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[Ganyu: Huh?? Otto just… like that…]
[Hu Tao: Don't tell me he was really beaten to death by the revived Fu Hua??]
[Theresa: Grandpa?!]
[March 7th: That was so sudden??]
[Fu Hua: That… doesn't seem to be me…]
[Fu Hua: By all logic, at that time my consciousness should have been within Fenghuang Down.]
[Furina: Then who is this Fu Hua?!]
[Honkai · Himeko: A self-awakened consciousness…?!]
[Tesla: Wait, doesn't Otto have plenty of Soulium bodies? How could he just die like that?]
[March 7th: Uh… right! Otto has endless Soulium bodies!!]
As everyone was reminded of the special nature of Otto's Soulium bodies, they felt both regret and relief, letting out a breath they hadn't realized they were holding.
They couldn't quite describe the complex emotions swirling inside them.
It was as if they wanted to see Otto beaten to death by Fu Hua—
yet didn't truly wish for such an outcome.
Without realizing it, they were even secretly hoping that Otto might, with a mortal body, accomplish something truly world-shaking!
But even though everyone knew full well that Otto wouldn't be so easily killed, watching Fu Hua beat the living daylights out of him was still incredibly satisfying.
Utterly refreshing.
In the pure white space,
Kallen looked at the messages in the chat and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
It seemed that… according to what they were saying… Otto wasn't so easy to kill after all.
And he even had countless Soulium bodies as backups!
Although Kallen didn't really understand how those spare bodies worked…
she more or less grasped what everyone meant.
Otto… could transfer his consciousness into any Soulium body at will.
On screen—
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"Target in Sector B3! Execute Emergency Plan No. 12!"
Above the air port,
Valkyries rushed back and forth in a panic, sprinting toward the burning areas!
Clearly, this was the destruction caused by Fu Hua—
throwing the entirety of Schicksal Headquarters into chaos!
Fu Hua stood atop the air port,
idly playing with a crimson feather in her hand.
This was something she had reclaimed from Otto Apocalypse's corpse after killing him.
"I even left something like this with Otto back then… how strange…"
Fu Hua murmured to herself.
But the memories in her mind were far too many.
Fifty thousand years' worth of memories were not something she could sort out right now.
She smiled faintly and looked toward her handiwork—
in the distance, flames and black smoke intertwined as they rose skyward.
Half of Schicksal Headquarters had been reduced to ruins just like that.
"If it weren't for Schicksal and Otto, so many things wouldn't have turned out this badly. The world would've been much more peaceful."
"Sigh… though I do feel a bit sorry for those Valkyries. But when you think about it, they're nothing more than pawns manipulated by Otto."
Like the protagonist on a stage, she spread her arms and straightened her back.
The roaring explosions and fireworks behind her played the role of a cheering audience.
"Alright, I should leave the air port."
"Maybe I ought to go visit my old friends. If they find out I'm still alive, I bet they'll be shocked!"
As she spoke,
Fu Hua nodded to herself and prepared to leave Schicksal Headquarters.
Along the way, however,
she didn't attack a single Valkyrie.
Whether speaking to herself or to her own heart, she muttered:
"See? Nothing to say now, right? I let everyone go—I didn't kill a single person! I'm so merciful."
With a hint of girlish mischief,
Fu Hua's fusion with her memories seemed to be progressing further and further.
But in the very next moment—
A familiar voice rang out.
"I really wish you'd had this kind of mercy a bit earlier, my old friend."
Instantly!
All the viewers were startled!
Wasn't that… Otto's voice?!
So he really was fine!!
"Huh?"
Fu Hua herself was caught off guard.
But as she climbed a flight of stairs,
a figure entered her field of view.
She hadn't expected to run into this person at all—and couldn't help but be shocked.
"O… Otto…"
"Hi?"
Otto looked calm and untroubled, as if he didn't even remember what had just happened.
Fu Hua froze for a moment, then frowned.
"Figures… someone like you wouldn't be that easy to kill."
"Ah, I did die, actually. But… fortunately, my spare bodies weren't all kept in the same place."
