Honkai, I became Duck Daughter at the Start?

"Bronya's mom is the best."

Chapter 37: Behave Yourself, Rosia

"Lord Bishop, you're..."

Amber felt suffocated watching her leader sell off the latest weapon developed specifically to counter Anti-Entropy.

"Heh, don't worry about it, Amber. This thing is still in its final testing phase, after all. It's not a bad thing to have someone test it out for us in actual combat."

Otto chuckled.

"That netizen who advised me to settle down and get married seems to have run into some trouble."

Otto had noticed Bronya when she was scouring the dark web for quantum tunneling technology.

Although he hadn't met this netizen in person, Otto knew quite a bit about her.

A child adopted by the Cocolia Orphanage, now a Valkyrie studying at St. Freya Academy.

Bronya Zaychik.

Otto was curious. Why would someone from Anti-Entropy suddenly want technology that could suppress quantum tunneling?

Partly because he got along well with Bronya, his netizen friend, in games, and partly because of his daughter, Rosia. Otto wanted to see what interesting things would happen, so he sold the weapon specifically designed to counter Anti-Entropy to her.

While Schicksal wasn't proficient in quantum tunneling technology, after the Second Honkai War, through research on the Second Herrscher's core, Schicksal's research into the Imaginary space reached a new level.

Let alone weapons, even if they handed over the blueprints to Anti-Entropy, they wouldn't be able to build them without the special environment of Schicksal's headquarters.

Systems like the Valkyrie's spacetime fracture system and the teleportation of various weapons were basically completed by analyzing the Second Herrscher's authority.

The authority of the Imaginary ultimately had a higher priority in the main world than quantum technology.

The weapon sold to Bronya was equivalent to an Imaginary space confinement device, making it perfectly suited to counter Anti-Entropy's quantum tunneling.

"Alright, Amber, let's look at something more important now."

Otto chuckled and turned his attention to Schicksal's recent investigation records in Shenzhou.

"A... Judgment-class Honkai Beast?"

Shortly after Raiden Mei and the others left, the store clerks who had enthusiastically served them stood beside the woman with blonde hair and purple eyes, saying respectfully.

"Madam Cocolia, Miss Bronya showed no reaction."

"I know. I'm sorry, my dear daughter..."

Cocolia murmured to herself.

Bronya's itinerary for the day was all part of Cocolia's plan, from the arcade in the morning to the hot pot restaurant, the dessert shop, even the haunted house menu and those two amusement park tickets...

Cocolia would try her best to arrange for her and Rosia to have the most wonderful and happy time in the Far East.

Cocolia believed Bronya would understand her.

St. Freya Academy

"Shenzhou, Natural Stigmata?"

Not long after returning to the academy, Kiana and the others overheard Theresa and Himeko talking.

"Yes, we've found that the various abnormal Honkai energy reactions in Shenzhou recently are all related to a legend, so we plan to investigate in Shenzhou for a while. Kiana, Mei, and Bronya, what about you?"

Theresa glanced at Himeko.

A significant reason for this trip to Shenzhou was the connection between this Shenzhou legend and Natural Stigmata. Himeko's current physical condition wasn't optimistic, and if they could find that Natural Stigmata, it might alleviate the situation.

"This exploration might take quite a long time, and... it will be somewhat dangerous."

Theresa looked at Bronya, who appeared hesitant.

According to Schicksal's scanning reports, the area they were about to investigate had a high concentration of Honkai energy, and there was a high probability of encountering advanced Honkai Beasts.

Of course, that wasn't the most crucial part. According to the latest intelligence, Anti-Entropy was also involved.

They had to obtain the Natural Stigmata before Anti-Entropy.

"I have no problem with it."

Kiana and Mei agreed quickly, but Bronya ultimately shook her head.

"I'm sorry, Headmaster. I'd prefer to stay at the academy."

Bronya wasn't worried about her own safety. If it were just investigating the Netherworld, it would be a simple task for her.

But if Anti-Entropy also dispatched troops to the Netherworld...

Bronya knew very well that the most likely person to be interested in the Natural Stigmata would be Cocolia.

"I understand."

Theresa nodded. St. Freya Academy took this mission very seriously, as it involved the existence of the Natural Stigmata.

After Rosia displayed the Natural Stigmata, many people at Schicksal headquarters wanted to transfer her to headquarters for research, but Theresa suppressed them all.

