For Fu Hua, a single feather was no big deal. Although the feather contained her power, she wasn't so stingy as to refuse.
Before Takatsuki bid farewell, she gave Takatsuki a feather to protect his mind. Although Takatsuki couldn't activate the feather, it would spontaneously guard Takatsuki's consciousness from external intrusion.
"This trip was worth it."
He paid an A-rank item that was useless to him and got a Fenghuang Down feather in return. This way, even if Fu Hua and Otto in his world wanted to peek into his memories, they couldn't.
Although Takatsuki didn't think Fu Hua would do such a thing, Otto would definitely not mind doing it.
After returning to his room, Takatsuki first observed his surroundings.
"Hmm, no one came in."
Takatsuki had originally planned to go and come back quickly, but he didn't expect to encounter such a series of events, which ended up taking nearly two hours.
He didn't know if anyone had knocked on the door earlier, nor did he intend to test it. He just rushed into his bathroom, quickly took a shower, and then went to bed to rest. This way, even if someone had come to knock and ask him earlier, he could say he was asleep and didn't hear it.
Then, less than half an hour later, Takatsuki heard a knock on the door from outside.
Takatsuki was just about to pretend to be asleep and not notice when a childish voice came from outside.
"It's me, Bronya. If you don't open the door, I'll tell everyone that you just left this world."
As soon as Bronya finished speaking, the door in front of her suddenly opened.
"Come in."
Bronya didn't hesitate, directly entering the room with the Honkai toy in her arms. Takatsuki glanced outside and found that the lights in the villa had been turned off, and it was now midnight.
After closing the door, Takatsuki saw Bronya already sitting on the chair in the room, holding the Honkai toy.
"You were too careless. If Bronya hadn't noticed you leaving and covered for you just now, Theresa would have found out about you. She's already suspicious of you."
The amount of information in that sentence was quite large. Takatsuki stood by the door, watching Bronya without a change in expression.
"You're monitoring me?"
Bronya shook her head: "I sensed the fluctuations of the Sea of Quanta. Bronya once entered the Sea of Quanta, and Project Bunny 19C came from there, so I'm very familiar with its fluctuations."
It seemed she had no intention of hiding it, or perhaps she had something to ask for. Bronya spoke directly to Takatsuki: "You just entered the Sea of Quanta, didn't you?"
He was still too careless, Takatsuki sighed: "That's right, what do you want to say?"
"Bronya wants to ask for your help. In return, I will help you dispel Theresa's suspicions about you."
"What do you mean? Theresa is suspicious of me?"
Bronya nodded: "You've been acting too unusually. Whether it's the hot spring or the fruit tree, Theresa suspects that you have ulterior motives for approaching the Third Herrscher and joining the Academy. But Kiana and Mei trust you too much, so she asked me to monitor your actions."
So that's how it is...
Theresa was someone who couldn't hide her thoughts very well, so Takatsuki had found the source of the targeting during this period.
"Thank you for the reminder. The help you want me to give, is it to find Seele?"
Takatsuki's words made Bronya widen her eyes and exclaim, "You know?! No, you've seen Seele!?"
"I just know. Your promise with Seele, including your identity, a spy sent by Cocolia. Otherwise, why do you think I would destroy the chip in your brain? Because through that chip, Cocolia can always know your actions and take over your body."
"Impossible, Mom wouldn't... And I haven't told anyone about Seele and me, not even Mom... How do you know?"
Takatsuki casually walked to the edge of the bed and sat down: "Whether you believe it or not is your business, I'm just telling you. The reason you approached Mei was to activate the Gem of Conquest, right? Cocolia never intended to use it to open the door to the Sea of Quanta; she just wanted to use it as energy for the Wotan mech."
"Actually, I originally planned to help you, but not now. In the original future, you would become reliable partners with Mei and the others. I didn't intend to interfere much in that regard."
Every word from Takatsuki impacted Bronya's universe. Although she didn't believe Takatsuki's words, her experiences during this time made Bronya no longer want to harm Mei, the girl who had given her mother-like warmth.
Even though the other person wasn't much older than her, this feeling of home was something Cocolia's orphanage couldn't provide.
Bronya quickly found what she believed to be the correct answer: "You are a World Traveler! You've seen our future in other worlds!"
Although she guessed wrong, she was also right. He had indeed seen it in other worlds, just now.
"Who knows."
Takatsuki shrugged and continued, "Traversing worlds isn't simple. Ordinary people entering the Sea of Quanta would be instantly repelled, and Seele has already become quantized. When she returns to the material world, it will be like standing on a cloud, falling back down. So, I can't pull Seele back for you right now."
Bronya looked at Takatsuki as if trying to discern if he was lying, then after a moment, she spoke, "Then you should be able to take others through, right?"
"I can, but my destination is actually another unknown world, and it requires a lot of Honkai Energy. It's not something I can do casually. I don't have enough energy right now."
Takatsuki shrugged, but his words were half-truths. The instance dungeon's energy was indeed insufficient, as he didn't want Bronya pestering him every day to take a stroll in the Sea of Quanta.
"Then when you have enough energy, Bronya wants to go to another world with you. Bronya wants to witness the truth of what you say with her own eyes. In return, Bronya will not attack Raiden Mei, and will also help you appease Theresa and the others."
"Alright..."
Although it was almost a bare-faced request, Takatsuki had no reason to refuse. He himself intended to retrieve Seele, and perhaps it could even trigger a hidden quest. Hearing Takatsuki's words, Bronya nodded and stood up, preparing to leave. Before leaving, she suddenly asked, "So, it just needs Honkai Energy, right?"
"Yes, that's right. In Changkong City, it might take a few days to gather enough energy, but the Honkai Energy in the air at St. Freya Academy is too scarce, so it will take a long time."
Bronya said nothing to Takatsuki's words, merely nodding as she walked towards the door: "Then, good night."
Bronya left, somewhat inexplicably. Takatsuki had originally thought he would have to argue with her for a long time.
But thinking about it, it was normal. After all, he himself was somewhat unyielding, but he didn't expect what would happen a few days later.