A Person in Honkai, This Narration Feels Off / Honkai Scroll Dog Path

"Hmm... Dr. Einstein?"

"Siegfried, here's the situation."

Even now, Einstein's tone was almost exactly the same as usual, a blend of indifference and a touch of laziness.

But now, after hearing Einstein's slow-paced words, Siegfried inexplicably started to feel a little nervous.

"Cocolia said she kidnapped Kiana. If possible, we'd like you to handle this immediately."

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing Einstein's news, Siegfried exploded with rage on the spot.

"That idiot Cocolia, she dared to lay a hand on my daughter?!"

"That's how it is. We can't verify if what she's saying is true from our end."

After a slight pause, Einstein continued speaking to Siegfried.

"But believe me... knowing her personality, she's absolutely capable of doing something like this."

"...I understand. I already know Kiana's location. I'm heading over there right now. I'll personally verify if this is actually happening."

"Ah, be careful with everything."

After Einstein cut off the communication, Siegfried felt like his blood pressure was about to explode today.

The main reasons for his high blood pressure were twofold.

On one hand, as a father, he naturally felt a surge of anger towards the villain who intended to harm his daughter.

But on the other hand, as a warrior fighting the Honkai, Siegfried truly felt that some people were simply traitors sent by the Honkai to the human side.

Cocolia intended to trigger the Third Honkai Outbreak in Changkong City. Ryoma's daughter would directly awaken as a Herrscher because of it, and it was highly likely that 99% of Changkong City's millions of inhabitants would perish.

And it didn't end there.

Did he not know who his second daughter was?

The Herrscher of the Void!

And not just any Herrscher of the Void, but one filled with hatred for humanity!

If Kiana were to be stimulated by mistreatment and negative experiences, releasing her Herrscher Persona...

"Cocolia...!"

Accompanied by this battle cry filled with killing intent, Siegfried forcibly compelled himself to calm down slightly.

Don't panic.

With a surprise attack of that magnitude, Kiana could still dodge if she intended to.

Besides, that little brat from Schicksal was also heading towards Kiana.

Although I don't believe Otto would do anything good, Kiana is the Herrscher body that Otto worked hard to revive. Otto definitely wouldn't let anything happen to her.

From my conversation with that young man, I could sense his hatred for the Honkai that had wronged his family.

If Otto were to send a bodyguard to protect Kiana, he certainly wouldn't inform the bodyguard that Kiana was the Herrscher of the Void who had harmed countless people back then.

That kid could injure me, and with Kiana's own strength, it should be fine.

So, what I need to do now is simple.

This bicycle won't do. I need to find some means of transportation to rush over and assess the situation.

Once the situation is confirmed, Cocolia, I'm going to kill you!

Siegfried, who was not prone to overthinking, found himself analyzing the current situation in less than ten seconds when both his daughter and the world were facing a crisis.

Sigh, people are truly pushed to their limits.

Just as Siegfried was about to play the role of a petty thief, he suddenly sensed something.

"No way..."

Sensing the hidden presences in the shadows, Siegfried looked at the Valkyrie leading them, Rita Rossweisse, and said with great helplessness.

"Junior, while I may be handsome and dashing, I'm already married."

"If possible, could you please stop pestering me?"

"Mr. Siegfried is joking. Rita has no such interest in you."

Rita, dressed in a maid outfit, surprisingly restrained her aura and bowed politely to Siegfried, who should have drawn his weapon.

"Rita is here for other reasons this time."

"Sigh, you again."

Looking at the unlucky junior he had just met today, Siegfried said helplessly.

"I just injured you today, why is Otto still sending you?"

"Hey, junior, you didn't offend Otto and get sent here to die, did you?"

"...You jest."

Rita, her expression unchanged, smiled at Siegfried and said.

"Lord Otto's actions must have a deeper meaning; he wouldn't do something so pointless."

However, her words of refutation didn't mean Rita had no thoughts of her own.

After meeting up with her superior, Durandal, today, they were supposed to act together as captain and adjutant of the Blade of the Unbroken.

But before this mission, Otto had issued an order for Durandal not to participate, to conserve her strength for the Herrscher that was about to appear.

The reason was plausible, but the actual reason...

Lord Otto, was he worried that Durandal might develop some undesirable thoughts after interacting with Siegfried?

[Third Update] Chapter 45: Otto... Apocalypse!

