Chapter 87: Social Death! Lord Otto Just Wants to Carry Schicksal and Escape Overnight!
The beauty of Otto as Madam Green Lily was to the point that it left even Kallen stunned. While Kallen offered her praises from the bottom of her heart, for Otto at this moment, it was undoubtedly like being roasted over an open fire! After all, standing right next to him was that loathsome pink-haired fox...
Under the fox spirit's half-smiling gaze, Otto felt utterly humiliated, wishing he could find a crack in the floor to crawl into! Anger! Trembling! Cold!
Now Otto thoroughly suspected that the little girl Kiana from the Kaslanas held a grudge against him! Not only did she make him the big villainous boss, but she also had to stage such a scene in Kallen's side story!
"Otto? Otto? What's wrong? You look a bit pale?" Kallen waved her hand in front of Otto, finally bringing him back from his state of shivering rage.
"Nothing, nothing... I just thought that move was truly clever. This way Kallen can successfully enter Victor's mansion and steal the gold coins." Otto quickly regained his previous composure, skillfully shifting the topic.
"Mhm. Come to think of it, since crossdressing fits Mr. Otto so well... Kallen, didn't we buy a lot of clothes today? Why don't we let Mr. Otto try them on?" The pink-haired fox offered the suggestion to Kallen with extreme "goodwill."
Kallen's eyes lit up instantly: "Good idea! They will definitely fit Otto perfectly!"
Seeing Kallen's excited expression, the refusal Otto had at the tip of his tongue was swallowed back down. Yae Sakura narrowed her eyes like a cunning little fox—no, she was one.
"Hmm? Mr. Otto, if you are unwilling, you can always refuse. After all, I'm not such an unreasonable person..." Kallen looked at Otto, her large Kaslana eyes full of pleading.
"Is it a no? Otto?"
Otto: "..."
Things had come to this; seeing Kallen like that, how could he possibly refuse?
As a member of the Shariacs, Eleanor shared an adoptive sibling bond with Otto Apocalypse. She revered this adoptive brother from the bottom of her heart, and her feelings for him were very special. Because of this, she had always worked diligently at Schicksal to lighten Otto's burden as much as possible. Simultaneously, she never wanted to tarnish the title of "Lord Otto's Adoptive Sister" through incompetence.
After finishing her work, she headed toward Otto's office—not for any specific reason, but simply because she wanted to see him. For her, being able to see her adoptive brother every day was the greatest reward. However, Eleanor saw Amber outside the office and couldn't help but find it strange. As Otto's secretary, Amber was almost always by his side unless she was delivering his orders. But today she was standing in the hallway with an indescribable expression of oddity.
What was going on?
Though Eleanor was puzzled, she greeted her and didn't ask further. She noticed the door wasn't fully locked and could be pushed open with a light touch. Behind it was the brother she thought of day and night—the ruler of the Schicksal Consortium, an existence holding supreme power and status among the Three Great Families. Blonde, green-eyed, strikingly handsome—a perfect man who could be the center of attention anywhere.
Otto Apocalypse.
"Oh my, Mr. Otto, how do you feel right now? This look of yours... it's probably a first, right?" "Guh... k-kill me!" "Otto, I didn't expect it to fit so well. You look truly beautiful now (admiringly)." "Kallen, as long as you're happy..."
Eleanor froze in the act of pushing the door. There were female voices in Lord Otto's office. Two voices she was not unfamiliar with. One was Lady Kallen... Lord Otto's wife. The other was Yae Sakura, who was very close to Kallen. Eleanor quietly pushed the door open a crack and began the "peeping" phase.
Currently, inside Otto's office: A "blonde beauty" with green eyes, wearing a green miniskirt and light makeup, sat on the sofa, caught in a pincer attack between Yae Sakura and Kallen. Eleanor realized she was seeing something she shouldn't have. The pink fox spirit was behind the sofa, looking at Otto with a mocking gaze while holding a JK school uniform. Kallen was directly in front of Otto, holding his hands, her knees prying Otto's legs apart.
"Otto, your face is so red, it's so cute. Don't resist; it'll be over soon, very soon!"
Eleanor: "??!?"
She finally knew why Amber's expression was so strange. Eleanor felt like a teacher watching a "tutoring" session!! It was impossible to imagine that the great Lord Otto would be playing "dress-up" in his office! It was truly, truly unbearable!! At least let her join in too!
"How dare they not call me! This is too much!!" In her excitement, Eleanor pushed the door wide open and shouted!
Otto Apocalypse sat on the sofa, feeling as if he had been burnt out, ready to turn into white ash. The meaning of life? Why do birds fly? Why does life slumber? Numerous questions flashed through his mind, questions leading Otto to push open the door to a new world—okay, he was just escaping reality.
He watched as a satisfied Kallen, Yae Sakura, and Eleanor exchanged the photos they had just taken. Yae Sakura glanced over from time to time, her smirk harder to suppress than the recoil of an AK. Eleanor, who had suddenly burst in to join them, was snapping photos of Otto like crazy, drooling from the corner of her mouth, perfectly embodying the image of a total fangirl. Kallen, too, seemed to have awakened a strange fetish; her gaze looked as if she wanted to devour Otto whole.
Only at this moment did Otto remember that despite her ditzy appearance, Kallen possessed the incredibly powerful physique of a Kaslana. Her fingers were flexible to an extreme degree from long-term training, and she always kept her middle fingernails trimmed and never got manicures... In the natural world, she was a terrifyingly fierce predator!
"Don't worry, I will absolutely! Absolutely keep today's matter a secret! Not a single word will get out!" Eleanor declared she would keep her lips sealed. "But next time, if there's a chance, I have some clothes I want Brother Otto to wear too!"
