Honkai, I became Duck Daughter at the Start?

"Because I can return home with pleasant memories."

After saying this, Rosia looked at the captivating giant Ferris wheel in the distance, while Bronya lowered her head, lost in thought.

"Mama Bronya, it's evening. Shall we ride the Ferris wheel?"

Rosia took Bronya's hand and led her out from under the shade of the umbrella.

The moment Bronya looked up, the twilight surged into her vision like a tide, dyeing the entire sky red. The Ferris wheel in the distance turned endlessly, tirelessly.

But at this moment, Bronya's eyes were fixed only on the girl's smile, which always seemed to bloom, no matter the time.

Sitting on the Ferris wheel, as it slowly ascended, the afterglow of the setting sun gradually enveloped them.

The Ferris wheel wasn't moving fast, but Bronya felt as if time were flying by.

"What a beautiful sunset, Mama Bronya."

Even though Bronya's expression and actions were starting to become unusual, Rosia's attention seemed completely captivated by the sunset's glow.

When the Ferris wheel reached its highest point, Bronya finally looked up, her eyes red-rimmed from suppressed emotion.

"I'm sorry... Rosia."

Seeing Bronya's emotions gradually unraveling, Rosia gently embraced her.

"It's okay, Mama Bronya. You did nothing wrong. I'm the one who should be saying sorry..."

As Rosia hugged her, Bronya's trembling hand reached for the injection vial strapped to her leg and slowly extended it towards the girl's fair neck.

"It's alright, Mama Bronya. You'll get better."

Just like before, Rosia seemed oblivious, simply comforting Bronya's emotions.

And in Rosia's vision, "Rosia" was growling furiously at her, even attempting to seize control of her body.

"Shh."

Before the girl's silvery-grey eyes began to turn red, she playfully shushed "Rosia" with a smile and a gesture.

This was the first time she had truly defied "Rosia's" will.

"You can do it."

With the blue-haired girl's final whisper, the syringe in Bronya's hand pierced her neck. At the same time, Bronya, who had been holding strong, finally burst into tears.

As her consciousness gradually blurred, the last expression Rosia gave Bronya held no confusion or resentment, only a faint smile.

Rosia knew that Bronya couldn't refuse Cocolia's influence at this point. After all, Bronya was still just a child of fourteen or fifteen.

Rosia didn't blame her.

She respected Bronya's choice.

It was just a shame...

She couldn't fulfill her final promise.

The Ferris wheel gradually descended and stopped. The amusement park, which had been filled with laughter and joy, fell into complete silence.

Nightfall swept over the amusement park.

Just as Rosia had said, people always felt a bit lonely at night.

Bronya carefully held the blue-haired girl in her arms, her gaze treating her as the most beautiful treasure in the world.

The girl in her arms was like a sleeping, exquisite princess, awaiting the awakening by her destined one.

"You did very well, my daughter."

A mature woman with golden hair and violet eyes stood before Bronya.

"Give her to me, Bronya."

Facing the command of the person before her, Bronya simply and silently slung the girl over her back. With one hand, she took out a bottle of alcohol from a case at her side.

This was something Cocolia had given her earlier.

The girl brought it to her lips, biting open the cap with her sharp teeth. Along with the sound, blood trickled from her torn lip.

At this moment, her cold gaze and expression perfectly matched her title.

"Ural Silver Wolf."

After taking a swig, Bronya set the bottle aside. Then, the long case on her back detached, and the girl grasped the silver sniper rifle within.

Bronya's movements were fluid and seamless. Even Cocolia didn't have time to react. However, with the "click" of the sniper rifle's safety being disengaged, Cocolia realized something was wrong.

Bronya wasn't aiming at Cocolia, but firing into the sky.

With a loud roar, Cocolia's world turned a dull gray.

"Imaginary Space Confinement Bullet."

It released a sub-imaginary space with a radius of ten kilometers, centered on the user.

Within this range, it was almost identical to true imaginary space, just without the terrifying Honkai energy. However, it was enough to suppress all quantum technology on Cocolia's person.

Without the aid of quantum technology, Cocolia was no longer an insurmountable opponent for Bronya.

"Bronya, you!"

Cocolia had some quantum technology directly implanted into her body, so after being suppressed, she even had problems with partial control over her body.

Facing Cocolia's questioning, Bronya simply aimed her sniper rifle at her coldly.

The threat of death invaded Cocolia's mind, accompanied by the girl's cold tone.

"Move aside, or..."

"Die."

Chapter 43: The Return Train

"Twenty minutes, that's enough..."

