Chapter 211

Hearing Lin Yu's slightly reproachful tone, Durandal said angrily.

"I already told you that last time."

"If you don't want me to use the Black Abyss White Flower, then don't do anything reckless."

"I'm really angry this time! Lin! Yu! Brother! Brother!"

Seeing the two of them glaring at each other again, Kiana said to them with utter helplessness.

"Well, actually..."

However, when their glaring gazes simultaneously shifted to Kiana instantly cowered.

"—I didn't say anything!"

"Tch, I didn't want it to be like this either."

Sensing the concern and annoyance in Durandal's words, Lin Yu spoke in a low voice.

"There was a reason for this. Wasn't Yuno not yet Herrscher at that time? I just wanted to see if I could stop her."

"You, you, you—you're going to drive me crazy!"

Durandal had wanted to say something, felt like she was about to explode with anger at Lin Yu's Lin Yu submission.

"Is this something you can 'try'? Rita tried so hard to save you, not to let you die on the battlefield!"

"You know perfectly well that she cares about you, but now, she's already..."

Enraged, Durandal knew in her heart that she was in trouble the moment the words left her mouth.

"What's wrong with Rita?!"

At this moment, Lin Yu heard Durandal's abruptly stopped words and saw a look of panic instantly appear on the girl's face—a panic she wanted to hide but was completely unable to conceal.

"Didn't you tell me before that she went on an investigation mission after she woke up?"

"This... that..."

Seeing Durandal's pleading look, Kiana immediately racked her brains, preparing to think of a good way to make up a story.

Then, just a moment later, Kiana gave up thinking.

"Durandal, forget it."

Kiana, who had directly 'betrayed' Durandal, said to the two of them with great helplessness.

"The senior is a well-rounded talent with a background in special operations. I don't think our two flawed lies can fool him about this."

"... Sigh, you're right."

After hearing Kiana's words, Durandal did not blame Kiana for voluntarily 'switching sides'.

After all, Kiana was telling the truth.

Lin Yu managed to keep it a secret from her and Rita for almost two years, making them think that Lin Yu had given up on revenge.

With my brain, trying to fool Lin Yu, that big liar, is just asking for trouble.

"Rita was previously assigned by the bishop to the Oceania Branch to protect a Valkyrie."

"But right after the Fourth Honkai Outbreak, World Serpent attacked this branch, took away the Valkyrie, and injured Rita in the process."

"Although I used the Black Abyss White Flower to heal her body, she still hasn't woken up."

World Serpent... those dogs!

They knew perfectly well that even if they rushed out now, they wouldn't find any trace of the enemy.

However, upon hearing this terrible news, Lin Yu immediately jumped out of bed, grabbed the new coat that someone had brought for him from the hanger, and put it on.

However, after he made this move, the door to the room was suddenly opened from the outside by someone.

Otto, upon entering the room, saw the aggressive Lin Yu, the helpless Durandal, and the utterly resigned Kiana, and instantly guessed the reason.

"Alright, alright, everyone calm down a bit."

"Especially you, Lin Yu, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush."

"If you want to avenge Rita, at least wait until we get the coordinates of the World Serpent's base. For now—stay in the room."

After saying these words, Otto looked at Durandal and Kiana.

Kiana, who was about to speak, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine after sensing the 'satisfaction' in Otto's gaze.

Strange, Bishop Otto is concerned about me for his own benefit—he's told me this beforehand, and I know it too.

So why do I have this strange feeling?

That look in his eyes... it's like he's already treating me like a lamb to the slaughter?

No, no, no, we can't do that.

Last time I was at the St. Freya Academy, the strange thought of 'killing my senior' popped into my head.

I guess I've been tired lately, which is why I've had these inappropriate thoughts about people who are kind to me.

"Kiana, Bianca, you two leave for a moment. I have something I want to talk to Lin Yu about alone."

"I see."

"Bishop Otto, please don't make things difficult for your senior."

As Otto watched the two people walk out of the room, he immediately turned his gaze to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu, who was being watched by Otto, had already begun to think at lightning speed about how to proceed with Otto's routine interrogation.

Sigh, you don't really need to worry too much.

Once you've made a deep enough impression on Otto will continuously revise that impression based on your words, shaping it in his mind.

This system has mentioned this countless times: being too clever for one's own good is exactly what happens to this kind of person.

You're right.

But Otto is Otto.

Even though he made many mistakes in the original work, those plots created for the sake of the show are best ignored.

