Count Me In! (Continued)

Liu Bai flicked Li Sushang on the forehead, and Li Sushang then gave a pitiful look and reluctantly got off Liu Bai.

"Come in, everyone... Kallen, pat Otto."

As Liu Bai turned and walked into the hall, he noticed that Otto didn't seem to have "reconnected" yet, so he said...

Snap!

Upon hearing this, Kallen, as Otto's best friend, didn't hesitate to slap him across the face.

Seeing this, Rita and Ragna's lips twitched slightly.

"Kallen, what are you doing!" Otto, who had been slapped awake, covered his face and shouted angrily at Kallen.

"Miss Loyal Dog, the Lord God have summoned you inside." Kallen's face held a half-teasing expression. "Could you perform that again? You mean that little dog bark?"

"Woof woof!"

Otto called out twice more, expressionless.

Kallen, and everyone else present, fell silent.

Are you really going to yell?

Originally, she just wanted to mock Otto, but Otto's move left Kallen speechless.

This time, Otto gave Kallen a mocking look.

Although that bark was an unconscious reaction after my brain went offline, but...

"Even if it means serving as a dog for Lord God, it would be my honor. Is there a problem?"

Who gave you the misconception that I reject this?

"..."

What does it mean that as long as you're not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed?

That's it.

Now, neither Kallen nor Rita's group, nor even Bianka, are planning to mention the dog anymore.

"I feel like something's not right about this..."

Theresa, who was standing next to Liu Bai, murmured to herself.

This plot is really weird! There are so many flaws that she doesn't even know how to criticize it anymore.

Was that really her grandfather?

No, maybe I should call her Grandma now?

What should I call Liu Bai?

However, no one cared about Theresa's thoughts at the moment. After Otto followed Liu Bai, everyone else followed as well, and then everyone found a place to sit down.

Theresa intended to use this opportunity to escape, but Kallen dragged her in.

Oh right, is this her biological mother?

This feels so awkward...

"Lady Theresa, please refrain from speaking in this situation."

Amber and Theresa have a pretty good relationship, so she whispered a reminder.

Of course, whether you speak softly or softly doesn't really matter here; if some people want to hear you, they can hear you no matter how softly you speak.

However, the scene was clearly a bit awkward, and there was a slight silence when everyone sat down.

Well... the main reason is that many people's worldviews collapsed because of Otto's gender or because of those two barks, and they need to calm down.

Otto had come in with a composed mindset, suddenly lost his mind again when he saw the Lord God he could touch and lick—in simple terms, he was just being infatuated with a straight face.

Liu Bai looked at Otto was acting completely out of it but still had a straight face, and was speechless— Otto's pretense couldn't fool him.

So, there was an awkward silence for a moment.

"Cough cough..."

In the end, it was Rita who broke the silence.

"Your Excellency, please tell us about your relationship with Liu Bai. Lord Ragna and I are quite curious about it, after all, for us..."

"Ah... oh, this, the relationship between gods and believers is easy to understand."

Otto snapped out of his reverie and answered without much thought.

"If religion hadn't faded from the historical stage with the changing times, I would have molded Lord God into the only god of the world."

"... Could you please not say such frightening things in such a flat tone?" Rita's lips twitched slightly; this was true for both male and female bishops.

At most, the female bishop might just be less oppressive?

"Just telling the truth."

Otto stared at Rita expressionlessly.

If it weren't for the inescapable tide of history, she would have dared to place Liu Bai in the position of Lord God, then wage a holy war around the world, annihilating any country that did not believe in Lord God.

However, Otto later realized the general trend of the times and became too lazy to argue with it—well, mainly because she needed to clean up the mess from the Eastern Expedition when she took office.

She took office while the country was in a mess. If she had been able to inherit the mantle of power that came before Schicksal disastrous defeat in the Eastern Expedition, she would have dared to suppress the Renaissance after Kallen and others fell into a deep sleep, dragging Europe back into the Dark Ages.

After all, what could be more appealing to die-hard fans than pushing their idols to the top of the world?

Hmm... maybe it's because the idol sleeps with the fans and ends up sleeping with himself?

"My dad's methods back then were just so-so. I thought he was pretty amazing back then, but later I found out that... while he wasn't exactly trash, he was just a noob."

Otto sighed, looking quite disappointed.

