Chapter 366

From their first meeting, Freya had a good impression of Bianca from this parallel world. Of course, this good impression wasn't the kind of good impression she had. Currently, the only person Freya had that kind of good impression of was Rita, who had grown up with her.

As a Europe, Freya was not only fair-skinned, fair-faced, and lucky, but she also had a good understanding of the regional myths unique to Europe.

This is also related to the fact that her name comes from Norse mythology.

Of course, the goddess Freya in Norse mythology has quite a few scandals, and perhaps the gossip-loving public of that era enjoyed such content. When talking about Norse mythology, one cannot help but mention the prototype of the Valkyrie.

Just as the nine Floating Island of the Schicksal Headquarters are named after the nine kingdoms, the Valkyrie are also named after the Death God of death in mythology who guides the spirits of heroes, and are also Odin's handmaids.

They are young female warriors clad in gleaming armor, riding magnificent horses and soaring through the sky.

At that moment, the girl in front of her, holding a pure white lance and wearing a white battle dress, was like Valkyrie described in mythology, instantly capturing Freya's attention.

She had light golden wavy hair with pale coral tips, and blue eyes like all the Kaslana, with red eyeshadow at the corners of her eyes. The way she held the pure white lance seemed to overlap with that of the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal from more than a decade ago.

"Herrscher, it really is you!!"

Bianca was not surprised that the intruder was Freya.

She had always thought she would meet this Herrscher from another world again, but she never expected it to be more than a month later, and that the place of their reunion would be the Schicksal Headquarters.

"I thought we'd meet soon, but you've made me wait for over a month," Bianca said with a hint of resentment.

Combined with her majestic, Valkyrie- like image, she actually gives off a feeling of a lover being affectionate and coquettish.

Of course, the scene of the one acting cute carrying a lance is a bit unbearable to watch, and the basic follow-up development is that they rush up and poke two holes in it.

Freya's mind raced for a moment, then she smiled and said, "I'm truly sorry. I didn't mean to keep the Heroine waiting too long, but I did encounter a bit of a situation. For example... I originally thought that Schicksal and the World Serpent would react to my attack within a month, but now it seems..."

While Freya stormed the Schicksal Headquarters, she also managed to read the memories of several Valkyrie and ordinary members, only to discover that Schicksal had blocked all communication channels with the outside world during this period.

In detective and suspense novels, the complete disconnection of the internet and communications creates what's known as the "locked room mystery" scenario.

Otto's purpose in doing this was not just to avoid Meme Attack, but more like to build a high wall and then hand her, this Herrscher from another world, over to the World Serpent Organization.

Freya could glean some insight into Otto's plans from his actions.

Otto clearly intended for her to fight the World Serpent Organization to the death so that he could seize the opportunity to capture the Herrscher from another world and take advantage of the World Serpent Organization's misfortune.

Although both are organizations fighting against the Honkai, Otto himself does not hate the Herrscher, nor does he hate the Honkai.

By simply covering the Valkyrie's eyes and ears, their desire to fight the Herrscher from another world can be prevented. On the other hand, the leader of the World Serpent Organization seems to hate the Honkai even more than the Valkyrie. In addition, the Herrscher from another world destroyed Sky City upon its arrival and exposed the relationship between Shencheng Medicine and the World Serpent Organization, putting the World Serpent Organization in a very passive position. Naturally, the World Serpent Organization will look for an opportunity to eliminate the Herrscher another world.

Freya, having roughly discerned part of the plan, understood that Otto wanted her to fight against the World Serpent Organization.

However, this plan has several flaws that could easily cause it to fail.

One possibility is her own lack of cooperation; perhaps this otherworldly Herrscher will take the Jackal and the Raven and defect to the World Serpent Organization.

Of course, this possibility is indeed quite small, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.

If Freya makes such a choice, the Schicksal will be caught in a pincer attack by the Herrscher of Another World and the World Serpent Organization. At that time, Otto will not even have a chance to turn the tables.

