The night had grown deep. Bronya put down her game controller and stretched.
"Big Sister Mei clearly said she'd come play games with Bronya after her late-night snack... It's already 12 o'clock, and Big Sister Mei has disappeared along with her snack..." Bronya pouted, looking unhappy.
It was late, and everyone had already gone back to their rooms to rest. Turning off the TV, Bronya also prepared to go to bed.
As for Kiana and Ryn, Bronya couldn't be bothered with what they were up to. It would be best if they didn't come back tonight either, otherwise no one would get a good night's sleep.
*Ding-dong—* (Doorbell sound)
Everyone had a key, why would someone ring the bell? Bronya opened the door, confused, to find a strange man wearing a hood and wrapped in bandages standing outside.
The bandaged man saw Bronya open the door and said with a cold smile:
"Excuse me for disturbing you so late at night. I am Principal Theresa's newly appointed secretary. Is Miss Raiden Mei here? Principal Theresa needs Miss Raiden Mei to come to her office."
"Hmph, Bronya needs to call to confirm your identity. Only after your identity is verified will Bronya go and get Big Sister Mei." Bronya watched the bandaged man warily, ready to summon Project Bunny at any moment.
She didn't believe for a second that this guy was sent by Theresa. Besides Ryn and Welt, there were no other men in the entire St. Freya High School. And Theresa would never let a man Bronya and the others didn't know come personally to the student dorms to find someone.
"Tsk, as expected of that old fox Cocolia's child, so suspicious. It would have been better if you had just let me take Raiden Mei away quietly, instead of forcing me to hurt you."
The bandaged man dropped the act and threw back his hood. Since Bronya wouldn't tell him where Raiden Mei was, he would find her himself.
"Daughter of Cocolia, now is the time for you to swear allegiance to Anti-Entropy. Tell me, the greatest Sovereign of Anti-Entropy, Welt, where is Raiden Mei?"
Without a moment's hesitation, Bronya activated Project Bunny's heavy particle cannon mode and fired directly at Welt.
Welt raised his hand and projected his field outward, forming a protective shield that blocked all of Bronya's attacks. The cannon fire exploded against the barrier, creating a huge roar.
"Impossible, to be able to block Project Bunny's attack at such close range... Project Bunny, prepare second shot!" Seeing Welt completely unharmed, Bronya decisively continued to fire.
"A hundred more shots won't do any good. Although I'd be happy to play with a cute little girl, I'm in a hurry this time."
Welt stretched his hand towards Project Bunny and then made a fierce grasping motion in the air.
"Goodbye, little bunny."
With that, Welt clenched his fist, and simultaneously, Project Bunny was crushed into a lump of scrap by an invisible force. Then, he flicked a finger at Bronya, sending her flying backward into a wall before sliding to the ground.
"Cortana, send a message to the others, there's an intruder! Cortana! Cortana?" Bronya kept calling for Cortana, but received no response.
"Are you looking for that artificial intelligence? Stop shouting. With me, the Anti-Entropy Sovereign, leading the charge, of course all of Anti-Entropy is mobilized. We took control of that thing in advance. Although I don't like those girls Einstein and Tesla, as long as they cooperate with Nancy and the others, a mere artificial intelligence is completely under our control!"
The Anti-Entropy "Sovereign" Welt confidently explained to Bronya.
"Heh, Bronya would be more likely to believe you if you said you killed Cortana rather than controlled her."
Bronya, who had just been mourning the destruction of Project Bunny, now laughed out loud at Welt's words.
Cortana was no ordinary artificial intelligence; she could transition between the virtual and real worlds. How could she be trapped so easily, not to mention her main body was with Ryn.
"Go back and tell Mother Cocolia that I will be her daughter, but I will not be a part of Anti-Entropy," Bronya said firmly, glaring at Welt.
"Tsk, before I came, Cocolia repeatedly asked me not to kill you. I didn't expect you to be so ungrateful. Then die, one hundred times gravity!"
Welt immediately unleashed his killing move on Bronya. But then he felt a murderous aura coming from behind him. Unable to dodge in time, he hurriedly stacked several layers of shields.
Fu Hua, wearing only a large shirt, quietly appeared behind Welt. She struck him with an inch punch that pierced through three of his shields, but her fist stopped just short of his face, unable to break through the final few layers.
Having failed in one strike, Fu Hua immediately leaped back, creating distance between herself and Welt.
"I thought Kiana had come up with some new antics and was making Ryn play along, but it turns out there's an intruder." Although Fu Hua's tone was very calm, she assumed a martial arts stance, ready for a fight.
Fu Hua had already been asleep, but the noise woke her up. She came over without even getting dressed, thinking Kiana was up to some new fun.
Without the enhancement of Fenghuang Down, Fu Hua's current strength, a mere fraction of her full power, couldn't break through a Herrscher's domain protection.
"I didn't expect Schicksal to have some decent Valkyries..." Welt broke out in a cold sweat from Fu Hua's punch and immediately added several more layers of shields. After reinforcing his defenses, he regained his invincible demeanor. He wasn't afraid of someone without a Valkyrie battlesuit.
Welt rose into the air, looking down at Fu Hua with contempt. "Come, state your name. I do not kill the nameless."
Just as Fu Hua was about to announce her name, Kika kicked open the broken door and walked out. Wearing pajamas and with messy hair, Kika stepped on a pile of rubble and summoned her exosuit 「Sabayou」, aiming it at Welt in the air.
"Name my ass, just die for me!"
With Kika's sharp cry, two massive red beams of light that lit up the sky shot out from the cannons of 「Sabayou」.
"What? No!!"
Welt in the sky became a living target for Kika. Under the crimson laser, besides a single cry of alarm, not even dust was left of him.
"Tsk, trash."
Kika dismissively retracted 「Sabayou」 and went back to her room to sleep.
"Uh..." Fu Hua scratched her head in confusion. Had times changed so quickly?!
A cool breeze blew past, and Fu Hua felt a bit cold on her bare legs and body, so she also went back to her dorm.
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"Is no one going to help Bronya, who's still on the ground?"
(This weakling Welt is a clone created by Cocolia using the real Welt's blood. He's very weak. Although he can manipulate gravity, he can only control it up to a few hundred times.)