"Bronya should be the one to explain this." Bronya looked at Theresa. "Bronya's sister, Seele, is currently inside the Sea of Quanta..."
Bronya briefly recounted the events regarding Seele and her fall into the Sea of Quanta to Theresa.
"So that's what happened." Theresa nodded after listening, looking at Bronya with a face full of sympathy. "It's been hard on Bronya and that child in the Sea of Quanta."
"Therefore, we still need to fish that child out of the Sea of Quanta." Irene looked at Theresa. "Since I happen to have time now, why not finish this matter quickly?"
"Mm, you're right." Theresa nodded. "The Sea of Quanta is fraught with danger; it truly isn't suitable for a girl to stay there for too long..."
Of course, Theresa didn't speak too absolutely. After all, according to her understanding based on what she had seen in Schicksal's database, that place was simply hell.
Let alone an untrained little girl, even a rigorously trained Valkyrie would face heavy difficulties and lurking perils upon entering.
Since so much time had passed, unless the other party's luck was explosive, otherwise...
However, Theresa couldn't pour cold water on Bronya at a time like this. She could only let Irene try first. What if that Seele's luck really was that good? These things were hard to say, weren't they?
"Speaking of which, how do you intend for Irene to find that child?" Theresa looked at Bronya. "The Sea of Quanta isn't just ordinarily large."
In such a vast area, trying to find a single person—describing it as looking for a needle in a haystack wouldn't even suffice to describe the difficulty.
"Bronya will hand Project Bunny over to Teacher Irene." Behind Bronya, Project Bunny gradually emerged from the air. "Project Bunny has a connection to Seele."
"It will definitely be able to help Sister Irene find Seele inside the Sea of Quanta."
"Oh, right. Speaking of this matter, I also have to pour a basin of cold water on you, Bronya." Irene looked at Bronya. "Because I haven't done this before either."
"So I can't guarantee that I will definitely be able to bring that child back directly. But I can guarantee that she will be sent to a safe zone closest to the Proper World. After that, I will definitely have a way to bring her back. can you accept that?"
After all, Pardo didn't have experience in fishing people out after fully undergoing Quantization, and Seele's state was unclear. It was really hard to say if Irene could drag Seele back directly.
She could only do her best.
"Mm, Bronya can accept that." Bronya nodded. Compared to the previous situation of not even knowing where Seele was, the scenario Irene described was already the best outcome.
Bronya's calculations were very clear. If she allowed Seele to wander in the Sea of Quanta, then even if she found a way to fish Seele back later, it would still take a massive amount of time to find her.
Her safety couldn't be guaranteed either. But if Sister Irene went to look now, she could at least secure Seele in a roughly determinable location, making it simple to retrieve her later.
Moreover, Sister Irene merely lacked a method to bring people back autonomously. Perhaps Sister Irene would find a breach and bring Seele back right away.
"In that case, I understand." Irene nodded. Actually, it wasn't that there was absolutely no way to bring Seele back. Before seeking out Theresa, Irene had already checked the staff dormitories.
Welt was currently not at St. Freya. Combining this with the timeline, there was a high probability that Welt had already entered the Sea of Quanta to explore, and a significant possibility that he had already clashed with Kevin.
If she entered the Sea of Quanta and could sense a massive amount of Honkai energy, there was a high probability it would be the labyrinth Welt created to trap Kevin.
And judging by the original plot where Bronya met Seele while advancing through the Sea of Quanta, there was a high probability Seele should also be there.
She estimated that in the original plot, Kevin likely intended to bring Seele out conveniently when he escaped his trap. After all, she was a rare Stigmata Awakened; no matter how one calculated it, she was a combat asset against the Honkai. Kevin had no reason not to lend a hand.
In other words, if she could find that place, she should be able to find Seele. Maybe she could even use the Eye of the Deep to send Seele back to the Proper World.
"Since that's the case, then there's no problem." Irene nodded toward Bronya. "Then without further delay, I'm setting off now."
"Alright then, I don't have any other reasons to stop you either." Theresa nodded, turning to look at Irene. "So, how do you plan to go?"
