Chapter 138

"No, not very sure. After all, White Dove is also an extremely mysterious existence in the mercenary world. Anyone who inquired about White Dove's true identity was eventually dealt with by Raven."

"... In any case, the Stigmata is worth our risk. Find someone to kidnap this child. By the way... is White Dove one of those people?"

"No, according to the intelligence circulating in the mercenary world, White Dove's combat method is single-handed strength and speed, and the weapon used is also a huge scythe. Besides that, he hasn't shown any other abilities. It should have nothing to do with the Honkai."

"... Then there's no problem. Even if the reputation is loud, he's just an ordinary person. Try not to cause conflict and trouble, but if a conflict occurs... then just solve him together."

The leading man said casually, as if he were deciding on a trivial matter.

For those of them who claimed to know the 'real world', they always felt in their hearts that they were a cut above others.

In their eyes, Bai Ge was just an ordinary person who hadn't even come into contact with the Honkai. Even though he had been honored as a living legend in the mercenary world, he would still be looked down upon.

"Today Father Bai Ge said he would be home late, but he should be able to make it in time for dinner, and we also agreed to eat hot pot together. Seele must also try to help."

Walking home alone, Seele tried hard to carry two large bags full of ingredients.

Bai Mou occasionally came back late and didn't have time to cook, but Seele had also unlocked the profession of little cook recently.

Although she was always timid and shy, she was also constantly improving. Going to the neighboring town alone to buy groceries and such, Seele was already familiar with these small things.

People nearby also knew that the Hearth Home was an orphanage established by Bai Ge, so they would also take care of them.

"Yesterday Father said he would sing new songs at the concert tonight. It's really something to look forward to."

"Sister Bronya helped Seele register a game account, so now we can play games together."

"Father Bai Ge doesn't have to go to work tomorrow, so I can go find him and learn how to make new dishes."

Seele walked on the road to the Hearth Home with a cheerful mood, a pure and cute smile on the girl's face. That was the expectation for tomorrow and the future.

Thinking back to the past now, Seele still felt it was incredible. During the time she lost her parents, she thought that a difficult future was waiting for her, but now she had found a new home, and every day was so warm and happy.

The girl prayed in her heart that such days could last forever.

However, fate was so fond of pranks.

"Swish—!"

I saw a black high-end sedan, which was rare in this area, driving from the opposite side.

Before Seele could react, it drove in front of her, and the sedan door opened instantly, kidnapping her onto it.

Then the next second, the door closed again.

The whole process didn't even involve stepping on the brake to slow down, which showed that this was a group of professional kidnappers.

Seele, whose mouth was covered, was terrified, but she still pressed a hidden button on her watch.

... At the same time...

"Mm? Seele's distress signal? Something happened!"

Bronya, who was logging into five game accounts at the same time to clear the daily tasks of five games, suddenly discovered that Seele had activated the distress signal on her watch, and her expression became solemn.

She knew that Seele wasn't the kind of girl who would joke about such things. There was no doubt that something must have happened.

"Ding-a-ling-a-ling—!"

Bronya's phone also rang. She answered it without even looking, and sure enough, it was Bai Ge calling.

"Father Bai Ge, Seele, she..."

"I know. I'll be home soon. Bronya, have everyone lock the doors and windows, and don't let anyone else go out."

"Mm! Bronya knows."

Everyone in the Hearth Home had such a watch distress device. Usually, it could be used to check the time, and at critical moments, it could send a distress signal and become a locator.

After pressing it, Bai Ge and Bronya would immediately receive the distress signal. Originally, it was just in case, but they didn't expect there to be a time when it would really be useful.

Bai Ge was very concerned about their safety.

He knew very well that his girls all had a certain degree of Honkai energy resistance, which was very attractive to some organizations that knew about the Honkai as experimental subjects.

And Seele, who held the Stigmata, was one in ten million!

"Everyone come back! Stay inside after locking the doors and windows, and don't run around. Father Bai Ge will be back soon."

"Bronya, did something happen?"

"Is there anything we can help with?"

"Wait, Seele, Seele went out to buy groceries and hasn't come home yet. Could it be that something happened to her?!"

For the children of the Hearth Home, everyone in this orphanage was their incredibly important family.

They were all girls picked up by Bai Ge. Precisely because they had lost their family once, they cherished each other exceptionally.

