"Roshia": How Could I Possibly Cry?

Rosia was exactly like the daughter she had dreamed of, perhaps even better.

Over the past two days, Bronya had analyzed the situation from every angle. Cocolia had neither the technology nor any reason to do such a thing.

Judging from the moment Rosia instantly killed three Honkai Emperors, if they could truly produce natural Stigmata awakeners like her reliably, why would they need to fear Schicksal?

They would have overturned the whole order and gone after them long ago.

Although Schicksal was no good either, many of Cocolia's actions seemed like pointless tormenting of others in Bronya's eyes.

"Maybe she really was a gift from heaven."

Gently pulling up the blanket, Bronya closed her eyes and thought to herself.

"This little dummy... she developed so well?"

"Rosia," sitting on the balcony, sighed softly.

From a genetic standpoint, she had undoubtedly inherited Seele's traits during the early stages. If she could also inherit Bronya's potential later on, her future would be immeasurable.

"Dual Consciousness..."

"It has its advantages and disadvantages, I suppose."

At its root, Dual Consciousness was still a splitting of awareness caused by the mind and Stigmata.

There would be no problem in the short term, but even with all her strength, "Rosia" could barely reach the level of a pseudo-Herrscher.

Rosia's potential was not low. If she had seven or eight years to grow, her future would indeed be promising.

But where would they find that much time?

At most, there were only three or four years until Kevin emerged from the Sea of Quanta.

Honestly, in four years, going from a level below that of even three Rank B Valkyries to the Finality Herrscher, Origin Herrscher, and Truth Herrscher...

"Rosia" truly could not think of any way to catch up to them.

She could not exactly steal the Gem of Death Herrscher from Schicksal and fuse with it, could she?

She dismissed something so dangerous without even needing to think about it.

"That Raiden Mei..."

Over the past two days, "Rosia" had seen everything. Perhaps because of her identity, Bronya had never thought of Rosia in any strange way.

Kiana's intentions were obvious enough. She came running over to cling to Rosia whenever she had nothing to do. Even an idiot could see what she was thinking.

Only Raiden Mei left "Rosia" somewhat uncertain.

From her usual behavior, she was clearly restraining herself at times, but her eyes could not hide it.

"Rosia" was not afraid of someone like Kiana. She could always kick the ball back at her, but a hidden yandere like Raiden Mei was another matter.

"This little dummy always makes me worry."

"Rosia" stomped her foot.

On one hand, she was prone to getting stuck in dead ends. On the other, whenever she thought along multiple threads, her CPU was liable to burn out.

Yet she especially loved thinking about this and that.

"So annoying. I don't want to think anymore!"

"Good morning, Mei. Is Kiana still not up?"

Early that morning, Rosia looked at the purple-black-haired girl in confusion.

"Mm. Kiana got hurt by accident yesterday, and today she refuses to get up no matter what. Where's Bronya?"

Raiden Mei asked helplessly.

Yesterday, Kiana had seemed as though she had been electrocuted silly, staring blankly the whole time. When Mei went to wake her just now, she was still lying there like a corpse.

"Mother Bronya didn't seem to rest well last night. Since it's the weekend, I wanted to wake her later."

Rosia nodded her little head.

"I see..."

Upon hearing that, Raiden Mei's eyes flickered slightly as she cooked.

"Then we'll wait for them."

Raiden Mei smiled.

"Rosia, your hair seems a little messy. Come sit here, and I'll fix it for you."

Sitting on the sofa, Raiden Mei beckoned to her.

"Okay."

Without thinking much of it, Rosia gently sat down on Mei's lap.

"Rosia, how do you find the academy?"

Rosia actually had very nice hair. Her soft, smooth short hair was not prone to tangling, but Raiden Mei still pretended to carefully comb through it strand by strand.

"Mm, the Valkyrie sisters are all very kind, especially you, Mei. Your cooking is really delicious."

Rosia answered naturally.

"Is that so? That's good. If you run into any difficulties, you can always come to me."

With Rosia sitting on her lap, Raiden Mei could clearly feel the girl's softness and that unique aura around her.

"This one says all the right things, but no matter how I look at her, something is wrong with those eyes."

"Rosia" sat opposite them, looking at Raiden Mei with a trace of envy.

"Okay."

Rosia replied obediently.

"Mm..."

Although Raiden Mei showed no reaction on the surface as she arranged Rosia's hair, she had been arguing internally with the Herrscher of Thunder the entire time.

Under the influence of the Herrscher of Thunder, she had a strong urge to mess up Rosia's hair.

"Stop deceiving yourself. You obviously want to bite this child too..."

"Let me guess what you're thinking right now. You want to make this child carry your scent, then declare your ownership over her, right?"

The Herrscher of Thunder's words made Raiden Mei furious.

"Shut up!"

"Why? Raiden Mei, there's no one around right now. If you kiss her, or even give her a few light bites, no one will find out. This child is so well-behaved. Would she care about something like that?"

"..."

Raiden Mei fell silent, then swallowed.

To be honest, she was indeed tempted.

It was normal for a girl to occasionally have slightly strange thoughts, but with the Herrscher of Thunder constantly whispering in her ear, the influence was a little too great.

"All done."

Although Raiden Mei had worked slowly, it had not taken much time in total.

"Thank you, Mei."

Rosia said happily.

"...Um..."

Raiden Mei looked at Rosia's profile. In the end, she could not resist leaning over and kissing her adorable little cheek.

"Click..."

Rosia could clearly hear the sound coming from beside her, but Raiden Mei could not.

At that moment, Raiden Mei felt an indescribable thrill, and a faint blush rose on her cheeks.

"I... I'll go wake Kiana and Bronya."

Seeing that Rosia had not reacted at all, guilt began to spread through Raiden Mei's heart.

"How strange."

Watching Raiden Mei flee in embarrassment, Rosia tilted her head, unable to understand.

"Idiot! Why did you let her kiss you?!"

"Rosia" was utterly baffled by how unmoved she was.

"Because she's Mei. If she kissed me, it means Mei likes me very much."

Rosia replied, somewhat confused.

"She!! She..."

"Rosia" began to stammer incoherently.

"Don't get so worked up..."

"Am I worked up?!!"

"Rosia" said through gritted teeth.

Before, it had only been hugging and cuddling. Now she had started using her mouth.

"Is that what she means by liking you?!"

"Rosia": How Could I Possibly Cry?

"Don't get so worked up..."

Rosia looked helplessly at "Rosia," who was nearly jumping up and down.

"Idiot, those little tricks may fool you, but they won't fool me."

"Rosia" snorted coldly.

If Raiden Mei had merely kissed her, that would have been one thing.

But why was she blushing?

She had been on guard against that yandere for a long time, yet she had made her move so quickly.

She was still just a child!

"Stop letting your guard down all the time."

"Rosia" said gloomily.

"I'll be more careful next time."

Rosia smiled.

She had been eating Mei's cooking these past two days, and Mei had helped tend to her hair. A kiss on the cheek really was nothing.

"Hmph."

Seeing that Rosia still looked entirely unconcerned, "Rosia" knew that this dummy had not listened at all.

Well, the Herrscher of Food was rather likable for now.

But one day, she would tear away Raiden Mei's false mask.

"Morning, Rosia. Sorry, I'm really a little sleepy today."

Bronya came out of the room and stretched lazily.