Thanks for the invitation! I am in Honkai, still connected

On a private island within the territorial waters of Shenzhou.

St. Freya Academy, an important component of Schicksal's Far East Branch, was established on this island.

Here, there was a dedicated virtual training ground, which could directly connect to the Schicksal database through special equipment.

Within that database, there existed a hidden memory sector where every moment between Kallen and Otto was recorded.

During his leisure time, connecting his consciousness to the Schicksal database to watch his past with Kallen was one of Otto's few hobbies.

By using the Key of Erosion to take control of that area, Otto could be easily found.

That was the most suitable place for negotiations.

The young man sat on the helicopter, thinking.

If the negotiations failed, he would take his people and leave here as quickly as possible, heading for London.

Then, he would go to excavate the so-called "King Arthur's Ruins" and retrieve the Second Divine Key corresponding to the Herrscher of the Void—Thousand Worlds, One Chariot.

As the Divine Key corresponding to the Herrscher of the Void, Thousand Worlds, One Chariot could manipulate space, create world bubbles, and open a path to the Imaginary Tree.

After obtaining that armament, he could gather the people he cared about and use the Second Divine Key to send them into a world bubble in the Sea of Quanta for safekeeping.

He wasn't afraid of the armed puppet left behind by Kevin to guard the Second Divine Key, nor of Su, the Forerunner, who was self-imprisoned in a world bubble connected to the Second Divine Key.

High-tech things like armed puppets had no resistance whatsoever against Jizo Mitama.

Kevin's good buddy, the powerful Forerunner Su, would also be completely helpless against the account-banning key—Judah—and Li Zihan, who could operate within the Divine Grace Field.

After doing all this, he would integrate the power of the Gem of Conquest into Jizo Mitama in early March, activate its Overlimit Mode, forcibly commandeer Schicksal and all communication satellites, and enter a battle-ready state.

The young man gazed at the island below through the window, his expression indifferent, yet his eyes carried a chill.

"Hey, hey, Ah Li, you look a bit scary."

The Paramecium sitting next to Li Zihan looked at the young man who was already thinking about how to flip the table before the negotiations even began, and reminded him.

"Eh—, is that so?"

The young man, utterly oblivious in certain aspects, looked somewhat surprised.

"Very scary."

Miss Mei, who had also noticed that Li Zihan's expression wasn't quite right, nodded heavily in agreement.

"Ah Li, you just looked like you were about to declare war on the whole world!"

Miss Kiana complained helplessly.

"Come on, why would I declare war on the whole world for no reason?"

The young man rolled his eyes, answering Kiana's question.

"I'm not some Japanese chuunibyou."

He was just thinking about how to deal with Schicksal; Schicksal didn't represent the whole world.

"But, you were definitely thinking about something very dangerous just now, weren't you?"

Miss Mei, sitting beside Li Zihan, sighed.

She had a deep understanding of Li Zihan's personality.

This guy did things entirely based on his whims. Once his interest was piqued, he was capable of anything.

And yet, this guy also possessed formidable abilities, a very strong will, and was skilled at planning. Once he made a move, it would cause a massive upheaval.

"Green Otto Apocalypse is a troublesome guy with very few moral scruples."

Li Zihan yawned and said.

"Esteemed Father-in-Law's boss, Welt, was backstabbed by him during the Second Honkai War and almost croaked."

The "Esteemed Father-in-Law" mentioned here was naturally Raiden Ryoma.

"Even Lord Welt was almost killed?"

A deep worry appeared on Raiden Mei's pretty face.

"There's no other way. To cure Kiana's illness, we have to deal with that cross-dressing patient."

"What illness?"

Kiana, completely unaware that she had any illness, was stunned, then suddenly started clamoring.

Raiden Mei remained silent, merely staring at Kiana's thin, petal-like lips with her light purple eyes.

"Mei, what's... wrong?"

Feeling that Miss Mei's gaze was a bit strange, Kiana's heart inexplicably thumped, and her eyes darted away slightly.

"Nothing."

There was a hint of distress in Miss Mei's voice.

"It's nothing, huh."

Although she didn't know why, Miss Kiana, who somehow felt she was a little in the wrong, lowered her voice a notch.

But very quickly, her voice rose again, diverting the topic in another direction.

"Ah Li, can you tell us what's the deal with that cross-dresser?"

"The Schicksal Overseer and a cross-dresser... I can't connect those two at all."

"That's an Apocalypse scandal."

Li Zihan didn't hide anything, very naturally unearthing a certain Overseer's dark history.

"That was a rather long time ago. Otto Apocalypse, in order to assist his goddess in robbing the rich to give to the poor, once disguised himself as Lady Green Lily, seducing guards to lower their defenses."

"Wow!"

Kiana, who had never expected such an outrageous thing to happen, exclaimed in surprise.

"Great-Aunt's grandpa actually did something like that."

"Not only that."

Li Zihan, clearly unafraid of offending Otto, spoke up and continued his narration.

"In the game, Kallen Fantasy, the ID of the number one player is always 'Green Hat Connector.' Do you know why?"

Hearing such words, even Miss Mei couldn't help but perk up her ears.

Gossiping was one of humanity's basic instincts. Juicy gossip about a character like the Schicksal Overseer wasn't easy to come by, and thus, it was extremely enticing.

"It's because anyone whose score was higher than his had their account deleted by him."

Li Zihan stated the reason very directly.

Esteemed Mother-in-Law was a living example. The moment Kallen Fantasy reached number one, her account was gone.

"So petty."

Kiana stuck out her tongue, expressing her disdain.

"I, however, think there might be a hidden reason behind it," Miss Mei said thoughtfully.

"Maybe there's a hidden reason, maybe there isn't. You can never be sure about such things."

The young man, who knew the hidden reason, spoke ambiguously.

"However, I can be sure that if someone can guarantee they won't be eliminated by him, they can extort quite a few benefits through the Apocalypse scandal."

He looked out the window at the small island below.

The helicopter had reached its destination and was now landing.

There, Theresa, Murata Himeko, and Rita, who had arrived at St. Freya Academy in advance, would receive them.

"Would someone really try to blackmail the Schicksal Overseer?"

Raiden Mei expressed her doubts about this.

"Who knows?"

Li Zihan looked down.

There, the maid with a charming figure was bowing towards them.