Obsession Turned Demonic! Seeking a Way to Bring Her Back, Otto Set His Sights on the Adeptus Who Had Lived for Fifty Thousand Years in the Divine Continent!

A faint smile rested on her face, yet her eyes seemed capable of seeing through all illusions.

She was Vera Otto.

"Vera Otto..." Huo Yuhao murmured her name, his voice filled with shock. "She... she linked her own name to Otto's?"

"This wasn't a simple surname." Tang Wulin spoke gravely, his golden dragon eyes gleaming. "This was... an oath of loyalty. She had completely bound her soul to Otto's will."

"She... regarded Otto as her god." Gu Yuena spoke softly, a complex emotion in her silver eyes. "Her entire life was lived for Otto."

On the screen, Vera stood in the square before the Schicksal Grand Cathedral. Behind her stood ranks upon ranks of fully equipped Schicksal guards.

Before her stood Otto Apocalypse, now already middle-aged.

He wore a white bishop's robe. A few silver strands had appeared amid his golden hair, yet his gaze remained as deep as the sea.

"Vera." Otto's voice carried a complicated sigh. "Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Becoming captain of the guard means facing Schicksal's most dangerous missions and its darkest enemies."

"Aren't you... afraid?"

Vera raised her head and looked at the man she regarded as both a god and an elder brother. A brilliant smile curved across her lips.

"Afraid?"

"Ever since that rainy night when I was eight, when you and Sister Kallen brought me home, I stopped knowing what fear was."

She slowly dropped to one knee, clenched her right hand into a fist, pressed it lightly against her chest, and lowered her head. Her voice was firm and resonant:

"I, Vera Otto, hereby swear—my loyalty to Otto Apocalypse. With my sword, I shall protect all that he protects; with my shield, I shall resist all that he faces!"

"Even if I fall into hell, even if