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Durandal meticulously completed the task assigned by Otto.
"In addition, the bishop had previously contacted the Tree of Imaginary Numbers through the remnants of the theater and the Second Divine Key, the Thousand Worlds One Vehicle."
He speculated that perhaps it was because of what he had done before that this area became connected to the core of the Herrscher.
"After all, after the World Serpent destroyed Vimur's experimental site, some of the supporting facilities of the Thousand Worlds One Vehicle were transferred and placed in this old headquarters."
But then Durandal spoke.
Tesla, standing to the side, quickly asked...
"What did you just say? Otto used the remnants of the Theater of Domination? When was that?"
"A month ago."
Durandal replied quite frankly.
Dr. Einstein analyzed...
"A long time has passed since the Herrscher of Domination was defeated. At least Anti-Entropy has no way to re-enter the Theater of Domination... let alone utilize it."
"Perhaps the bishop himself can answer your questions, but I am currently unable to contact him at all."
Yulandel helplessly shrugged.
"...This is indeed very embarrassing, but it can also be said to be his consistent style of work."
“That’s not your fault…Grandpa has always been like that, especially…when he’s secretly plotting something.”
Theresa looked at Durandal, whose face was full of helplessness.
He said it with deep understanding.
"Perhaps, but in any case, it was with his help that I reconnected the world bubble that I was originally protecting to the Imaginary Tree."
"I feel nothing but gratitude towards him in this matter."
Durandal doesn't seem to only discuss Otto's negative aspects.
This, to some extent, demonstrates their stance.
And that is indeed her personality.
She would not show favoritism to Otto because of her status as the Valkyrie of Destiny, nor would she be lenient towards him because he was a bishop.
It's purely from a more rational perspective to think about things.
Whether Otto's orders were correct and whether they aligned with the original intention of divine intervention to protect humanity.
If the answer is no, Durandal will stand firmly against Otto and fight for humanity.
And in her opinion.
Otto Apocalypse.
The current bishop of Destiny.
Although he is an out-and-out schemer, an extreme egoist, a master at manipulating human nature, he is by nature indifferent and aloof.
They have also harmed many innocent people because of their many schemes.
but....
Since its founding over five hundred years ago, the new mandate has gradually become the largest anti-collapse military organization controlling the entire globe.
From the standpoint of protecting humanity and fighting against the Honkai.
Otto's merits far outweigh his faults.
He saved far more people than the innocent victims involved in the plan.
For Durandal at this moment.
Otto Apocalypse remains, to this day, a qualified, and perhaps even unparalleled, Bishop of Destiny.
From the standpoint of protecting humanity and fighting against the Honkai.
Durandal trusts Otto and resolutely upholds Bishop Otto's orders and decisions.
[Ningguang: It seems...Miss Durandal still trusts Otto quite a bit....]
[Tesla: It's all because Otto is too good at winning people over!!]
Kiana: Otto did so many wrong things... why...?
[Fu Xuan: It's clear that Miss Bianca wasn't bewitched by Otto.]
[Keqing: I can also tell that Durandal clearly has her own thoughts!]
Durandal: Even with this rating revealed, I still believe... my judgment based on the visuals was correct.
Durandal: Bishop Otto is not someone who can be defined by simple good and evil.
Otto: Tsk tsk, Bianca really understands me~
Durandal: Otto, please stop your pointless, mushy remarks.
[Einstein: However, regardless of the circumstances, Otto's actions ultimately led to the world bubble reconnecting to the tree of imaginary numbers.]
[Einstein: This is undoubtedly Otto's achievement.]
And in the picture.
When Durandal revealed this fact.
Tesla was also visibly taken aback.
Although Einstein's expression remained unchanged, he was still slightly startled inside!
(Reconnecting the world bubble back to the tree of imaginary numbers—that's an impossible challenge.)
(However, we cannot speculate on Otto's true motives in this matter at this stage....)
present.
Einstein's wariness of Otto increased slightly.
"Miss Durandal, you previously said that 'clues to the Herrscher core have appeared near this old headquarters'—what exactly did you mean by that?"
"Literally speaking, I'm referring to [an anomalies in the spacetime environment]. The bishop believes that these anomalies are likely related to the out-of-control Herrscher core."
"And based on this premise—the missing Herrscher core is naturally our prime suspect."
