Rita's Decision and Kiss (Continued)

Bai Ge shrugged, unable to deny it.

Aside from being controlled by a certain inhuman sycophant, Schicksal has indeed been dedicated to the cause of fighting against the Honkai.

Unfortunately, while he can now overthrow Theresa and ascend to the throne of the St. Freya Academy with a single command, he cannot usurp the position of Archbishop of Schicksal.

Well, it's not impossible.

After all, Bai is capable of time travel to the past.

(Tch, last time you kept calling me your friend, but my favorability rating didn't increase at all. You shill! If you're so capable, why don't you really consider me a friend? I'll just travel back in time 500 years and kill you!)

Thinking about it this way, Otto really took a long detour.

The simplest and most correct way for him to fulfill his long-cherished wish of saving Kallen Kaslana to become a true friend of Bai Ge, so that Bai Ge can travel back to more than 500 years ago, a time that is beyond his reach.

The tragedy of Saintess Kallen is completely erased.

If you think about it carefully, Otto's later achievement of becoming a false god, and his choice to save Kallen by touching the Imaginary Tree to create a new timeline, was actually the right choice.

After all, if it were just a matter of turning back time in the Current Civilization by more than 500 years, even if Otto could save Kallen's life once.

However, due to the corrective force of fate, Kallen Kaslana could not escape her fate of death.

Because that was destiny.

A method of traveling back in time to save people.

It's Bai Ge's exclusive choice.

Because only he, as an outsider, could remain unaffected by corrective influences, change his predetermined fate, and save the dead from the past.

"Speaking of which Lord Bai Ge, I just heard some noise downstairs. You and Miss Kiana..."

Rita suddenly changed the subject. She blinked her beautiful eyes, and although she didn't finish her sentence, she conveyed her meaning.

"Ahem! Those who know, know."

Bai Ge coughed awkwardly and looked away.

"Well, those who know, know. But... you really have chosen to become Kiana's pillar, even after you've seen through Bishop Otto's plan."

Rita said with some emotion.

After Fu Hua resigned from Schicksal and switched jobs, she told Bai Ge about Otto's plan, which she knew. Rita believed that with this person's intelligence, he must have deduced the Fool's plan.

Rita, as Otto Apocalypse's black glove, actually knows more than the average person, even more than Fu Hua, though not everything.

But a woman as intelligent as her could more or less perceive Otto's purpose and some of his methods.

"Perhaps the bishop's goal is to use everyone's bond with Miss Kiana, especially the bond between you and her, to help Miss Kiana awaken her body."

The Gem of Serenity of the Herrscher of the Void is an extremely special Herrscher Core, unlike those of the Herrscher of Reason and the Herrscher of Thunder.

Schicksal has made a definitive decision: if the person who merges with that core becomes Herrscher, there is a very high probability that they will become Herrscher of the Honkai faction and become an enemy of humanity.

After all, during the Second Honkai Eruption, the first Herrscher of the Void (Bai Ge) was not possessed by the Herrscher consciousness within the core, but rather Herrscher of the Human exercising her powers with human consciousness.

But that Herrscher consciousness has not disappeared; it has resided within the Gem of Serenity all these years.

Furthermore, this is a result of Kiana's mild Herrscherization when she was young, and the brief manipulation of her body by the Herrscher Persona.

In other words, Siegfried's left arm was broken, and a Valkyrie squad was wiped out.

The Gem of Serenity is burning and sparkling.

"If we don't want to do what Bishop Otto wants, in this situation, perhaps the right thing to do is to distance ourselves from Miss Kiana, that is... not to form a deep bond with her."

"I'm sorry, that's not possible."

Bai Ge shook his head without hesitation.

As a captain of Honkai Impact 3rd, who could resist forming a bond with the incredibly cute Kiana? If he really did that, what would be the point of his time travel?

Rita was not surprised by Bai Ge's answer.

That's precisely why she's worried.

"I knew you would say that, but if you do, you'll probably be going to clash with Bishop Otto very soon."

After all, Otto Apocalypse was waiting for the moment when Kiana's affection for Bai Ge would be at its maximum.