Secondly, there was no mutually destructive outcome; instead, the World Serpent Organization or Freya achieved an overwhelming victory.

If the World Serpent Organization or she fails to achieve a mutually destructive outcome, then Otto's plan to profit from the conflict will immediately fall apart, and Schicksal will be directly impacted by her or the World Serpent Organization.

There are many other loopholes, but these two are the most fatal. In reality, Freya clashed with the World Serpent Organization, which was exactly as Otto had predicted. However, he did not expect that the power of the Herrscher from another world would surpass Kevin's.

"Because of the strategy chosen by Schicksal, I have no choice but to temporarily rule over a population of about 300 million outside. Incidentally, this number will continue to increase... Even if the Mind Plague I release does not work on some people, it does not mean that they are not infected with the Mind Plague. Those asymptomatic infected people will continue to spread the Mind Plague I release without knowing it... The longer it goes on, the more victims will be infected by the Mind Plague."

Freya spoke very gently to Bianca.

In her eyes, the imposing heroine before her was an asymptomatic carrier of the Mind Plague.

At the same time, she was also the first to spread the Mind Plague.

"As expected, you, like the Bianca I know, seem to possess limitless Honkai resistance. But unfortunately, the person I want to infect isn't you, but rather, I want to use you to spread the Mind Plague throughout Schicksal..."

"If that's the case, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, Herrscher ..." Bianca was gripping her lance tightly, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. She replied with a smile, "I guessed that your personality must be quite awful. Therefore, the first thing I did upon returning to Schicksal Headquarters was to avoid direct contact with anyone and lock myself in my room. I even communicated with Rita using Morse code. I'm so sorry, Herrscher, I didn't mean to disappoint you."

Hearing Bianca from this world say that, Freya's mood suddenly became very pleasant, and she was also surprised by the other's little playfulness.

She never expected to find that familiar, mischievous feeling in Bianca.

Of course, both of them are Bianca after all.

However, Bianca in this world is not only older, but also more mature. To put it simply, Bianca in this world is already a brave adventurer who has experienced many important plots. Not only has her personality become more stable and mature, but she has also leveled up to Lv50 by defeating monsters.

Bianca from the original world was a novice hero who had experienced many battles and was around level 35. However, in Freya's eyes, she mostly leveled up in the comfort zone, much like the Sword God of Shili Slope.

Although her personal abilities are quite sufficient, Freya's lack of composure always makes her unable to put her mind at ease.

Frankly speaking, considering that she positions herself as a hero like Bianca, Freya herself positions herself as a demon king, the final boss.

Judging from the current developments, this demon lord has gone to great lengths to train the heroes.

Therefore, after meeting Bianca from this parallel world, Freya was very much looking forward to seeing how Bianca from the original world would grow. At least she wouldn't have to worry about her personality anymore. You see, the reason Freya considered Bianca from the original world a brat wasn't because she was inherently bad-tempered; it was just that her disobedience was similar to that of most brats.

The naughty child simply doesn't listen to his parents, while Bianca doesn't follow orders.

Just as Freya described her as a fledgling hero, Bianca now has hot blood flowing through her veins. She will do anything that cannot be ignored, even if it means disobeying orders from the Alliance. From a soldier's perspective, disobeying orders is not commendable, but from the perspective of Valkyrie saves the world, no one is more suitable to be described as Valkyrie than her.

If she hadn't truly possessed sufficient power, she wouldn't have been able to save those people who had been abandoned.

"Was it all for nothing?" Freya repeated with a smile.

To be honest, she really liked Bianca's personality. Whether she was the mischievous kid from the original world or the composed Valkyrie from this world, they both seemed to be the center of attention.

Freya shook her head; she didn't feel like she'd been disappointed.

"Miss Hero, I'm not just having a good time. Before that, let me apologize for my previous breach of contract. I promised to 'compete' with you, but I ended up standing you up."

Bianca nodded slightly and said, "It's not your fault. After all, there's a huge gap in strength between us. I think even if we fought fairly, it would probably end in a crushing defeat for me. I should thank you for saving some face for me in front of my subordinates."

