Honkai, I became Duck Daughter at the Start?

There are some things that even he cannot decide.

On the way back to the Hyperion

"Ah, this operation was a complete success. Finally, I can go back and get some good rest!"

The white-haired girl had a relaxed and contented expression.

Although the trip to Shenzhou's Nine Netherworld had been full of twists and turns, even requiring the Hyperion to provide main cannon bombardment, the outcome was good in the end.

"Tomorrow is June. I hope Bronya and Rosia have fun at the amusement park," Kiana said, shaking her head as she leaned against Mei.

"Bronya and Rosia have been inseparable for so many days this time. When we get back, I'll have to borrow Rosia from Bronya for a while..." Raiden Mei said helplessly, looking at the girl who was smiling so much her mouth was watering.

"Kiana, don't drool on my legs."

"Hmph... I know." Kiana stuck out her tongue playfully, then turned over.

"Oh right, Mei, have you booked which beach in Shenzhou? I think Canghai City looks good. I remember Rosia always wanted to go see the sea with Bronya. It's perfect for our summer trip..." Kiana said happily.

She always quietly remembered everyone's preferences. Although she seemed carefree, Kiana was actually the most concerned about everyone.

"Mhm, I've spoken with the Headmaster and the class representative..."

Before Raiden Mei and Kiana could finish, a warning sound blared from the Hyperion.

"Warning, warning, entering Far East region, Level 1 combat readiness..."

Hearing the alarm, Raiden Mei and Kiana froze simultaneously.

"Level 1 combat readiness... has a Herrscher descended?"

Even when Chiyou was about to awaken, or when an Judgment-class Honkai Beast descended, Shenzhou hadn't entered Level 1 combat readiness. Now, they were this stimulated just by returning to the Far East?

"Something's happened..."

Although Mei didn't know what had happened, it was clear that a lot had occurred during their absence.

What made it worse was that almost all of St. Freya Academy's combat power had been deployed to Shenzhou during this period.

When Theresa brought Kiana and the others back to the academy, they immediately saw a silver-haired girl leaning against the wall, covered in injuries and unconscious, at the academy entrance.

"Bronya? What happened to you?"

The moment Kiana saw Bronya severely injured, she immediately rushed over with concern, even though she usually didn't get along with her.

"She must have arrived here not long ago. Hurry and take her for treatment."

Theresa had received a warning from Schicksal headquarters earlier, and now the situation seemed grim.

"Sigh..."

From behind a green tree, the golden-haired boy sighed.

He had tried to use his mimicry of Abyss Flower to save his young acquaintance, but the chip inside her body kept preventing him. If he forced the treatment, it would cause further damage to her brain.

It was very difficult to remove the chip completely, as it was directly connected to her mind.

Therefore, he could only use the mimicry of Abyss Flower to ensure she stayed alive.

"Where's Rosia? Where's Rosia?!"

After sending Bronya to the emergency room, Kiana realized that if Bronya was in trouble, then where was Rosia now?

But it was clear that the only person who knew anything was Bronya, and Bronya was in a coma...

The entire Far East, including St. Freya Academy, had surrounded the coastal area, but they hadn't opened fire. Instead, they were waiting.

After Bronya's condition improved, Kiana and Mei saw a blue-haired girl cautiously peeking her head out at the academy entrance.

Seeing that familiar face, Kiana and Raiden Mei breathed a sigh of relief.

But when they walked over, the girl's first words stunned them both.

"Um... hello, excuse me... do you know Bronya-nee?" Seele asked timidly.

After she emerged from the Sea of Quanta, she had wandered onto the streets of the Far East.

Everyone had been very kind to her, answering any questions she had with incredibly friendly attitudes, as if they knew her.

This made Seele feel both flattered and very confused.

"You're... Seele?"

Seeing her different eyes from Rosia's, Raiden Mei and Kiana fell silent simultaneously.

"Mhm."

Seele nodded.

"I want to go see Bronya-nee."

Seeing the expectant look on the girl's face, Kiana and Raiden Mei, despite having many questions, still nodded.

When they arrived at Bronya's hospital room, Bronya, lying in bed, seemed to sense something. She struggled to open her eyes and met the gaze of the girl, whose eyes were as pure as blue sapphires.

"Lo...sia..."

Bronya was stunned. She wanted to believe she was mistaken, but those azure eyes told her everything.

"Seele..."

"Bronya-nee."

The two embraced gently. Bronya gradually understood what had happened, and tears began to fall uncontrollably. In her extreme sorrow, Bronya, with a choked sob, leaned her head on Seele's shoulder.

"I'm sorry... Seele, I lost her... I lost Rosia..."

"I'm sorry to both of you..."

ps: There's still a 10,000-character update today. Rosia's storyline will temporarily conclude. The second character will debut tomorrow. Each of today's three updates will reveal a clue about the new character.

The first clue is: the new character starts with amnesia and has a specific method for regaining her memories.

Chapter 49: Bronya, did it burn through your pride?

On the coast of the Far East

The blonde woman moved with difficulty, dragging her body.

