The Final Arrangements

Now, I return this belief to you, hoping it may offer you even the smallest bit of help.

Seeing that Kallen seemed ready to accept her opinion, Yae Sakura smiled and nodded.

As she spoke, Yae Sakura paused, then withdrew her hand from Kallen's shoulder, took two steps back, and, under Kallen's Kallen gaze, bowed deeply to her.

Finally, please allow me, on behalf of myself in this world, to say thank you—

Thank you for bringing hope to me when I was like a walking corpse, thank you for bringing me back to life, thank you for stopping me when I was going crazy...

Thank you for making me realize that kindness and beauty still exist in the world.

After saying that, Yae Sakura stood up, gave the bewildered Kallen a gentle smile, and nodded encouragingly.

Then, under Kallen's gaze, Yae Sakura turned and returned to Gwen's side—

"Thank you, Gwen, for giving me the opportunity to say these words five hundred years later."

Meeting Gwen's eyes, Yae Sakura smiled brightly, yet with an elegance as delicate as cherry blossoms, and bowed slightly in greeting.

"If you don't despise me, a wandering ghost, then please allow me to repay your kindness in saving me with this wisp of my soul..."

"Certainly."

Looking at Yae Sakura, who was bowing respectfully before him, revealing her fair neck, Gwen smiled and nodded, somewhat surprised, and reached out to help the bowing shrine maiden to her feet.

"However, I am not a god. If you want to repay me, Sakura, you will have a hard time."

"That's only natural."

Upon hearing this, Yae Sakura smiled slightly. As soon as she finished speaking, the form that Gwen had conjured for her vanished without a trace, and her soul returned to Gwen's body.

"Sakura, she..."

Upon seeing this, Kallen approached Gwen, wanting to ask but hesitant to do so.

"Don't worry, she's fine. Her soul has just awakened and she still needs to rest."

Gwen shook his head, indicating that Yae Sakura was alright, then changed the subject—

"But Kallen, have you figured it out yet?"

Kallen's physical problems have been largely resolved, but her emotional issues require psychological solutions.

For Kallen to truly come back to life, Kallen needs to overcome this inner conflict.

"I... I'll do my best."

Upon hearing Gwen's words, Kallen, who had just felt relieved, immediately looked somewhat uneasy again, clearly still unable to understand.

"If you can't figure it out right now, why not put it aside for the time being and do something practical instead?"

Gwen was not disappointed, but offered his own suggestions.

"Um?"

Kallen tilted her head in confusion.

"As Ying just said, no matter how you see yourself, your kindness and sincerity cannot be faked."

Instead of dwelling on these things every day, why not use your time and energy to do something more meaningful?

From using one's excellent physical abilities to help others directly, to influencing society as a whole and benefiting more people through Otto.

In this way, if you fall into the first category that Sakura mentioned, you might gradually rediscover yourself while helping others.

If you are the second type, then you have done what Kallen originally wanted to do, and you are worthy of her gift, and even more worthy of this name and identity.

Moreover, in this process, you might also find the true meaning of your life, and thus stop dwelling on this issue.

"...Um!"

This time, when faced with Gwen's words, Kallen did not show any blankness. Instead, she seemed to understand and realize something as she pondered, and nodded vigorously.

"Then... Otto, how about I add a layer of supreme authority to your soul, designating Kallen as the sole holder?"

Seeing that Kallen had been temporarily persuaded, Gwen smiled and nodded, then turned his gaze to Otto, whose eyes showed a look of relief, and offered his suggestions.

"No problem."

Although Otto felt that if he gave all the decision-making power to Kallen, things might become extremely complicated.

However, Otto agreed to Gwen's question without hesitation.

"Then, accept it, Kallen."

The moment Otto agreed, a dark red pattern appeared on Gwen's hand.

This is a soul contract created by Gwen combining the abilities of Kusanagi with Sage's insights into the Corpse Qi series of combat techniques... or rather, the highest authority (?).

With it, one can gain supreme control over Otto, as Gwen said.

"Good."

Kallen did not refuse and reached out to take it.

Thanks to Otto's honesty, Kallen knew very well what Otto had been doing all these years.

Therefore, Kallen did not raise any objections to inhumanity.

Controlling Otto is the greatest act of humanity towards the rest of the world.

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Chapter 376 The Final Arrangements.

He took the Otto (Gwen?).

Kallen was just about to ask how to use it when she felt a warm current flow through her hand. Looking down, she found her hand was empty and began to search around.

"Hehe, no need to look for it anymore, it has already become part of your body."

Seeing Gwen smiled and explained.

"It's too dangerous to leave this kind of thing outside in physical form."

As for how to use it, simply clear your mind, and you will be able to find that part of your Remembrance.

"Um..."

