When Bronya opened her eyes again, she found herself at a funeral ceremony. In front of her were Bishop Otto and Principal Theresa - Bronya was not surprised by this, as she had encountered something similar in the previous world.

But...where's Xi'er? Is she here too?

Just when Bronya was feeling uneasy, a hand reached out and gently held Bronya's hand. Bronya turned her head and saw the blue-haired girl in front of her, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Soon, the funeral ceremony ended and everyone turned around and left. Only Bronya and Seele remained.

"Finally seeing you again, Sister Bronya."

"Well, I'm glad to see you too, Xier..."

Holding Seele's hand tightly, Bronya looked at the blue-haired girl in front of her, not knowing what to say. This girl was once a child in the orphanage where Bronya lived, and was also a good friend of Bronya. But in an experiment afterwards, Seele was quantized and disappeared, and the experiment failed.

Bronya was also very sad at the time, but she had not expected that she would meet again in the Quantum Sea with this good friend whom she thought she would never see again. Now Bronya's only thought was to take Seele away from here safely and return to the real world.

But this is obviously not an easy task.

"Oh, by the way, Sister Bronya."

At this moment, the blue-haired girl seemed to remember something and looked at Bronya hurriedly.

"Just now, I met a man named Yuki Masaru in the Quantum Sea. He said he was looking for you..."

"Yuuki?"

Bronya was startled when she heard the name.

"Yes, he's a very handsome older brother. Do you know him?"

"Um……"

Facing the blue-haired girl's question, Bronya hesitated for a moment and nodded. However, for some reason, Bronya suddenly recalled what she heard outside the door that night...

"...Isn't he your boyfriend, Sister Bronya?"

"No way! Why would you say that?!"

Hearing the blue-haired girl's question, Bronya hurriedly refuted, and the blue-haired girl was stunned for a moment.

"Because your face was so red just now, Sister Bronya..."

"Is there?"

Bronya was stunned for a moment and subconsciously touched her face, while the blue-haired girl looked at her with a smile.

"So Sister Bronya, what is your relationship with Mr. Yuki?"

"…Just a simple companion."

"Huh? Really? But he is willing to enter the Quantum Sea for you. This place is very dangerous for ordinary people."

"That may be true for ordinary people, but probably not for him."

"So what kind of person is he?"

“…”

Seeing the blue-haired girl staring at her curiously, Bronya gritted her teeth.

"Dirty pervert!"

"……Why?"

“…A-choo!!!”

Fang Zheng sneezed and rubbed his nose.

"Really? Who's talking about how handsome I am behind my back?"

While muttering, Fang Zheng glanced around again.

Blue sky, white clouds, grass, and woods.

I won’t go back to that damn place again.

Thinking this way, Fang Zheng walked out of the woods. As expected, he saw another ancient Japanese town in front of him. However, unlike the previous one, this place seemed to be very popular. There were people coming and going everywhere, and a group of children could be seen playing in the wild fields by the roadside. It was completely different from the deserted place before.

Seeing Fang Zheng appear, the children didn't seem to be afraid, but just stared at him curiously. Just when Fang Zheng was about to go up and ask them where this place was, suddenly, a girl wearing a kimono and with pink hair ran out and came to Fang Zheng excitedly.

"Ah, it's Mr. Yuki! Mr. Yuki, are you here to see us?"

"Who are you……"

Looking at the pink-haired girl in front of him, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment. His first impression was Yae Rin, but how could he describe Yae Rin's appearance... She seemed more fierce, while this girl seemed very gentle, and her way of speaking was also a little different...

"It's me, Yae Rin. It's been a long time since we last met, Mr. Yuki."

"Yae Rin?"

After hearing the other party's self-introduction, Fang Zheng realized that this was the girl who was used as a sacrifice. However, if he remembered correctly, when he separated from them, Yae Rin was only this old... Now it seems that she is almost the same age as Yae Sakura back then.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Although Fang Zheng was a little confused, he still nodded and said hello. Although the speed at which the little girl grew up was a little surprising, it was not particularly surprising. In the Shield Hero world, the little raccoon grew from a little girl to a sixteen-year-old girl overnight.

In comparison, this is nothing.

"I just happened to pass by, I didn't expect you to be here..."

"I'll take you to see my sister. She will definitely be happy to see you."

At this moment, Yae Rin excitedly grabbed Fang Zheng's hand and took him to her home. On the way, she happily told Fang Zheng about the experiences of the two sisters.

After Fang Zheng sent them off, Yae Sakura and Yae Rin took the boat to another small town, where they lived for a while, but they did not have any good luck. Yae Sakura and Yae Rin were both children at the time, and no one would hire them to work. Moreover, the money they brought from home was not much, and they could not support the consumption of such a place.

In the end, the two decided to go to a more remote place, or if that didn't work, they could just build a house in the mountains and live there themselves.

However, there is always a way out. Just after the two sisters entered the mountain, they rescued an old man from a monster (actually a Honkai beast). The old man happened to be the village chief. In order to repay the two sisters for saving his life, he invited them to live in the village and prepared a house for them.

Although it's a bit shabby, it's a good place to live.

