I, Otto, Will Become an Enlightened One! (cont.)

As for concealing this matter?

If Mo Yi's goal is to seek cooperation, and if things don't work out on her end, the other party will find other ways to get close to Lord Green Otto. Once this is discovered, Rita will still be hunted down by both sides.

Running away would be even simpler. Rita, who knows how terrifying Schicksal, has no confidence in surviving Schicksal's pursuit, especially in this information age. Taking a car, eating a meal, or seeing a doctor can reveal personal information. Even if you hide in the mountains for the rest of your life, if someone wants to get rid of you, there are countless advanced technologies to find you.

Therefore

Thinking about this, Rita realized she had finished the jujube and goji berry tea in her thermos. She smiled bitterly and muttered to herself, "There was absolutely no choice in this—"

Faced with cunning and absolute power like Mo Yi and Otto, a nobody like myself had no choice but to serve as a pawn in their game, charging into battle.

If Mo Yi knew about the various personas Rita had created for him, he would probably just say, "I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

"Rita, is there any new progress on the mission?"

Lord Green Otto was in his room, enjoying afternoon tea while reading Mo Yi's 'Honkai Dragon'. When he received Rita's call, his expression was calm, no different from usual. But later, he crushed the teacup in his hand without even noticing.

As for the hot tea burning his hands, that's impossible; his body is made of soul steel!

What is Soul Steel?

These are the materials used to create the Divine Key. From this, we can tell just how tough and cunning the opponent is.

After listening to Rita's report, Lord Green Otto's heart, which hadn't truly stirred in who knows how long, began to flutter again.

"The Awakened One—"

"Such a thing actually exists?"

"Only--"

Although Green Otto had great faith in Rita's abilities, even after hearing Rita's detailed description of her bet with Mo Yi about climbing the stairs, he still harbored some doubts.

Because this was so astonishing, even the library in the Void Archive had no information about the 'Awakened One'. It would be strange if he, being naturally suspicious, did not have any doubts.

But deep down, he couldn't help but believe in the other person, because this was the first time in so many years that he had heard of a truly feasible way to Resurrect Kallen.

In addition, there's the terrifying power described by Rita as 'The World Requiem,' which even Rita, an S-rank Valkyrie, is powerless against.

Even when Rita mentioned Mo Yi's name and their past experiences, Green Otto could sense the tremor in her voice—a tremor born of fear of the underachiever.

Even if the opponent's abilities are not as invincible as Rita described, they are absolutely terrifying. Otherwise, how could someone like Rita, who is one of the strongest fighters in Schicksal, be so afraid of this, to the point that she trembles at the mere mention of it?

Only such a terrifying individual could possibly be the one plotting the creation of an "Awakener," an entity that, at first glance, seems indistinguishable from the very concept of Honkai.

After thinking for a while, Green Otto gave Rita new instructions.

Tell her to suspend all her missions and instead get close to Mo Yi to gain his favor. She can then express to him that she is willing to cooperate with him in achieving enlightenment, on the condition that Resurrect Kallen.

She also needed to investigate the authenticity of the 'Awakener Project' the other party mentioned. In any case, everything was focused on Mo Yi's affairs, and she could now completely put aside the other tasks of Schicksal.

Of course, this is just talk. Green Otto a guy who can't completely trust anyone. He has a lot of ulterior motives. Even if the story of the Awakener is true, how can he guarantee that the other party will really Resurrect Kallen after achieving his goal?

Ultimately, the only person you can completely trust is yourself.

Lord Green Otto's arrangement is a gamble on a possibility.

Once the authenticity of the 'Awakener' was confirmed, Green Otto changed his plan to cooperate with Mo Yi to find out the method and conditions for becoming an Awakener. If possible, he would become an 'Awakener' in Mo Yi's place, obtain the power that could Resurrect Kallen, and then destroy Honkai to create a happy world that Kallen longed for!

"Kallen— "

Green Otto put down his book, seemingly looking at something. His heart, long since stagnant, was once again ablaze. He returned to the laboratory to investigate the Awakened Ones, and incidentally, to devise a series of schemes and plots to test and confirm the truth of Mo Yi's words.

I, Otto, will become an enlightened one!