Otto gestured toward the distant flames.
Beneath those ruins lay his life-support chamber—
where hundreds of replacement bodies had once been stored.
Facing Fu Hua again—this old friend who had destroyed one of his bodies—
Otto's expression remained as relaxed as ever.
As though he were genuinely chatting with a friend from the past.
[March 7th: Otto really is fine!!]
[Silver Wolf: Hundreds of spare bodies?! How many backup plans did Otto even prepare?!]
[Tesla: That bastard… he's even harder to deal with than he looks!]
[Hu Tao: So that means he has hundreds of lives?!]
[Sparkle: Tsk tsk~ Got happy for nothing~]
"Fine then, I'll kill you again! If destroying half of Schicksal isn't enough, then I'll wipe out the entire organization!"
Fu Hua gritted her teeth, threatening Otto in that indignant, girlish voice of hers.
She truly would attack—
yet with that tone and delivery, it somehow came off as… cute.
Seeing Fu Hua move, Otto took a small step back.
"Wait."
"What? Scared? When you shot me in the head back then, did you ever imagine this day would come?"
Fu Hua snorted with a smug laugh.
But at this moment, her expression and tone finally made the audience realize something was off.
Fu Hua's personality seemed… different from before.
She now felt far more like Kiana—a girl—
rather than the calm, wise Immortal Fu Hua.
Facing this impulsive Fu Hua,
Otto spoke calmly:
"You are not a bad person."
"Hmph! You've got the nerve to say that? Of course I'm not bad—I'm delivering justice!"
Fu Hua huffed, acting even more like a stubborn girl.
"Then we can talk this out."
"What's there to talk about with someone like you?!"
"I did kill you, that's true. I admit it—that was my sin. Just now, when you wanted revenge, I didn't resist."
Otto smiled elegantly,
clearly having noticed Fu Hua's abnormality.
"One life for one life. We're even now."
"You—!"
For a moment, Fu Hua was left speechless by Otto's sophistry.
"Even?! I only destroyed one of your bodies, and now you're standing here perfectly fine! How is that even?!"
"I'll kill you until there's nothing left! Until you can't resurrect anymore! Otto!"
"Aren't you also standing perfectly fine in front of me?"
Otto remained unhurried, as though he wasn't worried at all that Fu Hua might attack first.
Tricking such a simple-minded Fu Hua required no effort on his part.
"I killed you, and you killed me. I revived, and you were reborn as well. Wasn't it I who carefully treated your body and gave you the chance at rebirth?"
"If we really count it that way, not only are we not enemies—I actually saved your life, my old friend~"
"You… I…"
Fu Hua was completely blocked, unable to refute him, her expression flustered.
Otto pressed on while the iron was hot.
"You've caused enough trouble at Schicksal, haven't you? Not everyone here is an evil person like me."
"There are Valkyries who sincerely fight against Honkai. They shouldn't be made to suffer or be sacrificed because of this."
"Pah!"
Having lost the argument entirely, Fu Hua's face flushed red and pale in turns. She spat lightly in Otto's direction and turned to leave.
Watching Fu Hua—like a little girl—get verbally bullied by Otto like this,
the viewers were utterly indignant!
[Kiana: Class Monitor Fu Hua… something really is wrong with her!!]
[Theresa: Could it be because she was unconscious for too long?]
[Ningguang: Still in recovery?]
[Tesla: And whose fault do you think that is?! Damn Otto!!]
[Otto: Yes, yes, Dr. Tesla. Getting angry too often is bad for your skin, you know?]
[Tesla: Mind your own business!!]
On screen—
"Where are you going?"
Otto called after Fu Hua.
She snorted coldly.
"None of your business!"
There was even a hint of tsundere in her tone.
No one had ever seen Fu Hua like this before.
Even Otto wore a faint smile.
"I'd like to give you a piece of advice."
"You? What kind of advice could you possibly give?"
"My old friend… old friend… after all, we've known each other for a long time. In this world, I'm one of the people who understands you best."
Otto sighed, sounding genuinely earnest.
