Seeing that Lord Otto was still as forgiving toward her as ever and had forgiven her, Kallen felt even more ashamed. She nodded vigorously and promised, "You're still better at tactical matters, Otto. I'll just listen to you."
"Thank you for trusting me so much, Kallen—"
Lord Otto could not help but feel moved. Clenching his fists, he said:
"Even if I have to stake my life on it, I'll help you!"
Lord Otto had not said he would help Kallen fulfill her dream. He had said he would help her... obtain the happy life she should have had.
Over the next few nights, Otto waited for opportunities to act, Ancestor Kevin waited for opportunities to climb the tech tree, and Mo Yi's group had already joined forces, making infighting impossible. Thus began this miserable game of hide-and-seek.
Then Kallen went out on patrol and, once again, ran into the Fox Donkey Spirit. She caught up and snuggled with her, while Lord Otto remained alone in the underground base, watching the monitors and keeping an eye on Yae Village.
Lord Otto was fighting the Honkai War with all his might. As for Kallen and Yae Sakura?
Naturally, they were somewhere secluded, snuggling, catching up, and admiring the cherry blossoms.
The miserable hide-and-seek phase soon passed, leaving only the final night. If no victor was decided by then, at three in the morning, all Masters and Servants would be forcibly summoned to the central grounds of Yae Village and forced into a free-for-all battle mode.
By then, Lord Otto was already anxious. If he and Kallen were summoned to the final battlefield and faced Mo Yi's teamed-up group, or Ancestor Kevin, who had been invincible for fifty thousand years, they would simply be throwing themselves away.
But Lord Otto could