72 A Star In The Palm Of My Hands (1)

"Nene-sensei," Otto called upon her, noticing she had snuck away from her class to hang out with him alone.

"No, just Nene if it's just the two of us," she playfully said while kissing his cheek.

"Nene—"

"Yes, what is it?" she replied lovingly.

"Can you help me with something?" he asked nicely, knowing the request wasn't simple.

"Oh, sure thing," Nene misunderstood his intentions, thinking he wanted to be relieved.

Nene kneeled to try and unzip his pants before Otto immediately made things clear for her.

"Wait—Nene, this isn't what I want," he sighed, making Nene feel slightly disappointed since she was already wet thinking about it.

"Oww... What do you want then?" Nene pouted.

"I just want to ask if you could help me in my research," he said, since his next power creation involved gravity, and Nene, with her gravity manipulation, was the perfect person to ask.

"Hmph, to think that the genius Otto would ask for help with something so little."

"So, are you refusing to offer help?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Ah—no! I'd be happy to help, Otto!" she immediately replied.

"Good—"

"But Otto would need to compensate me," she seductively said, caressing his crotch.

"Alright, Nene," he declared, picking her up princess style. The two began their rounds of lovemaking in the dorm. Brynhildr, hiding in the corner, stalked them as usual, not wanting to ruin the mood.

...

"Are you trying to recreate a black hole or something?" Nene skeptically asked as she observed Otto analyzing her gravity manipulation.

"Maybe..." he replied, not wanting to spoil the surprise. His goal was to create the "Star of Eden Orb" from Honkai Impact, a device capable of manipulating gravity to the extent that it could generate a black hole. To achieve this, he first needed to understand the nature of gravity through Nene's unique ability.

The Dharmachakra, a treasure that helped him adapt to gravity changes, couldn't provide the detailed understanding he needed. As it merely made it easier for him to withstand Nene's powerful gravity manipulation without being crushed by her.

Otto, while standing within Nene's gravity field, realized something unexpected. Despite the intense gravitational forces she was manipulating, he couldn't feel a thing. His body had automatically adapted to the changes, rendering the experience ineffective for his research.

"I think this is useless..." he muttered dejectedly, considering the idea that it might be more fruitful to study gravity from textbooks and scientific literature instead.

"What's wrong, Otto?" Nene asked, noticing his blank expression as she paused her gravity field.

"Nene, do you know any in-depth information about gravity?" Otto asked, hoping for more technical insight.

Nene seemed to freeze up at the question. "Well, it's just simple really—it's just the force of attraction of the earth, right?" she replied simply.

"Ugh... I guess," he sighed, knowing she was technically correct but not quite what he needed. "I want to know how you control your gravity and shape it," he clarified.

"Ohhh— that's what you meant. It's like shaping it," she replied bluntly.

"Right," Otto said, feeling a bit more at ease. "Can you explain it a bit more? How do you shape and control it so precisely?"

Nene thought for a moment. "Well, I sort of visualize the gravity as a fluid. I can mold it, stretch it, into a shape of my fan."

Her answer was pretty obvious to Otto, but he couldn't rush creating an artifact that had the possibility of consuming a part of this world. So he had to be cautious.

Otto had already considered his authority similar to the Void Archives, a Divine Key from the world of Honkai Impact. The Void Archives possessed the ability to mimic anything, including powers and other artifacts. Otto's ability felt eerily similar, allowing him to create and manipulate powerful objects, albeit with limitations.

"Alright, Nene," Otto said, gathering his thoughts. "Your explanation has given me a clearer understanding of how to proceed," he said, even though he didn't learn anything new from her.

"I'll help you in any way I can, Otto-kun," Nene nodded happily, her enthusiasm undeterred.

...

Days had passed, and Otto had made only modest progress on creating the purple orb of the "Star of Eden." The orb emitted small black sparks, a sign that he was heading in the right direction, but it was still far from complete.

