"What? Let this dwarf stay with us?"
Upon hearing that Bronya was going to stay, Kiana looked at Mei in disbelief. She extended her hands, grabbed Mei's shoulders, and shook her hard.
"Are you crazy, Mei?! She's from Cocolia! She's the enemy!"
After breaking free from Kiana's grip, Mei, a little dizzy from being shaken, had expected Kiana's reaction. She took out her prepared words and began to try to persuade Kiana.
"You don't have to worry too much about this. Bronya won't become our enemy from now on because..."
Mei shared her thoughts and considerations with Kiana, feeling a little apologetic.
"I'm sorry, Kiana, I didn't discuss this with you."
"But... please trust Bronya a little, okay?"
Mei's words were sincere.
"..." Kiana was silent for a moment and sighed helplessly.
"Since it was Mei who made the decision, let's do it this way."
"No matter what, I believe in you, Mei."
The unguarded trust in her words made Mei feel touched.
"But it's agreed in advance!"
Kiana emphasized that she was very unhappy with Bronya.
"I don't trust that dwarf. I only trust you, Mei."
After being persuaded, Kiana agreed.
Bronya's plan to stay with the two of them was successful.
Next, all she had to do was wait and look forward to it.
As for the fact that she left her mother without permission and contacted the experimental body, Bronya successfully used the excuse of close monitoring to fool Cocolia.
Although Cocolia was curious about how Bronya could gain the trust of the two and successfully approach them despite appearing as an enemy...
Time passed day by day.
Cocolia of Anti-Entropy was preparing for this crazy experiment.
Kiana was recovering from her injuries, waiting for information or tools that might help stop Cocolia's plan in the next QA space.
It is worth mentioning that although they were enemies before, after approaching the two, Bronya got along relatively well with them.
Well... maybe she was only okay with Mei.
As for Kiana, she would always have a dark expression whenever she saw Bronya.
The fact that the two didn't fight was already a success, considering Bronya deliberately refrained from counterattacking Kiana's remarks about her being "short," the best result achieved when Kiana called her "dwarf."
And now...
The pendulum clock on the wall was ticking.
Mei was waiting.
Kiana and Bronya were staring at each other, sulking.
Suddenly...
They don't know when...
The sound of the pendulum disappeared.
The surrounding scenery was the same.
Only the endless white.
"Is this the QA space?"
Gray eyes swept across the extremely strange surroundings. Although she was prepared, Bronya was still a little surprised to be here for the first time... and to see such a strange place.
She raised her hand and tried to call out Project Bunny.
But the next moment, the indifference on Bronya's face, which had remained unchanged for thousands of years, showed a slight change, and her heart grew heavy.
This place... she can't connect with the Project Bunny at all.
[Are you looking for this?]
It seemed that the voice of the control consciousness was startled by Bronya's call for the Project Bunny.
Along with its voice, Project Bunny, which Bronya was not unfamiliar with, appeared from the air.
Its mechanical compound eyes kept flashing, circling around Bronya, and it was a little... anxious.
Bronya probably understood why.
After all, as a gift from Seele, Project Bunny would always protect Bronya immediately.
But because of this space, the connection between the two had been directly cut off.
How could this happen?
If it weren't for the consciousness pulling Project Bunny in and restoring its connection with Bronya, it would have been scared to death.
"Tsk, this guy can actually come in too."
Kiana standing by was a little unhappy at first when she saw Bronya, but at the same time, she was secretly glad that she hadn't set any flags before.
Mei was not surprised by this because Bronya had actually stated her purpose when she asked to stay. However, she had been skeptical of Bronya's guess at the time.
Now it appears that if one followed them... could they really come to this space together?
Mei frowned as she thought about this.
If that's the case, then they must not bring anyone here casually in the future; otherwise, it might cause some trouble.
[First of all, welcome the new visitor.]
[As for the things in this space, I think you must already know about them from the first two visitors, so I won't introduce them.]
[You, who understand the rules of this space, probably want to get straight to the point, so I won't waste any more time.]
[Let's go straight to the Q&A!]
As the voice of the ruler fell, a light curtain rose from the ground in front of them.
At the same time, lines of text appeared on it.
[1. Among the following options, there are three people who belong to the main destined protagonists of this world, which can also be called the 'The Big Three'. Please choose the one who is not the main destined protagonist.]
[A. Kiana Kaslana]
[B. Raiden Mei]
[C. Bronya Zaychik]
[D. Bianka Ataegina]
Seeing this question, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya all fell into deep thought.
Destined protagonist?
This word was a bit unfamiliar to them.
Mei had a little idea.
Having read many novels, she guessed that this so-called "destined protagonist" was probably similar to the protagonist in the novels she'd read.
"Which one do you think is correct?"
After looking at the options, Mei had a rough idea in her mind, so she looked at Kiana and Bronya.
For questions like this, it was difficult for them to analyze with the limited information they had.
"...I think it should be D."
After being asked, Kiana gave her answer without even a second thought.
"Bronya also thinks it is D."
Bronya thought about it for a moment before choosing the same answer.
"Tsk, you're only going to choose the same thing as me?"
Kiana, feeling like Bronya was copying her, looked at Bronya with a somewhat mocking expression.
"Stupid, there is only one correct answer. Bronya just chose the answer she thought was correct. Even if there wasn't an idiot like you, Bronya would still choose D."
After successfully entering the Q&A space she wanted, Bronya gave up her patience for Kiana's ridicule and started to fight back without hesitation.
"Okay, stop arguing."
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Mei stopped them with a headache and made her choice.
"Anyway, just choose D!"