You are you

Fu Hua was born under the guidance of the Herrscher of Reason Honkai Consciousness after she was defeated by Otto in the original story, and she then usurped the throne.

But the current Fu Hua should be a healthy, Fu Hua (T0) version, so how could the Herrscher of Reason corrupt her heart?

[You're overthinking it. While the Herrscher of Reason did exert some influence on Fu Hua, the extent of that influence wasn't actually that high.]

[Mainly... it's Otto's fault.]

... I think I understand now.

Otto has been a scoundrel and has tricked Fu Hua many times, so Fu Hua is really angry this time?

[Sodayo, that's it. And because the idea of 'wanting to kill Otto's has always existed in Fu Hua's mind, as long as the Will of Honkai will guides her in this direction, then...]

Killing Otto wouldn't be a big problem.

The problem is that Fu Hua is an honest person, not a complete idiot.

Whenever she realizes that Otto isn't so easy to kill, she will continue to prepare to hunt Otto down in a state of extreme emotional distress.

In this situation, if she were to take serious action...

With Bianca protecting her, Rita will be fine.

But the other colleagues from the Schicksal are innocent!

Damn it, why is Otto's dragging-down trait still working at this time?

It's him causing trouble again, and everyone else is taking the blame, right?

After all, a large-scale Honkai will inevitably be accompanied by a disaster.

[In the original story, when the Herrscher of Reason awakened, Honkai Energy did not erupt. However, upon awakening, she became even more aggressive and engaged in a Durandal, causing significant damage to Schicksal and indirectly resulting in the deaths and injuries of some innocent people.]

So that's how it is. So this is how Honkai works.

Wait, so what you're saying means we're facing...

—Is she a Crimson Heron Immortal with Honkai Support?

Chapter 218. You Are You

Things had gotten to this point, and were completely out of Lin Yu's control...

Okay, ever since a bunch of people started arguing and bickering in Changkong City, this world has never been right.

Cocolia had been working on creating the Welt clone for several months to a year in advance.

After Gray Serpent sent Raven to release Chiyou, he mass-produced clones.

During this period of frequent troubles, Lin Yu felt that his deduction was bold enough.

In his view, about a month after Cocolia's death, it would be time to prepare for dealing with the next Herrscher.

However, in Lin Yu's vision, the next one to awaken should be Wendy, who was captured by the World Serpent and whose whereabouts are currently unknown.

But now, the harsh reality has shown Lin Yu that his guess was slightly off.

A new Herrscher has indeed arrived.

However, this Herrscher is not the Herrscher of Wind, but the Herrscher of Reason.

Although they are both Herrscher, the difference is huge!

Unfortunately, Fu Hua's body had already been healed by Lin Yu...

I was so stupid, really.

Su is smarter than me. The fact that he didn't heal Fu Hua immediately means he must have his reasons.

[It's not that exaggerated. He simply felt that Fu Hua couldn't portray Otto well, and the timing wasn't right, so he didn't give Fu Hua the healing potion.]

This is really troublesome—I have a question!

Okay, stop asking. We can stop them.

[Now that your strength has increased, your resistance to Feathered Dust is also higher. As long as you fully activate the Voidpower Gem Shard to resist the Herrscher of Reason's mental attacks, she won't be able to handle you.]

Furthermore, because (Mental Attack Resistance) has the characteristic that 'the attacked being resisted will not realize that their attack has failed,' she will not be aware that you have resisted the attack of the Herrscher of Reason.

Ah?

Are you sure? I remember that the Herrscher of Reason can see what other people are thinking, right?

Even if she's fooled by my special ability after my attack is blocked, as long as she realizes she can't see my thoughts, she can still deduce that I'm up to something.

Ah, you've spotted the blind spot, Watson.

So it was bound to turn out this way, right?

Yes, in the end it depends on what you want to do.

[By the way, even if she could read your mind, this system's existence would be completely undetectable, simply because this system possesses such immense power!]

Yes, yes, you're amazing... never mind, you really are amazing.

However... well... whether it's the Herrscher of Reason or Fu Hua, since the system has made it clear, it means she really didn't intend to hurt me.

It's hard to repay favors owed to others.

In this situation, I certainly couldn't continue to provoke her.

The fact that Fu Hua possesses Herrscher of Reason will definitely not be hidden from her forever.

However, as long as we can ease her current, likely extreme mindset and proceed gradually, it's better than letting the bomb explode right now.

Solution, solution, solution...

I've got it.

At that moment, Lin Yu activated the Phantasm Lantern Barrier directly on himself.

Using the cognitive rewriting effect of the Phantasm Lantern Barrier, Lin Yu completely changed his perception of the title 'Herrscher of Reason' and the information he knew.

Of course, he wouldn't be so foolish as to make such an irreversible move.

While rewriting his own understanding, Lin Yu used the power of the Phantasm Lantern Barrier to leave behind a backdoor that only he could trigger.

Well, in this way, if she wants to read my mind, I'll let her. Even if she manages to read my mind, she'll never know who she really is...

What was she again?

Never mind, that's not important. In any case, I need to keep my master calm.

No matter what, something is definitely wrong with her right now.