Thus, without Mo Yi's knowledge, Rita, who was good at filling in the blanks, helped Mo Yi divert Lord Green Otto's attention from the lost experimental subjects like Yue Xia and Kiana to him. It can be said that he won a brief period of peace, and in the short term, he only needed to concentrate on dealing with Koko Tenzang.

Of course, Mo Yi might also cause all sorts of trouble later on because of his boasting.

If Mo Yi knew this, he would probably be completely dumbfounded. If it were just about Resurrect Kallen, Mo Yi would be quite confident. After all, with the powerful cheat of 'Little World Game', as long as he had time to develop, he would definitely encounter the common and powerful ability to revive the dead.

Even without new abilities, just the fact that he could obtain the final reward— the Soul Materialization— from the next free game, 'The Root Princess's Redemption,' made Mo Yi feel that this was one of the best ways to resurrect the dead.

As for where to find the dissipated soul, if they can't all be found in Happy Kallen's body, once Mo Yi's abilities become stronger, he can also use the abilities of 'Zilean, the Chronomancer' to travel through time, go back to the past, and either bring the soul back or fix it in the deceased body.

Therefore, Mo Yi felt that he could really Resurrect Kallen, he just needed time to develop.

The title of "Meat Great Demon King" is no joke.

But if it's something like an 'Awakener', Mo Yi really felt guilty. Even if he didn't die, and with the help of the Little World Game, he would strengthen himself for hundreds of years, he didn't know if he could live up to his boasts. After all, even the Little World Game itself didn't know if it could achieve the level of freely cultivating world laws and creating universes and parallel worlds.

All I can say is that the future looks promising. Well, I'm not denying the possibility of it happening.

"Ring ring ring—"

With the ringing of the school bell, it was finally time to go home.

In the Area 11, school ends relatively early in the afternoon, and the remaining time is reserved for students to participate in club activities or study on their own at school. If they need to pursue higher education, most of them will attend corresponding tutoring classes.

The knowledge taught in school alone is not enough to cope with those top-ranked universities. (So, if you want to become stronger, you have to spend money on expensive tutoring classes, or you need to be talented and hardworking enough to become self-taught. "Happy education" is indeed very enjoyable, as enjoyable as that of a certain free-spirited man, but the stats will be 0-5. How can you expect to get something better than others without putting in more effort and paying a higher price?)

As for Mo Yi, he had been a member of the Home Club for the past year. Simply put, he was the kind of guy who went straight home after school. Such a guy was often seen as an unsociable or a poor student by others.

"School's finally over."

In the new year, Mo Yi will naturally continue to be a free spirit and a member of the Home Club who enjoys his own happiness.

Is there anything in the world more fun than games?

"Mo Yi, where should we go to play later?"

Mo Yi packed his things, stood up, and was about to leave when he found his hand was entangled by something. He turned around and saw it was Rosalia's tail.

Mo Yi: "..."

When did I ever say we'd go play together after school? Don't always make excuses for me. You're not some kind of malicious software!

Meanwhile, Kiana, who had come over with Miss Mei after school to ambush Mo Yi, had already arrived at the classroom door where Mo Yi was.

P. S.: I periodically experience a loss of writing inspiration and don't know which plot points to cut, so I'm forcing myself to continue. Hopefully, as I write, I'll find my footing and rediscover my lost inspiration. (Laughs)

Episode 224, Princess Arc 31: Yuuka Kazami naturally recognized Reisen. In her memories, Reisen was a subordinate of Houraisan Kaguya, the guy she hated most. Of course, now it seems she's someone with her own little schemes. Reimu Hakurei has no interest in Mo Yi now; he hasn't grown to the level she knew him to be, so he's not worth wrestling with. Therefore, she plans to let him grow freely, letting him develop along his original path until he quickly becomes the enemy she truly cares about. After picking up Mo Yi, Reisen's stubborn gaze vanished instantly. She picked Mo Yi up and tried to run, but considering she might not be able to outrun his magical cannon, she stood still, unsure what to do. "I think you're planning to deal with the Scarlet Mist Incident, and I happen to be there too—" Reimu Hakurei thought for a moment and decided to set off with Mo Yi. This way, she could witness his growth and protect him, lest he die before he grows into the man who excites her at first sight. "Then we're going the same way, let's go together."