Little Brother, Dance with Me

Inside a temporary base, Cocolia looked at her adopted daughter and smiled indulgently.

"Xing, I'm really glad you're willing to take on this mission."

"Hmph, it's just a matter of going to Shenzhou to bring back that Herrscher. It's a piece of cake for me!"

Looking at Cocolia's gentle expression, Anne Mar, Cocolia's adopted daughter, spoke to Cocolia with great confidence.

"Didn't the intelligence report say that the woman named Raiden Mei never used the power of Herrscher after reaching Schicksal?"

"Hmph, to put it bluntly, she definitely doesn't dare or can't use the power of Herrscher. Without the power of Herrscher, she's just a powerless rookie Valkyrie in front of me."

"Yes, that's right."

Looking at Xing's confident smile, Cocolia gently stroked her hair.

"So this time, I'm leaving this task to you."

"Furthermore, Bronya has already infiltrated their group. If necessary, you can..."

"Mom, I can handle this mission all by myself!"

Upon hearing Cocolia's suggestion, Annie, who had been enjoying Cocolia's caresses, opened her eyes in dissatisfaction.

"In the end, it's hard to believe that Bronya, that coward, dared to block your messages. Whether she's betrayed you or not is another matter!"

"Okay, don't think like that. Bronya is right."

After vigorously ruffling Anzu's hair, Cocolia squatted down, gently patted Anzu's shoulder, and looked at Anzu very seriously as she spoke.

"If she accepts any information I send her after infiltrating Schicksal could seize the opportunity to use these signals to track down our base."

"Mom was reckless in this matter, it's not Bronya's fault, so don't blame her for this."

"Tch, since Mom said so, then I won't bother arguing with her."

After saying that, Xing started excitedly bragging again.

At this moment, although Cocolia was still giving Xing's perfunctory words, a shadow fell over her heart because of Bronya's actions.

Bronya's actions were certainly correct, but that cannot be taken as evidence that she did not betray Cocolia.

Ultimately, it was highly suspicious that Schicksal allowed a member of Anti-Entropy to join the Far East Branch and even participate in this mission.

My dearest daughter, I hope you haven't forgotten, Seele is still waiting for you.

If you choose to betray me and stand against me...

—When the time comes, I'll be disappointed in you, and I won't be able to avoid punishing you a little with 'that thing'.

Chapter 102. Little brother, dance with me!

That day, the Schicksal Headquarters.

At the Schicksal Headquarters, Otto put down the controller and closed the game software in front of him.

Then, he turned around with a smile and saw Amber's utterly speechless expression.

"Lord Otto, you still have a lot of work to do."

Amber, gazing at Otto, let out a soft sigh.

"If possible, could you please process these documents that require your approval?"

"Okay, okay, Amber, don't be so serious."

After turning on the light screen, Otto spoke to Amber while processing the documents.

"As you know, after I modified the operating mode of Schicksal, it has become a semi-automated organization."

"Yes, but even so, you still have work to do."

Unmoved by Otto's words in the slightest, Amber spoke to Otto with utmost seriousness.

"Moreover, the intelligence you instructed me to handle has indeed been 'sent' to the higher-ups of Anti-Entropy."

"Ha, Joachim, that boy, will surely see right through my thoughts after knowing this. But..."

"So what?"

At this moment, Otto remembered what he had done before and chuckled as he spoke to Amber.

"There's no need to pay too much attention to this matter. My original intention was simply to create a place for K423 and her companions to 'strengthen their bond'."

To others, Otto's semi-public announcement that Kiana, Mei, and others would soon be dispatched to the Nine Nether was definitely a scheme.

But in reality, Otto himself didn't have much of an opinion on this matter.

Now, besides finding the Thousand Worlds Annihilation, what he most wants to see is for K423 to develop deeper and deeper relationships with the people around him.

Only in this way will K423 be able to feel a deeper 'love' when Otto completes the subsequent plans in the future.

As for other random things, those are just incidental.

Siegfried might come, Cocolia might come, but what does that have to do with Otto?

At most, after ensuring K423's survival and progressing along the path he envisioned, he would then casually look for any other opportunities to capitalize on.

Moreover, Otto does not intend to send Durandal to this mission because Siegfried might appear.

Durandal was sent away by him, Fu Hua had to lead the mission as the official captain. Theresa was waiting on the outside in her Hyperion. That was the only one under Otto who was capable of participating in this operation...

"Lord Otto, did you summon me to assign me a new mission?"

Of course, it was only Rita, the model of Schicksal, who appeared on the screen right after Otto made the contact.

"Yes, there's been a problem in the Nine Nether of Shenzhou this time. Shenzhou feels they need our Schicksal's assistance, and as a reliable ally of Shenzhou, we, Schicksal, certainly cannot ignore the problems that are about to arise in Shenzhou."

"Oh, I see."

Upon hearing Otto's words, Rita simply responded with a single sentence and then remained silent, awaiting further instructions from Otto.

Faced with such an obedient subordinate, Otto smiled and continued speaking to Rita.

