Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"I can tell that this Celine seems to... um... really evokes a protective instinct in others?"

Fu Hua pondered the choice of words and then gave a description.

"The class monitor also thinks that Little Sirin is cute? Ahem, well, this Little Sirin is a Herrscher from another world, or rather, another universe... Due to certain reasons, fragments of her soul drifted and gathered in my body."

"I only discovered her in a dream a few months ago. Class monitor, let me tell you, little Xilin is super cute."

"Cough cough cough, calm down, Kiana, I can see it... there are other universes... Schicksal did mention this theoretical existence, so it seems that most worlds have Honkai or similar disasters."

Fu Hua quickly accepted Kiana's explanation, but then a new question arose in her mind.

"But Kiana, who told you all this? And who is that silver-haired girl?"

"Hahaha... It was Snow! Even having that Second Herrscher outside cause such a ruckus in Schicksal was Snow's idea, said to be a show for Otto..."

"It's for Otto's benefit... which means you can take back control of this body at any time, right..."

Fu Hua fell into deep thought. She recalled a certain "old friend" who had rushed to her rescue only to shoot her later. His explanation seemed to confirm the need for a Herrscher capable of controlling her powers, and this plan required sacrificing Kiana's friends...

"That's right, as soon as the time is right, I will take back control of my body."

Kiana nodded solemnly.

"Kiana, you can handle this yourself... Eh—since Snow anticipated everything... these blondies just love keeping things to themselves!!"

Fu Hua is feeling exhausted and a bit of impotent rage.

"And this silver-haired girl, Kiana... you certainly have a lot of guests in your sea of ​​consciousness..."

“I am Wuni—the Apostle of Memory. In other words, in the way you can understand best, I am a Herrscher—a Herrscher not affiliated with the Honkai consciousness.”

"I'm also Kiana's ally—just treat me as an ally."

Before Kiana could explain, the silver-haired girl took the initiative to introduce herself.

"A Herrscher who doesn't belong to the Honkai's jurisdiction... Let's not even think about where this Herrscher came from out of nowhere..."

Fu Hua rubbed her temples and sighed.

"Now I understand why Jiuxiao didn't care at all before coming to support Theresa and the others..."

"Even if something unexpected happens... Miss Kiri, you can instantly suppress the Second Herrscher's personality—right..."

“That’s right, a Herrscher who has broken free from the Honkai consciousness can be easily put back into slumber—and we have our own plans for that personality—”

"arrange?"

“That’s right—we’ve already taken care of her. If you’re bored, Lady Fu Hua, you can go and train Kiana... Hmm, her combat skills are still a little lacking.”

"Anyway, you probably won't be able to get back to your physical state anytime soon—"

"I see, I understand..."

"There's one more thing. I'll give you a buff first, and then Kiana called you Shenzhou Tablet ( )."

"You've been enhanced—!!"

Chapter 171 Sometimes, it's better to have fewer old friends.

“Phew... Joyce, and the Crimson Mandarin Duck Immortal, I wasn’t lying.”

Otto, who used a Soul Steel Stand to trick Walter Joyce into going to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, transferred his consciousness back to another body on the Sky Island of Destiny.

He hurriedly rescued another old friend from the Second Herrscher, just like an actor rushing to a film set, and had a thorough exchange of opinions with her, but they parted on bad terms.

Accompanied by the timeless classic line, "Red Mandarin Duck Immortal, I didn't lie," and a crisp gunshot, the Bishop of Destiny stared at the "corpse" on the ground and fell into a brief silence.

...

"Please step aside for now, my old friend... The First Herrscher alone is already giving me a headache."

The man sighed, picked up the Valkyrie's body, and, knowing what kind of existence the warrior in his arms was and what kind of past she had, the Bishop of Destiny hurriedly carried the body towards his laboratory.

The ancient warrior will not die; she will sleep soundly for a while, and you can apologize to her when she wakes up.

Unaware of what the gray-haired woman in his arms had just experienced, Bishop Otto naturally began to plan his next move, and he had even prepared his explanation.

After all—once the deed is done, no matter how much this old friend objects, it will be meaningless; at most, he'll just get punched a few times.

The blond man was intently contemplating what would happen next—until a roar that echoed across the Sky Island of Destiny brought him back to his senses....

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Otto! I'll kill you a thousand times—and that won't be enough!

Having been tricked all the way to the bottom of the sea by the blond man's Soul Steel Stand, Mr. Joyce is now clearly in a state of rage. His usual kind-hearted attitude has been completely forgotten by the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance.

