Boom!
With a loud explosion, Elysia jumped off the building with Tian Shi in her arms.
"Ahh!"
Tian Shi let out a cry in Elysia's arms, a sound difficult to discern whether it was one of surprise or terror.
Even if this is a dream, it's still a 50-story building!
At least 140 or 150 meters above ground level.
Although Tian Shi is not afraid of heights, he is not the type to get more excited the higher he goes!
In that sense, he is a most normal person.
"Don't worry, Tian, look at me!"
Elysia looked at the handsome man in her arms, and a happy smile appeared on her face.
"Let's fly!"
Elysia, who was holding Tian Shi, not only did not fall but shot up toward the sky.
"Wow... I just realized that my sister's dream is a grand city that looks like high-tech, all silver-white."
"I think it might be more like Silverwing or something like that."
"While Tian's statement is realistic, isn't it a bit lacking in romance?"
"Elysia, the romance you're talking about is actually that feeling of 'closeness', right?" Tian Shi immediately understood what Elysia meant.
"Of course, even Tian Shi cannot deny that she is a radiant and dazzling beauty, like a flower in full bloom, right?"
Although it's a bit incongruous for someone with Mei's appearance to say this, Tian Shi couldn't find any fault with this slightly narcissistic statement.
After all, apart from the personal opinion that she is too lively, Elysia is practically perfect.
"It's undeniable... but for Bronya, romance might be something more technological and profound."
Tian Shi contemplated the silver-gray city from Elysia's arms.
"Ah..."
Tian Shi suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Elysia, are we relaxing too soon?"
"Eh? Seriously? This is already thousands of meters high, no matter what happens, in this dream there wouldn't be fighter jets or missiles, right?"
"Who said it couldn't be done?"
As if to confirm Tian Shi's rhetorical question, the silver-gray city flipped over instantly in the next moment.
Like a collapsing domino, with the ETStudio building at the center, every inch of ground and rooftops in the city turned into a dense and somber black, as if they had been flipped over.
"..."
Elysia remained silent; this slap came too quickly.
"What do you think? Doesn't it look much more high-tech?"
Tian Shi forced a smile and asked in a low voice.
The artistic style of Anti-Entropy seems much more accessible.
Of course, it also feels much more dangerous.
In the next instant, a huge projection appeared in the sky, and Bronya's cold and beautiful face reappeared in front of the two of them.
Bronya looked at Elysia with a cold gaze.
"Wanted criminal, Mei, stop resisting right now, let go of my brother and squat with your hands behind your head."
"Mei? Ah, so now I look like this."
Elysia nodded with a mocking expression on her face.
"Even if you look very authoritative Sister-in-law, I'm not going to let them take him!"
"Sister-in-law?"
This word seemed to activate a forbidden vocabulary; Bronya's silver-gray pupils turned black and red again, and the city below continued to emit red alerts accompanied by shrill sounds.
"Stubborn fool, come out! Heavy Bunny 19C Strike!"
Bronya's projection shouted loudly toward the sky.
"Heavy Bunny? What a pretty name!"
Elysia tilted her head slightly, showing no sign of nervousness, while Tian Shi, in her arms, was already distorting his expression.
"Heavy Bunny 19C Strike?"
Why does the name sound like something terrifying?
Just a second after Elysia finished reflecting, a huge and terrifying black figure descended from the sky.
"It's actually a larger version of the Heavy Bunny."
Tian Shi's expression twisted again as he looked at the heavily armored rabbit, thousands of meters high and covered in black and red, in front of him.
Although their current altitude and the height of the Heavy Bunny exceed a thousand meters, they are currently at the level of the Heavy Bunny's chest.
Is that the Heavy Bunny?
Elysia's eyelids twitched incessantly as she looked at what was before her, which in some fantasy works might be called a "Giant God."
"I know what you're going to say: what a waste of such a pretty name, right?", Tian Shi said first.
"It's a pity, but we should run now!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Elysia hugged Tian Shi tightly and ran away.
