Bronya: "Mm?"
Furina: "So this is the Bronya from the chat group? A different person from that child named Bronya, yet sharing the same name."
Silver Wolf corrected her: "No, even the names are different. This Bronya is Bronya Rand. The other one is Bronya Zaychik."
Furina: "Ohhh, so it was my mistake, Miss Bronya, my apologies."
Bronya: "It's fine, I don't really mind."
Nami: "What are you guys even talking about? This Bronya, that Bronya?"
March 7: "Yeah, without a livestream I have no idea what you're all going on about."
Tatsuki: "To put it simply, one of Kiana's friends is called Bronya Zaychik. She looks just like Silver Wolf, and also like a younger version of Bronya here."
Exusiai: "Ohhh, I've thought Silver Wolf and Bronya looked alike from the start!"
Bronya: "I also found some photos of myself at the orphanage in the Underworld. Miss Silver Wolf and my childhood appearance are indeed extremely similar."
Vivi: "Two worlds, three similar people? There's really such a coincidence?"
Silver Wolf: "The universe is huge. Anything can happen."
Silver Wolf: "Not to mention we're talking about different worlds, different universes."
Furina: "Two identical people… like someone outside the play, and someone inside the play…"
Emilia: "It sounds like Miss Furina has something on her mind."
Furina quickly denied it. "Not at all. I am Focalors, Hydro Archon—how could I have worries?"
Seeing that, Tatsuki could only sigh inwardly.
Even in the chat group, Furina seemed to be walking on eggshells.
Tatsuki: "Furina, if you run into any trouble in the future, you can talk about it. Maybe someone in the group will come up with a strange but workable idea."
Furina: "Mm, of course I won't stand on ceremony about that."
Whether she really would, only she knew. Tatsuki closed the chat group. He glanced over; the others were still training seriously.
Since he didn't intend to disturb them, he slipped alone into the Chaos Domain.
The moment he stepped into the Domain of Sin, Pandora came running.
"Darling, did you come to see me?"
Still in that familiar, loosely draped white robe and with that intimate way of addressing him, Pandora practically melted against Tatsuki's body.
"What exactly is this situation?" Tatsuki's head throbbed with black lines.
It was one thing for Pandora to glue herself to him, but she was being very handsy about it.
He had only just finished his battle with Himeko.
Even he had to admit that Himeko's combat power was terrifying, ranking first among everyone he'd defeated so far.
But with Pandora acting like this, he really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
…
Since he still had things to take care of, he simply scooped Pandora up and went to find Echidna.
Only… there seemed to be quite a few people around Echidna today.
Aside from the Sloth Witch, Sekhmet, all the other Witches were present—and off to the side stood Annie in her sporty T-shirt, waiting obediently.
In the Chaos Domain, everyone could tailor their own physical climate however they liked.
You could bundle up in a heavy coat, or you could wear absolutely nothing. Adjusting the weather system was also trivially easy.
Over in the Domain of Faith, Kayo had taken on the task of urban planning.
The city's weather cycles were generated in a way that felt both orderly and random.
Together with the power of belief being able to create various foods, entertainment, and other supplies, it made the city feel ever closer to a real world.
With the modern knowledge Tatsuki had given her, Kayo had managed to let the Angel's Children live very happily.
Natsuyo's intelligence really was amazing.
Echidna took one look at Pandora enjoying herself and narrowed her eyes with a lazy smile. "Master, you've come at just the right time—it just so happens it's tea party hour."
"In that case, great. Pour me a cup," Tatsuki said.
He sat down, still holding Pandora.
Now that he had a seat, he could at least adjust how he was sitting.
The Witches each reacted differently—some curious, some blushing and looking away.
Typhon puffed her cheeks and muttered, "Heaven's wrath!"
Annie just stared blankly.
She'd never seen anything like this in her whole life.
Pandora, of course, felt there was nothing wrong with her behavior at all; if anything, she deliberately loosened up even more.
That was enough to make Typhon and Carmilla turn their heads away, unable to face it directly.
With a flick of Echidna's wrist, a cup of Dona Tea appeared on the table.
The corners of her mouth curled slightly. "This one is a special blend of Dona Tea. Maybe I should call it Dorana Tea instead."
"Dorana?"
Tatsuki froze for a second, then immediately thought of Pandora.
Do-na from Echidna, Dora from Pandora—Dorana.
"So this tea really is special, huh? Don't tell me I was the one squeezed to make it?"
"Don't humans say the fruits of a beginner's labor are all the more delicious?"
Propping her chin on her right hand, Echidna's voice was languid. "Annie, it seems our Master doesn't have a spare hand free right now."
That line landed like a pointed hint.
A flush swept across Annie's face. She hesitated for one heartbeat… then took the initiative to pick up the tea, tilt her head back, and let it fill her mouth.
Just as Tatsuki was wondering what she was doing, she leaned in and offered the tea to him mouth-to-mouth.
At that exact moment—Pandora reached the finish line.
Because she was facing Annie directly, the spilled "tea" splashed all over Annie's shirt. [T/N: Dona tea is made from their fluids]
Minerva's eyes were practically spinning in circles.
"What a chaotic adult world…"
After drinking Annie's imported tea, Tatsuki even licked his lips with some regret, then looked at Echidna in surprise. "You trained her?"
Echidna shook her head. "I didn't train her. I merely had her face reality and taught her a few ways to serve her Master."
"So? Does Master like it?"
"This…"
Tatsuki's gaze slid over to Annie.
Her face was scarlet, her eyes dodging his, and she didn't even react to the large damp patch spreading across her white T-shirt.
"I like it very much," Tatsuki said, nodding deeply.
Echidna really was incredible.
He'd only asked her to find a research subject, and somehow she'd turned that into cultivating such an obedient woman for him.
Echidna—forever a goddess in his heart.
"As long as Master is pleased. I've already finished analyzing the Power of the Titans," Echidna said with a smile. "You can take Annie away whenever you like."
"You finished analyzing the Power of the Titans already?" Tatsuki was genuinely surprised by how quickly she worked.
"That's right."
Echidna's fingers danced lightly as black motes of light floated into the air, arranging themselves into various symbols.
They formed the shapes of the Nine Titans, the Founding Titan—and the strange bug.
"This is the Titan Power as I've traced it back to its source."
"Echidna, you never cease to amaze me. The Titan Power I know lines up almost perfectly with what you've worked out," Tatsuki said, honestly impressed.
To completely unravel the Power of the Titans in such a short time—Echidna really was on another level.
Even Annie was shaken to her core.
She knew better than anyone what Echidna had actually made her do these past days.
She hadn't done anything at all.
She'd only transformed once to show Echidna the Titan form, and provided some blood, hair, and other samples.
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