Miss Riddler just wants to level up in peace.

"indeed."

"Take your own life, Karen. We don't need you here for now."

The next second, the girl said something astonishing.

"...As you wish."

After saying that, Karen indeed pointed the gun at herself.

The moment the trigger was pulled, Otto knocked the gun away with his Skyfire.

The bullet hit the wall but did not harm Karen.

“Your Excellency, honesty is the foundation of fair trade.”

"You don't care? I doubt it."

As it turns out, the girl named Karen held an extremely important place in the other person's heart.

While playing the game, Ziyao was so focused on Karen and Yingyingguai snuggling together that she ignored this fact.

A sudden attack defeats the childhood friend...?

That's terrible, Lord Otto?

"She is indeed Karen."

Ziyao cleared her throat twice and explained.

"Genes, appearance, entropy order, except for being an empty shell, are the same as the woman in your memory."

"Let's make a deal, a deal that benefits both of us."

"Kiana... to you, it should be K423, you must have seen that video."

"You need the Herrscher of the Void to awaken, and so do I."

"Since we share a common goal, let's work together."

In visual novels, no matter how you try to avoid it, the Herrscher of the Void will awaken.

The more you try to escape, the more tragic the consequences will be.

Instead of blocking, she decided to guide and manage the situation. After careful consideration and weighing the options, Ziyao decided to solve the problem herself.

While it's safe to plan everything from within the World Serpent, it will undoubtedly cause you to miss out on a lot of opportunities.

Despite the risks,

St. Freya Academy... she absolutely had to go.

“…”

Otto pondered, weighing the pros and cons.

Ziyao did not intend to stop him from obtaining the Divine Key, but said she would tell him the specific location next year.

At the same time, she was also aware of the secret experiments she was conducting.

The Herrscher of the Void...

Otto kept repeating the word, and the 'Karen' doll next to him also really interested him.

Perhaps this is a good deal.

"Yes, I promise you, Miss Nightingale."

"I will make the Valkyries leave London right now."

Otto placed his right hand on his chest and gave a half bow, his movements swift and elegant.

"I wonder if anyone who mentioned that can answer any of my questions..."

"I see you're very unhappy."

"..."

Suddenly, a completely unrelated remark silenced Otto.

"My ally, what do you mean by this?"

"Literally, this place is a complete mess. Do you know how much money the World Serpent lost?"

Outside, there was a pile of robot parts, disassembled and scattered.

Because of the fighting, several passageways nearby collapsed.

"Heaven's Will is willing to compensate in full..."

"No need, I'm not interested in money."

"It's just a small punishment, don't worry, we won't do anything to you."

Ziyao pondered how best to vent her anger by tormenting Otto.

"Hmm... Do a thousand push-ups, and then I'll answer your question."

Without a doubt, Otto wanted to ask about Karen.

As someone who had seen the plot, Ziyao naturally knew the answer.

After much thought, he couldn't think of anything that could bother Otto, so he came up with a bizarre answer.

“…”

Otto was a little confused. Do push-ups? What kind of bizarre idea is that?

Ziyao suddenly remembered that Otto had a Soul Steel body, so he could easily take on more than two thousand, even ten thousand.

However, once the words are spoken, there's no reason to take them back.

Oh well, let's just consider it a bargain for him.

"What, is it that your status as a bishop makes you lose face?"

To show respect, Ziyao voluntarily stepped down from the throne; after all, it's always good to leave room for maneuver.

It's not like I'm asking the other person to kneel down or anything. Although Ziyao considers herself to have a slight sadistic tendency, she's not so desperate as to be indiscriminate in her pursuit of anyone.

So, in order to find the answer, our bishop started doing push-ups one by one.

Although it feels a bit strange, this is much faster than research, and who wouldn't want to know sooner?

In the secret passage, Durandal kicked away the boulder blocking her path.

"Lady Durandal, what brings you here?"

Rita was facing a giant cat-shaped Honkai Beast, which was one of the World Serpent Jackal's subordinates.

"Where is the bishop?"

"Your Excellency is at the Schicksal headquarters. What's wrong?"

Rita was a little confused.

"Ahem, Susana, I meant Susana."

"She seems to have gone deeper into the area. Lady Durandal, you should go ahead first. I'll kill this annoying cat later."

With a swing of her ice scythe, Rita cleaved the massive stone pillar in two.

Durandal continued on her way and eventually arrived at the Stone Age Hall.

As soon as she entered, she saw Bishop Otto doing push-ups on the floor.

? ?

Your Excellency, what are you doing?

...It's her again.

Upon seeing Ziyao, Youlandai's thoughts were in turmoil.

"Miss Assistant, this pointless game should stop. You must not tease His Holiness the Bishop any further."

She quickly came to a conclusion.

—Nightingale is a bad woman.

Durandal solves the riddle and gains *500 Crystals (+25% Villain Roleplay Bonus)

She couldn't help the bishop at noon, but this time, she would not fail.

As she spoke, she helped Otto up.

Otto: ? ?

"Durandal, you may step back."

"Don't worry, Your Excellency, with me here, she wouldn't dare to harm you."

The bishop must have been threatened, otherwise why would he obey her?

It's all my fault for not rescuing the bishop immediately while I was at the construction site, which caused him to suffer this humiliation.

Rest assured, Durandal is a knight of destiny and will never stand idly by.

"I have my own plans. Go out and help Rita; she needs your help."

Otto is having a terrible headache right now. Could you please get him to finish this quickly? It's only a few minutes.

"Is that so..."

Seeing Otto's firm stance, Durandal took two steps back.

Then, she suddenly put her hands on the ground and started doing push-ups.

"Although I can't be of much help, at least let me bear half of the burden—"

Otto: ???

No, can't I even exercise properly?

Please, please stop making things worse.

This time, he was actually harmed by his own usual riddle-like way of speaking; his subordinates' interpretations far exceeded his expectations.

"Bishop, Lady Durandal... what are you doing...?"