Under Cocolia's incredulous gaze, Bronya left with the girl.

Although Bronya was extremely dissatisfied with Cocolia now, she had only threatened her just now, and Cocolia was, after all, the mother who adopted her.

Their score had yet to be settled.

"I'm sorry, Rosia, by the time you wake up, perhaps everything will be better..."

Looking at the girl in her arms, Bronya gently kissed her forehead.

After sending the girl onto the last train to the Far East, Bronya got off again, holding her sniper rifle.

Bronya had booked the entire front half of the train, and the staff inside had been taken care of, so Bronya was not worried about Rosia's safety.

"I'm sorry, Mom can't leave with you."

Watching the train gradually start, Bronya pursed her lips, touched the cold glass with her hand, and her silvery-gray eyes revealed a look of reluctance.

If she left with Rosia like this, Cocolia would definitely not let them go.

If Bronya guessed correctly, Cocolia had already made arrangements in the Far East, and it would be impossible for them to leave peacefully.

So Bronya needed to stay and confront her, giving Rosia enough time to leave the Far East.

And Bronya knew that if she couldn't truly make up her mind to kill Cocolia before the weapon's confinement bullet ran out.

Then...

"We'll meet again..."

Bronya watched the speeding train, tilting her head slightly.

On the train

"Interesting, truly interesting, your Anti-Entropy always brings me surprises."

The train's driver's cabin was opened, and a blonde young man wearing a dark green hat walked out.

He had been paying attention to the movements in Shenzhou, after all, it was a Judgment-class Honkai Beast. If Theresa couldn't handle it, he was prepared to clean up the mess.

As expected, Anti-Entropy had also dispatched many troops to compete for the natural stigma that might exist within Chiyou.

Otto originally thought they would take the opportunity to take Kiana Kaslana or someone similar, but to his surprise, apart from causing some interference, those Anti-Entropy troops did not take any further action.

And the text message sent by Bronya made Otto realize that Cocolia's target all along was this little girl named "Rosia."

"For an experiment that is almost impossible to complete, you're even willing to gamble with your own 'granddaughter'?"

Otto found it ridiculous.

Even he might not be so ruthless until the feasibility of the experiment reached a certain threshold.

A person with such determination is either courageous or extremely foolish.

After all, she was gambling with someone else's life.

Clearly, Cocolia did not fit the characteristics of the former.

"Heh heh, little netizen, you still underestimate your 'mother'."

Not long after Bronya sent Rosia onto the train, many people had already broken into the train, and even the train headquarters had issued an order to stop operations.

It was clear that the entire Far East had been almost completely infiltrated by Cocolia.

Of course, this was not a big problem for Otto.

When it came to playing the game of power, ten Cocolias couldn't play Otto.

"My friend, I hope you won't blame me when you wake up."

The blonde young man sat opposite the unconscious girl, his emerald eyes flickering as he muttered to himself.

To be honest, Otto was not surprised by Bronya's actions.

At some point, he too had faced a similar choice, but at that time, he had more of no choice.

"It's... you?"

To Otto's surprise, the girl in front of him moved her hand slightly, then struggled to wake up.

"Bronya Mama..."

The moment Rosia saw Otto, she froze.

She had expected Bronya to hand her over to Cocolia for experimentation, but she never imagined that the first person she would see upon waking would be Otto.

"Long time no see, my friend."

Although he didn't know why Rosia had woken up so quickly—according to his little online friend, Rosia should have slept all the way to Shenzhou.

"Where... is she?"

Rosia was a bit confused. If she had been brought to Schicksal, shouldn't it have been the younger Otto who came to see her? Besides, Schicksal had no reason to forcibly take her; she was already a member of St. Freya Academy.

"We're on a train to the Far East. Once we reach the Far East, we'll take a special flight to Shenzhou. Hmm... I remember when your Bronya-mama was chatting with me, she mentioned you wanted to see the sea, right?"

"Once we get to Shenzhou, I'll take you to the most beautiful outer beaches there..."

The golden-haired youth explained with a smile.

He had chatted with Bronya quite a bit while playing some online games and knew some of her plans.

Bronya disliked messaging while playing games, but she would always respond whenever her daughter was mentioned.

Even though he tried his best to steer clear of any news about Bronya's current situation, Rosia only cared about that at the moment, so she wasn't misled.

"Bronya-mama... didn't come back..."

Rosia tried to stand up, but the moment she did, her body tilted uncontrollably.

"The medicine... hasn't worn off yet..."