Because of the Imaginary Imprisonment Round used by Bronya, Cocolia encountered an accident during her second teleportation and was left behind near the beach.

"She... is a monster..."

Recalling the appearance of "Rosia," Cocolia felt a sense of fear.

She had seen all sorts of life and death, and what kind of cruel scenes hadn't she witnessed? But "Rosia" was like the embodiment of fear and death itself; just looking at her made her body tremble uncontrollably.

"Why..."

Cocolia roared in her heart as she struggled to escape.

She had clearly put forth all her effort, and the experiment had not encountered any unexpected issues. Why did it still fail, just like Seele's time?

She couldn't understand. Everything she had done was for her children. Why did she have to encounter these things?

Meanwhile, "Rosia," due to Rosia's disappearance, had inexplicably lost her quantumization talent. She could only pursue Cocolia with brute force. Her speed was slightly slower, but she was still much faster than the faltering Cocolia.

Soon, she arrived within a hundred meters of Cocolia. "Rosia" spoke softly:

"Why are you running? Didn't you want me to complete the experiment? Now I've completed it. You call me your granddaughter, why are you afraid of me?"

The girl, holding a scarlet scythe, walked towards Cocolia step by step. Her long, black-and-red hair fluttered slowly in the sea breeze.

But her cold voice was like the whisper of death, sending chills down Cocolia's spine.

"I can't find her... Do you know where she went?"

The girl's increasingly eerie tone seemed to drop the surrounding temperature to its absolute lowest.

"You want us to help you save Seele from the Sea of Quanta. We agreed. So now, please die, and give her my regards..."

"Rosia" held her scythe horizontally, her icy gaze finally flickering.

"You... you can't do this..."

Within the quasi-imaginary space created by the Imaginary Imprisonment Round, Cocolia had no means of resistance. And Rosia, controlled by the Stigmata, was greatly empowered.

"Yes, Rosia can't do this, because if Rosia kills you, her Bronya-mama and Seele-mama will be very sad..."

"Rosia" hesitated for a rare moment, but the next second, she burst into laughter.

"But what does that have to do with me? I'm not Rosia!"

"Rosia" laughed brightly, but her smile still lacked any trace of emotion.

"Please... die..."

The girl gripped the cold, scarlet scythe and slowly raised it. Just as she was about to swing it down, a sense of crisis forced her to bring the scythe horizontally, blocking the lightning-fast bolt of electricity.

"Rosia" was sent flying back hundreds of meters, and even the giant scarlet scythe in her hand was almost completely destroyed.

"Who..."

"Rosia" said expressionlessly.

If she hadn't used all the Honkai energy within her to maintain the weapon's existence and block the attack just now, her body would have been instantly annihilated by that bolt of electricity.

"Cocolia... what monster did you provoke?!"

A black-haired figure in a hood emerged, her purple-black sniper rifle already in overheat mode.

In this somewhat special space, the Sin Mallet Thunder of Seven in her hand was also strengthened, preventing it from entering a long standby period after a single use. However, it was impossible to fire two consecutive shots.

"This is the highest power attack of a Divine Key. Even a Herrscher, under this attack, would be heavily injured, if not killed..."

"This monster..."

Watching the girl on the sea surface, who appeared unharmed but disheveled, Raven realized she might have encountered a tough opponent this time.

She had been careless, thinking her attack would surely finish the other party.

"Cocolia can't die yet, I need to get out of here quickly..."

Raven knew that even the Divine Key couldn't do anything to the opponent, and she had no chance of winning if she stayed any longer.

If Grey Serpent hadn't insisted that she do her best to protect Cocolia, she would have fled long ago.

"World Serpent... you're stopping me from finding her..."

"Rosia" muttered to herself. The lively light in her crimson eyes was growing weaker, symbolizing her consciousness gradually wearing away under the control of the Stigmata, to the point where even her basic thinking abilities were becoming blurred.

"You can't leave..."

Even though the scythe in the girl's hand was damaged, when she swung it, the crimson light that was produced left dozens of meters deep scratches on the ground.

While Raven struggled to dodge these crimson lights, she occasionally caught sight of these scratches and cursed Cocolia's entire family tree in her heart.

"You think you can mess with this thing?"

Raven felt that if she got hit even once, her codename would be changed to "Duck Bird."

During a brief moment when she was trying to dodge, the black-haired and red-haired girl had already appeared beside her, and the scythe in her hand was beginning to fall.

If she hadn't been carrying Cocolia, Raven could have dodged. However, due to Cocolia's burden, Raven had no choice but to block the attack head-on with the barrel of the Sin Mallet Thunder of Seven, and then used all the smoke bombs and Honkai energy jamming rounds she had.

After a cloud of smoke dissipated, "Rosia" fell silent, looking at the hand and leg left behind by Cocolia, as well as the black and red sniper rifle.

The effect of the Imaginary Imprisonment Round ended, and both Cocolia and Raven disappeared simultaneously. She didn't know where to pursue them.

She could only think in a single track to begin with, and now, under the influence of the Stigmata, even maintaining a single line of thought was difficult.