Especially not a cross-world one! No way.
Takumi: [Huh? You actually thought about it?] [You actually seriously considered it?]
Shocked. What do you mean "not doing an online romance"? Did she really think about it seriously?
Bronya: [!!!!]
She didn't want to speak. Takumi just laughed.
Just as he was about to say something more, Raiden Mei suddenly tagged him in the group.
Raiden Mei: [@Takumi, help me!!] [Kiana has already become the Herrscher of the Void.]
Then, Mei directly posted a mission in the group. She dumped all her points into it.
Seeing this, Takumi was shocked. So sudden!!
After Mei posted the mission, she went offline. Takumi acted immediately. He tagged Bronya.
Takumi: [@Bronya, still want to go?]
With a smirk, Takumi typed. "Let's meet, then."
After posting in the group, Takumi headed out.
Bronya felt a bit surprised but accepted the mission right away. She'd wanted to meet the other Bronya for a while.
Takumi and Bronya departed together. When they appeared again, they had arrived in Bronya's world the world of Honkai.
Takumi was on full alert. Any strange movement and he'd flee immediately.
But unexpectedly
As soon as he entered, he wasn't met by danger.
Instead, he was welcomed by a joyful will.
Feeling it, Takumi froze. It was like coming home.
"Huh?" "This is really strange!"
This feeling was odd, but strangely comforting.
With that, Takumi relaxed.
"So this is Mei's world?"
Next to him, Bronya looked around curiously. Many places were eerily similar to her own world.
"Yeah." "Feels familiar, doesn't it?"
Hearing Bronya's voice, Takumi turned toward her. She was wearing a work uniform and had her hair tied in a high ponytail.
She looked sharp and capable clearly just came out from work. She even had her ID badge on.
Noticing Takumi's gaze, Bronya gave him a side-eye and quietly put her badge away.
"Don't stare!" "What are we doing next?"
What a troublesome guy. Control yourself.
"Obviously, we're heading to the Hyperion as janitors first!" "They're already fighting over there."
Takumi looked toward the other side of the city. He could sense two powerful Honkai energy sources clashing.
Mei and Kiana. The Hyperion was already on its way.
The city had become a playground for collapse. Honkai energy was dense to the extreme.
Takumi glanced at Bronya. She wasn't being eroded.
He sighed in relief.
Good. No signs of Honkai infection.
Then, Takumi opened a standard portal and walked through.
Bronya quickly followed.
Onboard the Hyperion. Bronya, Theresa, and others were gathered. Tesla and others were there too.
As they watched the two Herrschers battling on screen with serious expressions
Suddenly, loud alarms blared across the ship.
Everyone's faces changed.
Honkai energy here?
In the next moment, a spatial rift opened.
Seeing it, Bronya, Theresa, and Himeko immediately went into combat mode.
But the next second, everyone froze.
Takumi and Bronya stepped out from the rift.
Bronya on board stared in disbelief. That was her all grown up?
And that gear was that augmentation armor? She had that much potential?
A strange, overwhelming joy filled her heart.
"Eh? Bronya?"
Not just her everyone on the Hyperion recognized her.
Bronya as an adult?
What the heck was going on?
Chapter 120: I'm Marrying MeiYou Must Come, Kiana!
Everyone aboard the Hyperion stared blankly at Takumi and Bronya.
"Himeko-sensei!"
Bronya smiled and greeted Himeko warmly upon hearing her name.
Himeko froze for a moment.
"Is that really... Bronya?"
Slowly lowering her weapon, Himeko looked with some confusion at this adult version of Bronya.
Theresa and Tesla couldn't quite believe it either.
"That's right, it's Bronya!"
"Is this... the young Bronya from before?"
"So cute!"
"Hello, I'm your future husband~!"
Takumi grinned and walked up to the younger Bronya, reaching out to ruffle her hair.
Stunned, the younger Bronya stared at him, confused.
"Huh???"
Her brain froze.
Future husband?
Seriously?
o(())o
"Stop joking!"
"I'm the Bronya from a parallel world."
"Mei invited us here to deal with the situation with Kiana."
"Honestly, I didn't expect that idiot to go so wild in this world."
"If Aunt Cecilia saw this, she'd be totally dumbfounded."
Bronya gave a brief explanation before turning her gaze toward the large screen showing the battle.
Hearing the name Cecilia, Theresa's face changed.
"Cecilia...?"
Bronya's world still had Cecilia?
Such a familiar, yet distant name.
