Bronya: Big Sister Kiana? / A Chance Encounter and Signs of Awakening

Kiana scratched her silver-white hair and said with a forced smile.

"You..."

Seeing Kiana's state, Gwen shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself how he could tutor Kiana once they returned to Schicksal.

Judging from Kiana's early experiences and her attitude towards academic exams in the early part of the story, fighting Honkai Beast and Honkai zombie on the battlefield was the most important thing in her eyes, and her academic performance was irrelevant.

That won't do—

Kiana, with her empty head, is far too vulnerable to the Herrscher Persona that has written so many long essays.

If possible, Gwen plans to instill some knowledge into Kiana's little head before she directly confronts the Herrscher consciousness, so that at least she won't be unable to win a fight or argue, and will only be able to talk her way out of trouble.

Thinking about how to bring up the topic of intervening in the education of Theresa's nominal niece, Gwen turned his gaze to Mei:

"Mei, where are you planning to eat lunch today?"

At my house, there are prepared ingredients in the refrigerator.

If we eat out...

"I can recommend one!"

Kiana perked up again at the mention of food—

"There are several shops nearby where I used to work, and the food is all pretty good..."

"You..."

Seeing Kiana start jumping around again, Mei on her hips and sighed helplessly. Then she looked at Gwen, who was watching her with a smile, and her eyes flickered slightly.

"Chisey, you make the decision..."

Just a moment ago, Mei was a little concerned that Gwen was focusing all his attention on Kiana, but now... for some reason, Mei has the strange feeling that she is raising a daughter.

"If you ask me, let's eat out today."

Gwen glanced at Kiana as he spoke.

"After all, if we were to eat at home, my rice jar would probably be empty in just a few days."

"Oh..."

Upon hearing Gwen's words, Mei couldn't help but chuckle.

Bronya, what are you planning to eat for lunch?

Would you like to come with us?

Having made his decision, Gwen glanced at Bronya on Kiana's other side and casually asked.

"Bronya won't disturb Big Brother, Mei, and Kiana's meal."

Bronya shook her head slightly, choosing to refuse this time.

"Why are Mei and Chisey the older brothers and sisters, but I don't have any?"

Kiana had just been teased by Gwen for being gluttonous, assumed Bronya's refusal was due to unnecessary worry and immediately clung to her.

Chapter 185 Bronya: Kiana, my sister?

"..."

Seeing Kiana's feigned displeasure, Bronya, who was very familiar with this kind of idiot, easily saw through her thoughts. A slight fluctuation rose in her heart, but she still calmly replied,

"Because Kiana is too lively, a lot like Bronya's old friends, so I can't call her that—"

Besides, Bronya has rehabilitation training before and after lunch, so she won't delay your lunch.

"So what are you planning to eat for lunch?"

"How about I go downstairs and buy you lunch and bring it up?"

Hearing Bronya's explanation, Kiana didn't insist further, but instead offered a new suggestion, revealing her pearly white teeth when she smiled, making her appear as silly as Rosaliya in Bronya—

"I'm very fast, you know."

Chisey and Mei went to find a place to order food first, and I arrived just in time for lunch.

"..."

Bronya was about to speak when Mei, who was watching the interaction between the two, interrupted her—

"Bronya, just say yes to Kiana— "

After all, you're not very mobile, cooking for yourself is a bit of a hassle, and takeout is too expensive.

"..."

Looking up and meeting Mei's gentle gaze, Bronya pursed her lips, no longer refusing, and nodded slightly.

"In that case, thank you Mei, Kiana."

"Hehe, since I brought you lunch, how about calling me Kiana- neechan?"

Kiana's smile widened upon hearing this, and she even looked a little smug.

"..."

Looking at the somewhat smug white fluffy ball, Bronya didn't make any comments like "Kiana." After pondering for a moment, she glanced at Gwen and Mei beside her out of the corner of her eye, and slowly shook her head.

"Kiana is acting a bit childish right now. She'll only be able to call Bronya when Kiana matures a bit more."

For example, his score surpassed Bronya's.

"It's a deal!"

Kiana, who had only intended to get closer to Bronya and hadn't taken it seriously, suddenly brightened up upon hearing this and readily agreed, feeling quite pleased with herself.

"Hehe, I've hardly seen many cute little sisters like Bronya, from Euro-Siberian Region to the Far East. You're definitely going to call her 'big sister'."

Meanwhile, Gwen, who knew Bronya was hiding her academic genius, looked at Kiana with a hint of pity—

The poor Kiana was manipulated by Bronya.

Seeing Kiana's somewhat silly grin, Raiden Mei beside her also smiled slightly.

Kiana is so... cute! Our future children will definitely be just as cute, right?

No, to be this cute at this age, isn't it a bit...?

Just as Mei's thoughts were starting to wander, she suddenly heard someone calling her name—

"Mei?

Mei! "

"Huh?"

When Mei came to her senses, she looked up and saw that the other three people in the room were staring at her. She realized that she had been daydreaming. Thinking about what she had just been thinking, a blush appeared on the girl's fair and tender face full of collagen.

However, Mei wasn't overwhelmed with shyness. She slowly shifted her gaze from Gwen to Kiana, her pretty face composed, and said leisurely:

"I'm thinking about how to tutor Kiana so that she has a chance to be called 'Kiana- neechan' by Bronya..."

