Chapter 271: Do You Think This Is Fun?

The audience's lively cheers snapped her out of her thoughts, and Bronya suddenly understood.

It was all for the show.

Catching on, she said expressionlessly, "You said you would defeat Seele, didn't you?"

Bronya tried speaking on the same wavelength as Rosaliya, and the effect was remarkable. The audience immediately held their breath. "As punishment for opposing me, I shall sever your wish."

Bronya struck a chuunibyou pose.

Heavy Cannon Rabbit emerged from the void. A magenta phantom formed its massive body, gleaming beneath the sunlight as it assumed its [equipped] form, shielding Bronya and Seele within.

"Liliya, let us fight side by side!"

"Yes, yes~"

Liliya's reply was thoroughly perfunctory.

The rapid Spanish-style ensemble abruptly ended. The lights flashed in alternation, shifting from passionate, mysterious crimson to indifferent blue. The music stopped in an instant, and the air was immediately filled with vast silence. It lasted only a brief moment before switching to the first movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8, "Pathétique." Oppressive emotion brewed slowly within the silence like an impending storm.

Sisters turning against each other.

As this tragedy unfolded, where was Zhao Bai, the instigator behind it all?

He was honestly climbing over walls, honestly crawling through ventilation ducts, and honestly following the map to find the core area.

As he crawled, Zhao Bai rubbed his ears.

The sound reverberated and amplified within the duct walls. The mournful piano movement reached his ears, and Zhao Bai scratched his head, not quite understanding what was happening outside.

P.S.: Both Beethoven and Tchaikovsky have works called "Pathétique." Personally, I prefer Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" and "The Seasons." Russians are practically born poets.

Of Beethoven's "Pathétique," the third movement is the most widely known, but I prefer the first movement. I hope everyone gives it a listen, so