Who Says a Child's Parents Have to Be Married to Each Other?

Otto must have already learned of Elysia's existence from within the Void Archive.

And the 'Elysia' that the child mentioned might also be an image created by Otto to persuade the child.

That damn Otto, how dare he lay his hands on my apprentice and use such methods to insult my important comrade-in-arms—how could I say such disgusting things?

But now, no matter how I look at it, it can only be him who did it.

Other organizations may possess advanced cyborg technology, but they lack the opportunity to simultaneously collect the genes of Yuno, Lin Yu, and Kiana.

"Hey, Class President?"

Kiana, who was carrying her daughter around, looked at Fu Hua, who was standing blankly at the hotel entrance, and asked her with great curiosity.

"What's wrong?"

Why do I feel like you're a little unhappy?

"I'm not happy?"

Upon hearing Kiana's words, Fu Hua immediately pushed up her red-rimmed glasses and coughed twice in front of Kiana.

"No, that's not true. I came back just because I was worried you wouldn't know how to take care of the kids."

"But now it seems I was overthinking it."

"This..."

Looking at Fu Hua in front of him, the white-haired child hesitated for a moment before timidly asking Fu Hua a question.

Should I call you Auntie or Grandma? I always feel like you give me... a sense of old age?

???

Who are you calling grandma?!

Elysia is just an aunt, so why am I being called a grandmother? — No, what I care about isn't such trivial matters at all.

This is really strange, I'm starting to feel increasingly off.

But how could you see through that?

Are Kevin's descendants really that intuitous in this regard?

"Hey, how could you say that about the Class President?"

Seeing that Fu Hua was clearly taken aback, Kiana immediately put on a stern face and spoke to her daughter in her arms.

"Quickly apologize to the Class President; she's about my age."

"I'm sorry, Fu Hua... little sister?"

"... Just call me Aunt Fu Hua."

Hearing this nickname, Fu Hua, who was both amused and exasperated, shook her head helplessly and said to Kiana.

"If you can take good care of this child, then I have nothing to worry about."

"I'm going back to my room to rest. I feel... a little tired."

"Okay, sure."

Hearing the cheerful laughter coming from behind, Fu Hua truly felt that her emotions were becoming increasingly complex.

My heart is completely in turmoil.

But right now, what I need to do has nothing to do with whether my mind is in turmoil or not.

After entering the room, Fu Hua gently closed the door and then activated the secret communication device on her glasses.

"Hey, old friend?"

Looking at Fu Hua's 'calm' expression, Otto, who was originally thinking about how to complete his plan, immediately looked at Fu Hua with a smile.

"Weren't you resting with them on the beach today? What's wrong? Is there a problem this time?"

"I swear to God, I really haven't been up to any tricks or conspiracies lately."

If it were the old Fu Hua, she would only think that Otto was definitely not telling the truth.

But now, Fu Hua has pinpointed a single word.

"You haven't done anything lately, have you, Otto? I believe you."

Ah, my old friend is so easy to talk to today—what a joke! Why do I feel like there's a murderous intent emanating from her face?

Who is trying to frame me? I really don't have time to cause trouble lately.

"The fact that you haven't caused any trouble lately means that you did cause trouble before, right?"

Hearing Fu Hua's cold words, Otto appeared to be smiling, but in reality...

He really didn't dare to speak.

After all, Otto had done far too many outrageous things in the past, and he had no idea what Fu Hua was angry about right now.

"If you don't speak, I'll take that as a yes."

No, even if you're going to judge me, you have to tell me exactly what crime I committed.

No, you can't say that. My old friend is already angry, and if you say that, she'll definitely explode.

I don't have many cards left to play, and it's not appropriate for Su Shang and my old friend to meet each other.

We must keep her calm and composed.

"Old friend, I admit that my behavior was indeed problematic."

At this moment, Otto's brain was working frantically, and he immediately began today's task of fooling honest people.

"But--"

"You're going to say nice things, then keep humbly admitting your mistakes, but resolutely refuse to change, right?"

Seeing Otto's sincere attitude, Fu Hua did not continue to let him make excuses as she had done before. Instead, she took the initiative and questioned Otto in a cold tone, word by word.

"I thought you had stopped those boring android projects after Kiana was born."

Oh no, did she find out that I buried a bunch of Cecilia clones under the St. Freya Academy?

No wonder, Cecilia was her friend, she would definitely be angry to see her friend's body desecrated like that.

