I was transported to a broken world, yet my dreams are connected to Star Iron?

　After all, if Cocolia had stayed a little longer, she might have discovered that she didn't actually only have half of the Titans offline.

　The reason why only half of the Titans are displayed on her terminal is that the control of the other half has been remotely transferred to Tesla by Suzuma. Cocolia can only command the few Titans around her.

　"This time, Cocolia really gave us a big gift... It makes me feel a little uneasy about the thought of raiding her hometown tomorrow."

　Tesla's voice came from Aiyin's terminal.

　"That means your composure isn't strong enough... Alright, I'll cut off the communication now. After all, I'm about to negotiate with Ms. Theresa, and to prevent being eavesdropped on, I can't keep the communication line open."

　With that, Ai Yin decisively cut off the communication and walked into the underground dogmatic area.

　“I’ve already triggered the alarm… Ms. Theresa should be here soon, right?”

　Chapter 97 Otto, your days of being inhuman are over. Give me Qibao.

　"Huh...huh..."

　In the woods surrounding St. Freya Academy, Cocolia, panting heavily, fled out of the woods.

　Because, just now, her perfect plan to attack St. Freya suffered a devastating defeat.

　The entire Titan force has lost contact and has been taken over by the enemy using unknown methods. The three Walter clones they brought, along with two clones as reserves, have also been completely wiped out.

　The most terrifying thing is that the forces involved in this attack were almost half of Cocolia's resources after abandoning her Heavenly Father, yet she still hasn't been able to find out who controlled her Titan or how.

　The causes of death of those clones were even more bizarre. The two killed by the Herrscher of Thunder were still within Cocolia's comprehension, but the other three clones were completely wiped out by an A-rank Valkyrie named Fu Hua. In fact, she looked like she was woken up in the middle of the night, and she wasn't even wearing armor. The amount of fabric on her body was probably less than the amount in one of her coats, let alone any armor enhancement.

　For Cocolia, who had already accepted the power formula of Titan = B-class Valkyrie, Quantum Titan = A-class Valkyrie, and Cloned Welt = S-class Valkyrie, this was a completely mind-blowing blow.

　Because according to this algorithm... wouldn't that mean that even if she added up all her resources, she still couldn't beat the leader of Anti-Entropy, let alone the S-rank Valkyrie Durandal from Destiny?

　"Damn it... When I get back this time, I must find a chance to test whether the Titans' combat power is really that weak..."

　Cocolia thought to herself with resentment.

　"Life signal detected ahead..."

　Just then, Cocolia's terminal suddenly sent her a notification.

　"!"

　"Oh, isn't this... Ms. Cocolia from Anti-Entropy?"

　Before her stood a man in a pristine white uniform, with blond hair and a polite smile on his face.

　"Oh, Otto?!"

　Cocolia suddenly stopped in her tracks: "How did you get here!"

　"I came here to verify because the timing was right."

　Otto answered with a smile, as calmly as if he were being asked "Have you eaten?" by a friend who was out for a walk: "Don't worry, Ms. Cocolia, I didn't mean to stop you from exploring the Dogma District."

　"After all, there's only one failed project there, and that's the only reason I came here."

　Otto raised his arm, and only then did Cocolia notice that Otto was carrying a knocked-out girl in his hand.

　The girl had white hair and was wearing what appeared to be the latest White Knight Moonlight Armor. Judging from her pale face, she must have fought hard before being captured. Cocolia was no stranger to her identity—Kiana Kaslana.

　"However, as the bishop of Destiny, I still have to maintain appearances. Since you have so blatantly invaded my granddaughter's academy, shouldn't you reciprocate by coming to my Destiny headquarters as a guest, so that I can show you some hospitality?"

　"Heh... In the end, we still have to take action."

　Cocolia chuckled. She had long heard that Otto had a strong desire to perform, and seeing him today confirmed it.

　Fortunately, she was not a weak woman who could not even kill a chicken. Although she lost control of most of the mechs, she was able to keep control of the three enhanced Titans that were with her.