Theresa knew exactly what Schicksal's so-called research entailed.

However, she couldn't keep it suppressed forever. Even if those troublesome individuals didn't cause trouble for now due to her position, they would eventually find a way to create an excuse.

Therefore, she also needed a substitute to divert their attention.

"Hmph, Bronya, you stay at the academy and have fun with Rosia," Kiana said, patting Bronya's shoulder.

"When Mei and I return victorious, we'll go on vacation to Shenzhou together."

"Hm? Bronya, Mom, what's wrong?"

Rosia, who was sitting on the sofa reading, was suddenly hugged from behind by the girl.

Rosia also knew about Kiana and the others going to Shenzhou, and she knew Bronya was staying at St. Freya Academy because she was worried about her.

"Rosia, you have to be good from now on," Bronya said, wrapping her arms around Rosia's neck and leaning gently on her shoulder.

She had hacked into Anti-Entropy's communication channels and learned that Cocolia had dispatched most of the Titans and Xing to Shenzhou.

This also relieved Bronya.

"Yes, Rosia will listen to whatever Mom says," Rosia softly replied, holding Bronya's hand.

"After your sister Mei and sister Kiana come back, we'll go to the beach together..." Bronya sat beside her, her expression serious.

"Okay!" Rosia happily nodded her little head.

Gently hugging the girl, Bronya inhaled the sweet scent beside her.

At some point, Bronya had said the same thing to her.

The quiet room was filled only with the sound of Rosia turning pages.

Bronya wished this time alone could last forever.

But...

There was a knock at the door.

"Hello, I'm the newly appointed secretary for Principal Theresa..."

The moment the voice sounded from outside the door, Bronya knew...

Her fantasy was shattered.

Bronya stroked the girl's head and sent her back to her room.

"Rosia... go back to your room. Don't come out unless you hear my voice."

Chapter Thirty-Eight: "Rosia": Do You Like It?

Regardless of whether Theresa, Kiana, and the others had already gone to Shenzhou, what could be so urgent at this particular time?

After coaxing Rosia back into her room, Bronya opened the door and met the gaze of the blue-haired youth wearing a hood.

"What do you want?" Bronya asked coldly.

"Principal Theresa requests that you both come to her office," the blue-haired youth said, head bowed, without removing his hood.

"But Principal Theresa is not in the academy during this period," Bronya exposed his lie.

"Heh... Haha, forget it, I can't be bothered to play along. Little girl, do you recognize this Alliance Leader?" The blue-haired youth in the hood suddenly laughed.

"You're... Welt?" Bronya frowned.

She had thought Cocolia had sent someone, but why was the Alliance Leader of Anti-Entropy here?

"That's right, it's this Alliance Leader. If Cocolia, that idiot, hadn't said there was a plan, I wouldn't bother staying in this godforsaken place. I'm the Alliance Leader of Anti-Entropy, why should I listen to her?" Watching the blue-haired youth talk to himself, Bronya began to suspect he had a serious mental illness.

He seemed mentally unstable.

"Since she said you two are an important part of the plan, I can't be bothered to wait any longer. You have two choices: either come with this Alliance Leader, or be lectured by this Alliance Leader and then taken away." The blue-haired youth arrogantly brushed aside a strand of hair from his forehead, speaking without reservation.

"I still advise you to obey me obediently and suffer less. Don't just talk about you, even that idiot Cocolia has to listen to me obediently."

Seeing the blue-haired youth in front of her reveal his dissatisfaction with Cocolia everywhere, Bronya's sense of incongruity grew stronger.

"Sorry, Bronya cannot go with you."

Project Bunny slowly materialized behind Bronya.

"You damn bastard!"

Cocolia angrily slammed the table as she listened to her subordinate's report.

"When did that guy leave?"

Cocolia hadn't expected this clone, which she used to consolidate her position, to be so fond of causing trouble.

Her target from beginning to end had always been Rosia. Sending Xing and a batch of Titan troops to Shenzhou was also to tie down those Valkyries, leaving them no time to care about St. Freya Academy.

But what she didn't expect was that this clone would rightfully consider himself the true leader. Here, where she could command the wind and rain, he didn't take her seriously at all.

She hadn't intended to transfer him over, but to avoid any accidents, Cocolia ultimately brought him along.

"About an hour ago. He should be at St. Freya Academy by now..."

The subordinate reported.

"Damn it!"