Watching the two about to fight side by side on the screen,
all the viewers outside fell into quiet reflection.
This scene…
for Kiana and Durandal… carried extraordinary meaning.
Both of them were daughters of Cecilia and Siegfried.
Their fates were never meant to be this tragic.
It was Otto who killed Cecilia.
It was Otto who took Durandal away.
It was Otto who placed Kiana's identity onto the clone K-423.
It was Otto who caused this chain of tragedies.
It was Otto who personally drove a once-happy family into ruin and despair.
And now—
Kiana and Durandal… were finally about to settle all of this with Otto.
[Hu Tao: Are they… going to fight side by side?!]
[Sushang: That's amazing!!]
[Keqing: Sisters… fighting together!]
[Honkai · Himeko: I never thought… I'd live to see a scene like this…]
[Theresa: Grandpa… the wrongs you've committed… there are simply too many…]
[Klee: …Klee is so excited!!]
[Nahida: I feel like crying a little… QAQ]
[Ningguang: Both are Kaslana blood, both daughters of Cecilia and Siegfried…]
[Ningguang: At last… the final subjugation of the criminal Otto…]
[March 7th: I'm tearing up!! Kiana and Durandal fighting together—this is incredible!!]
[Tesla: Sigh.]
[Tesla: Maybe this is how it should've been all along. Otto's sins should be settled by the two people he hurt the most.]
[Kiana: Thank you, Durandal.]
[Durandal: No. Between us, there's no need for thanks—or apologies.]
[Durandal: Let's just do what we were always meant to do.]
[Rita: Lady Durandal, do your best! Defeat the Overseer!]
[Theresa: Beat Grandpa!!!]
[Otto: Hm???]
Within the pure white space,
watching the crowd's fervor as Kiana and Durandal prepared to march against Otto—
Kallen's expression held neither joy nor sorrow.
Carrying deep conflict, she could only let out a quiet sigh.
"Otto…"
"In the end… did you still become someone like your father… a bishop who stands against the world… indifferent to all things…?"
"Even if it was for my sake…"
Kallen's heart was torn.
From selfish desire, she desperately wished Otto could survive, escape danger unharmed.
Yet from reason—and from conscience—
she also wished, just as strongly, that Kiana and Durandal could defeat him.
Stop him.
Stop all of this.
Stop humanity from being… destroyed by Otto.
She was deeply moved—
by everything Otto had done for her over five hundred years.
Five hundred years of pursuit.
Five hundred years of obsession.
Five hundred years of failure, persistence, failure again, and persistence again.
But even so, Kallen could not accept a life revived at the cost of billions of others—
or at the cost of five centuries of history.
On screen—
Perhaps responding to everyone's will,
or perhaps because Kiana and Durandal simply had no choice but to win—
Neither showed the slightest hesitation.
At that moment,
Kiana looked at Durandal, sensing something odd.
"By the way… I'm a little curious. The power you're using right now… does it have other forms?"
"I don't know how to explain it—just that it feels familiar. Like… I should recognize it."
"Sorry, that was a weird question."
"No. You should trust that intuition, Kiana," Durandal replied.
"Simply put, this power is tied to the stigma I bear. If you've ever seen someone fully awaken a stigma, it's normal for it to feel familiar."
"Hm… fully awakened stigma… I guess that means I need to try harder too."
Nearby, Seele looked worried.
"Kiana… has your power not fully recovered yet?"
"How would I know if I don't try?"
Kiana answered with a smile.
She focused her breathing.
Her weapon re-formed in her hands.
"The result isn't bad. Even like this… I'm not incapable of fighting that guy after he's lost his restraints."
"What do you think? About seventy percent recovered."
"It's not ideal—but it's far better than letting you face Otto alone."
Kiana glanced at Durandal, who still looked concerned.
Seele lowered her head slightly, feeling guilty.
(If only I still had enough power right now…)
"It's okay, Seele. You've already helped everyone so much."
Kiana saw straight through her thoughts.
"Eh?!"
"I can tell just by looking at you."
Durandal smiled as well.
"Facing Otto will be extremely dangerous. Guarding the rear is just as important."
"I know… I just feel a little unwilling to sit back," Seele said, hugging her arms.
"Bronya, Theresa, Fu Hua… they all gave everything to create this opportunity. I want to give everything too—to fight alongside you directly."
"But I also know… protecting everyone with my own hands is something I can be proud of."
"Seele…"
"Then we'll leave the rear to you, Miss Seele," Durandal said solemnly.
But the reply came from Dark Seele.
"Hmph. Just make sure you don't die in there—or Seele will be very sad."
"Haha. Got it."
Durandal shook her head with a wry smile, finding the switch between black and white Seele oddly endearing.
"Then… I'll make one last contact with the Hyperion."
Kiana reported the situation.