Kallen enthusiastically shook Eleanor's hand: "Really? Eleanor! That's wonderful!" The two women hit it off immediately, and the pink fox laughed even harder.
Finally, the matter was put to rest for the time being, but it wasn't the end. For Otto, his struggle was only just beginning... After Eleanor left, Kallen went back to playing Honkai Impact 3rd. While Yae Sakura wanted the guards in the game to "take care" of Otto, she unfortunately didn't get her wish. Although the pink fox was a bit disappointed, looking at the Otto beside her currently wiping makeup off his face... well, wasn't this much more interesting than a game?
In the game, Kallen successfully stole Victor's gold coins and distributed them to the people suffering under Schicksal's tyranny that night, experiencing the thrill of being a heroic thief. However, during the heist, her striking white hair allowed Victor to discover her identity.
"Honestly, Kallen's white hair is just too eye-catching," Yae Sakura remarked at this point. "After all, the Kaslana Knights are famous; anyone who sees white hair can associate it with the Kaslanas. Plus, being a woman of a matching age, it's only natural your disguise would be seen through at a glance."
Kallen nodded thoughtfully: "Mhm... that's true! When disguising, I should take hair color into account." Yae Sakura shook her head: "No, if you had to wear a wig, it would make movement too inconvenient."
[Although Victor saw through Kallen's identity, he wanted to report her to the Overseer, but he was shut down by Otto, who was by the Overseer's side. Indeed, Victor telling the Overseer would have no effect. The power of the Kaslanas was indispensable to Schicksal; Victor couldn't do anything to Kallen.
Furthermore, for the current Schicksal, they had a more important plan—a plan that truly violated Kallen's taboos, causing her long-standing dissatisfaction with Schicksal to explode. On a night when Kallen was acting as a phantom thief, she discovered that a young girl she knew, Sasha, had been kidnapped and taken to Victor's mansion!
After forcing Victor into a hidden basement, Kallen discovered Sasha tied to an experimental table... This was Schicksal's Black Box Research Lab. Under the instructions of the High Overseer, Schicksal was studying the power within the black box, hoping to solve the mystery of Honkai energy and defeat the Honkai once and for all!
Moreover, many within Schicksal knew about this, and Otto was even one of the researchers. Kallen's comrade, the Valkyrie Eleanor, was also there... Originally, Eleanor was investigating clues about the phantom thief, and she clashed with Kiana. She believed that the people lived under the protection of Schicksal and that without Schicksal, they would have been killed by the Honkai long ago. Now that Kallen's identity was exposed, she attacked her without hesitation.
Kallen had no heart to fight Eleanor and was accidentally wounded by Eleanor's weapon. To protect Kallen, Otto blocked Eleanor's attack and fell unconscious due to his injuries.]
"I didn't expect Schicksal to be conducting human experiments in secret, using innocent children..." This scene made Kallen feel righteous indignation; she couldn't help but clench her fists. "Even Otto was involved..." She felt a bit of sorrow, imagining how disappointed and sad the in-game Kallen must have been upon learning Otto was part of the experiments. It was a far cry from the justice Kallen expected; it was absolutely not the way she wanted to save the world.
[The unconscious Otto dreamed of the past. The dream was actually a "bloody, truthful lie" woven by the entity within the Void Archives to entice Otto. He dreamed of Kallen's father, a man like a "deity," thinking he would protect them forever. But the "deity" died. Kallen's father activated the Shamash and perished along with the Honkai Beast.
Otto couldn't stop himself from thinking that this might be Kallen's final fate. He wanted to protect Kallen and didn't want her to repeat the past. But currently, he lacked that power—unless he could obtain the power within the two boxes. When Otto woke up, he went to the Schicksal dungeon where a silent Kallen was imprisoned.
The High Overseer continuously urged Kallen to stop obstructing Schicksal, claiming everything was to defeat the Honkai. After Otto arrived, the Overseer left the matter to him, telling him to persuade Kallen. The current Schicksal could not afford to lose the power of the Kaslanas. In the prison, Otto tried to persuade Kallen to give up her foolish resistance, unwilling to see her meet the same end as her father. In his agitation, Otto spoke harsh words, prompting an angry Kallen to slap him—a slap that felt just like the one at the funeral. Otto didn't continue persuading her, telling Kallen he would find an opportunity to let her escape.]
At this point, many players on various forums had reached this chapter. Many viewers in Pardo's livestream were also sharing their thoughts on the plot.
[Otto, caught between Schicksal and Kallen, is actually the one suffering the most.]
[True, one side is his father ruling Schicksal, and the other is the person he loves most...]
[Otto is actually acting out of necessity... but at least for now, he truly has the desire to save the world.]
[Sacrificing a few to save the world is a question with no right answer.]
[For those who are saved, Otto's actions are undoubtedly those of an angel.]
[But for those who are sacrificed, Otto... is undoubtedly a true demon.]
[Human nature is just too complex...]
If the previous Everlasting Memory and the main story showed Otto's duality—both his tenderness toward his granddaughter Theresa and his ruthlessness toward experimental subjects to achieve his goals—then Holy Maiden Kallen further deepened his character, letting players better understand the contradictions and complex humanity of the villainous boss Otto...
The scene returned to Otto's office.
[After Kallen returned the little girl to her home, the various evils of Schicksal made her realize completely that the organization was no longer worth serving. "The shield of the Kaslana people"—her father's teaching. To stop Schicksal's mad plan, Kallen donned the Oath of Judah and rushed to the cathedral just as the secrets of the black box were being unraveled.
"I will not let you have your way!"
After shattering the cathedral's stained glass, Kallen Kaslana stood atop the Oath of Judah, there only to fulfill her Kaslana duty.]
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