Collapse City: The Anime Version of Honkai Begins
Chapter 437

Otto: He Has Lost His Father, But... (Continued)

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But... can Eden really have a daughter?

Unless, of course, Mobius actually discovers a drug that allows children to be born without the Y chromosome.

"Wait, wasn't this supposed to be Kaslana's Stigmata Space? How come there are Theresa's memory fragments?!"

Kevin's eyes widened, as if he had seen something shocking.

Kevin was surprised and tried to see the same shock on their faces.

Unexpectedly, Mei, Mobius, and Yaqing all looked at them as if they were idiots.

"What's wrong? Isn't that right...?"

Kevin's voice grew less and less confident as he spoke.

"Kevin... sigh."

Mei sighed.

"Theresa's experiment number is A-310. Her genes are composed of Kallen's genes. Although her surname is Apocalypse, she is still Kaslana in terms of bloodline."

Mei's tone was full of helplessness regarding Kevin's intelligence.

"Oh... right."

Kevin laughed awkwardly.

Not long after, Durandal found another fragment of memory.

That was Ziegfried's memory.

After Cecilia's death during the Second Great Honkai, Ziegfried has a conversation with Otto.

Otto's tone was still irritating, and he was jumping around wildly in Ziegfried's minefield, making the audience wish they could learn from Little Knowledge and personally crush his Honkai Steel face.

Otto first expressed his regret for Cecilia to Ziegfried in a pretentious tone, and then directly admitted that he had indeed wanted to kill her.

Otto couldn't help but smile at the surprise on Ziegfried's face. None of that mattered anymore; he didn't want Kiana, the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal, to lose her parents at a young age.

"You want to kill me because of my power."

Ziegfried's tone was extremely cold, his killing intent barely concealed.

"Well... you could say that, after all, I don't want you to accidentally kill your own daughter. You know, that would not only be a tragedy for the family—it would be a loss for the entire Schicksal, and even for all of humanity."

Otto's smile still betrayed his true emotions, appearing both insincere and genuine.

"It's none of your business to tell us what to do!"

Ziegfried slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I was just stating the facts and didn't consider your feelings."

Although Otto apologized, his tone still made the audience clench their fists in anger.

"You...!"

Ziegfried was about to make his move.

"Calm down, calm down, my dear Ziegfried, Siegfried Kaslana..."

Otto remained indifferent.

Even from his words and actions, it's clear that his attitude towards Kiana is no longer that of a simple Kaslana child; she is Schicksal's most precious treasure.

If Kiana can grow up healthy, he and Ziegfried can continue to cooperate with mutual trust.

"Damn Dog Otto, I can't stand it anymore! This guy doesn't do anything human!"

Little Knowledge's face turned bright red.

Unlike that lobster-headed doctor who kept sending telegrams, Little Knowledge searched his mind for a long time for a swear word, but all he could come up with was "Dog Otto".

"Otto is really adept at hopping around in the minefield! Ziegfried's decision not to make a move directly shows great composure."

Elysia was also very angry.

What could be more infuriating than a father calling his daughter Schicksal most precious treasure?

It's completely effective.

Otto is indeed complicated.

Sometimes I admire or even worship him, and sometimes I hate him so much that I wish he were dead.

Now, the audience's thought about Otto is, "Why isn't this guy dead yet?"

The little bit of goodwill that had finally arisen from Otto's love that had lasted for 500 years vanished at this moment.

"I (* Schicksal *)!"

Ziegfried blurted out a swear word.

Cecilia frowned and gave Ziegfried's shoulder a light tap.

"No swearing."

"Okay, okay."

Ziegfried clutched his shoulder, his face twitching in pain.

Don't let Cecilia's gentle appearance fool you; her little fists can really hurt when they hit you.

A slender woman's fists can hurt more than a chubby little fist.

Ziegfried gritted his teeth as he stared at Otto in the story.

If Otto himself were standing in front of him, there's no doubt Ziegfried would have dared to throw a punch, except afterwards...

"Yaqing is really something, writing about the CEO like this, won't that cause any trouble..."

Cecilia felt sorry for Yaqing because of the plot, but at the same time, she was also worried about him.

Otto in the Honkai anime is not exactly great, but he certainly isn't good either.

She worried Schicksal some people might use this as a reason to attack Yaqing.

However, Cecilia's worries were somewhat unnecessary. If someone within Schicksal really used this as a reason to attack the Yaqing, Otto would show him why the flowers were so red.

