Kevin, Maybe You'd Better Stay Out of This

What, you changed your ways after betraying your master and ancestors?

I am still the same person, I haven't changed at all.

"Senior..."

Only then did she realize that she had subconsciously pushed Lin Yu away. Yuno suddenly adjusted her expression and smiled lightly at Lin Yu.

"That child does have our blood, but that doesn't mean I'll become your girlfriend."

"It's a bit late to say this now, but I'm really hard to win over."

At that moment, Yuno's character introduction template suddenly appeared in front of Lin Yu's eyes.

[Name: Yuno (surname abandoned)]

[Identity: Your junior in Schicksal, Herrscher of Death possessing two cores.]

Current favorability rating: 71...70...71...70...

[Note: In short, she was telling the truth; she is indeed very difficult to pursue.]

It's so hard to get a 70% favorability rating... What's going on with this back-and-forth?

Seeing Lin Yu silent, Yuno turned and left after saying those words.

Faced with this situation, what could Lin Yu say?

Women are so hard to understand, is that what you're trying to say?

Yes, sometimes I do feel like I can't keep up with everyone's train of thought.

[You used to be able to easily fool them based on their personalities, but now, only a few months later, although your skills in this area have steadily improved, they've become even harder to understand.]

There's no way around it; everyone's personality can change depending on certain events.

However, although Lin Yu could sense that Yuno her heart, he couldn't force her to say it directly.

In this situation, he had no better ideas than to follow the plan carefully.

"However, I finally remembered something."

At that moment, Lin Yu remembered something and picked up the communicator to contact Theresa had just returned to the bishop's office.

"Bishop Theresa, I have a request."

"Lin, Lin Yu?"

On the other end of the communicator, Theresa, who was about to call Himeko to discuss shifting the blame, asked Lin Yu guiltily.

"What happened so suddenly?"

"I want headquarters to grant me some authority."

"One that would grant me the authority to dispose of Chiyou's corpse."

Kevin will emerge from seclusion sooner or later, and when that happens, he will undoubtedly use Chiyou's corpse to make sashimi.

In this situation, it's best to dispose of Chiyou's body beforehand...

It seems like a lot of trouble, but I can't just not do it.

If Kevin's food rations can be disposed of in advance, his recovery process will be slower.

As for what to do in the future—the world has become so strange now that having too many plans actually makes it easier for plans to fall behind changes.

Instead of pondering random thoughts now, I'll focus on using this time to practice my skills in defeating weaker opponents and improve my adaptability to the Blank Key and the Divine Key.

That night, in a certain coffee shop

Inside a coffee shop, the Gray Serpent opened the door and looked at the coffee shop owner.

This coffee shop was originally Raven's property.

But after she betrayed the World Serpent, she never appeared again in the shop that belonged to her.

That makes sense, after all, even if it was forced, the snake would not allow a traitor to exist in the mortal world.

From the moment Raven made her choice, she and the World Serpent became mortal enemies.

After Raven betrayed World Serpent, the shop was searched by Gray Serpent, but nothing unusual was found.

After using special means to seize some of Raven's fixed assets, the shop was ostensibly sold by Gray Serpent to an ordinary man.

Behind the scenes, the new owner of this coffee shop is actually a member of World Serpent.

This shop also became a secret meeting place for members of World Serpent, who usually didn't have many customers.

However, before today, Gray Serpent never imagined that this coffee shop would welcome such a customer.

"This shop... Ha, I didn't expect that."

Otto Apocalypse, who had entered the shop in disguise, had actually noticed something as he walked into the café.

"Xiola once complained to me that World Serpent had seized a portion of her property and sold it off. I never expected that the sold-off shops would still be operating under World Serpent's name."

"Sir."

Looking at the man in front of him, Gray Serpent calmly walked to Otto's seat and spoke to Otto very naturally.

"Nothing in this world is ever static."

"Just like past enemies, they can become close allies at any time because of current threats, right?"

"Haha, you're right."

Hearing Gray Serpent's words, Otto smiled calmly and said.

"It seems that Mr. Gray Serpent is prepared to let bygones be bygones?"

"Ha, we World Serpent no longer have the power to pursue you, Mr. Otto."

No, not now.

After keenly perceiving the implied meaning in the other party's words, Otto truly felt that joining forces with this group was like seeking a tiger's skin.

In fact, Otto had joined forces with his enemies more than once.

However, during the Second Honkai Eruption, Otto joined forces with his enemies from Anti-Entropy, so he didn't feel much psychological pressure.

After all, although those people from Anti-Entropy didn't like Otto, as good people, they genuinely prioritized the greater good.

When the Herrscher appears, this group will definitely prioritize saving humanity and defeating the Herrscher, rather than taking advantage of Schicksal's weakness to deliver a fatal blow to Otto.

However, the people of World Serpent and the Anti-Entropy group are clearly not the same type of good people.

The plan this group prepared was the "Stigmata Plan," a plan that even Otto thought was a bit extreme.

Even if they truly wanted to save the world, could those who used the Stigmata Plan to 'defeat' the Honkai be considered benevolent people?

For example, right now, although this Gray Serpent is humble, Otto knows very well that the other party has only chosen to join forces with Otto, his enemy, out of desperation.

