Honkai, I became Duck Daughter at the Start?

Cocolia never expected Raven, hidden beneath her hood, to actually chase her all the way to the Far East.

"I don't want to waste words with you, executor of Anti-Entropy. Think about how you got everything you have, and then think about our cooperation."

Raven already didn't want to confront this person who disgusted her from head to toe, but there was no choice. The only reliable people in World Serpent were her and Grey Serpent.

Grey Serpent was good at business negotiations, but when it came to threats, she was the one for the job.

"Are you threatening me?"

Cocolia sat in her chair, arrogantly looking at the person before her who claimed to be an executive of World Serpent.

Seeing her demeanor, Raven let out a soft sigh.

Why did Grey Serpent always like dealing with these warlords? They had no humility at all.

Cocolia snapped her fingers, and instantly, five or six Titans surrounded Raven, with countless weapons locked onto her.

"Are you sure you want to do this? Let me be clear, I was only here to inform you. Never mind, I can't get through to you anyway."

Raven felt that Cocolia probably wanted to show off her strength before negotiating and taking advantage of World Serpent.

But while this matter might be negotiable with Grey Serpent, it was absolutely not negotiable with her.

"I'm just an assassin. Why are you making things difficult for me?"

Raven took off her hood, revealing the dark gun hidden behind her.

As it was revealed, an unimaginable sense of crisis made Cocolia's hair stand on end.

"The Third Divine Key, Seven Thunders of Retribution. If my knowledge isn't too limited, this Divine Key should be the one with the strongest penetrating destructive power among all Divine Keys. It can easily kill even an S-class Valkyrie. Oh, and I forgot to mention, it also has a tracking function, so it's useless no matter where you run."

Raven said with a smile.

"You should know that Divine Keys are very picky about their users, just like your Anti-Entropy's Star of Eden, Schicksal's Judah, Judgment of Shamash, and Abyss Flower..."

Raven walked over and patted Cocolia's shoulder.

"Coincidentally, I happen to be able to use this Divine Key."

Having said all that, Raven left without waiting for Cocolia's reply, waving her hand.

"I'll be staying in the Far East for a while. Think carefully."

Faced with Raven's blatant threat, Cocolia could only grit her teeth and slam the table twice.

"Bastard!"

Choosing to cooperate with World Serpent was no different from plotting with a tiger; Cocolia had known this for a long time.

"How much longer until the experiment?"

"It's estimated to be fully prepared by the end of May."

"Why are you so happy?"

"Rosia" sighed as she looked at Rosia, whose lips were still slightly curved even in her sleep.

"She just used a fake smile, a pretense, to win your heart."

"It's not fair."

Chapter Thirty-Six: "Bronya Mama, you're the best."

April

The biting cold of winter had completely vanished. New buds grew in March, and flowers bloomed in the splendor of the Far East in April.

In the largest arcade in the Far East...

"Rosia, which one do you want?"

Bronya looked at the various claw machines and other skill-based or luck-based prize machines filling the hall, then pointed to Kiana beside her.

"Anything you can grab is fine. For luck, it's up to your big sister Kiana."

"Hmph, it's still up to me, Bronya," Kiana said, puffing out her small head.

"Yes, yes, silly Kiana is only a little bit lucky when it comes to prizes."

Although displeased, Bronya had to admit that Kiana's luck was indeed good.

Basically, in any gacha game, if you could finish a battle in ten pulls, there was nothing Kiana couldn't handle.

"Don't be modest, Rosia. Your Bronya Mama almost cleared out this entire arcade last time; the shop owner was practically giving away the counter to Bronya," Kiana teased.

"Okay, then I want this Houmu plushie."

Rosia smiled and looked at a Houmu claw machine.

"A Houmu plushie? Bronya, see if there's one you want?"

Kiana leaned over, looking at the various Houmu plushies inside the claw machine.

"Hmm..."

Hearing Kiana's words, Bronya also went over to take a look.

"It's sold out. According to the official announcement, that limited edition Houmu plushie is already gone."

Bronya said with a hint of regret.

As a loyal fan of Houmu, Bronya had a high interest in them.

"Really? That's a shame."

Kiana gently shook her head, then picked up Rosia in front of Bronya.

Given her build, picking up Rosia looked quite normal. After all, Kiana was ten centimeters taller than Bronya.

