Afterward, the two teams began to split up and act separately. Bronya and Seele walked together.
"..."
Bronya took the initiative to speak, "I didn't expect you to be so interested in participating in the operation, Seele."
Dark Seele said unceremoniously, "Ah? What nonsense are you saying?"
"It was clearly her who insisted on letting me come out for some fresh air…"
Bronya chuckled lightly and said, "…Well, isn't that pretty good too."
"After all, this is only our second time acting together, right?"
Dark Seele corrected her, "It's already the third time… idiot."
Seeing the puzzled expression on Bronya's face, Dark Seele began to explain.
"Our second time acting together was in Kolosten."
"At that time, in order to create the Moonlight Throne, you overexerted your body and mind, lying limp in Seele's arms like you had lost all your bones. No matter how she called, you wouldn't wake up."
"Seele was both anxious and helpless. Coincidentally, I couldn't stand seeing her like that, so I reluctantly came out and helped you guys."
"After that, you mumbled and called out 'Seele'."
"To be honest, Bronya… were you really clear about which Seele you were calling at that time?"
Hearing this, Bronya couldn't help but laugh.
Dark Seele couldn't help but ask, "Uh, why are you laughing?"
Bronya said with a smile on her lips, "Bronya is just a bit surprised that you actually counted that time as well."
"However, since it came up—during that time, Bronya indeed felt the power of two Seeles."
"Although a bit late, but… thank you, Seele."
Dark Seele found it somewhat hard to handle, "You… what's wrong with you?"
"Never mind, I'm too lazy to deal with your messy stuff."
"…Bronya."
Bronya showed a puzzled expression on her face.
Dark Seele continued, "That guy Seele really wants to share with her Bronya sister everything that happened on the Moon."
"But she just can't find the right opportunity."
"For example, she woke up and was already in the shelter of New Atla. She hadn't even figured out what had happened yet."
"She had to search for her companions alone and even helped some strangers…"
"And after you all entered the deep pit, even though she was more worried than anyone, she never showed the slightest abnormality in front of the others."
"She just silently did everything she could."
"That child… has really grown up."
"How should I put it… many times, me not appearing is actually better help for her."
Listening to Dark Seele's words, audiences across the country could hardly hold back.
"Seele is really a little angel, and Dark Seele really dotes on Seele!"
"Aba aba, I want to ship Seele and Bronya CP, but Seele and Dark Seele's CP is also really good!"
"This wave, this wave is Dark Seele's big assist. I really like this pair of Other Shore Twins!"
"Oh my god, why are there such cute people? I want to have a pair of daughters like this!"
"Hehe hehe, little Seele and Dark Seele are both mine!"
"..."
Not to mention the Seele fans going crazy in the group chats, on the TV they were also listening to Dark Seele speak.
Bronya asked, "So—is this the reason why you didn't actively show yourself after escaping from Hare?"
"..."
Dark Seele was silent for a moment before saying, "Why? Do you really want to see me that much?"
Bronya said directly, "Mm, after all, you are both Seele."
Dark Seele: "—You?!"
"..."
After a moment of silence, Dark Seele waved her hand and said, "Forget it, do as you please. We still have serious business to do anyway."
Faced with Dark Seele's tsundere appearance, Bronya simply showed a smile full of relief and affection.
Dark Seele said awkwardly, "Stop smiling!"
Regardless, as the two began to act, they soon made progress.
"Huh? This person is…"
Discovering a human figure, Bronya and Dark Seele quickly approached.
Only then did they realize it was the figure of a young girl, and the blonde girl seemed to have been startled as well.
"Ya!"
Bronya understood, "It really is you, Susanna."
Susanna also reacted and quickly said, "Miss Bronya? Miss Seele?"
"I… I'm not dreaming, am I?"
After reacting, Susanna asked expectantly, "You—are you here to rescue me?"
Before Bronya could speak, Dark Seele crossed her arms and said, "…Don't be silly."
"Rather, why is someone from Schicksal Headquarters here?"
Susanna scratched her head and said, "I… I'm not very sure either. Earlier, I took a nap at my workplace…"
"Unexpectedly, when I opened my eyes again, I was already in this legendary Sea Abyss City."
Bronya asked curiously, "You know about this place?"
Susanna nodded, "Yes. Alvitr told me that the Immortal Blades squad once had several clashes with the Far East Branch led by Lady Theresa in the deep sea."
"Ah…" as if remembering something, the somewhat dazed Valkyrie covered her small mouth.
Bronya didn't mind and said, "Those are all things of the past."
"More importantly, you look like… you're trying to move these supplies?"
Susanna responded, "Yes. Earlier I gathered the courage to walk around here, but I didn't meet a single person…"
"All the communication equipment here is broken. Only the living supplies still look quite sufficient."
"But the warehouse side is cold and damp. If I have to live here for a while, I can only choose another spot to build a camp myself."
Bronya couldn't help but say, "…You've really worked hard."
Susanna quickly said, "No no, I'm actually still at the stage of looking for fabric for the hammock."
"Besides… haven't you come to rescue me now?"
"..."
Dark Seele showed a speechless expression. Seeing this scene, Susanna tilted her head in confusion.
"I already told you not to be silly."
Unable to hold back her complaint, Bronya and Dark Seele briefly explained what had happened on the Moon earlier.
Susanna: "Eh… eh?"
"But… if that's the case… why was I teleported here?"
As a Valkyrie who didn't like using her brain much, Susanna couldn't figure it out no matter how she thought and could only look at Bronya.
Bronya shook her head and said, "Bronya doesn't understand either."
"Susanna, you said you took a nap at work before appearing here. What was that about?"
