At that moment, Zhao Bai felt that he was undergoing the greatest trial of his life. If he could not get past it, his life might even be in danger.
Zhao Bai had only ever given away a weapon once.
That had been in the park, when Bronya stubbornly blocked him from harm and stood guard before him with her tiny body. Then Zhao Bai had given her such a gift: the dazzling Chiyou Heavy Cannon, like an ice-blue diamond ring.
"Could it be... you're jealous?"
"No."
Of course Bronya denied it. She could only shake her head, but Zhao Bai understood the true meaning beneath that shake.
This was a fatal question.
Zhao Bai sighed.
Following the principle of sacrificing others before sacrificing himself, Zhao Bai explained where the two weapons had come from.
Developed by Anti-Entropy.
Researched by Cocolia.
Zhao Bai told Bronya the background of the two weapons. Looking thoughtful, she retreated to her room. She even took a picture of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty placed together, removing all the background until only the shapes of the two swords remained.
"So, should I give them to her or not?"
"You are not allowed to."
Bronya shut her door, though Zhao Bai had no idea what she was doing inside.
Zhao Bai could not help scratching his head.
Women really were strange creatures.
Impossible to understand.
Far away at the orphanage, Cocolia, an empty-nest old woman who had five daughters but only An by her side, suddenly received an email from her daughter.
Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty
It seemed that her daughter was asking her mother for something, but this was far too blunt.
Cocolia continued reading while drinking her coffee. The email listed the delivery time and location, and even specified their intended users.
There