Honkai, I Alone Save Everything

Otto said casually.

"Mhm, Rita thinks so too."

The woman with dark golden hair nodded.

"Let her cause trouble within Anti-Entropy; it's actually beneficial for Schicksal."

Otto clasped his hands under his chin, speaking indifferently.

Schicksal had no reason or need to help Anti-Entropy resolve its internal conflicts. On the contrary, he was happy to see such events unfold.

He actually didn't care much about Cocolia. This woman wasn't worthy of being his opponent.

Compared to this so-called mastermind, he was clearly more concerned about another matter:

"What's the situation with the Herrschers?"

"It's confirmed that the Third Herrscher is Raiden Mei, and according to Rita's observations, Kiana Kaslana has also had contact with her."

Rita reported.

Otto: "The girl who implanted the Gem of Conquest into her body? This result isn't surprising."

The status of the Herrscher gems born from the Second Honkai had always been a primary focus of Schicksal's surveillance.

Of the four Herrscher gems, only the Gem of Conquest was in Anti-Entropy's possession; the remaining three were under Schicksal's custody.

"I encountered the Third Herrscher on the Hyperion. Although her emotions were a bit unstable, she doesn't seem to have any major issues at the moment."

"As for Kiana Kaslana... she seems to have been fighting for survival at Chiba Academy throughout this incident, but she hasn't displayed any strength beyond expectations."

The woman with dark golden hair continued her report.

"Heh, she's still an uncarved jade right now, unable to control the power within her."

Even though the core of the Herrscher of the Void was embedded within her body, without the corresponding training, she didn't have the qualifications to control that power.

Both physically and mentally, she was far from mature.

"Are there any other individuals worth noting?"

"Besides them, the personnel recovered by Theresa include a male and a female: Bronya Zaychik and Ming Yu."

Rita brought up the intelligence on these two individuals.

Compared to the investigative capabilities of the Far East Branch, Schicksal Headquarters clearly possessed broader leads and tracking abilities.

Therefore, one of Bronya's identities was uncovered and presented to Otto.

—The renowned assassin who once appeared on the "Assassin's List," the Silver Wolf of the Urals.

Her name was enough to strike fear into ordinary people, but after a certain period, this terrifying assassin vanished without a trace, never to be seen again.

Some speculated that she had failed during an assassination mission and was no longer alive, while others believed she had retired from the assassin world.

However, in Otto's opinion, the answer was obvious—

"She's Cocolia's pawn, isn't she?"

"Do we need to eliminate her?"

Rita inquired.

"She's a minor character, no need to bother."

Otto said, shifting his gaze to the last survivor.

"...A male?"

Upon seeing Ming Yu's photo, he showed a rare expression of surprise.

"Yes, Bishop, are there any issues?"

"Heh, Rita, you might not know this, but none of the men qualified to dabble in the field of Honkai are simple—that's a lesson I've learned throughout my long life."

Welt Joyce, the former First Herrscher, now Welt Yang, the leader of Anti-Entropy, and Siegfried Kaslana, the head of the Kaslana family.

They had all caused him considerable trouble to varying degrees in the past.

—Otto had never liked anything that exceeded his control, and unfortunately, these men all fell into that category.

Well, as the most brilliant sage of the Apocalia family, Otto's intuition told him that this man was not simple.

And the intelligence Rita had gathered on Ming Yu only made Otto pay even more attention.

"It has been confirmed that this individual is not the Third Herrscher, but he has displayed abilities similar to the Herrscher of Thunder, manipulating electromagnetic force to destroy fifteen Anti-Entropy mechs, with the principle unknown."

He read it out word by word.

One Honkai event only produced one Herrscher; that was an ironclad rule.

The Herrscher core was definitively within Raiden Mei's body, so this Ming Yu could absolutely not be a Herrscher.

Was it power that mimicked a Herrscher? Or some other special ability?

In his five hundred years of studying Honkai, he had never encountered a similar case.

This sparked Otto's intense interest.

If it's confirmed that he can imitate the Herrscher of Thunder's power, then can other Herrschers' abilities also be reproduced one by one?

For example... the one he cares about the most, the Herrscher of the Void.

Although the plan for Kiana is already very complete and just waiting for time to pass naturally, Otto would naturally not dislike having more backup plans.

"Where is he now?"

Otto asked.

"Miss Theresa has already brought all four of them back to the Far East branch. According to what I know, she plans to recruit all four survivors as students into St. Freya Academy."

Theresa doing this did not exceed Otto's expectations.

She is also an out-and-out idealist, but unfortunately, she is still a bit immature in her actions, even a little naive.

