Bait for Bronya

"..."

Looking at Gwen smile, Valkyrie Quicksilver pursed her thin lips and asked hesitantly,

"Do you really think so?"

"Am I... still human?"

"Certainly."

Gwen answered without hesitation.

"If you claim to possess powers that humans do not have, then wouldn't I, who can subdue you, be even more inhuman?"

If we're really going to compare, wouldn't I be an even bigger monster than you?

As he spoke, Gwen turned to look at Seele was sitting beside him.

"Seele, do you think I'm a monster?"

"..."

Because of Gwen's words, Seele, whose little face had been thoughtful, immediately shook her head vigorously.

"Brother Gwen is a human being, a good person."

"Look, I'm a human being, so how can you, who isn't even a monster like me, be considered non-human?"

Having received the answer he wanted, Gwen immediately looked up at the person opposite him, met the slightly trembling eyes under the Valkyrie Quicksilver, and smiled as he spoke.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Valkyrie Quicksilver pressed her pale lips together tightly, nodded slightly, and said in a very low voice.

"...Thank you..."

Having said that, Gwen for a long time Valkyrie Quicksilver, suddenly raised her voice, as if she were a completely different person from before, and tentatively asked:

"Gwen, could you please... listen to a story I tell you?"

"Of course, I'd like to hear more details."

Gwen nodded, pulled Seele to sit down opposite him under the Valkyrie Quicksilver, and pretended to listen.

"Although my time here is limited, I still have time to listen to a story."

"Um..."

Seeing Gwen's posture, Valkyrie Quicksilver slowly sat back on the bed, her lips slightly parted, and began her story.

"The girl was a doll created by her grandfather..."

Amidst the girl's words, tinged with undisguised sorrow, the story of a girl who was created as a tool and only gained a sliver of "freedom" through an accident is told.

Even though Valkyrie Quicksilver didn't say it explicitly, all three people in the room understood that Valkyrie Quicksilver was the protagonist of the story.

"I see..."

Hearing the person involved recount this story in person, even though he already had a general understanding of it, Gwen couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

However, looking at the girl's face, filled with sadness and numbness under the Valkyrie Quicksilver, Gwen didn't offer any words of comfort. Instead, he took two steps forward, straightened the slightly askew hair ornament, and smiled:

"So, the people under the Valkyrie Quicksilver are humans."

Although she was tampered with at birth, she remains a kind girl who doesn't want others to be hurt because of her.

While comforting the young girl, Gwen was lost in thought—

"Seele and I were the first targets of the attack under the Valkyrie Quicksilver, so it seems that there is still some time before the time in the game."

Furthermore... this early event's plot... is too mystical. Otto from 2006 actually interfered with the timeline, even threatening to distort cause and effect...

Taking these factors into consideration...

Indeed, it's best to resolve these issues as soon as possible...

But..."

"Um..."

Gwen let Gwyn fix her hair ornaments Valkyrie Quicksilver raising her head to look at the genuine smile on Gwen's face, and slowly nodded.

"I will be a good person."

"I trust you,"

Noticing the sudden increase in spirit under the Valkyrie Quicksilver, Gwen nodded with a smile.

"And Seele and I will help you too."

"Let's cheer each other on, under the Valkyrie Quicksilver."

Seele then jumped off the bed and joined Gwen in talking under the Valkyrie Quicksilver.

Although she was just afraid of the Valkyrie Quicksilver, after hearing Valkyrie Quicksilver story, the kind-hearted Seele put aside her fear and wanted to help the poor girl with Gwen.

"Um..."

Although what was happening before him seemed like something out of a fairy tale, Valkyrie Quicksilver didn't feel any sense of unreality. Instead, she felt a warm current flowing through her heart, completely warming her cold heart that had become icy after realizing her own abnormality.

This scene, amidst the faint flickering light, was fully observed by a formless consciousness...

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Chapter 170 Bait for Bronya

"Call..."

In the empty restroom, a soft sigh suddenly appeared, along with a figure that had quietly disappeared earlier – Gwen, who had just returned from the World Bubble.

"... Has two hours passed here?"

Gwen didn't leave the restroom immediately, but waited a moment until the watch-like Yue Tian Summoner on his wrist connected to the network and synchronized the time—

Although it is now basically certain that the system's time travel function will keep the original world in the same amount of time as the time spent away, Gwen cannot completely trust the armor's built-in timer function after experiencing that battle and the time travel World Bubble.

"There should still be some people in the store, but I'm not very familiar with the owner or the staff, so it shouldn't attract much attention..."

After thinking it over and confirming that there wouldn't be any major problems, Gwen left the restroom.

Back in the lobby, Gwen, unnoticed by most, casually brushed off a few questions from the waiter, reheated the now-cold food, ordered a few extra portions, and packed them all to take away.

On the other side, Seele and Valkyrie Quicksilver had a place to stay, but they were both hungry.

