Brains Matter, Too

One more flight?

"Your brother has long since disappeared," Liu Bai said with a laugh from the side.

This put Otto's mind at ease.

"Then let's fly it one more time."

The wind was still strong, and Otto felt quite resentful thinking about how the kite had only flown a short distance.

Clap clap clap!

Kallen clapped her hands in perfect sync with the occasion.

"Can I fly it once in a bit?"

"Ha ha..."

Otto sat on the ground, panting heavily without any regard for his image.

One more flight?

Fly a billion more times!

"It seems I still flew farther."

Kallen stood beside Otto and said with a proud expression.

"..."

Is this guy a pervert?

Otto looked at Kallen, who seemed completely oblivious to fatigue, and lay down on the ground without any regard for her appearance.

Liu Bai: "..."

Why do I feel like Sue and Kevin are so familiar?

"It's getting late, I'm leaving now. See you tomorrow."

Kallen looked at the already yellowing sky, waved to Otto, scrambled up the wall in a few quick movements, and disappeared in a flash.

How are you feeling?

"... Not good."

Liu Bai helped Otto up and gently patted his back to help Otto catch his breath, which made Otto feel a little better.

"This is the first time in my life I've ever done such strenuous exercise."

"What about Kallen?"

"...fine?"

When Kallen was mentioned, Otto gave a strange look.

"Although she is a very nice person, I feel that being friends with her would be a bit of a hassle—at least for me."

The gap in physical fitness was too great, and Otto seriously suspected that a big grizzly bear was lurking beneath Kallen's cute face.

"Ahem... Although it's a miracle that I've lived this long in the eyes of many people, I sincerely don't want to die young."

You are the least qualified to use the term "dying young".

Liu Bai glanced at Otto.

Well, maybe Fu Hua is the least qualified to say that.

"Or is it that you need to exercise precisely because you're in poor health?"

"Ah... that's a really bad way to put it..."

Perhaps due to exhaustion, Otto was too busy to carefully choose his words when communicating with Liu Bai, so his tone became much more casual.

"If possible, I would like you to train me in a more... more 'scientific' way."

Otto said a word he had learned from Liu Bai the night before.

"That would be such a pity."

Liu Bai shrugged; creating a fitness plan was outside Liu Bai area of expertise.

"I hope so."

Otto didn't feel any regret at all.

"Speaking of which, this kite needs to be remade... That guy's arm strength is practically cheating in this kind of competition!"

Otto, who had just calmed down, felt indignant again when he saw the battered kite beside him.

It wasn't because of the injuries on the kite's body—although she complained a lot afterward, she really had a lot of fun today—but because she was thinking about the game she played with Kallen.

Kallen's arm strength was so great... Heaven help her, how could a sickly girl like her possibly win against her!

Thinking about it this way, I realize I really do need to exercise more.

But... if training is useful, then what's the point of having the Kaslana family?

Otto, the young girl, fell into depression.

"Stop dwelling on it."

Liu Bai helped Otto, who had rested enough, to his feet.

"Hurry up and change your clothes, it'll be dinner time soon."

Yes, that's right.

Otto glanced at the sky; it was indeed getting late. If he arrived at the dinner table looking so drab...

Otto shuddered. Although she no longer felt any reverence for her two older brothers, she still held her father Bishop of Schicksal, in deep awe.

Otto immediately returned to his room, changed his clothes, and asked a servant to bring him a basin of water to wash his face.

"Your bedroom is quite nice, isn't it?"

Looking at Otto's proper aristocratic-style boudoir, Liu Bai sighed.

Although Otto was somewhat marginalized, she was still a young lady of the Apocalypse Family, and her daily life was not neglected.

What followed was a rather quiet dinner Apocalypse Family.

Otto's father, Nicholas Apocalypse.

A middle-aged man who is gradually showing signs of aging, yet exudes the air of an ambitious man.

This won't do...

Liu Bai commented in his heart.

This kind of ambitious person, whom even he could see through at a glance, is far inferior to the future Otto.

Without a Lord God's- eye view, Otto's disguise would be far superior to that of this middle-aged man.

Otto's mother, Sabrese Schariac... an "ordinary" woman.

However, in the original timeline, Otto bestowed the surname Eleanor Schariac upon her by making her Sabrese's adopted daughter.

Just like what happened to Kallen in the future, this woman may be a pawn used by Nicholas to control the Schariac Family.