Upon hearing this, Kallen breathed a sigh of relief and, as Gwen had suggested, began searching for a way to use it.

A moment later, Kallen suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Otto in astonishment.

Faced with Kallen's astonished gaze, Otto could only stare blankly, completely unaware of what had happened.

"It seems you've already figured it out."

Seeing Kallen's reaction, Gwen asked with a smile.

"Um..."

Kallen turned back and looked at Gwen with a complicated expression.

Kallen originally thought that Gwen's so-called supreme authority simply meant that she could veto Otto's decisions and plans.

However, what Kallen sensed was the power that she could kill Otto with a single thought, causing his soul to be scattered.

"You should be well aware of Otto's intelligence and ability to cause trouble."

If you only create a perfect set of rules, it will be easy for him to test them out and take advantage of them.

Only this simplest and most direct form of brute force can solve the problem directly when needed.

Gwen made no attempt to hide his suspicions about Otto and gave Kallen an explanation.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Kallen Remembrance the things Otto had done five hundred years ago, and then she remembered Otto's confession to her about what he had done over the years...

After a long silence, Kallen let out a long sigh and whispered—

"Thanks."

After Gwen nodded in acknowledgment, Kallen turned her head to look at Otto, whose life and death were entirely in her hands, and said softly.

"I'm sorry, Otto, but for the sake of this world, I have no other choice."

For the sake of this world, Kallen chose to accept Gwen's gift, putting Otto's life and death in her own hands.

This may be beneficial to the whole world, but it is unfair to Otto.

Even though she knew it was a necessary sacrifice, Kallen couldn't help but apologize.

"It's alright, Kallen."

Having already discerned what had transpired from their conversation, Otto smiled and shook his head, looking at Kallen's apologetic face, and said casually.

"I was a bastard who should have been torn to pieces long ago. It's a blessing from heaven that I can still help you now."

As he spoke, Otto shifted his gaze to Gwen—

"Also, thank you, Gwen. You and that Miss Yae Sakura helped Kallen out of her confusion about herself..."

"You're welcome..."

Gwen readily accepted Otto's seemingly genuine thanks, then glanced at Kallen—

"By the way, Kallen, I need to remind you that because your body is currently relying on Honkai Energy for support, you must never allow yourself to fall into a state of Honkai Energy depletion—"

For example, Judah's Zero Rated Power —stay far away from that; it would be like the most potent poison in the world to you.

"Okay, I'll keep that in mind."

Upon hearing this, Kallen immediately nodded—

Unlike her past struggles with her identity and lack of enthusiasm for survival, Kallen, now only having been Gwen, has developed a passion for living and is naturally quite concerned about matters concerning her life.

"When I get back to headquarters, I will take Judah away."

The related equipment will also be given special attention.

Upon hearing Gwen's words, Otto immediately expressed his stance.

"May you find meaning in your life as you contribute to the world, Kallen."

With the major arrangements largely complete, Gwen offered his final blessings and extended his hand to Kallen.

"Yes, I appreciate your kind words."

Upon hearing this, Kallen realized that Gwen was leaving. She abandoned her girlish behavior and shook hands with Gwen openly, then looked towards Valkyrie Quicksilver, who had already come to their side—

" Under the Valkyrie Quicksilver, when you go to that other world with Gwen, remember to eat well and don't be too playful, or you'll worry Gwen."

Kneeling down to bring her line of sight to Valkyrie Quicksilver's, Kallen rubbed Valkyrie Quicksilver's little face and said with a smile.

"Yes, I will."

Knowing that parting was imminent, and looking at Kallen's gentle smile, Valkyrie Quicksilver felt a lump in her throat and pressed her face against Kallen's palm.

On the other side, Otto looked at Gwen, seemingly wanting to say something but then hesitated—

What happened to showing Kallen the post-operative results?

However, before Otto could ask, Gwen had already pulled out an exquisite Invitation Letter and handed it to Kallen—

"Kallen, here you go. After opening it, it's best to choose Soul Binding to avoid losing it."

Even if we are separated by a world, we will be able to communicate with each other and meet in person.

If you have any health problems, you can also tell me here, and I'll take a look.

"Good."

In an instant, the sorrowful atmosphere of parting between Kallen and the Valkyrie Quicksilver paused. After a moment of surprise, the reluctance on Kallen's face turned into joy as she reached out and accepted the Invitation Letter from Gwen.

Then, the diary with the quill pen stuck in it existed for less than a minute before disappearing from Kallen's hand.

At the same time, Gwen also received a notification in his mind that he had a new friend.

"Did this... really appear directly in my soul?"

"How amazing..."

After exchanging a few words with Gwen through the Chat System, Kallen couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Okay, remember to keep in touch if you need anything. If you miss Valkyrie Quicksilver, you can come and visit her."