Survive, Hostage

And since the other party also possessed the Thousand Worlds Annihilation, which he needed most, Otto was even more helpless.

Otto could certainly throw caution to the wind and go straight for Su, but once he started fighting Su, neither he nor his opponent would have an easy time.

In this way, Otto can finally vent his anger.

But—what will Kallen do after she's vented her anger?

Even if the Thousand Worlds Annihilation breaks down, it can still be repaired, but it requires a lot of resources and a long time.

For Otto, who was almost able to gather all the offerings and key items, Thousand Worlds Annihilation, like Lin Yu and K423, absolutely could not afford any mistakes.

Everyone has a temper; losing your temper is an instinct.

But the real skill is being able to control your temper and get things done.

Otto is a capable person, so, so...

Damn it, I guess I'll just have to put up with it.

Let's give him some leeway for now, given this dangerous protection.

Once I've gained control of the Thousand Worlds Annihilation...

This person is terrifying; he must not be allowed to live.

He said he had only one year left to live, but who knows if he was telling the truth.

After I die, Theresa will definitely not be able to handle this guy.

You must die—I'll kill you sooner or later!

"Oh, we can talk about it—you should have said so earlier."

Faced with Otto, who had already 'gone soft,' Sue instantly suppressed his murderous intent, reverted to his previous gentlemanly demeanor, and spoke politely to Otto.

"I was just joking with Mr. Otto. Mr. Otto is such a magnanimous person, he won't take it to heart, will he?"

"Of course not, Mr. Su. Please come to the Schicksal Headquarters for a chat."

"To show my sincerity, please allow me to treat you, my senior, with the highest level of hospitality."

"Ah, that's good."

In an instant, Otto saw Sue teleport to the vicinity of the transport plane and then smile at Otto.

"So, as fellow warriors fighting against the Honkai..."

"—Let me have a frank and open discussion with Mr. Otto about the future."

Is this guy... using his teleportation ability to assert his ownership of the Void Key?

Tsk, trying to 'talk' to him is like asking a tiger for its skin.

Because of my old friend, I underestimated these Previous Era 'zombies'.

Come to think of it, these ancient creatures who have lived for fifty thousand years...

—How could they possibly be easy to deal with!

Having completed the initial planning, Su felt that this situation was truly uncomfortable.

After all, a dangerous, insane person is not Su's true appearance, and it's really hard to make him maintain that state and act.

Mr. Lin Yu, have you been operating in this state all along?

I must say, in a sense, you...

—What a terrifying person.

St. Freya Academy Medical Center

After a while, Bronya, who had been crying all along, finally fell into a deep sleep again due to exhaustion.

After confirming that the girl's spirits had calmed down considerably, Lin Yu covered Bronya with a blanket and finally left the ward.

Outside the ward, Theresa watched Lin Yu walk out and cautiously asked him a question.

"This child... should be alright now, right?"

"There are no problems for now."

Seeing Theresa breathe a sigh of relief, Lin Yu added.

"At least, I think this is the limit that words can achieve."

"First, let her know that Cocolia doesn't treat them like daughters, so that the relationship between her and Cocolia will become distant again, and then throw out an important thing to divert her attention."

"In this situation, I believe time will be the best healer for her."

"... You really are meticulous."

After listening to Lin Yu's explanation, Theresa nodded in satisfaction.

"Yes, very good."

"Actually, none of these are the key points."

After glancing back at the now-closed room, Lin Yu spoke to Theresa.

"Bronya is someone who survived that snowfield. People who can survive in that terrible environment are very strong-willed."

"My pointless words only accelerated the healing process for her heart."

"Even if I hadn't said these things, she would have figured it out sooner or later."

"I see..."

At this moment, Theresa seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked Lin Yu in a low voice.

"What Xiola just said, was it all true? Cocolia..."

"Of course it's all true, Cocolia did do those things."

Seeing the utterly shocked Theresa, Lin Yu asked her a question that seemed quite strange.

"Headmistress, what unnecessary expectations do you have of Cocolia?"

"She used children for human experiments, and handed children over to World Serpent as hostages... to be honest, it's not as heinous as using children as test subjects during X10."