"Of course, this mission has been assigned to the Far East Branch. Theresa is even preparing to deploy the Hyperion. Normally, I think the Far East Branch can handle this incident."

"It's just a pity that I just received some intelligence— Anti-Entropy is also preparing to get involved in this operation."

"You should know that Cocolia, the executor on the Anti-Entropy side, actively triggered a large-scale Honkai and attempted to create Herrscher through the large-scale Honkai."

"If such a person were allowed into the Nine Nether, I have serious doubts that she might release the seal that the Shenzhou Hero Ji Lin placed on the Judgment-class Honkai Beast [Chiyou] for her own purposes."

Bishop Otto's words were flawless, and according to the information he provided, this mission did indeed require powerful Honkai Energy warriors to keep an eye on Cocolia's movements.

But Lord Otto, is it really not because you sent Raiden Mei that Cocolia is preparing to launch a surprise attack on Shenzhou?

Having already guessed what was going on in her mind, Rita dared not show the slightest change in expression on her face.

Speculation is speculation, but some things are better left unsaid.

In terms of status, she is indeed one of the top five experts in the Schicksal combat force, but in the end, no matter how strong she is, she is just a high-level tool in Otto's hands.

Her parents lived under Otto's surveillance.

If Rita behaves well, her parents will only live better than ordinary people under the protection of Schicksal.

But what if Rita loses her usefulness, or shows inappropriate feelings towards Otto...?

It's hard to say what will happen to her parents.

"Understood, sir. I will prepare diligently for this mission."

"Ah, then I'll leave this to you, Rita. But—you mustn't let Durandal and Lin Yu know that you're participating in this mission."

"After all, I hope Lin Yu can get enough training. As for Durandal... there's a very high chance that Kaslana will appear in the Nine Nether Siegfried time. Do you understand?"

Mr. Siegfried... I see. No wonder Bishop Otto didn't want Durandal to join me on this mission.

After all, Siegfried is Durandal's biological father. If Lady Durandal and Mr. Siegfried were to meet without any preparation, it would be difficult to say what would happen to Lady Durandal.

"Then, I have a question."

At this moment, Rita looked at Otto and asked Otto a question that she didn't pay much attention to, but wanted to know the answer to.

"My lord, what attitude should we adopt towards Mr. Siegfried?"

"Attitude? Just treat it normally."

As if he had heard something strange, Otto looked at Rita with slight surprise.

"Have you forgotten that I've already lifted Siegfried's wanted status within Schicksal? He's just the former head of the Kaslana clan who's 'temporarily left Schicksal '. You can talk to him if you want, or ignore him if you want, it's up to you."

"Of course, if you can persuade him to return to the Schicksal, or get him to hand over the Flame-Chaser's Judgment, I will give you a great reward. But..."

At this moment, Otto glanced at Rita and shook his head helplessly.

"Rita, you are an important subordinate of mine. If possible, I hope that you will prioritize your personal safety during this mission."

As expected, Bishop Otto didn't intend to harm Mr. Siegfried this time... no, you could even say he just needed someone to guarantee K423's safety.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent only me to the Nine Nether Netherworld.

"Understood."

Looking at Rita, who was bowing slightly to him, Otto knew that he had said everything he needed to say.

As a warrior, Rita's abilities can only be described as the pinnacle of ordinary people.

However, as Otto's subordinate, Rita is a smart, sensible, and hardworking good subordinate.

It doesn't matter if her combat strength is a little lacking, because Rita's strength is basically enough to handle the mission that Otto sent Rita to.

On the contrary, Rita's remarkable intelligence and personality made Otto feel very at ease.

"Oh, by the way, your birthday is in a few days, Rita."

As if remembering something, Otto sent a file to Rita.

"Consider this my birthday gift to you. Happy birthday in advance!"

"Lord Otto."

On the other side of the light screen, Rita opened the file and saw an image of her own Stigmata Weapon, [Frosty Skadi].

No, this is no longer the Frosty Skadi.

Looking at the name mentioned at the end of the document, Rita memorized it.

Skyfrost Skadi...

—Is this the new power I'm about to gain?

Alas, even though Skadi underwent a breakthrough beyond her limits under Bishop Otto, my strength as the one controlling her is still far too insufficient.

No matter how much I upgrade my equipment, I still can't keep up with Durandal's pace.

Moreover, after obtaining the Stigmata, A'yu continued to grow stronger.

I was their protector from the very beginning, but now...

Why did things turn out this way?

March 15, 2014

After completing the monthly test at the St. Freya Academy, Lin Yu asked Theresa for a day off and returned to his 'home'.

March 15th is Rita Roseweisse's birthday.

Lin Yu didn't know whether the past 'Lin Yu' had done anything on Rita's birthday, but now...

Sigh, the role-playing method.

Sigh, vengeful ghost.

He now has a general idea of how others perceive him.

To others, Lin Yu is now a vengeful ghost who disguises himself as an ordinary person but hates the Honkai and wants to take revenge on Honkai.