Welt left the Golden Courtyard with his blood boiling, but once he returned to his employee dormitory, he calmed down a bit.
He then relayed the information to Anti-Entropy, including various data on fighting Honkai and the Sea of Quanta. It was as if a technology Eureka moment had happened in the Civilization series, as Anti-Entropy's research on the Sea of Quanta progressed significantly!
Indeed, if all went well, Anti-Entropy would soon attempt to open the door to the Sea of Quanta, using the technology left behind by the previous civilization to establish a stable pathway to it. This was something even Schicksal couldn't achieve.
After receiving the information Welt sent over, Tesla's emotions were evidently very unstable.
There was no other way—Bronie had clearly laid out the future plans for Anti-Entropy, even stating that Schicksal had accepted this plan.
If Anti-Entropy didn't cooperate, they would be considered humanity's sinners.
Although it was unclear how Haxxor Bunny had persuaded Otto from Schicksal or what kind of benefits were exchanged, Einstein's subsequent video call with Otto revealed that Otto had entrusted the task of fighting Honkai entirely to Bronie and was planning to pave the way for her to inherit Schicksal in the future.
This left the members of Anti-Entropy utterly confused.
Welt immediately recalled Bronie's words about Otto's goal: reversing causality to seek an almost impossible miracle.
But would Otto be someone who easily believed in promises?
It meant that Bronie had proven her plan's feasibility through actual actions and had presented the miracle to Otto.
Then Welt thought of Elysia, who was always very enthusiastic towards others—a mysterious, cheerful girl. Although Bronie denied that a Herrscher could be a magical girl, she did not deny the comparison of Elysia to Madoka and Bronie to Homura Akemi. Only after watching the theatrical version did Welt barely guess the events' beginning and end.
Elysia, being a person from 50,000 years ago, was revived by Bronie through some special technology by capturing a miracle and reversing causality!
The Thirteen Flamechasers were indeed a mysterious existence.
If Bronie could achieve this, could they find a way to combat Honkai in the future?
Welt was already preparing to venture into the Sea of Quanta. Like a pioneer in the stars, he would explore, search, and blaze new trails.
Now that he thought about it, it was quite thrilling.
If they could solve the Honkai issue, they could venture more into the Sea of Quanta!
The magical girl trend continued. The anime's release sparked intense discussions. And what happened? Less than a week later, the Rebellion Story was released, escalating the excitement and pushing the Madoka series to new heights. It even had numerous chances of winning awards in the future.
Of course, Bronie had sufficient reasons to suspect that those awards might have been influenced by Otto's behind-the-scenes maneuvers.
As for evidence?
Bronie could only describe it as a certain intuition—an ever-present feeling that someone was out to get her.
There was no other way. Otto hadn't mentioned anything about inheritance to Bronie, but Schicksal had already started taking action, preparing to fabricate Bronie's records in this world.
In a way, this was Otto paving the way for Bronie's future.
At the headquarters of Schicksal, Otto silently remarked that Bronie had organized both Schicksal and Anti-Entropy clearly and methodically.While he would gladly accept such an outcome, he still felt he had the right to a bit of revenge.
"Let Bronie enjoy the feeling of losing her freedom," he thought.
Bronie was a good person and a very responsible one at that.
When the responsibilities of Schicksal fell on Bronie's shoulders, when everything happened too quickly to turn back, Bronie would surely not immediately reject the position of Saintess and Archbishop of Schicksal.
Although she would definitely try to escape in the future, it would keep her busy for quite some time!
At this thought, Otto couldn't help but chuckle mischievously.
"So you created Madoka Magica? Showing off to me, are you? Even though you grasped the miracle earlier than I did, don't think that I've wasted these five hundred years of my life. What kind of work are you planning to create next? You've already reached the pinnacle; can you continue to break through?"
...
"I'm not too regretful about creating Madoka Magica. Plus, the recent trend it has sparked, with novels online featuring magical girl battle royales. But figuring out how to continue surpassing it is indeed a bit troubling..."
Bronie sat at her new desk, explaining to Elysia the reasons why she had been slacking off recently.
On one hand, the popularity of magical girls was hard to diminish.
On the other hand, Bronie had recently been experiencing more novel things in bed.
There was no helping it; this was the Far East.
After discovering the adult section in the electronics district, Elysia had been unstoppable.
Normally, Elysia was in one of two states: either hungry or... perverted. More often than not, Elysia was in the latter state.
It had been some time since Rebellion Story had ended its theatrical run. Bronie thought the hype had mostly died down, but the progress on the new game was still stuck in the "new folder" stage.
