Schicksal's Hidden Experiment

Even if he still had to kill his own parents, doing so would just be a way to smear someone with a filthy accusation, like killing his father, brother, or sister, and then have his crimes listed out as a matter of justice and righteousness.

She? Of course, she transformed into the selfless Bishop Otto.

A patricide? That doesn't exist!

If they were to fight it out seriously, the outcome might involve killing their sister and brother; at most, they might avoid imprisoning their father.

... After all, some people's ambitions are impossible to suppress.

Or perhaps their ambition blinded them, preventing them from assessing the situation.

So now Otto has three paths to choose from.

Plan A: Sit back and watch the tigers fight, then come out and reap the rewards, ultimately remaining a pure and innocent person.

Plan B: Force a rebellion among the lower classes, then infiltrate and spread the faith of the Lord God. Although if this is done well, one will still be portrayed as a righteous and selfless hero... but...

But hasn't this already exposed it?

Plan C... C goes without saying, it's a direct confrontation, the only plan that's hard to extricate itself from the competition.

Otto sighed.

"... I will leave everything to the Lord God deity."

"... As long as you don't treat the people like dirt, you can do whatever you want with them."

Liu Bai could tell from Otto that the girl already had a plan in mind, but she just wanted to go along with his wishes.

"If you really want to mess around, you'll break up with Kallen sooner or later... Do I need to explain Kallen's keen insight and her extraordinary luck to you?"

"... Why don't you just say that Kallen is a troublemaker? Why say she's 'especially lucky'?"

Otto rarely makes sarcastic remarks.

However, Otto agreed with Liu Bai's words.

Although Otto felt that his moral values were very different from Kallen's, Otto didn't want to lose Kallen as a friend, given the choice.

... Although every time I see the other person's figure, I feel like I want to end the friendship.

Kallen has such a terrible knack for getting into trouble. If I really go too far, I might not be able to hide it from Kallen. I might get caught at any time.

Since the Lord God wants to choose for herself, she will naturally choose plan A—after all, plan B is essentially a backup option in case plan A fails.

C... well, C is the only option Otto listed as an alternative out of Lord God.

Why rush in if you can be a cunning strategist?

Moreover, A really doesn't dare to do anything herself, just waiting for her brother and sister to collapse on their own. She really doesn't have to do anything except clean up the mess, and no one can find fault with her.

"I understand, I'll be more careful from now on."

Otto nodded.

"Also... I have one more question."

Now that things had come to this point, Otto felt he might as well strike while the iron was hot and ask the questions he wanted to ask.

"What's the problem?"

Seeing that Otto had figured it out, Liu Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Otto's compatibility is now close to 6, he still can't say that he can completely restrain Otto.

Therefore, Liu Bai's tone was very polite when Otto was about to ask a question.

"My Lord God, if we are separated, when will we be able to meet again?"

Otto mustered his courage and asked.

"..."

This was a problem that Liu Bai hadn't considered.

To be honest, I don't think I'll have a pleasant relationship with Otto in the future, okay?

He robbed Reanna, punched Otto with his Shibao, and kidnapped two of Otto's S-class subordinates...

Otto even threw himself a pile of poop in "Kallen Fantasy," okay?

... Although Otto will not know about the latter two things in the future.

Hmm... so this question is surprisingly difficult to answer.

"... Five hundred years later."

Chapter 266 The Experiment of Hidden Schicksal

"This must be Viktor's mansion, right?"

Kallen, dressed as a phantom thief, along with Otto and Cheng Lingshuang, were lying outside.

"Yes, we need to find a way to sneak in, but it's best not to kill anyone."

Otto pretended to be very moral.

That being said, Otto's moral depravity has nothing to do with Liu Bai.

Education is not a simulation game where you can just tap and it's over.

If we're really talking about education, let's leave aside the distant past and focus on the recent college entrance examination.

Let's leave the humanities aside for now, but who dares to say that teachers didn't have all the students go through every single question three to five times before the college entrance exam?

Why are some top students able to get scores above 95%? Why do some people struggle to even get 50%?

If you can get into the same school and class, then it's highly likely that there won't be a significant difference in the students' academic background and family circumstances.

So where is the problem?

It's on people!

Liu Bai took Otto with him in a normal way. Although some people had prejudices against him, Liu Bai standards were still acceptable. He taught Otto by example, and Otto hadn't made any mistakes while he was with him.

You can't just beat your child for fun on a rainy day, can you? Wouldn't that be picking a fight?

Even if we take it a step further, imagine you're at home playing video games or watching TV shows, and suddenly your parents walk in and tell you never to commit a crime, then make you turn around and look up to listen to their lecture—anyone would be confused, and they might not even listen.

Moral education should either focus on mistakes or find examples.

Then Liu Bai couldn't find any mistakes Otto made. Before she turned eighteen, Otto was a harmless homebody, okay? After she turned eighteen, she became even more cunning and unlikely to make any mistakes.

