Chapter 309

It was too early to say; this was the first time Kallen had found Otto so adorable. She stepped in at the crucial moment, abruptly stopping the mischievous fox's actions!

"How utterly boring." Yae Sakura straightened her clothes upon seeing Otto standing at the door and said, "Master Otto, how should I describe it? Otto's brilliant plan to secure the world ended up costing him both his wife and his army?"

Otto's face... seemed to be holding together, showing no significant change. He simply maintained a basic smile and said, "I want to talk to my Kallen for a while."

"While it's not exactly a confidential matter," Otto said politely, "I wouldn't really like having an irrelevant person listening to our conversation."

"Is it unimportant?" Yae Sakura walked up to Otto and said in a voice only Otto could hear, "Your plan is really something, meow~"

"Oh~" Otto said, still looking very calm, "Isn't this the ending that the Yae Miko wanted to see the most? I know everything that happened in the isolation room just now."

"Hehehe~" Yae Sakura laughed and left, leaving Otto with only a series of ambiguous laughs.

"What a troublesome woman." Otto shook his head and walked in, looking at Kallen was letting out a sigh of relief, and said, "Kallen."

"Can you let me out?" Kallen breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't particularly like Otto had indeed helped her this time. Kallen really had no idea what that sly fox was thinking.

Humans are not just animals that know how to mate; if they don't control their own desires, they can easily cause trouble in the end.

Kallen doesn't want to cause trouble for herself right now.

"How long are you planning to keep me locked up?" Kallen said impatiently, arms crossed. "This place should have surveillance cameras, right? You should know everything from the moment I woke up and started talking to Ai."

In a typical storyline, this place would definitely have a lot of surveillance equipment, and there would definitely be a bunch of people in white coats observing your every move in one of the rooms.

Ai, Redhead, and Yae Sakura definitely didn't come in to chat idly, nor were they just telling her what had happened recently. They must have some other purpose.

For example, during the observation, it should have been after communication, observation, and final evaluation that Otto determined he posed no threat before entering.

"Oh, my lovely Kallen," Otto said, seemingly delighted. "You can go out whenever you want."

"Just want to?" Kallen looked at Otto and then at the tightly closed door behind him. It seemed that this "want" did not refer to whether she wanted to or was willing to leave, but rather to the means by which she would get out.

"You're absolutely right," Kallen said. "If I wanted to, I could definitely get out the way I wanted to."

"But why should I do that?"

"Besides," Kallen said, not entirely trusting, "For you, Otto, there are only two possible outcomes: the plan succeeds or it fails."

"You Otto, weren't prepared for either of these outcomes, were you?"

Kallen herself didn't have much contact with Otto in this world, probably because in the game he always seemed like a behind-the-scenes boss, which naturally made Kallen not have much affection for Otto.

However, Otto is quite in line with the character's established traits most of the time; for example, his obsession with Kallen is quite consistent with the character's established traits.

Furthermore, if Kallen remembers correctly, the setting states that Otto and MEI are theoretically of the same kind of people, who consider defeating the Honkai as the highest priority. For them, as long as they can defeat the Honkai, everything else, including themselves, can be sacrificed.

From an outsider's perspective, such people can indeed be considered heroes, but for those around them, it's a bit uncomfortable.

Because you yourself are also among those who can be sacrificed. No matter how good your relationship with him is, it won't matter.

Now Kallen understands why their team has encountered so many troubles. Otto deliberately left their team there, hoping that one of them would become Herrscher.

Otto never expected that the Herrscher would be himself.

It's also possible that Otto had already taken this into account, which is why he deliberately left himself, a theoretically non-combatant, there and led the Valkyrie squad on patrols whenever possible.

The situation is quite clear now; if I rush out, a fierce battle is definitely waiting for me.

"I'm saying, Otto," Kallen said without making any move, "Actually, you should know that I'm not Kallen. But I can't say I understand you, nor can I say I don't understand you at all. You don't think I'd be stupid enough to run outside just because you say something, do you?"

This world is different from the game, and Otto can't control everything.

Otto has decision-making power, but it's not particularly centralized. To give an imperfect example, this matter requires approval from the branch meeting before Otto can make a formal decision. So, if this guy comes empty-handed but says he can leave, he definitely doesn't have good intentions.

