The Trail of Honest

"Although I am this kid's superior, I am definitely not as good as him in terms of personal strength. If he wants to disobey orders, I really can't stop him."

Keep pretending!

Damn it, this woman is shameless—this must have been planned beforehand!

I originally planned to slowly release some information to see if I could gain some benefits.

Now... well, there are ways to get even more benefits.

The Gray Serpent's actions did make them realize my importance, but—that wasn't enough.

By revealing my biggest cards and letting those Schicksal know what kind of future I will face, I can act as a pawn in this game and obtain what I want.

At this moment, Raven, who had secretly made up his mind, exhaled a deep breath and looked at the two of them seriously.

"Gentlemen, since you've put it that way, I'll be frank with you."

"The organization I belong to is called World Serpent, and the ultimate goal of this organization is to carry out the Stigmata Plan."

"After the Stigmata Plan succeeds, humanity will defeat the Honkai, but at the same time..."

"—It's hard to say exactly how many humans will be left."

Several hours later, at the Schicksal Headquarters

Otto, at the Schicksal Headquarters, looked at the information displayed on the screen in front of him, and a rare look of panic flashed across his face.

At the Far East Branch, the information that Murata Himeko and Lin Yu obtained from Natasha Xiola was immediately transmitted to Otto.

Looking at the intelligence before him, Otto felt that this time the problem was really serious.

He certainly wouldn't be so foolish as to believe everything a prisoner says.

However, the problem is that after the layout of Kamiya Pharmaceuticals, the remaining data, and the intelligence mentioned by the prisoner matched in many ways, even if Otto was suspicious, he had to consider the possibility that 'Xiola was playing her cards openly'.

The Stigmata Plan —if this project were to actually be realized, humanity might truly have a chance to defeat the Honkai.

However, for Otto, humanity's victory over the Honkai was an entirely unacceptable outcome.

At least for now, Otto needs to continue feeding the Honkai before he can complete his plan, making the Honkai a tool in his hands to achieve his goal.

If the Honkai is truly defeated, Otto's long-planned scheme may lose all chance of success because the Will of Honkai will perish after the Honkai is defeated.

"The World Serpent... those guys lurking in the shadows actually have such a terrifying plan."

Otto, who had turned off the light screen, suddenly let out a long sigh of relief.

The more intelligence the enemy revealed, the more fortunate Otto became...

Fortunately, Lin Yu was there; otherwise, this incident would have been far more serious than just Theresa's accident.

If Lin Yu fails to defeat Chiyou, then the final Xiola within Chiyou's body will inevitably be completely drained into a dried-up state after Chiyou continues to act for a while.

If Lin Yu hadn't defended the Far East Branch, Otto wouldn't have known about the terrifying Stigmata Plan after Xiola was rescued or silenced.

At that moment, Otto immediately opened the design blueprints he had been pondering and prepared to work through the night to create the God-Slaying Armor for Lin Yu.

Even Otto had to admit that Lin Yu was just too strange.

He managed to eliminate some of the previously hidden enemies and some things that Otto found troublesome, simply by staying alive and carrying out his mission.

If he had to say something, Otto truly felt a sense of 'Schicksal' from Lin Yu.

Otto didn't know what the future held for him.

But now that Lin Yu is his subordinate, Otto has to ensure his continued survival.

Even for Otto's own sake, he had to protect this strange young man.

At that moment, Otto even felt a real threat from Lin Yu.

Even so, he did not choose to eliminate Lin Yu now, just as he had done with Siegfried back then.

The threat posed to Lin Yu now stems purely from a feeling Otto had.

However, the benefits he brought to Otto... to be honest, without considering age and other issues, Otto felt that none of his relatives had brought him as many benefits as Lin Yu.

If it had been an older person who had helped Otto so much, the shameless, heartless, and irresponsible Otto Apocalypse might have just shouted "Godfather!" to create some kind of entertainment.

However, in any case, my plans must be accelerated.

I don't know if the World Serpent's plan is really that terrifying, but for the sake of my plan, I can't delay any longer.

The longer it drags on, the higher the probability of the Stigmata Plan succeeding. If the Honkai is truly destroyed, then...

—I will not let this happen!

Until the day my plan ends...

—The Honkai must survive!

Chapter 141. The Trail of Honest

"Hello everyone, my name is Natasha Xiola. Starting today, I will be staying at Major Murata's house. Please take care of me from now on."

Looking at Raven, who had already changed into a teacher's uniform, Lin Yu could only feel...

—This plot is fucking surreal!

Yesterday, Raven stunned Himeko with the "Stigmata Plan," and Himeko, not daring to delay, immediately reported the matter to Theresa.

Theresa, upon seeing the report, was also startled and immediately sent the information Himeko had obtained to Otto verbatim.

About ten minutes later, Otto issued direct orders to the Far East Branch.

Keep Natasha Xiola calm and make sure she reveals all the relevant information.

As for killing the Raven, Otto himself neither said nor hinted at it.

Lin Yu guessed that even if Otto was petty, he didn't have time to bother with such trivial matters right now.

As is well known, Otto considered his plan to be far more important than all other people and things combined.

If the Stigmata Plan is true, then the World Serpent has become the biggest threat that Otto must eradicate.