The moment Bronya mentioned it, Theresa basically believed her.
"A parallel world?"
"How did you even travel here?"
"Was that the Herrscher of the Void's ability just now?"
Tesla was bursting with excitement.
People from a parallel world?
Could this be real?
"I'm the Herrscher of the End!"
Takumi responded with a perfectly serious expression.
...
Hearing this, everyone nearly fell over.
Seriously? The Herrscher of the End?
"Anyway, now's not the time for all that."
"I'll go bring Kiana back."
"I can't forget the favor Mei asked of me."
With a smile, Takumi opened a portal into imaginary space and vanished.
Leaving Bronya behind with the younger Bronya, their eyes locked in mutual curiosity.
Everyone else focused on them too.
Especially on adult Bronya's... development.
They were honestly shocked.
Adult Bronya was... quite well-developed?
Shocking!
The younger Bronya looked at her older counterpart and slowly spoke:
"You..."
She wanted to ask something.
But the words just wouldn't come out.
Was her future really like this?
"You want to ask about the future, right?"
"Even though we're the same person, our experiences are different."
"I was also adopted by Mother Cocolia as a child."
"I grew up and studied like normal."
"Seele and the others were with me too."
"In the end, I became the CEO of a game company."
"Mei, Kiana they all exist in our world too."
"And of course, Theresa!"
"In our world, Theresa is even an idol."
"She has fans all over the globe."
As she spoke, Bronya turned to look at the petite Theresa.
Everyone was stunned by her words.
Especially Theresa, who blinked in disbelief.
"What? I'm an idol in another world?"
Shocking!!
"Himeko-sensei, let's leave the rest to Takumi."
"You really shouldn't be involved in this part."
Bronya spoke calmly before turning her gaze back to the large screen.
She wasn't here to interfere just to help if needed and catch up with the younger Bronya.
Other matters could wait.
On screen, Takumi had already arrived on the battlefield.
Honestly, he felt like his presence was unnecessary.
Because Mei was absolutely pummeling the Queen.
Kiana had no power to fight back.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it!!"
"How are you this strong?!"
The Herrscher of the Void screamed in rage.
No matter what, she couldn't understand it.
Why was Mei so powerful?
"This is the power of knowledge!"
"Sirin, you blockhead, would never understand."
Mei looked at Sirin with disdain.
She knew Kiana's condition very well.
This wasn't Kiana.
This was Sirin's personality.
Being looked down upon, Sirin flew into a rage.
She gathered her power and launched a barrage of subspace spears.
Mei's body sparked with lightning.
An electromagnetic shield burst from her, deflecting every spear.
Immediately after, she transformed into a flash of lightning and appeared before Sirin.
She smacked her with her sword.
Boom!
Sirin was sent flying.
Although this wasn't Kiana it was still her body.
Mei had to be careful not to injure her.
If this were a real fight, she would've shredded Sirin.
All she could do now was hope Takumi would arrive soon.
So this whole mess could be settled.
"Feels like it doesn't matter if I'm here or not."
"You could've ended this easily yourself."
As Mei prepared to attack again, a voice rang out.
Takumi.
Hearing him, Mei lit up with joy.
"Takumi!!"
"You finally came."
She breathed a sigh of relief.
"I've been here for a while."
"Also stopped by the Hyperion Big Duck's over there."
Mei rolled her eyes.
Not the time for jokes.
"Takumi, I'll leave the rest to you."
Her gaze landed on the Herrscher of the Void getting back up.
Takumi nodded.
"No problem."
"Piece of cake."
He vanished and reappeared in front of her.
Sirin's expression shifted.
As another Herrscher, and one under special watch, she could sense his immense power.
Takumi didn't let her speak.
He placed his hand on her forehead.
"Sleep tight."
"This body isn't yours."
With that, the Authority of Knowledge activated.
He hypnotized Sirin's consciousness.
And awakened Kiana.
"Huh?"
Kiana blinked, dazed.
"Who... are you?"
She stared at Takumi, bewildered.
Who was this handsome guy?
"I'm Mei's boyfriend."
At that, Kiana instinctively launched an attack.
A subspace spear flew toward Takumi.
"You bastard!!"
"As if Mei would have a boyfriend?!"
She was furious.
Mentioning Mei short-circuited her brain instantly.
Chapter 121: Are You Bronyas Big Sister?
Takumi looked at the fuming Kiana, clearly amused.
"When we get married, you have to come, alright?" "I'll make you the bridesmaid." "Our kid can even call you godmother."
