"Is such a man really worth you all laying down your lives for him?"
Faced with Siegfried's question, Rita nodded very seriously without any hesitation.
"Of course, he is worth it."
"...Utterly foolish!"
Facing the young girl before him, Siegfried stared coldly into Rita's eyes.
"You have no idea what vile things this man has done to achieve his goals."
"Perhaps, but Senior Siegfried—do you think it really matters what kind of person Bishop Otto is?"
Facing the man whose mood was becoming increasingly unstable, Rita still did not reveal her Godsbane Armor and Scythe of the Divine Throne as a Valkyrie.
"We are loyal to Lord Otto because we believe that no matter what, he will lead us to successfully defeat the Honkai."
"As for what kind of person he is in private, what he has done... honestly, I don't think everyone cares as much as you imagine."
"Moreover, Lord Otto's methods have never disappointed Rita."
"You may think Lord Otto's words were excessive, but in Rita's view, the moment Lord Otto spoke those words, he had already succeeded."
"Everything he said was true, and these truths have easily deepened the conflict between you and Cocolia by a great deal."
"He objectively analyzed the pros and cons of two courses of action for you, and as long as you remain true to yourself, you will naturally proceed along the path he has predicted."
"In less than two minutes and with just a few sentences, he completed a brilliant Overt Scheme, successfully forcing you, who could have been our obstacle, to make a choice beneficial to us."
"It is precisely because Lord Otto has such abilities that we believe in him."
*Even if most of us here know he's not a good person.*
"Ha... you have a point."
After a self-deprecating laugh, Siegfried shook his head with a wry smile and walked towards the Valkyries.
"Tell Otto he succeeded."
"I truly cannot ignore my friend's daughter and the lives of millions in Nagazora City."
"You are truly a man of great righteousness."
Facing the bitter-faced Siegfried, Rita once again gave him a slight curtsy.
"Although we stand on different sides, Rita must admit that you are a hero worthy of admiration."
"A hero?"
After walking up to Rita, Siegfried looked at the young girl before him and said woodenly.
"Don't be ridiculous, junior."
"The hero Siegfried died fourteen years ago."
"There is no hero before you, only a clown who lost his loved ones but cannot take revenge, and is being led by the nose by his enemy."
"...Regardless of how you see yourself, please take this."
Holding out a motorcycle key, Rita said to Siegfried.
"Bishop Otto knew you would need a vehicle, so he prepared a motorcycle for you in advance. It's in the alley behind us."
"Of course, if you don't trust us, you can ignore this motorcycle..."
"Ha, haha..."
Taking the motorcycle key from Rita's hand, Siegfried said helplessly.
"How could I not believe you? Otto has no reason to give me a faulty vehicle at a time like this."
"After all, I'm a pawn in his hands right now. He still needs me to do things for him, so why would he do something to hinder me at this point?"
After saying this, Siegfried ignored the Valkyries and left.
More than ten seconds later, with the roar of an engine, Rita knew that Siegfried had begun to act.
"Lady Rita."
Another Valkyrie standing by Rita's side frowned slightly as she watched Siegfried's departing figure.
"Are we really just going to let him go like that? What if he..."
"Trust in Bishop Otto. His judgment will not be wrong."
Looking at her colleague, Rita said with a smile.
"Bishop Otto understands Siegfried Kaslana better than we do."
"From the moment he stepped into Nagazora City, Bishop Otto has been plotting against him."
"And before, when I fought Siegfried, I was injured but not incapacitated, which also shows that Siegfried will still hold back a little against his Schicksal colleagues."
"Relying on this point, after verification, Lord Otto issued this mission—we don't need to bother with that man who has been completely outmaneuvered by Lord Otto."
"I see."
All the Valkyries present were handpicked confidantes of Otto.
In terms of combat power, their overall quality might not be comparable to the average standard of Schicksal's strongest unit, the Immortal Blades.
But in terms of loyalty, this group of Valkyries was definitely the most loyal to Otto in all of Schicksal.
*Ha, Mr. Siegfried's actions... even his condemnation of the Bishop's actions, the Bishop had already calculated it.*
*To become an enemy of the Bishop, only to be led by the nose and forced to do his bidding.*
*The consequences of defying the Bishop are just this miserable.*
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Schicksal Headquarters
Inside Schicksal Headquarters, Otto, who had just finished his communication with Siegfried, looked at the woman beside him.
"Amber, is there any news from the intelligence department?"
"Lord Otto, my sincerest apologies."
Looking at the report in her hand, Otto's secretary, Amber, shook her head helplessly.
"The intelligence department says that just by coordinating with other departments to repair our communication screen system, they are already extremely busy."
"As for intelligence on the first Herrscher, with our currently crippled electronic warfare systems, we are temporarily unable to collect it."
"Never mind, they have worked hard enough."
Looking at the screen that appeared before him, Otto tapped the table lightly out of boredom.
The communication screen was a system Schicksal had mastered long ago.
But because of the impending awakening of the Herrscher of Thunder, the system had developed problems.
It was precisely because of this that when Rita and the other Valkyries infiltrated Nagazora City earlier, they were forced to use old communication systems like electronic terminals.
And now, although the system had been temporarily repaired, looking at the unstable screen, Otto knew that the Third Eruption was about to break out.
"Ha, during the Second Eruption, the two major organizations were still joining forces to fight the Honkai."
"But now, the Third Eruption is actually being triggered by Anti-Entropy."
"My nemesis, you must be unable to sit still now, right?"
"I'm already starting to look forward to the manner in which you will appear on the battlefield."
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