Is this what you say before you go on your "Journey"?

"You want to fight Big Sister?"

Kiana pointed at herself, then glanced at the screen, opening her mouth, not knowing what to say.

She's not a masochist, you know.

Although her Herrscher of Flamescion in the game seems incredibly powerful, thinking about Big Sister who saved the world at 12… she sighed with a sense of melancholy, feeling like she couldn't reach that level.

Her Big Sis is just ridiculously strong!

"If it were Little Dot… I'd be happy to accept, since her battle record is pretty mediocre..."

Kiana rubbed her temples in a troubled manner, uttering words that made Bronya's fur stand on end, earning a glare from the duck that could melt steel.

If looks could kill, Kiana would probably have two glaring holes in her head by now.

"Just a silly fool… Bronya will win soon. This isn't like facing some unbeatable enemy, Bronya will win!"

She held Seele's soft little hand, feeling the warmth in her palm and the slight dampness from Seele's nervousness, and flashed a victorious smile at Kiana.

Although that smile looked a bit strange on her face, especially with Seele shyly looking down,

It looked more like a bully harassing an innocent woman, but Kiana had to admit, she was seriously envious.

Bronya might always be losing, but her quality of life was steadily improving, while Kiana couldn't even sleep with Mei, and even ran away from home in the game!

On the other hand, Bronya seemed to be building a harem, with two Seeles alone making Kiana jealous.

But… come to think of it, Mei with glasses and Mei with horns could also be considered two people, right?

Kiana couldn't help but swallow her saliva, deciding to work harder in the future.

Compared to the ambiguous atmosphere on this side, the other side was leaning towards a scientific discussion.

"Obviously, their argument is inaccurate."

Vill-V tapped the table, trying to attract the attention of those present, but there were only a few responses.

"What do you mean the Herrscher cores from the previous era are no good? It's clearly their cores that are no good. They can't even make a proper Divine Key, and they constantly turn themselves into Herrschers..."

"Uh… I thought you were going to do some kind of scientific explanation, Vill-V."

Elysia scratched her cheek, saying a bit awkwardly.

"Just talking nonsense."

Mobius also had a dark expression. What was she interrupting her train of thought for?

"Hey, I'm not trying to prove that the Herrscher cores from the previous era are bad, and… wouldn't you guys want to hear about the secrets of how those cores are connected to and produced by the Imaginary Tree?"

Vill-V put her hands on her hips, frowning at everyone,

Strange… she was defending the dignity of the previous era!

"Don't want to, who cares about that stuff anyway?" Mobius roared.

"Yeah, yeah, I don't understand it either." Elysia nodded in agreement, looking adorable.

"...You don't understand, and you're proud of it?"

Mobius took a deep breath, turning her head to look at Elysia.

"You don't understand their explanation, but you understand the videos, right? Don't you think maybe it's your own problem?"

Elysia curiously poked Mobius' chest, unable to make it bounce, but it was very resilient.

"...Get away from me!"

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Time passed quickly.

The experiment targeting the Herrscher core began in the hands of two Herrschers, Kiana and Bronya. They started to try and use their Herrscher powers to impact the core.

On the side were Welt and Fu Hua guiding them.

Welt , as a former veteran Herrscher, had a deep understanding of the core.

Fu Hua, on the other hand, was familiar with the precise flow of every bit of energy, judging the strength and size of the energy.

They were responsible for observing the flow and fluctuations of the core's energy.

Just then, the group conducting the experiment received a communication call from Otto. The communicator projected a shadowy figure of a blond man. He was uninvited, as usual.

He ignored the murderous glares directed at him,

And stated that he had a mission for Schicksal's S-rank Valkyries, and needed their… help.

But looking at Otto's expression, both Theresa and Kiana could tell this was more than just a little favor. It felt like another trap.

Otto sighed with emotion, acting as if they were a group of old friends getting together, and said with a smile,

"So… for most of you, this should be my last conversation with you. After all, I'm about to "Journey" very soon."

"Is Mr. Welt on the line with everyone too? I'm truly sorry, I didn't let you have a pleasant Thanksgiving in New York back then."

