No one said we were playing detective role-play, did they?
Bronya wasn't wearing a cloak or holding a pipe in her mouth, either.
So what was this all about?
Following Bronya's words, Zhao Bai thought it over carefully and began building a profile of the person they were investigating.
"Ten to eighteen years old. Restless youth, chuunibyou fantasies, rapidly developing brains, doubts about the overall structure of the world..."
"Adolescence."
Bronya deduced smoothly:
"Sixty thousand questionnaires were distributed. Twenty-six thousand respondents completed and submitted them, while twenty-eight thousand answered but did not submit. Not a single witness was found—not even anyone willing to admit to having chuunibyou syndrome."
"That in itself is abnormal."
Zhao Bai stood up and applauded.
At the same time, he found something rather strange.
Why was Bronya only capable of charging in recklessly when she wore a detective outfit, yet her intelligence soared once she took it off?
Very strange.
"So there's a huge pale monster in this city, right?"
"Come on, let's kill it."
Zhao Bai rubbed his hands together, brimming with excitement.
Bronya stared deeply at him, somewhat puzzled.
It felt like he was far too enthusiastic, as though he were deliberately playing along just to make Bronya happy.
"Finding it is Bronya's job. Killing it is yours."
She could only confirm that there was something strange about the town's residents.
She could not truly confirm whether a Honkai Beast actually existed here.
But since Zhao Bai was playing along...
She might as well humor him.
"Bronya, did you really determine that there was something wrong with this city based solely on that evidence?"
Although he was supposedly just humoring her, somehow Zhao Bai had taken the lead again.
They were heading toward the theater.
"Not entirely. Based on previous questionnaire surveys, those