Otto: I'm Done for

"Then, Treasure Shi?"

Ling Yuan was silent for a moment, then asked tentatively.

Xiao Shi: "..."

"Ah, do you think I'm a child?" Xiao Shi cried out, holding her head in dissatisfaction.

"If you want to be lovers, I can make that happen," Ling Yuan said with his arms crossed and chin slightly raised, sounding quite disdainful.

"..."

After a brief silence, Xiao Shi sighed, "Forget it."

I feel pretty good right now.

I might not be used to that kind of relationship.

"When are we going to Schicksal? I'm already quite eager to go."

"Are you feeling an urge to destroy everything right now?"

"Huh? Why do you say that? I just want to teach the person who hurt me a lesson." Xiao Shi asked, puzzled.

"Then let's have a match."

"?"

"A battle would also be a good opportunity for you to confirm whether I can continue to stay by your side," Ling Yuan said with a light laugh, extending his hand to Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi silently stared at Ling Yuan opposite him.

"I'll hold back."

"You'd better go all out; underestimating me will be a big mistake."

Xiao Shi's lips curled into a smile, revealing an excited expression. "Great!"

"Captain, are you really alright?" Bronya and the others, who were observing the scene from a distance, asked.

"It's alright. Although Ling Yuan has a somewhat strange personality, he's still very strong. Even Himeko- sensei and I couldn't withstand more than a few moves from him," Kiana said.

Bronya glanced at the latter casually and said something that made Kiana's expression change drastically.

"Kiana, why did you sneak out? Mr. Welt will be angry."

Kiana: "..."

"Kiana, let's go back." Seele forced a smile and grabbed Kiana's arm.

"Seele, you, you traitor!"

Kiana, on the verge of tears, followed Seele away.

Bronya shook her head, silently mourning for Kiana for a second.

On deck

Ling Yuan and Xiao Shi leaped into the air, transforming into two bags of light that flew towards the sky.

It landed in the air above the sea not far away.

Xiao Shi clenched his fist in the void, and his entire body transformed into a wisp of black feather, as dark as a flame, and vanished into thin air.

"To show respect."

Ling Yuan clenched his fist towards the void.

Looking at the feathers that were already drifting down in front of me

"Shinra Tensei!"

Laugh!

With a soft shout, a terrifying repulsive force exploded outwards.

The once calm sea was suddenly whipped into huge waves.

A deep pit, a kilometer long, appeared in the middle.

"Forehead--!"

Above Ling Yuan, Xiao Shi pressed her hands into the void. The terrifying repulsive force distorted the space around her, but she herself was struggling to resist it.

They just don't want to get a free ocean bath.

"Xiao Shi, don't push yourself too hard. You're exhausted. Why waste your energy? It's not like it's a life-or-death duel. Flying once won't hurt."

"If you accidentally get a muscle cramp, the subsequent treatment can be very troublesome."

Ling Yuan slowly walked up to Xiao Shi.

Looking at Xiao Shi, who was gritting his teeth and trying to keep quiet, he reached out and flicked his finger at Xiao Shi's smooth forehead.

Bang!

The next second, Treasure Shi was sent flying backward like a cannonball.

The forces of both sides were relatively stable, but Ling Yuan's shot shattered that balance.

"Laugh!"

A wave ripped across the sea, and Xiao Shi landed in the water about 1,001 meters away from Ling Yuan.

"Sure, friend. But since you have such strength, I can go all out in this fight."

Rubbing his slightly reddened forehead, Xiao Shi stepped onto the sea and rushed over, laughing loudly.

"Class monitor, I didn't expect you to have such a wild side." Looking at Xiao Shi's happy face on the screen, Bronya subconsciously glanced at the figure sitting on the sofa.

"Sigh." Fu Hua sighed silently.

"Hahaha."

"That's it, faster, even faster!"

Xiao Shi, who kept throwing punches at Ling Yuan, was filled with excitement and his blood was boiling.

The Honkai energy belonging to the Herrscher within his body unconsciously spread along with Xiao Shi's heightened emotions.

