This Compatibility Level Seems Off

"Scare!?"

The sudden sound startled the boy... Otto.

My fingers were almost hit.

"Who? Who is it!?"

Otto looked around, trying to pinpoint the source of the sound.

"..." Liu Bai looked at Otto was flustered but trying hard to remain calm, and felt a little emotional.

Otto at this time even had a crisp voice, coupled with his smooth blonde hair and androgynous face... he looked perfectly natural in women's clothing.

Who do you think I am?

Out of consideration for the young Otto, Liu Bai, who had been tempted to beat Otto up, turned the problem back on Otto.

"This..."

Otto looked troubled—after all, before meeting Kallen, Otto was a reclusive young man who rarely left his home and had virtually no social skills.

But Otto was, after all, a genius of a thousand years... even ten thousand years. Despite his inner turmoil, he took a deep breath and still gave a clever answer—

"You... must be Lord God, right?"

After Otto finished speaking, he lowered his head, revealing a humble posture.

Otto's idea was simple.

If the other party is truly a deity, then as a believer, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this response.

If the other party is a demon, one should pretend to be a foolish mortal and elevate them to the status quo, in order to adapt to changing circumstances.

It's hard to imagine that this is a solution that a 13-year-old boy who has always been raised in the inner palace could come up with.

However, Otto's words caused Liu Bai to momentarily lose his composure.

For a fleeting moment, Liu Bai felt as if the person in front of him was not Otto, but Aponia.

... Are you kidding me? From their personas to their genders, these two people have absolutely nothing in common.

"I can tell from your words that you have no respect for the gods."

The sound that suddenly appeared in the air almost made Otto's heart skip a beat.

"To casually refer to someone as a god... I remember Catholicism is a monotheistic religion, right? You, as the son of a bishop, are rather heretical."

Liu Bai pointed out Otto's oversight.

Upon hearing the voice in the air, Otto suddenly found it difficult to breathe.

In this era, heresy is not a word that can be uttered casually.

If this title were to be confirmed, he might very well be abandoned without hesitation by his father and brothers.

Otto's apple bobbed, as if he wanted to defend himself, but overwhelmed by a nameless fear, he didn't even have the courage to open his mouth.

"..."

Otto now is far less eloquent than he will be later; in fact, his answer just now was already an exceptional performance for Otto.

At this time, Otto was even a socially awkward person.

Fortunately, seeing that Otto's answer had triggered his memories, Liu Bai did not intend to continue to make things difficult for Otto.

"Call me whatever you want, God or Demon, but now let's talk about you, you paper kite."

"Please... speak."

As Otto trembled—not out of fear, but because he was suppressing the urge to save it.

Destroy it, destroy it, it's not the first time my achievements have been destroyed anyway.

From childhood to adulthood, my father and brothers have destroyed countless of my inventions. One more or one less makes no difference.

Otto, who had been raising his head, lowered it again, skillfully displaying a submissive posture.

Hopefully it won't shatter too badly this time...

"Well... take back what I said earlier. Although there are some issues with the design, the workmanship is very good."

... Huh?

Etc?

Otto then belatedly realized that the other party did not seem to have criticized his kite from the very beginning.

Instead, it's about... evaluation?

Otto's compatibility +20%

"This is very well made. Are you really only 13 years old? The frame is a bit heavy, but if you keep making it like this, it should be able to fly."

Genius.

Although Liu Bai already knew this, he only realized how talented Otto was after taking a closer look.

Although kites aren't exactly high-tech, the hardest part of many things isn't going from 1 to 2, but from 0 to 1.

In Liu Bai's eyes, it was already quite remarkable that a young master living in seclusion in a mansion surrounded by religious influences could come up with something like this.

The "studio" he was in was extremely cramped, probably less than ten square meters in total, and piled with a lot of materials and miscellaneous items. Just by looking at the studio, you would never guess that Otto was the son of a bishop—albeit an unimportant one.

"R-really, is that okay?"

Otto looked up excitedly. Although he couldn't see Liu Bai, Otto eyes still shone brightly.

