Just as Tian Shi had said, Otto knew what he claimed was true because she did not see her second brother come to cause her trouble from morning until noon.
However, compared to her second brother...
"Is there nothing more fun to do?"
Kallen sat next to Otto, who was practicing formulas, and asked with a bored expression.
This young girl of the Kaslana family is as annoying as she seems.
"I am currently learning to make even more fun things."
Perhaps it was a natural talent, or perhaps it was a stroke of genius, but in that instant, Otto found the best way to calm Kallen's naive and clueless nature.
"Eh—"
Kallen prolonged the sound, which seemed quite cute; if he were a man, he would definitely think so.
Otto sighed, wondering why she, the hopeless youngest daughter of the Apocalypse family, would end up hanging out with this girl destined to inherit the Kaslana family.
"Why don't you come and learn with me?"
Tian Shi invited, eager to cause trouble.
Anyway, Kevin had already dealt with him before, so what is a little Kallen?
Besides, Kallen is only a bit slow, she's not dumb.
They are all incredibly smart; it's just that their brains are usually in standby mode.
"Forget it, forget it!"
Hearing about learning something, Kallen made a hurried gesture with her hand.
"Learning... learning these things is better left unsaid."
Kallen took a look at the dizzying array of symbols and English letters in Otto's notebook and knew immediately that it was not for her.
"..."
Although Otto thinks Kallen is quite self-aware, her direct rejection really bothers her...
Whoosh...
Then, the sound of Kallen's stomach turned Otto's anger into helplessness.
"I'm hungry, I'm going out to buy something to eat."
"Otto, what do you want to eat? I'll bring you something."
"I'm not hungry."
Otto looked at Kallen, who showed no shyness, with a sense of helplessness.
"Your stomach is growling in public!"
Even if there are only three people in this public place, can't you be a little more careful?
She hadn't noticed before when she got disheveled in the studio.
"Bring me some meat."
Tian Shi ordered from the side.
Although Otto's physique allows her to survive on two meals a day, clearly this is not conducive to her development.
You can imagine how much Kallen contributed to Otto's growth into a normal young girl in the original timeline.
When she was running around with Otto, this food lover probably didn't forget to share some with her, and Otto naturally wouldn't refuse Kallen's kindness.
But now Otto has completely lost interest in Kallen.
If things continue like this, Tian Shi suspects that Otto will become an 研究-obsessed sickly beauty in five or six years...
"All right! I'll bring two kebabs later!"
Kallen nodded enthusiastically, then jumped over the wall and left.
"Couldn't she have used the front door?"
Otto sighed, seeing Kallen quickly climb the wall and escape.
"Why does it seem like that girl's movements are getting better and better...?"
"That shows Kallen is very aware that she is an 'uninvited guest'; you see, this girl isn't completely stupid, you know?"
"Ha..."
Otto sighed.
In the end, what did it matter to her if she was stupid or not?
Well, it does have a certain connection.
For example, it could make it easier for me to talk to people in the future.
Although I'm a bit resistant to admit it, Kallen is practically my only friend, and God...
"But because you want a meat pie..."
"Of course it's for you to eat."
Tian Shi said naturally.
"After doing mental work all day, you still need to eat something."
"You're right."
Otto originally wanted to say that she couldn't get used to greasy food, but after hearing what Tian Shi said, she suddenly felt there was some truth in it.
It seems my stomach is starting to get a little bit hungry.
Indeed, God is right.
"Speaking of which, I've already understood this part of the knowledge, what should I do now...?"
As long as Kallen is away, I must properly consult the divine being.
…
The Palace of Schicksal, 1466.
"Otto! I brought you food again!"
Kallen appeared on the wall with her radiant smile as always.
"Do you have a grudge against the front door?"
"Hey, entering your house is a drag."
"A servant has to announce my arrival first, then the Bishop or a Lady comes out to see me, and we chat for a long time before they even ask what I've come for..."
