It's All Honkai's Fault. / Nagamitsu: You Came Back from the Dead?

Threaten!

A naked threat!

From Gwen's all-too-familiar smile, Otto clearly understood Gwen's meaning—

This smile was usually on his face, but now it had shifted to Gwen's, and Otto finally got a taste of what it felt like to be threatened.

Once the Divine Keys is completed, Otto will have to be extremely careful, whether he wants to secretly carry out some plans or upload Remembrance to resurrect someone, and he will always face the possibility of deus ex machina at the network level.

However, despite being threatened by Gwen, Otto stroked his chin and smiled—

"So, Gwen, your contributions are enough to qualify you for S-rank—"

"Having resolved the remnants of the Twelfth Herrscher from Previous Civilization, posing the greatest threat to contemporary human society, this achievement far surpasses the requirements for S-rank."

"Bishop Otto, you can arrange these matters as you see fit."

Seeing that his threat had worked, Gwen lost interest in this trivial matter.

"After all, I'm not interested in power."

Afterwards, remember to sort through the belongings that might hold... Saintess Kallen's sentiments and give them to me. The rest is fine with me.

"No problem, I'll have someone deliver it to you later."

Otto smiled and nodded, casually trying to persuade Gwen, who was eager to leave, to stay.

"Aren't you going to finish your meal before you leave?"

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Chapter 281 It's all the fault of the Honkai.

"No, thank you."

Gwen waved his hand, stood up, and looked at Otto was smiling broadly across from him.

"Neither of us is in the mood to have breakfast together."

Since that's the case, let's stop torturing each other.

Go find what you need, pause your plans, and I'll go relax too.

"Okay, it seems that my parallel universe self gave you a very bad impression."

Otto smiled and gave up trying to persuade Gwen to stay.

After all, he really had no appetite right now; he just wanted to think carefully about what he could use.

"That's not the point—"

Gwen turned around and waved his hand.

"The point is, you, who were so good to me, are a jerk, and I still remember all the good things..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gwen had already pushed open the door and left the negotiation room that Otto had carefully prepared, leaving only the slight scraping sound of Otto door closing behind him.

"You... this is an unexpected success?"

Inside the room, Void Archives, still projecting, stroked his chin, looked at Otto with a somewhat complicated expression, and asked with a smile.

Although the most spectacular bloodbath didn't occur, Void Archives was still quite satisfied with today's grand spectacle.

As long as he can see Otto get his comeuppance, Void Archives can enjoy watching it.

"Oh...

Was it an unintentional act?

Otto simply chuckled, his unusually complex expression replaced by a smile.

How do you know I did it unintentionally?

"Speaking of which, what are your plans to deal with that thing?"

Seeing that Otto quickly returned to normal, Void Archives felt bored and immediately changed the subject.

"Do you need me to recall the program that Dr. Dr. MEI used when he surrounded the Herrscher?"

"Oh..."

When faced with Void Archives's unusual offer of help, Otto merely scoffed, causing Void Archives's brow to twitch as he felt mocked.

"Since you're willing to give it, there's no reason for me to refuse."

As Otto responded to the Void Archives, he stood up and walked to the other side of the long table—

The pendant left by Gwen is still there. To prevent the part belonging to another Kallen from affecting Kallen's resurrection, Otto needs to keep it safe until the moment Gwen comes to take it away.

As for Gwen's threat?

Ha, child's play.

Moreover, after his failed attempt to punish Siegfried for disobeying orders more than a decade ago backfired, Otto had reflected on how to deal with people who were beyond his control.

Adding to what Gwen...

"Oh..."

As Otto stepped across the boundary between the living room and the study, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"In the end, he's a good kid; there are so many things we can manipulate about him..."

Since you like it, I'll treat you even better, my sweetheart...

In his silent soliloquy, Otto, unusually, didn't let his mind turn to physical destruction when faced with someone beyond his control. Instead, he recalled events from five hundred years ago, using the sharpest knife to cut open his own heart, searching for what he needed amidst the bloodshed...

"Cut..."

Watching Otto return to his study, Void Archives in the living room clicked his tongue and stopped paying attention to Otto. Instead, he put away the projection and pondered the meaning of Elysia's resurrection.

After all, Otto didn't know Elysia's hidden identity, but the Void Archives did—

"Oh...

The man who resurrected Elysia and Eden... this is getting interesting..."

Overturning all the original possibilities, Void Archives began to deduce a new future and search for its own direction.

Over the long course of time, Void Archives is no longer the simple artificial intelligence that was once at the mercy of the pink fat woman. It has found its own goals, and now all it needs to do is modify those goals.

On the other side, leaving Otto's residence, the warm sunlight shone on him, making Gwen a little more relaxed.

"Call..."