It's at least not 100% well-intentioned.

"No," Otto said, "I mean it."

He seemed quite sincere as he said, "While it is true, as you said, that I do not have complete decision-making power, the Hyperion is still subject to Schicksal. I still have the final say."

"Really?" Kallen looked at Otto with disbelief.

"You can try," Otto said, stepping aside from the doorway. "How could I have kept my lovely Kallen locked up like this until now?"

Seeing that Otto seemed quite honest, Kallen stood at the front door. Sure enough, the door, which hadn't reacted before, opened abruptly as soon as she stood there.

Kallen peeked outside cautiously, and it seemed there was no one around. There wasn't the heavy guard she had imagined either; it seemed Otto had finally told the truth this time.

"So what brings you here?" Kallen asked Otto with a puzzled look, not in a hurry to leave.

"I just wanted to clear up some misunderstandings," Otto said, sounding somewhat honest. "I didn't want my lovely Kallen to misunderstand so much."

"Misunderstanding?" Kallen chuckled dismissively. "How could there be a misunderstanding? I would never misunderstand you. Isn't creating a Herrscher with a human heart part of your plan?"

"So they deliberately left us there," Kallen said. "Durandal has already told us all this."

There is no misunderstanding.

How could there be a misunderstanding? This kind of thing is most likely something only Otto would do, well, maybe some other countries could too. But right now, it's just you, Otto.

A misunderstanding? How could that be?!

"No!" Otto shook his head and said, "Actually, I didn't expect this result either. I just felt that a Herrscher would definitely be born."

"I know," Kallen said, a little impatiently, "Between us."

"No, no, no~" Otto shook his head and said, "I didn't think about this at first. It's just that the calculation results showed that this artificial Honkai could produce a new Herrscher, but the calculation did not indicate that this would be the result."

"Hmm?" Kallen asked, somewhat puzzled by Otto's words, "Calculation? Come to think of it, I'm quite curious how you calculated it?"

Can this thing have a mathematical model? Honkai isn't necessarily scientific, but it can be incredibly Honkai; it can have patterns or be completely unpredictable. Applying conventional logic or other scientific models to Honkai is...

How should I put it?

Schrödinger's calculation process.

Simply put, if something can be observed, the calculation is correct; if it cannot be observed, the calculation is incorrect. It's unlike traditional scientific calculations, where results significantly deviate from the calculated outcome unless there is deliberate interference.

There's no range of estimation for this; it's either success or failure.

How is this calculated?

"This is a very complex calculation process," Otto explained after thinking for a while. "It's not something I can explain in a short time. We used the latest generation of supercomputers to perform the calculations. The results are more accurate than ever before."

"A supercomputer?" Kallen asked curiously. "What kind of supercomputer can do that?"

Researching Honkai certainly requires the assistance of supercomputers, but calculating the probability of the birth of Herrscher seems to be something that even MEI couldn't achieve.

"The Tree Diagram Designer," Otto said. "The latest generation, right above us."

She pointed to the top of her head.

'The Tree Diagram Designer?' Kallen frowned slightly upon hearing the name. If she remembered correctly, something with the name 'Tree Diagram Designer' and also a huge satellite in orbit didn't seem to be something that appeared in the Honkai Impact 3rd movie, did it?

'Speaking of which...' Kallen thought carefully.

' The Soul of the Underworld isn't a character from Honkai Impact 3rd, is he?' Kallen couldn't help but feel that something didn't quite add up. 'This really is a bit strange. Is it just a coincidence?'

"It just doesn't seem quite right."

"I understand," Kallen said. "You made a plan based on the calculation results, and the calculation results were basically consistent with your plan, but you didn't expect the result to be correct, did you?"

"Yes," Otto said sincerely.

"Oh~" Kallen smiled slightly and walked to Otto's side. Suddenly, she pushed Otto aside and said, "I don't believe you! You old man, you're so wicked!"

Otto was definitely right about one thing: he never expected the outcome to be his own.

As for the rest, I don't believe you for a second!

Letting me out is the most important thing!

Chapter 341 Not Great

You should only believe half of what Otto says, and you should also consider the other half equally.