After that, Yae Sakura and Yae Rin lived here. Because Yae Sakura was a shrine maiden and had practiced swordsmanship, she had stepped forward to defeat the monsters and saved many villagers when the village was attacked by monsters. Therefore, the people in this village trusted them more and more. Now Yae Sakura has decided to save some money to open a dojo here and teach everyone some swordsmanship... Well, it's also a dream.

As they were talking, Fang Zheng also arrived at their home. Although it didn't look particularly luxurious, it was quite clean and tidy, and it looked quite leisurely and comfortable. In the small courtyard, a beautiful girl was sweeping the floor with a broom in her hand.

"Sister, look who's here!"

Yae Rin happily pushed open the door and shouted loudly. Hearing Yae Rin's voice, the girl turned around in surprise and was also surprised to see Fang Zheng.

"Mr. Yuuki!"

"Hey, you're Yaezakura? You've grown this big?"

Looking at the girl in front of him who was slightly shorter than him, Fang Zheng laughed and stretched out his hand to greet her.

"I remember you were only as tall as my waist..."

"It's been so many years, please take a seat, please take a seat..."

Yaezakura also hurriedly invited Fang Zheng to sit down and poured him tea.

"I never thought I'd see Mr. Yuki again..."

"I didn't expect it. To be honest, I came here by accident. It can be considered luck."

Fang Zheng knew that this was not luck, as everything in the quantum sea was interconnected. It was obvious that he had rescued Yae Sakura and Yae Rin in the previous fragment, so he met them again in this world.

However, these two people should have nothing to do with Bronya.

"It looks like you guys are doing well."

Fang Zheng drank a sip of tea and looked at the small courtyard in front of him. Although it was not big, it was clean and tidy, and it was full of life. Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Yaezakura smiled embarrassedly.

"It's all thanks to you, Mr. Yuki... If you hadn't saved Rin at that time, I'm afraid..."

"Don't talk about the past anymore. It's just a small favor. It's enough for you to live a good life."

Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"Then why are you here, Mr. Yuki..."

"Oh, I'm still looking for Bronya."

"Hey? Haven't you found Miss Bronya yet?"

Hearing this, Yaezakura's expression changed.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."

It was no wonder. For Fang Zheng, it was less than an hour since he and Yae Sakura and the others parted ways, but for Yae Sakura, it had been several years. And after all these years, he was still looking for the girl named Bronya...

"Nothing. In fact, I already have some clues. I met someone who had met her before. I think I should be able to find her again soon."

"That's good..."

After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Yae Sakura was relieved. Then the three of them sat in the yard, drinking tea and chatting. Yae Sakura also told Fang Zheng about their current life. Although they were not rich in this village, they were very peaceful. Now Yae Sakura was basically the captain of the village's security, responsible for protecting the safety of the village. Facing some bandits, robbers, monsters and so on, because of her outstanding strength, she did not encounter too much danger.

"But every time my sister goes out, I am always worried, afraid that something might happen to her."

Holding Yae Sakura's arm, Yae Rin also pouted and complained. At that time, in order to heal Yae Rin's torn tendons, Fang Zheng gave her a shot of medical glue. As a result, not only did it heal Yae Rin's tendons, but it also made her originally weak and sickly body much healthier. Now Yae Rin is no longer the sickly girl at the beginning, but has shown a youthful vitality that matches her age.

"Hahaha, indeed, you should also be careful and not let your sister worry."

Hearing Yaezakura's complaint, Fang Zheng also chuckled and looked at Yaezakura.

"By the way, you should be old enough to fall in love, right? How about it? Do you have a boyfriend or something?"

"Eh? Well, I didn't..."

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Yaezakura blushed immediately and waved her hands hurriedly, while Yaezakura also spoke.

"If it's a man who's not worthy of my sister, I won't agree to it!"

“Bang, bang, bang—!!”

At this moment, suddenly, there was a hurried knock on the door, followed by a voice coming from outside the door.

"Ms. Yae, are you home?"

"I am here."

Yaezakura's expression quickly became much more serious. She stood up and opened the door to the yard, only to see a man standing outside.

"Inosuke? What's going on?"

"Great, Miss Yae, it's good to have you here. Something happened here... We found a girl, she floated over from the river..."

"Floating over here?"

"Yes, she seems injured..."

As he spoke, the man turned around and saw several villagers carrying a stretcher with a pale girl lying on it. Yaezakura was also shocked when she saw the girl.

"Take her to that house over there at once, and I will tend to her wounds."

"Okay, Miss Yae."

Seeing the villagers busy carrying the person into the house, Fang Zheng tilted his head curiously and looked at Yae Rin and asked.

"Your sister can also treat illnesses?"

"Well, I used to be weak and sickly, so my sister made medicine for me. Later, we left home, and my sister thought I should have a skill to make a living, so she worked hard to learn medicine."

"Being a doctor is much better than going out and fighting with Honkai beasts."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng nodded, but at this moment, Yaezakura came out in a hurry.

"Mr. Yuki, I'm sorry, could you please help me? This girl's injuries are a bit serious..."

"Oh, no problem, as long as it's not a big deal it should be fine."

Fang Zheng certainly didn't care about this. He stood up and followed Yaezakura into the room. Looking at the girl lying on the tatami, Fang Zheng was stunned.

Um?

This white hair... braided hair...

Isn't this Kiana?!