Chapter 533: In the Sea: Wake Up! Wake Up!

Chapter 7 In the sea: wake up! Wake up!

"Crunch——"

"Sister Bronya...well, sister Bronya's face doesn't look good. Did something happen..."

Faced with Xi'er's concern, Bronya rarely responded. She just held the door panel with her hands, with various expressions flashing in her lowered eyes.

There was really nothing I could do, after all, that annoying voice sounded in my head again, and I couldn't hide it.

"It's over, it's over, I forgot to tell you just now. Although the vast majority of world bubbles are just the afterimages of the world that has died, there are also a small number of world bubbles that can survive forever due to their own special characteristics. , to avoid falling into the fate of reincarnation and fragmentation. There is no doubt that this world bubble that is riveted in the sea with my special power is one of them.

"In other words, the people in the world we live in today are all real. In terms of its completeness and authenticity, this world is not much different from the 'original world'. Your decision All those affected are living lives, Bronya, don’t forget this when making a decision.”

"Long-winded!"

Bronya covered her head and shouted softly, startling Xi'er who was approaching to help her.

"Sister Bronya, did brother Mikael say something to you?"

"Bronya..."

Facing the calm and deep eyes of the girl in front of her, Bronya's anxiety calmed down a lot.

She shook her head quickly.

The current situation can be said to be all mixed together.

It was hard to find Xi'er, but for a while there was no way to take her out of the Quantum Sea.

He wanted to exchange information with her, but Mikael started his test again.

From beginning to end, it was as if someone had put a heavy object on the body while sleeping, and the breathing was compressed. It was far from suffocating, but every time you inhaled, you could only inhale half of the original amount, and you had to take in it quickly. After pouring out his words, as time passed, his whole body was filled with a sense of powerlessness.

"Bronya...it's okay. Xi'er, are you okay? Just now...Bronya saw that you seemed to be in a bad state."

Xi'er's jaw opened, and after a while, a hollow sound came out.

"Xie'er...there seems to be something wrong with the other me."

"Something went wrong, could it be..."

"No no no!"

Xi'er waved her hands repeatedly, and then put her right hand clenched into a fist against her heart.

"Xie'er can feel that the other me still exists here. But I don't know why, Xi'er called her... but got no response..."

"Is this so..."

Bronya's eyes suddenly became complicated.

The other Xi'er couldn't respond to Xi'er, and Bronya never believed it was an accident.

But what's the point of doing this...? It is nothing more than a sealing and blockade operation.

It's because Xi'er, who has connections with previous civilizations, will tell them something they shouldn't know. Or because...

"It seems...Bronya is not the only one who is undergoing the test this time..."

"Huh? Sister Bronya, what did you just say?"

Bronya covered her mouth and shook her head.

"Is Sister Bronya tired? Xier, please take your sister to rest. It's getting late anyway. If there are any problems, think about it tomorrow and solve it tomorrow? There is also the matter of Brother Mikael... Don’t think about it for now, okay?”

[However, don’t make decisions when you are emotionally unstable. The other me should have taught you this, right? 】

[Okay Bronya, you have a whole night to think about which path you want to choose and how to deal with the consequences of your choice. 】

Maybe he thought of Mikael's words, or maybe he just used this as an excuse to escape...

Her lips moved twice, Bronya sighed and nodded silently.

Xier stood up, opened the second door of the kitchen, and led Bronya into the backyard of the orphanage.

Stepping out of the threshold, the night wind howled past the two of them. Bronya's teeth chattered slightly, looking at the back of the girl in front of her, and her pace quickened a little.

The two of them walked, half ran, through the backyard, and opened the dormitory door softly.

The moonlight poured in through the crack in the door, but was swallowed up by darkness in the blink of an eye. There was a thin layer of velvet blanket spread on the wooden floor, so thin that Bronya's hard boot soles still made a dull and loud sound when she stepped on it.

The muffled whispers in the room beside him disappeared instantly.

Xi'er chuckled slightly, the laughter was a little forced.

"Look, Sister Bronya, these children are quite similar to us back then."

Bronya shook her head noncommittally and turned her gaze to the door facing the stairs on the second floor of the dormitory.

The wooden door was closed tightly, but the color of candlelight still flowed out from the gap between the door and the door frame.

"That's... Cocolia's room?"

"Well, Cocolia's mother has to deal with some things after settling the children every night, although... Xi'er doesn't know what she is dealing with."

"Then again... Xi'er, when did you appear in this world?"

"It's only two or three days earlier than Sister Bronya - well, two or three days in this world."

"That's it..."

"Come on, Sister Bronya. Seele and the children over twelve years old have separate bedrooms on the second floor."

The two girls held the stairs and tiptoed to the second floor.

After stepping on the last step, Bronya hesitated in front of Cocolia's door, but finally did nothing and just followed Seele to the bedroom.

After a simple wash, the two people, who were exhausted both mentally and physically, lay side by side on the bed.

The bed, which was originally designed for a single person, was a bit narrow and seemed not very strong. Just a slight twist of the body would make the bed board make a particularly harsh groan.

Even though they were both full of thoughts, neither of the two girls spoke.

The moonlight shone on Bronya's face through the thin curtains, and the nightingale was still chattering and showing off its singing, so the night became even longer.

And Seele's breathing was of varying lengths, and sometimes mixed with a little trembling. Was it a kind of sadness, or a kind of fear that was forcibly suppressed, or... self-blame?

No, Bronya thinks it should be a very complicated emotion.

No one in this world is born to distinguish between good and evil. But after growing up, everyone has a standard in their hearts about what is good and what is evil.

No one would want someone close to them to do evil. If there is, it can only be that person is not so important in his heart, or he does not think that kind of evil is "evil" from the bottom of his heart.