"For all these years, I've wanted to express my apology to you, and I've even thought of many ways: like finding a monument and kneeling down right there, performing a tearful apology for you."

"But since so many years have passed… you probably don't need that kind of contrived ceremony anymore, right?"

"...Is this what you want to say to me before you go on your "Journey"? "

Welt Yang pushed up his glasses, the lenses reflecting a cold light, as he said coldly,

The other party didn't seem to be apologizing at all, instead, he was provoking and reminding him of his most angry moment.

Otto raised an eyebrow, changing the example and listing,

"What else should I say? To use another example, do you think K423 needs my apology for the past at this point?"

"You're all perfect heroes, you wouldn't be so petty, would you?"

"Overseer, regardless of whether your words have merit… the Herrscher of the Void—no, the Herrscher of the Flames—she has her own name."

Durandal couldn't help but retort, her expression serious, not finding this worthy of being laughed at.

She was very dissatisfied with Otto's words, because she recognized Kiana's will,

And her heart told her, vaguely, that she was someone she could trust.

"She's not some K423, she's "Kiana Kaslana"!"

"Alright… "Kiana Kaslana"."

Otto's eyes flickered with an unknown color, and he slightly nodded at Durandal, acknowledging her statement, but his words still couldn't help but stir up old wounds,

"Indeed, there's no problem with that, after all, the true owner of that name became like that ten years ago."

Even though it was something that had already passed, Otto kept rubbing salt on the wounds in front of everyone today, which was… perplexing.

"..." Everyone frowned at him, some with disgust, some with hatred, and some with confusion.

They didn't understand what was going on with Otto today.

"...You," Theresa hesitated, completely confused as to why her grandpa was so eager to attract hatred.

[Huh? Kneeling down and crying in front of Welt, I think that's a good proposal]

[Is Otto not right in the head? Did he eat gunpowder? Why is he constantly forcing himself to be stupid?]

[Is he trying to dance in front of his enemies before he dies?]

[I have a feeling that Otto's line about Kiana is strange...]

[Comment]

"It's alright, Theresa. You don't have to force yourself to say anything. Your grandpa has done many unreasonable things, and he's quite aware of that himself."

"For you, events will likely unfold one after another—"

"By then, you might feel that you shouldn't have wasted even a shred of emotion on your grandpa. Whether it's positive or negative, it won't matter anymore."

"—What does that mean? What will your "journey" bring?"

Theresa had a bad feeling about this, and she hurriedly asked, staring intently at him, trying to see something on his face.

"You'll know soon enough, so I don't need to explain it here. Don't worry, those things won't pose any danger to you whatsoever."

Otto smiled slightly, a calm smile always on his face, revealing no emotion.

He assigned Durandal and Rita to go to a certain place,

According to him… to stand their last watch.

"Then, the rest of you… let's part ways harmoniously, and farewell."

Otto bid farewell politely, then cut off the communication link.

Leaving everyone staring at each other, but soon, they realized they couldn't laugh.

"..." Theresa hadn't said anything to follow up, and her grandpa quickly disappeared from the communication.

"Tsk. That damn old geezer. Was that even human speech? If Mop-Head hadn't covered my mouth, I'd have smashed his head into a pumpkin!"

Tesla grumbled, her fists clenched tightly, her face flushed with anger.

What was he talking about?

Wasn't that all his dirty deeds? And he had the audacity to act like that in front of Anti-Entropy! What was the meaning of that?!

And everyone was also curious about the meaning behind Otto's actions. It was clear that he had some need for certain people present, otherwise, he wouldn't have provoked them so much.

"Rather than that, I'm more curious about that person's purpose… If it's really just another Kallen from a parallel world, with all due respect, the Kallen clones he successfully created have already fulfilled that need."

Einstein closed her eyes and sighed helplessly. She couldn't guess his purpose, there was just too little information.

After discussing with Rita, Durandal could only decide to go to the destination Otto mentioned first, hoping to discern his true purpose.

"Heh, but no matter what, the moment Overseer Otto announced his resignation, he could no longer represent the entirety of Schicksal. We must consider Miss Theresa's position."

Seemingly aware of the change in the situation, Rita stood aside and said softly,

Her eyebrows curved, like a crescent moon.