Gwen walked back to his apartment without attracting much attention, but his mind was already racing with thoughts of how to handle what was to come...

Although it didn't attract the attention of ordinary people, it also didn't cause any major disturbance like the sudden appearance of a living person.

However, the two hours that had vanished into thin air were destined not to escape the notice of Schicksal and the Anti-Entropy- entropy faction—

In addition to serving as a summoner for Gwen's armor, the Yue Tian Summoner on Gwen's wrist also synchronizes its position with satellites from time to time to ensure the safety of both the armor and Gwen.

In this situation, Gwen's disappearance was destined to be revealed by Schicksal.

Similarly, Gwen's disappearance for two hours right under Bronya's nose, whose motives are likely impure, would also attract the attention of Cocolia's faction... if Bronya directly reported the situation here to Cocolia.

If Bronya doesn't report immediately, and the Ural Silver Wolf is prepared to complete the mission alone...

With one hand carrying the packed food and the other in his pocket, Gwyn was fiddling with the hairpin he had borrowed from Seele before leaving. Gwen wondered if he could use a traditional Japanese trick to make Bronya turn against him.

Gwyn, who hadn't sensed any unusual gazes along the way and began to suspect that Bronya might be observing Gwen through roadside cameras, noticed a gaze upon entering the residential area.

"... It seems that as the plan approaches, Cocolia has started monitoring even me, Raiden Mei's close friend..."

Having no idea what bizarre plan Cocolia's extraordinary wisdom had devised, Gwen guessed, continuing to walk without looking up, as if completely unaware that someone was watching him from upstairs.

"..."

On the balcony, watching Gwyn stroll leisurely along the road, Gwen from other passersby taking an after-dinner walk, a hint of doubt flickered in Bronya's eyes— Gwen's suspicions.

Bronya originally planned to contact Gwen today, to monitor Gwen as a newly moved-in neighbor, and at the same time, to make contact with Raiden Mei, the core of Mother Cocolia plan.

However, Gwen's disappearance halfway through his meal left Bronya feeling rather awkward.

After dragging her feet for more than half an hour to finish dinner, Bronya had no choice but to abandon her plans and return alone to the apartment next to Gwen's that she had just rented.

Of course, before leaving, Bronya also went to the toilet and, with the help of the Heavy-Duty Rabbit scanner, discovered that Gwen was not in the toilet.

Bronya was puzzled by this, but she didn't report Cocolia's idea to her.

As far as Bronya was concerned, Gwen knew nothing about her and it was impossible for him to run away immediately upon seeing her.

Although Gwen's mysterious disappearance was indeed somewhat suspicious, Bronya still decided to continue observing—

The restaurant's security cameras weren't directly facing the restrooms, so Bronya couldn't confirm whether Gwen had left from another direction.

Seeing Gwen's seemingly normal and unaffected demeanor, even someone as perceptive as the Ural Silver Wolf could only maintain a basic level of suspicion.

Without lingering for too long, Bronya quickly left the balcony, sat back in her wheelchair, and prepared to have a "chance encounter" with Gwen in the hallway.

"Bite--"

The elevator doors opened, and Gwen, carrying his takeout dinner, was momentarily stunned—

Outside the elevator, Bronya, whom I had met briefly at dinner, was sitting in a wheelchair facing the elevator.

"... Little sister, are you a new resident here?"

Instantly confirming his suspicions, Gwen merely feigned a perfectly measured look of doubt and asked Bronya.

"Yes, Bronya just moved in today."

Bronya nodded slightly, maneuvered her wheelchair to make way for Gwen.

"Big brother, you live here too?"

"That's right,"

Gwen nodded and smiled.

"It seems we're quite destined to meet."

Gwen stepped out of the elevator, looked down at Bronya in her wheelchair, and asked in confusion.

"It's so late, Bronya, are you still going out?"

"Um, Bronya needs to go out and buy two batteries. Big brother, do you know where the nearest convenience store is?"

Because of nerve damage that prevents her from showing many expressions, Bronya simply doesn't hide her illness. The little girl's delicate face is expressionless, which is very pitiful.

"Battery?

I have the commonly used models at home; I can get them for you when I get back if you don't mind.

Having basically concluded that Bronya was preparing to approach him to monitor him or kidnap him, Gwen took out a key from his pocket and waved it, indicating that Bronya didn't need to go down.

"... Thank you, big brother. Bronya will treat you to dinner tomorrow."

Bronya's eyes flickered slightly, and after a moment of silence, she nodded in agreement.

As things stand now, Gwen is a good man.

But... for Seele... it's all worth it...

With her emotional circuits damaged, Bronya only retains the most basic rationality towards most people and things, recalled her promise to Seele. But when she thought of Seele's vanished figure, Bronya did not waver and reminded herself of this.

"Then I'll wait and see."