Kiana inadvertently exposed a lot of information, but Takatsuki wasn't going to blame her for it. In fact, the exposure of this information might even be a good thing.
After all, Takatsuki had been thinking about how to sever Bronya's relationship with Cocolia. Bronya had been tricked so many times, yet she still trusted Cocolia, only becoming completely disillusioned after being repeatedly controlled and betrayed.
But upon closer thought, most of Bronya's feelings for Cocolia actually stemmed from Seele. Because Cocolia kept saying she wanted to save Seele, Bronya did so many things. So, wouldn't it be enough if he just saved Seele himself?
However, if he said it himself, it would be too suspicious. Bronya wasn't Mei or Kiana; one trusted him completely, and the other was an airhead, purely carefree. Anything Takatsuki said would definitely be questioned and distrusted.
But if the airhead accidentally blurted it out, Bronya would believe it without hesitation, even thinking it was due to her own verbal skills, information she extracted from Kiana.
Originally, Bronya still wanted to test what the Stand, Hamon, and that strange power that turned her and Project Bunny 19C into animals were, but now her mind was solely focused on traversing the Sea of Quanta and saving Seele!
If it were Bronya without emotions, she might have been able to suppress this impulse, but after regaining her emotions, Bronya's brain was immediately flooded with this idea, and nothing else mattered.
No! She couldn't rush!
Although she desperately wanted to immediately ask how to traverse the Sea of Quanta to save Seele, Bronya knew that such matters could not be rushed. Fortunately, she had now infiltrated their group, so she just needed to probe slowly.
Bronya thought she had infiltrated the target, but little did she know, Takatsuki had used bait to entice her to stay and used this information to restrain her.
After suppressing her inner impulse, Bronya and the others approached the car Takatsuki had driven earlier, seeing their recent mode of transport.
A flattened SUV appeared before the four of them.
"Is this our car from before?"
Kiana asked, looking at the familiar yet strange pile of scrap metal in front of her.
"I think so. By the way, the culprit seems to have arrived."
Takatsuki had noticed it early on; a giant Honkai Beast was behind the building. The few people had just not seen it immediately due to the angle.
"Leave it to me!"
Seeing the huge Herrscher class Honkai beast with one foot exposed, Kiana rushed forward without a second thought.
Although the opponent had just flattened a car by merely walking, Kiana charged forward without any fear.
Bronya looked at this reckless scene and turned to the two who hadn't moved: "Aren't you going to help Kiana? That's a Herrscher class Honkai beast, it takes an A-rank Valkyrie to defeat it."
"A-rank Valkyrie? What's that?"
Mei didn't know what a Valkyrie was, after all, Valkyries were a rank of Schicksal, and Schicksal was the main force in combating Honkai with numbers.
"Don't worry, Kiana's strength is more than that. You know, she alone dismantled the two mechs that came with you earlier."
Bronya's eyes widened when she heard Takatsuki's words.
Is this airhead that strong!?
Bronya naturally knew the strength of the mechs she brought; each had the power of an A-rank Valkyrie, after all, their mission was to capture Herrschers.
To be able to destroy two mechs by herself meant that she definitely had the strength of an A-rank Valkyrie, and not even the weakest among them. Was that airhead really that strong?
But just as Bronya was questioning, Kiana flew back directly, crashing heavily onto the car wreckage by the roadside, even denting the car.
"Kiana! Are you okay!"
Mei immediately went to treat Kiana.
"Thank you, Mei."
Climbing out of the wreckage, Kiana stretched her shoulders: "This big guy, why isn't my Stand ability working well on it?"
"That's because its body is too large. Your The Hand's erasure range is very small. For it, it's just like pricking your limb with a needle. Unless you directly attack its head, the damage caused isn't even as great as your full-force punch."
Takatsuki explained to Kiana. Spatial erasure indeed sounded powerful, but it wouldn't cause any additional damage beyond the erased area itself.
If it were a human, it might lead to massive blood loss.
But for this Herrscher class Honkai beast, the diameter of its leg alone exceeded the range of The Hand's swing.
Moreover, it had no blood inside its body, so this minor injury was completely painless to it.
"There's even such a thing? I'm angry!"
The Herrscher class Honkai beast had immense strength and size, easily destroying buildings, but as a trade-off, its movement speed was slow. Kiana was sent flying, and by the time she ran back, it hadn't even managed to get close to Takatsuki and the others.
In fact, if the few of them had turned around and run, it wouldn't have been able to catch up at all, but Kiana was very unyielding and insisted on rushing forward to confront it head-on.
However, thankfully, Kiana wasn't foolish enough to compete in strength with it. Utilizing her small and agile mobility, after dodging the Honkai Beast's stomps, she leaped high, using her Stand ability to forcibly dig small pits into its body as footholds, then jumped onto the Herrscher class Honkai beast's head and leaped high again.
"Get down, you big lug!"
Utilizing the properties of Gilgamesh, she completed her charge in mid-air, and a massive force descended upon the Honkai Beast from above.
Boom!
A huge shockwave pierced through the Honkai Beast's body and transmitted to the ground, causing the earth to shake and cracks to appear on the road surface.
"Whoa!"
Bronya had no idea that the seemingly clumsy Kiana could unleash such a powerful attack. Unprepared, she was hit by the residual shockwave that vibrated the air, and coupled with the shaking ground, she almost fell.
But the expected hard ground didn't hit her; instead, she fell into a soft embrace.
"Are you hurt, Bronya?"
"Mei… Big Sister"
Listening to the gentle voice and feeling the warm embrace, Bronya even recalled her mother's embrace, which had long faded from her memory.
Mei, radiating maternal glow, almost made her call her Mei-mama.
"Bronya is fine, Big Sister Mei."
Bronya still wanted to linger in Mei's embrace and savor the feeling, but she understood that neither the current location nor the situation was suitable for such a thing.
After she left Mei's embrace, she saw that the Herrscher class Honkai beast in front had completely collapsed and was motionless, while Kiana was leaning towards Takatsuki, looking for praise.
If she had a constantly wagging tail, she would look just like a puppy.