Bronya wore a strange expression. She seemed to know what had happened.
"Queen, I'm absolutely certain... Though I don't know why it suddenly became so much smaller, and it's protected by some kind of force now, so it no longer needs me to incubate it... It can come out on its own when the time comes."
"Is that so..."
It seemed... Bella's dragon egg was the reward. Only Ai-chan had the power to turn a dragon egg into an Armed Doll.
Ai-chan could accomplish many impossible things. She had even mastered a super spell—sealing magic (360-month ban warning).
But why... was this little one also called Bella? It had the same name as its mother?
Or...
Was the child Bella gave birth to actually Bella herself?
That might have seemed unbelievable to humans, but for dragons and Honkai Beasts, it did not seem strange at all.
Like a certain kind of phoenix... when it was about to die, it would undergo Rebirth from Flames, turning back into a phoenix egg and beginning a new life.
Its child—its descendant—was itself. It passed itself down forever, achieving a form of immortality.
It did not need to mate. One phoenix was enough...
And this time, Beibei Dragon could also be said to have laid an egg asexually.
"No matter what, it didn't disappear. As long as it can be born safely, that's enough, even if its form has changed a little." Seeing Bella looking somewhat downcast, Bronya thought for a moment... then softly comforted her.
"I understand, but I think... it'll be safer with Queen." Hearing her master's voice, Bella quickly recovered and handed the doll egg back to Bronya.
"...Don't worry. I'll take good care of it."
This time, Bronya did not refuse. She accepted it as a matter of