Inside the internal channel—
Tesla: "At this point, what else can we do besides support you one hundred percent?"
Einstein: "Amber has already led the Immortal Blades toward the cathedral. She should be able to share Seele's burden."
Einstein: "We'll also gather energy and ammunition and prepare for continued combat."
Einstein: "If necessary—like during the Herrscher of Domination—we'll deploy the Hyperion immediately!"
Einstein: "Do your best! I know you can defeat Otto and end his plan. I believe in you!"
Durandal: "Changguang? Didn't you say you'd evacuate to a safe place?"
Changguang: "I did. And I think the Hyperion is a pretty safe place."
Durandal: "…That really is your style."
Changguang: "Sorry! You were worried about me, right, Bianca?"
Durandal: "Now is really not the time for that…"
Changguang: "Hey, lighten the mood a little!"
She then grew noticeably more serious.
"If you're going back into the Imaginary Space again… shouldn't I share the results of my previous World Bubble connection experiment?"
Tesla: "Hey—at a time like this?! You still had something hidden from us?!"
"I just never had the chance to say it!"
Changguang's expression turned solemn.
"Listen carefully!"
"Bianca. Kiana."
Everyone instinctively tensed.
They could feel it—
what Changguang was about to say mattered to the final battle.
And indeed—
"If Otto really establishes a connection with Imaginary techniques—
then his Honkai energy supply could be considered nearly infinite."
"Even if he still has a maximum output as an individual, it would make him extremely persistent—and extremely hard to defeat."
"But if you encounter such a situation… an experimental result I recorded might inspire you."
"When the Holy Sword connected a World Bubble to the Imaginary Tree—at that instant—the Second Divine Key recorded a strange phenomenon."
"At that moment, near the connection point, properties corresponding to finite and infinite on the Imaginary Tree underwent random exchanges."
"In other words—when the connected space changes, some things that appeared finite become infinite… while some things that appeared infinite become finite."
Durandal and the others looked completely lost.
"What does that mean? How can those concepts even transform into each other?"
"It's possible," Einstein said, nodding.
"It's a special transformation definable within Imaginary Space—exactly as Changguang described."
Tesla nodded as well.
"Right. In theory, such a mechanism exists! We just never directly observed it before!"
"But how does such an abstract concept help us in battle?"
All eyes turned to Changguang.
She smiled.
"Didn't I say it earlier? If Otto enters an infinite domain—"
"Then you might be able to twist the surrounding space and drag him into Imaginary renormalization."
"And force him back into the finite world."
"For someone who wields the Herrscher of the Void's power, that's not impossible."
So this battle would depend on Kiana.
The power of the Herrscher of the Void…
might just become the key to defeating Otto.
Kiana nodded firmly.
"I'll remember that—exactly as you said it."
"That's enough! Herrschers create miracles. As long as you have the right direction, the rest will work itself out!"
Tesla sighed helplessly.
"…Maybe this is just her unique way of cheering you on."
Changguang laughed and covered her mouth.
"Ah… caught already? Then I'll just repeat my original words!"
"I know you can defeat Otto and end his plan! I believe in you!"
"Bye—!"
Without even saying goodbye to the two doctors, she cut the transmission.
On the other end, the doctors were probably just as stunned as Kiana, Durandal, and Seele.
"She really is… a special scientist," Durandal said.
"Yeah. Maybe she just didn't want us to be too nervous."
"But that means… our preparations are complete. Seele, the rear is yours."
"Don't worry! I'll protect everyone!"
On screen, viewers were utterly confused by Changguang's explanation.
[Tesla: What exactly does Changguang mean??]
[Tesla: Finite and infinite transforming… forcing Otto back into reality…]
[Einstein: Perhaps she knows something—having worked under Otto herself.]
[Raiden Mei: But… how could Kiana even understand that?!]
[Kiana: Stop arguing. I'm thinking.]
[Durandal: We'll remember it for now. If that situation really appears—]
[Durandal: I believe Kiana will understand.]
[Theresa: I believe in Kiana too!]
[Theresa: At a moment like this, the Herrscher of the Void might really save the day!]
[Kiana: Hehe… you all trust me that much?]
[Hu Tao: Go go!! Bug Queen, go!!]
[Kiana: WHO ARE YOU CALLING A BUG?!]
[March 7th: I believe in you—and Durandal too!]
[March 7th: Justice will prevail!!]
[Xianyun: Hehe… do your best, Kiana, Durandal.]
[Sparkle: I can't wait~ Otto's defeated expression will be so fun to watch!]
Reality.
At Schicksal Headquarters,
Otto watched the scrolling messages and chuckled softly.
He turned elegantly toward Amber.
"Amber."
"Yes, Overseer."
"Dock Dr. Changguang's research funding for this month."
Otto tapped the table lightly, smiling faintly.
Far away, in a Schicksal laboratory—
Changguang suddenly sneezed.
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