Shift the Blame and Surprise Kevin / The Doll Academy Con Artist

Herrscher of Reason: "Then let's give them all..."

Theresa: "Hey, hey, hey! Calm down! If that really happens, the scattered branches would be too pitiful!"

It was like sitting at home while blame fell from the sky.

What did Schicksal's branches ever do to provoke you?

A big shot with an Immortal Body suddenly descended from the heavens and went on an unstoppable rampage. Do you know how large the principal's psychological trauma would be?

Shifting the Disaster Eastward, Giving Kevin a Surprise

Himeko Murata: "Although Schicksal's branches obey headquarters' orders, each one has its own operating rules. It would be too pitiful if they suffered an undeserved disaster because of Bishop Otto."

Raiden Mei: "Principal, do you think there might be one of Bishop Otto's spare bodies in our Far East Branch?"

Theresa: "It's possible. Since Schicksal headquarters has hundreds of bodies, it's entirely possible that he stored one backup in every branch."

By scattering his stored spare bodies among the various branches, he could still revive even if Schicksal headquarters was destroyed. He could also use the branches' power to help preserve his bodies.

Since even Theresa could think of something like that, no one believed Bishop Otto would fail to consider it.

Kiana: "Doesn't that mean there's nothing we can do about him? Is Bishop Otto some kind of cockroach? He just won't die."

Hua: "Sigh, he is Schicksal's bishop, after all. He's lived for five hundred years. He couldn't have reached that position without a few tricks up his sleeve."

Herrscher of Reason: "What's so special about five hundred years? Old fossil, you've lived for Fifty Thousand Years. Are you really afraid of him?"

Elysia: "I suddenly thought of a possibility. If your reasoning is correct and Schicksal's branches have Otto's bodies, then the Far East Branch must have one too."

Theresa: "And?"

Elysia: "And? Where do you think is the safest place in the Far East Branch?"

Theresa: "?!!"

Kiana: "Holy shit!!!"

Did they even need to think about it? The safest place in the Far East Branch was St. Freya Academy, guarded by the S-rank Valkyrie Judah!

Schicksal Bishop Otto's own granddaughter was here too.

It could be said that in the entire Far East Branch, there was no place more special than St. Freya Academy.

Bronya: "Elysia's guess is not without reason. Bronya thinks Bishop Otto is fully capable of doing something like that."

Theresa: "No way, could St. Freya Academy have some secret base even I don't know about? No, I need to send people to dig three feet into the ground and find Grandpa's Soul Steel body!"

The principal hurried toward the surveillance room, intending to investigate every suspicious location.

If the search area had not been so large, she would have wanted to pick up Judah and smash the ground over and over, turning St. Freya Academy upside down in search of it.

Bronya: "The principal left in quite a hurry."

Elysia: "I was just about to say that if Otto really hid a body in St. Freya Academy, he would definitely make sure you couldn't find it."

Shrugging, Elysia turned her gaze back to the screen and admired Herrscher of Reason's adorable figure.

This quirky Hua was particularly lovable.

I really want to touch the feathers on her head!

On the screen, Herrscher of Reason was so angered by Otto that she could not speak for a moment. She wanted to argue, but did not know where to begin.

She had only just been born. The memories in her mind had not even been properly sorted out yet, so how could she possibly argue with a five-hundred-year-old master of sarcasm like Otto?

"You should have caused enough trouble in Schicksal by now, shouldn't you? Not everyone here is evil like me."

Otto pointed at the damaged buildings around them.

"Durandal, whom you fought just now, and those Valkyries who wholeheartedly fight the Honkai... they do not deserve to be brought sacrifice and pain."

"Pah!"

Herrscher of Reason's face alternated between green and red. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but no words came out.

In the end, she spat disdainfully at Otto's feet and turned to leave.

"Where are you going?"

"None of your business!" Hua shouted.

"I want to offer you some advice, old friend. We did know each other once. In this world, I am one of the people who understands you best."

Otto continued to coax her patiently.

"I can tell you are confused, aren't you? You have only just awakened, and you still do not know who you are. You do not understand your identity or your place in this world."

"You need someone familiar with you, someone who understands you. You need them to correct your direction and help you find your anchor."

"Hey... you don't mean you want to come with me, do you?"

Herrscher of Reason asked with a laugh.

If a Soul Steel-faced sarcastic bastard who looked so punchable followed her around, she might crush Otto's Soul Steel Face the moment she got annoyed.

"No, no, no. I mean your past self. Before she died, she left behind a Feather of Dust as a backup plan. I know where it is, and as it happens, its current holder is someone you know as well."

Otto Apocalypse revealed a friendly smile.

"It is in Kevin Kaslana's hands!"

After thinking for a while, Herrscher of Reason chose to trust Otto and turned to leave. With a light leap, she tore through the air with a sharp sound and vanished thousands of miles away in an instant.

The scene ended there.

Kiana: "Otto is really good at shifting disasters onto others. Just like that, he handed World Serpent a huge problem."

Pardofelis: "If Boss Kevin finds out, he'll probably want to beat Otto to death."

Raiden Mei: "Wait, I'm in World Serpent too! I'm in World Serpent! Your fight with Kevin won't affect innocent people, right?!"

World Serpent was in danger!

Judging by the way Herrscher of Reason had rampaged through Schicksal headquarters before, slaughtering her way through everything and destroying anything that displeased her...

Even if Kevin won, World Serpent would still need to be punched through several times before things stopped.

When the time came, even Kevin would probably feel heartache over the repair costs for quite a while.

Theresa: "Grandpa's move really is impressive. Half of Schicksal headquarters' floating port was destroyed, so he wants World Serpent to help share the pressure?"

Kiana: "World Serpent is going bankrupt live online."

