Perhaps I Am Standing Before the Gates of Truth...

"Thus Spoke Apocalypse Honkai VIII: Apocalypse."

The name says it all, and it tells everyone that the next part is definitely related to Otto. It's impossible that Thus Spoke Apocalypse was Theresa who said it.

The day after the interlude, which was accompanied by a promotional video, was released, it unsurprisingly caused a huge uproar online.

"To be honest, I didn't understand the first part of this interlude at all. Only the last promotional video was truly impressive to me; it contained so much information!"

"The first part of the content will leave you completely confused if you don't watch Durandal, but the trailers at the end will absolutely shock you."

"That's too ruthless! I can't wait to see what happens next in the main storyline. Otto is finally going to die! Pop the champagne! Pop the champagne! Pop the champagne!"

"Congratulations! Everyone's happy!"

"I never imagined that the S-Rank Valkyrie hidden deepest in the Schicksal would be Li Sushang. I thought she was long dead. She's from 500 years ago. Could she also have Honkai Steel Body?"

"Get lost, you spoiler! I haven't even seen it yet!"

The buzz generated by the promotional video hasn't died down yet.

The official team then released another short drama.

Its name is Valkyrie's Table.

Unlike the main storyline of Honkai, the entire story is gentle and harmonious.

There are many famous memes in it, such as the "Heavenly Fire Burns Pizza" and "The Glory of Soldiers," but the most eye-catching one is the episode that Yaqing added specifically for this purpose.

It involves cooking magic.

Originally, Valkyrie's Table was just a childhood-oriented side story conceived by Patrick, but Yaqing still had his own little scheme and wrote a special episode about Otto and Theresa's cooking magic.

When I saw the line, "Just prepare the ingredients and recipe on the counter, take a nap, and the dish will be ready," I couldn't help but fall silent.

"This is obviously fake; there's no such magic in the world!"

"Theresa isn't a child anymore, how could she believe such a lie?"

"Old in age but young at heart!"

The comments section was full of jokes about Theresa.

This made Theresa blush slightly.

"What?! Grandpa clearly told me that this is how it should be done!"

Theresa's face turned bright red; she was angry.

"No, Theresa, you actually believe that?"

Himeko was shocked. She had thought it was a fictional scene, but she never expected that Theresa would still believe it so firmly.

Theresa nodded.

"Grandpa told me about it, and I tried it too. I did manage to get everything ready the next day, but the magic stopped working when we got to the Far East."

Theresa said in a very serious tone.

"Ah?"

Himeko was even more shocked.

Cooking magic doesn't work in the Far East?

Isn't this just someone sneaking into the kitchen at night, cooking the meal Theresa prepared, and putting it on the table, waiting for Theresa to wake up?

That's definitely the case.

"Himeko, there's no need to pry so deeply. Let's leave some room for our headmaster's childlike fun."

Vita interrupted Himeko with a smile.

Then, an unexpected character appears: Otto, the bishop who stands between Schicksal and humanity, is wearing an apron and cooking in the kitchen like a housewife.

Unexpectedly, someone caught them in the act.

["I never expected Otto to have this side to him; his culinary magic is simply a grandfather's love for his granddaughter."]

"Theresa... Otto may be a heinous villain to others, but he has never done anything to wrong Theresa."

"Are you really sure, upstairs? Back when the Queen was causing chaos in Schicksal, Otto told Fu Hua that Theresa and her students should sacrifice their lives to awaken Kiana's human consciousness."

"Emmmm..."

Theresa remained silent.

She never expected that the so-called cooking magic, the cooking magic she had firmly believed in for years, would be shattered in front of her in this way.

Although she had already sensed something was amiss, she never said anything.

Himeko shook her head.

Theresa needs to calm down.

"Yaqing is truly guilty of heinous crimes."

Vita sighed.

The Schicksal Headquarters is located far away in Central Europe.

Otto clutched his stomach, his face pale, but he still tried to act as if nothing was wrong in front of Kallen.

"Shattering a 'young girl's' fantasy, Yaqing, you are truly guilty of a heinous crime."

Otto's voice was weak, but a helpless smile played on his lips.

"Otto, you can cook?"

Kallen looked surprised.

"Kallen, I cooked for you..."

Otto felt like his eyes were about to roll back.

"I didn't expect you to be so good to Theresa, Otto. I don't even get the cooking magic treatment."

Kallen's tone carried an inexplicable hint of jealousy.