"Just like this, of course." Irene pulled Pardo's card from her pocket. Amidst a flash of light, Irene transformed into Pardo's appearance, and on her wrist was precisely the bracer Vill-V had made for Pardo previously.
"Wish me a smooth journey~" Irene waved to the two of them, her figure gradually becoming shrouded in blue light and shadow. With the assistance of the bracer, Irene felt herself approaching a certain boundary more and more.
Beside her, Project Bunny hurriedly followed, wrapping the chains from its lower body around Irene's hand and entering the state of Quantization together with her.
"Sister Irene, I leave everything to you." Bronya watched Irene, her eyes carrying a look of pleading. "Please, you must bring Seele back."
Sea of Quanta
Irene opened her eyes and looked around. The surroundings were a vast expanse of azure blue, like deep blue water ripples, and massive bubbles could be seen everywhere she looked.
[Sigh, I didn't expect that one day I would actually come back.] Pardo looked at the surroundings through Irene's eyes. Although this place had saved her life, it couldn't exactly be called a good place.
To the side, Project Bunny quietly hovered next to Irene and began to search the vast Sea of Quanta using the connection between itself and Seele.
After searching for a while, Project Bunny shook its head at Irene, indicating that no traces of Seele were found in the surrounding direction.
"It doesn't matter. I didn't expect to find her immediately anyway." Irene didn't think her luck was good enough to follow her heart's desire instantly. It was normal not to find anything on the first try.
If she searched, she would eventually find her. Plus, with Pardo's luck bonus, it should be quick.
"Speaking of which, Pardo, how do you usually move inside the Sea of Quanta?" Irene attempted to walk in the Sea of Quanta, but the surroundings offered absolutely no space for leverage.
[Drifting, of course. Anyway, I always manage to drift to the right place.] Pardo acted as if it were a matter of course. [But if you're looking for someone, this method doesn't seem very suitable.]
"Fine then." Irene had no solution for Pardo's laziness. Although, given Pardo's luck, she probably could find Seele purely by drifting without doing anything.
But Project Bunny was right there next to them. She couldn't be this lazy in front of Project Bunny, right? If Project Bunny complained to Bronya later, Irene would have a hard time explaining.
Irene mobilized a few reserves of Honkai energy from her body and condensed them into a thruster-like shape on her feet, then began to propel herself forward.
Subsequently, she closed her eyes slightly and began to sense where there was a massive amount of Honkai energy in the surroundings. According to the original plot, since Welt wasn't around, he must be in the Sea of Quanta. And he had relied on his own abilities to create a pile of Bubble Universes to forcibly isolate Kevin.
Then there must be a massive amount of Honkai energy there. In the Sea of Quanta, this was no different from a guiding beacon.
Unknown Bubble Universe
In a desolate world, a small campfire was lit amidst the ruins. A young girl with azure blue hair sat hugging her knees, staring at the fire before her.
[Alright, Seele, the food is ready. If you roast it any longer, it's going to burn. We finally entered a Bubble Universe that actually has some stuff in it, so eat something.]
"Mm." Seele listened to the other voice coming from her mind and nodded. She reached out and took a grilled fish directly from the fire, blowing on it gently.
"Other Me, you said before that we had a chance to leave here, which is why you brought me over. Why did you say I should suddenly stay away?"
[Because there's a particularly terrifying guy over there. That guy seemed to have some interest in you just now, so I told you to hurry up and get away.]
[I have to ensure your safety. Maybe it was just a relatively powerful Quantum Honkai Beast wandering nearby. Wait a little while; perhaps it will leave later.]
"Mm, I understand." Seele nodded and took a light bite of the grilled fish. "Other Me, it tastes pretty good. Do you want a bite?"
[Aren't the two of us the same person?] The other voice in Seele's mind didn't seem to appreciate the gesture. [You eating is the same as me eating. There's no need to feed me.]
"But the Other Me found this for me." Seele seemed quite insistent. She closed her eyes and stuffed the handle into the hand of her other self. "So the Other Me has to eat a little too."
