Senior Brother, Are You Married? (cont.)

"The Sirin Project, led by Bishop Otto, is publicly announced as a plan to enhance Schicksal's combat technology by analyzing the remains of the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin, and using the power of the Herrscher."

"In the days that followed, Bishop Otto even publicly announced that the 'Time-Space Rupture System' that came with some of the Valkyrie armor used by our Valkyrie was one of the products of this project."

"Without a thorough investigation, no one would question Bishop Otto's statement."

"Unfortunately, Bronya happened to have investigated this intelligence in detail during this period in order to investigate certain matters."

After gently tapping on a data point on the screen, Bronya spoke to the two of them with a serious expression.

"During the period between Bishop Otto's announcement of Sirin Project and his development of the Time-Space Rupture System, the number of data analysis reports from the biological research lab far exceeded that of other research projects at Schicksal."

"At first, Bronya thought the report from the biological research lab was mainly based on data analysis from the 'dissection of Sirin's remains,' but..."

"Three days after Bronya stormed the firewall, Bronya opened these reports and found that while there were reports of Sirin's autopsy, most of the reports actually focused on two points."

"How do the Herrscher Core fragments and bio-body fuse, and how do they generate consciousness by mixing Sirin's DNA with other DNA?"

As for Mei and Yuno, they didn't really understand much of what Bronya had said.

It's not that the two of them aren't smart enough; it's just that at this time, when faced with information that neither of them had ever encountered before, they certainly couldn't process it so quickly.

However, the situation changes once information related to the Herrscher is mentioned.

Both of them are Herrscher, and even special Herrscher, after having their cores stolen, managed to re-establish their cores within their bodies through the process of condensing them.

Both of them were perfectly clear about what Bronya meant by what she was saying.

Seeing the two seemingly lost in thought, Bronya didn't stop, but continued talking to them about the previous topic.

"Mass-produced clones, used to conduct Herrscher Core fusion experiments, while attempting to awaken the clones' consciousness, so that the Herrscher of the Void can once again descend upon this world."

"In my opinion, this is the true goal of the so-called Sirin Project— Bishop Otto's idea is clearly not to develop new power by using the power of the Herrscher of the Void."

"In pursuit of efficiency, he directly used Sirin's DNA to ensure that each copy was Herrscher Candidate, while also mixing in another person's DNA, thereby increasing the overall strength of these copy entities."

"Speaking of which, Mei- neechan Yuno- neechan, you should understand why I said Sister Kiana is not suitable to hear today's topic."

"... So that's how it is."

Yuno scrutinized the intelligence and data, a chill gradually crept onto her face.

"The Herrscher of the Void's resurrection plan... Kiana, the Herrscher of the Void, has successfully appeared before us..."

"Kiana Kaslana's true identity is actually one of these prototypes."

"Well, in terms of the outcome, Bishop Otto's plan succeeded, and that's precisely why Bronya felt that this man was far too dangerous."

Bronya, who had regained her emotions, showed a rare hint of lingering fear on her face after recalling the information she had deduced.

"And that's not all he did. Dr. Mags, who developed the HSN Serum, had a granddaughter who was A-rank Valkyrie at headquarters. She died in the experiment after participating in the Tranquility Gem's compatibility test because the fusion was not complete."

"In the following period of time, A-rank Valkyrie Wendy from Oceania, also became the experimental subject for those Desire Gem."

"In this failed experiment, although she did not die, her legs were crippled by the Desire Gem it entered her body."

"After I joined Schicksal, I did a quick assessment of Schicksal's overall combat strength and discovered something."

"As long as Schicksal dispatches the Divine Machine Force, two S-rank Valkyrie, Principal Theresa, and the Hyperion battleship, it would be incredibly easy to stop Mother's actions before she triggers the Third Honkai Outbreak."

"Perhaps the Anti-Entropy conservatives still have some trump cards up their sleeves, but with the combined strength of the Schicksal Headquarters and the Far East Branch, dealing with Mother's Titan Mech is definitely more than enough."

"However, Bishop Otto chose to remain still, but instead sent a group of agents, including Brother Lin Yu, to infiltrate Changkong City to protect Sister Kiana, the artificial Herrscher he created."

Faced with these matters concerning herself, Mei's expression gradually turned sour.

Otto, who has given her a good impression since joining Schicksal, was once one of the people Mei trusted.

Even after learning that Bishop Otto was not a good person, Mei still took the initiative to find reasons to exonerate him.

But now, thanks to Bronya's prompting, Mei suddenly realized something.

She already knew that Schicksal's combat power was enough to overwhelm Cocolia.