I can't just leave her like this, both emotionally and logically.

Almost simultaneously, at the Schicksal Headquarters...

Inside the Schicksal Headquarters, Otto, who had already initiated the Rebirth Program and loaded his self-awareness and recent memories, was running wildly.

At this moment, Otto had already obtained the Void Archive, which he had acquired through special procedures, and was rapidly advancing towards the location of the Plague Gem.

However, Otto now feels that although Fu Hua has regained her power, she is clearly not quite as sharp-witted as before.

In Otto's opinion, if Fu Hua had even half the observational skills she usually possessed, she would have noticed that Void Archive had vanished from the room.

But now, when Fu Hua is beating Otto, she seems completely oblivious to the fact that the Divine Key that was originally on the ground has suddenly disappeared.

However, this was not a good thing for Otto.

Fu Hua, a capable fighter but brainless and impulsive, is now seen by Otto as a husky that has broken free of its reins and is difficult to deal with.

Otto could hand over command of Schicksal to Fu Hua and Su not only because Otto was confident he could regain command upon his return, but also for another reason.

In Otto's eyes, Su was a good person who was a bit crazy, while Fu Hua was the kind of honest person who was genuinely kind.

If these two were to jointly govern Schicksal, with Fu Hua acting as a brake on Su, even if Su went mad, he wouldn't be able to completely destroy Schicksal.

But now, things are not going well.

Fu Hua, whom Otto considered a braking device, is now charging straight towards his location like a madwoman.

It should be noted that the warehouse storing the Plague Gem not only contains the Plague Gem, but also some Soul Steel bodies stored by Otto.

Fu Hua... how did she detect these things?

... etc.

I have a question.

Is the Fu Hua I know now really the same old friend I used to know?

She has been acting very strangely ever since we met today.

And what I was thinking about before meeting her was...

—Go find the people of the World Serpent and negotiate with them using the Plague Gem?

Otto was clearly speeding along, but he felt cold sweat seeping from his steely body.

No, no, no, it can't be that much of a coincidence.

If the Stigmata Plan succeeds, although it will cause great losses to humanity in the present world, it is indeed possible to 'defeat the Honkai '.

If I take the Plague Gem to the World Serpent, and if my deduction is correct, then I might become an accomplice in helping the World Serpent carry out the Stigmata Plan.

So, just because I had this idea and planned to give the Plague Gem to World Serpent, the Honkai suddenly got angry and turned their old friend into Herrscher.

It wasn't Fu Hua who just killed me, but her Herrscher Persona?

This conclusion is abrupt, even absurd.

However, as the mastermind behind the 'breeding' of Honkai, Otto actually felt that his absurd deduction might actually be the truth.

Otto thinks about helping World Serpent → World Serpent, obsessed with the Herrscher Core of this era, obtains the Plague Gem → After obtaining the gem, World Serpent has a greater chance of executing the Stigmata Plan → The Stigmata Plan succeeds → Humanity defeats the Honkai.

If this reasoning is correct, then if I am the Honkai Consciousness...

Otto intended to help World Serpent → The Will of Honkai, in desperation, placed Herrscher Core on Fu Hua → The Honkai Will of Honkai used manipulation to incite the Herrscher Persona within Fu Hua to beat up Otto, seize the Plague Gem, and disrupt the foundation of Otto and World Serpent's cooperation → The Stigmata Plan was further delayed or even forced to be interrupted → Humanity lost a means to defeat the Honkai.

Damn, the case is solved.

What the Honkai is going on? Is the Honkai Impact 3rd messing with me?

Honkai must be insane. Putting their core on an old friend, aren't they afraid that this determined Fusion Warrior, who suppressed the Herrscher Persona at her peak, might directly turn against them?

Or is it that my actions can really push the Honkai to such a desperate point?

Surely not? It's just a gem. Even when Wendy was sent there and the Honkai, they weren't this worried.

But now, no matter how confused Otto was, he couldn't hide the other emotion that was growing in his heart.

Anger.

Otto, who was inexplicably beaten up and, in a sense, was being chased by Fu Hua... no, that Herrscher, and whose plans were interrupted, was now seething with anger.

He was never a good-tempered person to begin with, and Otto, whose plans had recently been thwarted in some ways, was already seething with anger.

Now, he has been letting Honkai, and now he's even taking the initiative to mess with his mentality—it would be a miracle if Otto just swallowed his anger.

Hey, you won't let me take the Plague Gem, but I'm going to take it anyway and throw it at the World Serpent.

My plan has now reached a deadlock, so the best way to break this deadlock is to muddy the waters.

At that moment, Otto rushed into the warehouse, grabbed the Plague Gem, and immediately chose to leave.

But just as he was about to leave...

Wait, they arrived so fast?!

With this thought in mind, Otto sensed a huge Honkai Energy fluctuation coming from directly above him.

The next moment, an incredibly powerful force shattered the metal panel above the warehouse, and Otto was naturally blown away by the force.

Schicksal Headquarters. Inside the Thousand Worlds Annihilation

Su, who was inside the Thousand Worlds Annihilation, should have continued to make arrangements based on the information he had gathered today.