Gwen let out a long breath, thought for a moment, and instead of leaving immediately, leaned against the wall, took out his communicator, and contacted his friends.

While Gwen was searching for someone, Elysia, who had been silent until now, finally reappeared.

However, this time, there was a hint of unease in Elysia's words—

"Gwen, you said before that you had resolved... the threat of the Herrscher of Erosion, is that true?"

Elysia, who had never heard Gwen mention this before, asked cautiously, her heart filled with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation as she awaited Gwen's answer.

Although it also has some missing parts, Elysia, whose Remembrance are far more complete than Eden's, remembers the voice and smile of the girl who died tragically because her sister chose to believe in her.

Hearing news of the other party again now, Elysia couldn't help but feel a few waves in her heart.

"Yes, although there was a certain element of strategic intimidation in what I just said, I did indeed defeat the Erosion Herrscher."

His fingers flew across the keyboard as Gwen typed rapidly, answering Elysia's questions with certainty, but remaining somewhat vague about the Divine Keys—

As for the Divine Keys...

We still have to wait...

Over the course of three days, as Gwen rapidly adapted to his surging power through the Gene Lock, he also sensed that the newly acquired Stigmata on his back contained a power far greater than the Stigmata themselves.

Among the Stigmata gifted by Yae Sakura, the only one that could give Gwen this feeling is clearly the Key of Corruption, Kusanagi.

"Um..."

Upon receiving the reply, Elysia responded softly, her mood visibly downcast.

"Elysia ..."

Hearing the girl's listless voice, Gwen sighed inwardly and changed to a nickname he had never used before.

"Um?"

Elysia didn't care at all, and simply responded with a soft sound.

"What happened back then wasn't your fault, nor was it Aponia, nor can it be entirely blamed on those soldiers."

In this matter, you are all victims.

If we really want to find the culprit, the real culprit... can only be the Honkai.

Gwen slowed his typing slightly as he softly shared his views with the girl, while simultaneously channeling his soul power to offer her some comforting warmth.

"Um..."

Hearing Gwen's words, Elysia responded softly again. Sensing the warmth coming from all directions and realizing it was Gwen's action, she felt a little warmer, and her voice regained some of its energy.

"Thank you, Gwen?"

The girl was Paradise Fairy who could bring smiles to everyone's faces. Even if she was sad, she would not let that sorrow spread; she would only keep it in her heart and remember it forever...

"You're welcome..."

Gwen responded with a smile, though he knew that this superficial comfort could not completely erase the girl's guilt, but that was all he could do.

At most, he will continue to grow stronger and, in the near future, completely defeat the Honkai, bringing a final end to all the blood and tears.

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Chapter 282 Changguang: You've come back to life?

After sending a message to Kiana and Mei, who were far away in the Far East, that everything was going well, and reassuring the two girls and their accomplices Theresa, who were filled with anxiety, Gwen finally looked at his friend list.

Durandal and Rita contacted each other a couple of days ago. They are dealing with a sudden Honkai disaster in Southeast Asia and will not be back for a few more days.

Anna hasn't replied yet; she's probably busy with something.

In the end, only Changguang replied to Gwen.

Changguang's answer also matched Gwen's impression of her occasional episodes of illness—

"Um?

Has it come back to life?

"... I'm not dead, why would I be pretending to be a corpse?"

Even though he knew the woman was joking, Gwen couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

"Hmm, you just disappeared without a word, making me worry for months. Can't I even vent my frustration?"

Changguang also spoke eloquently, demonstrating a flexible moral bottom line.

"You mean you thought of me when no one brought you lunch?"

Gwen teased Changguang and strode toward the St. 1504 Research Institute.

Although there are still many things waiting for Gwen to do, Gwen doesn't want to think about them right now. He just wants to do something relaxing, like chatting with a trusted friend to clear his head and stop overthinking every possible implication of every word.

Although Changguang would occasionally say things that sounded mysterious, it was enough for casual conversation.

Gwen arrived at the research institute with ease; having spent a considerable amount of time there, he didn't need anyone to give him directions to the director's office.

As Gwen pushed open the door, he saw the red-haired beauty smiling at him.

"Wow, you got here pretty fast..."

Changguang interlaced her fingers, supporting her pretty face, her smile carrying a hint of teasing and the smugness of having guessed the riddle correctly.

"Isn't it because I heard that our Director Changguang that he fell ill, so I rushed over to see him..."

Gwen also smiled easily, entered the office, and casually pulled out a chair to sit down.

"If I really let your delicate flower in the research department get sick, I'm afraid I won't be able to get new equipment in the future."

"That's true. After all, if you make me unable to get out of bed, the headquarters community will become quite a spectacle. You'll be surrounded by onlookers wherever you go."