Otto's Covetousness

(Ahem, Eden's character design may have fallen apart. You Hui to the readers for this, but Silly Loli really can't write Eden's literary lines!)

Moreover, Sachi's buffs are now fully stacked. She was already an adorable Luna template, and then she was further enhanced with Yae Sakura, Seele, and Fairy... Fairy seems to be of little use. Her looks are almost off the charts, and when allocating her initial stats, Sachi's charm was increased to 80, plus the beauty filter bonus from [Charm Domain]. If Eden didn't have such strong willpower and be Flame-Chasers, he would have already taken this poor loli home to raise.

If it were Mobius, he probably would never have escaped the clutches of the snake in his lifetime.

Otto looked at the door so close to him and felt a little nervous for some reason. He straightened his appearance, made sure he was dressed appropriately, and made sure the bitter melon candy and other snacks were properly packed in his pockets. Then he took a deep breath, gripped the doorknob, and prepared to push the door open and enter the room where his granddaughter and great-grandson were resting.

Well, now she should be called a great-granddaughter.

Why am I so nervous? It's like the same nervousness I felt when I first asked Kallen out to dinner. Strange, it's just meeting his nominal great-grandson whom he's never met before.

It's just a piece on your own chessboard, why be nervous?

But...

Otto looked at the new photo Rita had sent him and thought, "Wow, so cute! And for some reason, she feels more like Theresa than Kallen."

According to Rita, while investigating at the Golden Ocean Park, they unexpectedly discovered traces of the World Serpent. After a battle, the ruthless enemy activated the Honkai Energy Fission Bomb. In order to protect the other tourists at the Golden Ocean Park, they managed to control Judah and take it away from the area, after which they released Judah's Zeroth Power.

Then, it seems he went too far, clearing out all the Honkai Energy within his body and causing his Stigmata to disappear.

Otto: "..." I don't know why I can't be happy, even though an uncontrollable factor has disappeared.

First, I need to confirm whether his power has truly disappeared due to the Divine Blessing Barrier, and also visit my "great-grandson".

Thinking of this, a familiar soft laugh appeared on the man's face.

In the room, Theresa, with her two delicate little feet sticking out, lay on the bed, carefully examining her daughter's face.

"Ugh, why is Little Xing cuter than me? I'm a little jealous. Wait, I remember Little Xing had ears on her head, didn't she? Where did they go?"

Theresa picked up Sachi in confusion, checked her over, and found that her Jotaro tail was gone too.

Stigmata Space —

"Dan Zhu, to what extent can temporary adjustments be made?"

"Well, for now we can only hide her ears and tail temporarily. We can adjust her hair color, eye color, body shape, etc. later. By the way, Cang Xuan, remember to use Feather Crossing Dust to send him the permissions later."

Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu exchanged a silent glance and vowed to make Xing a team of idols all by herself!

Suddenly, ** shivered in his sleep.

Theresa was focused on her daughter and didn't notice the golden retriever... cough cough, His Lord Bishop pushed open the door and walked in, holding Simulated Feather Crossing Dust in his hand.

"Long time no see, my lovely little Theresa. Can Grandpa hold her for a bit?" Otto decisively ignored Rita, who was being held down by Judah on the ground, and decided that the Immortal Blades's year-end bonus would be halved this year.

Theresa's eyes were vacant as she allowed Otto to pick up the sleeping baby. Otto easily held the helpless white-haired girl in his arms, unaware of the slight struggle in Theresa's eyes.

PS: Fortunately, the Feather Crossing Dust I gave Theresa was taken back when all the remaining feathers were synthesized at Taixu Mountain.

"Wow, she's grown quite a bit since last time. Compared to before, she's less similar to Theresa, but she's even cuter now." Otto felt a strange surge of joy, his fingers tracing her smooth back. "(Hmm, it feels much better too... cough cough, I, Otto, am not a lolicon, my heart is set on Kallen!)"

"It feels like petting a kitten," Otto thought to himself, looking at the incredibly obedient Sachi. He subconsciously checked Sachi's head and tailbone, but found no ears or tail. For some reason, he felt that Sachi resembled that annoying fox-eared boy he had met in London last time.

That brat is definitely having an affair with that vixen!

Thinking of this, Otto couldn't help but increase the pressure on his hands. Sooner or later, he would kill all those bastards with fox ears!

(The cherry blossoms in the Elysian Realm suddenly sneezed.)

