Otto's Complicated Love for Kallen
Just as Theresa and her two companions were preparing to gather information from three different locations in the town, Kiana, who had been hiding on the Hyperion, suddenly offered to join them.
With the combined persuasion of Fu Hua and the others, and the conversation between Changguang and Durandal, Theresa finally agreed to Kiana's request.
After a long separation, Kiana and Durandal met again. Just as they reunited, Changguang dropped another bombshell.
Otto did indeed find a way to travel back in time in his previous experiments.
Tesla scoffed at Changguang's hypothesis. As a scientist, she completely disbelieved in the existence of time travel, which violated the laws of physics.
Changguang fully agreed with Tesla's rebuttal and understood that time travel was indeed impossible, but from an ontological perspective, she still believed that Otto had a way to go back to the past in some sense.
To convince everyone, Changguang talked about time, the Imaginary Tree, and the Sea of Quanta, even using a game server to describe the Imaginary Tree and save data to describe the generation of new parallel universes.
It's clear that Kiana, who had just reunited with them, didn't seem to understand at all.
Not only Kiana, but every viewer who saw this scene was probably completely confused. Even top scientists like May and Mobius found it very difficult to understand.
The main reason was that they had not previously been exposed to knowledge of the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quanta. Mobius frowned, which meant that when they heard about the new time theory caused by the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quanta, they could only barely understand about 70-80%.
"So professional..."
Pardo's rant.
The episodes aired this week so far have been filled with technical jargon, making them very difficult to watch. If it weren't for the main storyline, it would likely have turned many viewers off.
"Simply put, Otto is preparing to leave this world and go to the realm of the Imaginary Tree, where time is not affected, so he can travel to the past and change a series of things."
Eden frowned.
But is this really possible?
Eden didn't know either.
"Eden, you're amazing! You can actually understand me."
Elysia's face was full of adoration.
Mobius's rant.
"When in doubt, one turns to the Sea of Quanta; when logic fails, one turns to the Imaginary Tree."
Mobius's sarcastic remarks made Yaqing cover her ears.
I was still internally complaining.
If time travel could be achieved solely based on established physics principles and had nothing to do with the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quanta, then he wouldn't be in charge of the entertainment section, but rather the research section.
The name Yaqing Schariac will definitely be written into textbooks.
"I'm still curious about one thing: since Otto already possesses the Second Divine Key and the Beacon, why does he insist on needing Kiana's power?"
Kevin scratched his head.
Otto's collaboration with World Serpent came at the cost of the entire Schicksal, in order to obtain the Beacon from Kevin. The Second Divine Key was, at least in part, in his plan.
So, after Otto acquired the Herrscher of the Void Core and created the Second Divine Key, what was the purpose of his obsession with Kiana's Void Power?
"Didn't Einstein say that the Herrscher Core is connected to the Imaginary Space? Otto may need Kiana to help him open a passage to the Imaginary Space, and then from there to the Imaginary Space Imaginary Tree."
Mei stroked Kevin's white hair.
"So, in that case, it doesn't have to be Kiana; any Herrscher Core will do. But the Herrscher of Domination's core has already fallen into Otto's hands, hasn't it?"
Kevin looked puzzled.
It was this casual remark that made Mei's pupils shrink slightly.
She suddenly remembered something.
Since the core of the Herrscher of Domination has fallen into Otto's hands, then this Otto from 500 years ago is very likely not simply someone who has been entangled in the puppet strings of domination.
More likely, Otto has already inserted the core of the Herrscher of Domination into this Otto's body.
That means this Otto isn't from a parallel Otto at all!
Rather, it was part of Otto's conspiracy.
Little Knowledge, who was sitting in the row in front of them, suddenly turned his head.
"There's no point in discussing all this. Given Otto's personality, how could he possibly tell others about a plan he's been obsessed with for 500 years?"
A single sentence from Little Knowledge dispelled the fog.
Mobius had a sudden thought.
"Changguang a person of Schicksal, and her words cannot be completely trusted, because it is very likely that Otto made her say them. Otto has been meticulously planning for so long, and it would be too late to interrupt her plans because they have been leaked..."
Mobius wouldn't dare risk such consequences.
How crazy would Otto go?
Will it drag the whole world down with it?
Another point is, how could Otto possibly make a mistake in such trivial matters?
Having witnessed Otto's determination to return to the past 500 years in the future, Otto from 500 years ago couldn't help but sigh.
He was never someone who sought power; all he wanted was to prevent the name Kallen from experiencing the shadow of failure.
"I'm speaking the truth from the bottom of my heart. My motives may seem ridiculous to you, but you should understand that when Kallen died, the part of me that could be called myself also disappeared."
Otto, 500 years ago, wore a gloomy expression.
As a fellow human being, perhaps he could understand Otto's thoughts, because he too was constantly thinking about returning to the time when Kallen was still alive, when he still possessed a self.