Just kidding, who would dare to fight that?
Whether or not you can defeat the creature in the dream is another matter, but it's incredibly stupid to rush in like that!
"What on earth is your sister thinking all day? Why would she dream of such wild things?"
"That girl was born to be a scientist! The thing is, I didn't specifically guide her in that direction, or rather, she wasn't very interested in it herself."
Tian Shi reflected that Bronya had never had a shortcut to the laws of reason in her life, and even with her natural talent, she could barely reach the level of a top-tier scientist in the end.
Of course, the real reason was that Bronya wasn't interested in those things back then, and the path of computer hacking was actually more suitable for her than being a scientist.
Well, Bronya could learn to hack with her feet.
So, considering both factors, why bother teaching mechanics? Wouldn't it be better to just blindly follow the hacking path?
However, Tian Shi had no idea that the reason Bronya wasn't interested at the time was because she was with Seele and Mei, and her mind was full of doujinshi.
She initially acquired hacking skills by playing video games, but then developed them on her own so she could use the Heavy Bunny and watch doujinshi.
To be honest, with Bronya's intelligence, would it be difficult for her to learn some basics along the way?
Not at all, right?
In fact, MEI is even more talented in this field.
If she is interested in learning, Tian Shi can try to guide her.
In five or six years, she might not be able to stand on her own, but she can certainly be MEI's assistant right now.
Of course, this is different from Jackal.
While MEI uses Jackal as her assistant, she actually considers her her right hand.
In MEI's current research, Jackal is the second person in charge of her work, and sometimes she is even the first.
If Tian Shi had taken care of Mei since she was a child, for twelve or thirteen years, MEI could now talk philosophy with Tian Shi.
Then there is Seele.
Seele is a rather mediocre genius.
She doesn't have any special features, but she is still a genius.
She is versatile and can learn anything.
If Tian Shi teaches her, she can become a very useful tool.
However, at that age, these three girls felt uncomfortable and strange together...
So, when Tian Shi saw that none of the three were interested in learning, he stopped mentioning it.
The thing is, Tian Shi doesn't know what those girls were doing behind his back then, otherwise his blood pressure would have exploded...
After all, of the three, one was exceptionally talented, another semi-exceptional, and the third a common genius.
Due to their lack of talent, none of them learned anything.
In fact, apart from Bronya, Seele and Mei's greatest intellectual skill was mech control...
This situation was already enough to give Tian Shi a severe headache.
"On the other hand, maybe it's because she doesn't have much exposure to these kinds of things that she fantasizes about it?"
Not everyone can be like Tesla, who, even at eighty years old, named her welding torch "The Flaming Sword."
Well... in a way, Tesla was the youngest in terms of mental age among that group of scientists.
"Hey, Elysia, can't you beat this?", Tian Shi asked, acting as a rearview mirror in Elysia's arms.
"Ehm... maybe we can win?"
"What kind of answer is that?"
"Because fighting this feels stupid, right?"
Elysia complained.
"I really don't want to fight this big guy, and this is a dream, so she might have some really shameless traits."
"Then how did you manage to beat Rita before?"
Tian Shi also started complaining.
"You know the dream owner has very powerful privileges! So, why did you hit Rita?"
"Ah, well... how to put it? That maid seems quite daring, but in reality, she might be surprisingly honest..."
Elysia scratched her face.
She really gave Rita a beating effortlessly the whole time, without any of those power spikes, second or third phase, or anything like that.
The beating was so simple and unadorned...
She was quite surprised!
"So, coming to that point, I have a fairly good impression of that maid, could you say she is a 'not very serious but decent person'?"
No one is asking you those kinds of questions! Get out of here!
"First to the ground!"
Elysia, carrying Tian Shi, began to dive, dodging five or six missiles coming from behind.
"This aerial pursuit is never going to end! Maybe we have to go back to the amusement park with a game over!"
"How about we make a small bet that my little sister won't destroy her own city?"
"Maybe we can try it?"
After calming down, Tian Shi reflected on it and realized that what Elysia had said made a lot of sense.