"Mm..." Seele's hair began to change from blue to a somewhat blackish-red. [Seele] looked at the grilled fish in her hand. "Really... it's clearly the same no matter who eats it."
[But the Other Me helped me find it.] Seele's somewhat timid voice came from within the mind. [So the Other Me should also eat a little.]
"Really. How can anyone rest easy with a naive fellow like you around." [Seele] sighed. After taking two bites, she returned to the mind, swapping Seele back out.
Hiding back in Seele's mind, the other Seele sighed. She had originally thought she could follow that massive amount of Honkai energy she sensed earlier to take Seele back to their original world, which was why she let Seele come nearby to take a look.
But she forgot that such a massive amount of Honkai energy could attract her, so naturally, it could attract others. That Honkai fluctuation had drawn in another terrifying guy.
Moreover, that guy seemed to have developed a bit of interest in Seele. This forced her to direct Seele to enter a Bubble Universe to hide.
She hoped that guy hadn't discovered Seele had entered this Bubble Universe, and she also hoped the necessary Quantization wouldn't trigger so quickly and kick Seele back into the Sea of Quanta.
Sea of Quanta · Outside the Bubble Universe
Kevin looked calmly at the Bubble Universe before him, perceiving some information from within. He knew that Stigmata Awakened had hidden inside, and he knew he had likely frightened that child.
This was not his intention. Originally, he had been trapped by Su in a special Bubble Universe, but recently, the blockade on that Bubble Universe had vanished.
He understood that one more of his close friends in this world was gone. However, Su was still very cunning; he had erased Kevin's navigation beacon for the return trip, causing him to remain stranded in the Sea of Quanta.
Since he couldn't go back temporarily, Kevin carried his guilt toward Su and originally planned to stay in that Bubble Universe until the world Su created was completely destroyed, looking for a way out.
However, before that Bubble Universe was destroyed, he sensed a sudden eruption of powerful Honkai energy in the Sea of Quanta.
Although as a MANTIS, he barely needed to eat anymore, he needed to consume Honkai energy to replenish his combat power instead.
Having been trapped by Su for so long, the Honkai energy reserves in his body had long been nearly exhausted. With the thought of replenishing at least a little, Kevin had come to this vicinity.
And upon arriving, he made some special discoveries: a Herrscher. A Herrscher from the Proper World. This gave hope to his return voyage.
But more importantly, that Herrscher possessed his own consciousness and was willing to fight for humanity. This stirred some thoughts in him.
It was just that their communication hadn't been very smooth. That Herrscher named Welt had overreacted, even coming to blows with him.
However, the opponent's body wasn't in very good condition. Using his Authorities seemed somewhat straining for him. But Kevin's own situation wasn't good either.
The lack of Honkai energy, coupled with the absence of a handy weapon, made facing a Herrscher of Reason somewhat tricky. In the end, that Herrscher of Reason even used a massive amount of Honkai energy to create a labyrinth to stop him from returning to the Proper World.
He had forcibly blocked the original beacon. Under normal circumstances, Kevin naturally wouldn't fear such things—it was nothing more than a mass of gathered Bubble Universes.
It was just the difference between cutting once and cutting a few times. But the problem was, he had no Honkai energy left. No matter how powerful the strength, without the support of Honkai energy, it was useless.
However, since he was roughly in this vicinity anyway, World Serpent should also be thinking of ways to fish him out. He shouldn't waste so much Honkai energy.
As for this Herrscher of Reason, he still had to think of a way. Catching him and throwing him into the Elysian Realm—surely Elysia would be very gratified.
Just as he was thinking this, Kevin suddenly sensed something. He turned his head to look. In the distance, a yellowish figure was approaching him.
What attracted him was the aura the other party carried. After sensing it for a moment, Kevin's eyes widened, and he looked at the approaching figure with some surprise.
"Pardo?!"
In Kevin's eyes, Pardo landed gently in front of him, wearing a look in her eyes that Pardo had never revealed before: "Hello, Mr. Kevin. This should count as our first meeting."
Hearing the other party's words, Kevin's gaze narrowed. The person was not the Pardo he knew.
"Who are you?"
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