Chapter 190

He possesses his own aura and can wield his own weapons; this Li Pu is definitely more mysterious than he imagined, and he may have a deep connection with him.

Otto, who was also standing nearby, seemed to be deep in thought.

'Indeed, he can use it.' One of Otto's doubts was finally confirmed, but more doubts arose.

The Colorless Serenade is Kallen's weapon, and Otto felt something was off when he saw Kallen's shadow in this person.

So he deliberately let Li Pu know about the existence of the Colorless Serenade and where the weapon was. He even deliberately dragged Kallen away when he left, preventing her from taking the Colorless Serenade.

He just wanted to test Li Pu.

It seems that the trial and error was correct.

But even if it's correct, more and more questions arise.

Why is he able to use these?

Why does he have Kallen's aura on him?

Who exactly is this person? And what is their relationship with Kallen?

And why...

Otto touched his head.

Why does it feel like my head is...?

It looks like she's wearing a hat.

This is really strange!

Chapter 219 Otto Greento

Today is destined to be a sorrowful day for the entire Yae Village.

They either had to wear mourning clothes or their entire family was wiped out.

This was probably the most serious disaster Yae Village had ever experienced since its inception, yet there was no funeral, and even during the village's collective meal, there wasn't much grief to be seen.

There is sadness.

But grief is of no use.

For the villagers, there was no time or opportunity to grieve or remember. They could only gather themselves and their families and continue living.

To continue to survive on this land that has already suffered a calamity.

Perhaps this is life for them.

The only option was to scavenge for usable items in the ruins, collect the incomplete bodies of former family, friends, and relatives, and bury them. They would then repair any remaining usable houses and move back in.

Sadness is in the past; life must go on.

Li Pu didn't leave Yae Shrine with Kallen and Yae Sakura to help the villagers rebuild Yae Village, because of Yae Sakura! She was the main cause of all this. And these same villagers, if they hadn't sacrificed Yae Sakura's sister back then, perhaps none of this would have happened.

Whether in official history or in games.

From God's perspective, the real cause of the tragedy in Yae Village was neither the villagers nor Yae Sakura.

It's also the villagers' ignorance that they're referring to any Chief Priest.

The villagers' ignorance and superstition led them to believe that the lack of rain was due to the gods' displeasure, requiring sacrifices. The shrine Chief Priest, for the sake of his rule in Yae Village, yielded to this popular opinion. No matter how powerful the shrine Miko was, she was less important than his own position! He ruthlessly severed Yae Rin's Achilles tendon and cruelly ordered Yae Sakura to kill her own sister.

This is the root cause of the tragedy we are in now.

What did those villagers really need at that time? Xi Menbao!

A water conservancy expert who doesn't believe in God!

Area 11 has very rich water resources, and most of it is located in the rainy Asian monsoon belt, with an annual rainfall of about 970 mm, which is twice the world average.

They need a water conservancy expert to guide them in self-rescue and production, rather than turning to some vague or even malicious god.

But who can Yae Village for not having one?

This was the villagers' own choice, and if they don't swallow the consequences of this choice, who will bear them for them?

Li Pu didn't want to pity anyone, nor did he want to say anything to Yae Sakura like "when will this cycle of revenge end?"

But he was unwilling to go down and see the tragic state of Yae Village.

He just wants to know for a moment; he really doesn't want to see it.

Li Pu didn't want to go down and see, but that didn't mean he could completely distance himself from the situation just by staying here. Because someone was still coming to find him— Otto.

The expression on his face seemed a little strange.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Li Pu asked, putting away his folding fan.

"If you have any questions, I won't tell you."

"Of course." Li Pu said with a smile, his expression a mixture of kindness and gratitude. "Thank you for leaving me Kallen's twin pistols before you left, otherwise I reckon I would be in heaven by now."

"Leave it to you?" Otto seemed a little surprised. "Why would you think I'm leaving the Colorless Serenade to you?"

"That's Kallen's weapon. Don't you think I'm here to investigate you for stealing the Colorless Serenade?"

"If so, then you didn't come empty-handed," Li Pu said. "After this incident, hasn't your Schicksal temporarily gained a little bit of transcendental power here?"

The Honkai Beast attack wasn't entirely a bad thing, at least not for Schicksal, who had come from afar.

These days, it's still a matter of who has the bigger fist and who has the power; the standard truth is held within the range of cannons.

Schicksal has arrived, Schicksal possesses the fighting power. While a Honkai Beast siege didn't send the Daimyo's entire family to their doom, it still inflicted heavy losses on the Daimyo Schicksal. Unlike the temporary power vacuum in the game, where Destiny successfully filled the void here, the heavy losses led to a contraction of the Daimyo's power and a shortage of troops.

