Dual Souls, the Other Half Is Bronya

Furthermore, the clash of water and fire had produced a great deal of steam. A white mist spread out, shrouding the area.

It was the same familiar office. Of course, White Night had only accompanied them here this time; the main responsibility did not lie with him.

"Whether on or off campus, deploying Spirit Armor is prohibited anywhere other than designated locations..."

"You should have been suspended, but since it's your first day, I'll merely punish you by having you clean the toilets for a week. You may thank me for my leniency~"

Once the sentence had been handed down, the two troublemakers were sent off to clean the girls' restroom, with the punishment enforced to the fullest.

"Thank you very much, Chairwoman."

"I have reflected on my actions. I promise I won't do it again."

Stella and Shizuku lowered their heads, their bangs falling over their foreheads and casting shadows across their faces.

Ikki, White Night, and the others headed back first. On the way, Ikki suddenly noticed something. "Come to think of it, doesn't Bronya deploy her Spirit Armor all the time too? Won't you be punished for that?"

"Bronya had a motorcycle custom-made. No one can tell whether Bronya's motorcycle is a real object or not."

"Besides, even if Bronya clearly told you that this bike is her Inherent Gear, do you think... you would believe her?"

Weekend Invitation

"Good evening, Sister Kiko."

After nightfall, Bronya lay sprawled across her bed in thin pajamas, exposing large stretches of fair skin. Beneath her calm tone was a faint hint of excitement.

White Night poked half his body out from the edge of the display and waved in greeting. "Yo, good evening, Sister Kiko. Are you still busy?"

"Mhm. I just finished treating everyone." Yakushi Kiriko still wore her white coat, as though she had only just stepped away from work.

Apart from ordinary illnesses, Yakushi Kiriko was also responsible for a group of terminally ill patients. Even as the Far East's finest doctor, she could not save them from the hands of death.

All she could do was block their pain, allowing them to spend their final years peacefully.

Because of that, Yakushi Kiriko had to make rounds every day, examine her patients, and tend to their bodies to prevent sudden complications.

"Don't overwork yourself, Sister Kiko."

"Mhm, I know. I'm a doctor, after all. How could I not understand my own condition?"

On the other side of the screen, Yakushi Kiriko smiled gently and tucked her short, lightly curled emerald hair behind her ear with a fair hand. "If I truly feel tired, I'll naturally rest."

"Sister Kiko has already done very well, hasn't she? At the very least, no one has to worry about sudden complications. They don't need to avoid certain foods, they don't have to suffer pain, and they can enjoy the rest of their lives in comfort and peace."

"But I still can't save them..."

"...That isn't your fault, Sister Kiko."

"Alright, alright."

White Night clapped from the side, breaking the heavy atmosphere. "Let's not talk about something so depressing. Sister Kiko, have things been alright with everyone at the hospital since we left?"

Yakushi Kiriko gathered herself as well. "Come to think of it, you two haven't visited the hospital lately. Everyone misses you quite a bit."

"By the way, did anything interesting happen today?"

"Of course. Ikki's little sister..."

White Night enthusiastically told Yakushi Kiriko about what had happened during the day, eagerly sharing the juicy gossip he had just learned. But... he did not seem to have noticed~

As he spoke, Yakushi Kiriko's gaze seemed to deepen bit by bit...

Bronya merely watched silently. Though they were the same person, their mental connection was normally severed, and they would not contact each other unless necessary.

How would things develop from here~ Bronya folded her arms, her full breasts nearly spilling out as the corners of her lips curled upward.

Over the following days, the group trained as usual in preparation for the Seven Star Sword Martial Festival.

Clang—!

Yin Iron collided with Myriad Phenomena, grinding against each other as sparks burst from the scraping blades.

Ikki and White Night locked eyes, each able to sense the unyielding will in the other's gaze!

Their blades crossed as the two figures passed each other, then immediately launched attacks behind them. Clang—!

On the other side, Bronya was sparring with Stella as well. This time, she was no longer using katana mode, having switched to the Blue Flame Silver Falcon—Big Bronya's signature weapon.

"Fire!"

Unlike modern firearms, the Blue Flame Silver Falcon was highly advanced. Its ammunition was almost entirely energy-based, so it produced only a faint mechanical sound and very little noise.

A series of precise shots flew at Stella, calculations nearly sealing off all her routes of movement.

Since she could not evade, she would take it head-on! Stella erupted with Magic Power, blazing flames gradually covering the surface of her body—Dragon Robe!

"Flames of Purgatory, pierce through..."

Then, Magic Power continued to surge forth. From the looks of it, she clearly intended to get serious.

"That won't do, Stella~"

Bronya swiftly switched to light-blade form and practically blinked over to Stella's side, swinging her sword to interrupt her. "Using a Blade-Cutting Skill in a place like this would make the Chairwoman very angry."

"!!!"

The dark-blue light blade came slashing in, forcing Stella to interrupt her channeling and meet it with the Dragon Sinner Sword, barely sparing the training ground from disaster.

Golden-red and dark-blue sword light intertwined, and the intensity of their battle was no less than that of the pair on the other side.

Once training ended, Ikki and Stella were slightly out of breath. They sat down to wipe away sweat and drink water. White Night and Bronya, meanwhile, still looked as though nothing had happened.

"Ikki, you need to work harder on your stamina training~ As a man, you can't lose when it comes to endurance." White Night sat atop a small park table, teasing Ikki beside him.

