"Five hundred years later, the Overseer of Schicksal, Grand… Otto Apocalypse…"
After arriving five hundred years into the future, Kallen showed a somewhat dazed expression. A span of five hundred years was something most people could not accept in such a short time.
She had been brought back by Koji.
To die and then return to life—what an unbelievable thing.
Koji had already given her a rough explanation of what Otto had done over the past five hundred years.
Other people could curse Otto for being inhuman, but she could not. Even if she had never asked Otto to do such things, part of the responsibility still lay with her.
Thinking of all that, a complicated look appeared on that saintly, holy face of hers. The light in her blue eyes dimmed slightly.
Koji did not disturb Kallen as she accepted the truth.
Although Otto did not want Kallen to return to this world before the Honkai had ended, Koji did have a bit of a troublemaker's nature. Since she was here, he might as well watch Otto's reaction for fun.
"By the way, Mr. Koji, you said Otto used my genes to create a granddaughter for me?"
Kallen felt a headache coming on.
She was still an unmarried maiden. She did not even have a child yet, but suddenly, she had gained a granddaughter.
"Mm, to be precise, there wasn't just Theresa. Amber is also a clone experiment created from you. The other clone subjects all died while fighting each other," Koji said.
As for whether any more were still alive, Otto would know. Koji did not want to look into it.
When she heard the words "fighting each other," Kallen's expression darkened slightly.
Even if they were only clones, they still had their own thoughts. Yet they had died while killing their companions. What a tragic thing.
If she truly had to be resurrected through something like that, she would rather come back to life and then kill herself again to repay those dead sisters.
"Haah… I never thought my death would lead to so many awful things," Kallen sighed softly.
She had never known Otto's obsession would run so deep. For the sake of resurrecting her, he had become so extreme.
"To Otto, you could be called the light of his life."
"Being born into a family like the Apocalypse family, and as the son of the family head at that, there wasn't much family affection to speak of. He was lonely."
"Your appearance, and your invitation for him to go save the world, was a kind of salvation."
"At that moment, you were like an angel. To Otto, you became the pure white moonlight he would never forget."
Not just Otto—even if someone else were standing in Otto's position, they would still be moved by Kallen's pure light.
"Mr. Koji, when you put it that way, it sounds a bit too exaggerated. You're making me embarrassed." Kallen laughed awkwardly.
But if she imagined swapping places with Otto, she seemed to understand it somewhat.
Truly, fate had a way of playing with people.
According to Koji, Otto still remembered the promise to save the world. He had made no small number of contributions and had maintained the survival of civilization.
"I'm a little curious now. If I hadn't died, how would this world have developed?" Kallen said.
The two of them probably would have ended up together. After all, they had originally been engaged. Then they would have spent a brief life together.
"In that case, the world would have changed greatly."
Koji thought for a moment.
If Kallen had survived her execution, Otto would have taken her away. He would have accumulated strength and overthrown the old Schicksal. Otto would definitely have continued saving the world, and with Kallen by his side, he would not have done those extreme things.
As for the matter of lifespan, there were many ways to extend it.
"The reason Otto was willing to pay any price to resurrect you is because he believed you died because of him. If you had died naturally at the end of your life, Otto would at most have been grief-stricken," Koji said.
In the parallel world of Father Otto, Kallen had also died, but Father Otto did not become the Overseer of Schicksal. Instead, he chose to adopt children.
It could only be said that Kallen was the kind of person who could influence an entire world.
"I see…"
Kallen shook her head. The events from five hundred years ago were too troublesome. Schicksal wanted to execute her, Otto released Honkai Beasts to save her, and then…
It truly was a mess, as if fate itself had been playing a joke on them.
Kallen did not know how she should get along with Theresa.
Theresa definitely would never imagine that she would suddenly gain a "grandmother" related to her by blood.
And Kallen had never imagined that she would skip straight past the role of "mother."
"Based on blood relations, Theresa should call you Mother. But she calls Otto Grandpa, so you should call Otto Father, right?" Koji said with a grin.
Kallen fell silent.
…
At Schicksal Headquarters, Otto was seriously handling the work of the Overseer. Beside him, Amber stood quietly, watching Otto work.
Although Amber felt very gratified that Otto had started working on his own initiative, she currently had nothing to do.
After all, she had previously helped Otto handle a large portion of his work. Now, however, her own tasks were easily finished, leaving her with nothing to do instead.
She was not a Valkyrie. She did not possess such powerful strength. The only thing she could do was work as a secretary.
"Amber, if you have nothing to do, I can approve a few days of leave for you. Go relax a little," Otto said, without even raising his head during the process.
When Amber heard Otto grant her leave, her feelings became complicated.
Leave?
Was there such a thing?
Ever since she had become Otto's secretary, it seemed like there had never been anything like vacation.
Now that she suddenly had time off, she felt somewhat at a loss.
"Yo, Otto, when did you grow such a conscience? You actually know how to give your secretary a vacation now?" Koji appeared out of thin air and teased him.
This was the same man who, in order to play the game Kallen Fantasy, had pushed his work onto his subordinates' shoulders.
"Listen to you. Everyone knows Schicksal has the best benefits and treatment. What's wrong with giving her a few days off?" Otto raised his head and said with a smile.
Koji did not refute him.
Even the lowest-level Schicksal employee had benefits and treatment higher than many other jobs. Only a major power like Schicksal could afford that.
"So, my friend, what brings you here?"
"No matter how many times I hear it, whenever you call me your friend, I always feel a chill down my back."
The people Otto called friends never seemed to end up very well.
Otto smiled and shook his head.
He knew what Koji was referring to.
He had indeed hurt many people. He would not deny that. But for Kallen, he was willing to do anything. He would simply bear all the sins himself.
"As for why I came here, of course it's to let you meet someone."
The office door slowly opened.
A white-haired girl walked in. Her azure eyes looked at Otto with complicated emotions.
He really had changed a lot.
He carried the dignity of an Overseer now.
He looked quite impressive.
But compared to his father, he was actually more suited to the position of Overseer.
"Great inventor, long time no see…"
"Kallen?!"
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