—Well, this is also partly due to my past indulgence as an elder towards her.

"Heh heh, in any case, let our dear Miss Kiana enjoy her school life to the fullest. The happier and more blissful, the better. As for this Ming Yu... well, let's keep him under observation for a while before making a decision."

To make a girl who has wandered alone for a long time fall in love with her friends and family again, and feel the beauty of emotions, is exactly what he hopes Theresa will help him accomplish.

His granddaughter would spontaneously do such a thing, and he was happy to see such a result, even willing to provide all sorts of help.

When the time is right, according to the script he planned, he will let the Herrscher of the Void descend again, and then use the stimulus of the death of her loved ones to awaken the Herrscher's humanity.

At that time, the key item for him to resurrect Kallen will be considered completely forged.

As for who exactly will be the sacrificial offering at that time... Otto has only initially set a target.

—His granddaughter, Theresa Apocalypse, is a very suitable candidate.

Undoubtedly, Otto loves his granddaughter very much, second only to his love for Kallen.

However, if it is to resurrect Kallen, everything else can be abandoned, and Theresa is no exception.

It's just that after seeing the information about Ming Yu, he had some new ideas.

—Emotions are also divided into many types.

The feelings between family members, the feelings between friends, and also... love.

The more intense the emotions, the better the effect of awakening Kiana's self at that time will be.

Therefore, after seeing this man named Ming Yu about to enter St. Freya Academy, Otto had a new idea.

—Perhaps, he would be a more suitable candidate than Theresa.

Thinking of this, Otto couldn't help but smile slightly, and then instructed the Valkyrie under his command:

"Rita, you will take a vacation for a while. After some time, I will arrange for you to go to St. Freya Academy for a period, and at that time, a special mission will be given to you."

"Yes, Overseer."

Rita bowed slightly and then left the command room of the Schicksal Overseer.

Otto turned his chair around and adjusted the screens around the control room to be transparent, so that he could see everything on the floating island from the inside.

He spent five hundred years turning Schicksal into what it is today, a super-large organization that actually rules most of the areas on this planet.

Most ordinary Valkyries worship him as a god who saves the world;

While another part, those who know some of his secrets, regard him as a demon who brings disaster.

However, in these five hundred years, no one knew the true meaning of his hard persistence for five hundred years.

Everything he did, whether it was commendable good deeds or universally condemned evil deeds, was only for one simple purpose.

Only he himself had never forgotten the reason for moving forward.

"Resurrect, my beloved."

Otto slowly took a sip of the red wine in his glass and said leisurely, "Love... is the most vicious curse in this world."

Chapter 17: The Opening of St. Freya

After a while, as the Hyperion slowly landed, Ming Yu, standing at the edge of the deck, caught sight of the entire St. Freya Academy.

With the magnificent palace-like complex in the center as the main body, various facilities were spread out in all directions.

It had to be said that it was indeed an academy built and funded by Otto himself; this St. Freya Academy was outrageously large.

Even the so-called noble school, Chiba Academy, could not compare to this place at all; it paled in comparison.

In the Far East, a region with a not-so-large land area, to be able to allocate such a huge area, Schicksal's power was evident.

"Hey, Ming Yu!"

Just then, a energetic voice came from behind him.

"What is it, Miss Kiana?"

Ming Yu slowly turned around and saw Kiana pulling Mei onto the deck as well.

"We've already agreed to Theresa's terms and are preparing to enroll in St. Freya Academy. What about you?"

Kiana asked.

Even though she had never heard of St. Freya Academy before, nor had she ever met that little girl named Theresa, the offer made to her was truly irresistible.

—If Kiana could reach at least the level of an A-rank Valkyrie, Theresa would tell her the whereabouts of Kiana's father, Siegfried.

For Kiana, who had been wandering and searching for her father, this was an offer she absolutely could not refuse.

Furthermore, Chiba Academy was now completely destroyed, and she had no choice but to "look for a new home."

As for Mei, there was even less to say.

After her self-awareness awakened, she had already glimpsed the hellish scene in Changkong City and felt immense self-blame for it.

Theresa and Himeko had promised to monitor her condition to ensure she wouldn't go berserk again.

Of course, in Ming Yu's opinion, everything that happened in Changkong City should be blamed on that old hag Cocolia.

"I'll be entering St. Freya Academy too, of course. After all... I don't have anywhere else to go."

Ming Yu replied with a low chuckle.

Although Raven had previously offered him an opportunity to be recommended to World Serpent, this path was still better.

After the incident at Chiba Academy, he had gotten to know these two girls.

"Mhm, mhm, then remember to help us clean the room!"

Kiana said with a grin.