To create Honkai Impact 3rd in a world where Kallen exists.

"That's right, a parallel world. Is there a problem?"

Luo Mo spoke without hesitation, continuing to insist on his position.

Whether it's a parallel world or not... that depends on the definition. Anyway, if there are people with the same character, it's a parallel world. He's not a scientist, so that's not wrong, right?

"Tsk... whatever you want."

Mebius gave him a disdainful look and decided not to believe anything he said.

...Unless he says it out loud that he's willing to participate in the experiment, then it must be true!

"Otto from five hundred years ago? Is that really true? That doesn't make sense, does it?"

Theresa frowned, not quite understanding.

Although the concepts of time-space distortion and spatial gaps sounded plausible, her keen intuition still sensed that something was amiss.

Strange... Does that mean she has a 20-year-old grandfather at the age of forty?

...

During their casual conversation, the group discussed the history more extensively. Even Theresa was very familiar with it and could easily recite it from memory: Otto overthrew the old mandate of heaven with the support of the people.

However, based on his opinion of Otto, Tesla did not believe that all the people would support Otto.

Although she admitted that her personal emotions were mixed in, if it was as righteous and upright as in history... she would rather believe that the other party must have faked or altered history.

"...Indeed. Rather than saying that I have great abilities, it's more accurate to say that everyone is willing to let me serve as a symbolic totem."

Otto, however, didn't mind the derogatory tone; instead, he acknowledged it and offered an explanation.

"We are united not because of me, but because of the 'Myth of the Saintess.'"

"The Saintess?...You mean Kallen Kaslana?" Tesla asked suspiciously.

"Of course, besides her, there is no other saint in my world."

Otto nodded, and it was clear that even Otto held Saint Karen in high esteem.

He spoke with a hint of self-mockery and sorrow, his eyes filled with grief and a deathly palpable.

“Kallen… she died because of me. I couldn’t bear the guilt and all I wanted to do was escape myself in the meaningless second half of my life.”

"At that time, I dared not, was unwilling, and was unable to face a world without her."

The calm tone of voice possessed a certain power, compelling one to listen attentively.

After that, he fled to a small island and became a priest to escape the reality he didn't want to face.

...The reality without Karen.

The reality he couldn't accept.

[A parallel world? Is it really Otto from a parallel world?]

[That's tragic... Kallen died in this Otto world too...]

Otto only believes in one saint; this warrior of pure love will not accept any other saint!

[What happened in that world? Father Otto...it's truly a pity.]

[So, is there also a Welt who destroys the world out of sheer chuunibyou? Haha—]

“It wasn’t Otto’s fault…it was just that, at that time, I no longer understood…the meaning of my life.”

Karen lowered her eyes, concealing her inner turmoil, and spoke in a calm tone,

"At that time, the Kaslana family was in decline, and robbing the rich to help the poor could not change the people. The corruption and darkness were unfathomable. To quote a popular phrase now, I... could do nothing."

She even had the heart to play a joke on everyone.

Mei's face darkened, feeling like she'd been teased by Mei again. Kiana chuckled, only to have her hair angrily ruffled by Mei.

"In short... I was also in a dead end at the time. I didn't want to bow my head or confess my sins. The only way I could think of was to use the death of the saintess to awaken the people."

"Or rather, I chose the easiest and least stressful way, according to my own wishes."

"But until the very end, you still lived for the light, and that's not a stain on your life~ There's no need to think about it so much," Alicia encouraged.

Well, she truly lives up to her title of Saintess.

She may not have been perfect in some things, but the beliefs she held could not be changed even by death.

She didn't hate people like that, who tried everything they could, and whose deaths were a tragedy of their time.

“But… perhaps I can do more while I’m alive.” Karen sighed.

“That’s not necessarily true…” Möbius muttered, glancing at the other person.

Starting a war and failing to win it might not necessarily make things better.

However, even she wouldn't say that to someone's face.

...

Otto recounted those turbulent years in a calm tone.

Regardless, he was, after all, an aristocrat. His social standing, knowledge, and wealth allowed him to live a life of ease and do whatever he pleased.