If World Serpent's Stigmata Plan fails, that's fine. But if they succeed and humanity defeats the Honkai, Otto's plan will be ruined.

He would absolutely not allow that to happen.

Although this intelligence was incomplete, given Otto's skill and intelligence gathering abilities, even the slightest clues were enough for him to take action.

As for the Far East Branch, after Raven successfully intimidated Schicksal with this trump card, she immediately and decisively made her demands.

"I know you won't trust me right away, and you might not trust me until I die. I understand all of that."

"But please believe in my sincerity. After revealing this plan, I have no way out—believe me, right now I definitely want to overturn the World Serpent's table more than you do."

"My request is very simple: I must live a normal life as a human being. If you agree to this condition, I am willing to tell you all the remaining information without reservation."

At that time, Lin Yu believed that Himeko, who was beside him, must have already figured it out.

Raven was truly driven to desperation. Under these circumstances, even if the Far East Branch wanted to haggle excessively, Raven had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

So, after a moment's thought, Himeko gave her response.

"I can agree to your conditions. I can even apply to higher authorities to have you join Schicksal and become one of our comrades."

"However, as you said, we cannot trust you immediately, so before you join Schicksal, we must perform a minor operation on your body."

At this moment Himeko put away her previous business-like smile and calmly explained to Raven in detail.

"We will implant a bomb in your body. The authority to detonate this bomb will be in the hands of several key members of the Far East Branch."

"If you agree to this request, we will try our best to apply for better treatment for you after your surgery."

"No problem!"

After hearing Himeko's conditions, Raven readily agreed to them.

"If you had just said 'trust me,' I would have thought you were planning to use me and then kill me."

"As it is now... heh, being controlled by others is better than dying outright. This condition is already quite good for me."

After saying that, Himeko took Raven to perform surgery in other parts of the branch.

The day after that night, Raven appeared in the dormitory wearing the same teacher's uniform as Himeko from the St. Freya Academy.

To be honest, although Raven now has a warm smile on her face, after she appeared...

—The other members of the dormitory, apart from Himeko, all wore expressions of unspoken wariness.

Kisana, who has a rather straightforward personality, pointed directly at the Raven and said it to Himeko.

"Teacher Himeko! This guy was the mastermind behind the chaos in the Nine Nether last time, right?!"

"She's definitely up to no good! If we let her move in with us, you..."

Kiana, who was about to say "Are you crazy?", changed her mind instantly under Himeko's subtle gaze.

"You're being way too agreeable!"

Before Himeko could even speak to help Raven out of the predicament, Raven took a step forward and began to quietly watch Kiana.

"What are you doing? Do you think I'll be scared just because you're staring at me?!"

At this moment, Kiana recalled what she had experienced back then and, not to be outdone, also took a step forward.

However, to her surprise, the Raven did not offer the explanation she expected. Instead, it bowed apologetically to everyone.

"I'm so sorry, I was wrong about what happened before."

"I will not ask for your forgiveness. I will only use my future actions to prove that I have reformed and turned away from darkness."

"If you still think there's a problem with me by then, then... I believe Major Murata will make a reasonable judgment on me."

Seeing that Raven accepted Kiana's reprimand with such a humble attitude, the others, including Kiana, felt it was difficult to reprimand him.

Ultimately, everyone in the dormitory was essentially a soldier.

Although everyone usually jokes around with Himeko, their superior, now that she's made a decision...

—Only Kiana, that simpleton, would jump out and speak up like that.

Now that the higher-ups have already allowed this prisoner to join the Far East Branch, there's no point in them saying anything more.

In addition, the other party's humble attitude made it easier for others to temporarily reduce their hostility towards her.

Seeing that the Raven was still bowing, Himeko, having gathered her thoughts, said helplessly to everyone.

"Yes, just as Xiola said, she did make mistakes in the past, and almost caused irreparable consequences."

"However, now, considering that she has indeed provided us with invaluable Schicksal, and given her good attitude and outstanding personal abilities, the higher-ups have allowed her to join our side temporarily."

"Of course, it's normal for everyone to have doubts about this order. I myself don't fully trust her, let alone you who don't understand the situation."

"Therefore, I will delegate some permissions to Lin Yu and Fu Hua —you two can make judgments at any time. As long as you feel that there is a problem with Xiola, you can activate the permissions directly."

Upon hearing this, the Raven immediately felt two cold gazes sweep over its body.

But what could she do?

She certainly didn't want to be so subservient, but the problem is—when you're under someone's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.

From a third-party perspective, what she did was indeed excessive.

At best, this incident released Judgment-class Honkai Beast; at worst, it nearly devastated the Jiaozhou region of Shenzhou.

The fact that a war criminal like her could receive such good treatment only made Xiola feel...

Wow, this place offers such good benefits, then I have even less reason to go back to World Serpent.

As for being scolded by a little girl, although it made her unhappy, is it a big deal?

In the mercenary profession, besides having exceptional personal abilities, mercenaries also need to be shameless and heartless.

It's not that Raven didn't care about his reputation when he was a mercenary, it's just that...

—She's done it before: create multiple aliases, use alias one to accept assassination missions posted by A, and use alias two to accept assassination missions posted by A's nemesis B, then kill both sides and get double the bounty.