If Otto reveals even the slightest flaw in their alliance, the other side will instantly begin to calculate whether it's more worthwhile to continue their alliance with Otto or to find an opportunity to eliminate Otto.

Ugh, this is such a hassle.

But there's nothing I can do. Honkai 3rd is going to go all out this time, so I have no choice but to do some things outside of my original plan.

"Of course, I am here today to negotiate as Mr. Otto's ally."

At this moment, Gray Serpent looked at Otto, who was clearly deep in thought, and said very seriously.

"On behalf of World Serpent, I can say that we will absolutely not stab Mr. Otto in the back during our future cooperation."

"Of course, verbal promises are too weak, so we have prepared something as a gift from Mr. Otto for the Plague Gem."

After taking out a small box, Gray Serpent placed it on the table.

"The Plague Gem is indeed a treasure that can solve our immediate crisis. So, in order to repay Mr. Otto's favor, I have also brought out a reserve of resources that are extremely valuable to the current World Serpent."

"Oh, very precious?"

After picking up the small box, Otto, a genius researcher, only glanced at it briefly before feigning surprise and speaking in a very surprised tone.

"This creation is incredibly intricately constructed."

"Mr. Gray Serpent, I have a question. This thing—it's obviously a broken, discarded product, isn't it?"

After realizing that the thing was broken, Otto put down the box in his hand and asked the Gray Serpent in a very flippant manner.

"I have already shown you sufficient sincerity by presenting you with the Plague Gem."

"But your side... well, I'm a little disappointed."

"The Staff of the Underworld is just its name. As for why it broke, it's because one of the researchers in my organization was too tired and accidentally broke it during testing."

"However, Mr. Otto, you don't need to make me sound so bad. Although the Staff of the Underworld is broken, with your intelligence and the technology obtained from the Void Archive, you are more than capable of repairing this item, and even mass-producing it using this prototype. Am I wrong?"

"Instead of pointless scheming, I hope Mr. Otto can show a little bit of sincerity and have a proper talk with us."

Ha, this guy seems to have made preparations in advance.

"Your sincerity is fine, but I mainly want to know—what exactly is it that you crave?"

Faced with Otto's questioning, Gray Serpent certainly couldn't reveal the World Serpent's purpose in detail.

He wasn't stupid; how could he possibly tell the other party that their boss was still imprisoned in the Quantum Sea, and that they were currently in a very precarious situation?

Transactions always depend on the strength of both parties.

Once Otto discovers that World Serpent's strength is actually incredibly weak, he will definitely not act as a gentleman who doesn't take advantage of others' misfortunes. Instead, he will return directly to Schicksal Headquarters, bring three S-class members and others, and attack directly to seize everything belonging to World Serpent.

However, the Gray Serpent now believe that although they cannot reveal everything, they can, to some extent, try to Otto into their scheme.

"Our goal is simple. The World Serpent's Stigmata Plan requires the use of the Abyssal Eye in Haiyuan City to conduct some energy experiments."

"The Anti-Entropy faction is precisely Mr. Otto's greatest concern, and I think the next step..."

"Mr. Otto, you might consider joining forces with us to attack Anti-Entropy and eliminate our common enemy."

"I think that if Anti-Entropy were gone, it would be a good thing for you, wouldn't it?"

Chapter 225. Kevin, maybe you shouldn't come out at all.

If Anti-Entropy is gone, it would certainly be a good thing for Otto.

In fact, from the moment the Anti-Entropy organization was founded until now, this organization has been a major concern for Otto.

In that battle, after Otto failed to defeat Welt Joyce, he chose to use the incredibly precious Honkai Energy Fission Bomb to bombard the city where Joyce was located.

He didn't know if this move could kill his opponent, but in any case, for Otto at that time, the moment Joyce was seriously injured was definitely the opportunity he had the best chance to finish him off.

Of course, in the years that followed, because 'Welt Joyce' appeared in the public eye, Otto could only regretfully conclude that the fission bomb he had spent a lot of money to develop had failed to kill this damned nemesis.

In the days that followed, the Anti-Entropy organization continued to develop.

Over the decades, Otto had considered how to solve the problem of Anti-Entropy.

However, the Anti-Entropy group is not stupid. How could they possibly resort to head-on confrontation when the forces of Schicksal are far stronger than Anti-Entropy?

At that Anti-Entropy, apart from Welt, who was the Alliance Leader, and a few other leaders, most of the Anti-Entropy branches were unaware of each other's existence. Some of the branches did not even know that their superiors were Anti-Entropy.

These divisions, as functionally independent groups, perform specific tasks.

It is precisely because of this organizational structure that Schicksal is unable to eradicate Anti-Entropy.

Even if one branch is exposed, it won't cause too much damage or leak too many secrets, and it certainly won't endanger the core of the Anti-Entropy organization.

A typical example is ET Studio, the entertainment company under Anti-Entropy.

At the time, ET Studio developed two mecha anime series, which achieved great success in Asia and Europe.

At the time, Otto himself, who was unaware of the powerful mecha that Anti-Entropy had created, was even obsessed with these anime for a period of time.

When Otto saw the famous line, "Tyrant of the heavens! Behold the sight of shattered stars!", his heart skipped a beat.

After all, these were the words Joyce said when he was beating him up, and he couldn't possibly have completely forgotten them.

Even so, Otto never doubted ET Studio, the entertainment company.