But reality is often not as people wish.

It can even be said that if there is really a god in this world who can weave all destinies, He must be a bad guy with a very bad character.

The more humans cherish something, the more He will take it away.

The more humans fear something, the more He will give it.

Although, change your mind.

It is precisely because some things are always taken away and always lost that they are cherished by humans.

But Bronya thinks Seele should not want to explore these.

In this world, there are only two people who never laugh at her cowardice and only take care of her silently from beginning to end. One is Bronya and the other is Mikael. Moreover, the latter has a more important meaning to her, to the other her.

So, even though the other her left hints many times, even though she sensed something from the other her and the other Mikael's words, how could Seele be willing to believe that such a thing really happened?

But what happened happened.

Bronya also knew that the most painful thing for Seele was being caught between Mikael and everyone.

She knew that Mikael had become everyone's enemy, especially Bronya's enemy, but how could she be as decisive as Bronya to regard Mikael as an enemy?

So...

Bronya heard faint sobbing.

Choices, contradictions, and incompatibilities... have always been one of the situations that people are most afraid to face.

Bronya understood this very well, because she had also experienced a choice not long ago, about the choice of Cocolia.

She could understand Seele's mood at the moment, but it was precisely because of understanding that she felt that she didn't know what to say or what she could say to comfort the other party.

Perhaps the best choice at this time is to do nothing and pretend that nothing has been noticed, at least it can avoid embarrassment.

As for the final choice, Bronya knew very well what Seele would choose, so she was not worried about it. She was just suffering for the pain Seele had endured.

But how good was she?

Bronya pulled out the quilt under her body a little, turned over, and faced the curtains with moonlight.

Even if she closed her eyes, the moonlight still permeated into her eyes, so Bronya simply gave up treatment.

Besides, although she really wanted to have a good sleep as Seele said, and leave all the problems until tomorrow. But there was no way... Mikael only gave her one night to think.

It was better to open her eyes as wide as possible. Bronya was even afraid that she would fall asleep suddenly.

The quilt was thick and hard. She didn't feel warm in such a bed, and she felt that her body was pressed so hard that she couldn't breathe.

Seele's sobbing continued, like a needle constantly tickling Bronya's eardrum.

The cold moonlight did not show any difference from usual, but some things, even if they happen without change in every reincarnation, the observer's mentality will be different due to different experiences.

Bronya felt that she seemed to be a little more sober.

Sober enough to think about the options given by Mikael.

[Don't make decisions when you are emotionally unstable, the other one should have taught you this, right? ]

Indeed, Mikael said this more than once in class.

Facts have proved that Mikael is absolutely right in this sentence alone.

If anyone were to face the two options presented by Mikael, as long as they were a normal person with a normal outlook on life, they would choose to refuse to execute the order in extreme anger.

After all, the consequences of choosing to execute the order are obvious.

I must kill those children who said "thank you" to me not long ago, or blinked their eyes, eager to get an extra spoonful of mashed potatoes when I distributed them.

In comparison, the option of refusing to execute the order is undoubtedly more tempting, more in line with universal values, and has no obvious consequences.

But it's just not obvious.

All causes will lead to corresponding effects, but many times people cannot connect cause and effect, or simply ignore it.

If you refuse to carry out the order, how should you explain it to the headquarters?

Mikael kept reminding her that this was a real world. Bronya didn't know how true it was, but she understood that this was a prerequisite for this test, so everything should be done according to the normal thinking.

If you refuse to carry out the order, you will either directly confront the organization or find a way to get through. Either way is not a good decision.

Needless to say the former, as for the latter, once the truth is discovered, the "Fire Chasing Moth" will definitely send someone to deal with the aftermath.

It would be fine if nothing was discovered, but since the culprit of the Honkai energy abnormality has been identified, there is no reason to ignore it. This is not just a matter of mission, but also a matter of performance, and Bronya is very familiar with this.

In other words, if the attempt to muddle through fails, the outcome of welcoming these children will not actually change.

Then, there is no point in making such a choice.

Of course, this is only one of the many problems caused by refusing orders, and it is also the easiest to detect.

There are some things that Mikael said that he didn’t understand clearly.

For the vast majority of people in this world, being infected with Honkai Disease means that life has entered a countdown.

It is difficult to associate the death method of Honkai disease patients with "ease". It was a kind of death full of pain. You could feel the place where the purple lines had spread get colder and lose consciousness little by little, and watch the traces get closer to your heart little by little...

This dual physical and psychological torture is even more terrifying than death itself.

However, euthanasia medicine can allow people to end their lives painlessly in a sweet dream.

If you choose to refuse to carry out the order, does it mean that you will personally push those children into a more painful life?

Also, just like Seele, not all children are Houkai disease patients. But the essence of Honkai disease is Honkai energy radiation. If no treatment is done, those children will also be infected with Honkai disease, and they could have...

And... with so many Honkai patients gathered together without any isolation or defense measures, will Honkai beasts be born and bring disaster to the entire Twilight Street?

Bronya covered her face hard.

Whether you accept or reject, you always seem to find a reason to refute...

Can't decide...

The long night began to become uncomfortable. Bronya tossed and turned, but she couldn't get an answer.

Sometimes she thought to herself, let's forget it, just follow the impulse in her heart and refuse this order...

But after all, I still can't do it...

So I dragged on, and the light outside the curtains seemed a bit dazzling.

There seemed to be a soft sound from the door handle. Bronya was about to turn her head to check the situation, but the sudden dizziness made her fall down.

But the back of his head didn't touch the pillow with the texture of black bread, but nothingness.

His vision sank into darkness, and then an anxious cry came from his ears:

"Wake up! Bronya? Wake up! We'll reach our destination soon!"