"Hmmm... I should pay a visit to Raynare and have her teach me how to steal Sacred Gears' spirits from another person," Otto muttered to himself with an evil smirk.

He knew that the methods used by fallen angels were different from his own—where he could only steal the ability, they could extract the Sacred Gear directly from its host.

"Judging from the timeline... if they still follow it, that is, Issei would be murdered by her soon," Otto guessed. He planned to use the fallen angels' method of stealing Sacred Gears for his Star of Eden and find Sacred Gears that could serve as ingredients.

'Besides... I'll be doing a great job at removing her for the nun that would be visiting Kuoh,' Otto thought as he picked up the sleeping Brynhildr.

"Huh?" Brynhildr murmured, surprised by his sudden action. She assumed Otto was going to initiate another round of sex.

"Let's go, skip class and head to Kuoh Town," he said to her, who gave him a blank expression.

"What? Don't tell me you want to do it again?" Otto asked, seeing her stare at him. They had just had a session two hours ago with Nene.

"Well, I thought you wanted to have one~" Brynhildr replied, picking out a fancy outfit from her drawer.

Otto sighed, shaking his head. "We'll have one again after were done, Brynhildr. But we have important work to do in Kuoh."

"Alright, alright," she said, dressing up quickly. "But you can't blame me for thinking otherwise."

...

Upon arriving in Kuoh, Otto sensed two individuals watching him from a distance. Recognizing them as Akeno and Rias, he pondered their intentions.

'Do they know, or are they just checking me out because of the festival?' he wondered, maintaining his composure.

Meanwhile, Brynhildr beside him didn't seem to mind that the two were looking at Otto.

'It must be that kid who told the devils,' she concluded, figuring out that the devils had traced Otto from his use of Issei's name.

"Should we approach them?" Brynhildr whispered, her eyes briefly flicking toward Rias and Akeno's direction.

"No, not yet," Otto replied quietly. "Let's see what they do first. If they make a move, just act normal."

Brynhildr nodded, trusting the trouble Otto was cooking up for Kuoh Town. Meanwhile, on a nearby rooftop, Rias and Akeno observed Otto and Brynhildr entering Kuoh Town.

"That's him," Rias confirmed, her eyes narrowing. "Otto Apocalypse."

"And the woman with him?" Akeno asked, curiosity piqued.

"I've seen her on the internet... There were claims that they're lovers or something," Rias said, dismissing the potential scandal, given that noble devils commonly engaged in incest to preserve their bloodline, thinking that the Apocalypse family does it too.

"What should we do, President?" Akeno inquired, ready to take action.

"For now, we observe them," Rias decided. "Let's see what they're up to. We might alert them if we act too soon."

As they arrived at the abandoned church, Otto and Brynhildr noted the distinct traces of both demonic and holy energies in the area.

"I sense holy powers here," Brynhildr commented, her eyes scanning the surroundings.

Meanwhile, Rias and Akeno, who had been discreetly following them, decided to keep their distance as they approached the church. The holy ground was dangerous for devils to venture near, and they didn't want to risk exposing themselves or causing any disturbances.

"We should observe from afar," Rias suggested, finding a vantage point where they could keep an eye on Otto and Brynhildr without drawing attention.

"Hmmm~..." Brynhildr looked around, noticing the absence of anyone in the area despite the remnants of holy energy lingering around. She had an exciting idea in her mind.

'Sex in a holy area of a religion... It seems morally wrong~' She thought.

"Let's just wait for the fallen angels to return here," Otto stated, recalling that they used this abandoned church as their base.

"Mmnnn~ yes. But we should have fun while waiting, right~?" Brynhildr seductively licked her lips, crawling towards Otto, who was sitting.

"You're so thirsty..." He remarked as he immediately accepted her advances, before using a curtain barrier around them to ensure that no one was watching them having sex, as it was still embarassing for him to have spectators while doing the deed.

Meanwhile Rias and Akeno, was patiently waiting for them to go out...

...

-Chapter End-

(A/N: :P)