While the battleship was sailing, none of them noticed Bronya, who had always been expressionless, frowning slightly.
Elysia also walked to Bronya's side at this time and put her hand on Bronya's shoulder.
"Relax, Bronya." Although Elysia didn't see Bronya's expression, she did see the fluctuations on the chip inside Bronya.
"Elysia…" Bronya looked up at Elysia.
"Sister Himeko, Bronya and I are going to walk around the battleship to see if there are any other Honkai Beasts." After Elysia greeted Himeko, she pulled Bronya out of the control center.
After arriving at the bridge.
"Bronya, your mother must have called you just now." Walking on the bridge and looking at the sky outside, Elysia said to Bronya.
The strength in Bronya's hand suddenly increased, but then it relaxed.
"Bronya… really doesn't know what to do…" Bronya's tone became a little low.
"Is that so?" Elysia stopped, pulled Bronya to the edge of the bridge, leaned on the railing, and looked at the sky outside.
"Bronya, when you really don't know what to do, just ask yourself. As long as you don't regret it, it's fine." Elysia said to Bronya, looking at the azure sky.
"Don't mind other people's opinions, just follow your own heart."
"Just like me, I just want to watch you all grow up until you can stand on your own."
Listening to Elysia's words, Bronya lowered her head and remained silent for a long time.
"Elysia, Bronya's mother… wants to talk to you…" After a while, Bronya looked up and said to Elysia.
"Hmm, sure. The one who has been talking to you is your mother, right?" Elysia said with a smile.
"Yes, Bronya's mother has been talking to Bronya." Bronya nodded.
Elysia took out her terminal, transferred the communication signal to her terminal, and then opened the video.
Looking at the golden-haired strong woman on the video, "Hello, Ms. Cocolia, Bronya's mother, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Did you modify the chip on Bronya?" Cocolia looked at Elysia and Bronya standing together for a while, and then directly asked Elysia.
"I modified it. After all, such a cute girl shouldn't have something with a backdoor program on her." Elysia directly answered Cocolia. In her opinion, Cocolia's behavior was simply unworthy of being a mother.
"What do you want in return for giving Bronya back to me?" Cocolia looked directly at Elysia.
"What, Ms. Cocolia, are you not going to refute the program in the chip?"
"That program is to protect Bronya!" Cocolia said firmly.
"But that program is for you to control Bronya, isn't it?" Elysia shook her head.
"I said, that program is to protect Bronya, to allow Bronya to return to my side when she can't act."
"Just now, you thought about activating that program, didn't you? Was Bronya hurt just now?" Elysia directly cut off Cocolia's unfinished words.
"Ultimately, you still have your own goals."
"Bronya, be obedient, come back to my side." Cocolia ignored Elysia's words and spoke directly to Bronya.
"What, are you feeling guilty? So anxious."
"Bronya, don't listen to this woman's nonsense. Everything I do is for you all." Cocolia continued to speak to Bronya.
"Oh, still so anxious. Why don't you listen to Bronya's own decision? Bronya is an independent Valkyrie, not a tool in your hands." Elysia pulled Bronya in front of her and then gently hugged Bronya.
"Bronya, come, make your own choice. Whether you choose to go back or stay here, I will help you." Elysia gently said to Bronya.
Bronya looked at Cocolia, then at Elysia, took a deep breath, and then Bronya said firmly.
"Mother Cocolia, I want to stay at St. Freya Academy."
"You…" Cocolia showed a surprised expression, but then a bitter smile, "Is that how you chose? Last time, I really should have just forcibly taken you away."
"Mother Cocolia, Bronya still has things she must do. Bronya doesn't want to hurt Elysia and the others. Bronya…" Bronya lowered her head when she said this.
Cocolia listened to Bronya's reason and remained silent for a while.
"Bronya, you've grown up…" Cocolia said after a sigh.
"Since you have made your choice, then so be it."
"However, if you ever regret your current choice, the orphanage door will always be open for you."
"Bronya, Mother loves you." With a long sigh, Cocolia ended the communication.
She knew that Bronya would not come back. Even with a forceful attitude, Bronya would not change her choice. After all, she was her daughter, and she understood her very well.
"Bronya, I hope you won't stand in my way…" Looking at the closed communication, Cocolia whispered.
Elysia, looking at the closed communication, felt Bronya's somewhat low emotions.
"Bronya."
"Elysia, is Bronya's choice really correct?" Bronya thought of Cocolia's eyes before she ended the communication, and said dejectedly.
"As I said, follow your own heart." Elysia said gently.
"In our lives, we will make many choices, and it's impossible for every choice to be perfect."
"However, as long as we don't regret it at the time of choosing, it's fine." Elysia took Bronya's hand and walked to other parts of the battleship.
Bronya knew that Cocolia did everything for them, but Cocolia's method, or rather, Cocolia's way of achieving her goals.
Cocolia had reached the point where she could experiment on her own children. Bronya didn't know if Cocolia had ever regretted it.
Perhaps her refusal just now was also because she could no longer bear Mother Cocolia's choices.
This was also Cocolia's choice at the time, which led to the current result.
Would Cocolia regret it?
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