Susanna immediately answered, "Ah, that was while helping Lady Nagamitsu prepare an experiment!"
"Not long ago, Schicksal had just completed the repairs on the Cosmic Juggernaut."
"Before starting new experiments, someone needed to clean the interior of the Divine Key."
"To ensure nothing that could interfere with the experiment was left inside."
"To be honest, the air inside doesn't circulate at all. It's stuffy and hot…"
"I just got tired from holding my arms up and wanted to rest a bit. I didn't expect to accidentally fall asleep."
Dark Seele said, "…And then when you woke up, you were here?"
Susanna nodded, "That's right. Could it be that the power of the Divine Key in the dark…"
"..."
Bronya speculated, "This matter might have other, simpler reasons, but we currently lack evidence. Discussing it might just be a waste of time."
"You also mentioned earlier that all the communication equipment here is broken. What's the situation with that?"
Susanna answered, "Ah, regarding that, I did a simple test. It seems some integrated circuits inside the equipment were burned out."
"I originally thought that after fixing them, I could restore contact with the outside world…"
Is this also one of the effects of the Stigmata Plan… or…
While Bronya was deep in thought.
Dark Seele spoke, "In that case, Bronya—you're the Herrscher of Reason, right?"
"Repairing something like this should be a piece of cake?"
Susanna asked, "Eh? Is that so?"
Bronya said modestly, "No, Bronya doesn't have full confidence, but… we can try."
Even though she said that, as the girl held her breath and focused, using the intuition of truth to sense the entire mechanical structure.
AND, OR, NOT, and XOR.
Modern integrated circuits are the physical result obtained after superimposing these four logical operations trillions of times.
Therefore, no independent individual has the ability to repair a severely burned electronic chip.
What everyone can do is merely replace it with ready-made parts.
But the current Bronya, as a complete Herrscher of Reason.
Her uniqueness lay precisely in being able to cook without rice.
The next moment, Susanna said in surprise, "Ah, it started!"
Bronya said calmly, "It seems everything went smoothly."
Dark Seele, however, said doubtfully, "But even so, this machine doesn't seem to be of much use?"
"The entire Earth's space is being restructured by the Stigmata Plan. Who can ordinary communication equipment even contact?"
"..."
Bronya did not speak.
Susanna had already begun trying, "750… 620… 570…"
"Ah, got it! This device has a 495 signal!"
Dark Seele said in a bad tone, "What are you looking for?"
Susanna explained, "Channel 495. This was during the past standoff between Schicksal and Anti-Entropy."
"A special channel used by Bishop Otto and Professor Planck to avoid accidental clashes, also called the Atlantic Phone."
Dark Seele crossed her arms and said, "…What do these two people from the past have to do with us now?"
Susanna said, "Because as long as Schicksal Headquarters is still operating, the people there might be able to establish contact with us through channel 495!"
Dark Seele: "Ah?"
Ignoring Dark Seele's "ah", Susanna quickly operated on the communication equipment that originally belonged to Anti-Entropy.
In just three short minutes, or rather after a narration.
The results of her work were immediately presented.
"Susanna? Is that really you? And you're with Kiana and the others?!"
Accompanied by a voice, Alvitr's figure slowly appeared. She hurriedly greeted:
"Bronya, Seele, and of course Susanna, long time no see!"
"It's really great that you're all okay!"
Bronya said hesitantly, "You are… Alvitr of the Immortal Blades?"
Alvitr immediately said, "Of course! Schicksal's one and only designated tool person, reporting in!"
Without time to complain, Bronya said directly, "You've already roughly understood our situation through Susanna's description…"
"What is the current situation at Schicksal Headquarters?"
Alvitr answered, "In order to maintain the existence of Schicksal Headquarters under the sudden spatial anomaly."
"Lady Rita, Lady Nagamitsu, and Lady Amber are all commanding on the front lines, ensuring the defense against the Imaginary invasion is foolproof."
"Additionally, on Anti-Entropy's side, we have also established basic contact with the Salt Lake Base."
"Currently, Mr. Welt, Dr. Einstein, Dr. Tesla and the others are fighting hard there."
Bronya inquired, "…What about Theresa? Do you know her situation?"
Alvitr said dejectedly, "No. Bishop Theresa's whereabouts are still unknown."
"We can't even detect whether she has returned from space."
"Moreover, at the Salt Lake Base, besides Seele, Rozaliya and Liliya's whereabouts are also unknown…"
"From the surveillance footage, they secretly slipped out of the Salt Lake Base ten minutes before the spatial anomaly occurred."
"According to the AI's analysis of their lip movements, the two seemed to be planning to sneak out to the convenience store to buy cake."
After listening to this series of reports, not only Bronya was left speechless.
Dark Seele even cursed, "These two idiots!"
Bronya said calmly, "Seele, venting emotions now probably won't help."
"Alvitr, under the current circumstances, we need to arrange a tripartite meeting between Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and us here in Sea Abyss City."
"Can you arrange it?"
Alvitr immediately replied, "I will do everything possible!"
Bronya arranged, "Then, without delay, Susanna, you stay here and continue communicating with Alvitr."
"Seele and I will notify the others separately. We'll strive to organize the tripartite meeting in half an hour."
"Is everyone okay with that?"
Susanna quickly said, "Mm, no problem. This is also to welcome Lady Durandal and Lady Su Shang!"
Dark Seele spoke, "…As long as Schicksal and Anti-Entropy can gather people, right?"
"However, this should be called not judging by appearances… Susanna, you've really made a great contribution."
It was clearly praise, but it somehow gave off a sense of sarcasm.
"Seele, mind your manners."