If I had fought Freya back then, I would definitely have been reduced to ashes.

That's ten thousand Herrscher's Spear, equivalent to a full-force attack from Emperor-class Honkai Beast. Even if Bianca has doubts about whether the power of the Herrscher's Spear is truly equivalent to a full-force attack from Emperor-class Honkai Beast, it doesn't mean she can completely withstand the bombardment of ten thousand attacks.

Bianca pointed her lance at the ground, showing no sign of fighting spirit whatsoever.

After witnessing the intruder's identity firsthand, she abandoned the option of fighting him. After all, whether she won or was defeated, the Schicksal Headquarters might crash due to the battle between the two.

Bianca did not believe that she could save everyone on the nine Floating Island of Schicksal Headquarters by herself alone.

Her gaze swept over Rita, and then over Otto.

Bianca was more aware that the possibility of her being defeated by her opponent was actually higher—no, it should be said that the only possibility was that she would be defeated by her opponent.

Freya pretended not to understand Bianca's gratitude and replied.

"Is that so? In that case... Miss Hero, would it be convenient for you to have lunch with me? Hmm, yes, preferably M9 Ribeye Steak, and a bottle of 1988 Chateau Latour Red Wine to go with it."

Freya's suggestion annoyed Otto, whose lunch had been trampled underfoot by someone.

"Herrscher from a parallel world, if you wish to communicate with us, please show proper etiquette. Standing on the table is not a polite act."

"There's nothing I can do about it, given my short stature. But you should have noticed something, Otto Apocalypse!"

Freya stopped her pleasant conversation with Bianca and spoke to Otto with a cold expression.

This sudden change in weather, as if from warm spring to cold winter, felt strangely familiar to Otto.

Of course, Otto understood what Freya meant.

Previously, because of the surveillance camera and the fact that Freya interfered with the content of the camera, Otto naturally did not obtain any important information about the Herrscher of the Otherworld. Even though he learned about Freya's appearance from Bianca, there are quite a few people in this world who look alike. However, the feature of white hair and blue eyes did puzzle Otto for a long time.

He once thought that this Herrscher from another world was K423 from a parallel world, or even the real Kiana from a parallel world.

But when Freya stood in front of him, well, on his dining table, Otto realized that she was a clone.

"You are... Kiana's clone?"

Otto understood what Freya wanted him to say, and naturally followed Freya's train of thought.

Freya nodded slightly, then continued to watch Otto deduce.

"But you shouldn't be K423. I know from Bianca that you seem to have a very good relationship with K423. In addition, with the information you deliberately leaked, you should be a clone of K423."

Otto fell silent as he reasoned this far.

"..."

Based on Freya's understanding of Otto, she knew that Otto must have already analyzed even her specific clone number, but he wouldn't reveal it easily.

Appropriate silence and foolish behavior can make people underestimate you, thus lowering their guard.

Don't be fooled by Otto's current 'I've done my best' attitude. In reality, his mind is still working. Although he can't reach the level of a highly intelligent demon, his understanding of human nature is enough to scheme against Freya.

Of course, Freya would never allow Otto of this world to scheme against her.

There was already an Otto lurking in the shadows, plotting something sinister; Freya couldn't bear to add more trouble like this.

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417. If Otto wasn't a jerk, would he still be Otto?

Freya completely ignored Otto's superb acting skills. This kind of cunning old fox was not comparable to those smiling brothers who were cursing in their hearts. Anyone else would have been fooled by this bastard's acting skills long ago.

Freya was glad that she knew Otto's true nature perfectly well. Although there were some differences between the two worlds, Otto Apocalypse was clearly a bastard in either world.

Thinking of this, Freya sighed with great regret, a sigh that came very suddenly.

At this moment, Otto had already stopped the alarm (HX) at Schicksal Headquarters and allowed the Valkyrie who were in chaos to return to their posts. Rita and Bianca did not intend to interrupt Freya's conversation with Otto. After Otto pretended to fall silent, the air in the laboratory seemed to be filled with lead, so Freya's sigh seemed particularly abrupt.

