For the sudden, inexplicable fact that she had been exposed right under the noses of the three leading heroines, Lunelle quickly gave up thinking about it.
But at this moment, Lunelle had no idea that after witnessing Bronya and her embracing so shamelessly right before their eyes, Raiden Mei and Kiana—who should have been complete strangers to both Lunelle and Seele—were now strangely feeling as if something precious had been snatched away from them by someone else.
So much so that even before Lunelle herself realized how serious the situation was, the originally slightly awkward scene had somehow turned into something resembling a battlefield of clashing affections.
And Kiana, who had never gotten along well with Bronya, wasn't too pleased when she saw that little runt Bronya "force-hugging" such an unbearably adorable beauty right in broad daylight!
After all, someone as cute as Lunelle—how dare you hog her all to yourself, Bronya!?
I won't allow it!!!
Because Kiana came from the Kaslana family, a family of, uh... ahem!
I mean, as a member of the Kaslana "knight" family!
She absolutely couldn't stand seeing such enviable...
Cough, I mean, such disgraceful things happening right in front of her!
Unless she was the one doing it!!!
Hehehe...
"Bronya, let that girl go!"
Without another word, Kiana charged forward, trying to pry the not-so-innocent little duck away from Lunelle!
But as soon as Kiana got close, the previously quantum-state Project Bunny materialized instantly, its dark cannon barrel unceremoniously aimed right at Kiana's face!
"Seele is Bronya's most precious little sister!"
"If Idiot Kiana dares disturb us again, Bronya will have Project Bunny teach her a lesson!"
Though Bronya couldn't show much emotion, her words carried a clear hint of killing intent!
After all, the reason Bronya had taken part in Anti-Entropy's insane plan in Nagazora City was all to rescue her dear Seele from the Sea of Quanta.
And now that she had finally found her most precious little sister again, objectively speaking, there was no need for Bronya to keep playing this boring undercover game with Kiana and the others!
Still, after their brief time together, Bronya had grown quite fond of Raiden Mei and Kiana. Plus, she had promised Seele long ago that she wouldn't kill anyone.
Otherwise, with the cold-bloodedness Bronya had as an assassin, if Kiana even tried to interrupt her hug with Seele, she wouldn't just point the cannon at her face—she'd fire without hesitation right into it!
"Um... everyone, please don't fight, don't fight!"
"Miss Bronya? I think the Seele you're talking about and I might not be the same person, right? Are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"
"I'm really not Seele!"
Sensing the sudden, thick tension in the air, Lunelle—worried that her "third wife" and "fourth wife" might actually fight over her—could only repeatedly insist that she wasn't "first wife" Seele.
But Lunelle's voice, after her modifications, was an exact, adorable copy of Seele's, and no matter how she said it, it didn't sound convincing at all.
Yet, the moment Bronya heard Lunelle's words, the previously menacing Project Bunny actually moved its cannon away from Kiana's face.
Huh? Had her "third wife" finally listened to her a little?
Although Project Bunny had lowered its weapon, it didn't revert to quantum state.
Instead, Bronya held Lunelle, gently turning her around.
Then, Lunelle's delicate, cute face—identical to "first wife" Seele's—came fully into Bronya's view.
Along with Lunelle's permanently modified height, matching Seele's exactly, and even the same pure, sea-blue eyes...
Emmmm...
Little Duck: "And you still say you're not Seele? Do you take Bronya for a fool?"
If not for Bronya's damaged emotional modules leaving her expressionless, she might have pulled out a mirror right then, pointed at Lunelle's nose, and asked exactly that.
But Lunelle's repeated denials weren't completely useless.
After all, even though Lunelle was now extremely similar to Seele in almost every way, especially from behind—where their resemblance was nearly 100%—which was why Bronya had been so convinced Lunelle was Seele the moment she burst into the bathroom and saw her back.
Now, with a calmer mind to examine Lunelle's front, some differences that weren't visible from behind became clear.
For instance, although Lunelle had recently undergone "growth" in certain areas through simulations, that growth had only transformed her once-flat chest into something more like "tiny buds peeking out."
This size was still far from the impressively ample proportions Bronya remembered Seele having, well beyond the average girl's.
Moreover, through direct contact, Bronya could sense that even after three years, the "Seele" before her had a Honkai Energy Adaptability that seemed even worse than when they'd first met at the orphanage.
With all these oddities combined, someone of Bronya's intelligence could easily see something was off.
Seeing Bronya's slightly stunned reaction to her modest chest, Lunelle inwardly sighed in relief, grateful that her current "assets" were small enough—otherwise, she'd never be able to clear her name!
And now that her "duck-wife" had finally realized she wasn't Seele, surely she'd let go, right?
But just as Lunelle thought she'd successfully shaken off the suspicion of being Seele...
"Call me oneechan. (? ? ?)"
After a moment of silence, Bronya—still expressionless—suddenly said something that left Lunelle completely stunned.
"Whaaat???"
This... this isn't right.
She should have realized I'm not Seele by now.
So why is this little duck still not letting me go, dammit!!!
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