Chapter 373
425. Who said it was your doing?! Why didn't you say so sooner?!
Despite Freya and Theresa's attempts to comfort her, Kiki still struggled to control her emotions.
Since the day that changed her destiny, Fu Hua has always been by her side as a mentor and partner. Naturally, Kiki's feelings for Fu Hua are even deeper than those for Freya, who appeared out of nowhere.
Freya pouted, feeling somewhat jealous.
"Calm down!"
Faced with Freya's slightly harsh voice, Kiki finally regained a bit of composure. However, her heterochromatic eyes, which were originally one blue and one gold, had now completely transformed into a pair of proud golden eyes.
"Sirin, get back here."
Freya's voice became stern again. Feeling the suppression from the higher-ranking Herrscher, her newly emerged personality consciously sank down.
The other party is a high-ranking Herrscher capable of manipulating consciousness, Sirin has no desire to experience the miserable feeling of being played by the other party again.
Kiki's eyes also returned to their heterochromatic shape, one blue and one gold, in the next moment. Theresa had been curious about Kiki's condition for a while, and now she looked like she wanted to say something but couldn't.
Freya glanced at Theresa, then patted Kiki's head as she spoke.
"Kiki's current state indicates that she hasn't fully mastered the power of the Herrscher, which is why she can't control her Herrscher form..."
"So, is this what heterochromia looks like? It looks like the eyes of a Persian cat, so beautiful."
Theresa praised sincerely, while Freya sighed. Although the so-called heterochromatic eyes were indeed very beautiful, Kiki's appearance indicated that she had not suppressed Sirin's personality, which was why her body presented this incomplete form.
Normally, one would either conceal all Herrscher power and act like an ordinary person, or release all Herrscher power and display a powerful aura like that of an angel.
Freya nodded in agreement and also praised Kiki for looking beautiful, without going into too much detail about Kiki's condition.
Even if she suppressed Sirin's personality for Kiki, the fact that Sirin's personality remained dormant does not mean that Kiki could completely master the power of the Herrscher.
On the contrary, because Sirin's personality has been dormant, Kiki, who has not been able to defeat her, can only maintain this half-baked state.
To master the full power of the Herrscher, Kiki either needs to reach an agreement with Sirin or defeat her.
Based on Kiki's condition, Freya deduced that Aurora from the original world must have reached a consensus with the Sirin personality in her consciousness; otherwise, she would not have been able to master the complete Herrscher Authority of the Void.
It has to be said that the world's youngest sister is a heartthrob.
Even the Sirin personality within her was captivated by her charm.
"Kiki, have you calmed down?"
"I've calmed down. I'm sorry, Freya- neechan, I've caused you trouble."
Kiki lowered her head, not daring to meet Freya's gaze with her tear-blurred eyes.
However, it's impossible for Kiki not to feel a little uncomfortable when she called her "Freya- neechan" before. After all, it's hard for Kiki to treat a girl who looks younger than her and is actually younger than her as someone to be affectionate with.
"Class monitor... Fu Hua is missing. She seemed to say something strange, something about how Feather of Dust's control was suddenly taken away..."
Kiki still couldn't believe that Fu Hua had suddenly disappeared, and kept calling Fu Hua's name in her heart. Usually when she did this, Fu Hua would respond helplessly.
After all, Kiki calling her name in her heart was like constantly ringing her doorbell.
Although Fu Hua was aware that she was just a tenant, being constantly rang the doorbell was still mentally exhausting, even for her.
However, Fu Hua, whom she kept calling for, did not appear as usual, much to her dismay.
She could neither hear Fu Hua's voice nor see Fu Hua's figure.
"Sister Freya... what should I do? Help me, help me..."
Kiki wasn't strong enough. No, it should be said that her sudden appearance disrupted Kiki's original growth path just before Kiki was about to become strong.
Perhaps in Sky City, Kiki will defeat Sirin's personality and thus completely master the power of the Herrscher of the Void.
Hearing Kiki's pleading voice, Freya's heart seemed to melt.
"Of course I'll help you, you're my sister..."
Freya smiled slightly. She did not regret changing Kiki's growth. Perhaps if Kiki had grown up along the original path, she would have become stronger and more composed.
However, she had spent a month painstakingly trying to bring a smile back to Kiki's face, so how could she allow Kiki's happiness to be ruined?
At this moment, anyone who tries to ruin this happiness is her mortal enemy.
Then, Freya looked at Otto and questioned him.
"Otto, what have you done?"
"???"
Otto, who clearly had no idea what had happened, was naturally completely bewildered.
