Collapse, I became Duck's daughter at the start?

"..."

Although it looked like she was scolding Kiana, Bronya was actually warning herself.

"It's good that you know that."

Regardless, Kiana could tell that Bronya wasn't in a good mood either, so she didn't say anything more.

"Mother Bronya, how many do you want?"

Rosia walked over, holding a few cans.

"Three. Your Kiana sister eats too much."

Bronya patted Rosia's head and took the cans. "Add the diced beef and the potatoes I cut earlier…"

"Once the water boils, add some salt, then simmer it…"

After finishing the preparations, Bronya let out a small sigh of relief and got down from the small stool.

"Next, Rosia, we'll wait half an hour with Mommy."

Hugging Rosia and sitting on the sofa, with Kiana leaning beside her, a tired Bronya soon closed her eyes.

"Seele…"

Bronya murmured in her sleep.

"See? You idiot. No matter how much you wish for it, she'll only mutter about her Seele…"

"Rosia" watched the blue-haired girl reach out a small hand to cover Bronya with the blanket.

"It's okay. Because Mother Seele is the person Mother Bronya cares about the most. Everyone has someone they like the most. Isn't it the same for you and me?"

Rosia smiled.

"And who is it that you care about?"

"None of your business!"

"Rosia" pouted.

"Rest well, Mother Bronya."

Rosia gently touched Bronya's forehead, her silver-gray eyes flickering.

Perhaps it was because of the Recombinator, perhaps it was due to the differentiation of her consciousness, or perhaps it was a combination of everything.

Rosia had never had this kind of blood relation before, nor had she ever experienced family affection.

So, she wanted to try it once.

Perhaps there were some unexpected feelings, but when she saw Bronya truly threatened, it was her body's instinctive reaction, which was why she acted so quickly.

Rosia didn't know if Bronya truly cared about her, but she was very sure that she cared a lot about Bronya.

Of course, in reality, she also had people she cared about more.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"Rosia" looked at Rosia, who had been staring at her without her knowing when, feeling a bit confused.

"Because you're very cute."

Rosia said softly.

"Me? Cute? My personality? Are you out of your mind?"

"Rosia" didn't understand at all.

To some extent, she herself disliked herself a little. Compared to that Black Seele, although her power was greater, her emotions seemed more unstable.

In short, currently, "Rosia" increasingly felt like a bundle of contradictions.

Perhaps it was an illusion, or perhaps she was just overthinking things.

"Cuteness has nothing to do with your personality. Because you are cute, you are cute."

"Nonsense."

Although she said that, "Rosia's" earlobes still reddened slightly.

"Shh…"

While Rosia and "Rosia" were chatting, Bronya started murmuring again.

"Rosia…"

Hearing Bronya's murmuring, "Rosia" fell silent for a moment, then looked at Rosia, who was smiling happily.

"Hmph, all idiots. Only idiots say stupid things in their dreams."

"Rosia" said nonchalantly, pretending not to care.

"Mother Bronya, it's time."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Rosia gently woke her up.

"Rosia... oh..."

Bronya, waking from standby, patted her head.

Although her dream was nice, reality currently deserved more of her attention.

"What? Is it time to eat?"

Kiana, who had also fallen asleep with her head tilted, instantly woke up upon hearing the noise.

"Rosia, this bowl is for you, and here's some sour cream, it tastes better with it drizzled on."

Bronya personally served Rosia and then helped her drizzle the sour cream.

Kiana, sitting beside them, watched with longing eyes.

"What are you waiting for?"

Bronya looked at Kiana with a puzzled expression.

"Can't you get your own if you want to eat?"

Bronya wasn't about to indulge Kiana, who was trying to be lazy.

"Nyah..."

Kiana made a face at Bronya.

"Mother Bronya, this is really good."

Rosia tilted her head slightly, her short blue bangs swaying gently. Her smile at that moment made both Bronya and Kiana freeze.

"So cute..."

"Don't get excited."

Seeing Kiana's eager expression, Bronya unceremoniously tapped her head.

Bronya didn't know about other Valkyries, but judging from Kiana's past remarks, her tendencies in this area were quite significant.

"Ouch..."

"Bronya, look, even though Rosia is a child, aren't I also a child?"

Kiana began to defend herself.

"So what?"

Bronya couldn't deny it.

"I'll bet you, Bronya, if I call you, you won't dare to answer."

"What's the stake?"

Bronya said casually.

"If you dare to answer, Rosia will sleep with you tonight. If you don't dare to answer, you'll sleep with me tonight."

Kiana said confidently.

"Rosia is not an item, I cannot make decisions for her. You need to ask her opinion."

Bronya spoke.

"Rosia, okay?"

Looking at Kiana's expectant face, Rosia glanced at Bronya again, and finally nodded her little head.

"Go ahead, what do you want to call me?"

Bronya was a little curious what mischief Kiana was up to now.

"Mom!"

Rosia: "..."

Bronya: "?"

Chapter 14: Herrscher of Thunder: I Understand Your Little Schemes!

"Get lost..."

Bronya, who had a little patience left to indulge Kiana's antics, unhesitatingly took Rosia and left.

"Hey, Bronya, you're taking advantage of me! Give Rosia back to me!"

Watching Bronya's retreating back, Kiana stomped her foot in frustration.

Meanwhile, in the training room

"Raiden Mei, you need to focus..."

Gripping the sword in her hand, the girl with purple-black hair muttered to herself.

Having practiced swordsmanship since childhood, focusing shouldn't be a difficult task for her.

"That child, doesn't she want it very much?"

A voice deep within her heart kept telling her.

"Naive, cute, kind... Hmm, even for a young lady from a privileged background, you rarely see such a simple little one, do you?"

Such thoughts surfaced in Raiden Mei's mind involuntarily, but she knew very well that these weren't her true feelings.

The entity within her core was influencing her.

"Shut up, I don't think that way."

Raiden Mei began to correct her own thoughts.

"Don't rush. Did you sense something? That's right, although you like that child as much as you like Kiana, it's obvious that child has a sweetness even greater than honey. This isn't an illusion; I can feel it too. How about it? I can lend you my power, but the condition is that you must interact more with that child."

Feeling exposed, the Herrscher of Thunder decided to drop the pretense.

"What do you want?"

Raiden Mei questioned.

"Ha... I want to do the same thing as you. What's wrong?"

The Herrscher of Thunder chuckled lightly.

"Bastard."

Clenching the knife in her hand, Raiden Mei swung it forcefully, taking a breath.

"Heh, what, are you angry and embarrassed? I know exactly what you've been thinking..."

If the Herrscher of Thunder had only resorted to taunts and curses, Raiden Mei could have easily ignored her. But her words had struck a nerve, hitting directly at Raiden Mei's recent inner turmoil.

"My dear young lady, your possessiveness is actually greater than you realize, isn't it?"