However, when it comes to adopted daughters, Elinor already had two adopted daughters before her.

Another woman at the table caught Liu Bai's attention.

It's worth mentioning that Otto actually has two older sisters besides his two older brothers— Bianka and Lisa.

This is why Otto introduced himself as the third daughter of the Apocalypse Family.

However, Otto's eldest sister Bianka has already died on the battlefield, and his second sister Lisa... who is the only woman besides Otto and Sabrese, instigated Otto to release the Honkai Beast on the day of Kallen's execution in the future, and poisoned her father Nicholas before the execution. She then supported Otto's nephew Marcel as a puppet bishop to begin a dark reign.

Compared to Nicholas, Otto's second sister was the truly ambitious one.

But speaking of which, Otto seems to have a good relationship with his sisters?

After all, Bianka's name was given to her by Otto, and although Lisa caused trouble that led to Kallen's sacrifice and was sorry to Otto, Kallen's noble character is probably incomprehensible to most people.

Having experienced the internet, Liu Bai was well aware that for a long time, "saintly" and "saintly bitch" were synonymous—in some people's eyes, one was just stupid and the other was just cheap.

Although it was a transaction between the two, it's remarkable that a "poisonous woman" like Lisa could keep her promise and let Otto leave afterward...

Considering this, Lisa's treatment of Otto wasn't exactly great, but it was alright.

Chapter 238 Brains are also very important

The silent meal ended quickly.

"Your house is quite interesting."

Liu Bai said to Otto in the courtyard.

"Something... meaning?" Otto paused slightly. "What are you referring to?"

To be frank, she couldn't see anything about her home that could be considered "interesting".

"Everywhere... everywhere, but it's not really important to you."

Thinking about the chaotic state of the Apocalypse family, Liu Bai could only sigh that they truly lived up to their medieval reputation.

Of course, if judged by the standards of the most heinous villains, the House of Apocalypse is even a model of medieval virtue.

After all, the future will just be a case of a woman killing her father.

"?" Otto was stunned, clearly unable to understand Liu Bai's statement.

"By the way, how's your relationship with your sister?"

"...Not very familiar." Otto thought for a moment and replied, "Sister Lisa is always very mysterious, while Sister Bianka is closer to me, but unfortunately..."

"Otto, you don't actually not know any of your family members, do you?"

"..."

Otto paused for a moment at Liu Bai's words, then nodded somewhat shyly.

Although interpersonal relationships are always two-way, from Otto's own perspective, she was not familiar with anyone in her family.

"You're really doing badly."

Liu Bai wasn't worried about the compatibility decreasing, and gave a heartfelt evaluation.

No, it's not just that Liu Bai isn't worried about the compatibility decreasing; in some ways, he'd even be happy if the compatibility decreased a little.

In just a short while, the compatibility with Otto increased by another 6%.

This rate of increase is no longer a question of whether it's good or bad.

It unexpectedly gave me a sense of unease.

"Haha..." Otto scratched his face, "But because of that, no one will bother me much... Although my inventions are still looked down upon by my second brother because we see each other all the time."

In Liu Bai's eyes, Otto's second Fabian, was just... a very ordinary person who was ambitious but incompetent?

Otto's elder Ferdinand, was Nicholas's chosen successor. He has now settled down and started a family, and only occasionally returns like today... In other words, Fabian is actually similar to Otto; both are not highly regarded.

As for Ferdinand... although his name is the same as that of a certain unfortunate grand duke in the future, his position in the Apocalypse Family is somewhat like that of Zhu Biao to Zhu Yuanzhang.

—It's not just about status, but also about fate.

In a few years, Otto, the eldest brother, will die in an accident, which will force Nicholas to completely shift his attention to Otto —making Otto's second brother even more tragic.

Nicholas's assessment of Fabian was that he was "all bark and no bite, a Kaslana at heart."

"Otto, do you want to become a bishop?"

"Scare!?"

Otto was startled by Liu Bai's sudden question and quickly looked around to see if anyone was lurking nearby and eavesdropping.

"No! Absolutely not! What right do I, a woman, have to be a bishop?"

Although Otto is quite cute now, why does Liu Bai inexplicably find him boring?

Liu Bai thought he might be expecting Otto to show his signature gentle fake smile, and nodded to himself, "Okay, then let my dear older brother disappear from the world first."

Tsk, a get-rich-quick mentality is no good.