The indigo-haired youth still had several strands of seaweed clinging to his body, and a small crab stubbornly clung to the corner of his coat, asserting its presence.

The young man held the soul steel shell of a blond man in his left hand, his eyes filled with primal rage and killing intent as he searched for his true target. A tall humanoid mecha was materializing behind him.

......

The Archbishop of Schicksal stared stiffly at his old friend, who was driving an Alahato towards his office, then glanced at another old friend he was carrying in his arms. Otto Apocalypse realized—sometimes, it's better to have fewer old friends...

"...Or perhaps I'm just not good at making friends?"

Otto fell into deep thought.

...

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, can you hear me? That leader of Anti-Entropy... piloting that giant mech Alahato from an anime, is blocking the building housing the Bishop of Destiny's office, vowing he won't rest until he's given you a good beating..."

The voice of the bishop's secretary, Amber, brought the man back to his senses. Along with the communication came Joyce's furious shouts, fueled by Otto's prank—

"Otto, you've got the guts to jump off the Schicksal headquarters, but not the guts to come out and fight me one-on-one?"

"Eat shit!"

.....

"Amber, how is it?"

"Hmm... In addition to the giant mech Alahato that he pilots, the leader of Anti-Entropy has materialized a large number of Titan mechs and Destiny mechs to surround the office building."

"However, the staff and Valkyries can enter and exit the building normally. It seems that the leader of Anti-Entropy did not stop us from coming and going. Moreover, these mech units have helped us alleviate a lot of the defensive pressure brought by the Second Herrscher's Honkai Beast horde."

"I understand... So, what about the Second Herrscher?"

Otto asked the question that concerned him most.

"The Second Herrscher is currently pursuing the Hermes of the Far East Branch, and is moving away from the airspace of the Schicksal Headquarters."

Who was on that warship?

"Based on our observations... there is currently only one person on that warship—Colonel Himeko Murata, an A-rank Valkyrie from the Far East Branch."

"The teacher from K423..."

"That's enough... Amber, keep an eye on how things develop."

"Received, Your Excellency. Are you sure you're not going to do anything about that Anti-Entropy Alliance Leader?"

"Judging from Lord Walter Joyce's current attitude, it seems he didn't leave before you arrived... Did he win or lose against you before...?"

"Does this Anti-Entropy Alliance Leader seem quite out of control right now, and like he can't take a joke?"

There was a hint of curiosity in the voice coming through the amber communication.

"No... I, um... I stood him up?"

The blond man thought about it carefully for a long time but couldn't come up with a precise answer. In the end, he could only use the vague description of "I stood him up".

"Bishop, you stood up that leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance? He shouldn't be that angry...?"

Amber's words carried a hint of confusion.

"If it were just a regular case of someone standing you up, then probably no, but for him... we went out to fight... and I told him to his face that I was canceling today, then turned around and jumped into the sea and disappeared..."

Recalling the scene on the seabed of the Mediterranean, where Joyce fought against a large group of marine creatures and knotted seaweed in order to catch up with his clone, Otto wiped away imaginary cold sweat.

So you're not going back today?

"If I go back now, he'll probably send me flying with a Rising Dragon Fist and then unleash an endless combo..."

Otto placed Fu Hua's body, which he was holding, into the medical pod and tapped a few times on the panel. He gave a helpless smirk.

“I’ll appear before my old friend once he’s calmed down a bit… then you’ll be handling things publicly for the next while, Amber.”

"..."

"amber?"

Having received no reply, Otto called out to his secretary again.

"...Your Excellency, we have some breaking news. Your office's collection room has just been targeted by the Anti-Entropy Alliance Leader using the palm cannon on Arahat's hand."

"From what I recall, that collection room was entirely your private storage room, Bishop. You seemed to really enjoy putting figurines and similar items in there?"

"..."

"Where is Durandal?!"

"You ordered her to use any means necessary to delay Miss Jiuxiao."

"Her mission is over. Now send her to support the central tower immediately. She must stop that Alahato! Amber! Try to delay Joyce until Durandal arrives."

"Understood, we are contacting Lady Durandal—"

.......

"Your Excellency... I'm afraid Lady Durandal won't be able to come... or rather, the entire Undying Blade squad won't be able to come for the time being."

"?"

"Lord Jiuxiao has knocked them all down..."

"???"

"They started fighting...?"

"Uh...no."

Chapter 172 A Cup of Wine to Release Military Power