Chapter 322: Otto...

"Black Tiger AFu, is it that funny?"

Fu Lin grabbed Fu Shi's flailing feet, his fingers lightly gliding over every inch of her soles, then started drawing circles in her arch.

"Lin, what are you doing, stop it—"

Fu Shi felt like her body was electrified, trembling uncontrollably. When Fu Lin began to lightly scratch her arches with his nails, she finally couldn't take it and burst into laughter.

"Hahahahahaha, stop, hahahahaha, don't... hahahaha... tickle... hahahahaha..."

Kiana☆, ???

-------------------------------------

"You idiot, moron, big fool!"

Under the mask, Fu Shi's eyes were misty as she glared at Fu Lin, mumbling under her breath, clearly still brooding over what had just happened.

Her face was flushed, drenched in sweat as if she had just been fished out of water, with damp strands of hair sticking to her forehead, a testament to her hard struggle.

Everyone let out a collective disdainful sound, "Tsk~"

Fu Lin, seeing the screen full of "tsk" comments, waved his hand indifferently and asked, "Have you figured out the answer yet?"

Kiana, 〈Almost, almost.〉

[Shenzhou Tablet] Fu Hua, 〈When Mr. Welt was working as a history teacher, he gave me a mature and steady impression. He really doesn't seem like the type who would cross-dress.〉

[Shenzhou Tablet] Fu Hua, 〈As for Kevin... he gives me a very familiar feeling, like a comrade who has shared life and death. I don't know why, but my subconscious tells me to rule him out.〉

Kevin, 〈Hua.〉

[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈Hehe, I know Siegfried well. Playboy, slacker, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he cross-dressed.〉

Siegfried, 〈Shorty, I'm suing you for defamation!〉

Bronya, 〈Bronya chooses Otto, Fu Lin, and Mr. Siegfried.〉

Siegfried, 〈???〉

[Fu Lin enters the live stream room.....]

Fu Lin, 〈It can't be me... uh, whatever, the truth speaks for itself. Let's watch the video first.〉

[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Hehe...〉

Under everyone's expectant gazes, the poster dissolved into particles and the video began to play...

[The video starts at night, neon lights flashing all around. On a bustling square, crowds come and go, busy, noisy, as if it would never stop.

A boy stands at the center of the square, looking up at the giant screen on a tall building. At this moment, a narrator's voice begins.

"The world, so brilliant and dazzling!"

"We once firmly believed that the future would remain brilliant and dazzling!"

Then the scene abruptly shifts to a rotating blue Earth appearing before everyone.

"This blue planet will, as always…"

"Carry our splendid civilization, sailing toward the next vast tomorrow..."]

Kevin, looking at the Earth before him, had a trace of longing in his eyes. He tried to lift his hand to touch it, but it passed right through. Finally, he helplessly lowered his hands.

Welt, watching the scene from a hundred meters away, sighed softly, then looked at the screen with determination in his eyes. The previous civilization had been destroyed, and the current one must not repeat the same mistake.

Then a flash of doubt crossed Welt's face as he rubbed his chin and murmured, "But this narrator's voice sounds familiar? Like I've heard it somewhere before..."

[Then, cracks of fiery red began to appear on the blue Earth.

"But before the bell of tomorrow rings, the death knell wails..."

"A god named 'Honkai' descended with calamity, destroying all that once belonged to us."

"Without a trace of mercy!"

The cracks rapidly spread across the Earth, and in the blink of an eye, the once-blue planet turned crimson.

In the vast, starry universe, a colossal figure slowly appeared before everyone.

As the camera zoomed out, the full form of the giant figure was gradually revealed — white hair, golden eyes, a halo above the head, and cradled in its hands was the Earth, on the brink of destruction.

The golden eyes cast a faint glance toward the screen, the face full of cold indifference, utterly devoid of emotion, the terrifying pressure seeming to transmit through the live stream directly to everyone.]

Kevin trembled all over, clenching his fists tightly, cold air radiating from within, so sharp it reached even Welt a hundred meters away.

Fu Hua felt the same, her body instinctively trembling, a sense of helplessness sweeping over her, as if some deeply buried memory had been awakened.

As the oppressive aura gradually faded, everyone snapped out of their confusion. After a long while, once they calmed the fear and suffocation in their hearts, the previously vanished comment stream slowly floated back onto the screen.