Tesla looked on incredulously.
She never imagined that what had continuously changed the fate of the world for 500 years was merely a walking shadow, a pitiful puppet.
470
Chapter 470 Otto's complicated love for Kallen.
Only now do the audience barely understand how humble Otto's love for Kallen truly was—so humble that he lost himself and became a puppet adrift in the world.
Otto's love for Kallen was not just love, but also included his worship and faith in the Saintess, as well as an indelible sense of guilt.
His love was complex.
No one could truly understand him, including Otto himself and the screenwriter Yaqing.
"So... that's how it is..."
Elysia found it unbelievable, yet it also seemed quite reasonable.
In their eyes, Bishop Otto, who was incompetent and in control of everything, committed numerous irreparable crimes and ruled and led the world for 500 years, was a Bishop Otto immense power and influence.
In his heart, he always considered himself to be following in Kallen's footsteps.
Viewers, from God's perspective, are even more astonished than Tesla in the story.
"Well..."
Sakura sighed.
It is often said that every pitiful person has something hateful about them, and this perfectly describes Otto.
"Admire."
A hint of respect flashed in Kevin's eyes. He didn't agree with Otto's actions, but Otto's love and goals were worthy of his admiration.
Kevin sometimes even wonders if he could do better Otto if he were in Otto's position.
Perhaps, the Kevin in the story has already made the choice for him.
"Kevin, if you had to choose between saving the world and resurrecting May, what would you choose?"
Yaqing suddenly set a trap.
Kevin didn't have time to react.
May and Mobius looked at Kevin, and even Little Knowledge and Fu Hua in the front row turned their heads.
"This..."
Kevin paused for a moment.
"Personally, I want to revive Mei..."
When the crowd heard this answer, they had already anticipated it and were not surprised.
Any woman would feel joy and happiness upon hearing her lover's unwavering choice, but Mei is different. Being rational, she would analyze all the gains and losses, so...
Mei was about to speak when Kevin's words cut her off.
"However, I think Mei wouldn't like my choice. Mei has already done her best to fight against the Honkai and save humanity, so... I won't let Mei's name be tarnished. I choose to save the world, to do what the Previous Era didn't do in the present civilization, and then go find Mei."
Kevin took a deep breath and spoke seriously.
He wanted everyone to know that there was not a single falsehood in his words.
"As expected of you."
Yaqing smiled.
"And what about you?"
Kevin countered that he wouldn't suffer any loss.
Everyone's attention was drawn again, especially Mobius, who stared at Yaqing's profile, equally curious about Yaqing's choice.
Yaqing was taken aback.
"I think... I will choose to kill the Honkai."
Yaqing's ideas are fundamentally different from Otto's.
One chooses to kill the Honkai, the other chooses to exploit the Honkai.
Different paths lead to the same destination.
He didn't make a choice; his choice was more important than any other choice.
"As expected of you."
Mobius smiled knowingly.
Just as the group arrived at St. 1491 Plaza with the data from 500 years ago to collect and analyze it, Amber of this generation initiated a communication with Durandal, conveying Otto's message.
Amber told them that Otto and Rita had located the Herrscher of Herrscher of Domination's core at St. 537 Church and invited them to go to the church to retrieve Herrscher Core.
Although they sensed something was amiss, such as why Otto, who was sorting out his resignation documents, and Rita, who was on a business trip to World Serpent, were both at the church.
Even knowing what Otto was plotting, all they could do was accept it as it was.
Theresa then sent Kiana back, determined not to expose Kiana to Otto's sight until she understood Otto purpose.
Unexpectedly, Otto agreed without even thinking. Kiana could be absent, but the Otto from 500 years ago had to be present. In his tone, the other Otto was an indispensable step in retrieving the Herrscher Core.
Theresa and Durandal were Otto from 500 years ago heading to the church.
Looking at the statue of the Saintess in front of the church, Otto, five hundred years ago, couldn't help but sigh, but his sigh was quickly interrupted by Otto coming out of the church.
After the group entered the church, they were speechless at the sight before them. Otto then explained to everyone that he had used the Second Divine Key to disassemble the 999 distributed Herrscher Core, and now only the last piece of the puzzle was missing.
As soon as Otto finished speaking, a scythe flashed in the shadows, and Rita, who had remained silent until now, swiftly ended Otto's life.
"Rita! What have you done?!"
Before Durandal could react, Otto was already lifeless, staring in shock at Rita.
"???"
The plot twist came so quickly that the audience didn't even have time to react.
"I*?!"
Little Knowledge was so surprised that he blurted out a swear word.
Prior to this, they had already believed that this Otto was Otto 500 years ago, or rather, from a parallel Otto, and their senses about Otto had been subtly altered.
As a result, Rita was killed as soon as she appeared.
"Ah?!"
Almost everyone had this expression on their face.