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Volume 1: Chapter 130 Puppeteer Level 4! (Part 1)

"Bronya, please bind this document and put it in a file folder for me."

In the office, Theresa and Bronya were organizing documents together.

"Um, Azusa..."

He took out the payment documents and wanted to calculate the accounts.

Out of habit, she thought of that girl.

Before she resigned from her teaching position, the two of them often worked together in the office.

Theresa gets a headache just looking at all that dense data, and she also has to verify its authenticity.

Ziyao is good at math and even knows how to falsify accounts to ask headquarters for more funds.

Thanks to her, work has become much easier, and this ease has even become a source of dependence.

"What am I thinking? She's gone..."

Tearing off a page of the letter, Theresa recalled the girl's steps and picked up her pen to list the payments according to the timeline.

It's like untangling a messy headphone cord, patiently combing it, and peeling away the layers from the root.

"Principal, should these be filed?"

A moment later, Bronya took out several special documents from the archives.

She stared at the file for a while, then handed it to Theresa.

It contained Ziyao's personal information, including her age, home address, and the mafia behind her.

Below is a teacher's exam paper; the score was just passing, and it was stamped by the local government.

"Thank you for your hard work. Just put them all in the cabinet."

Upon seeing the file, Theresa felt a pang of guilt and clutched her chest.

They treated the kind-hearted girl as a spy planted by fate, constantly making things difficult for her and causing her trouble.

In this incident involving Kong Lu, Zi Yao took full responsibility, and the Far East Branch remained unaffected.

I have been receiving help all along, but I have not been able to repay it properly.

By the time you realize it, it's already too late.

To protect them, their flower-like lives perished, leaving only a lingering fragrance.

I... am such an idiot.

The more she thought about it, the tighter her heart ached. She gripped the table and clenched her fists.

Where's Mei?

She put away the documents and took a deep breath.

"Mei is researching at the library, and Wendy... has been keeping quiet these past two days."

"We don't have time for sentimentality. Let's prepare ourselves these next two days. We're going to find Kiana."

As the headmistress, Theresa chose to take on everything and lead everyone out of the shadows.

The Void Law incident has not yet come to a close, and this is not over yet.

We must find Kiana before Fate.

"Understood, I'll go inform Mei-nee now."

Bronya pushed open the door, and a cool breeze blew in.

Stepping out of the teaching building, the entire school grounds were covered in snow.

The sky was overcast, with no sunlight, only a hazy gray.

The library was quite lively when I arrived.

Even though I passed the final exam, there's still another assessment at the end of the year. In order not to fail, I have to spend all my time in the library cramming.

Not everyone is studying; some people prefer the atmosphere here and are watching anime in a corner with their tablets and headphones.

Bronya looked around and finally found Mei in a side room of the library.

A woman was sitting by the bookshelf researching information, and the students around her consciously kept their distance from her.

Someone tried to strike up a conversation, wanting to ask some questions related to studying, but was scared off by Mei's cold attitude.

"I'm so sorry, I'm sorry to bother you!"

The girl clasped her hands together, bowed repeatedly, and then ran away, disappearing in a flash.

"..."

As Mei closed the book, she noticed Bronya.

"Mei-nee, the headmaster suggested we go look for Kiana the day after tomorrow. What do you think?"

"I'm going."

She still couldn't believe that Ziyao was dead.

The two days I spent in Klosston were filled with all sorts of unanswered questions.

Planning, premeditation, strategy...

Whether it was the site selection or Otto's acceptance of the invitation, every step was calculated, but at the last moment, he was ambushed by the Herrscher.

Tesla, which was implementing Plan B, seemed to know something, but kept its mouth shut and couldn't get a single word out of them.

This further convinced Mei that there must be something fishy about this.

If they could meet again, she even considered imprisoning Ziyao with chains and shackles, making it impossible for her to leave forever, or perhaps going even further...

The caged canary may never soar through the blue sky again, but it gains eternal peace and tranquility.

When she realized it, even she found the idea terrifying.

"Mei-nee, it might not be appropriate for Bronya to say that."

Bronya understood Mei's feelings perfectly; everyone needs time to process their emotions.

The words of comfort were on the tip of my tongue, but I just couldn't say them.

"...We cannot wallow in grief forever."

After a long pause, she said this.

"You're the one who should be resting more."

Mei reached out and stroked Bronya's gray hair, which felt soft and smooth to the touch.

She hasn't slept much these past few days, often just staring blankly while hugging her Houmu doll.

Mei saw all of this, but there was nothing she could do.

She can't even convince herself, let alone others.

November 15, 4:04 PM.

Australia, a coastal city.

Inside the rented room, the young girl lay disheveled on a computer chair, her legs crossed.

"A boxing gym imitated the Colosseum, introducing kangaroos to box against people, which attracted a large audience and tickets sold out on the spot."

On the monitor, the female host fluently introduces the live news.

A half-empty bottle of cola sat on the table overnight, and a pile of snacks sat in the cabinet.

Playing games all night, arguing online, generating electricity for myself...

Having not experienced staying at home for a long time, Ziyao inadvertently indulged herself a bit.

"Hoo-ha—"

She pulled up the bra strap and stuffed the wandering white rabbit back in.

Will fall.

Yawning, Ziyao, now a homebody, lay down on the bed like a lazy bum, finding the days of doing nothing truly addictive.

Being alone, she could do whatever she wanted; she wore her pajamas almost all day because she didn't need to go out.

After the initial novelty wore off, I was unsure what to do next.

Gacha pull?

The system's card pool is incredibly toxic. A few days ago, she obtained 6,000 crystals from the old members of Destiny, and she wanted to save them to upgrade her Puppet Master talent.

I want to play the game, but the download isn't finished.

The internet speed in Australia is weirdly slow; the game download took forever, and the progress bar barely moved.

I have no motivation for anything else and feel listless.

Ugh... so boring.

Looking at her cute reflection in the mirror, Ziyao pulled out a few tissues from the roll of toilet paper.

"Dong dong dong."