"It's not that it's impossible to explain, but it depends on what exactly you mean by the anomaly in the spacetime environment."
Tesla snapped out of his daze and asked questions in detail.
"The specific situation still needs to be investigated. However, based on the information we have so far, it seems that spatiotemporal information from a certain historical period in the past has been projected into our current spatiotemporal space."
"Oh, the spatiotemporal information from historical periods has been projected into our current spatiotemporal space."
Tesla repeated it to himself.
But suddenly I realized something was wrong.
"—Wait, are you talking about that spacetime projection? The one that Chicken Hair specifically researched??"
"Do you know what you're saying? A Valkyrie of Destiny?!"
"...In front of outsiders, you should address me as 'Dr. Einstein,' Dr. Tesla."
Einstein calmly corrected Tesla's title.
Then she looked at Durandal.
“However, Miss Durandal—Dr. Tesla certainly had reason to lose his composure as he did just now.”
“In our real-world environment, bending spacetime already requires considerable mass or energy; spacetime projection requires even more.”
"Generally speaking, this situation can only occur naturally on the other side of the singularity, deep in the sea of quantum numbers or the tree of imaginary numbers."
"In other words, without extremely special reasons, this phenomenon could not possibly appear on the Earth's surface so openly."
"But if what you say is indeed true, Miss Durandal—the worst possible interpretation is that this place will soon face another imaginary invasion following Changkong City!"
"Regardless of the circumstances, if the spacetime projection is true..."
Einstein's expression also became unusually serious.
“Then Bishop Otto has really dumped a huge burden on us—just like the Second Honkai Impact.”
They heard that Otto had likely plotted against them again in secret.
Durandal sighed helplessly.
"Gentlemen, since you all have such serious concerns, why don't we use this time to explore the area where the anomaly is occurring together?"
"After all, whether it's Destiny or Anti-Entropy... preventing the Honkai is our inescapable duty."
"Indeed... How about this, Durandal—I'll go and verify the situation with you alone first, what do you think?"
It was Theresa who spoke first and made the suggestion.
“Even from the perspective of being a hostage to Destiny, I am currently the most suitable candidate on the Hyperion.”
"I see. After all the events that have happened, it's normal for Senior Theresa to have such concerns."
Durandal nodded, immediately understanding Theresa's concerns.
After all, given that bishop's style of doing things...
Setting a trap and taking an important person hostage is something that can be done without any psychological pressure.
Or....
In the past, Otto had used Kiana as a hostage more than once in order to threaten Theresa.
Durandal was already used to this and could understand Theresa's concerns.
"Then, please allow us to leave behind civilian personnel from the Undying Blade on the Hyperion to facilitate subsequent communication work. What do you all think?"
Durandal took the initiative to make the request.
Everyone was also stunned.
(...Does this mean that, out of fairness, we should also take some of their hostages?)
(I was also inclined to believe that Durandal was a character manipulated by Otto...)
(Now that she's shown sincerity, we should make sure to do our job thoroughly this time.)
After careful consideration, Einstein spoke.
"I have no objection to the entropy reduction in principle, but Ms. Theresa is not a technician after all, so I would like to trouble you two to bring Dr. Tesla along during the on-site investigation."
And finished.
Tesla verbally protested, but then agreed to Einstein's plan.
And under the gaze of everyone.
The three-person exploration mission officially began.
Durandal then gave the introduction.
"On the mountain to our right is the former palace where the three major families once lived."
"The phenomenon of time-space projection has appeared in this small town at the foot of the mountain."
"All unrelated personnel have been evacuated from the dangerous area, and there are no signs that the anomaly is expanding."
"Based on the results of the time-limited investigation, the time and space ahead of us overlap with information from the 15th century."
“In areas where time and space are projected and overlapped, we receive fragments of information from ancient times. These fragments may be small physical objects, sound clips, or even some emotional reflections.”
As the group went deeper into the area...
I began to personally experience fragments of information projected across time and space.
The audience watching the screen finally understood what Durandal meant from those few words!
[Ningguang: It seems... Otto has really gone all out this time...]
[March 7th: This... is probably Otto's doing?!]
[Tesla: Such a serious disaster! And Otto is hiding away, plotting something!]
Theresa: We must prevent a second Honkai Impact 3rd from happening again! We must stop this disaster!!