Anti-Entropy had plenty of fun, but St. Freya's situation was no less grim.
Zhao Bai completed the handover with Superintendent Zhou, painstakingly compiled a mission report, and rushed Raven off to St. Freya Academy without stopping.
God knew why Schicksal had moved so quickly. Shencheng Medicine was clearly Schicksal's ally.
At least, on the surface, they were allies.
And Gray Serpent was merely an intelligence broker.
World Serpent had developed many affordable standardized weapons, but that was all. Their weapons had limited power, and the organization was as mysterious as a cult. At least on the surface, they posed no threat at all.
But the one who submitted the application was Zhao Bai.
Though the principal did not understand, she firmly believed that anyone Zhao Bai feared had to be terrifying, so she swiftly threw Raven into the most secure prison.
Bronya was put in charge of the interrogation.
Raven explained to Bronya why worshiping mechanical prosthetics was inevitable, trying to prove that her feelings for Gray Serpent were real. She frequently steered the conversation into explicit territory, hoping to make this underage brat retreat in shame and anger, but she was destined to be disappointed.
"Metal prosthetics are great. They can be big or small, hard when they need to be hard, and soft when they need to be soft."
"Oh."
"They can change size however you want."
"Oh."
"They can even rotate!"
Raven's words seemed to strike some chord in Bronya. The little girl raised her head and stared straight into Raven's eyes.
"Is that all?"
Bronya asked, utterly defeating Raven.
Laughing Until You Cried (3/4)
"This child... she understands everything?"
Outside the interrogation room, Theresa's face was as red as an apple.
Raven's words had not frightened Bronya, but they had frightened Theresa. She panted heavily,