In the story, Otto's love for Theresa was partly derived from Kallen, but in reality, Otto truly treated Theresa like his own granddaughter, and his doting affection for her was beyond Schicksal.

The board of directors dared to take action against Otto's students because Otto believed that under his tutelage, Yaqing could destroy the board one by one. However, the board of directors would never dare to lay a hand on Theresa because Otto was truly capable of killing them.

Even though the last time he attacked Kallen was due to a misunderstanding, he still paid a heavy price for it.

"Beep beep beep."

Yaqing held the exhausted Mobius in her arms. To ensure Su's sleeping experience, the two of them had been staying in the villa managed by the Far East Schicksal Branch for the past few days.

He had expected it; someone would definitely call him.

It will definitely be one of Otto and Theresa.

Yaqing helped the sleeping Mobius lean against the pillows, then quietly left the bed and went outside to answer the phone.

"Hey Theresa, what's up? Why are you calling me at this hour?"

Yaqing said with a smile.

"Stop talking nonsense, Yaqing. I'm asking you, is cooking magic real? How do you know that!"

Theresa immediately launched into a questioning.

As expected Yaqing did as well.

How did you guess that I was the screenwriter?

"Get lost, do you think I'm as stupid as them? You were the only writer who Honkai from beginning to end."

"Alright, alright, it seems nothing can be hidden from you, Principal Theresa."

Yaqing was helpless.

"... I'm asking you, is cooking magic real?"

Theresa asked the question again.

"Don't you already have the answer in your heart?"

"But... I used cooking magic when I was in the Far East. This isn't the Honkai. Grandpa can't just use it at will in his Honkai Steel body. There's definitely not enough time to fly over from the Central Europe headquarters."

Theresa looked puzzled; she really couldn't tell the difference.

"Theresa, during those years when the cooking magic stopped working, guess who wasn't in the Far East?"

Theresa fell silent upon hearing this.

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Chapter 466 I may be standing right before the gate of truth...

Theresa hung up the phone in silence. Yaqing was just about to go back and hug the soft and cuddly Mobius to sleep when, unexpectedly, as she reached for the doorknob, the bedroom door quietly opened a crack.

Mobius's doubtful, pretty face.

This made Yaqing panic instinctively, but then he realized that he had only made a phone call and hadn't done anything wrong, so why was he panicking?

"Senior, why are you awake?"

Yaqing asked with concern.

"It's nothing. I woke up and found you weren't here. Were you... on the phone with Theresa?"

Mobius was very wary.

"Ah, yes."

Yaqing went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and took out a can of iced cola.

"Theresa called because of 'The Valkyrie's Table'."

Yaqing took a sip of cola.

"Cooking magic?"

Mobius sat down opposite Yaqing.

"Didn't Snakey dislike watching that cooking tutorial spin-off?"

Yaqing jokingly teased Mobius.

When "The Valkyrie's Table" was released, Yaqing dragged Snakey along to see it, but Mobius shook her off, saying firmly that he wasn't interested.

As soon as Yaqing mentioned Theresa's phone number, Mobius blurted out the plot of "The Valkyrie Table".

Snakey blushed.

I don't know if it's from the heat or from shyness.

Just as Mobius was about to get angry, Yaqing's phone rang again.

Yaqing put her finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture.

Mobius held his breath, almost turning red, and glared at Yaqing.

Yaqing initially thought it was Theresa again, but the caller turned out to be Otto, which made her feel both puzzled and inexplicably excited.

Otto is about to die, Otto calls right now—how can anyone not be excited? What Yaqing wants to see most is Otto crying at the hands of a knife; she's been looking forward to it since the very first movie.

"President, judging from the time difference, it should be morning where you are. Good morning."

Once Yaqing encounters people or things related to Otto, she seems to become a different person, her temperament inexplicably aligning with Otto's.

Mobius was stunned.

Since being with Mobius, Yaqing has become increasingly abstract, and her former aloofness is gone forever. Now, after receiving Otto's call, Yaqing's close resemblance to Otto's temperament makes Mobius feel a little dazed.

"My dear student, I think you know why I called you, so I feel we can be frank with each other."

Otto adopted an official tone.

Yaqing immediately sensed Otto's desire to perform.

Normally, he would have played along with Otto, but now that Mobius was staring at him, he felt a sense of shame.

"I...my dear teacher, I...I think I understand what you mean."

Yaqing lowered her head.