As he spoke, Takumi effortlessly nullified Kiana's attacks.
Hearing those words made Kiana blow up.
That damned guy!!
At the same time, she recalled Mei's strange behavior recently.
Wait Could it be true?
Lately, Mei had been out of it. Smiling for no reason.
Kiana had even suspected Mei was in love.
And now, this guy says it's real?
How could Kiana not be angry?
"Takumi, what are you talking about?!"
Just as Kiana was about to attack again, Mei appeared.
She had heard everything Takumi and Kiana had said.
Mei's face turned beet red.
Hearing Mei's voice snapped Kiana back to her senses.
She shoved Takumi aside and rushed into Mei's arms.
After hugging her tightly, she started apologizing.
"Mei I'm sorry..."
She still remembered everything that happened.
She knew exactly what she did.
Which is why Kiana felt truly guilty.
Mei shook her head.
"It's not your fault." "It was that thing inside you." "I've already called someone to help fix it." "This won't happen again."
She had full confidence in Takumi.
He would take care of it.
Kiana blinked in surprise.
"Mei, tell mewhat's your relationship with that guy?!"
Kiana still couldn't forget what Takumi had said earlier.
"I'm Mei and Bronya's husband! Didn't I say so?"
Takumi shrugged like it was the most natural thing in the world.
"Don't say weird things!!"
Mei instantly shot it down.
Geez, can you not tease Kiana at a time like this?
Kiana glared at Takumi.
"You jerk!! Don't lie to me!!"
She wasn't falling for it.
This guy was definitely just here to mess with her.
She didn't know how Mei knew him, but she didn't like it.
He felt like a threat like he was going to take Mei away from her.
"We'll definitely invite you to the wedding later!"
Even though Mei interrupted, Takumi still said it cheerfully.
"I'll bite you!!"
Kiana bared her teeth.
Mei sighed at the sight.
If this kept going, they'd argue forever.
"Takumi, let's go back." "No point staying here anymore."
She looked at the ruined city beneath them.
Guilt flickered in her eyes.
This was the aftermath of her battle with Kiana.
Luckily, there were no casualties.
Evacuation had been arranged in advance.
Most of the fight had happened in the sky.
It was only later that Kiana went to the ground and summoned Honkai beasts.
Hearing Mei's suggestion, Takumi nodded without protest.
He opened a spatial portal and stepped in.
Seeing that, Kiana was stunned.
Takumi was seriously powerful!
"Mei, how did you meet that guy? Who is he?"
Kiana's brain finally rebooted.
Everything just now was finally catching up to her.
She was shocked.
"I'll explain later. Let's head back for now."
"Himeko-sensei is already waiting."
Mei's expression softened at the mention of Himeko.
Because of her, Himeko didn't have to die this time.
Now, the only thing left was solving Kiana's problem.
Mei grabbed Kiana and flew toward the spatial rift.
To the outside world, the city was completely cut off.
When she fought Kiana, Mei had released an EMP, destroying all communications.
Even the satellites had been jammed.
To the outside, the city was just a blank fog.
Only those on the Hyperion knew what was really happening.
Others had no clue.
Of course, there might still be other methods.
What would Otto do next?
...
The group returned to the Hyperion.
Seeing Takumi and Kiana come back, the crew rushed over.
"Auntie, Aunt Himeko, Bronya wait, why is there another Bronya?!"
"And she looks so mature?!"
Kiana cheerfully greeted everyone
Until she saw the adult Bronya.
Wait who was this lookalike?
"Are you Bronya's big sister?!"
She stared at her, eyes wide.
Was this Bronya's older sister?
"Idiot, I'm Bronya too!" "Just from another world." "No matter the world, Kiana is always a dummy."
Bronya sighed and teased her.
This Kiana was just like the one in her own world.
That same silly expression.
Identical.
"Another world's Bronya?!"
Buggy Kiana: shocked!
"Dummy Kiana, are you okay?"
As she stood frozen, the younger Bronya spoke up.
She looked at Kiana, eyes full of concern.
Was she really alright?
Would she turn into a Herrscher again?
Kiana's sudden transformation had really scared her.
Thankfully, Mei responded quickly and fought her.
And even overpowered her.
If she hadn't, who knows what would've happened?
It was thanks to Mei that things didn't spiral out of control.
"No more chatting she needs a full examination."
"Himeko, prep the Hyperion for return."
"We're heading back now. Kiana, come with me!"
Tesla stepped in, shutting down the reunion.