Bronie hadn't even named the folder!
Today, Elysia came to the office with the intention of making a vlog, wanting to see what Bronie had been up to lately.
And what did she find?
Bronie was using the excuse of thinking about the new game while playing Apex online every day. As for teammates, the regular ones were probably Bronya and Kevin.
Elysia occasionally joined in, but every time she teamed up with Kevin, he rarely spoke.
Actually, Kevin didn't seem to talk much when teaming up with Bronie either. Elysia had secretly observed their teamwork.
She found Bronie's explanations for not making a new game rather weak, especially with the game interface still open on her desktop.
"Hehe, so you have no motivation to make a new game recently? Looks like our Haxxor Bunny's online shrine is about to move again... Fans are eagerly awaiting your next work!"
"Expectation is one thing, but I really don't have any ideas for a new game right now... Maybe a card game?"
"A card game? Is that an area Haxxor Bunny hasn't touched before?"
Elysia got excited. But then Bronie frowned.
Making a Pokémon card game? Honestly, although Bronie had created Pokémon, the IP management wasn't as smooth as she'd imagined.
The yellow-skinned bunny, Homu, was like a terrifying memetic virus, constantly warping human civilization's aesthetics.
The classic Pikachu couldn't even win against that thing.
This resulted in the game having some popularity, and Bronie even outsourced animation production to Haxxor Bunny Studio, but it remained lukewarm.
How to say it? People loved cute things, but the fact that Pokémon wasn't as cute as Homu was something Bronie found hard to accept. Luckily, Pokémon wasn't too bad, but it didn't seem suitable for a card game.
What about Yu-Gi-Oh?
Yu-Gi-Oh had accumulated twenty years' worth of anime, rules, cards, and numerous tournaments, growing up with a generation. It left a deep impression on Bronie.
But unfortunately, any card games remained a niche market.
"A card game would require a lot of effort in rules and gameplay. For a competitive card game, balancing would also be crucial. I'm too lazy to constantly update a game, so—" Bronie dragged the new folder for a card game to the recycle bin.
"Aww... And what about this one? Red Dead Redemption? What's this project about?"
"A game themed around the American West, focusing on robbery and extortion."
"Wow, set in the American West! I didn't know Bronie had considered making such a game~"
"The main gameplay conflicts with Cyberpunk, so I haven't considered further development."
"And this one! The Legend of Zelda 2: Kingdom of Tears. You even have a title for this folder; does it mean it's nearly completed?"
Elysia aimed her camera at another folder on Bronie's desktop. Bronie raised an eyebrow and opened the folder, revealing it to be empty, disappointing Elysia.
"A bit of a shame... Although I have ideas in my head, I haven't recorded them further. Making a sequel means thinking about surpassing the original in gameplay, story, and graphics."
"But... Bronie, you do have the desire to make these games, right?"
"If you put it that way... you're not wrong."
Bronie nodded, then casually eyed another empty folder on her desktop. This folder wasn't a recently created one but an idea from a long time ago: Dying Light.
Suddenly, Bronie thought of the upcoming Third Honkai Eruption.
When the Honkai began, it would erode ordinary people, turning them into zombies-like dead walkers. Dying Light might serve as a survival guide in such a scenario.
To be honest, Bronie wasn't sure. But thinking about facing the Third Honkai Eruption, she imagined the thrill of surviving in this kind of environment.
Would Bronie let innocent people die before her eyes? Nagazora City was huge, with a dense population. If a Honkai Eruption occurred and turned all ordinary people into dead walkers, it might look like a zombie apocalypse.
World Serpent had made preparations, but Bronie had only mentioned to Schicksal that a Honkai Outbreak might happen in the Far East.
Anti-Entropy was almost completely in the dark.
No, not entirely. At least Raiden Ryoma had noticed an increase in Honkai energy levels, and Siegfried sensed more crime breeding in the city.
Unfortunately, Raiden Ryoma's attention was drawn to other matters. It seemed Schicksal had some ideas about ME Corp, and Otto wanted to strike at Anti-Entropy.
As for the reason? The Golden Courtyard's land originally belonged to ME Corp.
Wasn't that enough?
Schicksal had paid a hefty price to fulfill Bronie's request.
While this cost was trivial to Otto, he didn't like losing too much.
It's different from Bronie, but Anti Entropy?
It's all fair game.
"Still an empty folder~"
Elysia noted as Bronie opened Dying Light. But this time, Elysia saw Bronie project a neural link device.
"Although it's an empty folder, it won't take long to make a product. I'm sure players will love this theme: parkour, survival, and zombies..."