Only he had come to help her.
Like a ray of sunlight in the darkness, he had illuminated her.
Mei, lost as she was, wanted to grasp that ray of sunlight.
And his smile was so beautiful.
Golden hair, blue eyes, incomparably handsome, as though he had stepped straight out of a fairy tale.
So the knight who would save her had arrived long ago.
No, not a knight. He was her prince.
A faint blush spread across the girl's pale, pretty face.
Once people made a choice, they often subconsciously romanticized it.
Still, Otto truly was an exceptional handsome man.
Otto carefully studied the girl's lovely face.
Right now, she was merely an ordinary high school girl who could do nothing.
Saving someone was easy, but clearing their name was difficult. Yet for Otto, it was effortless.
Although what Otto said was true, he had concealed some things from Mei.
For example, Anti-Entropy's Conservative Faction could also save Raiden Ryoma. However, Otto had already brought Raiden Ryoma to Schicksal's prison, making things difficult for Anti-Entropy as well.
He was exploiting an information gap.
"I promise you, I will clear your father's name."
"So come love me."
"Okay?"
The chips had been placed on the table. Otto looked at Mei and waited for her answer.
"Mm..."
Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, but Otto heard it perfectly clearly.
Mei had no choice.
Even if she had other options, he would block every other path.
Otto would never give up the Herrscher of Thunder.
"But love is something that needs time. I know you can't just start loving me right away."
"So first, you can try spending tonight in this room."
"Like a girl in love."
"You're only allowed to think about me~"
My Room Has Your Sweetheart in It
Host, you actually deceived an innocent young girl. What terrible taste you have.
When Otto closed the door to his room, the system's voice rang out in his mind.
Mei was resting in Otto's room. The moment he left, she rolled around on the bed, completely lacking the manners of a young lady. Instead, she looked like Bronya.
She had always attended girls' schools and rarely interacted with boys. As for dating, that was even less likely.
Thinking back to her first encounter with the man named Otto Apocalypse, he had worn a mask. Wasn't he just like those masked thieves or Kamen Riders from fairy tales who often saved princesses?
Wuwuwu.
Mei rolled around on the bed, the chuunibyou girl's thoughts running wild.
Yet Mei did not notice.
The only person on her mind was Otto.
Outside the room, Otto leaned against the door and said to the system irritably.
"You're not playing dead anymore? When the Will of Honkai showed up earlier, you actually dared to play dead?"
After soothing Mei, hearing the system's voice only ignited the anger Otto had been holding in. It erupted at once.
He had nearly died back then.
Host, please do not get agitated.
"How could I not be agitated? You deserted in the middle of battle! You should be court-martialed!"
Otto gritted his teeth, wishing he could turn the system into Bronya and then grab her by the collar to spank her.
Host, please do not get agitated. This system hid itself for your sake.
The system continued speaking in Bronya's voice.
The Will of Honkai did not detect this system's existence. When you meet again next time, this system will be the hidden blade at your disposal.
You also said that you were caught off guard during your first encounter with fate, and thus suffered a crushing defeat before it.
Then we should conceal our strength for the second encounter to come.
When that time comes, you will drag the lofty god down from its throne, and there will be a place for you upon it.
"Why do I feel like you're terribly unreliable?"
Still, the system had managed to snatch Judgement of Shamash from the Will of Honkai, which meant it could still contend with the Will of Honkai. That was good news.
That is merely your misconception, Host. Everything this system does is in service of you.
At present, it seemed he could only rely on the system. After all, the Will of Honkai had its eyes on him, and he had no other path to take.
If he did not rely on the system now, was he supposed to sit around and wait for death?
Damn it, why did this situation feel so familiar? Wasn't this just like what had happened between Mei and him before?
Only their roles had been switched.
Well, talk about instant karma.
"But why doesn't the Will of Honkai just throw a Judgment-class Honkai Beast at me, or send some planet-level Honkai Beast?"
Otto was somewhat puzzled. He had taken Mei away in the morning, and now it was already night, yet the Will of Honkai had still not appeared. It had only descended upon the Lightning Herrscher once during the day.
Shouldn't the omnipotent Will of Honkai have simply killed him outright?