"In short, you're lucky. If I had been born a hundred years earlier, or taken over the Schicksal twenty years earlier, your first lesson as Valkyrie would be brainwashing."

"... This topic really gives me goosebumps."

"Speaking of brainwashing, I actually prefer the Nizari school of thought..."

"Please stop here, let's leave this topic at that."

Rita quickly changed the subject.

We are truly blessed to be able to become Valkyrie peacefully...

"It's just a hypothetical scenario. If we really wanted to brainwash you, we have plenty of high-tech methods available now."

Otto waved her hand, saying that she still had to consider the feelings of her own Lord God, meaning that she had to take many factors into account before she could actually do anything about it.

The main reason was that Himeko was always hanging around Otto back then, so Otto's thoughts wandered to this area when he had nothing to do.

After all, the power of erosion is very tempting and real, much stronger than the Imaginary Archive that can only talk.

Unfortunately, the highest authority over the Himeko resides with Liu Bai...

Seeing Otto's still-enjoyed expression, Rita suddenly gave a strange smile.

"By the way, Your Excellency, does what you said before still stand?"

"What I said before?"

The topic jumped a bit too quickly, and with his brain having disconnected twice before, Otto didn't immediately understand what Rita was saying.

"Didn't you say you wanted to fight for the happiness of your subordinates?"

Rita reminded her with a smile.

"Now it's your turn to make a move."

"..."

Otto looked at Rita's smiling face, then glanced at his own Lord God looked completely bewildered, and suddenly understood something, his mind jolting.

"Hey hey hey! Otto!?"

Kallen quickly caught Otto, who was about to faint, and helped him up.

"... It's okay, I'm fine."

Otto rubbed his temple with one hand and rested his other hand on the table.

It is an honor for my subordinates to be favored by the Lord God... well, an honor.

Helping one's subordinates rise in rank is something one should do... What a load of rubbish!

If she really wanted to help someone else rise to the top, she might as well have helped Kallen instead, since Karen is her best friend!

Even if you don't choose Kallen, you still have Su Mei, Qin Suyi, Cheng Lingshuang, or even Li Sushang to choose from. Who do you think you are, Rita?

But when Otto thought about what he had said before, he felt even more dizzy.

No, what I said was fine, but what I didn't have a chance to say... well, thankfully I didn't have a chance to say it.

If I were to tell him, I should atone with my death.

"... Rita, did you just say something?"

"I say, Your Excellency, when will you help us capture Liu Bai?"

"Ahem, Rita, isn't that a bit too direct?" Ragna coughed twice.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bai looked at Otto with a puzzled expression. "I'm really curious about what you two talked about before."

"It's nothing, I don't really understand what Rita is talking about either."

Otto resorted to blatant dishonesty.

I really can't admit to this.

If it were a different time, Rita's love interest were Lord God, Otto might have given her a lavish promotion and a raise all at once.

A subordinate with good judgment deserves praise.

The problem is that this so-called "at a different time" refers to her being the first wife...

Otto didn't care at all how many women his Lord God had around him, but he still had a desire for a ranking.

Okay, if they really didn't argue, then so be it; she can just gracefully admit defeat.

After all, even she could handle someone like that, so Otto had to admit that she was qualified to be the first wife.

But what does it mean now?

Did he dig his own grave?

They signed the surrender document without even fighting?

Otto could not accept this kind of loss at all.

"Your Excellency, you look rather unwell now."

Rita's words were piercing to the heart.

Otto's lips twitched, and he pretended to be dead.

It's ugly, so what? I haven't even held your previous ungrateful behavior against you yet!

"Susang, Kallen ..."

You two, please save him!

Kallen's answer was concise and clear—

"Call me Mom."

"..."

Otto completely gave up hope on his best friend and turned to look at Li Sushang.

Li Sushang hesitated for a moment, then looked at Rita: "Um... Miss Rita, about this..."

Li Sushang can act coquettishly towards Liu Bai without restraint, Fu Hua can make a few sarcastic remarks, but when facing others, Li Sushang is still the well-bred young lady trained by Su Mei and Qin Suyi —especially now that she is in the wrong.

And to be honest, Li Sushang sensed a similar temperament to her aunt Su Mei from Rita's faint smile.

That enigmatic smile...

From childhood to adulthood, Su Mei was the strictest with Li Sushang, and she spanked her the most.

Even though she's now a Sword God, if Su Mei really wanted to spank her, she could only miserably stick her butt out.