The Gods Are Watching from Three Feet Above

"You probably didn't notice me... Was that the first time you met Liu Bai? Miss Natasha was also there."

"..."

Eden thought for a moment, then realized that he couldn't recall the events, but he had no recollection of the maid.

Liu Bai was also quite surprised. Rita, your memory is a little too good, isn't it?

Eden and Rita arrived at the scene one after the other, so they may have indeed met.

"What brings you two to see me?"

Perhaps because it was an informal meeting, Rita's tone was also very relaxed.

"I'd like to ask you to help arrange a training venue. She, Eden, wants to learn some self-defense techniques... She got involved with the Herrscher because of me."

"So that's how it is."

Rita glanced at Eden in surprise.

Ordinary people who get involved in this kind of thing... well, what bad luck.

However, given her close relationship with Liu Bai, such a thing doesn't seem so impossible.

"Specifically, I want Eden to start learning about firearms."

"It's a minor issue. Although we don't have a dedicated training ground in the Sky Dome Zone, we can set up a temporary one in the suburbs."

After all, the Sky Dome Zone is not Schicksal's territory, and Schicksal has no stronghold there.

"However, the issue of firearms..."

"World Serpent will provide some of the firearms."

"That's fine then."

Rita nodded. The Undying Blade's guns are difficult for beginners to operate, and it's impossible for them to operate them.

Of course, if Liu Bai wanted a few, Rita wouldn't mind giving them to him.

Anyway, it's not some high-end equipment; it's just the standard weaponry of the Undying Blade.

"Speaking of which, Liu Bai, are you really not considering coming to our Schicksal?"

Rita extended an olive branch to Liu Bai in a joking tone.

Last night, she had a very interesting idea in her mind.

Tang

Of course, it's just an idea.

Two of the three S-rank Valkyrie from Schicksal have already jumped ship; the third one will be here sooner or later.

If this lineup continues as planned, it's already capable of dismantling Schicksal.

But what happens after they dismantle Schicksal and oust Otto from power?

Chapter 134 There are gods three feet above your head

No, the idea of "ousting" Otto is actually a fallacy.

Bianka, herself, Kiana, Cecilia, and the others were unhappy with Otto's various human experiments, but unless Otto committed suicide, Otto would most likely be unable to save face.

After Otto steps down, who will succeed him?

Theresa or Kallen?

Neither will work; the former's brain is about as sharp as a mascot's when it comes to this kind of thing.

Although the latter is talented, it would take at least a decade for him to digest and reform the Schicksal that Otto has managed for so many years.

Otto's value is too high. Even if he is not human, he is still the link between the various branches, and his overall ability is among the best in the world. Moreover, to the Valkyries of other branches, Otto is still a "perfect person".

If something really happens, other branches might be able to "serve the king," which would obviously deal an even greater blow to the Schicksal.

This doesn't even take into account the resistance Otto might mount.

Even after it's all done, Theresa, Kallen, and Otto will all be related by blood or marriage.

If he ousts him today, Otto can appear as an aide the next day.

That's very realistic.

Whether from a perspective of self-interest or emotional attachment, there would be people who would want Otto to live.

If Otto were to fade from everyone's view in a normal way, it would take at least half a century—and even then, Otto's political maneuvering might not be enough to make him disappear.

This is a very perplexing reality.

Even setting aside feelings, they couldn't accept the loss in terms of the overall situation and their interests if they were killed.

If they don't kill them, they might not be able to keep their victory.

Moreover, it's almost certain that Kallen would prefer not to kill him, but rather frame him for a crime and retain him as a "special talent."

This is unacceptable to some people.

For example, the Anti-Entropy Otto didn't kill one or two of these people doesn't mean the hatred between them has lessened.

For example, Cecilia —her own daughter could awaken at any time, and there's also that ambiguous situation with Sirin.

There were those who didn't want Otto to die, and there were Otto who did, and their reasons were all quite valid.

Don't suffer in others' shoes, and don't advise others to be kind...

In that case, Liu Bai is actually a good choice.

She has a clean background, reliable abilities, and is incredibly charming.

There's nothing about him that's unacceptable—at least the alien aspect isn't very noticeable given their identical appearance.

Moreover, they possess the military power to suppress the world. As long as this power is on their side, they can suppress unstable factors—suppress them for ten or twenty years, and even the most unstable factors will be stabilized.

"... Why bring this up all of a sudden?"

"We want you to become a bishop."

Rita probed in a half-joking tone.

"Otto..."

Liu Bai scratched his head.

If you don't know much about it, some people might think that Otto went mad with love because Kallen died.

However, once you understand a little, it becomes clear that Otto himself is quite crazy. He was researching Honkai and conducting human experiments while Kallen was alive. He has an innate curiosity about the "taboo" of Honkai, and he always manages to become a god when he is dragging others down.