Herrscher of Reason: "Hmph, Kevin? Kevin is nothing special. His Honkai Energy adaptability is better than mine, but I'm a little better at combat technique. Then I lost because of Fehu. If I had the Feather of Dust, we'd be evenly matched."

Kiana: "I want to be evenly matched with Kevin too. When will it be my turn to show off my might?"

Even the newly born Herrscher of Reason had begun mowing people down. Kiana wondered why she, the first one to become a Herrscher, still seemed so weak.

She wanted to storm Schicksal headquarters too and beat up the strongest Valkyrie, Durandal!

Bronya: "Kiana, give up. If anyone is going to mow people down, it should be Bronya, the Herrscher of Reason."

Kiana: "You have the nerve to say that after getting beaten? You were the first embarrassing Herrscher to have Kevin revoke your license, and then Herrscher of Reason revoked it again!"

Bronya: "At least Bronya fought Kevin and fought Herrscher of Reason. After an intense battle, Bronya still returned safely from his hands!"

Kiana: "You're bragging. You were obviously saved by the previous Herrscher of Reason!"

Pardofelis: "Is it just my imagination? Why does it feel like, aside from Herrscher of Reason, the Herrschers of the Current Era seem pretty weak?"

Elysia: "Could it be that among all the Herrschers under heaven, Herrscher of Reason alone possesses eight of the ten measures of martial fortune?"

Herrscher of Reason: "Hehe, Elysia, you really get it. I'm starting to like you. Praise me more!"

Puppet Academy's Con Artist

Herrscher of Reason alone possessed eight measures of martial fortune. She simply loved that line. As expected, she was the most outstanding!

Schicksal was rotten, Anti-Entropy was useless; among all the heroes under heaven, only Kevin and I mattered!

As for the old fossil, considering her five hundred years of meritorious service protecting Shenzhou, she could reluctantly be tied with her for first place.

Herrscher of Reason: "Hurry up and praise me more. Herrscher of Reason has altered your consciousnesses. You now believe she is the best!"

Pardofelis: "Hehe, I can do this one. At the peak of immortals, above all the world, with Herrscher of Reason, there shall be heaven again!"

Kiana: "Herrscher of Reason rises with the wind, soaring ninety thousand miles into the sky!"

Elysia: "Herrscher of Reason writes poetry in seven steps and effortlessly takes Durandal's head!"

Raiden Mei: "Roar, Immortal Crimson Bird!"

Hua: "Hey, aren't you all being way too cringe?!"

What was going on? Why did it feel like there were fewer and fewer normal people in this group?

How could they say such embarrassing things out loud? Had everyone else failed to outgrow their chuunibyou phase except her?

Herrscher of Reason: "What do you mean, cringe? It sounds great to me. Old fossil, you're the one who can't keep up with young people's way of thinking!"

Herrscher of Reason felt those lines could be recorded with the Feather of Dust.

The next time she fought Kevin or Durandal, would it not look incredibly impressive if she said something like that?

The quiz began.

Why did traffic cop Kevin go to arrest Herrscher of Reason on Great Mount Xu in Puppet Academy?

[A: Because she caused havoc in World Serpent, and after repairing the equipment, World Serpent no longer had money to pay salaries.]

[B: Because Herrscher of Reason was scamming people at the foot of the mountain.]

[C: Because Herrscher of Reason stole Fehu.]

[D: Because Herrscher of Reason illegally sold Immortal Crimson Birds, disrupting the local market.]

Herrscher of Reason: "Puppet Academy? What kind of place is that? And Kevin actually came to arrest me? Interesting."

She had always been the one seeking revenge on others. When had anyone ever come looking for trouble with her?

Kevin, you've got some nerve!

Kiana: "Senti, you joined the group late, so of course you don't know what Puppet Academy is. If I had to explain it, it's like a World Bubble for armed puppets."

Bronya: "And it is a comedy world."

Theresa: "For example, Kevin Puppet is currently working as a security guard at St. Freya Academy, watching the front gate."

Herrscher of Reason: "?!! Kevin is guarding the gate? Are you serious?"

What kind of person was Kevin? He was a strong opponent who could go toe-to-toe with her.

Even if he was only an armed puppet, he could surely crush some of the weaker Herrschers present. Yet they had him guarding the gate as a security guard?

Could St. Freya Academy be some hidden den of monsters she did not know about?

Theresa: "We did not want this either, but Kevin is too dedicated. He stays in the guardroom all day, watching students who do not bring their student IDs."

Himeko Murata: "We tried to move him to another position too, but the results clearly were not very effective."

Pardofelis: "Since Boss Kevin is a security guard in Puppet Academy, why is he working as a traffic cop now?"

Bronya: "...Perhaps he has several part-time jobs?"

A security guard and a traffic cop? Could Kevin really handle being that busy?

Hua: "Am I the only one who noticed the Great Mount Xu mentioned in the question? Shouldn't it be Mount Tai Xu? How did I not know my mountain's name had been changed?"

Elysia: "At a time like this, I suddenly thought of someone."

Pardofelis: "I thought of someone too. Someone capable of doing this and with a prior record."

Herrscher of Reason: "Who? Who's dumb enough not to even know how to write Tai?"

Herrscher of Reason looked around and found everyone silent, all their gazes focused on her.

Herrscher of Reason: "No way, you actually suspect me?"

Kiana: "Uh, because out of everyone here, Herrscher of Reason is the only one who could do something like this. Even the class monitor's Feather of Dust can't."

Hua: "The Feather of Dust still falls a little short."

Although the Feather of Dust, as a Divine Key, possessed the abilities of Herrscher of Reason, compared to a pure Herrscher Authority, its range was simply too limited.