　Moreover, as an administrative officer, Otto was probably able to capture Kiana only because of the backdoor on the Valkyrie armor. Besides, Dr. Jackal from World Serpent had told her that Otto was good at inventing things, but a complete idiot when it came to fighting.

　"Titan mechs A2304, A2305, A2306, observation system offset, quantization state deactivated."

　At Cocolia's command, the three Titans instantly materialized from their quantum state and appeared beside her.

　"Oh? Quantum technology... Not bad. The achievements of anti-entropy in mechs are truly admirable. I didn't expect that even such a theoretical technology could be successfully overcome."

　Otto clapped his hands gently.

　Then, an eerie silence fell over the room.

　A few seconds later, Otto looked at Cocolia with a strange expression.

　"Ms. Cocolia, is there nothing else?"

　"What, does Bishop Otto really think he can annihilate all three Titans?"

　Cocolia said dismissively, "Then I really want to see what Your Excellency is capable of."

　"..."

　For the first time, Otto felt speechless, and he began to doubt himself.

　This kind of thing, how come they haven't been able to solve it after all these years of working on anti-entropy?

　"Okay, if that's all there is to it..."

　Otto snapped his fingers lightly, and the golden cube floating beside him instantly transformed into the shape of a long sword.

　"A pretty good mech. I'll take it back and absorb some of Anti-Entropy's advanced technology."

　"Mimicry, Jizo's Soul."

　As the words fell, golden patterns began to spread along the Titan mech.

　Then, the Titans raised their cannons at Cocolia.

　"What? You're the one who seized control of my Titan Legion!"

　Cocolia was immediately filled with shock and horror. Only then did she realize that she... had probably been set up by Otto.

　“Seize control? No, Ms. Cocolia, I already said that.”

　Otto sighed in frustration: "I have no objection to your anti-entropy actions, and naturally I won't interfere. As for the one you mentioned, I'm afraid..."

　"He really is here!"

　Just then, two voices came from outside the woods.

　"Ah, speak of the devil and he appears."

　Otto immediately put on a "warm" smile.

　"Otto, it was you who intercepted Kiana!"

　A few seconds later, a pink-haired girl and a brown-haired man landed on the ground from the sky.

　The people who arrived were Suzuma and Welt. In fact, when Suzuma discovered that Kiana, who was supposed to return from the training ground to provide support in the original story, had not appeared, she realized that something was wrong. In addition, given that Ai had mentioned that Otto had been near St. Freya, Suzuma quickly guessed who was causing trouble.

　"Long time no see, Miss Lingmo... and also, Mr. Walter, the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance."

　Otto greeted him with a smile.

　"Leader?!"

　Cocolia gasped in shock: "You're still alive?"

　"Ugh……"

　Seeing Cocolia in this state, Walter couldn't help but sigh: "You go first, leave this to me."

　"...Thank you, Alliance Leader."

　Circumstances dictate actions; even if Cocolia is arrogant, she wouldn't dare to act tough at this moment.

　"Mr. Walter is as good-tempered as ever. Why would he protect a subordinate like that?"

　Otto narrowed his eyes as he watched Cocolia disappear into the distance.

　“A living Cocolia is more useful than a dead one. Besides, we have a targeted operation against her tomorrow… Otto, if you’re trying to provoke me into killing her and triggering the Anti-Entropy split, you’d better give up on that idea.”

　“Triggering the Anti-Entropy split? No, no, no, Mr. Walter misunderstands. In fact, your entire Anti-Entropy is of little importance in my eyes, even... perhaps less important than Miss Suzumo alone.”

　"Cut the nonsense."

　Suzuma scoffed dismissively, "Give me back Kiana first!"

　"Oh dear, young people are always so impatient... But, it's the honeymoon phase, so it's understandable."

　Otto nodded, and the Void Treasury conjured two chains, sending Kiana directly over.

　"So easily..."

　Walter frowned: "But this is indeed Kiana... Suzumo, should I check on Kiana's condition?"

　"No need, he has no reason to harm Kiana."