Kiana, 〈Finality... Starting off this desperate, pessimistic, and gloomy? Host, are you tricking us again?〉

Kiana, 〈Where's the promised crossdressing idol group?〉

Tesla, 〈Where's the promised crossdressing idol group?〉

[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈Where's the promised crossdressing idol group?〉

Bronya, 〈Where's the promised crossdressing idol group?〉

Seele (White), 〈Where's the promised crossdressing idol group?〉

....

With Kiana starting the trend, the others followed suit one by one, and without realizing it, the comments flooded the screen.

Watching the barrage of comments float by, Fu Lin's mouth twitched as he put on an innocent expression, spread his hands, and said, "It's called setting up contrast! I promise the later part will be cheerful — if it's not, I'll livestream..."

Tesla, 〈Lick a 10-speed electric fan!〉

Tesla, 〈Lick a cactus!〉

Tesla, 〈Lick Otto...〉

[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈???〉

A vein on Fu Lin's forehead throbbed slightly as he forced a smile and said, "...Dr. Tesla, that's enough! Can you even stream something like that? The platform will ban me!"

Tesla, 〈Tsk.〉

[Sit-Up's King] Welt, 〈Dr. Tesla, calm down a bit...〉

Tesla, 〈Joachim, what do you mean? Are you starting to get sick of me or what?〉

[Sit-Up's King] Welt, 〈...〉

A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea — at this moment, Welt had a deep understanding of the saying.

The video continued...

[The figure of Finality slowly faded away, and the scene shifted to a towering, dazzling cherry blossom tree. In front of the screen appeared a tall, majestic back.]

At this moment, the people watching finally realized that there was no narrator at all — it had all been Kevin's memories.

Kiana, 〈This guy looks kinda familiar.〉

Siegfried, 〈Yeah, looks familiar. Feels like I've seen him somewhere...〉

[Sit-Up's King] Welt, 〈Are all you Kaslanas idiots? That's Kevin, your ancestor from the Kaslana family.〉

Kiana, 〈Our ancestor?〉

Siegfried, 〈I remember now — I saw him during the Second Eruption!〉

Kevin, 〈....〉

["Even after thousands of years pass, I will never forget..."

"The blood and tears of the day civilization was destroyed..."

"I made a promise to her, to everyone..."

"No matter the cost..."

"Humanity will surely defeat Honkai!"

The view gradually zoomed in — Kevin, with white hair and blue eyes, turned back to look at the screen, eyes firm and filled with conviction.]

Kiana, 〈Wait, the title of this video — and since Ancestor Kevin appeared in it, doesn't that mean...〉

Kevin, 〈.....〉

Kevin's face twitched unnaturally, an icy chill radiating from him, so intense that Welt conjured a barrier out of thin air to shield himself from the cold.

Standing inside the barrier, Welt looked at Kevin, whose face remained cold as ever, and pushed up his glasses.

After spending so much time with him, he had always worn that sullen expression, like everyone owed him money. Maybe once the crossdressing came out, he'd finally show a different face.

Thinking of this, Welt increased the barrier's power, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly — suddenly he found himself looking forward to the moment Kevin appeared in a dress.

Bronya, 〈Looks like Bronya guessed wrong too.〉

Seele (White), 〈Don't be discouraged, Bronya-nee. You can try again on the next video.〉

Seele looked at the screen and murmured, "〈I wonder what Bronya-nee's punishment will be — singing? Dancing? Or... mmm~ so exciting!〉"

(Black) Seele, 〈.....〉

Bronya, 〈Yes, Bronya will definitely answer correctly during the live quiz and win the system reward to rescue Seele from the Quantum Sea.〉

Seele (White), 〈Speaking of which, the uncle on the screen — I feel like I've seen him somewhere before...〉

Seele (White), 〈I remember now, there seemed to be another bespectacled uncle by his side...〉

[Sit-Up's King] Welt adjusted his glasses, the corner of his mouth twitching, 〈Uncle?〉

Tesla, 〈Sounds like Joachim. Little girl, you can go look for the one with glasses. Maybe when the time comes, he'll bring you out of the Quantum Sea too.〉

Bronya, 〈!!!〉

Tesla, 〈Oh right, be careful of that white-haired, cold-faced man. He's not a good person.〉

Seele (White), 〈Okay, Seele will remember.〉

Kevin, 〈....〉