But in the shadows, Otto revealed a faint smile.
So you really are here, Bronya.
"Girls aren't suited for wielding blades and guns. I think cotton candy and lollipops suit an adorable little girl like you much better."
"But it's fine if you don't welcome me right now."
"I can give you time to slowly consider joining me."
Otto said with a smile, continuing forward and completely exposing his back to Bronya, who was aiming her sniper rifle from the darkness.
Ural Silver Wolf watched Otto's back through her scope, but Bronya did not fire.
No one would blow up a spare tire just because the regular tire was still good.
Her mission was merely to seize an opportunity to reclaim the Conquest Gem.
And Otto was not afraid of Bronya's sniping at all. She was not holding Judgement of Shamash, so she could not possibly break through Soul Steel's defenses.
With the Cecilia Stigmata, he had more than enough reaction time to evade a sniper round.
He could even catch the bullet directly if he wanted to.
Hmph, Bronya, put away that routine you use against humans.
I stopped being human long ago.
However, when Otto turned the corner and entered Bronya's blind spot, he took out a terminal from his pocket.
He was calling for backup.
Otto had no intention of letting Bronya go this time. She was an unstable element in Changkong City, so he needed to get her under control first, lest she cause trouble at a critical moment.
As for giving her time to consider whether she wanted to switch sides...
It was fine. Schicksal had plenty of space, and his room was large too. Otto felt Bronya could think much better there.
After casually calling for reinforcements, Otto leaned against the wall and began