Chapter 536: In the Sea: Just Avoiding Responsibility

"Sister Bronya! Sister Bronya!"

"Uh...ah..."

As if she had fallen into a short coma, Bronya held her head, her muscles tensed, but she finally leaned against the kitchen wall weakly.

"Sister Bronya, are you okay?"

No matter how anxious Seele was, she couldn't change the fact that she couldn't do anything.

The only meaningful action was to squat in front of Bronya and push the stool under her butt toward the wall to prevent her from slipping.

"Seele... Bronya is okay... Where were we... talking about before?"

The tiny flames flickered, and the firewood crackled impatiently.

The two girls leaned against this small and closed kitchen, whispering about everything that had happened before.

"Sister Bronya, we have failed three times before. According to you, the first failure was because we spent too much time thinking. The second time, you took the initiative to refuse to execute the order to Brother Mikael, but he only asked 'what next', and time went back again. The third time, we told Brother Mikael that we chose to execute the order, but again..."

"It was Mikael's fault, absolutely. What is that guy's standard? We haven't found out what doesn't meet his wishes, but it's already... Damn... It's almost reaching the limit."

Bronya tried to stand up with her head supported, but even with Seele's timely support, the final result was that Bronya fell back on the stool weakly.

Mikael was determined not to tell them the content of the "test" and claimed that such things should be thought out by themselves. But how could such a thing be done so easily...

So, when she realized that "failure" would lead to reincarnation, Bronya immediately thought of a trick.

This is also a rare opportunity.

After a little thought, she quickly walked back to Mikael and gave her choice. When the failure triggered the reincarnation, she quickly chose another option...

How to say it, failure is a little surprising, but not so surprising. Between the superposition of the two states of surprise and no surprise, this feeling is a little difficult to describe, but there is no need to describe it.

At least the two girls discovered a very important rule-it seems that the standard of the test is not simply a matter of choosing which option.

Although the way to obtain this information is somewhat dishonorable, it is not based on thinking and understanding, but on loopholes in the rules.

Perhaps it is because of this that Bronya's condition has become visibly worse after waking up these two times.

It's as if she has never gotten any sleep in these four consecutive days and three nights. On the contrary, Seele has no problem. I don't know if it's because Bronya, not her, came up with this opportunistic method, or just because someone is partial.

"The criterion of the test is not which option Bronya will choose, but if that's the case, then what exactly is the so-called test? Will it be... related to Mikael's own experience?"

This is not impossible, nor is it an unimaginable result, but Seele lowered her head unconsciously when she heard it.

"I'm sorry, sister Bronya, those things, the other me should know... If Seele could have asked her more about Mikael's brother before..."

"Don't say that, Seele... Don't put all the mistakes on yourself. Bronya knows that with Seele's feelings for Mikael... she must have asked the other self many times, but she just doesn't want to say it. Besides-cough cough! In the final analysis, such behavior can't solve any problems except making herself feel better. If it was Mikael, he would definitely say so."

"Hmm..."

Seele lowered her head and responded softly.

The kitchen was extremely silent. After four reincarnations, many things seemed to never change, such as the nightingale outside the house that made noises with unusual confidence.

But in the end, Bronya no longer had the energy to resent these unconscious little animals.

Her brain was tired and dull, and she couldn't spare any more brainpower. Once she fell into her current state, it was still a question whether she could even notice the annoying "chi chi chi chi".

"I really want to sleep..."

Leaning against the wall, Bronya's consciousness was almost difficult to maintain, but she still insisted and refused to give up.

She was afraid that once she fell asleep, it would be another new reincarnation, and according to the current information, she would become weaker and weaker like this every time she reincarnated.

Maybe... maybe it was because the reincarnation was the entire world bubble, not her own time, so she had this kind of fatigue after not sleeping for a few days and her consciousness was about to collapse. She just needed to rest for a while and sleep for a while, maybe it would be fine.

But Bronya didn't dare to gamble at all.

My consciousness has long been floating between wakefulness and sleep, and I will fall into a dream if I am not careful. But I also have a very special feeling, as if a hand has grabbed my soul and gently pulled it up...

"Bang!"