Just then, perhaps because he had gripped her so tightly, the woman in his arms twitched her eyelids, then opened them, her heterochromatic red and blue eyes filled with drowsiness as she looked at the man before her.

"Ouch, that hurts, be gentle." Desperate for sleep to recover, Xing didn't pay much attention to the outside world and closed her eyes, falling asleep again. She felt herself in a warm embrace, much like Theresa, and felt a sense of inexplicable comfort.

"He doesn't seem afraid of me at all. Is it because he's never seen me before, or because Theresa hasn't mentioned me to him much?" Otto became interested and pinched her cheek from time to time, like he was playing a prank, waking her up from her sleep every now and then, and then the sleepy Xing would fall back asleep.

Otto, finding it amusing, didn't stop. After all, he had plenty of time to deal with the little guy, so there was no rush.

Then, Xing, whose sleep had been repeatedly interrupted, got angry. As Otto pinched her cheek again, she closed her eyes, found her bearings by instinct, raised her little hand, and slapped Otto's Soul Steel face. "Smack!"

"(It hurts a little...)" Luckily, she had forgotten that her current constitution was just that of an ordinary Kaslana, and her hand was numb from the shock. Fortunately, she was already used to pain, so she tilted her head and fell asleep again. Now, no one should disturb her, right?

Otto: "..." Well, that was pretty sudden.

Otto touched the spot where he had been hit, bewildered. Although the force was slight, why did the feeling feel so familiar? It was exactly the same as the slap Kallen had given him five hundred years ago.

Kallen (personality fragment) in the Stigmata Space looked at her hand awkwardly. Oh no, she was the one who made Sachi slap Otto just now. Has she been discovered?

Yae Sakura, carrying Cherry Blossom Blizzard, was standing nearby. If they weren't stuck, she would definitely draw her sword and chop this blond bastard to pieces. She'd never hugged Sachi for this long before! (She's incredibly jealous!)

Otto in the real world felt inexplicably pleased. In a cheerful mood, he began to get down to business, something that had been delayed for a long time due to various factors—

"Let me see where you came from." Otto slowly Simulated Feather Crossing Dust closer to her face, but at that moment, the phantom of the Phoenix suddenly appeared before his eyes.

"Old friend, listen to me, it's all a misunderstanding..." Before Otto could finish speaking, the Phoenix summoned by Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu using Feather Crossing Dust punched him in the face. Although it did not cause any real damage, it was undoubtedly a warning.

Since we can't look at the memories, let's look at something else.

Otto raised Xing's right hand, the smooth back of his hand was completely empty. "The Stigmata really disappeared?" He then checked his left hand, and the result was the same.

"Void Archives, give him a full body check-up." As soon as the man finished speaking, golden liquid gushed from his hand and condensed into the image of young Otto.

"Under investigation—huh?" A look of surprise appeared on Void Archives's face. He glanced at Otto with a complicated expression. "I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

"They're all the same." Otto's heart skipped a beat. Had he discovered something interesting?

"The good news is that I detected an extremely high concentration of Herrscher of Binding energy in her body, which was indeed caused by the release of the Zeroth Power. At this rate, she won't recover for at least three to five years."

If he really loses his power, then there's one less unstable factor in my plan. Next, Theresa and Fu Hua will definitely take good care of him. Then, K423... wait a minute, didn't Void Archives just call Xing "she"?

Thinking of this, Otto's expression immediately became interesting, and he quickly asked, "What's the bad news?"

"The bad news is, she seems to be a woman. Congratulations on gaining a great-granddaughter." Void Archives clapped its hands insincerely, but then noticed that Otto was acting a little strange. "Hey, why do you look a little excited?"

"Oh, really?" Otto immediately suppressed the smile that had just appeared on his lips. "So, she's not Xing Kaslana?"

"No, it should be. Her DNA test results are exactly the same as Xing Kaslana's, basically the same person. Moreover, based on your previous experiments, the chances of such a test subject surviving are extremely low, and there can't be a second one."

After learning about Sachi's genetic makeup, Otto conducted several experiments using Fu Hua and Kallen's genes, but failed repeatedly. Even adding Vishnu's factor later didn't work; Sachi seemed to be an unreplicable special case.

That means that the person he is holding now is his own great-granddaughter.

"(Phew, that's great, saves me from having a sex reassignment surgery. After all, I can't stand having any men around Theresa other than me.)"

Grandfather's care for his granddaughter

For some reason, Otto was a little happy when he heard the news. Perhaps it was because he imagined that Sachi would look like Kallen when she grew up? Even if she wouldn't look exactly the same, he could still see some resemblance.

