NOVEL WEB Chapter 449: Chapter 442: How do you feel?
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.
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For the entire following month, no matter where Fu Lin appeared, Otto followed him closely like his shadow.
Otto acted like a diligent tour guide, constantly introducing in detail every place they passed by to Fu Lin.
This scene of being "inseparable" and "like glue" soon stirred up a huge commotion within the entire Schicksal organization.
The Valkyries, who were usually obsessed with Dominating Possession, The Schicksal Overseer's Little Anti-Entropy Sweetheart, due to a certain Ural Silver Wolf's (Bronya's) viral message, unleashed their wild imagination and began spreading gossip about Fu Lin and Otto.
For a time, rumors such as "The unknown boy is Otto's forbidden possession" were rampant and stirred up quite a storm.
When Fu Lin happened to overhear these absurd rumors, his face instantly turned as if he had eaten shit.
Fu Lin tightly gripped the teacup in his hand. Because of his excessive force, his knuckles turned slightly white and trembled a little. He gently took a sip of tea, trying to calm himself down.
Then he looked up, staring straight at Otto, who sat opposite him looking unusually composed, and asked in a serious tone,
"Otto, don't you plan to step forward to stop or clarify these unpleasant rumors?"
Facing Fu Lin's questioning, Otto only smiled faintly and replied softly,
"Rumors stop with the wise. If we are too eager to explain and clarify, we might make it worse instead.
Rather than wasting energy on this matter, why don't you accompany me for a walk, how about it?"
However, without even thinking, Fu Lin firmly refused,
"Absolutely not!"
Seeing Fu Lin's resolute attitude, Otto still smiled and slowly said, "What a pity~ Your refusal is invalid."
Hearing this, Fu Lin couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth and secretly complained in his heart,
'Since you've already decided to drag me along, why bother pretending to ask for my opinion... I have an early class!'
...
In downtown Singapore, Fu Hua quietly stood in a corner, arms crossed, her back gently leaning against the hard wall, glancing sideways.
Her gaze landed on Siegfried, who was not far away, gulping down wine straight from the bottle.
Then her eyes shifted slightly upwards, looking at his bald head reflecting the sunlight.
Siegfried casually wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, let out a satisfied breath, and exclaimed loudly,
"Ah, so good! I really want to thank your friend for giving me such good wine."
Hearing this, Fu Hua blinked lightly and replied expressionlessly,
"No need. I think she's already thankful you didn't smash up her bar. So, why did you suddenly show up here, Siegfried Kaslana?"
After a brief pause, Fu Hua continued,
"As one of the top three targets personally wanted by Overseer Otto, your head is quite valuable."
Siegfried burst out laughing heartily, then looked at Fu Hua, sizing her up carefully before smiling and asking, "Haha, so do you want to give it a try?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Hua gently pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose, her expression still calm as she slowly said,
"Better not. I'm just an A-rank Valkyrie. I have no confidence fighting you here, someone with S-rank Valkyrie strength. Besides, you seem even stronger now."
As she spoke, Fu Hua lowered her hands, keeping her gaze fixed on Siegfried, observing his every move.
Hearing this, Siegfried subconsciously reached out to touch his smooth, hairless head, smiled wryly, and said,
"Stronger, but also balder. I wonder if Cecilia would like the bald me. Anyway, since we're not fighting, let's talk business.
Where should I start? Right, let's start with Cocolia's plan!"
After explaining everything, Siegfried raised his hand and gently tossed a small, delicate box toward Fu Hua, solemnly saying,
"If you want to save those innocent people, take this box. What's inside can neutralize the Honkai reaction triggered by the Gem."
Fu Hua caught the box with one hand, then called out to the departing Siegfried and asked,
"Why entrust me with this? Do you trust me that much?"
Siegfried was slightly taken aback at first but quickly regained his composure, paused briefly, and then answered softly,
"You're very much like him, and just now in the bar, you insisted on saving my daughter Kiana☆, so I believe you are a kind Valkyrie."
After speaking, Siegfried turned his back to Fu Hua, waved his hand, and gradually walked away.
Fu Hua stood silently in place, watching Siegfried's departing figure. At some point, the corners of her mouth slightly curved upwards, forming a faint smile.
Fu Hua clenched the box tightly, her gaze becoming increasingly determined as she thought to herself, 'To give such a casual reason… truly worthy of being Kiana☆'s father.'
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After successfully rescuing Kiana☆, Fu Hua arrived at the rooftop of a building.
In the depths of her consciousness, Sirin's gaze suddenly locked onto the unexpected Gem of Serenity. A flash of undisguised shock flashed through her originally calm eyes.
However, the shock quickly vanished, replaced by an overwhelming surge of anger.
"This... this is my brother's Gem!"
With Sirin's angry shout,
Before Kiana☆ could react, Sirin forcibly seized control of the body from Kiana☆ through sheer rage and hatred.
When Sirin reopened her eyes, they burned with fury as she stared straight at Fu Hua. Without hesitation, she swung a heavy punch, whistling through the air toward Fu Hua.
Fortunately, Fu Hua reacted swiftly. Light as a swallow, she dodged sideways to evade the ferocious strike.
However, due to the powerful force of the punch, Fu Hua's glasses were still knocked off and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Seeing this, Sirin slowly straightened up, exuding a chilling aura, glaring at Fu Hua, gritting her teeth and roaring,
"Despicable human… you dare deceive me! So you had already taken the Gem from my brother's body, no wonder you knew the Gem of Serenity was in him.
Today, I will make you taste the most excruciating pain in this world, unable to live or die, and then destroy this world!"
Facing Sirin's aggressive stance, Fu Hua took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and took a stance, staring solemnly at the enraged Sirin before her, and said in a deep voice,
"I don't know what you're talking about, but now is not the time for you to awaken. Sleep once more right here!"
After a series of probing and exchanges between the two, Sirin took a deep breath and used the power of the Gem of Serenity to form Lunar Armor.
At the same time, the pair of huge, splendid light wings behind her suddenly spread open.
Countless dazzling beams of light shot toward Fu Hua like a torrential rain.
Sirin sneered and shouted,
"Hmph! Even if you dodge, so what! The Honkai energy within the Gem is enough for me to destroy half a city with these beams!"
Facing such dense and terrifying beams, Fu Hua had no choice but to continuously dodge left and right, murmuring to herself,
"I must find a way to stop her. But... I have no anti-air methods right now."
At that moment, Fu Hua suddenly caught sight of her glasses not far away from the corner of her eye. In a flash, she leapt forward, rolled, quickly grabbed the glasses, and put them back on her face.
Almost at the same time, atop another building, Otto and Fu Lin were silently watching the battle.
When they saw Fu Hua put on her glasses, Otto immediately understood and ordered Amber at Schicksal headquarters to transmit the Lunar Armor to Fu Hua via remote teleportation.
With the armor equipped, Fu Hua's strength greatly increased. Seizing the opportunity, she swiftly extracted the Gem of Serenity from Kiana☆'s body in one strike.
After seeing Fu Hua defeat Sirin, Otto slowly turned his head and looked at Fu Lin, who stood silently with arms crossed, and asked with a half-smile,
"How do you feel?"
However, in the face of Otto's question, Fu Lin stood motionless like a statue, eyes gazing into the distance, lips tightly sealed, showing no intention of responding.