The Perfect Maid Deserves the Perfect Master

"Even if I look down on Otto's skill level, that guy is still definitely in the top five in the world in this area, and he's also a rich man, so he wouldn't skimp on this kind of thing—besides, did you know? Theresa's code name is A-0."

"... Please continue."

Rita's expression gradually turned serious as she realized something was wrong.

Liu Bai was also trying his best to recall.

According to the original storyline, Kiana and the Queen are actually products of Sirin's consciousness "whale fall," one good and one evil.

But Shinji Sirin is still here...

"So one question is, why did Otto specifically give the core to Kiana?"

"... Won't this put the cart before the horse?" Rita pondered briefly. "For example, it's not that it's given to Kiana, but rather that Kiana only exists because it's given to her."

Rita changed her approach.

Look—

Mobius nodded, and Rita was stunned.

They've been misled—if that's the case, then Kiana is actually Sirin's alternate personality.

"There are two possibilities: First, Kiana was successful to some extent compared to the other test subjects. For example, she was the only one who developed self-awareness, or she was the only one who did not develop self-awareness."

Mobius extended his finger.

"Second, a flash of inspiration, because so many failures forced us to find another way."

Liu Bai's expression was strange. Hmm... According to the original plot, Otto coveted Siegfried's power and wanted to create a super soldier who would obey him, but because the soldier lacked consciousness, all attempts failed. He then had a sudden inspiration to insert the Herrscher Core into the soldier.

It really was a flash of inspiration.

I just don't know what's going on here.

"I hope it's number one. The fact that Schicksal doesn't have Kaslana's influence means that Kiana has an independent consciousness. But... if it's number two, then it will be very troublesome." Mobius sighed deeply.

However, even with the redemptive ending, Sirin still died, which means that Otto still did something bad.

"Wanzang, do you believe in God?"

"I remember you and I talked about this kind of strange question a long time ago."

The blonde girl sitting in the chair looked at Otto indifferently.

"Please stop this nonsense."

"How can you call that nonsense?" Otto sighed. "Last time we were mainly talking about who, oh, Theresa and Amber —two materials destined to fail but turned into the only two successful examples. Wanzang, do you think my technical skills are that bad?"

"Have."

"...That's ruthless." Otto shook his head with a wry smile, but then his expression softened into a composed smile. "But Wanzang, guess what? When I was creating K423, did I use normal materials?"

"...yes."

"Of course, how could it succeed with the wrong materials?"

Otto chuckled and nodded, uttering a completely useless statement.

"Then guess, regarding the cloning project of the Shenzhou Immortal... am I using the correct materials?"

The next moment, alarms blared throughout the Schicksal Headquarters.

Chapter 192 A Perfect Maid Should Have a Perfect Master

"..."

"What a coincidence." Otto sighed and stood up casually. "It seems I need to go out and take a look."

"..."

Golden Bronya watched Otto leave the office and sighed deeply.

This guy...

Where's the report button?! I want to report this guy by my real name!

"Huh... Huh?"

Inside the car, Kiana slowly opened her eyes.

"What... what's wrong with me?"

"Don't say things like you're some kind of amnesiac hero, Kiana."

"Hey, my head really hurts! Liu Bai, you're still making sarcastic remarks." Kiana rubbed her head and stepped out of Rita's arms. "Um... Sister Rita, what's wrong with me?"

"You suddenly fainted, which startled us."

Rita was also scrutinizing Kiana, trying to see if she had noticed anything.

"Huh? You suddenly fainted?" Kiana looked bewildered. "Let me think... Were we being chased by a giant dragon?"

"A dragon?"

Rita then gave a perfectly timed look of confusion.

Kiana, what are you saying?

"... Huh?"

This was a reaction that Kiana had completely not anticipated.

Kiana immediately looked at Liu Bai.

"Liu Bai, that giant dragon..."

"... A hero fighting dragons?"

"No, I'm serious! I didn't say anything funny!"

Kiana scratched her head in frustration, then looked at Mobius.

"..."

Never mind, she could tell the answer from Mobius's disdainful Kamisato without even asking.

"Wait a minute, let's review this, Liu Bai. Weren't we chasing ghosts before?"

"Yes, chasing ghosts."

"... and then suddenly a dragon jumped out?"

"No," Bai shook his head. "Of course you suddenly fainted and couldn't be woken up no matter what we did, so we prepared to return."

