That translucent blue butterfly.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a person Bronya could never forget in this lifetime.
Short bluish hair, azure eyes, and skin as white and flawless as a doll—a young girl.
Bronya's pupils froze blankly under the brilliant galaxy as memories fell into the void world like thin threads of rain.
Raindrops gathered into translucent crystals, reflecting pure wings.
The translucent butterfly rested on her fingertip.
And the doll-like girl also reached out her hand, just as she had before—
Saving her from the abyss.
Bronya seemed to want to remember something; her murmuring voice quietly called out someone's name... Her thoughts turned into stars and gradually drifted away, as a heavy sleepiness began to pull her into the abyss.
She used the last of her strength to transmit a yearning that crossed through space.
She thought of the protagonists in those fairy tale books.
How wonderful it would be if I were the protagonist of those stories.
Countless parallel worlds, countless endless pursuits.
More passionate than hope, deeper than despair.
Setting sail from a lost world, pursuing your figure until the end of the deep sea.
The blue starlight filling the sky turned into wings, guiding the girl's way forward.
Was it her dreaming of a butterfly, or the butterfly's dream?
She didn't know which it was, but a whisper reached her ears.
The light in her eyes grew brighter and brighter.
"If I can remember that person's name again,
I wish to set out with you once more—"
The lost Bronya opened her eyes.
At this moment, a crystal-blue core was surging into her embrace.
Just like a butterfly with shimmering crystal-blue wings... simultaneously.
The crowd outside the space held their breath, unwilling to miss even a single second.
Just like watching a movie, this was the most exciting moment!
If Bronya could truly seize the herrscher core of the Herrscher of Reason.
Against that monster Trallok, even if it was unknown if she could ultimately kill it, she would definitely have the power to fight!
"What a beautiful butterfly, deep blue, just like a dream." Kiana's eyes shifted, seemingly sparkling with light.
Before she could finish, Bronya grasped the core of Reason, and a strange radiance drifted upward.
An intense blue light burst forth with a boom!
As the herrscher core of the Herrscher of Reason integrated.
The polluted Sea of Quanta, the multicolored darkness, the distorted spatial cubes... and the traces of erosion on her body.
All the spatial constraints binding her were swept away by the blue light.
Thousands of crystal-blue winged butterflies transformed into the girl's body.
Repairing her battered body, as gentle as that butterfly resting on a fingertip.
The final butterfly flew toward the girl's heart, turning into an azure core.
"What kind of butterfly is this?" Kiana shouted.
"This is the core of the Herrscher of Reason."
To the side, the real Bronya's eyes never left the screen as she explained.
She never imagined that her future self could actually reach this step?
Even knowing her future self could obtain the herrscher core of the Herrscher of Reason.
She had never thought the process would be like this.
Everyone was shocked to see, in the image, behind the girl transformed from butterflies.
There was also a massive mechanical armor, like a giant beast awakening from the dead of night.
Huge claws with a futuristic aura, a deep and cold head, and a metal-levitating body.
"Is this Project Bunny?"
Kiana was stunned and shocked, freezing for a moment. Then she swallowed a few times, as if her throat had gone dry.
Everyone present was nothing but shocked!
The Project Bunny that originally protected Bronya had now evolved into an absolutely dangerous existence.
Kiana turned her head to look at the real Bronya. Although her Project Bunny looked majestic, compared to the cyberpunk mechanical behemoth in the image, they were worlds apart. "Why did this kind of change happen?" Kiana asked in confusion.
Hearing this, Fu Hua explained seriously:
"It seems this is the form Bronya assumed after merging with the herrscher core of the Herrscher of Reason in the Sea of Quanta."
"It is also proof of Welt Yang's recognition of her."
"In this form, both Project Bunny and Bronya's own appearance have undergone some changes toward 'the appearance she idealizes'."
"The power of the Herrscher of Reason is to use Honkai Energy to construct things that one 'completely understands,' and Bronya's use of this ability mostly revolves around Project Bunny."
"I think, having just acquired this power, she is not yet able to construct massive mechs, warships, or fighter jets like Welt, but if it's Project Bunny and its weapons, there is no one in this world who understands them better than she does."
After listening, Tesla's eyes shone, and she nodded in agreement.
She was very clear about the abilities of the Herrscher of Reason; they were almost identical to what Fu Hua said.
After thinking for a moment, she also added: "By the way~ let me mention one thing. Although Bronya previously gained Honkai Energy resistance through the X-10 Experiment, the herrscher core is still a dangerous existence for her."
"If she uses the power of the Herrscher of Reason for a long time, her body will become battered and broken, just like Welt Yang's."
The real Bronya lightly stroked Project Bunny and said in a voice devoid of emotional fluctuations: "But Bronya has no time to consider the future. For her, the most important thing right now is to find the gem of desire in the Sea of Quanta and find Seele."
"But even so, she won't be able to kill Trallok, right? She only just got the core." Kiana said doubtfully. It wasn't that she hadn't learned anything at the Academy; it was just like the Herrscher of the Void during the Second Honkai—because she had the gem for too short a time, she couldn't exert her proper strength at all, which led to her downfall.
Regarding this point, Tesla was the most qualified to explain, and her voice echoed among everyone.
"It can be said that the Herrscher of Reason is the most eccentric among all the Herrschers. Her ability is undoubtedly the weakest, but looking at it another way, it is also the strongest."
"Let's assume it's a timer. The starting point is zero, and learning is when the timer starts. The more you learn, the longer the time on the timer, and the stronger the Herrscher of Reason becomes."
"This is also a point that other Herrschers cannot contend with."
"The Herrscher of Reason is a seed containing infinite possibilities, while other Herrschers are already formed saplings. A seed has infinite possibilities; it might grow into a towering tree or bloom into the purest flower."
"A sapling, however, has only one possibility: to continue growing along its original path. But a seed is most fragile at the beginning, which is why the Herrscher of Reason is both the weakest and the strongest."
"She needs the accumulation of time to become stronger. Besides that, the Herrscher of Reason is also the most unique kind; it will preserve the knowledge of the previous predecessor, forming a type of muscle memory."
"The first Welt, before he died, extracted the herrscher core flowing in his blood and gave it to the young Yang. Yang then went through seventy or eighty years of accumulation, preserving all of the first generation's and his own knowledge, and passed it on to Bronya."
"This isn't just the knowledge of Bronya alone."
"It's more than 300,000 people."
"The 300,000 people sacrificed in Berlin, Germany."
"As well as the legacy of two generations of Welt."
"Their will will never surrender to the Honkai, and their knowledge will be accumulated for those who come after."
"Laying the foundation for those who come after to become heroes."
"...fighting so that those who come after can inherit their wishes."
After Tesla finished speaking, the crowd couldn't help but feel a sense of solemn respect.
The Herrscher of Reason represents inheritance; as one generation passes, the next receives their knowledge and continues the legacy.
As long as there is a next Herrscher of Reason, their past will never perish.
This also represents a great human ideal—a concept of death and inheritance.
As they spoke, the situation on the screen changed.
Trallok climbed, emerging from the Sea of Quanta.
"—Roar!!!"
Its target was Bronya, who had just become the Herrscher of Reason.
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