Chapter 356

Gray Serpent: "Born as a human, yet subjected to countless torments by humanity, what did Sirin do wrong? The Honkai granted her the power of revenge, the power to destroy humanity, but what wrong have the innocent done?"

Gray Serpent: "If you repay evil with good, how will you repay good? If you stop here, how will the hatred in the heart of the Herrscher of the Void be redeemed?"

Otto: "Is that so? Absurd, unreasonable, the rules of this world are truly barbaric. Death is the end of everything. Can the worst crimes committed by the Babylon experimenter be redeemed by death?"

Otto: "We fantasize about heaven, hoping that the sins of a person's life will be settled after death, but the rules of the world are not like that. It's absurd, it's incomprehensible!"

Surprisingly, Otto and the Jackal reached an agreement, which greatly surprised everyone.

Moreover, Otto wasn't the type to mock and ridicule others as he usually was; his words just now clearly came from the bottom of his heart, every word a gem.

Tesla: "Otto, you cynical fellow, when did you start liking to spout these grand principles?"

Otto: "Everyone has the potential to be a philosopher."

[Q&A begins.]

[Ragna, the captain of the Valkyrie Schicksal, once asked the bishop a question: What were the two sentences Otto used in his reply?]

[Choose two out of four.]

[A: No...]

Otto: "They are 'No,' and 'This is how the Valkyrie of Schicksal have always conveyed their beliefs!'"

[Correct answer.]

Tesla: "Holy crap! Otto, I haven't even started looking at the questions yet, how did you answer them?"

Doesn't this guy need time to think?

Bronya: "Bronya feels that Bishop Otto's recent Q&A sessions have been too radical. Is that just her imagination?"

Otto: "Hehe, although it's from the past, I've always been very confident in my memory. There aren't many interesting Valkyrie, but that captain is one of them."

Himeko Murata: "Ragna? Is he the captain who took care of me back then?"

There may not be many people named Ragna in Schicksal Valkyrie, but given the sheer number of characters, it's not surprising to find others with the same name.

Otto: "If you're talking about the Valkyrie captain who has already sacrificed herself, then I think we're talking about the same person."

Mobius: "Bishop Otto, the fact that you still remember such old things and can accurately recall what you said back then makes me suddenly curious about the structure of your brain."

Otto: "Spare me! I'm just an ordinary bishop. Everyone has their potential, don't they?"

It's not possible under normal circumstances.

But Otto knew he didn't have much time left to control.

Kevin's patience is running out, the Stigmata Project doesn't have much time to wait, and he has his own long-cherished wish to fulfill, so he must make a decision as soon as possible.

[Congratulations to Bishop Otto for receiving the reward: Moonlight Throne Concept Blueprint.]

Tesla: "Damn it! The Moonlight Throne, the Mophead —aren't those your masterpieces? This is plagiarism, this is copying! That's our stuff! I'm reporting it! I'm demanding to pay copyright fees!"

Einstein: "Dr. Tesla, calm down. Our Moonlight Throne is also a copy of Previous Era."

Seeing Tesla's unseemly boasting, Einstein helplessly covered his forehead and sighed.

The formula for converting Honkai Energy into Anti-Entropy was obtained from exploring the ruins of Previous Era, which led to the creation of the Moonlight Throne. It's not unreasonable to say they plagiarized it.

Tesla: "Tsk, I'm just annoyed that Otto got a good deal. You know, we've never gotten along."

Otto: "..."

Bang!!!

A tremendous sound erupted as Otto slammed his fist on the table, his Soulium fist sending spiderweb-like cracks through the hardened glass.

It's not like Life Coin.

Otto could no longer deceive himself and knew that there was no need to doubt his conjecture any longer.

This was not good news. For the first time, Bishop Otto lost his temper, overturning the table and scattering wine glasses all over the floor.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

After three breaths, Otto's complexion gradually returned to normal. He gracefully took out a handkerchief and wiped the wine off his hands.

Tesla: "What's going on? Didn't Otto get a reward? And such a good thing as the Moonlight Throne, so why is he so angry?"

Amber: "Your Excellency, are you alright?"

Theresa: "Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"

Otto did not respond to the two; his gaze remained fixed on the Flame-Chasers, or more precisely, on the Life Coin and the Death Space.

Otto: "There's a question that's been bothering me for a long time: why do Flame-Chasers get the Life Coin repeatedly, while I've never gotten it even once? I know very well it's not a matter of probability."

Sue: "In the end, do we still have to face this problem?"

The Enlightened One slightly opened his eyes. He had known all along that Otto would find out about this, but Otto hadn't asked, and he didn't want to shatter the other's illusions.

Otto has now completely lost patience.

Kiana: "Because the Life Coin can rewind time, it can only be used by the deceased in conjunction with the Death Space feature."

Kiana rolled her eyes at Otto. Wasn't this something even Himeko could think of?

Otto: "Just as I thought!"

Aaaaaaah!!!

Bishop Otto felt a surge of emotions within him, like a thousand horses galloping through his heart, but on the surface he maintained a gentle and refined gentlemanly demeanor.

No wonder Elysia has piles of Life Coin in her hand, while he doesn't have a single one.

It's not that it's impossible to obtain, but rather that even if we obtain it, we cannot use it.

The dead, arriving in the Death Space, and using the Life Coin are all three conditions that must be met; he didn't even meet the first one.