"Herrscher, I don't even know what happened. Also, when Kiana Kaslana mentioned the class monitor, was she referring to my old friend Immortal Fu Hua?"
Otto was completely unaware that Fu Hua had been acting as Kiki's ghost for several months, so he was naturally out of the loop at this moment.
However, based on the few keywords revealed by Kiki, Otto pieced together the general events.
"Just now Immortal Fu Hua was in a state that only Kiana could see, but suddenly she disappeared from that state..."
If this world didn't actually possess the so-called power of consciousness, based solely on Kiki's experiences, those who didn't know her would think she was overwhelmed with grief and had developed some kind of hallucination, or perhaps fabricated some kind of invisible friend.
"Could it be that Immortal Fu Hua is about to wake up?"
Otto pondered for a moment, then uttered the answer that came to mind.
After all, the person involved is Immortal Fu Hua, and if we're talking about what's related to Immortal Fu Hua recently, it's that he sped up Immortal Fu Hua's healing process in order to show his sincerity.
Originally, given Fu Hua's injuries, it would have taken another month to heal in the highest-level treatment pod, but after he accelerated the process, the remaining time was shortened to within a week.
Of course, after several months of treatment, Fu Hua's injuries had mostly healed.
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Otto explained very sincerely.
"A few months ago, when you attacked Schicksal to rescue Kiana Kaslana, I was also fighting my old friend... Because I accidentally injured her, she has been receiving treatment at Schicksal Headquarters. After several months of treatment, she should be fully healed in about a month, no, a week."
Otto wouldn't take all the credit for himself, so he continued.
"Immortal Fu Hua possesses remarkable regenerative abilities, but it takes her twenty-five years to recover from complete death. I merely accelerated her recovery process; it wasn't my doing..."
"Nonsense! Who said it was your doing! Why didn't you say so sooner?! You didn't say so sooner, causing us all to live in fear! Why didn't you say so sooner?!"
As Freya spoke, she silently gave Otto's shoulder a light punch.
However, the force of the blow penetrated his body, giving Otto an extremely intense and unpleasant experience.
426. No!!!
Although Otto was relatively insensitive to pain because his body was made of Soul Steel, Freya's method of penetrating his body still awakened his long-lost sense of pain.
"Hiss..."
Furthermore, Freya had no real grudge against Otto of this world, but she always felt that Otto was deliberately hiding this matter.
I felt like I'd been insulted, so I had to find an excuse to hit Otto.
She glanced sideways at Otto. Freya was quite experienced in making people regret showing up in front of her, since there was usually only one of them in front of her but thirty more were actually hiding in the shadows.
No one understands deception better than the Herrscher of Consciousness.
Otto did not actually feel pain in his body, but his 'consciousness' was deceived by Freya's abilities.
After all, this was in front of Theresa in this world, so Freya only gave her a minor punishment and didn't inflict too much pain. Therefore, the sensation of the blow that penetrated Otto's body was mainly a feeling of soreness and numbness...
Putting aside how to make Otto feel pain, the most important thing right now is what is happening to Immortal Fu Hua.
Freya had already learned from Kiki the reason why Immortal Fu Hua became Kiki's spirit in this world on the way to the southern island. After all, Kiki so naive and cute, and she would tell anyone she trusted. Freya only had to ask a few questions to get the information she wanted.
Specifically, it refers to the battle that broke out at the Schicksal Headquarters a few months ago. Although Immortal Fu Hua was initially responsible for retrieving Kiki, subsequent events changed her stance.
After the Second Herrscher, Sirin, awakened her consciousness, Otto instructed her and Rita to work together to clear the Honkai Beast in the containment area. Afterward, he sent the two of them the order to wait in place for Durandal and the Blade of Unyielding to arrive and join them.
However, Fu Hua understood that at this time, only Durandal had the strength to fight against the Herrscher at Schicksal Headquarters. Innocent people, including Theresa, were definitely unable to fight against the Herrscher. Therefore, she strongly opposed Otto's decision. Then, a sudden electromagnetic pulse paralyzed the communication system. Fu Hua had no choice but to let Rita wait alone for Durandal and the Blade of Unyielding to gather, while she held off the Herrscher first.
However, Rita disagreed with Fu Hua's approach, and the two almost went to war because of it, but were stopped by Durandal who arrived later.
Fu Hua then went to the battlefield to cover Bronya and the other two as they fled. Due to the burden of the feathers, Fu Hua could only use the Grip of Taixu to fight. However, the Grip of Taixu could not counter the Gem of Serenity's regenerative ability. Under such adverse conditions, Fu Hua was quickly defeated.
