Chapter 267: "Otto, I'm not lying"

Otto's appearance in a city full of ruins was a very surprising thing.

Kiana wants to contact Thea through the stigmata connection. But, she suddenly stopped.

Otto spoke: "Just wanted to have a quick talk. I also want to know how Schicksal is doing now. It's been a long time since I visited them, and they've changed so much that I don't recognize them anymore."

In the end, after going through some mental deliberation, Kiana followed Otto into the building.

Inside there are chairs and tables, suitable as places to sit.

Kiana sat a distance away from Otto, and she saw that Otto was pouring warm tea into their glasses.

"Are you curious where I've been all this time? As you can guess, I went to the sea of ​​quanta."

"After getting the serenity gem and focusing all the projects I had, I managed to transfer my consciousness form to something like the stigma species."

"This world is indeed wide, but also very narrow. For future planning, I inevitably have to develop in the sea of ​​quanta slowly. That's why I'm leaving."

Otto explains to Kiana what happened after he turned into a stigma-like meme entity.

Just as Thea has a power growth process that absorbs the souls of deceased humans, Otto also does the same thing, but it's all in a bubble world in the sea of ​​quanta.

Otto also said that he had encountered [Sa], a quantum entity that was almost similar to the Cocoon of Finality, and that they were both fighting over the same resources.

After being found by her, Otto was always chased everywhere by Sa. However, after using Kevin as a borrowed knife, Sa, who was in the Sea of ​​Quanta, returned to hiding in cowardly mode.

Only today did Otto have the opportunity to return to his hometown.

"You know, I was quite shocked when I saw the earth right now. Every city I passed there would definitely be lots of corpses strewn everywhere."

"Earth is getting more and more chaotic. Will of Honkai attacks, sea of ​​quanta leaks, and also the damage caused by Herrscher."

Otto paused for a moment, and he let out a long sigh.

Kiana still looked at this blonde man with a cautious gaze.

This person seemed to have other intentions behind his words.

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing, I'm just worried about my hometown. You can see for yourself, the earth is still hanging in the middle of the sea of ​​quanta and reality."

"Quantum monsters keep coming incessantly, and a new Herrscher might appear at any time. If it continues like this, humanity will perish sooner or later."

"I just want to ask you, what do you think the future of this world will be like?"

Kiana raised her eyebrows.

"I don't know, and it's none of your business either. Sister Thea will definitely find a way out."

Otto: "You mean her stigma plan? Gather all available resources, create a world of stigmata, and create a new god for humanity?"

Kiana: "... H-How did you know about that!?"

Muddy memories that were tried to be forgotten rose back to the surface. Kiana recalled Thea's memories of when she drank the wine of sadness in the world of stigma.

Create a world of stigmata.

Real world assimilation and stigma.

Become a new god.

But, what price?

"I know a lot of things. Sometimes in certain bubble worlds we ourselves can see the future."

"And I've seen a lot of that."

Hearing this, Kiana's face turned ugly.

"I don't know what you two will choose next. I can only pray for the success of the two of you in defeating Honkai."

"Don't make choices that you will regret."

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When Kiana wanted to catch Otto, this blonde man immediately disappeared in front her eyes like a mirage.

Maybe this was just a decoy he made, or he was never there in the first place.

Kiana could only let Otto go.

A few days later, after her assignment at Shenzou was finished, Kiana hurried back to Schicksal to ask for news.

Otto's words a few days ago made Kiana a little worried. She wanted to ask Thea something.

She wanted to get her answer.

So after returning to Schicksal headquarters and going to Thea's office, she met Maria who was currently alone processing all the documents on the table.

"Sis, where are you?"

Maria answered: "Saintess Thea is not here at the moment, maybe she is at home. In recent days, Saintess Thea has become increasingly sleepy, so I will take her responsibility for the time being."

Kiana forgot that the current Schicksal is no longer the same as the old Schicksal.

Talented people are placed in suitable departments, and shared together. As a result, the work of the people above becomes easier.

Thea no longer needs to stay in her office all day long.

Learning this news, Kiana hurried to the west, the area where the valkyries lived, and she immediately went to the Kaslana family villa.

Entering the house, Kiana immediately saw Thea, who was currently asleep in a lounge chair near the window.

Under the warm sunlight, she breathed softly, and her typical Kaslana white hair was now mixed with black which gave a dirty impression.

Kiana stroked Thea's soft face, and glanced at her pale face.

Perhaps because Kiana had no intention of hiding her sense of presence, Thea woke up from her sleep, and she immediately leaned her cheek against Kiana's hand.

Thea smiled sweetly.

"Welcome home, since when were you there~?"

All the words Kiana wanted to ask immediately choked in her throat.

"I'm home, how is your condition? Maria said that you are sleeping more and more often these days."

"Are you worried about me? It's okay, I'm healthier than you think."

Thea slowly stood up, helped by Kiana.

"You must be hungry, do you want to eat something?"

Kiana nodded: "Yes, after doing this long mission I'm really hungry. What do you want to eat? Please let me cook."

Thea squinted her eyes: "I'm asking you, don't ask back."

"Hehehe...."

Today's dinner felt different. They cooked together, and ate home-cooked food they hadn't tasted in a long time.

At the dinner table, they only talked about trivial matters regarding their daily lives.

It's really very comfortable.

Nothing to worry about.

Looking back, it turns out that many things have changed.

"Kiana, why have you suddenly become so spoiled like this?"

After eating, the two of them sat on the sofa, and Kiana hugged Thea's arm tightly.

Kiana buried her face into Thea's chest, and she wouldn't leave.

"Sis, please tell me what keeps you busy. I'm worried about you."

Thea thought about her sleep frequency which had become more frequent in recent days, and she immediately knew why Kiana was so depressed.

Thea smiled slightly and hugged Kiana back with a gentle hug.

"I'm just busy with the world of stigmata. Kevin has returned, and the power of the Kaslana family's stigma and the power of the stigma project have finally been stabilized again."

"I'm currently focusing on the assimilation stage and recovering. Don't worry, after I recover it will be time to counterattack the Will of Honkai."

"Trust your big sister. I will protect you, no matter what."

Hearing this, behind Thea's embrace, Kiana's hands trembled slightly.

The world of stigmata.

What Otto said kept repeating itself in her mind.

"But... you always lie to me."

"I can't believe you."