…

On the other side, the two met up with Li Sushang. With that, Schicksal's three S-rank Valkyries were all in one place.

Regarding the two's suspicions of Otto, Li Sushang was quite carefree.

She wasn't good at thinking about too many complex things.

The three chatted, discussing the purpose of Otto's actions.

Perhaps it was because Otto was doing more and more now, with details and inconsistencies popping up everywhere, his abdication, his provocations, his plans, his "standing last watch",

All these signs indicated that he was truly leaving, and his purpose… was it really just to resurrect Kallen?

As of today, that was the very thing that had raised questions in their minds.

"Miss Li Sushang… are you saying that the fact that you were recently awakened by the Overseer means that in his eyes—"

"He's already quite confident that he can "revive" the Saint from five hundred years ago?"

Rita stood beside Durandal, her wine-red eyes fixed on Li Sushang.

Li Sushang puffed out her chest and nodded very straightforwardly, acknowledging her statement.

"...Is it his way of expressing himself that makes you think he's joking? He's always been very serious."

As someone with a simple mind, she was the most likely to believe that Otto's purpose was to revive Kallen.

After all, the experience back then wasn't fake. Sitting alone in the desert for a night to relieve her longing, and the promise he made at the end, that when he awakened her, it would be the moment he fulfilled his wish.

Li Sushang couldn't help but believe it.

Rita and Durandal exchanged glances, quickly communicating their thoughts.

"But… he also said it would involve a lot of people, and maybe I'll have to clean up his mess!"

Li Sushang put her hand on her hip and smiled brightly, a hint of helplessness in her straightforwardness.

Sigh, there was no way around it, who told her to promise him something?

"So… you're not going to stop him? Absolute neutrality?" Durandal hesitated for a moment, asking seriously.

"Well… not exactly. One fight, just one fight. After I finish the fight I promised him, we'll be even."

She blinked, without any hesitation or hidden thoughts, her heart clear as glass.

Durandal looked at her, as an important piece in the plan, and the biggest variable, she needed to confirm her thoughts twice.

"In short, if I decide to get to the bottom of the Overseer plan, you won't stop me, right?"

"That's right, although I won't intervene in your disputes, and there's no reason for me to… but there's one thing I need to remind you—"

Li Sushang paused, looking at the serious and powerful Valkyrie in front of her, and said word for word,

"No matter what details his plan includes—it represents all his obsessions for five hundred years."

[What? The one from Mount Tai Xu? That's impossible!]

[I actually like Sushang's style of a chivalrous woman, repaying kindness with kindness, and repaying hatred with hatred]

[Otto too, he would actually keep his promises like that?]

[Five hundred years of obsession… that's true]

[comment]

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"Uh… speaking of which, our Li Sushang here didn't live to this day, right?"

The Herrscher of Sentience pondered for a moment, curiously asking.

There were too many similarities in this world, and while it didn't make sense for her to be alive, what if?

"Never."

Kallen shook her head, indicating that she hadn't seen her.

"Then it seems there's still a bit of a mistake. That's right… with the biggest butterfly already here, it wouldn't matter if there was a smaller one."

The Herrscher of Sentience shook her head regretfully, then glanced at Kallen with a hint of emotion.

"Heh—, luckily, it's not Siegfried taking care of the child here. If he was, it would be hard to be at ease."

Cecilia smiled, but a flicker of dimness flashed in her eyes.

"Speaking of which, one life for another, I think it's not a bad deal. After all, Old Antique's memories, Siegfried always says that if it was him who died…"

The Herrscher of Sentience said pointedly,

However, it was clear that she had also 'inherited' some of Fu Hua's emotional intelligence, making Cecilia sigh again and remain silent.

Luo Mo fell into thought. Li Sushang not being here didn't mean anything, did it? It was a shame about the big pillow, though.

She was clear about her love and hate, and she was a good chivalrous woman.

As for why only one of them could live, maybe it was because Honkai didn't support heterosexual relationships?

If Man and Woman in this world love each other one of them will Died.

Hiss—, he suddenly felt worried about his future.

Would he be persecuted too?

This Honkai… only ships yuri couples?