However, Bai Ge smiled confidently and showed no fear.

"There's no need to worry about that. He has his plans, and I have my preparations. If it really comes down to me, I'm not afraid of that bastard. After all, I already have enough power and trump cards."

"As expected of you, Lord Bai Ge."

Seeing his confident demeanor, Rita smiled with admiration. The young man's confidence and composure could reassure anyone who followed him.

"Of course, but while I don't need to worry about this, what about you, Rita? I have a feeling a storm is coming. What will you choose when that time comes?"

Bai Ge crossed his arms and asked with interest.

"This..."

A hint of confusion appeared in Rita's eyes.

When Otto and Bai Ge clash, it signifies that Schicksal and St. Freya have gone to war.

She is now nominally Bai Ge's personal maid, but her identity is still that of Schicksal S-Rank Valkyrie.

In this way, Rita became the one caught in the middle.

Her position will be awkward; she will ultimately have to choose one side to join, and she probably won't have the convenient option of remaining neutral.

Bai Ge propped his head up, admiring Rita's troubled expression.

He was confident that Rita wouldn't choose to be his enemy, but he also wanted to see more of her conflicted and hesitant demeanor.

However...

"If that time really comes, Rita will choose to fight alongside you, Lord Bai Ge."

"Oh? More decisive than I expected."

He was somewhat surprised, but Rita barely hesitated.

"Because I believe you can win, isn't it only natural to stand on the side of the victor?"

"Haha, you have good taste, as expected of you."

Bai Ge laughed with satisfaction and raised his hand to clap.

Rita returned the greeting with a smile.

However, despite her seemingly decisive actions, Sister Ta was actually quite nervous inside.

She truly believed Bai Ge could win, but after all, her opponent was Otto Apocalypse.

After all, who knows what kind of inhuman and treacherous schemes that guy might come up with? So this is a gamble for Rita, and a test as well.

She has already bet on Bai Ge's victory.

If the young woman loses, she will inevitably be treated as a traitor to Schicksal.

If the boy wins, it will prove that her judgment was correct, and it will also prove that the person in front of her is a hero who is more capable of leading humanity to defeat the Honkai Otto Apocalypse.

Once Rita was convinced of this...

She would dedicate all her loyalty to Bai Ge.

If the upcoming confrontation with Otto is considered a boss battle in a game, then the consequence of defeat will certainly be the loss of all equipment and no further chance to challenge him.

But if he wins... then the rewards Bai Ge will receive will definitely include a character with full loyalty, such as "Rita Losweisse's absolute loyalty".

"Lord Bai Ge, you must do your best! Rita has placed all her hopes on you. Um, if possible, please don't let me face Durandal."

"Then I'm afraid I should apologize in advance. If Durandal really appears, I will most likely bring you along to fight as well."

There is a friend of an enemy character in your own faction.

Perhaps it can give that Golden Valkyrie a 'show mercy' weakening buff.

"That's really a difficult situation."

"Hehe, Rita, you can try to persuade Durandal to join our side then."

"Rita thinks it's unlikely. Durandal ... is actually quite stubborn and headstrong."

Hearing him say that, Rita couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

That Golden Valkyrie can be described as someone who won't turn back until it hits a wall, and with Durandal's strength, it's highly likely that even if it hits a wall, it will be able to break through it.

The thought of the Star Cat sword, which seemed capable of piercing through the Stars, and the overpowered strength of its wielder, made Rita shudder and break out in a cold sweat.

(Given my long-standing friendship with Durandal, I hope she'll show some mercy. If she spares me even a fraction of the damage, I might be able to survive to the end instead of being left lying down...)

Although I felt the success rate was not high.

But Rita still decided to try to persuade her when the time came.

After all, there was no future in following Otto, so she found a new possibility to Honkai in this Valkyrie dormitory.

"..."

Rita glanced at the boy in front of her a few more times, her beautiful eyes filled with anticipation.

(If it were Lord Bai Ge, with his charm, he might be able to win over all the Herrscher who appear later, making them fall head over heels in love with him like Mei did!)