"I can tell you're confused, aren't you? Just awakened, unclear about who you really are, still not accustomed to your identity or your place."
"You need someone familiar—someone who knows and understands you—to help correct your direction."
But Fu Hua cut him off halfway through.
"Hey! Don't tell me you want to come with me?!"
"No, no, no. I mean the you from the past. Before you died, you left behind a Fenghuang Down as a contingency. I know where it is."
"Coincidentally, the person holding it is someone you also know."
Otto smiled amiably.
"It's in the hands of Kevin Kaslana."
Instantly,
Fu Hua's eyes lit up.
Kevin!
[Kiana: Huh??]
[Honkai · Himeko: Isn't this just dragging someone else into trouble??]
[March 7th: Totally Otto's style… Even after reaching a temporary agreement, he still wants to mess with Kevin…]
[Keqing: But honestly… Immortal Fu Hua in this state is so cute!!]
[Fu Hua: No… it's not that simple…]
[Fu Hua: If I had activated Fenghuang Down's Zeroth Power before Otto fired the shot, then there shouldn't be any trace of my consciousness left in this body.]
[Fu Hua: Then who exactly is the one Otto revived?]
[Theresa: You're saying… this isn't Fu Hua at all?!]
[Otto: Perhaps the soul in this body now belongs to someone else?]
[Fu Hua: Mm… that's very likely…]
[Theresa: Then… who could it be?!]
[Welt Yang (Star Rail): A self-born consciousness occupying Fu Hua's body—then it could only be a Herrscher.]
[Honkai · Himeko: A Herrscher?!]
[Honkai · Himeko: You mean—a Herrscher consciousness was born inside Fu Hua's body?!]
[Herta: The birth of a Herrscher? How fascinating.]
[Fu Hua: A Herrscher…]
For a moment,
the topic of a self-born consciousness within Fu Hua's body sparked intense discussion.
Although Fu Hua's behavior was indeed different from before,
everyone had initially assumed it was simply due to her recent awakening and incomplete digestion of her memories.
But now—
Fu Hua herself had denied that explanation.
The situation immediately became far more mysterious.
Carrying those doubts,
everyone continued watching.
Soon, under Otto's deliberate instigation,
the newly awakened Fu Hua arrived at World Serpent's base.
Just like before, she smashed half of their base to pieces,
then finally met Kevin for a reunion—and a spar.
Although Kevin felt something was off,
he still handed over a feather of Fenghuang Down.
But what no one expected was this—
Within that Fenghuang Down
resided Fu Hua's true consciousness!
And the being currently inhabiting Fu Hua's body…
Was indeed a Herrscher!
—
The Herrscher of Sentience.
[In a place no one could have imagined, the Eighth Apostle was born.]
[Healthy, powerful, possessing outstanding Honkai adaptability—this was a perfect body.]
[Most crucially, this body lacked the soul that should have resided within it. Its original owner had abandoned it.]
[Thus, the consciousness shaped by Honkai easily took possession of it.]
[Neither Fu Hua, who escaped death and was reborn, nor Otto, who believed everything was under control, nor Kevin, who still bore goodwill toward his comrades, could have imagined this.]
[It was precisely these enemies of Honkai who allowed the Eighth Herrscher to awaken within Fu Hua's body inside Schicksal's life-support pod.]
[—To Honkai, this was the most ideal Herrscher.]
[Yet just as Otto's inadvertent mistake pushed Fu Hua's body toward Honkai, events unfolded with subtle twists of fate.]
[The newborn Honkai consciousness awakened within Fu Hua's mind.]
[At first, it was simple. Honkai shaped a basic personality for it. That personality mixed with the body's memories, giving rise to a unique Herrscher consciousness.]
[Every Herrscher is born this way. Honkai almost always takes the upper hand.]
[But this time, it underestimated the body's original owner.]
[Tens of thousands of years of memories were activated, flooding the Herrscher's psyche like a vast ocean. Fu Hua's past crashed down in towering waves.]
[Thus, without any external interference, the newborn Herrscher relegated Honkai to a secondary place.]
[She—believed herself to be Fu Hua.]
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