Leaving Fu Hua's room, Otto was in a delightful mood.
Fu Hua's acceptance of him was growing by the day. Sooner or later, they would cross the red string of fate and stand together.
This left Otto deeply satisfied.
From a man's perspective, having someone like Fu Hua, who was perfectly suited to be a wife, was an undeniable blessing.
And from the perspective of Schicksal's Overseer, having the incredibly powerful Fu Hua by his side was also an undeniable blessing.
This was what you would call a double win.
A double win, of course, meant that Otto wins twice.
However, the mention of Cecilia had reminded Otto of a certain time bomb.
In the underground chapel of St. Freya Academy, there were numerous clones of Cecilia.
If they were discovered, it would be a massive headache for Otto.
But there was something that deeply puzzled him.
If one were to conduct experiments on Cecilia, from Otto's perspective, wouldn't it be far safer to do so at Schicksal HQ?
Why conduct the experiments at St. Freya?
Was the original Otto seeking the thrill of doing it right under Theresa's nose?
And even after the experiments concluded, he never destroyed the evidence.
Otto, who possessed knowledge of the future and the general plot, found this exceedingly strange.
What's more, the location was known to Anti-Entropy's Einstein, who had even left a backdoor in its systems. According to Einstein, the original Otto hadn't discovered it for sixty years.
How was that possible?
At that time, Einstein was still working in Lab 42 of Schicksal's Imperial Research Institute.
She had no connection to the Far East.
Could it be that the original Otto had intentionally left it all behind to fuel Theresa's eventual rebellion?
Or was this whole thing a setup by Anti-Entropy?
After all, when Cecilia and Siegfried first met, Cecilia was attacked by Welt Yang. It was Einstein who extracted her genes and blood while she was unconscious.
Anti-Entropy also had the capability to create Cecilia clones.
But the sample they obtained wasn't the improved Schariac Holy Blood that Otto developed later, so they couldn't replicate Cecilia's full power.
"Sigh."
Standing in the wind, Otto let out a sigh.
The Sovereign of Anti-Entropy was a dreamer, but the rest of them were not all saints.
He took out his communication terminal and had his secretary, Amber, compile all the information on the underground chapel at St. Freya Academy.
Regardless of the truth, Otto had to deal with the things in that chapel.
Otherwise, if that bucket of dirty water was thrown on him, who could possibly endure it?
He could conveniently take care of it when he went to St. Freya to pick up the idiot Tuna.
However, Fu Hua could not come with him.
If some kind of shuraba were to break out, he would be the one to suffer.
He couldn't just forget about his Tuna now that he had Fu Hua.
Kiana was his first kiss, after all.
So, he would just take Yae Sakura.
Although, what kind of expression would Yae Sakura make if she saw Theresa, who was created from Kallen's genes?
And if he told her that Theresa was his and Kallen's daughter, what kind of expression would she make then?
Otto had a mischievous sense of humor.
He scrolled through his terminal, wanting to check on the idiot Tuna's recent situation. He looked at Theresa's private account posts and saw recommendations for bitter melon juice. Who besides Theresa would drink such a divine concoction?
There wasn't a single hair of Kiana to be seen.
Should he give Kiana a call?
No, it's better not to. Seeing her in person will make the reunion all the more exciting.
Calling now would only diminish that thrill.
He was waiting for this separation to nurture feelings that surpassed mere friendship.
The scumbag Overseer of Schicksal dismissed the idea of calling and then opened Himeko's private account.
His eyebrows shot up.
Otto saw a new selfie on Himeko's feed.
Her charming face was flushed an alluring red, her sensual figure clad only in flimsy lingerie. In her right hand, she held a bottle of wine up to the camera, her eyes hazy.
She was clearly quite drunk.
Still, the wine is certainly… fair.
Otto silently gave it a thumbs-up and saved the picture. He could definitely use more of these selfies.
When it came to the title of the Honkai world's sexiest, it was a toss-up between Himeko and Rita. The Pink Elf was an undead being and thus outside Otto's strike zone.
However, for her to post such a photo on her feed clearly meant Himeko didn't have much of a male presence in her life.
Which was a shame. Himeko was quite a catch.
Otto had considered pulling Himeko into the Aegis squad, partly because he thought it would make Fu Hua happy.
Himeko looked almost identical to the captain of Fu Hua's squad in the Previous Era.
Besides, she was an A-rank Valkyrie herself. Her strength was at the peak for a normal human, but her body was in poor shape, completely wrecked by the artificial stigmata.
Like Wendy, Himeko was a candidate for Aegis.
Speaking of Wendy, he would have to pay special attention to her.
After the Herrscher of Thunder came the Herrscher of Wind. But the choice of who became the Herrscher of Wind was now in his hands. What would the Will of the Honkai do?
Skip it?
If it skipped her, would the next one be the Herrscher of Death or the Herrscher of Stars?
The Herrscher of Stars was the Previous Era's Herrscher of Rock.
Initially, when Chen Tianwu became a Herrscher, the front-line troops decided to use the Previous Era designation "Herrscher of Rock" because his powers were extremely similar.
But!
Based on descriptions, Schicksal found that his authority leaned more towards gravity manipulation and had little to do with rock, which could cause confusion. After discussion at HQ, they decided not to be bound by the Previous Era's naming conventions.
They designated this era's Herrscher of Rock as the Herrscher of Stars.
This information came from the Coral Island Herrscher Investigation Briefing.
And Anna, with the cores of both Stars and Ice, became the Herrscher of Rimestar.
"Investigate an individual in Asia named Chen Tianwu. He should still be in high school. He also has a younger sister named Chen Tianwen. Bring me the files on both of them."
"If found, place them under surveillance."
"Report any unusual activity to me immediately."
Otto issued another order to Amber.
He chose not to kill Chen Tianwu directly. Even if he did, the Herrscher of Stars would still descend, just in a different host. It was better to keep Chen Tianwu as a known variable.
It would make harvesting the core more convenient later on.
He wasn't too worried about the Herrscher of Death, as the Gem of Serenity was still in Schicksal's possession.
The Will of the Honkai had very few cards left to play.
A smile crept onto Otto's face.
It was as if everything was within his grasp.
With Kevin inactive and Welt silent, and with Jizo Mitama as his ultimate counter to technology, this world would soon be his.
How lonely it is to be invincible~~
Once he sorted out humanity's internal problems, he could concentrate all his power on dealing with the Honkai. And the Honkai would only have a few dregs left to choose from. Besides the twelfth and thirteenth Herrschers, none could carry the weight.
The Honkai has no great generals, so Chen Tianwu serves as its vanguard.
But the strongest vanguard is Myrtle, not some Chen Tianwu.
The likes of Chen Tianwu were no match for Otto.
Happily absorbing Honkai energy, feeling the power within him grow day by day, the slightly inflated Otto even felt that he might one day have a chance to usurp the Will of the Honkai itself.
Right now, he could do anything!