The kitchen door was pushed open again and again. Kevin leaned against the door frame in a posture that was almost the same as the previous times, and waved to Bronya.

"Bronya, come with me, Mikael has something to tell you."

"Okay... wait for Bronya."

Holding one hand on the wall and the other on Xi'er's shoulder, Bronya stood up with difficulty, her legs still shaking.

Kevin's expression finally changed.

"Hey! You haven't been in a good state since the day, Bronya. If it doesn't work, I'll tell Mikael and let you rest first?"

Bronya waved her hands and took a deep breath.

But before he could answer anything, his eyes darkened and he fell to the ground.

Kevin and Xier looked at each other, and after a while, Kevin waved his hand.

"You should take her to rest first. In this case, we can't continue the mission no matter what."

"ah……"

Looking at Xi'er who was still a little overwhelmed, Kevin rolled his tongue in his mouth and wanted to say something, but couldn't help but sigh.

"Forget it, don't worry, it's not a big problem, just let her sleep and wake up."

"Huh?"

Xier looked at Kevin with burning eyes, as if she heard something incredible. At the same time, her hands trembled.

Looking at Xi'er who still didn't understand, Kevin smoothed his white hair, stepped forward and put the back of his hand on Bronya's forehead.

"It's okay, don't worry. She is a little tired. Her forehead is a little hot. She may have a fever, but the temperature is not high. She really just needs to take a rest. Ah... I'm sorry, I was stupid. There is nothing you can do. Please take her back to the dormitory."

Having said this, Kevin sighed helplessly, and then took the initiative to bend down and pick up Bronya from the ground.

"Let's go, you can lead the way. At least we can't let her lie on the ground and get cold again. It's not good for her spine either."

"oh oh!"

Xi'er stood up as if she had just woken up from a dream. First she instinctively wanted to take Bronya from Kevin's hand, and then she turned around and opened the door to the backyard in a daze.

The cold wind rushed in all of a sudden. Kevin turned sideways and blocked the cold air with his strong arms.

Kevin still remembers that when he just had the super-transformation surgery, his body temperature remained at minus 30 degrees, and he couldn't even get close to Mei. Although that side effect was patched up by Mebius not long after, it was somewhat ironic to use such a body to help humans block the cold.

"Uh...Kevin...Uncle Kevin."

Xi'er, who was walking in front, suddenly shouted a little loudly.

"Huh? Your name is Xi'er, what's wrong?"

Xi'er lowered her head and walked forward slowly, stepping on the shadow cast by Kevin behind her with every step. She wrung her hands in front of her and took several deep breaths, but did not answer.

Kevin was not in a hurry and just followed Xier step by step.

If a person really wants to say something, no one or anything can stop him.

On the contrary, if a person does not want to say anything at all, then at least the means within the scope of human nature will not have any effect.

When the two of them walked through the backyard and were about to arrive at the door of the dormitory, Xier finally made up her mind, turned around, blocked the thin wooden door, and asked in a low voice:

"Uncle Kevin, you...are the real Uncle Kevin, right?"

"ah?"

Kevin's unclear hum made Xi'er feel unconfident again, but just when she lowered her head and thought about how to resolve the misunderstanding, Kevin nodded generously.

"Yes, if everything that happened in the intrinsic world is regarded as the only and absolute reality, then I should be the 'real Kevin' in your mouth. But, can you only say that my acting skills are really bad? In the end You were recognized by Mikael at first, and then you, Xier..."

"Hey! Does brother Mikael even know?"

"Um."

Kevin nodded neatly, but he didn't want to say anything more on this matter.

"However, I'm quite curious. How did you figure it out? Did I make any obvious mistakes?"

"That... I'm not sure."

Xi'er scratched her head and said.

"If Uncle Kevin is Uncle Kevin in this world bubble, then he probably won't know about the relationship between Sister Bronya and Seele, especially when the world bubble keeps reincarnating. Although Seele and Bu Sister Lonya showed a familiar attitude, but with this alone, Uncle Kevin would not trust Xier to bring Sister Bronya back to the orphanage under normal circumstances. Resting in the dormitory, right? However, Xi'er is not sure if this is the case. After all, Xi'er doesn't know how much information Uncle Kevin has about the orphanage. Maybe she just feels that the orphanage is safe based on a comprehensive assessment of the intelligence... But , Uncle Kevin, you don’t seem that surprised by Sister Bronya’s condition, so Bronya feels that you might know something..."

