Chapter 261: Bronya's Biological Mother: Alexandra Zaychik.
[I'll be damned! Why do I suddenly think Otto is so cool?]
[Same here? I must be losing my mind... but this Otto really has style.]
[How should I put it? Walking unfalteringly on the path you believe is right—that in itself is a very cool thing. Of course, Otto's actions undoubtedly make him an enemy of the entire world...]
[Truth be told, even though I usually rant about Lord Otto being a total monster, he's a real man. Seriously, could Kallen really reject a man whose eyes are filled only with her?]
[Haha, if someone treated me like that, I wouldn't even care about their gender, okay?]
[Bro, you're just fantasizing about being loved, aren't you?]
[Sigh... Honestly though, given Kallen's personality, even if she were actually resurrected by Otto, she wouldn't be happy about it, right? After all, Otto has done way too many terrible things just to bring her back...]
[But Otto doesn't care. All he wants is a world where Kallen can live!]
It had to be said that seeing Otto draw his sword against Sirin in the game made the audience in the livestream feel that Otto was indeed charming in his own way at this moment.
As the main antagonist of Honkai Impact 3rd, everyone has a different judgment of Otto's merits and faults. Precisely because he is such an incredibly complex person, he generates so much controversy. Some see him as a madman, a thoroughly selfish clown, while others see him as the most devoted man in Honkai Impact 3rd—someone who touched the forbidden for the one he loved and didn't hesitate to stand against the whole world to create a place where she could survive.
As the game continued...
With Einstein's help, Siegfried finally uncovered the secrets of the Kaslana family.
The Divine Key with the strongest destructive power—Judgment of Shamash. When using its Zeroth Rated Power, "Shamash, Unleashed," the resulting flames incinerate both the user and the enemy into ashes.
Over the past fifteen hundred years, twenty-three Kaslana warriors have sacrificed their lives to protect humanity.
One could say that since Shamash, Unleashed is the strongest move of the Judgment of Shamash, every Kaslana who uses it does so with the resolve to perish alongside their enemy.
Protecting the world, protecting humanity—that is the Kaslana oath.
As the information within the Soulium was downloaded, Siegfried finally saw the specific details of that final battle.
Eight MANTIS warriors fought a decisive battle against the Herrscher of Finality on the moon. Under the overloaded operation of the Moonlight Throne, and before it burned out, the Herrscher of Finality lost about thirty percent of her energy.
Afterward, Kevin's full-power strike caused the Herrscher of Finality to temporarily cease activity.
But it was only temporary.
The strongest Herrscher, still possessing seventy percent of her energy, would only need about 12 hours to regain her mobility.
Whether it be despair, anger, or a final apocalyptic revelry, all that humanity had left were those final 12 hours.
After this recording finished playing, Einstein expressed her gratitude to Siegfried; they had collected enough data regarding the Moonlight Throne.
And this Moonlight Throne would certainly become a powerful weapon to defeat the Herrscher. After all, the humanity of the current era wasn't facing the Herrscher of Finality, and if the Moonlight Throne could reduce even the Final Herrscher's energy by thirty percent, the effect on Sirin would only be stronger.
As long as Sirin's energy could be reduced, humanity's chances of winning would increase significantly.
"Ah... the Moonlight Throne is the battleship from the beginning of the game...?"
At this moment, Kiana remembered the plot of the first chapter of the main story. Wasn't it her, Mei, and Bronya heading above Soukai City to investigate the battleship named the Moonlight Throne? Now she finally knew where the Moonlight Throne came from.
"I remember that an incomplete version of this Moonlight Throne caused considerable damage to the awakened Second Herrscher later on... I wonder what kind of surprises it will bring us this time?"
Theresa looked at the game screen with great interest. Originally, after seeing Sirin's immense power, she felt that humanity couldn't possibly win and should just give up. But seeing one trump card after another appear as humanity faced life and death... she felt this confrontation with the Second Herrscher would definitely be magnificent.
