Miss Otto Starts Taking the Blame

"... Get out of here."

Otto frowned and rubbed his forehead, looking like he had a headache—it was unclear whether it was because of Kallen's headache or the headache caused by the second Honkai.

"By the way, how are those two doing?"

"Lixue is alright, she has basically recovered, but Cecilia is not in good condition and has not been able to wake up... She was at the center of the explosion and activated her Holy Blood, so some unpredictable changes may have occurred."

Speaking of this, Kallen couldn't help but facepalm.

"At least I'm alive now. So what if I'm in a vegetative state? To be honest, I admire myself for managing to escape unscathed seventeen years ago—what kind of monsters are these young people these days?"

Kallen was filled with emotion as she talked about the past few years. The big bosses of their era have become elite monsters in this era. Things that were considered extraordinary in their time are now being sent out like they're free.

What Emperor-class, what Judgment-class, what Herrscher... Kallen's head was truly spinning looking at all these monsters and demons.

The top boss of their era was the Honkai Emperor, okay?

"Am I nearing retirement age?"

"People who are only thirty years old should talk less."

Otto glanced at Kallen.

"We'll customize a set of armor for you, so you can go to the battlefield."

"Isn't thirty already the retirement age for Valkyrie?"

Kallen complained, then pulled a USB drive from her chest.

"This is a record of last year's incident, compiled by Amber. Take a look."

"..."

Has this guy reached the point where his chest can be used as a storage device?

"... But thank you for what you did back then."

Otto sighed as he took the USB drive.

Otto was well aware of the chaos his AI had caused seventeen years ago.

There were so many people involved in that incident that Otto was somewhat numb when he woke up.

Don't be fooled by Kallen's calm tone now; Kallen was also critically injured and near death when she returned, and went into a hibernation pod.

Do you really think it's easy to rescue two people in that situation?

"It's okay. You used to wipe my bottom when I was little, so it's only right that I wipe yours now."

Kallen waved her hand dismissively, "Besides, I'm their elder, so I can't just watch them get hurt... But then again, if I'd known it would be this funny, I would have shaken everyone up."

Kallen was quite upset about it.

When Kallen first got involved, she never imagined the fun would get this big.

The most elite A-rank squad of Schicksal, the strongest S-rank couple of Schicksal, the Shenzhou Immortal have been recuperating for nearly five hundred years, the little girl who inherited his genes and the power of the Honkai Beast, the former strongest of Schicksal, Otto's true backup body, and the Herrscher of Reason.

... To put it bluntly, this is probably the strongest lineup of extraordinary combat power in the history of modern civilization. In fact, the God Key participating in the battle from both Schicksal and Anti-Entropy is five in total: Judgement of Shamash, Abyss White Flower, Eden Star, Feather of the Wind, and Judah. If you're shameless, you can also include Cheng Lixue's Ruoshui.

To be honest, this lineup was so luxurious it was dazzling, capable of completely overwhelming those old veterans. Kallen was even ready to grab some popcorn and critique the younger generation, but reality gave Kallen a harsh lesson.

How could this lineup still perform so poorly?

Although Otto AI was a factor in dragging things down, the fact that this battle turned out this way was truly terrifying for Kallen.

By the time Kallen realized something was wrong, it was too late to call for help. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to rescue him. Luckily, he didn't die.

"It was really strange back then. There were so many opportunities to kill Sirin, but they just couldn't, and in the end, the situation became such a mess..."

Excluding the A-rank team, with the lineup above, if just two people could hold off Sirin alone, Sirin would die. All those Pseudo-Herrscher she created, except for Benares, are complete noobs, okay?

In the end, they couldn't manage it. In the end, Sirin's core went out of control, and then fifty Honkai Fission Bomb the land from the sky... Kallen still finds the whole thing eerie when she thinks back on it.

It seems everyone missed the right moment... Fu Hua was even half-crippled because she recklessly confronted "God".

"Maybe it's what they call Honkai's Honkai... Okay, I'll take the blame too."

Otto sighed. Fine, she accepted that she was responsible for two-thirds of the blame for the second Honkai.

Who told her to be the one dragging the team down? She'll just have to stand at attention and take the beating.

"But I clearly adjusted the settings, so why is it still going out of control..."

"Then you'll have to ask my lovely daughter about her way of thinking... Although I sensed it back then, I only realized how problematic your thinking really is when I actually met you."

"... Don't push your luck."

Otto stared at Kallen expressionlessly.

I'm admitting my mistake, not accepting you as my mother.

As for her own way of thinking... well, Otto accepted it; she already had a clear understanding of herself.

For the sake of the Lord God, she was willing to sacrifice even herself, let alone others. Her AI, under the influence of false memories, would do such a thing... Although it was extreme and somewhat unexpected, it was still acceptable.

Kallen shrugged and remained silent for the time being.

Her current life dream is to get her best friend, whom she's grown up with, to call her "Mom" with a reluctant expression.

"Let me see what happened last year..."

Otto plugged the USB drive into the computer and started playing the scene from last year where the Far East Branch and Anti-Entropy counterattacked Schicksal.

"Ha... what a show of force."

The sight of the fleet and the Titan Legion made Otto raise an eyebrow.

"Isn't it Reanna's leading the way?"