"Which one do you want?"

Seeing Kiana's natural action, Bronya's mouth twitched.

"The biggest one."

Seeing the hesitant expression on Rosia's face, Bronya spoke up.

"Okay."

Rosia didn't really care about these Houmu plushies, but they were something Bronya's mom liked.

"The claw's strength, I remember it changes to..."

Strong grip, then weak grip...

Bronya's silvery-grey eyes flickered. She had calculated when the machine would switch to a weak grip, and when the Houmu plushie would fall and be caught by the claw on the other side.

However, to her surprise, the claw maintained a strong grip the entire time, locking onto the Houmu plushie.

"Mommy Bronya is so amazing."

Although it seemed a bit strange to Bronya, to Rosia and the others, Bronya's skill was exceptionally impressive.

"It's nothing, Rosia. Do you want any others? It would be a waste not to use the remaining coins."

Handing the Houmu plushie to Rosia, Bronya smiled.

"I don't want anything else..."

Although Rosia said that, Bronya and Kiana still had her grab all the remaining coins. Rosia and Kiana ended up with over a dozen different plushies in their hands.

"Bronya, weren't you a bit over the top today?"

Even Kiana was surprised this time. In the past, even Bronya would have had a high chance of making a mistake on her first try, but today she hadn't missed once.

"Maybe my luck is just good today."

Bronya shook her head thoughtfully.

As they were leaving the arcade, Raiden Mei walked over.

"Let's go for hot pot at noon. I just happened to pass by a hot pot restaurant while wandering around. The owner said I was their 1000th customer and I could bring someone to eat the hot pot buffet for free."

Raiden Mei said with a smile.

This was the central commercial street of the Far East, and most of the shops were major brands. It wasn't unusual to encounter promotions.

"Okay, I'll listen to Sister Mei."

When Bronya and Rosia sat down, Bronya was slightly taken aback when the waiter handed them a menu with Russian translations.

"What's wrong? Mommy Bronya?"

Rosia asked, a little confused.

"Nothing."

Bronya gently shook her head.

Perhaps she was just being too sensitive.

The hot pot at noon tasted very good, and the flavors were exactly to their liking.

In the afternoon, as they were about to go for dessert, the group encountered a newly opened dessert shop that invited them for a free tasting.

While playing in the haunted house, they encountered a special Easter egg, and the owner specially gave Rosia and Bronya a gift.

While picking out clothes for Rosia at a boutique, Bronya saw an exquisite blue and white dress displayed in the most prominent spot.

"Is our luck really this good today? A discount of 90% off such expensive clothes?"

Kiana was still commenting on their day's experiences.

From morning till night, whatever they wanted to do, they happened to meet the right people and be in the right place at the perfect time.

Everything was so natural and smooth.

Even when they were on their way back, they happened to catch the last free bus.

"Bronya, why are you so quiet today?"

Kiana looked curiously at the silver-haired girl who had been silent and hadn't offered any opinions since noon.

She teased Bronya quite a bit today, but Bronya ignored her most of the time, which was uncharacteristic.

Only when she and Rosia came out of the haunted house alone that afternoon could you see that her expression was a little happier.

"Shh..."

Bronya didn't answer Kiana, just made a gesture, then motioned for Kiana to look at the blue-haired girl who had leaned against her shoulder and was gradually falling asleep.

"She's sleeping so soundly."

Looking at Rosia's sleeping face, Kiana propped her chin on her hand and murmured.

"Oh right, Bronya, these are two tickets to Dream Amusement Park that Mei and I won in a lottery when you and Rosia were in the haunted house today. Mei and I have both been before, and the tickets are valid until the end of May. Remember to take Rosia to have some fun when you have time."

Looking at the two amusement park tickets Kiana handed over, Bronya was stunned for a while before finally letting out a relieved laugh.

Raiden Mei and Kiana were baffled. They had seen Bronya smiling often recently, but this was the first time she had actually laughed since they had known her.

Kiana didn't know how to describe the emotion in Bronya's eyes, but judging from her expression alone.

Bronya was smiling very happily.

April 25th

"Bronya's mommy caught so many cute dolls today. Bronya's mommy looks so beautiful when she's concentrating..."

"In the afternoon, we went to the haunted house. It was scary, but because Bronya's mommy was there, it wasn't scary."