Twenty Years, About to Be Born

Su Qing'an could use Soul Blueprint observation to determine whether that was the Headmaster Theresa he knew.

After all, every Soul Blueprint was unique.

But if the Synthetic Human who had won that bishop's approval and been adopted as his granddaughter differed from the Soul Blueprint he knew, how was he supposed to conduct himself?

If she possessed the gentleness and strength that made Otto marvel, and ultimately became someone like Headmaster Theresa, would he need to correct this [error]?

Assuming he made the choice with the most rational attitude, the answer was that there was no need to correct it.

It would be like the Herrscher of Death and Seele back then. Despite the differences in their Soul Blueprints, they were completely identical people.

But Su Qing'an was still human. He could not make only the "correct" choice. He would inevitably lean toward emotion, unable to be guided purely by reason. He would be shaken and saddened by all kinds of variables, affecting his decisions and feeding back into his actions.

And in this regard, that Lord Bishop of Schicksal was undoubtedly the ultimate example.

Even the Your Excellency from another world line had committed countless atrocities from the standpoint of resurrecting his lover.

Although the harm caused and the end ultimately brought about were even more unforgivable, that was merely a difference in ability.

Otto had never received any clear response from Kallen while she was alive, nor had he established a true romantic relationship with her. The five hundred years this Lord Bishop had lived through amounted to nothing more than one man's unrequited love.

Once he thought of that, Su Qing'an could not help adding an even heavier weight to the restrictions upon himself. Sometimes, he wondered whether he truly could not escape vulgarity.

Human desire