Although Gwen had his back to Wendy and had yet to speak, Wendy sensed a certain low-pressure atmosphere between Gwen and Bronya. It seemed that something significant was about to be discussed.
And indeed, just as Wendy had expected—
"According to reliable information, the faction responsible for the invaders I defeated at the East Asia Branch—the radical Anti-Entropy faction led by Cocolia—has now collapsed and descended into endless internal strife."
Only after Bronya swallowed her first bite of apple did Gwen slowly speak, meeting her gray eyes.
"..."
Upon hearing this, Bronya's calm little face showed no great emotional fluctuation. After meeting Gwen's gaze for a moment, she lightly nodded, and only then did a trace of complexity appear on her face.
After Gwen returned from Anor Londo, he had also treated Bronya's injuries. However, because his mastery of healing miracles was far inferior to Lightning Miracle, the effects had not been especially noticeable at first.
It was not until before Gwen left Schicksal for the Elysian Realm that he barely managed to heal the injuries Bronya had suffered during those experiments years ago.
After that, Bronya no longer used the expression simulation function in the chip inside her brain—
Although, after spending two years in Schicksal, Bronya had earned the trust of those around her and had even been promoted to an A-rank Valkyrie with her own exclusive Valkyrie armor, the bio-chip in her brain remained.
After all, this was Schicksal Headquarters, and Gwen was not the Bishop of Schicksal. His trust alone was not enough to decide everything.
As for news of Cocolia's death, this was all the response Bronya could offer.
It would be impossible to say Bronya felt nothing for Mama Cocolia, who had lived with her for years and had allowed her to meet Seele.