Precisely because it's Bronya's dream, if it were Senti, Tian Shi has to consider if she would excitedly transform into a small monster and kick a building while spitting fire from her mouth.
"Anyway, we've landed, run this way!"
Elysia lunged quickly and, as in a typical scene from novels, grabbed Tian Shi and dragged him into the alley.
"Hmph, do you think I can't do anything to you just because you're hiding in an alley? Foolish rebels! I'll show you what happens when you dare to challenge Queen Mei."
"?"
Hearing the cold voice coming from the air, Tian Shi and Elysia were stunned once more.
Tian Shi looked at Elysia, stroked his chin, and nodded.
"You're back to the way you were before."
Elysia no longer wears the "Mei appearance" on her body.
"So the plot has changed again?" Elysia sketched a somewhat forced smile. "This hadn't happened before."
"They call this a riot; after all, this place can still be considered a childhood dream world full of fantasy."
Bronya turns 17 this year, but... this age corresponds to the high school stage, right?
Tian Shi had already expressed it very tactfully.
And it's not like being old means you can't have dreams; yes, I'm talking about you, Tesla!
"Does your sister harass her older brother at work?"
Perhaps because there was no immediate danger, Elysia began to complain about Tian Shi.
Well, although the best option now is to keep running, this is just a dream amusement park, and the tension between these two people is more like the tension of playing a horror game.
"And Tian definitely gave in back then, right? He was completely incapable of being an older brother!"
"Mainly because I had never seen one that big before."
Tian Shi explained, somewhat embarrassed.
"Elysia, you have to understand that it is simply human nature."
"Even if what you say sounds very true, I still won't believe it."
Elysia puffed out her cheeks.
"Besides, back then, the attention Tian Shi paid me decreased considerably, didn't it?"
"Well... no."
"You gave yourself away when you commented on someone else's maid outfit!"
"That's a matter of attributes!"
Tian Shi replied.
"I think the maid attribute should be big breasts, if it's another attribute, like that of a cat girl, then I don't care about the size."
"Wow! Tian is saying really horrible things with such a serious tone!"
Elysia stepped back two steps, feigning disgust.
However, she lunged at him again, grabbed Tian Shi's arm, and whispered a question in his ear:
"And now?"
"Perfect."
"Where is Miss Rita?"
"They can't be compared."
"So, as far as maids are concerned, Tian Shi still thinks Miss Rita is a bit better, right?"
Elysia seemed to understand perfectly, and Tian Shi nodded helplessly.
There is no real reason, but that's what the feeling is about.
His compatibility with Rita was inexplicably good...
In fact, whenever Tian Shi had nothing to do, he used to be at Rita's side.
"Hey! You two over there! Stop being so affectionate!"
Just as both were about to say something, a clear voice from one side interrupted them.
"Eh? Little sister?"
Elysia looked at the newcomer with some surprise.
"Little sister? Who is that?"
Bronya, dressed in a black vest, a black jacket, and very tight shorts, tilted her head.
"My name is Brownie, I am the leader of the Queen's Rebellion and the most powerful hacker in this city, I just saw you being chased by the evil Lightning Queen, right?"
"..."
Hearing this, both Tian Shi and Elysia showed expressions of wanting to say something, but holding back.
"Leave it to me."
Tian Shi looked at Elysia.
"Go ahead!"
Elysia smiled slightly and stepped back two steps.
"Join us to overthrow the treacherous Thunder Queen! I've already discovered the location and weaknesses of her 'Four Heavenly Kings of the Breasts', and now we just need..."
Tian Shi put his hand on Brownie's shoulder, interrupting her as she continued with her rambling.
"Bronya, stick your butt out." Tian Shi sketched a gentle smile.
"I've been thinking, and I've never given you a spanking in your entire life, right? In a way, this is an incomplete childhood."
"Eh?"
Brownie was puzzled for a moment, then her composure crumbled instantly and she panicked.
"Brother... uh..."
"Good."
"Waaaaah!"