I arrived at an apartment around the center of the city. It was maybe 7 to 8 stories tall, with not many windows around, telling me that these rooms should be pretty spacious.
"Room 5-10. Should be on floor 5 then." I muttered under my breath to myself.
I took the elevator up and quickly arrived at my location. Even outside the room however, I could already hear shouts from inside the apartment.
"THAT'S NOT FAIR!"
"YOU'RE CHEATING!!!"
"HOW ARE YOU WINNING BOTH SIDES OF THE MATCHUP???"
Ignoring that, I rang the doorbell. The shouting stopped immediately, replaced by frantic footsteps growing louder by the second.
The door swung open from the inside, revealing a disheveled white haired girl.
Her hair was a mess, barely combed, sticking out in all directions sorta like a startled porcupine. Drops of water clung to the ends of the strands which trailed down her shoulders.
She didn't dry her hair after she had showered had she?
"You're finally here! You've gotta help me here Gojo!" Kiana begged with teary eyes as she hugged my arm. "She's using hacks somehow!"
Before I could answer, a voice that was milky smooth, yet slightly monotone sounded out behind her. It wasn't loud, but I could clearly hear what the person behind was saying. "Subject Kiana is attempting to call for backup. Therefore, the Bronya's superiority is confirmed."
Subject?
That set Kiana off as she dragged me in while shouting, "Keep yapping like that kid! You're going to regret your words soon!"
And at that, I was allowed to see Kiana's opponent- Bronya according to her own words.
When I saw Bronya, I blinked in surprise.
It was actually a kid.
Or just someone pretty short I guess. I can't tell.
She had gray haired, styled in twin drills on both sides of her head. She hugged a yellow Homu doll while wearing a white hoodie.
All in all, a cute little girl.
...
Wait... let me rephrase that.
She's a little girl. Done.
"Hello." I greeted as I offered to shake her hand. Bronya reciprocated the offer, ignoring Kiana's outburst in the process.
When I touched her palms however, I felt calluses. I didn't linger as I quickly retracted my hand.
"Subject Gojo. Subject Kiana has talked about you." Bronya said flatly.
"What did she say?" I replied, not asking about how she spoke. Internally however, I was still slightly curious.
Was she speaking like a chuunibyou *cough* Mei *cough*? Something told me that wasn't the case though.
"You guys can chat later! We gotta go destroy her first Gojo! You and me!"
Bronya looked at Kiana with a deadpan. "Subject Kiana is asking for her boyfriend for help. Probability of success. 0.1%"
Oh boy... I'm just going to ignore that.
"Heh, then your chances of success are 0.000001%... wait what?" Kiana's face turned red immediately. "HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!!!"
"The Bronya calculates the likelihood of Subject Kiana having a crush at 100%"
And I took that as the signal to tune out of their argument. I took out my phone as I waited for them to finish.
Now there were two kids arguing around me...
I'm one of them? There's no way...
Eventually, their argument finished as the two of them headed into the living room, probably having forgotten about me.
As they were not looking however, my eyes narrowed.
Why did I feel unease about this person?
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"I-impossible... how could the Bronya..."
"HAHAHAHAHAHA. YOU LOST AGAIN!!!"
I cracked my knuckles as I looked at Bronya's pale face. Despite her efforts to look emotionless, she was clearly distraught as she took her 15th loss in a row.
"But... but..."
"YOU CAN'T WIN EVEN WITH YOUR SCRIPTS HAHAHAHAHAH!!!"
"Kiana... she can beat you even without scripts y'know?" That shut Kiana up.
Bronya raised her head as she weakly protested. "T-the Bronya does not use scripts..."
"Your phone?" I held out my hand.
Double kill...
And in more ways than one.
If Bronya was willing to let me check for phone for scripts, even though it might be kinda creepy, I might have a chance to check some things.
Just for a moment, until I find out whether she's hiding anything.
Because something about her just doesn't sit right with me.
It was not too different from some other people I've felt before... was it the people around Mei back then?
I'm not too sure.
Bronya moved slightly away as she reached towards her back pocket. "Subject Gojo. Please refrain from asking such a question to a minor. The Bronya has reasons to suspect you are a pervert."
"I hate to agree with her, but she's kinda right y'know Gojo..." Kiana added with a whisper to me.
"Then you guys invite a pervert into a house with two pretty girls?"
"The Bronya advises Subject Gojo to withdraw the request." Bronya's eyes hardened. "Further insistence may trigger defensive protocols."
Oh?
I'd like to see that honestly.
But... I had nothing concrete for now, and Kiana was here so...
It would be better to defuse the situation first.
"Kiana, you'd better pat her down next time you let her in your house then. I don't want some 'defensive protocol' interrupting my win streak."
Kiana blinked as she pointed to herself in confusion.
Bronya visibly relaxed at those words as she returned to her original position. "The Bronya will defeat you with skill. Tricks are a fool's way of victory."
Hmm... I wonder who she was talking about...
With a stretch I got up from my seat. "Alright. There goes today's boosting session. Remember to send me the payment Kiana."
"Ha?"
"And Bronya, you'd stand a much better chance if you stopped using that crappy script."
"The Bronya has-"
"I made your script dodge into my skillshots."
"..."
"It's getting kinda late. I need to get back. See you!" I said before I started walking out. I needed to come more often to Kiana's house. I need to get more information from this Bronya character.
But after taking a few steps, I stepped on something.
I took my foot off of the thing that I stepped before I looked down. I truly wished I hadn't as I grimaced.
"Kiana..." I muttered.
"Yes?"
"is this your underwear on the floor?"
Awkward silence filled the room, before a scream pierced the ears of everyone in the building.
It was bound to be a sleepless night for the people in that apartment.
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