In Honkai, Only Love Valkyries

She remained silent.

Saving my father...

This was truly a bargaining chip she couldn't refuse.

"That is, step out of your everyday life and become my subordinate."

"Be my sword, and help me purge the enemies standing in my way."

Actually, Mei was very easy to talk to.

As long as one peeled away her shell of loneliness and entered her heart, she would constantly compromise and even change herself for the other person.

Otto didn't consider things like healing past wounds or pulling her out of her shell right now; those things would take time.

He only needed to give her a goal and an irresistible bargaining chip, just like he had done with Kiana.

She and Kiana were both lost souls.

And Mei was actually very similar to a young Otto, sealing away her inner self, unacknowledged by others.

However, all it took was a helping hand, and she would remember the kindness shown to her.

Therefore, Otto wanted to be Mei's Kallen.

Otto forcefully grabbed Mei's hand, pulling her inside from where she stood at the doorway.

Mei stumbled slightly but managed to regain her balance.

Otto raised his right hand, and the katana-like Judgement of Shamash appeared in it.

"The heavens bestow a crown upon me, drawing lightning as a bow and arrow, shattering all things, King of Conquest."

Otto spoke solemnly, placing the hilt of Judgement of Shamash against Mei's chest.

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He cupped Mei's hand with his other, her fingers trembling, but she didn't resist.

Mei's hand grasped the hilt, and Otto's hand held Mei's.

His tone softened.

"The first time you encountered fate, you were caught off guard and thus suffered a crushing defeat. But the second time..."

Her emerald eyes met with Mei's violet ones.

"You already hold the sword."

Go teach Cocolia a lesson, go rescue your father, and then, fight for me.

Otto had already written the script for the hero, waiting only for the puppet to step onto the stage and perform.

However.

Otto suddenly felt the hilt in his hand tremble slightly. He initially thought it was just Mei's hand shaking, but then he realized Mei's entire body was trembling.

Person trembles, sword shakes.

The Herrscher of Thunder and the Key of Thunder.

It was as if they had resonated.

Lightning coursed through the maiden's violet hair.

Otto instinctively let go of Mei's hand and took half a step back.

[Oh ho?]

It was the System's voice.

It carried a hint of schadenfreude.

A pair of blood-red eyes snapped open.

"Human."

Her words were filled with authority, like an empress looking down on all beings.

She gazed at Otto as if he were a tiny insect.

The Herrscher of Thunder held the Key of Thunder, lightning flashed, thunder roared, and with a simple punch, Otto was sent flying backward.

"You just now."

Lightning crackled around her palm. The Herrscher of Thunder placed her left hand on her chest, her cold gaze fixed on Otto.

"Pressed this, didn't you?"

Chapter 29: Outsider, Your Journey Ends Here

Otto's defenses were shattered.

His Soul Steel body, which he relied on, was no match for Conquering Thunder.

Was this the retribution for constantly threatening the girl with her father's life?

If there was a next time...

How dare he.

The thunderous roar was incessant as Otto's body was sent crashing through the wall, flying out of the teaching building.

However, he wasn't injured, as the Cecilia Stigmata had granted him a portion of combat instinct.

Upon sensing the attack, Otto had braced himself for impact.

Yet, as he looked up at the large hole he'd been smashed through, the Herrscher of Thunder stood there, holding the Judgement of Shamash. Savage lightning crackled amidst her hair, her flowing black locks like the night sky, and her blood-moon-red eyes stared intently at Otto.

It was as if she were about to bring divine punishment upon this man who disrespected the gods.

Her skirt billowed, her slender, tall frame accentuated. Her uniform was tattered and torn from the lightning's burn.

The Herrscher of Thunder raised the Key of Thunder high.

Lightning tore through the sky, and more importantly, through the entire teaching building.

This wasn't the Musou Isshin; it was merely a casual strike.

With a single, casual slash, the Herrscher of Thunder obliterated the academy that held such bad memories for Mei.

A deafening roar erupted as the teaching building collapsed, intermingled with screams. Many students had no idea what was happening as their building suddenly caved in, disaster striking without warning.

Otto landed on the ground, rolling a few times before coming to a stop.

The corner of his eye caught a flash of white in the distance. A white-haired figure scooped up a black-haired girl, dodging falling debris, and then dashed towards safety.

He let out a sigh of relief.

Otto didn't concern himself too much with the lives of others.

When he was safe, he would consider the lives of millions. But with danger literally breathing down his neck, he had no capacity to think of anything else.