Even An Schariac was no exception.

Although she would always have conflicts with everyone in the family, if any outsider dared to move against anyone in the Hearth Home, An would definitely be the first to rush up to defend them.

So although they didn't know exactly what happened, everyone's thought at this moment was that they must protect their family well and absolutely couldn't let anyone destroy this home again.

"It's okay. Father Bai Ge called back, and he will bring Seele home soon. Don't worry too much."

Bronya comforted everyone, saying she knew what to say at this time. Sure enough, when the girls heard Bai Ge's name, they all felt relieved.

It was as if that person's name was some incredible magic. In fact, it was indeed so. To the girls of the Hearth Home, their Father was omnipotent.

Seeing that everyone was obedient and stable, Bronya let out a sigh of relief, and said with a 'three-nothing' face.

"Father Bai Ge also gave Bronya other instructions, so Bronya has to leave for a while. Everyone cannot go out casually; that will cause trouble for Father."

"Got it, got it. Bronya is really good. We also want to help Father more."

"Mm, everyone will have a chance in the future."

After walking out of the living room calmly and indifferently, Bronya immediately ran toward the warehouse at the back door. Obviously, her calmness just now was also faked. The three-nothing loli had an advantage in this regard.

"I didn't expect there to be a day when I would pick it up again."

After coming to the warehouse behind the house, Bronya looked at something in the deepest part of it with a complex expression.

An SVD sniper rifle.

When she first met Bai Ge, Bronya used this sniper rifle to carry out an assassination. But ever since joining the Hearth Home, this sniper rifle, which symbolized Bronya's past life as a child soldier, had been left in the warehouse to gather dust.

She hadn't done any maintenance for several months.

The gun body was already covered in dust.

It made one worry whether it could still shoot smoothly.

"Seele, wait for me. Bronya is coming to save you."

However, just as she wanted to take the gun, suddenly a hand reached out from behind Bronya and took the gun faster.

"Fa, Father Bai Ge?!"

Bronya opened her eyes wide in surprise.

For a moment, she thought she was having a hallucination. Clearly, she had just been on the phone, and although Bai Ge said he would be there soon, this was too fast.

If Bai Mou knew the Duck's thoughts, he would definitely roll his eyes and say, could it not be fast? He was using the Authority of the Wind to accelerate himself while constantly teleporting with the Authority of the Void.

Seele/his daughter had been kidnapped, could he not be anxious? But anxious was anxious, Bai Ge knew that there was one thing he had to deal with first, which was Bronya's problem.

"Father Bai Ge, why are you here? Seele, shouldn't you go save Seele first?"

"Mm, of course Seele must be saved, and I will go soon. But before that... I have to save you first, Bronya."

"Bronya doesn't understand what Father means."

"Isn't it obvious? You are planning to let yourself return to the self from your child soldier period, right? I said it before, Bronya doesn't need to touch weapons or hurt others anymore."

In the Hearth Home, Bronya had the best relationship with him and Seele, so Bai Ge was very sure that regardless of whether he went or not, the Duck would definitely go to save Seele herself.

If it were to save an important person, Bronya wouldn't mind killing again.

But she didn't mind, Bai Ge minded very much!

"............"

Bronya was silent for a while.

After understanding Bai Ge's thoughts, she felt warm in her heart. Bronya walked to Bai Ge's front and raised her hand to hug his waist, while her gaze became firmer as she gripped her sniper rifle.

"It's not like that, Father. Bronya has already changed. The Bronya of the past was just a tool for the organization to kill, a weapon that only killed for the sake of killing. But now... I am fighting for the sake of protecting important people with my own will."

In the past, she was just a killing weapon without self-will, but the current Bronya had already changed.

She was picking up the gun of the past to protect her important sister, so she was no longer a weapon, but a person!

"Ay~ how could I not know such a thing."

"Eh?"

However, what the Duck didn't expect was that Bai Ge wasn't surprised at all by her words.

This person understood that she chose to pick up the gun with the will to protect, yet he still stopped her from going to save Seele.

Bai Ge squatted down and hugged her back tightly, saying softly in the girl's ear.

"I know Bronya has already changed; you have changed back from a weapon into a human, back into a cute girl. Even if you pick up a gun again now, it is to fight for the beauty you believe in, but... I also have my own selfish motives. 5.4"