Half-believing, half-doubting; half-not wanting to wake up.

Therefore, it's safe to believe Otto when he says he can leave. But what about the rest? According to Otto's explanation, his calculations show Herrscher will be born, so he went along with the plan. This is believable. His reason for leaving them there is to have immediate contact with the newly born Herrscher —this statement is less certain. From an empirical standpoint, he has successfully subdued Herrscher, so Otto might have had this intention.

On the other hand, Otto must also know that this Herrscher was born from this team.

As for the final result, the plan and calculations were pretty much correct, except that the person hadn't been anticipated, so you can hardly trust that. That guy even prepared the medicine and sent Durandal out before communications were restored.

Do you think I'd believe that?! You probably planned this all along, didn't you?!

Even so, Kallen was still reluctant to fall out with Otto, as she would need to cooperate with him for at least the foreseeable future. Furthermore, she was still very curious about the supercomputer called the 'Tree Diagram Designer'.

What kind of machine could calculate such a thing, and is there a connection between this machine and the character I drew, or is it just a coincidence?

This looks quite interesting...

"Yo~"

Someone Kallen also didn't really want to see stood in front of her.

"So this is a rotating schedule?" Kallen complained, looking at the person in front of her. "Can't I have some time to rest?"

The person who shouted "Yo" was none other than Siegfried. Kallen was someone she neither wanted to see nor disliked; she didn't want to see him because he was too stubborn, but she didn't dislike him because he was quite pitiful in many ways.

Although his pitiful state was, to some extent, self-inflicted.

"What's wrong with Kiana?" Kallen asked before Siegfried could say anything.

"Things are going well." Siegfried still seemed worried as he said, "Although she can't get out of bed yet, the ship's doctor said Kiana is recovering very well and will be able to move around in a few days. The injury won't leave any lasting effects."

Kiana was treated by a highly skilled doctor, and even the doctor was amazed.

From their perspective, Kiana's injuries were almost certainly fatal; even with the best efforts to save her, she would likely spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.

However, the unknown doctor not only healed Kiana's injuries but also left no lasting effects, which is truly amazing medical skill.

"Of course," Kallen said proudly, "As long as they're not dead, they can be saved."

The title "Soul of the Underworld" isn't given lightly. In the lore, Soul of the Underworld is an extremely skilled general practitioner, and also seems to be a researcher with research and development capabilities.

The device used by a person who was bathing upside down was developed by the Soul of the Underworld.

"Why are you here instead of staying with Kiana?" Kallen retorted. "Kiana really needs someone to be with her right now."

"I'm worried about you too," Siegfried said with even greater concern, "The Herrscher..."

"Me?" Kallen shook her head and said, "It's true that I'm Herrscher, but you don't need to worry about anything. I haven't lost my true self because of being Herrscher, nor have I lost my mind because of becoming Herrscher."

"Everything is fine now."

"So I said~" Kallen waved her hand and said, "You'd better go and keep Kiana instead of me."

"Well..." Siegfried wanted to say something more.

"Not that much," Kallen said. "As you can see, I'm Herrscher now. Whatever you thought of me before, I think you'd better not overthink it now. Also, face reality."

"Cecilia is dead," Kallen said. "I am not Cecilia!"

This might seem heartless, but it's a necessary cruelty. Although Kallen herself has said it countless times, she just can't dispel Siegfried's idea; it remains to be seen whether she can do so this time.

"I know..." Siegfried said with a silly grin, hands on his hips, "I know..."

'You know nothing!' Kallen shook her head as she looked at Siegfried.

He knows about skewers! It seems he hasn't given up on those unrealistic ideas.

Why...

"Siegfried," Kallen sighed, "You should know that I am now Herrscher, and it's impossible for me to go back to what I was before. Although we are in the same boat now, we are ultimately on two different paths."

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"I know that facing reality is difficult and sad for you, but people always have to face reality, don't they?"

"Stop indulging in pointless fantasies. It's better to wake up from those fantasies than to suffer even greater pain in the future."

"Let's face reality now."

"I.."

"Not Cecilia!"

Chapter 342 Meeting the Redhead

Li Pu found that his life didn't seem to have changed much.