Kiana, 〈Do you think Kallen ever found out who saved her in the end?〉
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Mei☆, 〈I think Kallen didn't know who saved her, and for Otto, this wasn't such a crucial matter either.〉
Kiana asked further, 〈Why is that?〉
Mei☆ patiently explained, 〈Otto sacrificed himself for Kallen. He gave up everything for her, how could he bear to let her carry a lifetime of guilt? That was never the result he wanted.〉
[Miss Lily]Otto, 〈What Raiden Mei☆ says is correct. My only purpose was to revive Kallen and let her live happily ever after...〉
A trace of emotion flashed in Kallen's eyes as she softly said, 〈Otto, thank you...〉
However, at that moment, Fu Lin suddenly cut in, teasing, "If Kallen found out everything, maybe she'd also stage a "Kaslana Thus Spoke," resolutely choosing to sacrifice herself to revive Otto instead."
Su, hearing this, asked with interest, 〈Oh? Another master?〉
Fu Shi chimed in, giggling, 〈Not just that, they could keep nesting endlessly, "Otto Apocalypse continues to speak," "Kallen Kaslana repeats it," "Otto Apocalypse still speaking," "Kallen Kaslana says again"... "Will of Honkai has nothing to say," "Cursing from the Imaginary Tree."〉
[Magical Girl]Theresa couldn't help but feel exasperated, helplessly saying, 〈Ah, come on, can't you let Grandpa and Ancestor off...〉
[Miss Lily]Otto, 〈....〉
Kallen, 〈....〉
Otto and Kallen looked at each other, both unsure how to respond to such teasing.
Tesla, 〈From those titles alone, I can already feel the collapse of the Imaginary Tree.〉
Just as everyone thought the video was over, a soft, slightly sorrowful tune began playing from the screen.
[On a lush green field, a somewhat crude paper airplane lay quietly, as if waiting for something.
The sunlight shone on it, covering it in a faint golden glow.
Suddenly, a cheerful laugh was heard. In front of the camera, a young Kallen was running with a face full of smiles.
Little Otto followed close behind, but being frail and sickly since childhood, he soon became breathless after only a few steps and had to stop, resting his hands on his knees.
Yet when he looked up and saw Kallen's lively figure ahead, a brilliant smile still bloomed on his face.
Then, Otto carefully picked up the paper airplane, turned his head toward the expectant Kallen, and the moment their eyes met, his smile grew even brighter.
Gently, Otto launched the paper airplane.
It glided steadily through the air, and Otto happily chased after it.]
Kiana, 〈Little Kallen and little Otto, the way they get along is so harmonious.〉
Mei, 〈Otto's eyes are filled only with Kallen...〉
[Magical Girl]Theresa, 〈Grandpa looked so cute when he smiled as a child, just like little Joyce... Wait, don't tell me little Joyce was Grandpa disguised with a Soulium body?〉
[Miss Lily]Otto, 〈....〉
Fu Shi, 〈Yo~ finally caught on, huh?〉
Rita, 〈I really want to dress young Otto-sama and young Kallen-sama in beautiful clothes, and then take photos...〉
[Miss Lily]Otto, 〈Ahem, Rita...〉
Fu Shi, 〈Busted, Rita's a lolicon!〉
Seeing this, Fu Lin explained further, "Rita doesn't mind male or female, she just likes the young. Because they are easy to dress up. The reason Rita likes Theresa is because Theresa never grows up."
[Magical Girl]Theresa puffed her cheeks in discontent, 〈Fu Lin, what do you mean I never grow up? Grandpa said I'm just developing a little slower than others!!!〉
Fu Lin, fearless of death, replied, "He lied to you. That olf antique hasn't changed in fifty thousand years of 'developing.'"
[Miss Lily]Otto, 〈...〉
[Shenzhou Tablet]Fu Hua, 〈(?▼益▼)!〉
Fu Lin continued spilling secrets, "Of course, Rita is also a hardcore Durandal fan. If Durandal ever reverted back into little Durandal, Rita would evolve into a twisted, pathological Durandal fanatic."
Durandal, 〈???〉
Rita whispered darkly like a demon, her face shadowed, 〈Hehe, Mr. Fu Lin...〉 You know too much....
Fu Lin slowly pulled out a pill from his system space, explaining, "I have a drug here that can shrink the user for 120 hours with no side effects."
The shrinking pill was one of many items drawn over the years from the treasure pouch while accompanying Kiana☆.
Now, however, Fu Lin used it as a bribe for Sister Rita.
Rita suddenly changed her tone, smiling as she said, 〈Mr. Fu Lin is so elegant, courteous, handsome, scholarly, heroic, and broad-minded....〉
Durandal, 〈...〉
[Yet, just as he was enjoying this moment, Otto suddenly sensed something. His steps slowed, and eventually he came to a halt.
He turned around, his smile fading into loneliness and confusion as he stood still, the image seeming to drain into black and white.
As the camera pulled away, Kallen's figure disappeared, leaving only young Otto, gazing in the cold wind at a great, flourishing tree in the plains.]
Kiana, 〈Oh no, I sense a blade coming!〉
Bronya, 〈So malicious!〉
Mei, 〈But Kallen's already revived, how can there still be blades...〉
[Magical Girl]Theresa, 〈It's all Fu Lin's fault!〉
Fu Lin rolled his eyes, perfunctorily, "Yeah yeah, you're totally right."
[At that moment, the paper airplane soared freely through the air like a bird.
It seemed to pass through the river of time, experiencing Otto's five hundred years of life, before gently landing on the lawn, symbolizing the close of his journey.
Then, a figure slowly approached, picking up the paper airplane.
The camera gradually pulled away...
In the afterglow of the sunset, the grown Otto stood quietly, gazing down at the paper airplane in his hand, then raised his head, looking up at the starry sky where shooting stars occasionally streaked across.
As the camera shifted from the stars, the scene returned once more to the flourishing tree.
Little Kallen leaned quietly against little Otto's shoulder, their hands tightly clasped, as if they were each other's whole world.
In the light of the campfire, their faces looked especially peaceful, as though time itself had stopped.
The beautiful scene slowly faded, Otto's consciousness dissipating. Yet his final words still lingered in the still wind.
The overlapping voices of young Otto and grown Otto resounded, confessing everything to Kallen.
In the story's end, Kallen slowly opened her eyes,
"Farewell, my great inventor."]
[Magical Girl]Theresa, 〈Wonderful, Ancestor Kallen knew it was Grandpa who saved her!〉
Kallen, 〈Yes, I didn't forget Otto, I'm so glad!〉
Kiana, 〈But wouldn't this really become that crazy nesting like Fu Lin and Fu Shi said?〉
Fu Shi, 〈That was just a meme.〉
Everyone, 〈...〉
Fu Lin took a deep breath, speaking in a solemn, mourning tone, "At this moment, let us offer the highest respect to the former Overseer of Schicksal, Otto Apocalypse!"
[Sit-ups King]Welt, 〈As the leader of Anti-Entropy, I, Welt Yang, am willing to temporarily set aside old hatred, and offer... the highest respect to the former Overseer of Schicksal, Otto Apocalypse!〉
Kevin, 〈As the World Serpent's master, I, Kevin, offer the highest respect to the former Overseer of Schicksal, Otto Apocalypse!〉
A flood of comments swept through the live stream, 〈Offer the highest respect to the former Overseer of Schicksal, Otto Apocalypse!!!〉
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[Miss Lily]Otto, 〈I, the former Overseer of Schicksal, Otto Apocalypse, offer the highest respect to the former Overseer of Schicksal, Otto Apocalypse!〉
Everyone, 〈???〉