Looking closely at the original Otto, the quality of his own characters is extremely high.

Direct examples include Joyce, Reanna, Cecilia.

Indirectly, Wendy's actions, such as sending Ragna to capture Siegfried and Kiana who might awaken at any moment, are also related to Himeko's death—after all, the birth of Sirin and Kiana are directly related to Otto.

This person may be charismatic, but in the original work, it's like anyone could be thrown into his position and few could do better than him, but doing worse would also be quite difficult...

To be honest, Liu Bai didn't really want to deal with this kind of person...

There are countless reasons why such obsessive-compulsive people might go insane.

"Shouldn't this kind of thing be left to Kallen to handle?"

"Lady Kallen..." Rita sighed softly.

"Ah, speaking of which, how did Kallen establish the Far East Branch?"

Liu Bai wanted to figure out where the disagreement lay regarding Kallen's situation.

Liu Bai remembered that in the original story, after a series of events, Kallen was captured and sent to the gallows. Under the influence of his sister, Otto released the Honkai Beasts on the day of the execution, which ultimately led to Kallen's death in order to protect the people.

Yeah, Otto's gameplay is inexplicably terrible when he tries to play as a human.

"How was the Far East Branch established?"

Rita thought for a moment, then looked at Liu Bai with a somewhat subtle expression.

"You should ask Inazuma about this. In that era, Inazuma was the Far East, Raiden Shogun —who should have been respectfully called 'Master Mitake Narukami' at the time—was the undisputed supreme ruler of the Far East. The records of that era in the Schicksal are so few that I can't deduce anything. However, if you want to establish a branch in the Far East, you must obtain the permission of that the Shogun —even if it's at sea."

"... Huh?"

Is the turning point in the Yae Village storyline?

Um... I guess so?

After all, the black box that Kallen stole from Otto's experiment was actually from Herrscher of Corruption hadn't yet become God Keys —at least that's how it is in the original story. It just goes to show that Schicksal is willing to take risks.

Raiden Makoto couldn't possibly ignore this thing after discovering it...

If they had intervened, Kallen wouldn't have been seriously injured by Higokumaru, or even if she were, she wouldn't have been captured and taken back.

Raiden Makoto clearly not that kind of person.

"Aren't you really considering joining our Schicksal? Lots of beautiful girls there~"

"This kind of joke is really meaningless..."

Achoo—!

"Your Majesty Bishop?"

"... Wan Zang, I feel like someone is talking badly about me."

"Oh."

The expressionless, golden-haired girl floating in the air nodded.

"Based on calculations, your perceived accuracy rate is 98.46%."

"I'm quite curious where you got such accurate figures from," Otto said, wiping his nose.

"Just a complex and ingenious calculation."

"Ha..." Otto looked at the girl in front of him with some helplessness, "Then can you calculate the possibility that there might be a second Herrscher in the Sky Dome Zone?"

"50%, yes or no."

"The Imaginary Archive ...you bastard," Otto sighed. "So, what do you think I should or shouldn't do?"

"Send Miss Durandal to oversee the operation."

"Then let Rita and the others discuss how to kill me?" Otto sighed, resting his head on his hand. "They'll find out about Kiana's problem sooner or later."

Then why are you still doing it?

The expressionless girl raised an eyebrow slightly, revealing this meaning.

"This makes sense. To me, I just want a Herrscher that I can control, whether it's emotional or physical control, it doesn't make much difference to me—although I don't really believe in the former and want to turn the former into the latter."

Otto stretched.

" With Kaslana and Cecilia's genes combined with the Herrscher Core, isn't the future that exists within this girl interesting? Well... but I hate unexpected variables, like Anti-Entropy, like this potential Herrscher."

"Just like your previous plan to mass-produce Kallen? It's hard to say whether you were smart or stupid."

"Haha..." Otto chuckled. "That plan didn't fail. Theresa, Amber ... well, mass production did fail. Androids of this caliber aren't so easy to create."

The girl known as the Imaginary Archive looked at Otto with a strange expression.

Otto smiled at this, "Manzo, although it's not really appropriate for me to say this, do you believe in God?"

"The theory of the Honkai God? Or ancient gods that have survived to this day?"

"Let's not talk about things that have long been overthrown or retired seniors." Otto elegantly rested his chin on his hand. "It's about the real... um... omnipotent god in the human spirit—something like God."

"Letter."

"I knew you were an ancient creation... Huh? Believe me?"

Otto looked at the emotionless girl in front of him as if he were seeing her in a new light.

"... According to the manual for comforting mentally ill people, the priority should be to soothe and appease mentally ill people who are rambling and incoherent, and to make them obedient."

"... I'm talking about you."

Otto looked like he had a headache.