instead of condensing into one individual, it condensed into... three.

"Um?"

Rita's eyes narrowed, and relying on the sparring memories engraved in her body, she almost subconsciously made a backward movement.

With a loud bang, the spot where Rita had just been standing was struck by a javelin formed from solidified water, blasting open a large section of the ground.

Rita's ability to develop such muscle memory is naturally due to...

This Flow-type formed by condensed water mist is based on the prototype of... Durandal, whom she had practiced with countless times.

However, MewMew's offensive was not over yet. As Rita jumped away, several streams of water, like chains, blocked Rita's retreat and attacked her body from all directions.

"Hmm... As expected, my thinking was correct. By reducing the number of Flow-type, we can gain more precise manipulation capabilities. In fact, we can even allow Flow-type to simulate different objects simultaneously."

At this moment, Rita was flanked by Durandal and Theresa, Flow-type Flow-type spirits of MewMew Bright Knight: Excelsis.

Flames, like starlight, suddenly erupted around her, dispelling the chains binding the mimic Theresa. Rita's expression changed from a giggle to a serious one.

"We really underestimated our opponent..."

"Miss Rita, getting distracted during battle isn't a good habit, is it?"

With MewMew's sweet voice reminding her, two Flow-type immediately flanked her from the left and right. MewMew herself wielded a staff-like weapon, summoning several water arrows to disrupt Rita's dodging route.

"Let's see if we can solve one of them..."

In a series of maneuvers, Rita feigned an evasion, taking the brunt of several water arrows to bring both Flow-type into her attack range simultaneously.

Then, she turned the sickle around and drew the rapier from her waist.

A flame with earth-shattering power surged from her body in an instant, forming a rolling, burning fire tornado.

"Stars, gather here—"

"Ha, that's exactly what I've been waiting for."

MewMew let out a laugh of triumph.

Including herself, the three Flow-type instantly merged into one, and then split into five.

All five Flow-type Durandal's appearance.

"This strike pierced through the stars—" ×5

Chapter Twenty: Yet another victim of God's Sixty Seconds

"???"

Rita was dumbfounded as she watched Durandal's five movements perfectly synchronized.

However, the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released. Having come this far, she had no choice but to unleash the fiery tornado she had already prepared.

On the other side, five azure javelins, shimmering with water, were also hurled by MewMew in the same direction.

Although MewMew is not weak, these javelins, which are only for show, are naturally unable to withstand Rita's full-force attack that combines the power of the Star Armor. However, the good news is that there are five such attacks.

Even though Rita's tornado could hit multiple targets, after the power of the five javelins was completely dissipated, the remaining flames posed little threat to MewMew.

"Miss Mulsus, your abilities... are truly astounding."

"That's not all~" Linba V Phosphorus (Nine) Umbrella Land QUN

MewMew chuckled and tapped her chest, "Miss Rita, have you sensed... anything unusual?"

"Abnormal?"

Rita's eyes narrowed slightly as she immediately began to sense the situation within her body.

"My Honkai Energy draining at a rate that's... a bit off?"

"Hey, MewMew doesn't know~"

MewMew tilted her head and gave a cute, adorable look.

After all, she has more than just the ability of the Flow-type. In the game, MewMew has the talent to steal attack power. After MewMew obtained the sub-core of the Herrscher of Domination, this talent was further enhanced by the core, which also has the function of stealing.

The object of the theft has become the more important Honkai Energy.

"That was just an appetizer, Miss Rita."

MewMew snapped her fingers, and the five Flow-type once again became three, but this time, the Flow-type she manifested changed again.

"Whether it's Durandal or Theresa, you know their fighting styles inside and out... But this opponent is different, you know?"

Looking at the Flow-type Sirin and Flow-type Bella, who were holding scissors and floating in the air, Rita suddenly had a strong premonition that things would go wrong.

Meanwhile, in the world depicted in the painting.

"Hello, Sister Bronya."

Xi greeted Bronya with a smile.

"I'm sorry, although I don't like fighting either, His Lord Bishop gave the order, so..."

Xi showed a troubled expression.

"I can only ask my sister and me to stay in the painting a little longer."

"Call..."

Seeing that Xi had no intention of moving aside, Bronya also started to feel a bit of a headache.

The other person was quite young, and Bronya had never even considered trying to persuade her to stop bothering her.

After all, she came from the days of being a child soldier and in an orphanage. When she was the same age as Yu, she was Cocolia's most handy tool. She knows Yu's current situation better than anyone.

But if she went all out... Bronya was afraid of hurting Xi, since Xi didn't seem to have any strong combat power; she just looked like a functional S-rank.

Moreover, after this conflict, it is highly likely that Schicksal and Anti-Entropy will enter into a closer cooperation. They will run into each other frequently in the future, and it would be bad if they developed a grudge.

"Hmm? Isn't Sister Bronya going to help? Is she afraid of hurting me?"

Seeing Bronya's conflicted expression, Xi immediately understood her concerns.

"Since that's the case, then I won't stand on ceremony~"

A red longsword suddenly appeared in Xi's hand.

However, the way she held the sword didn't seem like she was about to slash, but rather... like she was splashing ink.

"Sister Bronya probably doesn't know what my ability is yet... Actually, it can be explained with a Schicksal saying."

"Use the tangible to depict the boundless, and respond to the world with the intangible!"

As Xi shouted, a large, dark mass appeared out of thin air from the painting, and then transformed into a huge... dragon-shaped creature.

That's right, it is Great Freedom.

After all, the main goal this time was to stall for time. As long as Bronya was certain that she wouldn't go all out, Xi didn't want to waste too many of the "pre-made drawings" she had prepared.

Besides, practicing improvisation is not a bad thing.

As the Great Freedom took shape, the scattered ink dots around it were not wasted. They all transformed into "triumphant" figures and then rushed towards Bronya, exploding.