"Is that so?"

Kevin had the urge to pat his head, but after all, he couldn't do it with the person in his hand.

The relationship between Bronya and Seele was told by Mikael. In addition, since Mikael acquiesced in Bronya and Seele returning to the dormitory of the orphanage to rest in the first reincarnation, Kevin also acquiesced here. It's safe, I'm afraid Bronya feels the same way.

But if you think about it from another perspective, if he is really Kevin in this world, then he should know nothing about the information before reincarnation. Then, under the condition of ensuring the safety of her comrades, it should be impossible to allow Xier to take Bronya back to the dormitory of the orphanage to rest, let alone take the initiative to propose this.

Of course, there is also the fact that he was too calm about Bronya's abnormal condition. Generally speaking, one would be more worried when one's comrade-in-arms is in such a situation, especially when the one in question is his comrade-in-arms' "sister".

In short, it was a terrible performance. Perhaps the short and long five hundred years spent in the Quantum Sea had made him extremely dull in this regard.

Although, he was not good at lying and acting.

"That... Uncle Kevin!"

The azure eyes slowly lifted up and fell on the very familiar face of the girl in front of him.

"Anything else?"

"I... Seele wants to ask, does Uncle Kevin know the test criteria of Brother Mikael? Originally Seele and Sister Bronya were going to find this out little by little by elimination method, but now looking at Sister Bronya's condition, it seems that she can't hold on for too long..."

"Shouldn't it be better to ask Mikael directly for this kind of thing?"

"Yes... yes, Sister Bronya tried several times, but Brother Mikael said that he is both the examiner and the questioner, and we can't ask him for the answer... But Uncle Kevin, you are not..."

"Even if you say so, I..."

"Uncle Kevin, you don't know either? Then at least... at least share your judgment with us, okay?"

Seeing Seele's suddenly disappointed look, Kevin didn't hesitate any more.

"If I must say, those two things have changed Mikael the most. He has become what he is now, mostly due to the influence of those two things."

Not long ago, Kevin was still shocked by Mikael's understanding of Mikael himself, but when he really spoke, Kevin found that he knew the man named Mikael much better than he thought.

"His goal should be to let this girl named Bronya inherit the power called the Ruler of Reason, so it is related to that incident. I don't know how to describe that incident, but..."

…………

"How about it, Mikael, you should be satisfied with my description."

"You ask even though you know the answer. Since I didn't intervene, it doesn't matter."

Mikael glanced at Kevin lightly, and then continued to speak uncontrollably:

"Kevin, do you know what the most important ability for the Ruler of Reason is? No, it's not a smart head, but timely decision-making. As long as there is enough time, it is sooner or later to master the method of constructing multiple weapons, but when facing a real dilemma, when you have to choose the right thing to construct it within a few tenths of a second...

"Many times, there is actually no such thing as appropriate. Just like many decisions are not right or wrong, because since it can put a person in a dilemma, it means that there is "rationality" between each option. However, if you are caught in a dilemma and hesitate and cannot make a decision, you will really die...

"Just like me in the past, whether you choose to fight or not, there are actually sufficient reasons. But I chose to do nothing in those few tens of minutes. In fact, it is not that I don’t know what I should do, but it is just an excuse to evade responsibility.

"As for Bronya, she is undoubtedly an excellent soldier. She can always make judgments and decisions quickly in simple combat. But this is not enough. What she will experience in the future is completely different, because her own choices will cause her to bear the consequences and others to bear the consequences, and the psychological pressure she will have to endure is also completely different. She must take this step to accept the power of the Ruler of Reason. In other words, there is only one standard for passing the test-"Whether accepting an order or refusing to execute an order, it must be a decision she has carefully considered in a short period of time, and she must take all responsibility for her decision."

"What if...she fails..."

Kevin's body blew out a hot air flow, although it was only a flash.

"She will not fail."