Kiana's Hot Spring Incident

"I didn't expect you to appear before me this way—"

Mo Yi looked perfectly normal. As naturally as if he were facing an old friend, he walked into the water, spread his arms against the edge of the pool, and said in a thoroughly relaxed manner, "Schicksal Bishop Otto Apocalypse."

"They say Roman baths allow people to be honest with each other, in every sense of the word—"

Lord Green Otto propped his cheek on one hand and said teasingly, "That is why I chose to meet you this way, my fascinating friend."

"It seems Welt Joyce's choice back then did not make you abandon that strange idea, my friend—"

Mo Yi replied to Lord Green Otto in the same translated-sounding manner.

Upon hearing Mo Yi mention the name "Welt Joyce," ripples stirred within Lord Green Otto's heart. Back then, the other man had rejected his "kindness," and even now, he still found it deeply regrettable. If Welt Joyce had chosen to trust him, perhaps his goal would have long since been achieved, and he could have entrusted everything to him. After all, Green Otto needed Schicksal only to resurrect Kallen. That should have been a perfect outcome for both sides. Unfortunately, Welt Joyce had chosen those people from Anti-Entropy.

"Welt Joyce... how long has it been since I last heard that name? He was one of my few true friends—"

Lord Green Otto revealed a nostalgic, sentimental expression, then smiled.

"What people call fate is simply walking down roads shaped by countless choices. I once walked alongside him, but regrettably, he ultimately chose a road entirely opposite to mine. Looking back now, I still find it a pity. Why was my friend Welt Joyce unwilling to trust me even once? I never lied to him—"

Mo Yi: "..."

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