[In the Video]
After several continuous days of cloudy and rainy weather, sunlight finally pierced through the thick layer of clouds, casting a few rays of light on the town of Kolosten.
The traces left by the battle had already been washed away by the rain, and this ancient town returned to its tranquility.
It looked like nothing had changed, yet indeed, it was no longer the same as before.
Theresa, who had finished a meeting, raised her head and looked out the window, admiring the scenery of the small town.
"These days have really been too busy. Before I noticed... so many days had already passed."
"The things that happened in these days were like a string of blurry illusions, making people feel unreal."
"The signature on the old documents, the study in the old headquarters, the painting on the wall... every time I see them, I always have an indescribable emotion, not really sadness, and not quite regret."
"I don't know why, but I always have this hazy feeling,"
"Maybe after some time, that person will appear in another place, release another video, and casually stir up another big news story..."
Thinking of this, Theresa paused for a moment and sighed.
"No... what am I thinking..."
"Grandfather has already..."
Seeing this, people in the real world also felt the reluctance and loss in Theresa's words.
Although in the eyes of others, Otto was undoubtedly a heinous bastard,
But in Theresa's eyes, her grandfather Otto was the one who would carefully check her equipment before missions, the one who would deliberately add bitter melon juice to her food supplies...
The one who helped her wash her nun skirt clean...
The one who taught her the bedtime cooking magic...
———
Watching Theresa's memories flash by one after another on the screen, viewers in the real world suddenly felt a tightness in their throats.
[My current mood is basically the same as Theresa's. Otto being gone somehow feels hard to get used to]
[I didn't expect Otto to pamper Theresa so much...]
[After all, it was his most beloved granddaughter]
[The moment I saw the bedtime cooking magic, I instantly broke down in tears]
[What's even sadder is, won't Theresa soon realize that this magic will never work again?]
[Wuwuwu... Mihoyo you heartless beast! You even stabbed me with a flashback at the end!]
———
[Back to the Video]
Through Theresa's perspective, viewers also learned at the end of this video about the current situation of Schicksal after Otto's death and what people thought of Otto.
And through Changguang's narration, Theresa and others finally understood Otto's entire plan from beginning to end.
It turned out that whether it was the hints Changguang gave earlier, or Otto going easy during the battle...
Each and every step was part of Otto's plan, just to let Theresa and the others be able to defeat him.
Seeing this, netizens once again started crying like ghosts and howling like wolves, dragging Mihoyo's screenwriters out for another round of verbal beating.
Amid the netizens' wails, the video continued playing.
Tonight's stars shone more brilliantly than ever before; under their light, the sky looked like flowing fireflies.
Outside Saint 537 Cathedral, the statue of Saint Kallen still stood quietly.
And beside her, at some unknown point, there was now a blank stone tablet.
Strangely, this tablet had no name and no inscription.
Logically, a brand-new stone tablet placed beside an aged statue should feel out of place.
But strangely enough, anyone who saw it at first glance would feel, it belonged there.
Tap, tap, tap...
Soft footsteps echoed in the empty cathedral square.
Van walked out from the shadows, carrying three bottles of red wine in his hand.
He stopped in front of the stone tablet, looked up at Kallen's statue, then lowered his head and stared at the nameless stone tablet, as if thinking about something.
After a while, he squatted down, placed the wine bottles on the ground, and lined them up.
Pop.
He opened the first bottle and took a sip.
Pop.
The second bottle was opened as well.
Van tilted the bottle and slowly poured the wine onto the ground in front of the stone tablet.
The wine seeped into the cracks, as if silently drunk by someone.
The last bottle, he did not touch. He just gently placed it beside the stone tablet.
"..."
Van stared at the stone tablet, moved his lips, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end, only shook his head.
The night wind lifted the hem of his clothes, Van slowly stood up, looked at Kallen's statue one last time, then turned and left.
The sound of footsteps gradually faded into the distance. The church returned to silence.
The moonlight remained, the stone tablet silent.
Only that unopened bottle of wine stood quietly beside it.
———
[Didn't expect Van would actually bring wine to Otto?]
[I've been meaning to ask, as a former MANTIS fusion warrior, how did Van even meet Otto?]
[Right? And if they were really old friends, why did Otto still do so many excessive things to Van before?]
[Am I the only one curious why Van brought exactly three bottles of wine?]
———
[Back to the Video]
A pure white, void-like space.
In this pure and quiet space, even time seemed to slow down.
Then, Raiden Mei's voice suddenly rang out.
"I knew, as long as I came here, I'd be able to meet you."
"Kiana has already returned to reality. The things I could do... I've already finished doing them."
"So now, let's talk about you."
"Otto wasn't afraid of you... and I'm not either."
"..."
"I have many questions I want to ask..."
"For example... just who exactly are you?"
As Raiden Mei spoke, the camera turned to the position opposite her.
People could also clearly see the "person" Raiden Mei was speaking to.
And that "person" was the existence known as the Will of Honkai.
As an eerie BGM played, the screen faded to black again, displaying the classic...
[To be continued...]
———
[In the Real World]
At this moment, countless netizens instantly shifted from endless sadness to extreme rage.
[Damn cliffhanger dog! Drop dead!]
[Who taught you to cliffhang like this?!]
[Damn it, in my life I hate two types of people, those who only speak halfway]
[So what exactly did Mei and the Will of Honkai talk about?!]
[Feels a bit off, right? Mei mentioned Otto before, could this hint that she might follow Otto's path later too?]
[Bro don't scare me like that]
———
Having finished her work, Rita lifted her head and looked at the nearby office, where the lights were still on.
Thinking of this, Rita shook her head helplessly and muttered, "Lady Bianca is still the same, once she gets busy, she doesn't care about anything else~"
After organizing the documents in her hand, Rita slowly stood up.
Her tight skirt lifted slightly with her movement, outlining the full curves of her hips.
Rita turned sideways. Her right hand naturally swept over her skirt hem, gently smoothing the wrinkles.
The skirt quickly returned to its form, fitting snugly over her waist and hips, the lines smooth and graceful.
After checking her appearance in detail, Rita, satisfied, pushed open the door to Bianca's office.
"Lady Bianca, this is my..."
But before she could finish, her voice suddenly stopped.
Bianca was leaning against the window, her gaze falling into the distance, as if looking through the glass at some invisible point.
Rita had never seen her wear this expression before.
In Rita's eyes, her Lady Bianca was always calm, composed, and handled everything with ease.
But now, her brows were tightly furrowed, giving the impression of a child facing an unsolvable problem.
Then, Rita's gaze moved downward.
Not far away on the office desk, Lady Bianca's phone was playing the latest episode of the Honkai Impact 3rd video.
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