"Hehe, Mei, don't worry, I will definitely study hard, you don't need to worry about me."

Upon hearing Mei's words, she instantly recalled the terrifying Kiana from just now and couldn't help but shrink back, forcing a smile as she made a promise.

"Alright, Mei, stop teasing Kiana."

Seeing Kiana in this state, Gwen spoke up at the opportune moment, rescuing the Kiana from danger, and said...

"It's getting late, let's go."

"Okay, sure."

Upon hearing Gwen speak, Mei stopped relentlessly attacking Kiana, and instead silently apologized to the now pitiful-looking Kiana.

"I'm sorry, Kiana, I'll make you more delicious bento boxes from now on."

Six months of training have allowed Mei, who was originally just a mediocre student in home economics class, to hone her cooking skills. With the addition of Gwen and Kiana as diners, she has reached a new level.

However, Mei's Mei used to inevitably favor Gwen a bit, but now Mei has decided to make it up to Kiana.

"Kiana, write down the names and addresses of the restaurants worth eating at. I'll go get ready and change my clothes, then we'll head out."

With that, Gwen went back to his bedroom.

A moment later, an extra coat appeared, concealing the thermal underwear that subtly revealed the outline of his strong muscles. Gwen returned to the living room, making him appear even more mature, and urged everyone to set off.

"Let's go..."

As he spoke, Gwen took the lead and headed towards the door. As he passed Mei, he naturally took the girl's soft hand in his, which startled her slightly.

However, Mei only felt her face heat up again, but she did not break free from the warm hand. Instead, she followed the force from the hand and walked outside with Gwen.

Kiana, who was pushing Bronya's wheelchair, saw this scene and a... doting smile appeared on her face.

"Hehe, Mei has finally come to this point with Chisey."

That way, Mei won't have as much time to bother me—yay!

With a heart full of joy, the girl pushed her wheelchair lightly, following the two people in front of her as they walked outside.

Soon, the three of them went downstairs and separated. Kiana went to buy lunch for Bronya, while Gwen and Mei followed the address and shop name given by Kiana.

The two, both already strikingly good-looking and possessing exceptional poise, inevitably attracted the attention of passersby as they walked hand in hand down the street.

Faced with gazes coming from all directions, Mei felt her cheeks suddenly heat up, and even the hand that Gwen was holding felt like it was being burned, causing her to instinctively struggle.

However, this feeble struggle was like a stone thrown into the sea, without causing the slightest ripple. Gwen still held her small, slightly sweaty hand firmly.

"Mei, are you feeling hot?"

Gwen, noticing the sweat on Mei's palms, asked with concern.

"No, it's just a natural reaction after coming out of a warm room..."

Mei, whose pretty face had unknowingly flushed red, shook her Mei vigorously. Her mind was already a little dizzy, so she made up an excuse and lowered her head, not daring to look directly at Gwen's concerned gaze.

Even the proud Electro Queen is ultimately a novice when it comes to love, and under the scrutiny of passersby and the occasional envious words carried on the wind, she reveals a touch of girlish shyness...

Chapter 186 A Chance Encounter and the Prelude to Awakening

Gwen, on the other hand, strolled through the streets with the girl's soft hand in his, accepting the curious and surprised looks from passersby with equanimity.

Because they had to wait for Kiana, Gwen and Kiana didn't move very fast, and even bought some snacks on the street.

However, the girl's blushing face indicated that holding hands while strolling was the limit, so Gwen did not try to feed her in the street anymore, but simply walked slowly with her while eating the same snacks.

However, in a corner unnoticed by Gwen, a plainly dressed, ordinary-looking gray-haired woman, seemingly wandering aimlessly like many passersby on the street, kept glancing at the two people's backs.

"It really smells like the sweet scent of first love; I can smell it even from this far away..."

Raven, disguised and on the mission of "monitoring Raiden Mei," muttered to himself, but kept walking, always maintaining a certain distance from Gwyn and Gwen.

Although I feel that this mission is basically meaningless—I don't even know how the Honkai Raiden Mei could escape from Cocolia's grasp.

But having already received the money, Raven still carried out the mission quite responsibly.

However, Raven did not have the same idea as Bronya —to get close and monitor them.

According to Gray Serpent's prediction, Raiden Mei is likely a key pawn in Cocolia's crazy plan, which could very well lead to a Great Honkai.

Raven didn't want to be killed by the Honkai Energy of the Great Honkai because she was too close, but instead be silenced by the awakened Herrscher.

During this process, Gwen vaguely noticed that the gaze was different from that of passersby, but since Raven's main target was Raiden Mei and she was very good at concealing her presence, Gwen only thought that she was Cocolia's surveillance personnel. He never expected that this surveillance personnel was Raven from the island before it even had a small island.

After enjoying food and drinks along the way, Gwen arrived at the restaurant that Kiana had highly recommended. After inquiring and learning that there were private rooms available, Gwen glanced at the menu and decided to have lunch there.

However, on their way upstairs to their private room, Gwen and Mei bumped into several young people who were also heading upstairs.

And among them happened to be someone they both knew—

"What a coincidence, Mei."