Bronya also walked over and leaned against White Night's side. Just like the rumored "twins," they were inseparable.

"You two are really ridiculous."

Having roughly steadied her breathing, Stella turned her gaze toward Bronya. "Say, Bronya, is your physical ability really only A-rank?"

"It says so in the records. It is indeed rated A-rank. Does Stella have some question?" Bronya tilted her head, and paired with her flat tone, she gave off a strangely cute and vacant impression.

"No, I mean, how exactly do you train..."

Just then, the warning bell rang, interrupting Stella. Bronya stood and walked past her. "Bronya trains normally. Little by little, she just became like this."

"Come on, it's about time for class." White Night followed behind, leaving the training ground to the two of them.

Things naturally continued to develop that way. Before long, White Night received a text inviting them out for the weekend. "Looks like what was meant to happen still happened."

"Isn't this exactly what White Night wanted to see?"

Bronya said without looking back, her Handheld Console's screen flickering rapidly as she played.

"What I wanted to see?"

White Night looked outside through the floor-to-ceiling window, his tone slightly distant, though he quickly recovered. "Forget it. As long as it's interesting. Have you decided what to wear this weekend?"

"Anything is fine for Bronya." Still playing her Handheld Console, Bronya gave a rather perfunctory response.

"...Fine~"

White Night did not care much about it. Clothes? Pretty people looked good in anything. Why make it so complicated?

He opened the student handbook and initiated a call to the Chairwoman. "Chairwoman Kurogane? I would like to apply for permission to deploy Spirit Armor off campus."

"You again, White Night. You should know that something like this cannot be approved without a reason."

"Didn't I say before that I can vaguely see certain things? This time, I have a premonition too. We might run into trouble this weekend."

"...Then wait until you actually run into it."

Hmm... had she hung up? White Night set down the student handbook, which displayed a notice that the call had ended. "After guiding things again and again, this should be enough, right~"

"Bronya must remind White Night that before people truly encounter something, they always harbor a sense of luck."

As she spoke, fireworks bloomed across the screen. Game cleared! Bronya started another round without changing expression.

"Of course I know."

White Night put away the student handbook as well, then opened the wardrobe to pick out casual clothes. "But that's still better than doing nothing, isn't it?"

"...Do as you like~ Also, if you're picking casual clothes, remember to choose a set for Bronya too."

"The Male Body, Female Heart" Arisugawa

The weekend arrived.

"White Night was really casual in choosing this outfit."

( ? ? ? )

Bronya stared at White Night, her tone completely flat. She had said anything was fine earlier, yet... he had picked an oversized black hoodie paired with white denim shorts.

Hmm... it was truly plain to the extreme. Fortunately, Big Bronya was someone who proved that "8 > 50000," and her mature figure could fully carry this outfit:

Most of her fair, slender legs were exposed, standing out beautifully against the black hoodie and emphasizing her snow-white skin. Her long silver spiral hair draped over her shoulders...

"Not bad, Bronya~"

Faced with White Night's teasing, Bronya showed no mercy. She grabbed a pillow and smashed it into his face. "Let's go. It would be bad if we were late."

"Heh, coming, coming."

After Bronya passed by, White Night, who had been lying lifelessly on the sofa, sprang up energetically and quickly followed her.

"My, my~ How surprising. I never thought someone as noble as Princess Stella..."

Sure enough, Shizuku and Stella were practically oil and water. The moment they met, they began sparring verbally. "Would enjoy entertainment meant for commoners like us."

"I merely wanted to learn more about the Far East, which is why I was invited here together with my master, Ikki."

Stella refused to back down, even bringing up their previous wager as an excuse.

"Ikki, you two are playing that big?"

White Night quietly leaned closer and nudged Ikki's side with his elbow, speaking in a teasing tone like a bad friend joking around.

"That matter cannot be taken seriously."

"Heh~ What does it matter? You got yourself a servant—wife—for free. That's an absolute bargain."

As he spoke, White Night's gaze swept over Shizuku... She wore a dark-blue Gothic Lolita dress, her doll-like adorable face paired with exquisite makeup...

"Of course, there's nothing wrong with choosing the little-sister type either. If you have a sister like that, you should be secretly delighted."

Hmm...

Hearing that, Ikki's mouth twitched slightly. White Night was powerful, but this was the one bad thing about him... He was a complete troublemaker and utterly unreliable in ordinary moments!

Ikki could not help looking toward Bronya. As it happened, Bronya also felt the teasing had gone far enough.

She took action: her slender arms wrapped around White Night's neck from behind, and her full breasts pressed against his back as warm breath brushed his ear.

"Alright, White Night. Tone it down a little."

"...Fine, since you say so." Only then did White Night finally let Ikki off.

Next, his attention turned to Arisugawa Nagi... White Night had already learned about her from the anime, but this was his first time formally meeting her. "I remember seeing you in class..."

"Her name is Arisugawa Nagi. We met in class before." Bronya cooperated with White Night and added from the side.

White Night put on an expression of sudden realization. "Arisugawa~ Say, you and Shizuku..."

"I'm Shizuku's roommate, Arisugawa Nagi, a girl who was accidentally born into the wrong body."

Wearing a dark trench coat, Arisugawa rested a white-gloved hand over her heart as she introduced herself. "I dislike having my name called directly, so I hope everyone will call me 'Alice'~"

Then, she(?) removed her bowler hat, gave everyone a perfectly proper gentleman's bow, and smiled kindly as she extended her hand.

"Ahahaha..."