With Able Ministers and Loyal Generals like Lord Lin Yu, Lord Otto Can Rest Easy (cont.)

[Concern leads to confusion. Do you really expect a sixteen-year-old girl to remain calm and rational while watching someone important to her be shot and lying in a pool of blood?]

It doesn't seem like it will work.

So, why don't you help me figure out what those two are thinking right now?

While this system does possess the ability to read minds, this ability is not meant to be used as a radar for you.

Of course, it wouldn't hurt to tell you some news, but in short, she's too lazy to scold you anymore, so you can really rest assured about this.

This really makes people feel more uneasy, okay?

"Alright, the situation is temporarily under control."

After calming down, Rita looked at everyone in the conference room and sighed helplessly.

"Although I don't know why the Honkai chose Lady Fu Hua as its Herrscher, the damage she caused this time is still within a controllable range."

"Because Ms. Yuno arrived at the scene in time and used the power of the Herrscher of Death to heal the injuries of her colleagues, the number of casualties is currently zero."

"As for other losses, the only one is that Bishop Otto's inventory of powerful equipment was destroyed by Lady Fu Hua's punch, resulting in the destruction of some of the equipment."

"Fortunately, equipment is tougher than people," Dr. Changguang said. "Give her some time, and she is confident that she can repair some of the equipment and props."

"Right now, our main problem is still, what's next..."

"—How should we handle the fact that Bishop Otto has gone missing?"

Upon hearing Rita's question, both Durandal and Yuno had finished their treatment, immediately turned their gazes to Lin Yu.

Now, besides Rita, Lin Yu, Yuno, Durandal, only Otto's secretary Amber, remains in the meeting room.

Although Otto's secretary, Amber, is Otto's confidante, she clearly has no intention of expressing any opinion at the moment.

In this situation, the two of them naturally looked at Lin Yu, who in a sense held the most special position among the crowd and whose mind worked the fastest.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Seeing the two people's gazes, Lin Yu immediately threw the question to Amber.

"Miss Amber, Bishop Otto has been in office for so many years, surely he has contingency plans in place for what would happen if something were to happen to him?"

"Besides, to be honest, I don't believe the bishop was killed so easily—he must still be alive, right?"

Ah, truly a young man favored by Lord Otto.

Lord Lin Yu, did you notice the anomaly of the 'bishop's death' immediately?

The message Lord Otto earlier instructed me to act according to the pre-arranged plan, observe everyone's words and actions, and forward all the recordings to him.

As expected, I'm still not good at using my brain.

Now, let's proceed according to Lord Otto's original plan.

"I don't know whether Lord Aotu is alive or dead."

After uttering a statement that even Durandal didn't believe, Amber opened the data screen of Schicksal, tapped the screen a few times with her finger, and opened a file.

"But Lord Otto's latest contingency plan does indeed exist."

"Let me see, oh right, it's this one, file number 233."

After a moment's thought, Amber made the decisive decision to make the filing public.

Otto's instructions to her were to observe and record everyone's words and actions, but given the current situation, Amber felt it would be better to reveal the plan directly to everyone and see what their reactions were.

"Let me see..."

"If I go missing and fail to contact headquarters, have Theresa come to the Schicksal Headquarters to temporarily take over the position of Archbishop of Schicksal."

"Although she's not particularly bright, she's a kind child. She can distinguish right from wrong, so at least she won't lead the organization astray."

"If it really comes to this, forward the message to Theresa immediately and have her come to the Schicksal Headquarters to discuss it further."

"I had already recorded a video admonishing her beforehand, and I told her to remember to send it to her whether she wanted to come or not – that's what Bishop Otto said."

After listening to Lin Yu read out Otto's 'last will and testament,' everyone's expressions varied, but their thoughts were largely the same.

Whether it's Durandal thinks Theresa's management is too lax, Yuno thinks Theresa is too gentle, or even Rita likes Theresa very much, or Lin Yu and Amber who are Theresa's relatives in a certain sense, they are all quite certain of one thing.

That means Otto definitely overestimated Theresa.

She has a gentle heart, but the problem is that having a gentle heart is not enough for the leader of the organization.

"Now... sigh, this is difficult."

Thinking of the various branches of Schicksal, Lin Yu said to Amber with a bitter expression.

"Miss Amber, please contact the clan leader first and see her reaction."

" With Bishop Otto missing, it's hard to say whether the Branch Leader of the Schicksal Council and other branches will still obey Patriarch Theresa's orders."

"Although the three of us S-class can directly support her, the problem is that if someone is outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, it could cause some very serious issues."

Ah, as expected, Lord Lin Yu supports Lady Theresa.

Just as Bishop Otto had predicted, he had absolutely no other superfluous thoughts.

"Moreover—that squinty-eyed guy outside is now a huge threat to our Schicksal."

At this moment, Lin Yu seemed to have remembered something that made him extremely angry, and said to everyone with great annoyance.

"Last time, he suddenly grabbed me and beat me up. This time... tch, although there's no evidence, I just feel like something's not right."

"Ah, about this..."

Looking at the indignant Lin Yu, Amber said to Lin Yu with extreme embarrassment.

"Bishop Otto and Mr. Su have reached an agreement, with Bishop Otto handing over a portion of the power of Schicksal to Mr. Su."

"Therefore, Lord Lin Yu, please put aside your grudges with Mr. Su for the time being."

"... Is the bishop really going to go this far? Giving away a portion of his power to outsiders like this?"

Seeing Amber nod slightly, Lin Yu slapped his thigh.

"The bishop is foolish! You can't trust this kind of person!"

