Chapter 494 A Little Uneasy

"I don't understand at all..."

Bronya stared at her empty palm and smiled dejectedly.

Looking up, the seat across the bed was empty. Mei finally left after saying that, but Bronya didn't feel any positive emotions such as "happy" or "relieved".

If I had to say it, it was just a slight sense of relaxation.

Mei said, "You already know what the so-called heart is", but Bronya really felt that she still didn't understand at all. She didn't understand why she could defeat Mikael with this mysterious "heart". That woman was probably like Mikael, she lived too long and even her brain was broken.

Bronya decided not to think about it.

She was just planning to check on Seele before the next battle, that's all.

If Mei's sudden appearance hadn't disrupted her rhythm, she should have returned to her dormitory and picked up the game console to relax before the battle...

When fighting, you need to concentrate highly. Although the battle lasts for several hours, the actual fighting time may only be a few minutes, and it only takes a moment to decide the winner. But for this moment, the nerves must be tense throughout the entire time, and the winner is often based on the negligence of one party.

In order to ensure that the mind can be concentrated for a long time in the following long time, each warrior has his own unique solution. Some people need to enter the state in advance before the battle to avoid starting the battle in a daze. Most of these people are not good at concentrating. For Bronya, who can easily enter the state, she is more accustomed to doing some relaxing actions before the battle, such as playing games, which helps to delay the time she enters the tense state and save more energy until the battle begins.

However, it was a mess, all messed up.

Instead of relaxing the mind, she was confused and at a loss, and the whole person felt abnormally weak and powerless.

But...

"There's really no way, Seele. No matter how bad the condition is, Bronya still has to fight. Because this is..."

Bronya stood up and gently stroked Seele's cheek with her right hand. At the moment when her fingertips touched the skin of her cheek, she suddenly felt a throbbing in her heart, as if something had melted in the middle of her chest to the right of her heart, and then a warm current gradually entered her limbs, and even her consciousness became much clearer.

"Wait, this..."

She pursed her lips, slowly retracted her right hand, clenched her fist tightly, and pressed it against her heart. The flesh and blood transmitted the vibration caused by the strong heartbeat to the fist, so that the fist also became powerful.

"So that's it... Mei, is this what is called 'heart'?"

Not fighting because of the orders of the superiors.

Not fighting for rewards.

Not fighting for one's own survival.

But fighting for something that is not originally for "me".

But...

I do feel a little more motivated than before, but that's all.

If this is an idealistic world, then Bronya admits that this change is indeed enough to bring more powerful power.

Unfortunately, this is not the case.

"Huh..."

Anyway, it feels good to have a clear mind.

Bronya looked at the time. It has been four hours since the Hyperion dived. Although it is estimated that it will take about twelve hours to reach the depth of the Abyss City, the rest of the time cannot be used to play games. It is necessary to return to the battle position - the time to relax is only these four hours. After that, whether it is to guard against Cocolia who may attack from the bottom of the sea, or to fight against the destiny chasing from behind, it is a very troublesome thing.

But as Bronya said before, these have to be done...

After all, this is the only way to save you, Seele.

Bronya herself did not notice that the corners of her lips were slightly raised.

Finally, she looked at the sleeping Seele, and took a deep breath of the air in the ward. Bronya turned around and left the ward without hesitation.

The ward door closed behind her, and the tunnel was still empty. Bronya turned around and looked, but saw no one.

However, the chaotic footsteps became louder and louder. It was obvious that those who had taken turns to rest like her were also coming out of their rest cabins, preparing to return to their combat positions to face the storm that might come next.

"Uh... uh... it's really troublesome."

Bronya complained in a low voice, raised her hands and stretched her waist happily, then turned right and walked back quickly along the way she came.

She turned the corner quickly, but almost bumped into the person who suddenly walked out from behind the door.

"Sorry."

She apologized casually, although she felt that she was not at fault, but she remembered that Natasha and Seele had told her that it was right to apologize more when getting along with people.

"Eh? Right, right... I'm sorry!"

Bronya's eyebrows slightly raised, and she caught a glimpse of a girl wearing the uniform of an ordinary member of Anti-Entropy, but she didn't care much. Although the other party apologized very politely, even to the point of being a little exaggerated, Bronya didn't think it had anything to do with her.

So, she didn't stop for this, but just casually uttered a word "um".

The girl looked a little embarrassed. She scratched her messy black hair and adjusted her heavy glasses. When she finished the whole set of actions, Bronya had even walked three meters behind her.

"Uh... that..."

"Hmm?"

Bronya tilted her head back, only half of her ear was exposed.

"Um, are you the Valkyrie Bronya?"

The girl's voice was very low, and there was a hint of trembling.

Bronya didn't want to pay attention to her. Her cold temper couldn't be changed in a few words or a few hours. Besides, Seele was fine, Mei sister, stupid Kiana, class monitor, school principal, Himeko, who had known each other for a long time, were fine, but she didn't have much interest in getting to know a member of Anti-Entropy who had never crossed paths before.

That's what she said, and that's what she thought.

The girl's trembling voice finally reminded her of someone.

Sighing silently, she raised her wrist and looked at the time on the watch. There were about ten minutes left before the deadline for the assembly. This time was enough to walk from here to the bridge and then back again. It didn't matter if some time was wasted.

"Well, Bronya is Bronya. What do you want to talk to Bronya about?"

Bronya turned around slowly, looking at the slightly plump girl in front of her who was nervously adjusting her tie with a dead fish eye, and put on a businesslike attitude.

"Uh... ahem! That... that..."

Perhaps Bronya's tongue-twister-like self-proclaimed name completely wiped out the girl's IQ to zero. She nervously repeated her habit of speaking, causing Bronya to take a deep breath in annoyance, and then repeated the question unhappily:

"Excuse me, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Ah...ah...no...ah no no!"

