Chapter 373

Fenghuang Down shone brightly, and Otto successfully dodged the attack.

"K423, you're really short-tempered. I thought you'd be happy to see someone smiling at you when you woke up."

"Shut up! If it were you, that would be terrifying!"

Kiana finally understood the situation and stood still without making any further moves.

It seems that Otto has defeated the Herrscher of the Void.

Kiana asked, "How long have I been asleep?"

"It's been less than ten minutes since the Thousand-Man Herrscher was dealt with. Don't worry, I'm very reliable; I cleaned up the mess for you in no time."

"It's not like you weren't the one who caused this!" Kiana roared.

"Then I'm truly innocent. To be honest, I really didn't mean any harm this time. I just caused a lot of things to happen ahead of schedule." Otto shrugged helplessly.

Kiana didn't believe her. "You weren't the Thousand-Man Herrscher?"

"No, the awakening of the Thousand-Man Herrscher is inevitable, it has nothing to do with me," Otto argued.

Kiana sneered, "And Kevin, wasn't he the one who orchestrated all of this with you?"

"That's true. Although the process was somewhat tortuous, it ultimately led to a conclusion that we are all satisfied with."

"Satisfied?" Kiana roared, "Do you know how many people have died because of this?!"

Otto: "I calculated beforehand that the casualties would be contained within five cities."

"You!"

Kiana really wanted to punch this guy; people from five cities, although the current damage hadn't reached that number.

But Otto, you are truly cold-blooded!

Otto continued, "Let me clarify: the birth of Herrscher is never without death, and in hindsight, such sacrifices are worthwhile. We killed Kevin, completely halted the Stigmata Project, and once again demonstrated the dangers of the Herrscher to the world."

"You understand, Kevin's power, how dangerous the World Serpent is to this world. Having experienced this pain, the whole world will unite once again, just like during the Second Honkai War."

"Imagine a scenario where everyone recognizes the power of the Herrscher, worries about their own lives and their homes. There's no unnecessary infighting; everyone is concerned about whether their lives will disappear tomorrow, and they fight against the world under the guidance of Schicksal."

Don't you think this is an incredibly desirable future?

Otto turned around and smiled.

"In short, I simply made what I believed to be the most correct decision as the Bishop of Schicksal."

Cities are destroyed by Thousand-Man Herrscher.

Otto never participated in the fight; if we really want to hold someone accountable, the blame would likely fall on Kevin, starting with the Thousand-Man Herrscher.

The fall of the World Serpent will mean that Schicksal will completely control the planet's resources and become an organization similar to the Fire Moth.

As the Bishop of Schicksal, Otto believed that he had taken a more far-reaching step, prioritizing the interests of all humanity.

"... So grand and dignified!"

Kiana pursed her lips; she knew she couldn't win an argument with Otto, and there was no need to argue with him.

Just drag them back and let everyone beat them up.

"I do not deny that I am a Villain; I did all this only for personal gain."

Otto then changed the subject. "However, if we consider the bigger picture, the entire plot is simply about humanity defeating the Herrscher, heroes helping heroes achieve their goals, and my purpose becomes secondary."

"What exactly is your purpose?" Kiana asked.

Otto slowly raised the Fenghuang Down: "Telling you won't hurt, because I've done everything I could."

Kiana awaited her response.

Otto continued, "Just before that, I planted a feather in Kevin's consciousness. It was a clone of Fenghuang Down, incorporating my memories."

"He will fulfill my lifelong wish and correct the errors of five hundred years of coins."

Kiana lowered her head in thought, "Five hundred years ago, five hundred years ago... you wanted to resurrect Saint Kallen?!"

Chapter 605 Convergence, Time Correction Power

Otto nodded in agreement.

Kiana was at a loss for words at such candor.

They learned from the revelations about Otto's meticulous care for Kallen, but they never imagined Otto would harbor such thoughts—to resurrect the dead. How could such a thing be possible...?

It seems like it actually can be done!

Kiana questioned, "Couldn't we just use Flame-Chasers's Life Coin for that? Why make such a huge sacrifice?"

Yes, with such a convenient method, why would you deliberately make things difficult for yourself?

When this was mentioned, Otto couldn't help but smile wryly, "Because from the very beginning, none of you understood the truth of the Imaginary Law, including Flame-Chasers."

"Based on my research into the Imaginary Law, I have summarized three invariable principles."

"First, the Imaginary allows consciousness to transfer to the body, but does not allow the body to retrieve a consciousness that has already dissipated. This determines that the dead cannot be brought back to life."

"Second, Imaginary allow the world to sprout new buds at points in time, but do not allow any alteration to the existing world."

"Third, Imaginary allow time to rewind and start anew, but they cannot prolong past lives to the present moment."

Otto looked up and sighed. "Simply put, I can use the Imaginary mechanism to recreate a world where Kallen lived five hundred years ago on the day Kallen died, but I cannot change the fact that Kallen died in the existing history."

I still don't understand.

Kiana scratched her head.

For some reason, she always felt that her IQ was sometimes online and sometimes offline.

Otto wasn't in a hurry. "To put it another way, our civilization only came into being after the Previous Era collapsed, and now that our civilization still exists, what is the purpose of the Life Coin '?"

"Is it about opening up a new timeline?"