Driven by his deep-seated obsession, Otto had subconsciously avoided approaching this possibility. Now, the clouds have parted and the blue sky is in sight, but his path forward is blocked.

So, how can we break this deadlock?

Bishop Otto gritted his teeth, his mind racing.

Chapter 578 Himeko's Final Farewell

Tesla: "What's wrong with Otto? He was furious just a moment ago, and suddenly he's stopped talking. Has he gone mad?"

Tesla stated that it never curses others maliciously.

But Otto's behavior just now, even if it wasn't entirely insane, was pretty close.

Amber: "I don't know either. To my recollection, this is the first time Bishop Otto has lost his composure like this."

Elysia: "Perhaps it's related to the five-hundred-year-old wish he mentioned, Sue, you know the truth, don't you?"

Sue: "Bishop Otto's ambitions are too grand, and I can only offer him the most difficult path. As for now, I can no longer see through his thinking."

Despair can spark hope and inspiration in people.

Especially for those who are exceptionally intelligent and unusually persistent, they can always create miracles.

Unfortunately, Bishop Otto was the epitome of both.

Theresa: "But you still haven't told me what my grandfather is planning to do."

Sue: "Didn't I tell you? Otto's ambitions are too grand; there's not much difference between telling him and not telling him. Those who can help him can basically guess what he's planning, and for those who can't, knowing is meaningless."

Theresa remained silent.

She suspected Sue was saying that they were all idiots, but she had no proof.

The scene is just a vast expanse of white.

From beginning to end, from the sky to the earth, all the way to the classrooms of the St. Freya Academy, everything was covered in pure white.

Kiana stood at the doorway, gazing into the distance. Her red figure stood out so starkly and dazzlingly against the pure white world.

Kiana knew why she was there; the moment her back came into view, Kiana's eyes were glued to her.

Reason reminded her that this was merely a world created by the core memories, but even so, she still longed for another chance to meet her.

Kiana hesitated for a long time before taking a step to chase after Himeko Murata.

In the square of the St. Freya Academy, Teacher Himeko stopped, turned around and looked at Kiana.

The two looked at each other in silence for a long time.

"It's just a fleeting image of consciousness, isn't it?" Kiana pursed her lips.

"Right, at least time doesn't flow here," Teacher Himeko said. "But at least we can still talk like this. I'm sorry I couldn't always be by your side."

Kiana shook her head. "No, I'm the one who should apologize... I'm so glad to see Teacher Himeko again."

"You've changed a lot." Himeko Murata looked at Kiana's current appearance and nodded in satisfaction.

That's what everyone says.

"So you finally defeated the Herrscher of the Void, right?"

"Yes, everyone is willing to help me and support me."

Teacher Himeko smiled and said, "Let's not talk about that anymore, Kiana. Would you like to go back to the St. Freya Academy for a visit? Let's enjoy this moment when time seems to stand still for a while."

The scenery has changed.

The pure white world began to come alive with color. The vegetation donned green robes, and the flowers were adorned in fiery red attire. St. Freya Academy once again appeared before Kiana's eyes.

The two walked to the college dormitory.

They looked up at the window opposite, which was Teacher Himeko's room.

Kiana remembers that Teacher Himeko's room light was always on at night.

"Teacher Himeko, you really had a tough time back then."

Himeko Murata waved her hand. "It's not actually that hard. Sometimes I just forget to turn off the lights when I'm drunk."

Kiana nodded, agreeing with Himeko Murata's answer. It seemed there was some truth to the claim that Theresa didn't pay Teacher Himeko's salary.

"Do you remember that wall, Kiana?" Teacher Himeko pointed to the opposite bank.

"Yeah, I often take it out."

"Theresa was really having a headache. She probably raised the wall three or four times, but you still managed to climb over."

"I knew it was getting harder each time."

"But it wasn't raised any higher after that."

"Why?" Kiana asked.

Himeko Murata crossed her arms. "She's afraid you'll fall and get hurt."

The two walked and walked, along the familiar path, leaving their footprints in the garden soil.

Kiana had so much to say, but whenever she mustered the courage to look up and saw the fiery red figure behind her, she couldn't say a word.

Kiana, let me tell you a story.

"Is it time for class again?" Kiana asked instinctively.

"What, you don't want to hear it?"

Kiana laughed and said, "No, I want to hear it."

Himeko Murata walked to the edge of the garden, found a bench, sat down, and patted the empty seat next to her.

Kiana understood immediately and sat down next to Teacher Himeko.

"More than ten years ago, I had just started university, and I was about the same age as you. My father was working at Schicksal then, but I don't know exactly what he was researching. Although he was very busy, he was a good father. He would make time to come back and have dinner with me and buy me birthday cakes."

"But then one day he suddenly left, and I simply couldn't believe he could disappear from my life so easily."

"After that, I joined Schicksal, received Artificial Stigmata, and became Valkyrie, all in order to investigate the truth behind my father's death. My determination as a daughter propelled my Valkyrie career."

"But in the Valkyrie unit, I met Captain Ragna, who told me that Valkyrie are people who bring light to the world and should not let fear and obsession fill their hearts."

"She guided me to vent my inner turmoil and found my bearings for the future in my Valkyrie career. The first thing she encouraged me to do was to transform this imperfect world into the one I desire!"

"But compared to you, my time with her wasn't that long."