Ultimately, Rita wouldn't voice her doubts.

Since Otto didn't want Durandal and Siegfried to interact too much, it meant he didn't want Durandal to know about her origins yet.

In this situation, if Rita acted unnecessarily, Siegfried's seemingly joking remark, "Did you offend Otto?", might become a reality.

To Otto, Rita Rossweisse was a proper, obedient subordinate.

But in essence, to Otto, she was just a useful, obedient tool.

If a tool overstepped its bounds and did something it shouldn't, Rita believed Otto would unhesitatingly destroy her, his disobedient tool.

"Alright, you're a man of suffering."

At this moment, Siegfried aimed the Flame-Chaser's Judgment at Rita.

"Then I'll give you one chance, hurry up and say what you need to say."

"After you're done, I'll fight you as I should. It's just that this time, I won't hold back. If you really die, don't blame me."

"Sigh, why must you do this."

Facing the muzzle of the Key of Destruction, Rita let out a helpless sigh.

"Lord Otto didn't send me here to capture you."

"As you know, I can't fight you with my own strength."

"That's right, so?"

"So, I wish to have a good chat with you."

At this moment, a communication screen appeared before Rita.

Seeing the man on the screen, Siegfried's eyes turned incredibly dangerous.

"Otto... Apocalypse!"

"Wow, such terrifying killing intent—hey, even though I'm not there, I can feel your almost tangible aura of hostility."

On the other side of the communication screen, Otto looked at the hostile Siegfried and said with a smile.

"So many years have passed, and you're still the same, not much has changed in your recklessness."

"This attitude is not very appropriate when facing an elder you haven't seen in a long time."

"I have nothing to say to you."

Looking at the detestable face, Siegfried's finger was already on the trigger of the Flame-Chaser's Judgment.

"Haha, you're still the same, not much has changed in your recklessness."

Facing Siegfried's furious gaze, Otto chuckled calmly.

"See, that shot of yours can't hit me. At most, it'll bully some Schicksal juniors who have no grudge against you."

"Getting this angry now, can it change the predicament you're in?"

"How dare you say that!"

In his extreme anger, Siegfried directly pulled the trigger at Rita.

However, Rita, who was already prepared, narrowly dodged the attack just before the bullets from the Flame-Chaser's Judgment hit her.

Looking at the abandoned building that was shot through, Rita's expression remained unchanged, but her heart began to ache.

Before, Mr. Siegfried had easily defeated them without using the Flame-Chaser's Judgment.

Now, he was prepared to use a Divine Key, and Lord Otto had also angered him.

With the last shot, Mr. Siegfried had already adjusted the trajectory; otherwise, I might not have been able to dodge it.

Sigh, if Lord Otto doesn't handle this properly, we're really going to suffer.

"Alright, alright, I know you don't want to see my face, so I'll make it quick."

Facing the silent Siegfried, Otto said with a smile.

"Don't be so serious, Siegfried. I'm not here to make small talk with you today."

"I have some information. Considering past events, consider it an apology, and I'll give it to you for free."

"Now, a group of mercenaries is approaching the apartment where Raiden Mei lives."

"Furthermore, your coordinates were sent to Schicksal by an anonymous IP."

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to pinpoint your current location so precisely and send Rita to contact you."

"Even you, with your brain, should be able to guess who did both of these things, right?"

...Damn Cocolia!

Originally, these were internal Anti-Entropy affairs, but now you've sold my coordinates to Otto???

Seeing Siegfried's angry expression grow even more terrifying, Otto knew that Siegfried had already guessed who the mastermind was.

"Of course, you can suspect I'm lying. I know I don't have much credibility in your eyes."

"Either way, I've given you the information. Whether you believe it or not is up to you."

"By proactively telling me this information—you want to use me, don't you?"

"Of course!"

Hearing Siegfried's words, Otto put on a show and began to clap wildly.

"You're very clever."

"And what if I don't fall for it?"

"Don't fall for it? I don't care."

"The Third Honkai Outbreak was caused by Anti-Entropy anyway. Raiden Ryoma isn't my friend, and I don't care about his daughter's life or death."

"Although a large-scale Honkai outbreak in the Far East will damage Schicksal's reputation, Schicksal will lose one point of reputation, while Anti-Entropy will lose at least 100."

"Guess who's more desperate right now, me or you?"

"You damn...!"