"The fifth disciple, Cheng Lingshuang, is the most talented. Although she is only thirteen years old, she has already reached the realm of the Sword God."
While Hua spoke, she looked toward the sky.
"It's getting late, let's set up camp and cook here."
Due to Hua, although the team had no shortage of mounts, their travel speed was not fast. So, even after an entire day, they did not get very far.
"It seems Miss Crimson Comet really loves her students very much."
Kallen murmured to herself while gathering firewood. Throughout the journey, they listened to Hua and Tian Shi talk about their students.
"But the deity seems quite displeased." Eleanor said in a low voice.
"Could it be because the Crimson Comet Immortal accepted a disciple without permission?"
"Mmm... I'm not sure, in fact, I feel that the deity doesn't seem very happy either." Kallen stroked her chin and nodded.
"But you also know that God has an extremely calm character and would never hold a grudge against those disciples she doesn't even know, but perhaps Otto already knows the reason, let her take care of making God happy."
"..." Eleanor nodded in silence. In recent years, she has become accustomed to Kallen's intermittent outbursts of abruptness.
Although this suggestion seemed useless, it had to be admitted that it was the most appropriate option.
After all, Otto is the closest person to Tian Shi, and her sworn sister, Otto, is intelligent and perceptive. Perhaps she has already discovered the reason. Moreover, it would be convenient for both of them to whisper.
But then again, Miss Kallen...
"So, no matter how many times I think about it, I still feel that Miss Kallen is a bit silly." Eleanor thought.
And Otto, who was at the center of their conversation...
"Hey, Void Archive, has God implanted some kind of surveillance program in you? Is God unhappy with your words and actions?" Otto is now reflecting on herself... well, helping Void Archive.
"Bah! Do you have any idea how many things you've been plotting behind that old man's back? And if I really did something wrong, would that old man be so sullen and resentful? He would have dragged me out and tortured me a long time ago!"
The argument from Void Archive was so logical and well-founded that Otto had no way to refute it.
"And it is absolutely impossible to implant programs, think about it, when this old man's attitude changed, wasn't that when you started to feel in conflict with Shenzhou?"
"..." Otto remained silent. This argument is truly quite reasonable and well-founded.
"Could it be that I really made God angry? But didn't he retaliate for fear of looking bad?" Otto looked sideways at the immortal who was giving a barely perceptible smile to the air.
"Ah, just kill yourself." Otto stared at the twilight sky.
"It wouldn't be bad if the life of Otto, this failed woman, ended here, right?"
God has placed great hopes in you since you were a child, feeding you and raising you, but after you grew up, you made God so angry...
"Ah, as expected, no matter how well the girl named Otto Apocalypse has performed over the years, she cannot hide the fact that her family considers her a waste."
It is better to die before God gets angry, even in the last moment of my life, I should not cause them any trouble.
After all, compared to herself, a useless person who would anger God, this immortal disciple was much more pleasing to God.
She met the god when she was thirteen, they made kites together, she met Kallen and, at sixteen, she went out with Kallen to fight Honkai Beasts to experiment with bombs, helping Francis defeat them...
"Hey! Where did you come from, landmine-type girl? Don't get so depressed that you want to commit suicide so quickly! And why are we in the final memories stage so soon?!"
Feeling Otto's dejected spirit, Void Archive did her best to make sarcastic comments while also trying to persuade her to stay.
"Because the value of my life has been denied." Otto responded with indifference.
"What kind of life value is this!!"
"For the love of God..."
"Sacrificing your life for that old man is too cheap!"
"Ha... you don't understand."
"You're the one who is sick!" Void Archive tries to follow Otto's thought process by making sarcastic comments.
"A normal person, after realizing they have upset someone, should reflect on their mistake and then offer a sincere apology, maybe even... well, a sincere apology would be enough. Your suicidal act is simply madness!"
"Because these things have no meaning for a life that has been rejected, perhaps it would be better to disappear from the gods' sight from now on."
"My foot disappeared! You two are tied together, fifty meters apart, okay?"
"Void Archive." She complained.
"And if you died like that, you would only cause that old man more distress! He might even hold a grudge for the rest of his life."
"To be remembered for a lifetime?" A hint of interest appeared in Otto's tone.
"..." Ah, it seems this woman misunderstood what I said.
"The key point is the annoyance! The problem! Do you really want to cause trouble for the gods of your family even after you die?" Void Archive felt she had found Otto's weakness.
"Even if you are a bit unambitious and want to die, at least when they remember you it should be 'Ah, her death made me so sad, I wish she was still here with me', instead of 'That woman is dead but left behind a lot of problems, how horrible', right?"
Otto's lifeless eyes, which had been staring fixedly at the sky, finally regained a glimmer of light after receiving the words from Void Archive.
"That's right, no matter what happens, we cannot cause problems for God, even if I have to die, I must squeeze every last bit of value out of this body and then die in peace."
"Wait, why did the prerequisite become that I have to die?" Void Archive realized that it seemed Otto's dejected spirit had also led her astray.
Well... fortunately we managed to persuade Otto to stay calm. But then again... isn't this woman a bit strange?
"What kind of nonsense is this, squeezing the last drop of value out of yourself?!"
Aren't you being too humble... no, should I say too twisted? Aren't you normally a fairly normal person... even wise and intelligent?
Besides, everyone is twisted.
She knows someone like Dr. Mobius, who has a yandere air and wants to monopolize Tian Shi, but she has never seen anyone like Otto.
Sorry, Void Archive now has to admit she doesn't know much and can't think of adjectives to describe Otto.