Besides, a few hundred was an insignificant number compared to millions.

"System! What's going on!? Why... why has the Herrscher of Thunder awakened!?"

Otto gasped for breath.

It should have been months before the Herrscher of Thunder was born!

Cocolia hadn't even triggered an artificial Honkai outbreak yet, and the Honkai Energy in Changkong City wasn't nearly enough to birth a Herrscher. Mei's awakening was completely beyond Otto's expectations.

In other words, he had screwed up.

[Divine Keys are forged from Herrscher Cores from a previous era, and the Judgement of Shamash utilizes the Herrscher Core of the previous era's Herrscher of Thunder.]

[Although the Conquest Gem within Raiden Mei has not yet awakened, Raiden Mei's contact with the Judgement of Shamash caused the two Herrscher Cores of the same origin to resonate, activating the Conquest Gem within her.]

[Therefore, the Herrscher of Thunder has temporarily descended.]

[Host, please do not die. Herrschers with Divine Keys of the same origin are extremely difficult to deal with.]

After the System's explanation, Otto finally understood. The explanation was perfectly logical.

Damn it, he'd never even encountered this plot twist before!

He had personally handed the key to this Pandora's Box to Mei.

He had created a "daddy" for himself.

Why had he acted so cocky back then!

Before he could wallow in self-pity, a flash of lightning streaked past, and the Herrscher of Thunder, transformed into a bolt of lightning, assailed him from the largely collapsed teaching building.

After her awakening, her body was no longer controlled by Raiden Mei, but by Mei's Herrscher persona.

In an instant, Miss Herrscher of Thunder appeared before Otto.

She didn't raise her weapon; perhaps Otto wasn't worthy of her drawing her blade. Instead, she lifted her leg, her foot clad in an indoor slipper, and kicked directly at Otto's chest.

Reacting almost instinctively, Otto raised his left hand, blocking his chest. He blocked the Herrscher of Thunder's kick, but Miss Herrscher of Thunder's foot didn't move from his palm, allowing Otto to grab her foot.

Arcs of electricity flashed, and her stockings and slippers turned to ash. Her fair, delicate foot began to exert force, and a torrent of wild current surged through Otto's body from her small foot.

Even Otto felt a tingling, stinging sensation.

"Human, this is the price for your disrespect."

Seeing Otto frown, Miss Herrscher of Thunder's lips curved into a pleased arc. She was merely toying with Otto, intending to trample him underfoot.

A mere insect, daring to touch her divine form.

And her other half, not just anyone could bully.

Once she had her fill of tormenting him, she would crush this bug.

The world would eventually be destroyed, and letting him die at her feet was a gift she was bestowing upon him.

The lightning around the Judgement of Shamash intensified. Even through the dust and smoke kicked up by the collapsed teaching building, it remained dazzling.

She could do anything now!

However, Otto also smiled.

Otto's smile suddenly made the Herrscher of Thunder feel a flicker of unease.

His smile seemed to say, "You think you've got me cornered? No, I've got you cornered."

This is a dangerous man.

However, he is a man worth conquering.

I will make him kneel before me in tears, and when he bows his head and kisses my toes, I will crush his once proud head.

Miss Herrscher of Thunder is a bit arrogant. Perhaps, the Herrscher cores used by pufferfish are all poisonous.

However, at this moment, a voice suddenly echoed in her ears.

[Kill him.]

The voice appeared abruptly, directly in Miss Herrscher of Thunder's mind, and her eyes trembled violently.

This is... the voice of God.

Why?

Didn't she already block the connection with "God" using electromagnetic shielding?

Mei's Herrscher personality was born very early, but in the past, she couldn't control Mei's body and could only watch everything around her through Mei's eyes.

After her birth, she used the authority of the Herrscher of Thunder to block the Will of Honkai's will transmission, which was very similar to how Fu Hua disconnected the Will of Honkai from Sirin, the Herrscher of the Void, with a single strike.

Except that the Herrscher personality of the Herrscher of Thunder actively pulled the plug.

Because Miss Herrscher of Thunder didn't know that she actually doted on Mei, this girl, like her mother.

It is very normal for a mother to protect her child.

But now, this network cable has been reconnected.

Miss Herrscher of Thunder looked at the Judgement of Shamash in her hand. She discovered the reason: she was holding the Judgement of Shamash, and its electromagnetic force was affecting the electromagnetic force she used to block the Will of Honkai's influence.

But it's fine. She would adjust it immediately and pull the plug again.

Mei would have nightmares if she heard those Honkai ramblings.