"It's precisely Bronya knows what kind of person Cocolia is that she's smart and sensible enough not to cause trouble for me—otherwise, if I had slandered her dead Mom, she would have stabbed me twice."

"That's right..."

After confirming this, Theresa immediately said fiercely.

"That woman, just dying like that, it's really too easy for her."

Wow, even though I know this is normal.

But to the point where even your daughter doesn't think you're a good person, and everyone thinks it's a good thing that you're dead...

Cocolia, your life is truly a failure.

"Okay, you did a great job, so now..."

At that moment, Theresa suddenly pushed Lin Yu's body, forcefully pushing him out of the corridor.

"Go back to your dorm and rest."

"This time, Grandpa and I agree—you must rest properly at the St. Freya Academy and are not allowed to go anywhere!"

Wow, you two are really working together to ruin your teammates, aren't you?

Sigh, I haven't been able to leave the house for a month...

A month later, the daylilies were all cold!

In the original story, Wendy turned evil about two and a half years after the Honkai of Changkong City, but the original story is now completely irrelevant.

If we consider Chiyou's Judgment-class awakening as a Herrscher- level disaster, I've experienced the Third Honkai Outbreak, the Nine Nether Netherworld Chaos, Fourth Honkai Outbreak in the past two months.

On average, a major mission occurs roughly every thirty days.

So the next Honkai is scheduled for about thirty days from now, right? — Honkai, there won't be Dr. Mags to spray medicine for me before the next Honkai!

There's no need to be so pessimistic. Didn't you get stronger?

If Honkai still dares to make Honkai after I've become stronger, it means they're confident.

The Honkai is confidently causing trouble, and I'm still casually thinking, 'Hey, I've gotten stronger, so there's no problem'—people with this kind of mentality will only die the fastest!

[Look at you, starting again. Have you forgotten what Elysia said again—Host, Smailo, Smailo.]

Then I see you've forgotten what I said.

I couldn't laugh; I swallowed my tears.

Lin Yu, who had been directly pushed out of the medical department by Theresa, could only leave the place expressionlessly as he looked at Theresa smiling and waving at him.

Forget it, if we can't get out, I'll just stay here and level up obediently.

I wonder how far Old Su has gotten with his act.

Oh right, I need to find some time to go to the Stigmata Space after I get back.

Hopefully, Ling's attitude will soften.

Sigh, everyone in the dorm seems pretty settled right now, so why am I...?

—Why am I panicking again for no reason?

Watching Lin Yu's departing figure, Theresa truly felt...

Sigh, how can a kid who's only six months away from turning eighteen have such a desolate back view?

Oh, I almost forgot to tell him, a new member is coming to the dorm.

But thinking about it carefully, Lin Yu and that child seemed to get along quite well last time they met, so...

—Even if I don't tell him, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?

Chapter 182. Survive, Host

When Lin Yu returned to his dormitory, he couldn't help but wonder if he should really listen to Otto and relax a little.

After all, he hadn't seen anything strange along the way, but he had always felt uneasy.

That shouldn't be the case. Even if the Finality is accelerating its recharge, it shouldn't suddenly jump out and 'embrace' humanity tomorrow.

Even if I were panicking, I shouldn't be this panicked...

--right.

After Lin Yu took out the key and opened the door to Himeko's house, his body froze instantly.

[Hey, host, why are you standing there like that?]

[Champion, move! Get moving—the girls are all waiting for you!]

"Ah, senior is back."

Upon seeing Lin Yu standing at the door, Kiana spoke to the girl beside her.

"Look, I told you, he'll definitely be home on time after he gets back to the branch today."

Beside Kiana, Lin Yu saw a girl who shouldn't be there, who smiled and waved to him.

"Hi, Lin Yu, long time no see."

"Although I'd like to say that, it seems like only a month has passed since we last met at headquarters."

Beside Kiana, Anna Sania, who should have been on duty as B-rank Valkyrie in Manila, had changed into a St. Freya Academy uniform and was sitting gracefully on Himeko's sofa.

Look, even pretty girls are chasing you all the way to your house. Don't you think you should do something about it?

I'm telling you, you big idiot.

If it were at a different time, it wouldn't be so bad, but now...

That damn Otto, how could he allow such a thing to happen?