　Lingmo shook her head slightly. In fact, based on her previous experience examining Kiana's body, she could roughly guess why Otto had suddenly appeared here and intercepted Kiana.

　It was simply because she appeared that Otto was worried that his plan with Kiana would be ruined, so he took the opportunity to check... Unfortunately, Suzuma had already anticipated this.

　Otto is probably still gloating over the fact that his plan has achieved initial success and Kiana has given birth to her "second personality" as scheduled.

　Ha ha……

　Lingmo once again seriously controlled her facial expressions to prevent herself from accidentally bursting out laughing.

　"Miss Suzuma understands me best. Kiana is a rising star among the new generation of Valkyries, and has the potential to become the strongest Valkyrie in history... How could I bear to use her as a human bomb?

　Otto smiled and said, "However, Miss Lingmo, it would be better if those Titans behind you were to withdraw. I don't think Anti-Entropy is that wealthy and powerful. What if they get damaged in the process?"

　"Besides... I also possess the ability to control those Titans, just like you do."

　As she spoke, the golden patterns instantly climbed toward the Titan controlled by Lingmo, but were quickly blocked by Lingmo's purple erosion patterns.

　"As expected... counterfeit goods can't compare to genuine ones, but at least I can still protect myself."

　Otto sighed, casually dispelling the Mimicry Jizo Soul, causing the Titan controlled by Suzuma to retreat a distance.

　"The Key to Mimicry and Erosion..."

　Having studied the various ruins of the previous civilization in great depth and personally experienced the corrosive power of Suzumo, Walter immediately realized: "How do you have this? If I remember correctly, the previous civilization shouldn't have had this..."

　"It's quite a coincidence. Just two years ago, my lovely granddaughter Theresa unearthed the unfinished Key of Erosion in Changkong City and successfully resolved a crisis through her personal charm."

　Otto shrugged and said, "As an elder who pays special attention to his granddaughter, I naturally noticed this matter. And coincidentally, the person living in the Key of Erosion is an acquaintance of mine. So, I borrowed the Key of Erosion back to the Schicksal headquarters and took a look at it."

　"But don't get me wrong, I'm not the kind of guy who would snatch his granddaughter's toys. After catching up with that Miss Yae Sakura and collecting the data on the Jizo Mitama, I returned them exactly as they were—after all, she's an old friend of mine, and I have no reason to disturb her if she wants to enjoy her retirement."

　"I see……"

　After Otto's explanation, Suzuma finally understood why Destiny had inexplicably created a firewall composed of Mimicry Corruption Keys.

　"So, Miss Suzumo, as a reward for all the explanations I've given you... shouldn't you also answer my question about where the corrosive core in your body came from?"

　Otto replied with a smile.

　"It was a gift from an old friend."

　In an instant, a Void Spear was projected into Lingmo's hand.

　"So, Otto, if there's nothing else, may you leave?"

　"Sigh, I just arrived and they're already trying to get rid of me... What a pity. I thought that after staying in St. Freya for so long, you would have a little more sense of belonging to Destiny."

　Otto sighed and said, "My previous promise still stands, you know? If you're willing to come to Schicksal, I can directly hand over the position of the second-in-command of Schicksal in the future to you. Even after I die, it's not impossible for you to take the position of Archbishop."

　"Forget it, I have absolutely no interest in dying from overwork."

　"Alright, then we'll just have to... fast forward to the last topic."

　Otto shrugged helplessly.

　"The last time we clashed, it ended in a draw. Now that so much time has passed, I hope Miss Suzumo will be willing to offer her guidance once again."

　"And let me see... just how much you've grown."

　"In the end, it's still about testing each other's strength, so why all this nonsense?"

　In an instant, Lingmo crushed a card in her hand.

　"Perfect timing! This time, I've prepared a really big gift for you!"

　Instantly, Lingmo's body shrank a few feet, her long pink hair shrank considerably, and a brownish-purple gradient appeared in the pink.

　At the same time, a large hammer inlaid with huge gemstones appeared in Suzumo's hands.

　……