As soon as Otto mentioned it, Kallen's face fell and she began to complain incessantly.
Even so, Kallen didn't forget to jump down and hand the bag containing lunch to Otto.
"And speaking of that, don't you ever eat lunch at home either?"
At first, Kallen thought Otto's family only ate twice a day.
Later, she discovered that the Apocalypse family actually ate three times a day.
After all, they were a prestigious family of bishops and the wealthiest of the three main families.
They had no reason to mistreat their own family members.
Although Otto seems to be marginalized, she is still the legitimate daughter of the main wife.
Despite the bullying, no one can prevent a young daughter without inheritance rights from being served at the table.
So Kallen was actually quite confused by this.
"You already know the atmosphere in my house."
Otto pulled out a meat pie wrapped in paper and ate it while she talked.
"This must be what they mean when they talk about mutual hatred."
"It's true, your second brother is quite annoying."
Kallen revealed a mischievous smile.
This actually made Otto feel a bit embarrassed.
"It's not just my second brother..."
During this year, both made some progress.
For example, Kallen is a bit more shrewd when facing Otto, and occasionally "counterattacks."
Otto, on the contrary, has become much bolder and now dares to say things in this small circle that she wouldn't have dared to say before.
However, Otto's embarrassment at that moment was not entirely due to her second brother.
Their supposed mutual hatred... is actually not a problem in the context of the whole Apocalypse family.
However, in the end, it was her own home, so Otto couldn't be too direct.
Compared to the current small circle of Kallen's family, her own family was truly depressing.
"By the way, did something go wrong on your mission the other day?"
Otto changed the subject.
Kallen, who is turning 14 this year, has just joined the Schicksal Valkyrie squad.
It's strange; although Tian Shi knows that Schicksal is not very devout, wearing the skin of a god and using the name of a Norse Valkyrie... are you taking people too seriously?
But Schicksal is powerful and no one can stop it from doing what it wants.
"What could happen?"
Kallen waved her hand.
"I'm the strongest on our team."
She is already better than her father, Francis.
"Yes, who told you to be such a strong woman...?"
Otto said, sounding slightly annoyed.
Every time Otto saw Kallen's abnormal physical abilities and then looked at her own inventions... she felt a bit depressed.
This isn't scientific at all, is it?
Those inventions that made her feel so proud suddenly seemed insignificant compared to Kallen's abnormal physical abilities.
Kallen proudly pressed Otto with one arm.
"Otto, shouldn't you train harder?"
"Why do you think humans can surpass chimpanzees through exercise?"
Otto, who was being held by one arm, was even more annoyed.
How dare you, Kaslana, say something like that?
If an ordinary person could surpass a Kaslana through training, your family would have been taken over long ago, wouldn't it?
"I can do it! I can take on ten of those gorillas with one hand."
Kallen, apparently oblivious to the implicit meaning of Otto's words, puffed out her chest with pride and said.
Otto: "..."
"The gorilla I was talking about is you!"
"Hey, you'd better have some self-awareness!"
How could a lady like her lower herself to associate with a gorilla like that?!
And feeling the bump on Kallen's chest made Otto feel even unhappier.
It seems that apart from my height, I haven't developed at all in this year.
Well, a year is not enough time for much development; Otto shouldn't be so anxious.
However, the problem is that Kallen... has a somewhat hexagonal development.
This comparison made it somewhat difficult for Otto to maintain a stable mentality.
"Is this what they mean by 'the more you eat, the more you grow'?"
Seeing the widening gap between her and Kallen over the past year, and remembering how God initially mistook her for a boy, Otto completely lost interest in lunch.
However... the results were minimal.
Perhaps because she eats a lot and often goes shopping with Kallen to make up for the lack of exercise, she is much healthier, but she hasn't developed at all.
Lately, even her annoying and brainless second brother has been showing a hesitant expression when he looks at her.