I've really learned something new today... about human biodiversity. In a way, this is already considered madness, isn't it?
Before Otto completely regained her rationality, Void Archive suddenly thought of a question.
"Otto, if that old man one day took a body and started... well, you know, rolling with someone, and then ran out of energy and asked you to help push him, would you do it?"
"Hmm... if the Gods want... cough! Of course I won't do it!" Even in her consciousness, Void Archive could feel Otto's fierce aura.
"Rationality is back, congratulations!" Void Archive even simulated the sound of applause.
"..." Otto heard Void Archive's words, remained silent for a moment, then slowly hugged her legs and curled into a ball.
"I just went crazy! And in fact..." Otto wanted to criticize, but she couldn't think of any criticism.
After all, from a certain perspective, her reaction just now was her instinct.
"Who would have thought that even the dignified Miss Otto could lose her temper?"
Void Archive laughed mockingly. The title "Miss" was originally a satirical nickname given to Otto by Void Archive. Now, due to Otto's previous irrational behavior, the irony has doubled.
"After all, it was the first time I saw God angry, which was also known as the girl's first time."
"Hey, why use such an ambiguous way of saying it?"
"So, was it the student's first time?"
"Wow, it has a forbidden air."
"It's obvious you've been thinking about all kinds of random things, isn't it?" Otto's voice turned cold.
"You know quite a bit, don't you?" They know too much, she added silently to herself.
"I'm right in your heart! What are you adding silently? Are you trying to use me and then discard me?"
In the face of Otto's cold voice, Void Archive spoke with intensity, but her words betrayed a sense of surrender.
"Yes, I'm making up charges against you, do you want to pick a pair you like and put them on?"
"That statement... you really have the potential to be a tyrant."
...
"Speaking of your seventh granddaughter, Qin Suying... Ah, is Miss Otto okay?" Suddenly, Hua turned her gaze toward Otto.
"I've noticed Miss Otto has been acting strangely, sometimes apathetic, sometimes energetic, and now she's withdrawn again, could it be that Miss Otto has a brain disorder?"
"Hmm... Maybe she's just tired?" Tian Shi had no idea of the little drama Otto had gone through.
"Apathy means being exhausted, euphoria means feeling capable again, and withdrawing means accepting reality... maybe that's it."
"That makes some sense." Hua nodded while looking at Otto, who was curled in a ball.
"After we go down to Mount Taixu, I will prescribe some medicine for Miss Otto to help her recover."
"That would be perfect." Tian Shi looked at Hua. It seems Hua has acquired many new skills over the years.
"..." Otto, who was listening to Tian Shi's comments, remained silent. On one hand, I'm glad God didn't discover her inner thoughts, but on the other hand... she was also a little disappointed.
"I was very disappointed! Honestly, the kind of thought you just had was not human, well, that old man is not exactly human either, but expecting him to keep up with your thought process was asking too much."
At that moment, even Void Archive spoke well of Tian Shi.
"Not even I, the top-tier AI, can keep up with you!"
"That's because you're useless."
"..." That was a truly ruthless insult.
"Ah, speaking of which, was that feeling I just expressed perhaps a young woman's anxiety about adolescence?" Forget it.
Stop thinking about this question. It's too complicated. So why do humans fall in love?
...
At night, in the tent.
Otto tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
She hesitated whether to admit her mistake.
Although she acted without hesitation when she was dazed, Otto felt it wouldn't work once she regained her rationality.
After all... if she talked about her fighting spirit, or rather, her jealousy toward God, she would find it hard to say it herself.
But on the other hand, God probably already knows about this, so continuing to hide it would be the worst thing to do, right? Given God's current attitude, he might calm down in a few days.
In doing so, she couldn't overcome her own conscience.
"I was just showing a bit of fighting spirit toward that Crimson Comet Immortal who suddenly appeared, and God noticed and it made him angry, I really envy this kind of treatment." Otto turned over again.
I would love to ask the Immortal... how does Miss Hua interact with God? And what kind of question did Void Archive ask today?
"Push... push what? How could he push me?!" But if God really wants it, then...
"Have you begun to realize your own incorrigibility?" Void Archive asked, half-sarcastically.
"You finally realized you were wrong and you're ready to repent!"
Although this repentance conflicts with her already established "Stepmother Development Plan."
But seeing Otto repent shows that you're still a normal person, right?
"Yes, irredeemably... but Otto Apocalypse is that kind of irredeemably incorrigible woman, and she enjoys it." Otto Apocalypse understood. Responding to God's wishes, pleasing God, bringing happiness to God... that is what she hopes for.
"You are embarking on a path called madness, Otto."
"You don't have to tell me, now that I say it, maybe I already realized this when God saved me from the dark abyss called Apocalypse."
"Hmph." Void Archive's tone was not pleasant.
She felt... as if she herself had become the one who unleashed the demons. Now it seems that the old man was indeed tying up this demon, but now... a question that was half a joke of hers has awakened this demon.
"Don't belittle yourself." After clearing her thoughts, Otto's tone immediately calmed down.
"After all, you have also shown me another path... to share life with God."
"..."
"This path is difficult, but I have to try, what if God chooses me?"
"..." Void Archive felt from the bottom of her heart that Otto was somewhat terrifying now.
What led you to this? Was it Tian Shi?
"Very well, now it is time to confess my mistakes to God." Otto pulled her head out of the blanket.
"My lord, are you there? I have... I have something to tell you."
"I'm not asleep yet." Tian Shi's sighing voice came from behind. "But what an opportune moment, I also have something to say about my student's problems."
"About your student? Problems?"