There's really no way around it; even if I admit my mistake, I might still get yelled at.

But no matter what, admitting your mistake is better than stubbornly refusing to admit it and continuing to anger her.

After making their judgment, Otto and Fu Hua coincidentally spoke at the same time.

"The Cecilia clone incident was my fault."

"Kiana's daughter is a cyborg you created, isn't she?!"

???

???

After hearing each other's words at the same time, the two men paused for a moment, and then simultaneously asked each other questions.

"What's going on with Kiana's daughter?!"

"What's going on with the Cecilia clone?!"

After saying those words, Otto felt regret and lingering fear.

Damn it, my old friend doesn't know about this. Did I just expose myself?

No, no, no, that's not the point right now. The point is—what's going on with Kiana's daughter?

A cyborg, Kiana's daughter... a clone from the K series?

But that doesn't make sense. The remaining K-series replicants are either still asleep or have been abandoned, so it's impossible for new K-series replicants to appear in front of them.

"Fine, fine, Otto, you're still doing this dirty business."

"No, old friend, let me explain."

At this moment Fu Hua looked at Otto and said with a forced laugh.

"I've always known you're not a good person, but your standards have always been lower than I expected."

"After creating the daughter's clone, you'll create the mother's clone, and after creating the mother's clone, you'll create the granddaughter's clone, right?"

"What did Cecilia do to offend you that you're going to treat her and her family like this?!"

"No, wait, I think there's some misunderstanding between us—"

"Misunderstanding my foot!"

At this moment, Fu Hua looked at Otto, who was pretending to be dumbfounded, and said to Otto word by word.

"I'm really angry this time."

"I should really think about our alliance, Otto."

After Fu Hua hung up the call, Otto felt a little... wronged.

It's not that he can't stand being scolded; after all, his face is made of steel, so what's a problem with being scolded a couple of times?

But the problem is—what does Kiana's daughter have to do with him? (╯‵□′)╯┻━┻

Old friend, you've really misunderstood me this time. I'd like to ask you what really happened!

Oh, right, Rita.

At that moment, Otto immediately realized that Rita must have gone to see Lin Yu today as well.

After realizing this, Otto immediately contacted Rita and asked Rita through the light screen.

"Rita, what exactly happened over there?"

"Don't hide anything, tell me everything truthfully!"

"Oh, this..."

Rita, still dressed as a maid, saw Otto in the light screen and spoke to Otto very seriously.

"Lord Otto, a girl who claims to be the child of Kiana, A'yu, Yuno suddenly appeared in front of A'yu and Kiana."

"Judging from the current situation, both A'yu and Kiana feel..."

"This might really be their child."

Chapter 212. There's no rule that says a child's parents have to be husband and wife.

After Rita's thirty-second explanation, Otto felt...

—I was still stunned.

After all, while Rita stayed put and let the others go first, she really said everything she could, but Rita didn't actually understand the situation.

Moreover, in Rita's eyes, this 'object from heaven' was very likely something that Bishop Otto had created.

Having learned about Project Otto, Rita had already sketched out a rough blueprint for Otto during this time.

Back when the three returned to Schicksal from Changkong City, Otto must have already extracted the blood of Lin Yu, who was unleashing sufficient power, Yuno, who was able to use the power of the Herrscher.

K423's 'origin' is the Schicksal Headquarters, so Otto doesn't even need to have his blood drawn.

After the child's nose was removed, things naturally proceeded in the direction Otto had planned.

Kiana and A'yu's relationship became closer after having a child, their intimacy deepened, and their feelings for each other intensified. In this way, the sacrifice needed by Bishop Otto was gradually completed, and he could happily begin the Herrscher of the Void awakening plan.

As for why this child contains Yuno's genes, Rita can only assume that Otto must also value the powers of the Herrscher of Death.

Moreover, as Otto's confidante, Rita knew very well that Otto, who had lived for five hundred years, was knowledgeable about human nature.

Perhaps His Holiness the bishop had already anticipated that Yuno's personality would not compete with Kiana for A'yu when he planned to create this child, which is why he felt at ease proceeding with the plan.

And the situation at the scene was indeed as he had predicted. After the child was taken away by Ms. Kiana, Ms. Yuno did not show any extreme emotions or actions.

Sigh, so now...

—Your Excellency, who are you trying to fool with that slightly shocked expression?