Chapter 149: Twin Hypnosis
Two girls, one pink and one blue, were whispering near his cell.
The pink-haired girl wore a white dress with pink accents, an off-the-shoulder short skirt, a black brooch with a pink background, and a white glove on her right hand adorned with a rose and black thorns at its center.
The blue-haired girl donned a white off-shoulder miniskirt with blue highlights, a mechanical blue tie on her chest, and black gloves with blue palms and black backs.
Although it was the first time Kirataka saw them in person, he was not unfamiliar with these two little ones.
—The ones in charge of guarding him were Bronya and Seele's "sisters," the Olenyeva sisters, also children from the orphanage.
Rozaliya Olenyeva and Liliya Olenyeva, are known as the Vodka Sisters.
By the way, although their group name was "Vodka Sisters," due to their age, they had never actually drunk vodka.
Although they appeared to be ordinary girls, the large tails—one black, one white—swinging behind them clearly revealed they were not ordinary humans. Instead, they were fusion warriors who had each merged with half the Honkai factor of the emperor-level Honkai beast.
As far as he remembered, the sisters were attacked by Honkai beasts during the fourth Honkai eruption caused by Wendy and were in a life-or-death crisis. They underwent Fusion Warrior surgery to save their lives.
Judging from the timeline, it seemed a bit early for this. After all, the fourth Honkai eruption, which Wendy was supposed to cause, hadn't yet happened.
Well, anyway... just think of it as a change in the world line.
As Kirataka observed the two girls, the sisters clearly noticed his gaze.
"Liliya, Liliya, look, that big brother is watching us!"
"Rozaliya, Rozaliya, I see it."
"...Hello?"
Kirataka gave a smile he thought was warm and friendly.
"Liliya, Liliya, look, the strange big brother is greeting us!"
"Rozaliya, Rozaliya, I saw it."
"Will he jump out of the room and bully us? Just like the big bad wolf that Little Red Riding Hood encountered!"
"Rozaliya, you should read fewer fairy tales."
After some back-and-forth teasing, the sisters finally took small steps to the front of the cell and looked at Kirataka through the bars.
"Hmm... Let me think, what is your name..."
The pink-haired girl folded her arms in front of her chest, trying hard to recall the answer to this question.
"..."
The girl next to her looked at her sister speechlessly, then glanced at the message on the door of the room and said:
"You are... Kirataka."
Kirataka coughed lightly and said righteously:
"I am a friend of your sister Bronya; you have to call me Brother Kirataka."
"Giiiiiii--"
The two girls took two steps back simultaneously and looked at him with suspicion.
"Am I that scary?"
Kirataka pondered.
Then he emphasized:
"It's true."
"You said you're Bronya's friend, so tell me, what is Bronya's most iconic thing?"
Rozaliya asked.
Unlike Seele, who calls her "sister" all the time, the sisters prefer to call Bronya, who is older than them, by her name.
...Something iconic?
Such a nonsensical question made Kirataka stunned for a moment.
Three things—expressionless face, mechanical girl?
A series of keywords flashed through his mind.
However, when it comes to Bronya's most iconic symbol, it should be Project Bunny, right?
So he answered:
"Project Bunny 19C?"
"Wrong!"
The pink-haired girl put her hands on her hips and said proudly:
"I don't know that; of course, it's the iconic 'drill'!"
That pair of silver curly hair was extremely dazzling and attracted much attention among the children.
"You didn't even know this. You really are lying to us. But what is the Project Bunny 19C?"
"…"
Liliya, on the side, looked at her stupid sister speechlessly.
Her biological sister was the last among the children in the orphanage. She didn't care about anything other than the idol's performance and couldn't remember anything.
But she still knew that after undergoing a certain experiment, Bronya obtained a combat mecha called Project Bunny 19C.
After thinking for a few seconds, the blue-haired girl said softly:
"I'm sorry, Rozaliya is a fool. If there is any offense, it is her personal behavior and has nothing to do with Liliya."
She began to distance herself from Rozaliya.
"Hey, Liliya, who are you calling an idiot?"
The pink-haired girl protested immediately.
Liliya ignored her protest and continued to look at Kirataka and said:
"…Mother Cocolia ordered us to come and watch you. Did you do anything wrong?"
Even though she is much smarter than Rozaliya, she still has limited exposure to the outside world.
In her worldview, being locked up for making a mistake is already the worst outcome, so it was natural for her to assume that Kirataka received the same punishment.