However, Mei's deep trust in Otto caused Mei to overlook something she should have discovered long ago.

In fact, as Valkyrie of the Far East Branch, Mei was familiar with the combat strength distribution of the Far East Branch.

With the Far East Branch's combat strength, if just two of the three— Fu Hua in her God-Slaying Armor, Theresa wielding the Divine Key, and Himeko connected to the Nexus System —were deployed, along with the Far East Branch's lower and middle-level combat forces, they would be enough to crush Cocolia's troops.

How could an enemy that even the strongest branch of Schicksal could handle still complete its plan after the people from Schicksal Headquarters appeared on the battlefield?

Is the Schicksal Headquarters such a useless organization?

The answer is clearly no.

Having been at the Schicksal Headquarters for less than a month, Mei had exchanged and sparred with the seniors there after losing her core.

Although it would be disrespectful to say this to the seniors in the Far East Branch, Mei is certain that the Valkyrie seniors at Schicksal Headquarters are actually much stronger than the seniors in the Far East Branch.

Could the headquarters of such powerful predecessors be a place full of incompetent fools?

After someone points it out, Mei, after a little speculation, will discover that Cocolia was able to commit evil deeds entirely because the Schicksal Headquarters turned a blind eye at the time.

For an organization to completely turn a blind eye to a rival organization plotting a conspiracy, there is absolutely no other reason than that the leader ordered it.

"Bronya, what do you mean by this?"

Yuno had already discerned Bronya's implied meaning, now clearly had a change in expression.

"I have made my meaning very clear."

After taking a deep breath, Bronya turned off the information screen, which was no longer of any use.

"The Third Honkai Outbreak energy eruption was indeed due to Mother's sins."

"But Bishop Otto has been standing by and watching, which is enough to show that he himself is happy to see this happen. Otherwise, with Schicksal's combat power, he would have been able to raze Changkong City before Mei became Herrscher Transformation."

That cannot be refuted.

In Yuno's view, Bronya's words were almost flawless, since the information she provided about Changkong City was information that everyone could obtain.

Schicksal does indeed possess overwhelming power against the Anti-Entropy faction. With Schicksal's strength, preventing the Third Honkai Outbreak would actually be a very simple matter.

However, the Third Honkai Outbreak still occurred. This either means that Otto, the commander of Schicksal, was a coward who was completely outmaneuvered by the enemy despite being far stronger than them, or that Otto never intended to stop the plan in the first place.

Moreover, in many cases, simply looking at who benefited from this major battle is enough to explain everything.

After the Third Honkai Outbreak, Cocolia's forces suffered heavy losses, and her adopted daughter was forced to join Schicksal. On the Schicksal side, they successfully preserved the Herrscher Candidate and also allowed Yuno and Mei, the two Herrscher Candidate, to join Schicksal and become Valkyrie under Otto.

So, Mom died not only because of my incompetence and Cocolia's atrocities, but also because Otto stood by and did nothing?!

"Yuno- neechan."

Bronya sighed softly as she watched her companion's expression gradually turn ferocious.

"If you feel you can't suppress the Herrscher Persona, then we can only end our conversation here for today."

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

After mentally yelling "Go back!" at her Herrscher Persona, Yuno's ferocious expression gradually disappeared.

However, instead, a visible look of exhaustion appeared on Yuno's face.

"The topic you're about to discuss is related to the Fourth Honkai Outbreak, isn't it?"

"I'm not stupid either. Otto had already started planning for the Third Honkai Outbreak Fourth Honkai Outbreak, so it's quite strange that he suddenly sent me, B-Class member of the Far East Branch, to hunt down Dr. Mags, who stole the Tranquility Gem, before the Fourth Honkai Impact began."

"Yes, Yuno you've thought of that, things become much simpler."

Seeing the exhaustion on Yuno's face, Bronya, unable to bear it any longer, stopped trying to continue her story.

However, upon realizing this truth that should have been easily perceived, a shadow that could not be dispelled clearly appeared in Mei and Yuno's hearts.

[This little girl... what she said really makes sense.]

We all knew that man was no good, but now it seems his depravity has far exceeded our expectations.

Yes, we were all too naive.

"He resurrected the Herrscher of the Void, implanted the Desire Gem into Wendy, indirectly causing her to become the Herrscher of Wind, allowed Cocolia's atrocities to lead to the birth of the Herrscher of Thunder, and actively promoted the birth of the Herrscher of Death."

After counting Otto's 'headcounts' in this area on her fingers, Yuno suddenly smiled softly.