"It seems so." Kallen pulled up a chair and sat down. "How does it feel to have the backup body that AI spent a century creating for you, through subtle hints, now lead the attack against you?"

"Fortunately, this body will eventually serve the Lord God anyway... Although this situation was unexpected, it's not bad."

Otto fast-forwarded while making his comments.

To be honest, Otto still felt rather uneasy about the fact that his perfectly crafted body had already been linked to the Lord God.

"... Fortunately, it only happened once, sixty years ago."

Otto woke up once after the Anti-Entropy was established—after all, he had lost his most perfect and ideal body.

Otto originally woke up with the idea of destroying Anti-Entropy, but after reviewing the replay, although there was no video footage, the audio footage was enough for Otto to realize the key point.

After all, as time went on, she also learned Liu Bai's name from Fu Hua and Kallen, who had received the Stigmata inheritance.

Unfortunately, after Otto woke up, he confirmed that Edison had become the person in charge of Anti-Entropy.

So Otto lay down again and continued with the aftercare...

Characters like Amber, Theresa, and Kiana were all products of Otto's trusteeship, serving as a means to verify certain experiments.

"Maybe Miss Reanna has already been secretly intimate with the Lord God countless times already~"

Kallen's smiling face pierced Otto's heart.

"And speaking of which, Otto, can you give me a heads-up? Is Reanna really infertile?"

Although that level of Soul Steel modification should have been thorough, Kallen always felt that Otto wouldn't go that far.

"...That's all." After a brief silence, Otto replied.

So that means it exists?

"..."

Otto's face darkened; he was finding it increasingly difficult to fool his best friend.

"... Theoretically, one can gain fertility simply by replacing the parts."

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

"Shut up and watch the video!"

Otto covered Kallen's mouth with a dark expression.

Amber, who was the least noticeable person behind, quietly took a step back... Wasn't the topic between these two a bit too dangerous?

The video on the computer quickly fast-forwarded to the scene where Mei appeared and fought against Beibeilong.

"Otto... let's think of a way to kill this woman."

Suddenly, Imaginary Archive split into a human form, pressed the pause button, and pointed at Mei on the screen, saying...

"This woman reminds me of some bad memories."

"Does he look like Dr. Mei?"

"Right."

"That's none of my business."

Otto pressed continue playing.

She's not stupid, why would she mess around with Imaginary Archive?

They are people of Anti-Entropy, followers of their own Lord God. She must have lost her mind to listen to Imaginary Archive and go after them.

If the other party were the real Dr. Mei, she might have some motivation, but right now, the other party is simply a member of Anti-Entropy and has never even seen the Lord God.

Moreover, he's not only good-looking and skilled in combat, but also seems to have a high level of loyalty to Anti-Entropy. Isn't he the perfect follower?

Although he terminated the follower program back then, how could he not have some thoughts?

So regardless of what the AI thinks, Otto is actually quite happy to see Anti-Entropy thrive.

Although Otto still felt quite annoyed when he thought about those scientists.

After all, if you think about it the other way around, all the members of Schicksal are also followers of the Lord God!

If it weren't for the fact that people have stopped believing in God these past few years, and that the religious authority of Schicksal mandate has disappeared in the tides of history, our own Lord God should now replace the traditional Lord God and be the ones everyone believes in.

So what is this? Your own subordinate jumping ship to compete with you?

And what I fear most is that my own Lord God will return and think that Anti-Entropy is a legitimate follower...

Isn't this just like a mistress taking over someone else's position?

However, setting aside personal concerns, Otto is quite certain about Anti-Entropy.

"... I suddenly realized that Otto, aren't you a little too open-minded in some ways?" Kallen's gaze suddenly turned strange.

In which aspect?

"Hmm... Regarding the Lord God's romantic relationships? It seems like you don't care much about the issue of possessing someone exclusively?"

Kallen then realized that Otto didn't seem to care much about a high-quality woman like Mei.

To be honest, after seeing the other man's impressive appearance, Kallen's womanly intuition immediately gave her a sense of crisis, didn't it?

"I am only interested in seating arrangements. As for monopolizing... I believe that there are only women in this world who are not worthy of the Lord God, not women that the Lord God are not worthy of."

"..."

Kallen gave a subtle look upon hearing this.

"You'd better not talk to her about this. This guy is a complete simp—in all my 50,000 years of life, I haven't found another simp comparable to Otto."

Imaginary Archive complained again from behind.

To be honest, Imaginary Archive thinks that Otto is less the ultimate simp and more the ultimate twisted yandere.

The yandere's twisted nature has led him to accept everything about Liu Bai with universal love... Imaginary Archive genuinely felt that it was simply unbelievable that Otto had such a way of thinking.

In this regard, even the eternally rebellious daughter Imaginary Archive, has to defend Liu Bai —she has never seen Liu Bai manipulate Otto; it was all Otto manipulating himself...

"... Okay, let's skip this topic."

Kallen nodded with a subtle expression, and Otto did not refute Imaginary Archive's words. The group continued to watch the footage of Schicksal being breached.

"This team should be the Valkyrie assault team before Schicksal, and the captain Ragna is an extremely excellent and reliable Valkyrie."

Otto commented after seeing the black-armored soldiers deployed by Anti-Entropy, but a subtle feeling was already running through his mind.

How could Anti-Entropy even manage to dig this out?

That's going too far... Are you really going to let the mistress take your place?