Honkai Impact 3rd: Catching the Herrscher of Sentience at the Start

By the time Kiana☆ arrived to support, the battle was already over. Mei☆ and Fu Hua were lying quietly on the ground, while on the other side was a corpse with no head or limbs, dying a miserable death.

Fu Lin looked at the scene before him, smacked his lips involuntarily, and marveled in his heart, "Didn't expect it, Welt of this world died so miserably, shrimp..."

However, as he was sighing, a sudden strong pulling force struck him, and in an instant, everything before his eyes went pitch black; he couldn't see anything.

At the same time, faint voices of conversation reached his ears...

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The F114 clone, as expected, still only retained vital signs, but had no consciousness whatsoever, like an empty shell with only its exterior intact.

Otto stared solemnly at the boy lying quietly inside the huge transparent incubation chamber, pondering silently in his heart.

Although, on the surface, this F114 clone bore some resemblance to the previous state of K423, upon closer observation, Otto keenly noticed that there seemed to be some subtle differences hidden within.

Previously, he had repeatedly tried to implant the Gem of Serenity into the bodies of F109, F110, and F111, hoping to awaken their dormant consciousnesses by following the same procedure used for K423.

But things did not go as planned. Due to this body's weak resistance and adaptability to Honkai energy, it could not withstand the Gem of Serenity's power and disintegrated, with all these attempts ending in miserable failure without exception.

While Otto was fully immersed in analyzing past experimental data and deeply contemplating the current predicament...

Suddenly, the boy who had been lying there with his eyes tightly closed unexpectedly and slowly opened his eyes!

Those clear, golden eyes like water stared straight at Otto, who was deep in thought below. They were filled with confusion and puzzlement, blinking like a child who had just woken up, clearly unfamiliar with and bewildered by his surroundings.

"Wasn't I at St. Freya Academy? Otto… why... am I here? And this body is...?!"

Such a question instantly flashed through Fu Lin's mind, and he quickly began darting his eyes around to examine everything.

When he finally realized that he was inside a sealed container, he immediately understood something.

At the same time, an icy liquid suddenly rushed into his mouth without warning, catching him off guard.

Fu Lin instinctively covered his mouth tightly with his hands to prevent more liquid from entering his throat, but his body involuntarily struggled violently.

This sudden change immediately drew Otto's attention. He quickly looked up at Fu Lin in the incubation chamber, a trace of surprise flashing across his face.

Without any hesitation, Otto rushed to the incubation chamber in just a few steps, skillfully operating the controls.

Accompanied by a faint mechanical whirring, the chamber door slowly opened, and Fu Lin finally re-emerged into the world.

Otto's face was full of excitement, his eyes flashing with anticipation as he eagerly stepped forward, reaching out to catch the newly freed Fu Lin.

"Did it actually work this time... hmm!"

Before Otto could finish his sentence, there was a sharp "clang" sound.

At this moment, Fu Lin was shaking his reddened fist in pain, gritting his teeth and cursing,

"Otto, you bastard, so damn hard!"

Hearing Fu Lin's curse, Otto was not angry. Instead, he stood there, gazing up and down at the boy with interest.

After a while, Otto finally asked,

"Could it be... you have your memories?"

Hearing Otto's question, Fu Lin froze for a moment, then immediately put on a "big brain" expression.

Fu Lin opened his mouth, but instead of any clear words, a series of incoherent sounds like "aba aba aba aba..." spilled out.

Seeing this, Otto's mouth twitched slightly and he said helplessly,

"My friend, you're completely naked right now~"

Fu Lin's expression instantly turned serious, his cheeks slightly flushed as he shyly covered himself with his hands, speaking in a somewhat annoyed tone,

"Tsk, what exactly do you want? Also, hurry up and bring me some clothes!"

Hearing this, Otto couldn't help but burst into laughter. He cheerfully put his arm around Fu Lin's shoulders and said with a warm smile,

"Come on now, don't be so distant! Maybe I'm not as bad as you think. How about this? Let's take a nice relaxing bath together."

However, Fu Lin felt extremely uncomfortable with Otto's sudden display of intimacy, his entire body shivering with goosebumps almost covering the floor.

So, Fu Lin frowned and spoke in a warning tone,

"Otto, please take your hand off me. For people like you, I believe it's best to maintain proper boundaries."

Seeing this, Otto helplessly shrugged and pretended to look deeply hurt, saying,

"Ah, how could you say such a thing? You really break my heart! Although I did rip out your heart, I revived you, didn't I?

But anyway, look at all that liquid on you. Wouldn't it feel uncomfortable if you don't clean up with a bath?"

Saying this, Otto had a faint smile on his face.

Fu Lin naturally did not believe this excuse and said,

"Revive me? I think you have other motives."

Immediately after, Otto turned and left the dim room. Before long, he returned to Fu Lin carrying a clean bathrobe.

Otto handed the bathrobe to Fu Lin, chuckled a few times, and said,

"Hahaha, let's go, let's go. We can have a pleasant conversation while soaking in a spacious, comfortable bath. Isn't that wonderful?"

After speaking, Otto led Fu Lin into his private bath.

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In the bath, Otto had changed out of his bishop's robe, wrapping only a large towel around his lower body, which was loosely tied at the waist as if it might fall off at any moment.

At that moment, Otto was gazing at Fu Lin, who had curled up in a corner of the hot spring. With a friendly smile, he said softly,

"There's no need to be so distant. Actually, I really want to be friends with you.

It's just that our previous encounters didn't go very smoothly, and there were quite a few unpleasant little incidents, which made you form some misunderstandings and prejudices about me."

Hearing this, Fu Lin's mouth twitched several times uncontrollably, his face filled with undisguised anger as he snapped, "Shut up!"

Otto gently shook his head, letting out a low, subtle laugh, making it hard to grasp his true intentions. He softly replied, "Alright~"

For a while, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward and tense. The two of them just quietly soaked in the pool, neither speaking.

Even so, Fu Lin could still clearly feel Otto's gaze falling upon him, making him extremely uncomfortable, as if sitting on pins and needles. Slowly, he sank half his head into the water.

At this moment, Otto suddenly stood up, breaking the brief silence. He shook his wet golden hair and said calmly,

"We shouldn't soak for too long. Let's get out."

With that, Otto stepped toward the edge of the pool.

Seeing this, Fu Lin hurriedly stood up to leave the pool as well. But perhaps because the floor was too slippery, his foot suddenly slipped, and he lost his balance, falling forward.

In that critical moment, his hands instinctively flailed around, trying to grab something to steady himself.

Unexpectedly, in his panic, he grabbed Otto's towel and yanked it hard...

With a "splash" sound, Otto's towel was forcefully pulled off, falling to the ground.

At this moment, Otto was completely exposed, without any cover. Fu Lin struggled to get up from the ground and, upon looking up, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

As it turned out, although Otto possessed a body made of soulium steel, the lower triangular area was completely empty — there was nothing there.

While laughing, Fu Lin teased, "Otto, why didn't you make a **** for this soulium body? Haha..."

In the face of Fu Lin's mockery, Otto appeared calm and composed. He slowly picked up the towel, put on his clothes, adjusted his collar, and answered with complete composure, "There's no need."

After speaking, he turned and walked out of the bathroom.

Fu Lin pouted in boredom, then got dressed and left the bathroom. Under Otto's guidance, he was allowed to freely walk around within the Schicksal headquarters.