Bianca and Rita didn't understand why Freya sighed, and Otto didn't understand why a Herrscher from another world would sigh. In fact, even Freya herself didn't understand why she sighed.

"Could it be... that I'm expecting an Otto who isn't a jerk?"

Freya muttered to herself as if no one else was around, and the other three people in the laboratory were all confused when they heard Freya's strange expression.

What does it mean to say, 'I'm expecting an Otto who isn't a jerk'?

Surprisingly, Rita and Bianca suddenly felt that an Otto who wasn't a jerk might actually be worth their anticipation.

"No, that's not right either. Otto isn't a jerk, is he still Otto?"

Freya, completely ignoring Otto's increasingly dark expression, continued speaking as if no one else was around.

Coincidentally, Bianca and Rita strongly agreed with Freya's statement, and both nodded subconsciously.

Otto without the jerk element is still worth looking forward to, but he's all form and no spirit, just like a chat without emojis—it's soulless.

Otto's face was now as black as the bottom of a pot.

The World Serpent Organization suddenly disappeared. Before Otto could react, Freya had already stormed the Schicksal Headquarters. Freya's timing caught him completely off guard.

After the other person came up, they kept criticizing him.

Most importantly... Freya not only trampled his ribeye steak, but also kicked and smashed a bottle of Château Latour wine.

Given Otto's wealth, he certainly wasn't lamenting the steak and wine, but Freya's barging into the Schicksal, first ruining his leisurely lunch, and then standing on the table to communicate with him in a condescending manner, confirmed Otto's feelings about Freya.

It wasn't so much hatred or disgust, but more like a sense of disdain.

"It seems that the other party had a rather complicated relationship with me in the original world."

Otto continued to feign silence, even though he didn't think he could fool this troublesome otherworldly Herrscher. But by playing dumb, he could buy himself a lot of time.

With a dark expression, Otto had already abandoned his original plan to scheme against the other party. Waiting for this otherworldly Herrscher and the World Serpent Organization to be mutually weakened was now an impossible fantasy.

Of course, the reason why Otto believed that the other party did not hate or despise him was that after the other party forced his way in, the first thing he did was not to cripple him. Even if the other party knew that he was not his real body here, if the other party really hated him, even if it was just a Soul Steel clone, he would definitely vent his resentment on him.

Otto kept calculating in his mind and finally came to an answer that was somewhat unexpected, yet reasonable.

That is, in the other person's original world, you may have adopted her as a foster daughter, or as a goddaughter like Theresa. Because of the debt of gratitude for raising her, and because you have no deep hatred or resentment towards her, the other person only feels disdain for you, but not hatred or disgust.

There are many factors that lead to this conclusion. First, the other party admitted to being a clone of Kiana, while denying that he was K423.

In Otto's view, since it was not K423, it must be a clone numbered before or after it. Considering that among the many experimental subjects he created to revive the Second Herrscher, only the clone with the Herrscher Core implanted in its body woke up, and he did not have the Herrscher Core of the second Herrscher of the Void, the clone plan ended with K423.

In Otto's view, even if there are differences between parallel worlds, his counterpart in another world should have conducted similar experiments, and the experimental subjects for resurrecting the Second Herrscher should have stopped at K423.

Without a doubt, the other party is a clone of K001 to K422 who has never awakened in this parallel world.

Once this answer is reached, the other inferences become easier.

If there are other clones besides K423, what kind of arrangements will I make?

Otto knew himself very well. If his parallel world self was not too different from him in personality, he would definitely use this clone as bait, whether to lure the defector Siegfried, the opposition in the Schicksal, or the Anti-Entropy organization which was hostile to the Schicksal. This clone was the best bait.

Of course, there must have been some things that never happened in this world.

In fact, whether he adopted her or used her as bait, Otto did not believe that his parallel world self would be so sincere. However, judging from her actions, the relationship between her and him was indeed complicated.

The debt of gratitude for raising her is not enough to explain why she showed mercy.