Kiana has finally managed to escape the three laws Otto mentioned.

But she still didn't understand why Otto did that.

"If that's the case, why don't you use the Life Coin method?"

Otto sighed. "Didn't I say that the law of Imaginary allows new buds to sprout from past points in time, but it cannot change the existing world?"

"Moreover, Kevin's return has shown me a new possibility in Death Space, a possibility that is even more perfect than the original plan!"

Otto smiled mysteriously, the smile gradually widening at the corners of his mouth.

"Now, I want to truly resurrect Kallen! Not by creating a new timeline or a new possibility, but by changing the fact that Kallen is dead in the real world."

Kiana was speechless for a moment.

Otto, you've got some serious ambition. This isn't about exploiting a bug in the Imaginary Law; you're trying to forcefully go against the grain!

She continued, "So, what are you planning to do?"

Otto said that the Life Coin opens up new timelines, which may not make any difference to Previous Era.

Since their history has already failed, opening a new timeline is essentially starting over.

Otto's desire to resurrect Kallen in the existing history does not conform to the three conclusions he proposed.

Unless Otto is lying to her!

His goal is to Finality the world and start a new cycle, making the current world a point in history so that the Current Era can start anew.

Furthermore, the properties of the Death Space can be used to awaken the deceased Kallen, allowing Kallen to control her own future.

This actually suited Otto's wishes.

Kiana had many thoughts running through her mind.

If Otto were to send the Finality out of the game and end this world without Kallen, she would punch Otto right now.

Without the slightest hesitation!

Otto said calmly, "This involves another theory of Imaginary, which I call— Convergence!"

"The feasibility of Convergence is the premise of my plan, the singularity of everything. Streams will eventually flow into the sea, Fenghuang Down's feathers will eventually be recovered and whole, and the split consciousness will eventually return to its Original."

"Convergence?" Otto rattled off a whole bunch of things, but Kiana still didn't understand a single word.

"This theory is a little complicated. During Kevin's ascension into the Death Space, my part of consciousness will arrive at the location of the Imaginary Tree, thus reaching that moment five hundred years ago," Otto explained.

Kiana asked thoughtfully, "Are you planning to let that consciousness correct the mistake of five hundred years ago and save Kallen?"

"No, that's simply impossible."

Without the possibility of time rewinding, an individual's power cannot change the past; that's something only a [False God] could achieve.

Otto shook his head. "The key lies in Convergence. If we can reach Otto's consciousness from five hundred years ago through the Imaginary Tree and Convergence the Otto of the subsequent five hundred years, then we will provide a gap in the history of those five hundred years."

"Equivalent exchange is an unchanging principle, even for Imaginary. If a gap is missing, it must be filled. I call this historical correction."

Otto feigned mystery. "If we intervene during the correction process, one possibility can be achieved."

What's possible?

Kiana had a vague guess, but she thought it was too absurd.

Otto couldn't possibly be that crazy, could he?

Otto continued, "We can have the individual named [Otto] die five hundred years ago, and Kallen will take Otto's place as the current Archbishop of Schicksal!"

"You!!!"

Holy crap, Otto, you really dare to mess around like that!

Kiana couldn't believe she'd guessed correctly. "But if Kallen becomes the Bishop of Schicksal, won't the history of the past five hundred years change?"

Although Otto was incompetent, his achievements are indeed undeniable.

Who knows what the world would be like if Kallen became the Bishop of Schicksal? Would there be Teacher Himeko, Theresa, or even Mei?

"Rest assured, while the mandatory nature of correction is irreversible, the Imaginary Law will not cause major historical changes in time. Rather, because of the corrective power of time, perhaps some very interesting things will happen."

Otto gave a meaningful smile.

"The Convergence force of time is compelling; a butterfly flapping its wings can cause a storm, and what exactly will happen is difficult to predict. Of course, these are all things to consider later."

"Why are you telling me all this? Aren't you afraid I'll stop you?" Kiana asked.

Otto said confidently, "Ha, what can you possibly stop now?"

Kiana was speechless.

Kevin has already gone back and is just waiting to return to Death Space, something they can't stop him from doing.

They cannot stop the Convergence of world lines. Time can be reversed and restarted, but people at the present point in time cannot change the past, and they cannot do that either.

Even Otto himself can't undo his regrets now.

"Tsk."

Kiana couldn't help but purse her lips.

Otto, that guy, he really knows how to handle things perfectly!

"So this is the last time we'll see each other, right?" Kiana asked.

Otto will be Convergence 500 years, dying in Kallen on that day, and the reawakened Bishop of Schicksal will also be Kallen.

This farewell might truly be the last time I see Otto.

Of course, Kiana didn't have much affection for Otto and wished him dead.

After thinking for a moment, Otto smiled and said, "I'm not sure. After all, I haven't been able to see the full picture of Imaginary either. Perhaps Otto will be completely forgotten in history, or perhaps I can live on in another way."

"In short... the fool has done his best; the rest is up to fate."

It's quite rare to hear Bishop Otto say something like "leave it to fate."

Fenghuang Down Dust flashed, and Otto vanished as light.

Kiana glanced at the disappearing space and then vanished from the Theater of Domination without a trace of regret.

Chapter 606 Otto Begins His Performance