"That can't be right!" Kiana, finding it hard to believe. "What about the ghost? The ghost must be giving some kind of guidance!"

"No," Bai Yi shrugged. "But right now... your dream?"

"..."

"Like a hero in an anime who suddenly receives a legacy?"

"Yeah, right! Whose hero gets chased by a dragon!"

"Is that the scene in a horror movie where you see the haunting ghost die a horrible death at the end?"

"..." Kiana showed a slight hint of being persuaded. "But shouldn't we replace everyone?"

"Could it be the malice of a ghost? Who knows what a ghost is thinking?"

"That makes some sense..."

Kiana scratched her head. To be honest, her intuition was contradicting her, but she couldn't find anything wrong with what Liu Bai said.

There are plenty of illogical things in the world, so why shouldn't I be one more?

Um...

"But the ghost just disappeared like that? Usually, there's a sequel, right?"

"I don't know, maybe a ghost has possessed you?" Bai said calmly.

"Don't talk about things that give me the creeps!" Kiana rubbed her arms seriously. "But speaking of which... could the ghost be a child who perished in the Second Honkai Eruption? No, maybe that ghost is the Second Herrscher!?"

Although Kiana was slightly skewed under Liu Bai's guidance, she still managed to guess some things.

Yes, that's why Liu Bai chose to play Kiana.

Kiana may be a bit slow-witted, but she's definitely not stupid.

If Kiana had enough information, she would have realized this sooner or later.

Therefore, it's best to cut off Kiana's information midway. With the current amount of information, Kiana can at most realize that the ghost is related to Sirin. If she goes any further... the information will be insufficient.

"Not necessarily. Since there are dreams of being chased by dragons, perhaps ghosts are a combination of many deceased people?"

"I told you not to talk about such scary things!"

Kiana immediately bristled like a kitten.

As someone involved, just imagining a ghost possessing you is scary enough, but you want to turn that ghost into a Frankenstein's monster?

I thank your whole family!

"Never mind, Auntie! I need to get a full body checkup when I get back!"

"Good."

Mobius and Rita both gave Liu Bai approving looks. You're really good at fooling kids.

"..."

"They detected something over there earlier..." Rosalind went out to greet the group.

"La Signora. Rosalind, could you please help us prepare the testing equipment? We encountered some problems in the ruins of the Babylon Lab."

Pellervy interrupted Rosalind.

The Northernmost Branch isn't blind; they're not unaware of the emergence of Judgment-Class Honkai Beast.

But if Rosalind asks now, the truth will be revealed.

"...good."

Rosalind glanced at Pellervy, and in that exchange of glances, they reached a tacit understanding.

"I'll go and arrange for people to prepare right away."

Does this mean it's resolved? Yes... the Honkai Beasts reaction outside has disappeared—and it's precisely because it disappeared as soon as it appeared that Rosalind would have sent someone to meet it long ago.

Judging from the fluctuations in the detector, this speed is almost like a one-hit kill—the whole time was less than ten minutes, and this speed in dealing with a Judgment-Class Honkai Beast is already incredibly fast.

As for the potential Judgment-class here... Rosalind had a pretty good idea of what was going on.

It was nothing more than the missing "Dragon." After the Second Honkai Eruption, when they were cleaning up the battlefield, they couldn't find its corpse.

"You've all been on scientific expeditions all day, you must be tired. Please get some rest."

After confirming that there were no problems, Rosalind left without lingering.

After all, Rosalind didn't really want to get too involved with Liu Bai and the others... Of course, some interaction was inevitable, as both the orphanage and Pellervy were things Rosalind cared about.

Especially for Pellervy, Rosalind felt a little guilty about this "child who survived the fight," but she just didn't say it.

Actually, Rosalind had said before that she couldn't take good care of the child, but if no one else could take over, Rosalind would definitely grit her teeth and take it on.

... Of course, the biggest reason was actually the lack of preparation. The whole process was too sudden. Kuzkavina died in an instant, which led to the issue of the orphanage's ownership. The incident happened so suddenly that Rosalind didn't even have time to think.

As for the resurrected Kuzkavina, she is actually not that important.

However, Rosalind noticed that Pellervy was clearly protecting Liu Bai...

For some reason, I have this feeling that daughters grow up and leave home.

It's only been a few days...

Well, she had the guts to break ties with Kuzkavina as soon as she arrived, while I've been entangled with Kuzkavina endlessly over various issues.

It's no wonder that the girl is siding with outsiders.