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"Even after going this far, you still don't want to..."

Bronya didn't finish her sentence as Dong Moxuan reached out and pulled the adorable girl into his embrace.

"B-Brother..."

Feeling the young man's familiar warmth, Bronya instantly forgot her sadness, her cheeks turning bright red.

"How could I possibly dislike Bronya?"

Holding the silver-haired loli's soft body, Dong Moxuan gently stroked Bronya's smooth hair.

"I should say I like Bronya the most!"

"It's just that I have things I need to do, and I really can't go back to Anti-Entropy."

"Bronya, you can understand me, right?"

"B-But..."

Blushing furiously from Dong Moxuan's affectionate actions, Bronya still hesitated.

"There's no 'but'!"

Dong Moxuan cut her off directly.

"However, while I can't go back with Bronya, Bronya can come with me!"

"Come with... Brother?!"

Hearing Dong Moxuan's words, Bronya's expression faltered slightly, appearing somewhat tempted.

But she wasn't as shameless as Dong Moxuan, so she was still conflicted.

"But, Mother Cocolia..."

"Cocolia won't blame you!"

Seeing the girl seemed tempted, Dong Moxuan immediately pressed his advantage.

"After all, she's your mother! She should be happy that Bronya is happy!"

"Besides, Cocolia has Liliya, Rosalia, and An with her. Even if Bronya isn't there, she won't be too distressed."

"But, Bronya,"

Dong Moxuan looked at the girl in his arms, his tone incredibly serious.

"I can't do without you!"

Bronya "..."

"Brother, you can't do without Bronya... can you?"

Dong Moxuan's final words delivered a critical blow to Bronya's intellect. She felt as if she'd had too much to drink, her entire being becoming hazy.

"So, in Brother's heart, Bronya is that important?"

"So, Bronya, can you leave Changkong City with me?"

"..."

"Mhm..."

Bronya shyly nodded.

In the end, Bronya succumbed to Dong Moxuan's sweet talk and agreed to his proposal.

Seeing this, Dong Moxuan held the girl in his arms and slightly curved his lips.

As expected, Bronya was easy to handle.

Meanwhile, Kiana, who had been observing the entire scene from the side, wore a serious expression.

"Hey, purple hair, that guy looks like a repeat offender. Should we call the police!"

"Miss Kiana..."

Mei found Kiana's earnest look somewhat amusing.

However, as she looked at Dong Moxuan and Bronya ahead, she also felt a slight sense of relief.

Bronya, that formidable enemy, was finally dealt with.

Though the method of resolution was somewhat unexpected.

Dong Moxuan gently put Bronya down and prepared to signal Mei and Kiana to leave the bridge.

Their recent battle had attracted quite a few Honkai infected; if they didn't leave soon, the bridge would be surrounded.

However, before he could say anything, the bridge suddenly began to shake.

"Huh? Why is there a sudden earthquake?"

Feeling the tremors beneath her feet, Kiana instinctively asked.

Dong Moxuan, naturally, wasn't as clueless as Kiana. Relying on his senses, he quickly perceived the cause of the phenomenon.

"It's underwater!"

Dong Moxuan's expression was serious.

"Huh? Underwater?"

Kiana looked bewildered.

"Something underwater, oh no... Catch!"

Before Dong Moxuan could finish speaking, he seemed to sense something, his expression changed, and he directly threw Bronya towards Mei.

At the same time, he unleashed a wave of Honkai Energy, sending the three of them to the other side of the bridge.

The next second...

"Bang!"

With a violent roar, a building that looked full of futuristic technology slowly rose from the riverbed.

An incredibly strong repulsive force emanated from the building, pushing the river water away. It instantly submerged the bridge, cutting it in half.

Dong Moxuan was also swept away by the surge, his location unknown.

"Jun Xuan!"

Seeing Dong Moxuan being swept away, Mei instinctively cried out.

She ran to the riverbank and searched the river desperately, but found nothing.

"How could this happen... Jun Xuan..."

Mei was momentarily lost and dejected.

Bronya, standing beside her, was also confused.

Where was her big brother?

Where did her very large brother go?

He just disappeared.

"The one with purple hair!"

At this moment, Kiana was the first to react.

"Porn轩 was probably swept away by the waves. If we follow the riverbank, we should be able to find him!"

"Yes, that's right!"

Upon hearing Kiana's words, Mei's eyes flashed, and she immediately began searching along the riverbank.

Seeing this, Kiana grabbed the still dazed Bronya and hurried after her.

On a river in Changkong City, a humanoid creature was slowly drifting with the current.

Without any help, it miraculously didn't sink but floated on the surface of the water.

So, what exactly happened just now?

What was that building?

Lying on the river, the humanoid creature, Dong Moxuan, looked up at the blue sky with unfocused eyes.

He didn't remember any such thing in the plot for Changkong City.

However, the plot was just the plot; it couldn't cover everything, so Dong Moxuan didn't find it too unbelievable.

It was just that he had been caught off guard, and the waves stirred up by the building had swept him hundreds of meters away.

Of course, if he had really taken it seriously, dealing with those waves would have been easy, but there was no need.

"Alright, Mei and the others should have found me by now. I'll just..."

Dong Moxuan was about to get back on shore and reunite with Mei and the others.

However, before he could even get up from the water, a pink figure descended from the sky, smashing hard into his stomach.

"What the hell! Who ambushed me!"

Dong Moxuan, whose stomach acid was almost forced out, roughly threw the figure onto the grassy slope beside the river. He rubbed his stomach and walked over.

"Let me see, this is..."

Dong Moxuan muttered to himself, turning the figure's face towards him.

Then, a cute girl in a pink witch outfit, with fox ears on her head and her eyes closed, looking somewhat disheveled, appeared before Dong Moxuan.

Yae Sakura?!!

The name instantly popped into Dong Moxuan's mind.

But before he could even think about who could have made Yae Sakura, a Quasi-Herrscher, so disheveled, the girl beneath him slowly opened her eyes.

Dong Moxuan: "..."

Their eyes met, and Dong Moxuan felt an instant awkwardness.

Looking at the beautiful pink eyes, Dong Moxuan felt his heart race a little.

"Huh?! What should I do?"

"She's awake!"

What should he say?

At this moment, the most basic courtesy should be to greet the other person first, right?

But the problem was, how should he address the girl in front of him?

Yae Sakura?

No, he was the Captain before. He had maxed out his affinity with the Divine Priestess of Yata and True Burning Soul. Calling her Yae Sakura would be too distant.

So, "Little Eight"?

No, Yae Sakura was an old woman over five hundred years old. He was so young, calling her "Little Eight" wouldn't be appropriate.

So...

"Um, hello,"

Dong Moxuan rubbed the back of his head and tentatively said, "...Old Eight?"

Yae Sakura: "..."