Ah, just as Lord Lin Yu and Lord Otto predicted, they really don't get along with Mr. Su.

As expected of Lord Otto, his predictions about Lord Lin Yu were basically spot on.

After noticing Lin Yu's frustrated expression, Amber could only pretend to be a peacemaker and speak to Lin Yu.

"In any case, Mr. Su has not made any moves yet."

"Then, until he does something amiss, he remains an ally of our Schicksal. Lord Lin Yu, please restrain your anger."

Sigh, I'm really good at controlling my anger.

If I couldn't control my anger, I would have pulled Jizo Mitama and stuck it into Otto's Soul Steel Body without thinking twice, and started frantically slashing at his body.

This old man, Deng, is using a retreat as a tactic to advance.

It seemed that he had his Soul Steel Body shattered and was chased out of Schicksal Headquarters like a dog by the Herrscher of Reason.

But in reality, after he went from the light to the shadows, he was able to do some things that he wouldn't normally be able to do.

Moreover, although Otto was the largest dog breed in this era, it was precisely because he was ruthless and despicable that his insect subordinates dared not act rashly.

Although this bastard is truly a despicable creature capable of leading all of humanity astray, we must objectively acknowledge that he is indeed capable of deterring other beasts.

After all, these days, those who can suppress evil beasts are often not good people, but rather even more beastly scum than these evil beasts.

Now Otto has run away, leaving Theresa with a mess.

If Theresa doesn't project enough authority to intimidate those nobles, Schicksal's internal affairs will inevitably continue to descend into chaos due to various petty squabbles.

After a moment's thought, Lin Yu looked at Amber and asked Amber a question.

"Miss Amber, are there any combat missions coming up at headquarters recently?"

"I think I've rested long enough, it's about time to start stretching my muscles."

"But..."

After recalling Otto's orders, Amber said to Lin Yu with great difficulty.

"You are still within the time limit for Lord Otto's confinement, so I cannot help you disobey Lord Otto's orders."

"Don't be like that, Miss Amber. One must know how to be flexible."

Seeing Amber's troubled expression, Lin Yu spoke to Amber with utmost seriousness.

"Now that Bishop Otto has disappeared, it's definitely impossible to suppress the news."

"Chief Theresa is too kind. These days, people who are kind are often taken advantage of. Don't look at me like that. Even if she becomes the acting archbishop, I will still say this."

"With someone as easily swayed and a soft-hearted person as her, if other scoundrels try to play the victim in her ear and do something underhanded behind her back, it won't be good for the reputation of the entire Apocalypse clan of Schicksal."

"Rather than waiting for Schicksal to fall into chaos because of other people causing trouble, I think it's better for me to start the Honkai Beast sweeping mission first."

"As long as I move, others will be able to see just how powerful 'S-class under Theresa' really is."

"At this point, even if they wanted to cause trouble behind the scenes, they would think twice before taking action."

However, your portion is already heavy enough.

Having resolved two Herrscher- related incidents, your reputation within Schicksal is, in a sense, even more illustrious than that of the semi-retired Lady Theresa.

However, Amber ultimately chose not to say these words.

After all, in a sense, she and Theresa are sisters.

Although the two didn't communicate much, Amber was actually quite relieved that someone was willing to step forward and take action for Theresa's sake now that Otto was missing.

However, to those who knew Lin Yu better, his actions were clearly not interpreted in the same way Amber saw them.

From Durandal, Rita, Yuno's perspective, Lin Yu had clearly rested for too long and was itching to beat up Honkai Beast.

With the stereotype of the Vengeful Spirit already difficult to change, if Lin Yu's actions even slightly approach this stereotype, everyone will automatically define Lin Yu's actions according to their pre-prepared logic as 'the Vengeful Spirit is trying to find a way to continue its revenge against the Honkai.'

However, at this point, all three of them knew that there was no point in stopping Lin Yu.

Even if you try to stop them, they will find a way to bypass them and carry out their actions.

Rather than trying to stop Lin Yu from beating up the Honkai Beast, they would rather choose to act alongside Lin Yu.

As long as someone is by Lin Yu's side, at least someone can pull him back when he messes things up.

As for pulling Lin Yu along, he might be dragged into the abyss along with her...

It's not that no one hadn't thought of this, but because Lin Yu was so important to them, no one cared about the risks.

After recording all these messages, Amber forwarded the entire video to Otto.

Sigh, with a wise and capable minister like Lord Lin Yu, Lord Otto can probably feel a little more at ease.

As for what Lady Theresa intends to do...

I have a feeling that she's already been completely taken care of.

At this point, things have probably gotten out of her control.

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Almost simultaneously, at a certain Schicksal Branch Base...

Inside the Schicksal's branch base, Otto, who had been frantically fleeing, reflected on his experiences that day and could only feel...

—Damn Honkai, Honkai, you deserve to die.

I worked hard to eliminate all those little devils who were threatening you in the past, and this is how you repay me?

I only had the idea of helping the World Serpent, and you went to great lengths to turn your old friend into Herrscher to kill me?

You deserve to die!

As for what Otto plans to do now...

To be honest, he does have a plan, but he's not confident about it.

Given the current situation, if Otto claims to be confident, he's simply fooling himself.

While Honkai of the past was brutal enough, at most it forced humanity to progress and fight against it by accelerating its pace.

But now, the Honkai has not only accelerated its pace, but has even drawn its weapons.

At first, Otto thought that the short interval between the two Herrscher appearances was because he had deliberately arranged for Yuno to come into contact with the Tranquility Gem.