In the game, Siegfried asked Einstein to replay the recording. He felt that the white-haired man was calling out to him.
Upon re-entering that memory, Kevin—who should have been a mere recording—seemed to gain consciousness and looked toward Siegfried.
["You finally found me, my descendant."]
Kevin's sudden speech made Siegfried's expression change drastically. He never expected Kevin to actually talk to him!
["This signifies that the final battle between humanity and the Honkai has begun once again. Now, I shall tell you the secret of the Kaslana power."]
Kevin raised the Judgment of Shamash in his hand and instantly pierced Siegfried's chest.
["As long as you master the power of the Honkai Beasts hidden within the Kaslana genes, you can transcend human limits and even—stand above a Herrscher."]
["And then, you must remember..."]
["Those who inherit the name of Kaslana must defeat the Honkai, no matter the cost!"]
After being awakened by Kevin to the Honkai Beast genes in his bloodline, Siegfried released the hidden power within him. This power allowed Siegfried to avoid being burned by the terrifying temperatures of the Judgment of Shamash after releasing Shamash, Unleashed.
However, this power did not come without a price. Using it meant it was highly likely Siegfried would turn into a Honkai Beast and never be able to become human again...
Einstein gave the Meta-Morph activator to Siegfried. The decision of whether to use this power rested entirely with him.
["I hope you can carefully consider the cost of this power when you use the activator."]
Looking at the activator in his hand, Siegfried took a deep breath.
["...Thank you for your concern, Doctor."]
"It's over. That old man of mine will definitely use the Meta-Morph activator! Is my dad really going to turn into a Honkai Beast? That's way too tragic!"
Kiana understood her father's personality very well. Once that activator was in Siegfried's hands, it was a given that he would use it, unleashing the power of the Honkai Beast to fight with his life on the line.
"Hehe, Kiana, you actually understand your old man pretty well."
Siegfried chuckled.
"That's right. If it were me and I encountered people in danger, I would definitely use this power without hesitation! I can't help it—after all, your dad is a hero, right?"
Kiana rolled her eyes. "Give you an inch and you take a mile. You're probably more of a zero than a hero!"
Theresa spoke up: "But in the end, Siegfried didn't turn into a Honkai Beast, right? After all, he later worked with... with me to try and take the real Kiana and Kiana away from Schicksal. Although the plan failed in the end, he successfully took Kiana away."
Kiana scratched her head: "But didn't my dad still leave me? Was it because he found he could no longer suppress the Honkai Beast power inside him and knew he was going to turn into a big monster, so he left?"
Cecilia smiled slightly and looked at Siegfried beside her, her eyes full of tenderness: "With Siegfried's personality, that's indeed possible... After all, he's a fool who is kind to others but cruel to himself."
"Hehe."
His wife's praise made Siegfried scratch his head sheepishly, but his happy expression showed he was clearly enjoying it.
"It's nothing, really, hehe..."
As the game continued, Sirin had collected enough energy and was prepared to take revenge on humanity, launching a vendetta against the entire world.
She wanted to use the power of the Honkai to destroy the world.
Siberia was the first to suffer, and thus the curtain rose on this catastrophe.
On the Honkai-ravaged land of Siberia, another familiar character was also present—Cocolia.
The young Cocolia was a soldier full of a sense of justice. Facing her superior's embezzlement and illegal sale of military supplies, she righteously exposed him.
However, she didn't expect the superior to be in league with the military court, and Cocolia ended up being imprisoned instead.
The superior visited Cocolia and spoke of his difficulties. He only wanted to sell those military supplies to support his family.
His daughter was about to be born.
Looking at her once incredibly upright commander, who had now become like this, Cocolia was momentarily filled with mixed emotions.
One could say that for the sake of his family, the man had discarded his dignity and pride.
However, Cocolia's commander never got to see his child.
Because the Honkai eruption occurred.
Honkai Beasts attacked the place where Cocolia was stationed. Under their iron hooves, the military camp was instantly turned into ruins.