Although he can create clones of Kallen, only three people can give him the feeling of "Kallen".

Theresa, Lucky, and... that unknown KK.

"(She's still young, her worldview is still forming, and her potential is limitless. If we take her back and nurture her properly, she might become the next Durandal in the future. But Ende seems to have chosen her. Should I invest in her or become a future Durandal?)" Otto pondered, but suddenly his face was struck hard.

"Stay away from my child!" After a mental struggle, Theresa finally broke free from Otto Feather Crossing Dust's mental control, suddenly punching Soul Steel in the face, snatching her daughter back and knocking Otto into the wall in the process.

The Void Archives, standing to the side, hid in fear. After a quick glance, he realized that this little girl was someone he couldn't afford to offend.

Hey, you're supposed to be the First Divine Key, where's your pride?

(Star of Eden left the group chat while cursing.)

After temporarily repelling Otto, a still shaken Theresa frantically checked on Sachi, "Are you alright, Little Xing? Did he do anything strange to you? Talk to me! Don't scare Mommy, talk to me..."

In her frantic state, Theresa didn't realize her daughter was still sleeping, so—

"Smack!" Xing, still half asleep, flicked her forehead, and the noisy Silly Mom immediately quieted down.

So should I bury Grandpa with Judah or run away with Little Xing? After calming down, Theresa immediately began to think about her next move.

Otto pulled his head out of the wall, dusted himself off, and looked nonchalantly at Theresa, who was acting as if she were facing a formidable enemy. He smiled and said, "My dear granddaughter, what are you doing? Grandpa just wanted to hug her. You didn't have to react so strongly, did you?"

"Heh, just a hug?" Theresa snorted coldly, shielding Sachi behind her. With a wave of her hand, Judah flew from Rita's body and landed on Sachi behind her, transforming into a bracelet.

Theresa: "..."

Otto: "..."

Judah: "Sorry, I'm out of mana. I need to go back and recharge."

"She has temporarily lost her power due to over-releasing Judah's Zeroth Power. If she returns to Schicksal Headquarters and receives professional treatment, she might recover quickly. Don't you really want to think about her, little Theresa?" Otto looked at her with a smile, like a loving grandfather communicating with his mischievous granddaughter.

"No need for you to worry, Grandpa. I can take care of my child myself!" Theresa's attitude was very firm, and she was ready to summon the Blood Knight into battle at any time.

"That's quite impressive. It seems you've grown a lot while I was away." Noticing Theresa's resolute gaze, Otto nodded with satisfaction. At least she wasn't so naive anymore; otherwise, he wouldn't feel comfortable handing over the position of bishop to her.

"Grandpa brought your favorite bitter melon pancakes, they're still warm. Want some?" Otto took out the food he had specially prepared from his pocket. Theresa's throat tightened involuntarily when she saw it, and then she shook her head firmly.

"(Sniff) There's food..." Sachi, who was still asleep, smelled a familiar scent. She was hungry, so she raised her hand, and Judah's chain extended. Under the stunned gazes of the two, she grabbed the bitter melon cake back.

"(Chewing) Mom, I've told you so many times, don't give me bitter melon anymore, but as long as it's made by you, I'll eat it no matter how much..." Xing mumbled in her sleep while chewing her food.

(After all, Theresa's offensive power is much weaker than Kiana's.)

Theresa's pupils dilated upon hearing this, and her previously hardened gaze softened instantly.

"(They really have a good relationship. The purpose of this trip has been achieved, so I shouldn't disturb them too much.)" Otto looked at Theresa, who was protecting her cubs like a mother tiger after giving birth, and realized that he wouldn't be able to get close to her today. So he put the remaining snacks on the table and turned to leave.

"... Grandpa!" Just as Otto was about to step out the door, Theresa suddenly called out to him.

?

Otto turned around in surprise and saw Theresa looking at him with a complicated expression, her blue eyes filled with various emotions. "If you dare to hurt the people around me again, I will never let you get away with it!"

"Don't worry, Grandpa knows. Also, Grandpa's really looking forward to his great-granddaughter's performance, so remember to save me a ticket." Otto smiled calmly at her, then left, but a thought popped into his mind:

"(Theresa seems to know something. Ah, interesting. Looks like Rita will have to stay there.)"

Author's Note—

Let me explain why I like persecuting that mysterious "assassin" so much. As the saying goes, the deeper the love, the deeper the hate.