"Among the Herrscher have now appeared, apart from Welt, the Herrscher of Reason whom we know almost nothing about, the awakening of the four Herrscher of Void, Wind, Thunder, and Death, as well as Fusu, are all related to Otto."

"And Fu Hua, the Class President who became a Herrscher of Constraint Herrscher and transformed into the Herrscher of Reason..."

After mentioning the two companions who did not return to Schicksal Headquarters, Yuno's smile suddenly became even more terrifying.

"Hey, Bronya, Mei, don't you guys think...?"

"Is it related to that bastard Otto that the Class President and seniors can transform into Herrscher?"

The two who remained silent for a moment, after a brief moment of thought, already had their answer.

Although the three of them still called Fu Hua "Class President", after what they had gone through, even a fool could see that Fu Hua was definitely more than just an ordinary A-rank Valkyrie.

Now that she left Schicksal for Shenzhou suddenly felt more confident and announced that "the Crimson Heron Immortal has returned to Shenzhou." Judging from this, even if she and the legendary Crimson Heron Immortal are not the same person, they must have a very close relationship.

Such an elite Valkyrie had long ago obtained her own God-Slaying Armor...

All signs indicate that Fu Hua and Otto knew each other long ago.

Then, after reading through all the beastly things Otto had done, the two who had experienced the Herrscher of Law almost went back to despair.

So, Class President Fu Hua become Herrscher Transformation because she learned Otto's true colors and realized she couldn't deal with him, which led to her despair?

No wonder...

Bronya, having realized this, muttered to herself in exasperation.

"No wonder, in the video, the Class President said to Miss Amber, who was still near Otto's 'body' at the time, 'From today onwards, I will decide this Schicksal!'"

"So, even before she Herrscher Transformation, she was already dissatisfied with Otto being the Archbishop of Schicksal, which is why she said this as soon as she Herrscher Transformation."

"So... the Herrscher of Reason attached to the Class President, could it be that Otto became Herrscher because of him?"

Listening to Bronya's explanation, Mei asked with a slightly subtle question.

"Isn't this analysis a bit too forced?"

"No, if Otto is really that kind of person, the Class President, who has known him longer, might know more about Otto's dirty secrets."

At this moment, Yuno's mood became extremely strange, and a strange smile appeared on her face.

"We haven't seen the Class President since then."

"Do you think if we go to Tai Xu Mountain and talk to the Class President, she might tell us everything she knew in the past?"

"If the Class President doesn't undergo a drastic personality change, then probably..."

At this moment, as if remembering something, Bronya's tone suddenly became hesitant.

"Bronya analyzed these things based on the information in the intelligence database."

"So— Brother Lin Yu, how much of it does he know?"

Lin Yu had no idea what Otto was really like and only thought he was a bad person—this answer was obviously wrong.

In fact, if the three of them had used their brains a little, they would have realized that every time Lin Yu made a move, it was as if he had 'foreseen' something, and he could always prevent the worst situation from happening at the most critical moment.

In Changkong City, Lin Yu helped Raiden Mei stabilize her mind in advance, and then immediately after Raiden Mei Herrscher Transformation, he used the HSN Serum to suppress the Herrscher Persona within Mei.

Also in Changkong City, based on Kiana's previous casual conversations with everyone, before Lin Yu went to stop the Third Honkai Outbreak, he also saved Kiana who was being captured by Cocolia, thus catalyzing the personality of the Herrscher of the Void.

On the eve of the Fourth Honkai Outbreak, Lin Yu seemed to sense something was amiss. He abandoned the three slow-moving individuals and rushed to Yuno's side, stopping her from becoming the Herrscher of Death Yuno Death and wreaking havoc.

During the Fifth Honkai Outbreak, although Lin Yu did not engage in battle with the Herrscher of Reason, his actions at the time clearly showed that he was trying to calm the Herrscher of Reason, who was in a bad mood.

It might be luck if someone manages to prevent a major disaster once, but to always act as if they foresee the unfolding events and make the right decision every time would make them seem like a clueless idiot...

Anyone who thinks that way is a complete idiot!

Looking back now, Lin Yu, who launched these operations, must have known far more information than anyone else.

Considering that Lin Yu usually only speaks to resolve people's inner problems and doesn't talk much at other times, preferring to quietly solve problems on his own first, he probably knows much more than people imagine.

"If I were just making a hypothetical assumption..."

Looking at the two people beside her, whose condition was clearly getting worse, Bronya felt a little regretful about today.

She seemed to have revealed a lot of information. It felt like the chances of Mei and Yuno going berserk at the same time if she revealed this last analysis were to be told... were probably very low.

But the probability that they would be furious on the spot is absolutely ridiculously high!