So, how about finding examples?

Where can you find him? Does Liu Bai really have the time to take Otto to places like the courtroom every few days?

Books? Why would Liu Bai need to find books? Otto is definitely more familiar with them than Liu Bai.

The only example Liu Bai could find for Otto was pointing to the foolish Kallen, warning Otto, "Don't be as foolish as her."

And speaking of Kallen, Kallen's moral standards are top-notch, aren't they?

These days, to put it bluntly, anyone with a higher moral standard than Kallen is at least a semi-saint, if not a saint.

Kallen was truly capable and willing to commit suicide because of the belief that "the world would be a better place if I died."

As for Francis, the father of Nagatsugu and Kallen, he also had the morality of an ordinary person and the morality of a hero.

In other words, even without mentioning Liu Bai, the people who are close to Otto on a daily basis are all above average in terms of morality.

Moreover, Liu Bai has been trying his best to avoid getting Otto involved in his family's messy affairs...

But Otto's morality was still zero.

Liu Bai could only say that the child had grown up and had his own ideas.

Otto is 23 years old this year, no longer the little girl who listened to me wholeheartedly.

Who can guarantee that their ideas will remain unchanged for ten years?

Liu Bai sighed softly.

On the other hand, Otto himself knew his own situation.

She had to admit that before she turned eighteen, she was a completely harmless homebody. Although she understood some things, Otto had no interest in them at all.

Huh? How can you understand when you're not in the mood?

Nonsense! Can't you understand those useless, garbage operations just by looking at them?

Anyway, Otto despised this stuff before he turned eighteen—in my opinion, all of you and your fighting is rubbish, and you can still have so much fun with it? But I, Otto, am not crazy, and I'm not going to play with your rubbish. I'd rather turn around and do research with the Lord God in the workshop.

However, no matter how aloof Otto was, she couldn't stand having an idiot constantly nagging in her head.

Yes, it is the Imaginary Archive.

The Imaginary Archive doesn't offer vulgar reasons like "I can grant your wish" or "I can give you eternal life."

The gibberish she spouted all boiled down to one thing—join me in taking down my biological mother! I'll make you my stepmother!

A simple and direct approach to seduction—and then Otto was smitten.

Although Otto genuinely felt that teaming up with Imaginary Archive to take down a monster like Dr. Mei was an idiotic act, he couldn't resist Imaginary Archive's constant nagging.

Otto was tempted by this guy for five years, and finally, after persistent effort, he was won over.

Although Imaginary Archive is an idiot and its ideas are idiotic, I am not!

She can post Lord God, so why can't I? I'm not having it!

—Incidentally, Otto had anticipated his fall, after all, he hadn't reported Imaginary Archive when it first tempted him.

Then Otto discovered that the power of Schicksal wasn't entirely useless, huh?

Wouldn't it be nice to use it to please the Lord God and build a following to serve them?

Moreover, her older brother had just died unexpectedly at that time. Otto, who had discovered his own ambition, took a moment to think it over and then came up with Plan A, which was to sit back and watch the two tigers fight.

Then came the Eastern Expedition, in which Otto, in order to gather followers, brought Kallen into it.

However, because the reasoning was well-chosen, and because Otto himself was responsible for lying down in Otto's plan, Liu Bai did not notice anything unusual.

But a problem arose after the Eastern Expedition—she encountered the Scarlet Bird Immortal.

Meanwhile, due to a misunderstanding, he became conflicted, and Imaginary Archive happened to say the wrong thing, which led Otto to discover another fact.

I don't seem to have any ambition; my purpose in existing is simply to please the Lord God.

As long as the Lord God are happy, what do I care about the world, Schicksal, or Honkai of Schicksal world?

Thus, Otto realized his true nature, abandoned morality, and consequently, the priority of finding followers was also lowered.

Upon returning and seeing the predictable scene of indulgences, Otto decisively and immorally devised Plan B in his mind.

However... this was a bit too blatant, and it didn't fool Liu Bai's intuition. He immediately gave himself away and sent it.

So Otto hastily picked up his own morals and pretended to be the Lord God's obedient child.

From this perspective, Otto didn't exactly abandon morality; rather, he treated morality like spare parts, attaching them when needed to pretend he had them, and removing them to collect dust when not needed...

"Don't worry, I didn't mean to make things difficult for them."

Kallen smiled at Otto, who had given her these instructions.

"I'm going first, you two can do as you please!"

The Valkyrie's agile movements allowed Kallen to spot a blind spot and vault over it.

"Next up is us."

Otto looked at Cheng Lingshuang.

"Will the Lord God carry both of us in, or will Ling Shuang take me in?"

Cheng Lingshuang and Otto's thoughts: Cheng Lingshuang seems to be completely indifferent to morality, but in truth, her moral values are quite universal.

"... The two of us?"

Cheng Lingshuang raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Can Grandmaster carry him?"

"I am light."

Otto replied with dead fish eyes.