He had to relinquish some of his power to allow the Schicksal, who had come from afar, to temporarily assist in defending against the Honkai Beast.

Schicksal has not yet obtained full administrative, judicial, and taxation rights, but it has temporarily acquired the right to station troops and a small amount of judicial power. Although it is temporary, Schicksal knows that it is impossible for it to truly take root and develop anything here, separated by oceans.

However, at least for the time being, they have greater rights to act unless they clash with the Daimyo.

So if Otto really is here to investigate this matter...

"You came alone." Li Pu, without showing any panic, said while holding his folding fan, "Then it's definitely not to interrogate me."

"What if I were?" Otto asked mysteriously.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Li Pu's face fell, and he said bluntly, "Get lost!"

Otto was speechless at Li Pu's words.

That's really not being polite at all.

"Alright." Otto finally dropped his mystery, but asked with curiosity and a hint of inquiry, "I certainly didn't come here to interrogate you."

"You're very clever. You guessed right; I deliberately left it for you."

"Since you already guessed it, why did you still use it?"

"Because I have no choice." Li Pu opened his folding fan with a whoosh and said, "Mr. Otto, I think you don't need to be so secretive."

"There aren't many people here. Yae Sakura and Kallen have gone to help the villagers."

"The Chief Priest also temporarily came out to show his presence."

"I think you must have come to this point with some clarity in your mind, right?"

"Yes," Otto said, "It seems I can't hide anything from you. My guess is that you're from the future."

Quiet...

It suddenly became very quiet.

Li Pu froze on the spot, staring blankly at Otto.

No...

This...

Wait a minute! Shouldn't we be talking about Yae Sakura? Why are we suddenly talking about myself? But if we're just talking about the era depicted in this game, it is indeed the past for Li Pu.

"Uh...hehehe..." Li Pu chuckled dryly and said, "Mr. Otto, I think we're not talking about the same thing."

No, why are you suddenly talking about yourself?

Yae Sakura! Yae Sakura! Yae Sakura!

I'll say it three times because it's important!

Why talk about Li Pu?

Don't exaggerate so much, okay?!

Not good.

"I think we're talking about this," Otto said, wanting to discuss Li Pu. "I'm not interested in anything else."

"Don't you care about the lives of the people here?" Li Pu asked, frowning slightly.

Otto in the game doesn't have this personality at all.

While Otto in real life wasn't much of a character, he portrayed himself as incredibly noble and virtuous in the game. He was described as someone who loved the people, was brave and fearless, selfless, cared for his people like his own children, and hated evil as if it were his enemy.

He's practically praising himself as a perfect saint.

In the game, he decided to stay not just for Kallen, but also because he saw the terrible state of the people here after being attacked by Honkai Beast.

To protect the people here.

This decision made Kallen feel good about him again.

Hmm, so shouldn't we be discussing Yae Sakura right now?

Why are we discussing Li Pu?

Is this some kind of outrageous nonsense?

Want!

"In my heart, no one can surpass Kallen." Otto said almost without hesitation, without pretense, and even with unusual firmness, "To me, the people here, if they die, they die. It doesn't matter."

"But my Kallen is different."

"So," Otto said with a gentlemanly smile, "What exactly is it that has caused you to have this illusion?"

"Would I abandon my Kallen to take care of those ants?"

Li Pu was speechless.

Yes, that's very Otto.

It seems that in the Honkai setting, the core of all Otto's actions is Kallen, so it's not surprising at all that Otto would say something like that.

"Then your Kallen is just taking care of the ants below," Li Pu said. "What are you doing here?"

"Find another Kallen," Otto said.

"You should know me," Otto said confidently. "It's not that I know nothing about you, so you should know that I do have some knowledge of the soul."

"You're not just someone who has a faint resemblance to Kallen."

Otto said, "Kallen's soul resides within your body."

"A complete but sleeping soul." Otto said with great confidence, "Do not doubt my words, I am from Schicksal. Schicksal's research on souls and Honkai is far greater than here, and probably more than you can imagine."

"Then what do you mean by telling me all this?" Li Pu said, a sense of unease creeping in. "If you want to know..."

"Even if I tell you, so what? I come from the future."

"So you are Kallen's reincarnation," Otto said. "I asked Kallen about you; you suddenly appeared here. It's possible that some kind of spacetime disturbance caused by special circumstances brought you here."

"And gradually began to awaken to the past life of Kallen."

"Heh." Li Pu interrupted Otto, saying, "Mr. Otto, I don't really want to hear your useless explanations."

"I just want to remind you that this matter won't be over so easily."

"Aren't you allowed to make a decision?"

"Of course I know, and I already have a goal," Otto said. "But more than that, I care about Kallen."

"That Kallen is outside, helping the ants in your mouth!" Li Pu was a little angry.

"I know," Otto nodded and said, "And you too."