She was saved by Otto when he arrived just as she was about to die.
It was at that time that Fu Hua questioned Otto, asking him why he deliberately let Sirin, who was chasing Theresa, go free, and Otto confessed his plan.
Facing Otto, who believed in human emotions yet was utterly ruthless, Fu Hua's ideological differences with him grew increasingly significant.
The huge differences made it impossible for the two to continue working together, Fu Hua also chose to stop Otto, who was so crazy that it was frightening.
Despite being severely injured, Fu Hua was unable to stop Otto and was killed by Otto with a simulated Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment. At that moment, her consciousness, which was stored in the feather, began to stir. The feather attached to Kiki accompanied her like a spirit for the rest of the time.
This is the story of Fu Hua becoming the spirit behind the character.
Considering Otto's previous explanation, it's clear that Fu Hua didn't die in the great battle at Schicksal Headquarters. The remaining consciousness that was originally attached to Kiki seems to be attracted by her awakened body.
"In that case, Kiki, let's go greet your spirit, no, let's go greet your class monitor."
Freya said with a smile.
Hearing her say that in a joking tone, Kiki's inner panic lessened considerably.
"Sister Freya, will the class monitor be alright?"
"Yes, I promise."
Freya reached out and ruffled Kiki's hair a few times before continuing.
"According to what that bastard just said, Immortal Fu Hua should be receiving treatment right now, as for her location..."
At this point, Freya's gaze fell on Otto.
Although Otto of this world chose to back down in the face of her overwhelming power, he was indeed a bastard. Freya did not think that his speeding up Fu Hua's healing was really to show sincerity as he claimed.
But Otto is not an omnipotent god, and this situation was probably beyond his expectations.
"... You must know where it is, right?"
Freya wanted Otto to lead the way. Even though she had once been the master of the Schicksal Headquarters, the layout of the Schicksal Headquarters had been changing all along. Many of Otto's laboratories were regularly moved to other areas.
Freya didn't know whether Fu Hua had been placed in the treatment room or in his laboratory by Otto. If it was the latter, she was even less certain of Fu Hua's exact location.
"Of course, please let me lead the way."
Otto immediately and enthusiastically agreed.
However, the calmer Otto remained, the more Freya knew he must have messed things up again.
Although Otto incorporates a certain margin of error into his plans, even if his plans are disrupted, he simply switches from the first plan to the second, or abandons the first objective and begins action with the second objective instead.
Just like what happened during the Second Eruption War, when Otto disguised himself as a clown and broke into the battlefield between Siegfried, Welt, and the Second Herrscher, his initial plan was to eliminate Welt and release the Second Herrscher, Sirin. However, due to Siegfried's interference, he ultimately only achieved the goal of releasing the Second Herrscher.
Although this is a typical failure case, especially after the Second Herrscher escaped, she directly obtained the power of the gods on the ruins of the moon, instantly transforming from a single-core Herrscher into a five-core Herrscher.
The current civilization era was almost completely wiped out in the Second Eruption. Fortunately, in the end, he did achieve his goal: the Schicksal gained fame, and the Anti-Entropy organization was severely damaged.
It's a pity that Cecilia, the Herrscher Killer we carefully trained, perished in the Second Eruption.
Freya felt that Otto had the attribute that his plans would inevitably go wrong. Otherwise, he wouldn't prepare multiple plans at the same time, and he would always lock the first goal in mind. If the plan had a problem, he would decisively change to the second goal.
Putting aside the fact that Otto's plans always seem to go awry, Freya, Kiki, and the others quickly arrived outside the room where the medical room was located, under his guidance.
"My old friend is resting in this room. Don't worry, she should wake up soon. What follows should be a touching farewell."
Otto shrugged. Although he did have other purposes for speeding up Fu Hua's resurrection, for now, it was obviously a better choice to please the new master of Schicksal, and it would also better reflect his sincerity.
Then, the room exploded.
The impact of the explosion slammed the metal door against the wall of the passageway opposite, embedding it firmly into the wall.
Otto stared blankly at the mess in the room, at the huge hole in the wall, and fell silent.
"..."
"..."
Although Freya had expected this outcome, when she actually experienced the strange situation where Otto's 100% plan went wrong, she had a lot of things to say.
"Sister Freya, the class monitor..."
Otto said Fu Hua was resting in this room, and now the room has exploded. Kiki almost burst into tears.
Not to mention Kiki's mood was fluctuating wildly, even Otto himself was driven to the brink of a mental breakdown by this unexpected turn of events.