It's as if he's saying: "Are you really my sister, not my brother?"
He has even stopped fighting with Otto, though this doesn't make her happy at all.
Otto was deeply hurt because her second brother, Fabian, was a brainless guy just like Kallen.
"Did you gain weight again?"
Otto, who was being held, said somewhat disgusted.
"Ah... did I?"
Kallen looked confused.
"..."
Apart from her physique, doesn't this guy look more like a man?
"Can't we show a bit of feminine self-awareness?"
As a homebody who spends all her time tinkering with various objects at home, all she can do is criticize Kallen for lacking any sense of feminine self-awareness.
In other people's eyes, perhaps she isn't even as good as Kallen...
"Is this what they call adolescent depression...?"
Otto sighed, patted Kallen's arm, and gestured for her to let go.
"By the way, could you take me with you on your next mission?"
"Ah, take you?"
Kallen was stunned.
"That's a battlefield..."
"Some inventions need to be tested on the battlefield."
Otto stopped joking when she got to the point and said.
"And God has agreed."
Hearing this, Kallen looked into the air, knowing that Tian Shi was definitely by her side.
Since Tian Shi said nothing...
"That's right, with a deity by your side, you probably won't have any problems if you go."
Once Kallen thought of this, she stopped worrying.
"But when that time comes, don't say anything like 'God'."
Kallen gave her instructions.
Although she had always considered herself a devout nun, after discovering the way Otto addressed Tian Shi, Kallen felt that maybe she wasn't so devout after all...
At least she wouldn't do something like report Otto.
However, when it comes to this, Tian Shi feels like complaining.
I wonder if all religious people have this problem.
Back then, after Aponia called her "God", she never asked her name again.
Now, Otto and Kallen are the same.
Kallen could show a bit of curiosity from time to time, but Otto really wasn't going to ask.
Tian Shi thought all of this was quite ridiculous, but he felt that if he took the initiative to speak, he would feel like he had lost...
By the way, due to Kallen's occasional curiosity, Tian Shi also felt that Kallen was not a believer.
"Of course I know."
Otto looked at Kallen, who was giving her instructions, with a hint of helplessness.
"Don't forget the Apocalypse family carries the title of 'Bishop'."
"Um... that's true, Otto, you are definitely smarter than I am."
Kallen scratched her head.
"But it doesn't matter if we are exposed, since my father is the one leading the team, so we can probably cover it up."
"Actually, I'm more afraid of your father finding out who I am and throwing me back here."
Otto complained.
According to Otto's understanding of Kallen's father, Francis, this was not impossible.
After all, that person was always moderate, never offended anyone, and handled things meticulously.
"Let's keep it a secret for now; if it gets out, I can always ask my dad for help."
Kallen demonstrated extraordinary experience in getting into trouble.
"..."
Otto felt that the barriers between her and Kallen were unusually thick in some respects.
She sincerely envied the free-spirited family atmosphere and the close-knit relationships that existed in the Kaslana family.
If she caused a disaster outside, she probably couldn't rely on her father at all, and could only rely on God.
This is truly... it's not that we are afraid of comparing goods, it's that we are afraid of comparing people...
Oh, maybe we can count on Kallen, although Otto thinks it's more likely she will clean up Kallen's messes than Kallen will clean up hers.
Besides, if she really caused trouble, she wouldn't let it affect Kallen.
Otto couldn't help but sigh.
Kallen, however, thought Otto was worried about her next mission, so she patted her on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, I will protect you and God, just hide behind me if anything happens."
"..."
Otto pushed Kallen's hand away with a flick of disdain.
"You should take care of yourself..."
"I'm afraid that if I take care of you, it will turn into me taking care of you!"
"Otto, your attitude is really hurtful..."
Kallen hummed a few times and then rubbed her stomach.
"It doesn't matter, shall we go eat? I'm hungry again."
"I just finished eating the food you brought, okay?"