However, Lunelle had no idea that although her distinct physical features seemed to clear her of being Seele, Bronya had just verified her identity through the special connection between Project Bunny 19C and Seele.
So Lunelle probably couldn't have imagined in her wildest dreams that Project Bunny—that overworked gadget that totally deserved to slave away overtime—had outright identified her as Seele!
And since even Project Bunny, that special gift Seele had given Bronya, recognized Lunelle as "Seele," well, no matter how many differences Lunelle had from Seele, Bronya naturally trusted Project Bunny's judgment more.
In Bronya's view, even if Seele really didn't remember her now, even if all those promises from the past were completely forgotten, as long as she could rebuild their bond as sisters—with her as the elder sister to her most precious Seele—Bronya believed that one day she'd make Seele remember her again!
But rebuilding that bond with the Seele before her didn't seem as easy as she'd thought.
So Bronya didn't mind using a little… Far Eastern tactic.To firmly establish their sisterly relationship first!
"Seele probably doesn't want us to fight, right? As long as Seele admits Bronya is her oneechan, Bronya won't fight."
Keeping her deadpan expression, Bronya delivered a classic line straight out of a Far Eastern playbook, giving it a perfect reenactment.
Hearing this, Lunelle almost lost it.
Where did this Far Eastern version of Bronya come from? Tone it down—way down!
Her schemes to become my big sister are practically slapping me in the face!
But complaints aside, Lunelle knew that being caught by little Bronya today meant if she didn't call her "sister," this little duckling probably wouldn't let her off easily.
And if her future wives really started fighting over her, wouldn't things get super awkward later when sharing the same bed?
"Bronya… oneechan, please don't fight, okay?"
For the sake of future happiness and harem harmony, Lunelle finally had to swallow her pride and sweetly call Bronya "oneechan."
"Mhm! Seele's such a good girl! Bronya will listen to everything Seele says!"
Finally hearing her longed-for Seele call her "oneechan," and in a voice almost identical to what she remembered—even with her emotional module impaired, Bronya was so overjoyed that her usually expressionless face broke into a faint, rare smile.
After all, her Seele was finally back, even if only partly for now.
But once that first step was taken, how far could it be to rebuild that intimate, inseparable bond they once had?
And with Lunelle forced to acknowledge the duckling as her big sister, the incident of the three main heroines' surprise visit—utterly lacking in martial virtue—came to an end.
Now, Lunelle was practically forced into the protagonist team as a sort of mascot.
Though Bronya, who was two centimeters shorter than even her shrunken self, didn't keep clinging to her nonstop afterward, she still insisted firmly that Lunelle remain within her line of sight at all times, afraid she might suddenly disappear.
Constantly being called "Seele" by Bronya, Lunelle finally got a chance to emphasize to the trio that her real name was Lunelle after being forced into the group.
But Bronya just argued, "Since the name Lunelle has 'le' in it anyway, calling you Seele is still fine," stubbornly sticking to "Seele" every time.
As for Kiana, that lesbian just found "Seele" easier to say than "Lunelle," plus deliberately calling her that seemed to annoy little Bronya, so Kiana happily joined in.
Fortunately, Mei—the only normal one—respected Lunelle's real name.
She was the only one among the three willing to call her Lunelle!
Lunelle was deeply moved.
As expected of my sixth wife! Mei, you really are an angel!
After the four girls got acquainted, evening soon arrived.
By the way, Bronya really couldn't stand her precious Seele hiding alone in such a rundown rental, so before it got completely dark, she took Lunette to a nearby place—not exactly luxurious, but at least less battle-damaged—for them to rest.
The trio, after a long day of running around, finally had a chance to settle down briefly.
But since regular firearms had reloading gaps, both Kiana and Mei had to switch to melee weapons during tight spots today, taking out quite a few zombies.
Mei, trained in the Hokushin Ittō-ryū, wielded a wooden sword. As a semi-awakened Herrscher, her enhanced physical abilities let her easily slice off zombie heads.
Even so, her uniform was stained with blood, which felt pretty uncomfortable.
But given Mei's conservative nature, she could tough it out for one night.
Kiana's uniform, though, was in a… slightly more indescribable state.
Her uniform was smeared with all sorts of suspicious red and white fluids, giving off a nasty smell.
Anyone unaware might've thought the white stuff was, uh… rice? Ahem.
Anyway, maybe Kiana wasn't as conservative as Mei, or maybe because everyone sharing the room were all stunning beauties who wouldn't lose anything by being seen—tonight, Kiana simply didn't care and hand-washed her filthy uniform.
So tonight, Kiana was… rather liberally dressed in just her underwear, wandering around the room.
Logically speaking, with Lunelle—a newcomer forced into the group because of Bronya—present, Kiana shouldn't have been so bold as to offer such…boons in front of someone she'd known less than half a day.
But ever since meeting Lunelle, Kiana kept feeling an inexplicable closeness toward her.
If not for that brat Bronya always hogging Lunelle, driven by this feeling, Kiana almost worried she might do something… really bold to cute little Lunelle!
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