Cocolia eventually narrowly escaped, but her commander was not so lucky and was pinned under the rubble.
Before dying, the commander begged Cocolia to save his wife.
After taking the weapon and car keys from the commander, Cocolia found his car in the parking lot and encountered a silver-haired pregnant woman.
The moment this silver-haired woman appeared, the audience in the livestream couldn't help but gasp.
Because... she looked exactly like Bronya! No, it would be more accurate to say she looked exactly like a grown-up version of Bronya!
[Is this Mama Duck?]
[Bronya's biological mother??]
[Looking at the timeline, it fits... so this must be Bronya's mom, no doubt about it.]
Alexandra Zaychik—that was this mother's name.
"Bronya's mother? I've never heard of such a thing... Su Mu, where exactly did you get this information?"
Kiana looked at Su Mu beside her in surprise, her face full of shock.
After all, she had never heard about a biological mother from Bronya's own mouth. She only knew that Bronya entered Cocolia's Orphanage very early, was adopted by Cocolia, and met Seele and the Olenyeva sisters there...
"Of course, Bronya told me."
"In other words, Bronya's biological parents really... Su Mu, are you sure Bronya didn't hit you when you wrote this plot?"
"What do you think? Of course not."
"...Eh?"
Kiana was stunned for a moment. "Then why have I never heard about this from Bronya?"
"Stupid daughter, can't you read the room a bit? Continuing this topic won't do anyone any good, okay!"
Su Mu smiled. When he first wrote this plot, he had also worried about whether it would hurt Bronya.
However, when he asked for Bronya's opinion, she looked at Su Mu with a very speechless expression.
"When did I ever say my biological parents were no longer in this world?"
"My biological father is a soldier. Because of the nature of his work, I can't meet him often. As for Mother Cocolia, she was once my father's colleague and is very good friends with my biological mother... You could say they are life-and-death friends. Cocolia's Orphanage was also established by Mother Cocolia and her together."
"She is currently working at the Schicksal Charity Foundation with Miss Hare... oh, I mean Misteln Schariac. Because she's very busy with work, I was entrusted to Mother Cocolia's care... So I am also a member of the Cocolia Orphanage family."
"As for why I call her Mother Cocolia... don't you have the concept of godparents in Shenzhou? Besides, Mother Cocolia is very good to me and the children in the orphanage; it's not an exaggeration to say she is my second mother."
"Of course, although my biological parents are very busy, they love me very much. No matter how busy they are, they make time to be with me and help me celebrate my birthday every time... they often give me surprises. I love them very much too, and I love everyone in the orphanage, and Mother Cocolia."
Su Mu also realized that the Bronya of this world wasn't an orphan; he had let the game's plot influence his perception too much.
However, this also made Su Mu very happy. After all, when he saw the plot with Hare and Alexandra in the game back then, even as a grown man, he felt terrible.
Alexandra was truly great... Wait, if that's the case, doesn't that mean he has to face not only one mother-in-law but also a strict father-in-law?
This made Su Mu feel a bit overwhelmed with pressure. After all, he had already experienced the ferocity of the "fighting nation" from Cocolia. He hoped he wouldn't have the "honor" of becoming a target for AK-47 target practice when he met Bronya's father later... that would be way too intense...
Even so, after Su Mu wrote out this part of the plot, Bronya couldn't help but feel a bit dazed.
It was as if she were seeing her biological parents from another world—a father who gave up his dignity and pride for his wife and child, and a biological mother who, though heartbroken upon learning of her husband's death, did everything she could to survive for the sake of the child in her womb...
Precisely because she knew these two people possessed such possibilities, Bronya had an incredibly realistic illusion.
This made her sigh with emotion and once again acknowledge Su Mu's ability—she hadn't expected him to touch the soul so deeply.
Of course, Alexandra's appearance indeed gave the audience in the livestream a big shock, but what surprised them even more was undoubtedly this young Cocolia.
What's the deal? That Cocolia was actually so upright when she was young? For real?
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