You should know that Otto fully supported Yaqing's creation of the storyline to revive Kallen, and he would chop off anyone who dared to interfere.

After seeing this memory, HOMU and Houla reached a rare consensus: they both hated Otto.

Houmei stated that Bishop Otto was an extremely complex person, and regardless of his merits or demerits, his methods were cruel.

Durandal deeply agrees.

She was ready to fight, but she still had some doubts in her heart. Otto never did anything meaningless.

If you can't figure it out, you can only continue searching for fragments of memory.

The next fragments are memories of Ziegfried and Cecilia's loving relationship, followed by her memory of talking with Shakespeare in the World Bubble.

Houla instinctively wanted to tell Durandal something, but was interrupted by HOMU.

Having witnessed these memories, the three HOMU clearly remembered the one who made them who they were, and learned some things that Durandal didn't know.

"Keep up the good work, Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie!"

"I believe you will overcome his regrets and move forward."

"Feel it with your heart—and then take his place and crush those self-important bastards in one fell swoop!"

With the blessings of HOMU, Houla, and Houmei, Durandal proceeded to the next level of space.

"Ugh, that's why I hate riddle people the most! Can't they just say what they mean?!"

Kiana was about to go crazy.

HOMU, Houla, Houmei—that kind of approach, where they clearly know what will happen next but don't tell the protagonist or the audience, gives her a feeling of wanting to film but being unable to.

Although she doesn't have this function.

Mei's expression was somewhat strange.

Kiana, being oblivious, obviously didn't notice, but how could she not notice that the fragmented memories of Ziegfried and Cecilia's honeymoon at the beginning had a suggestive undertone?

Even though I know it's not good to think this way.

Mei still couldn't help but think about it.

"Um..."

Bronya thought about it carefully.

What exactly did Otto want to achieve?

Durandal's idea was absolutely correct; every step Otto took was necessary. However, they still couldn't understand Otto's actions.

"If only the professor were here."

Bronya sighed.

Of course, she was referring to Einstein's doctoral student.

Far away in North America, Einstein sneezed while nestled in Joyce's arms.

"What do you think this young director of Schicksal is up to?"

Edison propped his head up with his hand and frowned.

Otto of Schicksal, becomes the villain and prepares to destroy the world, while the Anti-Entropy girls become companions who share joys and sorrows with the main characters.

Seeing that this anime was produced by Schicksal! Although there was some collaboration with Anti-Entropy, Edison still felt that something was off.

"Perhaps... this junior director has had a change of heart?"

Schrödinger said lazily.

"Little Kitty, do you even believe what you're saying?"

Edison stared with dead fish eyes.

Schrödinger tilted his head and then decisively said something.

I don't believe it.

"Hehe."

While Durandal was lost in memories evoked by the device, the pale white doll on the other side encountered the voice that originally belonged to Ziegfried, and mentioned a sentence in the voice:

"No matter the cost, we must defeat the Honkai."

The voice hidden behind the scenes seemed to have taken an interest in Durandal, and thus forcibly borrowed the personality fragment left behind by Ziegfried to search for its desired target.

"So it really is Kevin?"

When that voice hidden behind the scenes rang out, the audience had a strange feeling, as if Ziegfried's voice matched Kevin's personality, creating a sense of incongruity.

Now we have this famous quote from Kevin.

This seemed to confirm their suspicions.

Durandal was still immersed in her memories, those memories of her conversation with Otto when she first obtained the Abyss Flower.

The audience finally understood why Durandal had blonde hair: it turned out to be a side effect of using the latest medical technology developed by Schicksal.

During the conversation, Otto mentioned Kiana, or more precisely, K423. He was making Durandal, a promise that would make the Herrscher Core and the World Bubble within her as stable as a bubble.

For some reason, the topic gradually shifted to Anti-Entropy and the Herrscher of Reason.

"Let's talk about the current second Herrscher of Reason."

"I killed his father because I had no other choice... but he has held a grudge ever since, for decades, and has insisted on challenging me."

"How can I put this—he may not have a father, but he still has me, right? I can be his guide in life, can't I? Just like I raised you all."

Otto's tone was very serious; he didn't seem to be joking.

This left Durandal speechless.

Durandal remained silent.

Walter Yang, outside of the main storyline, is almost red-hot.

"Bang!"

Walter Yang smashed through the computer screen with a punch, panting heavily, his face as pale as Guan Yu from ancient Shenzhou.

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