"You... you mean it... it can really fly?"

"Or rather, why can't it fly?"

Liu Bai shook the kite.

"There's a minor issue, but nothing serious—don't you also think it can fly?"

"It's just... it's just a feeling..."

Upon hearing Liu Bai's words, little Otto lowered his head somewhat embarrassed.

Born into a bishop's family, Otto had very few opportunities to learn carpentry and similar crafts, and had to figure things out on his own.

"I'm not entirely sure either..."

"...Too."

When Liu Bai thought about this era, he suddenly realized what was going on.

"In that case, I'll teach you some basic knowledge."

"R-really, is that okay?"

Otto looked excited.

"Such precious knowledge... is it really okay to entrust it to me like this?"

"How do you know it's precious when I haven't even told you about it yet?"

Liu Bai smiled.

The Otto in front of us is much cuter than the Otto of the future.

"Maybe I'm just kidding you."

Liu Bai's words, clearly teasing, made Otto blush, but he didn't know what to say.

"I... I believe you..."

"Hey..." Hearing these words from Otto really evokes a lot of emotions.

"Forget about that, young master. Do you have any tools here? I'll explain as I fix it for you."

"...have."

For some reason, the atmosphere around us suddenly seemed strange.

And a hint of... grievance appeared in Otto's eyes?

"Um... Your Lord God, I... Otto Apocalypse, the third daughter of Bishop Nicholas of the Apocalypse Family."

"???" Liu Bai's mind went blank for a moment as he searched for tools.

A woman?

So who is that male Otto who's already been confirmed in the future?

Or is this some kind of hellish World Bubble?

I got banned once for using Himeko in the simulation, and then banned again for using Otto in the simulation... crying

Chapter 236 This Compatibility Isn't Right

[Unless otherwise specified, all content represents the normal world.]

The system's mechanical and rigid voice rang out at this moment.

Liu Bai thought about Bianka and Rita's simulation... and it seemed to be true.

(So what's the deal with this Otto?)

As Liu Bai questioned himself internally, he glanced at Otto with a twitching eye...

In the real world, Otto is definitely a man!

He has confirmed it! They had clashed back in 1955, not to mention that Rita, Bianka, and even Planck and Edison, all people who had met Otto, were involved.

Could those soul steel bodies possibly lie...?

Etc.

Although it sounds a bit far-fetched, it seems that I've only ever seen Otto's Soul Steel body.

Um... a slightly absurd idea popped into Liu Bai's mind.

For example, in order to better fulfill her role as bishop, the female Otto transformed her soul steel body into that of a man...

Hmm... How come it's both absurd and somehow makes sense? (╯°Д°)╯┻━┻!

Um... wait a minute.

Liu Bai thought about the Evangelion Unit-01 made by Thor next door and suddenly felt that his hypothetical female Otto operation... didn't seem so far-fetched after all.

Indeed, everything is afraid of comparison.

Liu Bai calmed down and chose to accept the messed-up reality before him.

After all, escaping reality is completely useless.

"... Okay, I understand."

Liu Bai tried his best to keep his voice calm, as if he were describing a trivial matter.

Otto was taken aback by Liu Bai's calm voice, then suddenly realized that his gender was probably irrelevant to this "Lord God."

But... Otto thought about it carefully and realized that it was actually quite irrelevant to him.

After all, in the Apocalypse Family, she, as the least valued third daughter, had little presence to begin with.

Regardless of gender, anyone who is not destined for the position of family head will eventually be pushed out for a marriage alliance to strengthen the ties between the three major families.

At best, it means... men have more choices?

However, such a thing is still too far-fetched for Otto at the moment.

"Let's talk about this kite instead."

Taking advantage of Otto's momentary daze, Liu Bai steered the conversation back on track.

"...Yes, please, please instruct me." Otto snapped out of his daze, his face slightly flushed.

"Hmm... let's start by talking about the overall design of this kite..."

On this day, Apocalypse felt a sense of resonance and identity that he had never experienced in the first thirteen years of his life.