Because you are like someone taking an exam in another person's place, while the Will of Honkai is the proctor. It needs to drive you out, but it cannot blow up the entire examination hall just to remove you.
Otto nodded. In other words, the Will of Honkai was restricted in how it could kill him. That was good news.
As long as it could not wipe him out with a snap of its fingers, he still had the ability to resist.
Otto let out a sigh of relief.
He could finally catch his breath a little.
"By the way, can you contact the Will of Honkai? I could actually switch sides and join Honkai. I could help it proctor the exams too."
It felt like there was no future in being a substitute test-taker. Bishop Otto, the person most likely to defeat Honkai, had been replaced by him. Could he truly defeat Honkai?
Sorry, this system does not possess that function.
Besides, rather than being a substitute test-taker or a proctor, why not become the one who writes the exam papers?
The one who writes the exam papers?
Otto crossed his arms and pondered. Then he heard footsteps.
Kiana returned, wearing a White Comet bodysuit with his coat over it. She was walking while eating a meat skewer, the corners of her mouth glistening with oil. She had clearly eaten quite a lot.
Otto stopped thinking about those bothersome matters and smiled.
Earlier, Kiana had rescued Asakura Miyuki from the falling rocks in the Teaching Building. Since Asakura Miyuki had suddenly fallen unconscious, Kiana hurriedly sent her to the hospital.
Otto had messaged her to ask where she was. After she told him honestly, he told her to stay away from Senba Academy for the time being.
At the time, Otto's mind had been focused mainly on Mei.
"Where did this adorable little kitty come from? It's already eight at night, and she's only just coming home. I'd really like to know what the parents who raised such a delinquent girl look like."
Otto joked.
Kiana rolled her eyes at him, swayed her body, leaned forward, stuck out her perky butt slightly, and pointed her skewer at Otto.
"What do you think?"
"Don't you know my Stinky Dad?"
Otto drew in a sharp breath. That was a little stimulating.
Looking at Kiana's sly expression, he rubbed her head. What a mischievous little girl.
"Don't point skewers at people."
Otto said with a smile.
Kiana escaped from Otto's demonic grasp, then looked at him standing outside his room with confusion and asked with a frown.
"Why are you standing outside your room?"
Because your sweetheart is hiding in my room.
Of course, Otto would not say that. Kiana had not even met Raiden Mei yet, much less fallen for her.
Now, they both belonged to him.
So Otto smiled and said.
"Because I want to be with you tonight."
Otto Is Bronya's Number One
The sound of water in the bathroom stopped.
As the door opened, the girl emerged barefoot from the bathroom.
Her hair, like pure moonlight, fell over her back instead of being braided into her usual twin plaits. Her delicate, porcelain-doll-like face was flushed an alluring red from the hot shower water.
Kiana was no longer wearing the White Comet Armor. Instead, she wore low-rise hot pants and a tank top decorated with pink spots.
She stretched lazily, her lovely body brimming with youthful vitality.
Kiana looked at Otto, who was sitting on the sofa, and said.
"I'm done washing. Your turn."
Oh ho, it was unbraided Bronya. He had not expected to see her in this appearance here.
It really made him want to hug her.
Otto sat on the sofa and looked at Kiana, then shook his head.
"I already showered earlier."
"Fine."
Kiana dried her long hair with a towel as she walked toward Otto. Then she saw what he was watching, and her face immediately fell.
"Why did you start watching the discs I rented before me?"
Kiana puffed out her cheeks unhappily. A bloody, adults-only horror movie was playing on the television before Otto, and several disc cases lay on the low table in front of him, one of them already opened.
"It's fine. It's just some low-budget trash. The female lead is the only one with any acting talent. Let me tell you, at the beginning, that—"
"I'm not listening, I'm not listening."
Kiana immediately covered her ears, refusing to let Otto spoil the movie. Once he stopped talking, she scrambled onto the sofa with bared teeth and claws, then plopped down beside him.
"Start from the beginning, start from the beginning!"
She cried out like a child.
"Fine, fine. Whatever you say."
Otto could only helplessly hand her the remote, and Kiana immediately rewound the movie back to the beginning.
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