In a person's life, there are many things that can be abandoned.
Material things like property, power, ethereal things like dreams, hope... when one obtains something that ordinary people desire but is out of reach, the victor often loses something as well.
But now, Yunduo vaguely realized that she had abandoned many things—power, hope, dreams. She could abandon everything.
What she truly wanted, what was buried deep in her heart, was only the present.
Now, at this moment, everything she possessed was what ordinary people had.
What she wanted was merely the warmth of this moment, the instant their lips touched.
It was as if everything had vanished, and all darkness had disappeared.
That was Bronya's kiss.
She leaned down, the warm scent of vanilla wafting over Yunduo's eyes. Disregarding worldly gazes and not thinking of any responsibilities, she simply bit Yunduo's lips with her slightly upturned, warm lips.
Because of the girl's subtle thoughts, the trivial small movements made Yunduo's lips and teeth tingle.
For some reason, Yunduo thought of the time they played Homu's Great Battle together.
Usually, after class, with nothing to do, they would sit together and play games with controllers. Bronya would typically sit in Yunduo's lap, and they would play all night long.
Often, they would both oversleep the next day, doze off in class, and finally get a stern lecture from Mei.
In Homu's Great Battle, some bosses were harder to beat, so they would play siege battles. First, they'd skillfully deal with the small fries, and then, with their teamwork, slowly chip away at the boss's health!
This process would last anywhere from ten minutes to an hour.
It was like that now. Yunduo was like the boss, feeling Bronya's slow invasion.
First, prying open the closed cave, then attacking the core, searching for the boss hiding in the corner.
Until the boss had nowhere to escape, the small snake, used as a weapon, finally tightly entangled its scorching body, sticking together, circling again and again, then leading the boss away and devouring it whole.
The entire process was extremely cruel, leaving no survivors.
Yunduo felt waves of difficulty breathing, finally escaping Bronya's encirclement, opening her eyes, and panting softly on her shoulder.
She noticed the strange posture; her height was clearly greater than Bronya's, so it felt a bit awkward.
Yunduo moved out of Bronya's arms and returned to her original position.
Then, Yunduo extended her hands without asking Bronya, naturally embracing her petite shoulders, gently applying pressure, pulling her into a hug, and then using her fingertips to slip off her shoes.
It was like holding a doll, her hands wrapped around her lower back, feeling the light and gentle warmth on her legs, yet also so heavy, a weight of responsibility and hope, carrying the weight of a soul.
Bronya sat in Yunduo's lap in a seiza position.
Throughout the entire process of changing positions, she did not resist, nor did she even make a sound of confusion.
On the contrary, she was very cooperative, even guessing what Yunduo wanted to do, trying her best to adjust to the most suitable position for a hug.
At this moment, an even greater tenderness flowed between them, leaving no gaps whatsoever.
Their bodies fit perfectly, their heartbeats synchronized. A mere glance into each other's eyes was enough to know all of the other's thoughts; everything was laid bare between them.
Yunduo gazed blankly at the girl in her arms.
Her silver-white hair swayed with the wind, and her tender skin was as white as snow.
Wearing a crown and a dark blue dress, she was so noble and elegant, yet also cute and pure. Petite and delicate, like a figurine, her smooth white stockings clung to her legs like creamy ice cream.
Noticing Yunduo's gaze, Bronya's calm tenderness bloomed in her eyes and lips. Even without expression, Yunduo could understand everything in her heart.
These silent emotions lightly fell into Yunduo's eyes, causing her heart to suddenly skip a beat.
She wanted to say it out loud.
This was her girl, what she possessed, and no one else could take her away.
No matter what, she could not be taken away. Even if the last drop of blood in her body ran dry, she would not let go of her fingertips.
She belonged to her alone!
She held her for a long time.
As she held her, Yunduo suddenly wanted to laugh, so she unconsciously chuckled.
Bronya's eyes moved slightly, and a small question mark appeared on her forehead, not understanding why she was laughing.
"Nothing, I just... I suddenly remembered when I had a puppy. Whenever I called it, it would lie on my lap."
"...Huh?"
Bronya blinked. Was she saying she was like a puppy?
"It's not that you're like a puppy, it's just—Bronya feels so well-behaved. She must have been Cocolia's favorite child back then, right?"
"Bronya doesn't know."
"Mm."
Yunduo didn't say much more, just gently rubbed her chin against Bronya's hair. Her smooth, silver-white hair passed over her ear and flowed down her shoulder.
From now on, she would be the one who loved her the most.
"By the way, do you have this feeling for Seele?"
Yunduo suddenly asked, catching Bronya off guard.
She thought for less than two seconds, then parted her lips and said, "No, Bronya treats Seele like a younger sister."
"Is that so?"
Yunduo turned her head, looking out at the azure sky.
After her arrival, some future events had changed.
Without what happened in the Sea of Quanta, they wouldn't have feelings beyond sisterhood.
If that's the case, even if Seele was rescued from the Sea of Quanta, Bronya would indeed belong to her alone.
Yunduo bit the tip of Bronya's index finger, gently scraping it with her teeth. A sweet, milky fragrance permeated her mouth, like warm milk swirling in ripples.
She said in a muffled voice:
"I've decided... no one can take you away. Not Anti-Entropy, not Schicksal, not World Serpent."
"Even to the ends of the earth, the edge of the world, the Sea of Quanta, or a World Bubble, I will snatch you back."
After speaking, Yunduo hugged Bronya tightly.
Sensing her emotions, Bronya extended her right hand and slowly stroked Yunduo's head, giving her a gentle head pat.
"By the way, can we do it again?"
Yunduo suddenly asked. The energy she absorbed from Bronya was still not enough.
"...Mm."
The answer was that single affirmative word.
Bronya had long known why Yunduo wanted the kiss so much.
She had her own difficulties.
The moment their lips met again.
Yunduo suddenly smelled a sweet, metallic scent, flowing from her tongue into her body.
Her gaze shifted downwards, only to realize that Bronya had bitten her own lip, and blood with a higher concentration of energy flowed over.
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