Underestimating Otto's Honkai IQ is something only a fool would do.

I'm a coward, not an idiot, so it's better to be careful.

"Alright, alright, young man, don't be so nervous."

After smiling and patting Lin Yu on the shoulder, Otto, as expected, activated the Simulated Feathered Dust, scattering golden feathers throughout the room.

Don't be nervous, you've already met Feathered Dust, what are you talking about?

That old man Deng was definitely up to no good, tsk... let's see how I manage to get away with this.

"Come on, Lin Yu, answer a few questions for me."

Looking at Lin Yu, who had already activated his (cold-faced) trait, Otto smiled and said.

"How did you defeat the Fourth Herrscher when you fought her?"

"Win?"

Hearing Otto's question, Lin Yu, who was 'hypnotized' in Otto's eyes, frowned slightly.

"But Yuno her own; I didn't win at all."

"After she regained consciousness, she even used her powers to repair my body before falling into a coma."

"I'm just an A-Class knight. I don't have the power of Mr. Siegfried, Patriarch Theresa, Bianca, and the others. How could I possibly defeat Herrscher in my current state?"

That's strange... no, it's not really strange.

It's quite normal that Lin Yu can't beat the Herrscher.

But Yuno... how did this little girl manage to wake up on her own?

"What happened between you two before Yuno regained her self-awareness?"

"Did she beat you to near death? Or did something else happen?"

Hearing Otto's question, Lin Yu calmly replied to Otto.

"After I arrived at the battlefield of the Fourth Honkai Outbreak, I observed some fragments of glass test tubes on the ground, as well as HSN Serum residue on the ground."

"So I suspect that Yuno was able to wake up because Dr. Mags had released his stored serum beforehand."

That makes sense.

Sigh, I've always suspected Lin Yu, but this little guy...

Hey, if he really is an actor, he's kept it a secret for a long time.

Moreover, what good is there in playing a vengeful ghost?

Normally it's fine, but when a large-scale Honkai might occur, they're always on the front lines, almost dying outside each time.

To risk one's life to play the role of a vengeful ghost... Otto died because he couldn't understand what benefit one could gain from doing such a thing.

Alright, let me ask a few more questions before I release the Feathered Dust.

This kid is really strange. If I use Feathered Dust on him too much and he develops resistance, then there will be some things that will be inconvenient for me to do in the future.

"Speaking of which, Lin Yu, you and Siegfried must have talked about me—that kid must have said bad things about me."

"Yes, he called Bishop Otto a bastard without an anus and said that the bishop killed his beloved wife."

"... So, do you believe it now?"

After voicing this question, Otto saw the hypnotized Lin Yu and suddenly revealed a strange look of confusion.

"How could I possibly believe such nonsense?"

"While Mr. Siegfried is a good man, that doesn't mean I should believe his slanderous words against the bishop."

"The bishop is certainly not a good person, but he must be a capable leader."

"A leader like him must be good at managing his subordinates. In my opinion, Mr. Siegfried and Ms. Cecilia are the two strongest warriors of Schicksal."

"Only incompetent leaders would torment their subordinates who haven't made any mistakes."

"Bishop Otto, how could he be such a person?"

To be honest, listening to Lin Yu's words, Otto had a moment of thought—this kid must be awake, and he's just being sarcastic towards me!

But thinking about it carefully, when he first met Lin Yu gave him a similar evaluation.

Lin Yu never thought Otto was a good person.

But he was still willing to do things for Otto.

Unless Lin Yu had the ability to resist Feathered Dust's power from the beginning, what Lin Yu is saying now matches what he said in the past, so there's no need for Otto to still have doubts.

After gently shaking his head, Otto felt that his paranoia was getting worse.

Lin Yu is a lucky charm.

More importantly, he was also an obedient and lucky general.

I have repeatedly questioned the nature of this lucky charm.

Hey, that's enough. As the plan gets more and more complete, I'm actually becoming more and more cautious.

The next second, Otto, having released the power of Feathered Dust, looked at Lin Yu, who had suddenly awakened, and smiled helplessly at him.

"Look at you, I wanted to ask you a few questions, but you've fallen asleep."

"Don't rush to apologize. I have to punish you properly for this—you're banned from missions for half a month."

Ah, is that really true?

Even a bishop can occasionally manage to act like a human being.

"Alright, no arguments allowed."

Seeing Lin Yu's shocked expression, Otto continued to ask.