Ling Yuan continuously swapped Xiao Shi's position using the power of the Imaginary Space.

For example, when Xiao Shi rushed over here, he was directly teleported into the sea by the Imaginary Space.

My initial enthusiasm was instantly dampened.

Later, Ling Yuan retrieved it from the sea in the Imaginary Space.

"Friend, that's too much! How come you look so much like the Herrscher of the Void?!" Xiao Shi, who had choked on two mouthfuls of seawater, looked annoyed.

But Ling Yuan no longer had his previous smile. Instead, he looked at her calmly and said, "Xiao Shi, look around."

Xiao Shi was taken aback and subconsciously looked around.

They discovered that the surrounding sea was beginning to become turbid.

It has clearly suffered considerable damage.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Shi asked, puzzled.

"Look at what you've been protecting."

"This is the sea, and you can cause this kind of destruction. Imagine if you went to a city and fought against Herrscher or Honkai Beast. Wouldn't you be even more afraid of them than they are?"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. How can we defeat the Honkai without sacrifice? Besides, I protected them, so why should they be afraid of me?" Xiao Shi said.

"Then, since you believe in sacrificing the minority to save the majority, why did you oppose Kevin's Stigmata Plan back then?" Ling Yuan countered.

"Me, yes, why?" Xiao Shi murmured to himself.

"Oh well, I don't want to think about it anymore. I guess I was just being impulsive back then. But since you've said that, I'll be more careful."

Clearly, Xiao Shi genuinely considers Ling Yuan a friend.

She will still listen to her friends' advice.

What she needs is recognition, not denial.

Xiao Shi is a proud and arrogant child, and we need to gradually help her understand the truth.

"Should we still fight?"

"No, let's go straight to Schicksal," Ling Yuan said, putting his hand down.

"Yay! Finally, we can go and deal with that guy!" Xiao Shi was initially a little disappointed, immediately raised his hand happily.

But he quickly composed himself and jogged up to Ling Yuan: "Friend, are you really not angry?"

"Why would I be angry?" Ling Yuan asked curiously.

"But you didn't seem very happy just now."

"Perhaps it's because I don't want Xiao Shi to become someone who is indifferent to everything and only wants to destroy things." Ling Yuan reached out and ruffled Xiao Shi's hair, and smiled.

Amid Xiao Shi's puzzled expression, Ling Yuan uttered a seemingly nonsensical remark.

"So you can't let yourself be defeated."

Chapter 137 Otto: Numb

"Are you really alright?"

Theresa looked at Xiao Shi, who was looking around with some concern.

The thought of Fu Hua's body being possessed by Herrscher is rather terrifying.

"It's alright, Feather still has plenty of strength. It should be about the same by the time we get back..."

Ling Yuan glanced at Xiao Shi behind him, then at Fu Hua standing next to Kiana, and said.

After chatting for a while longer, Ling Yuan leaned close to Tesla's ear and whispered, "Tesla, how's the armor I customized for Cecilia coming along?"

"Don't worry, the data is all readily available, and I used Soul Steel to make the materials, guaranteeing the best quality. Consider this a thank you for bringing back the data," Tesla patted his chest.

"Tesla YYSD!"

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"YYDS, forever single?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Ling Yuan suddenly said, "If that's what you want to think, I won't stop you."

Tesla: Get out of here!

"Okay!"

Under Fu Hua's frowning gaze, Ling Yuan hugged Xiao Shi's slender waist, making Xiao Shi lean against him.

"Then, see you this afternoon."

With that, Ling Yuan waved to the crowd and left with Xiao Shi.

"Finally gone. What do you mean by 'forever single'? That's infuriating!" Tesla turned his head away, annoyed.

She saw Welt staring straight at her.

Tesla: "..."

"Nikola, if you have that kind of idea, I won't stop you."

Welt gave Tesla a complicated look, then left, leaving Tesla with a desolate silhouette.

Tesla: "???"

What's wrong with Yang?

At the same time

Schicksal

Otto, now in a spare body transferred from another branch, comfortably lay down on the recliner.

"Amber, report the damage."