After coming out of Bambietta's room-
"I'm really pissed off! Why did Ishida Uryū become the heir?"
Liltotto's green-haired companion, Candice Catnipp, punched the corridor wall hard in anger. Static crackled around her fist as lightning scorched the surface, leaving blackened marks that spread in jagged lines. Her hair was wild and shaped in uneven, lightning-like zigzags, resembling the tail of Pikachu.
"I don't get it. This is the first time I've even heard of someone being named as Yhwach-sama's heir," said the small, yellow-haired Liltotto Lamperd, barely one and a half meters tall. She pulled out a pack of biscuits from who knows where and munched lazily.
"I guess we'll have to ask his Majesty himself if we want to know the reason behind it."
"But," Liltotto added calmly, her half-lidded dead-fish eyes narrowing faintly, "I'm actually curious about someone else right now."
"Are you talking about that guy called Jiuka?" asked the tall, pink-haired Meninas McAllon with wide, innocent eyes.
Among the Sternritter Mädchen, Bambietta was the cute and hot-tempered one, often called Little Bambi or Bambi‑chan.
Liltotto was the calm and analytical one, though she had the gluttonous ability to devour anything-she could be called Lily.
Giselle Gewelle was the deceptive "pseudo-girl," whose ability turned others into zombies.
Meninas was the towering, pink-haired girl representing strength-she could be called Minnie.
Candice was the impulsive, thunder-wielding one, representing temper and volatility-nicknamed Little Candice or Sister Thunder.
Each of them wore the same accessory: a small pink heart-shaped box attached to their belts.
"Yes," Liltotto nodded. "When that man calling himself Kokoro no Jiuka faced Giselle's attack, his expression didn't even flinch. He stayed perfectly calm. Tell me-would any ordinary soldier really act like that?"
"Ah, come on," Meninas said innocently. "He probably just didn't know about Giselle's ability. Since he didn't know, he wouldn't think to defend himself from her Blut."
Liltotto frowned slightly. "Giselle's ability works on living Shinigami, but not on living Quincy. To make it work on him, she'd have to kill him first. So… could it be that Jiuka already knew about her ability? Is that why he was so unbothered?"
After a moment of silence, she exhaled and shook her head.
"Well, those are just guesses. If we get the chance, we'll just push that black-hearted Jiuka to act and see for ourselves how strong he really is."
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When the other four left, Bambietta's cold expression faded instantly. She turned toward Yuta with the eager look of a puppy waiting for approval.
"Master, how was Little Bambi's performance just now?" Bambietta asked, blinking as if begging for praise.
"…not bad."
"Really?!" Her eyes brightened immediately. "Does that… does that means Little Bambi gets a reward?" She tilted her head expectantly, her tone full of anticipation.
"If you behave well, you'll be rewarded-and don't go killing people recklessly," Yuta said flatly, glancing at her.
"Yes, Master!" Bambietta jumped with excitement. "I'll obey you in everything! I'll stop chasing those wild guys outside-you're the only one for me!"
She hesitated for only a heartbeat, then leaned closer, her eyes shining mischievously.
"Master, you must be tired after working so hard today… how about I lick your feet for you?"
Yuta's breath caught. "…No."
Why did her "training" always seem to take this kind of turn?
Hearing his refusal, Bambietta drooped her head, her expression instantly downcast. Her fingers fidgeted nervously as she poked at them in front of her chest.
"I-I thought… if I did everything I could to please the Master, you'd reward me faster. A dog that's useless gets left behind. Little Bambi doesn't want to be abandoned… Little Bambi will be obedient, I promise. I'll do anything so long as you don't abandon me…"
Yuta rubbed his chin slowly in thought.
Bambietta was technically his subordinate now-though "dog" wasn't entirely inaccurate-and letting Yhwach dispose of her would be troublesome later.
"Come here," he said finally.
"Yes, Master! Do you have orders for me?"
Bambietta bounced forward eagerly, then crouched as if inviting him to pat her head.
Yuta extended one finger and lightly pressed it to her brow.
With a low hum, Bambietta's body burst apart into glittering particles of spirit energy that filled the air like scattered stardust.
For one brief instant, it looked as if the two of them were standing inside the Milky Way itself.
Moments later, the particles reassembled-and Bambietta stood there once again, breathing lightly as if nothing had happened.
However, part of her crimson reiatsu separated from her body.
It condensed on Yuta's fingertip into a small blood-red sphere-the blood of Yhwach himself.
In truth, this blood was no blessing.
It gave power, yes-but it also implanted subservience to Yhwach's will, the foundation of the Sankt Altar.
Ishida Ryūken had understood this best: Yhwach's "gift" was like taking credit from a debt collector-empowering at first, but catastrophic when repayment came due.
Yuta absorbed the blood wordlessly, thinking that perhaps it could become the key to striking back at Yhwach one day.
"Alright," he said at last. "I've extracted Yhwach's blood from your body. That power isn't good for you-you'd better be careful from now on. I've also given you the ability Explode, which lets anything touched by your reiatsu become a bomb, and further enhanced your Quincy form with the Blut Vollständig state."
"Th-thank you, Master!" Bambietta's expression lit up with joy.
Yuta's form began to waver and fade slowly until he vanished completely from sight.
Bambietta stood there staring at the space he had disappeared from, her lips curving into a dazed smile.
Master is so good to me…
He even helped me remove Yhwach's blood.
It must be because he cares about me… right?
She turned toward the chair where Yuta had been sitting moments ago and threw herself onto it. The seat was faintly warm with his lingering body heat. She pressed her cheek against it gently and inhaled, closing her eyes for several long seconds. Her hands tightened around the edges of the cushion as her breath slowed to a whisper.
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