As soon as the word "no" came out, Bronya immediately turned around and left, scaring the girl so much that she excitedly waved her hands and shouted "no".

When Bronya once again stared at her with dead fish eyes, the girl's overly excited mood finally eased, and she was finally able to piece together a sentence intermittently:

"I heard... I heard that Miss Bronya was already the legendary mercenary Siberian Silver Wolf before she became a Valkyrie, so... so..."

"So what?"

Bronya urged impatiently, or perhaps she felt that her attitude was somewhat bad and too sharp, she lowered her head slightly, took two steps forward, and pushed back the glasses that were almost falling off her nose because of the constant shaking.

The girl's muscles were suddenly tense, but she still tried to finish the next sentence:

"My name is Guinevere Alighieri Fernan Cavaliero Cerre. Can Coco take a photo with the famous Siberian Silver Wolf!!!"

The girl, who was not much older than Bronya, clenched her fists, clamped her torso with her arms, bent her knees and leaned forward, and finally shouted out this long string of words without pause.

"Yes."

Bronya's mouth twitched-what is this? There are fans of her among the people of Anti-Entropy? Should she smile when taking a photo? Forget it, it will wrinkle her face.

Aware of the strange thoughts in her mind, she quickly shook her head that was too big compared to her body.

Strange, did she think of these strange things in her mind? Maybe, maybe not, but it doesn't matter, anyway, it's all because of that woman who disturbed her mind with words. Well, it must be like this!

"Miss Silver Wolf, can you please smile for a moment?"

"Oh."

Bronya's dead fish eyes became a little smarter, and the corners of her mouth curled up to the sides. Perhaps this could be considered a smile.

"Kacha——"

…………

The photo was just an ordinary episode. Speaking of which, Bronya herself knew how famous her former name "Silver Wolf" was in Siberia and even in the mercenary world of the whole world. In her memory, Natasha had boasted to her more than once. She was older, and the two of them had been working together to complete tasks for a long time. With almost the same resume, "Raven" ranked one place higher than "Silver Wolf" in the mercenary rankings. It was precisely because the two of them always cooperated with each other to complete tasks that the record was diluted, so the first place in the rankings was occupied by the still unknown "Dark Rose".

It's just that no one in Saint Freya had ever mentioned this "stage name" before, so it was previously used by that Guinevere...what was it? Anyway, when the girl called out the name "Silver Wolf", she felt a little strange.

Maybe it's because Saint Freya is a beautiful but naive fantasy town, and the teachers who know her identity will not take the initiative to reveal this secret. The students are all children in their teens and know nothing about another dark and cruel world. And Anti-Entropy... After all, she was once a member of Anti-Entropy. Although she has no intersection with the headquarters, it is not surprising that the other party has some information about her.

Anti-Entropy, thinking about it... It's been almost three years since I last saw Nata. Is she still with Cocolia now? If so, I'm afraid I will have to fight her next. But...

"..."

Bronya's lowered palm silently clenched into a fist.

But soon, his fists loosened. If he had to say why, he probably thought of something funny - 90% of their mission commissions were saved by Nata. Although the two of them made a lot of money, Life was very tight, and Nata always asked her to borrow money to buy wine. She didn't take the initiative to return these small bits of money and commissions from previous missions after the two separated.

So, even if we do encounter it, there is still a reason to take action, right?

Bronya smiled with satisfaction, and her smile was much brighter than the previous photo.

She took another step forward, her steps triggered the sensor system, and the door to the bridge slid open to both sides. After all, this is the front of the Hyperion. It would be a bit pricey if it were not made automatic, but there is also a manual mode to ensure safety.

Taking another step forward, Bronya tilted her head, and the girl she just met followed her step by step with her shoulders shrugged and the camera in her arms.

Seeing Bronya suddenly stop and turn her head, Guinevere was caught off guard. In order to prevent herself from hitting the "Siberian Silver Wolf" directly, she quickly twisted her body and took two steps back. She bowed her head deeply, even her toes disappeared from her sight. Before Bronya could speak, she apologized first:

"sorry!"

Although she didn't know what she had done wrong, she just apologized and that was all. Although the girl didn't say it explicitly, Bronya keenly read her subtext.

Of course it might be wishful thinking.

So she simply ignored Guinevere's apology and asked her own question.

"Huh? Were you originally responsible for the work on the bridge?"

"Yes...right."

The person scratching her head in embarrassment became Bronya. Her mind was full of other things and she really didn't notice such a person before.

Also, Guinevere is quite unrecognizable in every aspect. With her short black curly hair, black-rimmed glasses, and average height and figure, she is absolutely unrecognizable in a crowd. Only the name is more recognizable, but recognition is recognizability, and it is impossible for people to remember such a long name.

Bronya turned around again and stepped into the familiar bridge.

She suddenly felt that Mei was lying. Her so-called "heart" really made her understand that if she wanted to save Xi'er, she must break all obstacles in the next action.

But according to her own thinking, that was something she could do by "obeying orders".

On the contrary, it is because thinking of Nata will have an impact on the determination of the next battle...

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"Ah sneeze!"

"Raven," Natasha Siola sneezed, almost shaking the liquid out of the wine glass with trembling. If this happened, the mental impact on Miss Natasha would be no less than Run your fingernail across the chalkboard.

"Those two people seemed to be fighting at the train station. Why don't you go and take a look?"

Standing on the roof of the Divine City Medical Building, the eastern sky has been dyed the same color as the gray wall. Mikael closed his eyes and muttered something, but in fact he was just calculating the time.

"Mebius, you should be there too. I feel a little uneasy."