Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

The bundled development of genetic information allowed Academy City to centralize power management down to every individual.

This had always been the aspect Cocolia was most satisfied with. At the same time, Academy City could also achieve a level of "freedom" that had never been seen before.

When a person could no longer control the possession and loss of their own power, the very formulation of the social system had already undergone a cataclysmic change.

"Mama Cocolia, what have you been doing lately?! Why did you take it upon yourself to interfere so much with the outside powers?"

Bronya's face was filled with displeasure. As the ghost who monitored the entire network of Academy City, nothing could escape little Bronya's eyes.

She just hadn't expected this. Cocolia had taken matters into her own hands to this extent.

"Bronya, you've never understood His Majesty the Emperor's logic of power. You even once thought he was the same as the emperors of the past. When did you get the idea that your Mama Cocolia was acting on her own?"

Cocolia was truly worried for Noldrei. These little girls all held onto their naive ideals, some even moved by the beauty of humanity.

Unlike stinking adults like Otto and herself, who had completely despaired at the way current humanity tied its own hands.

"His will has always been moving in its own direction. From the very beginning, he has been waiting for you to catch up. Sometimes, he will naturally grant you a certain degree of 'favor.' It's like... you're still a child, there's nothing to be done, you'll understand when you grow up. This feeling of helplessness, Bronya, can you express it for your mother? Of course, Bronya hasn't had the chance to be a mother yet. With the current medical technology, it's no problem for you to get pregnant and have a healthy baby now!"

Cocolia rambled on about all sorts of things, not taking Bronya's questioning to heart at all.

"You, you, what do you want! You're the one who wants to get pregnant!"

Bronya was genuinely scared now. If the tentacle monster really did something strange to her, she really felt like she couldn't protect her chastity.

"Hehe, I haven't said anything, why are you so nervous? In the future, the primitive random retrieval of eggs for genetic reproduction might become a performance art that only the nobility can afford."

Cocolia's words really made Bronya's composure crack. Was the current Cocolia already considering the lifestyle of the future human nobility?

"Mama Cocolia, haven't you considered that this will cause turmoil in the world outside Academy City? When that time comes, if others find out what Academy City is doing, they will definitely take action against us."

Bronya didn't think this was a good thing. Even if Noldrei wanted to popularize the genetic society, there was no need to be as radical as Cocolia.

"Hahaha, I told you, you don't understand that person at all. You can't possibly think that after spending a year with him, you understand his thoughts, can you? You can't possibly think that just because he's a little nice to you, he'll be even nicer to all of humanity, can you?"

Cocolia bent over laughing. She explained, "He's only acting based on the level of acceptance of you people. Whoever can influence humanity's acceptance of the new society, he will stand behind them and give them a push. Kiana is like this, the upper echelons of Academy City are like this, and now the whole world is like this."

Bronya's face was indeed not looking good. She couldn't stand being mocked like this.

"Of course, Bronya understands what you mean, Mama Cocolia. You've made it very clear. What he will do never depends on his choices, but on our own. If the people who want a stable transition to the new world win, he will lean towards the conservative forces. If the people who want a radical transition to the new world win, he will lean towards the radical forces."

"Of course, Bronya doesn't need to influence his thoughts. All Bronya needs to do is protect her own life."

"As far as Bronya knows, Mama Cocolia is the one who doesn't understand the situation at all. What he wants is not someone who follows his repetitive path. You've only been captured by the new world he speaks of."

Bronya knew in her heart that Noldrei would only support one type of person.

People who insisted on their own interests and needs.

Whether it was your ambition or your spiritual needs, as long as you persisted, he would support your ideas.

The reason Noldrei hadn't abandoned these somewhat naive and lazy girls wasn't because he was so magnanimous, but simply because he knew that he would live for a long time in the future and could wait patiently.

'I can't back down, at least not so easily.'

Bronya was still very apprehensive. She knew the power gap between her and Noldrei was too great. To go against Noldrei on the choice of the future path was something Bronya usually only dared to think about when she was daydreaming in bed.

She admitted she was scared, desperately scared of that kind of purely overwhelming power.

What if, what if she was wrong?

What if Noldrei really did agree with and support Cocolia?

And, with so many new humans benefiting, Bronya herself felt she had no reason to stand against their interests.

She wasn't sure if what she said was right. It was more likely that she was just comforting herself.

"Oh? Really? I'm the one who raised you from a child. I know your thoughts best. If you truly have enough conviction to appear before me and confront me with this so-called data evidence."

"Then why, with so many opportunities, have you never dared to show your own will in front of him?"

Bronya was at a loss for words. She herself was someone who knew how to adapt to the situation. She could naturally see who the situation favored. It was just a killer's instinct for self-preservation.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have obediently worked for Noldrei.

"Mama Cocolia, Bronya doesn't quite understand what you're saying..."

Little Bronya dodged the question, but in doing so, she revealed her own lack of confidence.

"Then let's make a bet. Let's bet on what kind of consequences will result from you releasing this information. How about we use the outcome as the stake? Or have you lost the courage of a killer who would risk everything for a successful assassination after rescuing Seele?"

Cocolia watched her daughter's choice.

One of the good things about being a bad guy was that you didn't have to consider too many external factors that could shake your will at the beginning.

Cocolia was trying to ignite conflicts between the countries of the Earth, so that Academy City could use it to infiltrate their spheres of influence.

If it weren't for Kiana and the others deliberately dragging their feet, Cocolia would have long since accelerated this process.

Now, Tesla, as a Herrscher, had already had her image ruined by public opinion.

So, next...

Who could stop the war machine that was Academy City?