"Well..."
Kirataka groaned.
He did not directly answer Liliya's question.
Both of them are even younger than Seele and Bronya and even more inexperienced in the ways of the world.
Although they gained powerful strength due to the fusion warrior transformation... they were still a young child after all. they still maintained considerable trust in Cocolia and did not have any doubts about her.
In short, you don't need to take them too seriously, nor do you need to be particularly nice to them.
Although they are "fusion warriors," they are still far from the thirteen heroes of the previous civilization. The new generation applied to them is—
'Hmm... the impact of the Emperor-level Honkai Beast...'
Cough cough.
Kirataka shook his head, and a red feather appeared in his hand.
Projection magic · Fenghuang Down.
The moment the Divine Key emerged, the light in Rozaliya and Liliya's eyes suddenly disappeared.
——Although his ability of electromagnetic control was hindered to a certain extent in this place, making it impossible for him to directly figure out the layout here through electromagnetic wave reflection, he still had many other means at hand.
The omnipotent Fenghuang Down is indeed the most useful weapon at this time.
Rather than continue chatting with these two lovely sisters about meaningless things, it would be better to ask them directly about the main point.
Fenghuang Down had easily captured their minds and hypnotized them. Now, no matter what he asked, they would answer truthfully.
Kirataka thought about it and asked the two girls in front of him:
"Rozaliya, Liliya, do you know where Raiden Ryoma is in this fortress?"
"?"
The two girls tilted their heads slightly, obviously having never heard of this name.
"Well... he's a middle-aged uncle, probably about the same age as your mother, Cocolia."
"Uncle... I seem to have seen Rozaliya in the base, but I can't remember where exactly..."
Rozaliya said.
"Liliya remembers that he was held in Area C-13. We passed by there before."
"When did you come to this fortress?"
"We came here today with Mother Cocolia. She said she needed our help, so we came. She said this place is big and we can play around as long as we don't go out."
Rozaliya replied.
"Then... do you know where your mother Cocolia is now?"
Kirataka asked.
Rozaliya simply answered, "I don't know!"
Liliya said slowly, "Mom Cocolia didn't tell us where she was going, but we couldn't bear to leave her, so we secretly followed her when she left and saw her get on the aircraft and leave."
As expected, she left the fortress and did not stay here.
'...Is she afraid of being affected by the attack of the Herrscher of Thunder?'
Kirataka pondered.
However, considering how much the old witch desires the Herrscher Core, if she intends to obtain the Conquest Gem as soon as possible, she should not be too far away from here.
Maybe she's staying on the aircraft, hovering in the nearby airspace.
Kirataka thought this speculation made sense.
After continuing to exchange information with the lovely girls for a while, Kirataka removed the influence of Fenghuang Down on them, retreated back into the house, and stayed there quietly.
Perhaps it was to ensure that Mei would come to attack here. Although the old witch herself was not there, Raiden Ryoma was not taken away by her.
Kirataka had already obtained the coordinates of the room where Ryoma was imprisoned. This is a significant gain. Once the official operation begins, he will be able to easily go straight to the heart of the matter and rescue him directly.
So, the next thing we need to figure out is the coordinates of Cocolia and the trap she and the World Serpent guys set here.
He sat on the ground leaning against the wall, closed his eyes, and activated his ability.
To this day, as his strength continues to increase, the upper limit of his time reversal is also constantly expanding.
Up to now, it is possible to go back in time within twelve hours at most.
In other words, it is equivalent to being able to predict the future within twelve hours.
Kirataka began to experience a completely different future.
He first chose the future in which he remained where he was and on standby. In this timeline, Cocolia did not arrange for anyone to take him out for experiments.
This shows that Cocolia is not very interested in him, or she knows that the target she really wants to capture is nearby.
So that's why she sent the unreliable Vodka sisters to look after him...
Cocolia's real target is Mei.
At the same time, six hours and thirty-five minutes later, there was a commotion in the fortress. Cocolia arranged for armed men to attack and capture Bronya. At the same time, the Herrscher of Thunder also chose to attack the fortress.
'Hmm... maybe it's because the electromagnetic waves were blocked, and Mei couldn't contact him and Bronya, so she decided to take the risk and attack?'
"…"
Kirataka opened his eyes, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.
"Oh, no wonder that old witch Cocolia was so confident. It turns out that she used that thing to capture the Herrscher."
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