To create Honkai Impact 3rd in a world where Kallen exists.

Karen simply shook her head at Velvi's words. She could easily tell from the style of the God Key she designed that the other woman sought thrills and originality.

But she had no complaints about their initial encounter.

She only regretted the rift between them, and by the time she noticed it, it was already too late to turn back.

See, wasn't our initial goal wrong?

From the very beginning, Kallen wanted to save the world, but at that time, Otto only saw Kallen under the sunlight, and his world consisted only of Kallen.

"what a pity……"

Theresa pursed her lips, her eyes shimmering. It was such a good situation at the beginning, and Otto seemed like a good person at first.

"Yes, it's a real pity."

Karen echoed, ruffled Theresa's white hair, and repeated it.

The beginning of a story does not determine its ending, so this is not a particularly beautiful story.

...

That memory gradually faded and yellowed, revealing the true traces of reality.

The scene here is perhaps above the clouds, not far from the high heavens.

Below, white clouds rolled like waves, forming tiered hills several meters high. Above, the sky was azure. The only things in the surroundings were the smiling blond man and the golden cube beside him.

The two walked and talked, like old friends having a casual chat.

"It's rare to see you reminiscing about your childhood. Are you feeling resentful about your inevitable death?"

"Haha, you really know how to joke, Void Manzang. Didn't I just tell Theresa and the others about this?"

"I am willing to die, and I die willingly. This is nothing more than a final celebration that is five hundred years too late."

Otto spoke with measured intonation, a deep meaning flashing in his emerald eyes.

die?

That was just a place he had arranged for himself; he simply chose to go there, nothing more.

He never saw death as a punishment, but he would let the saint see the true meaning of life and what kind of color it represented.

"...In my opinion, you are just using this method to cover up your nervousness and fear."

"Perhaps, I do feel nervous and scared—after all, my life is long enough; seeing the finish line makes one feel excited."

Otto strolled along, unhurriedly, and did not deny what Void Treasury had said.

He was certainly nervous and fearful, but it wasn't out of fear of death or resentment.

His only worries were whether he could fulfill his wish and whether his five-hundred-year journey would have a happy ending.

"...Didn't you ever expect more?"

"Why not? If it's just 'expectation'."

Otto said with a smile, but then sighed, reflecting on his journey.

"But you must also understand that the void contains all things—the truly impossible things are those that were destined to be impossible from the very beginning."

"If you're interested in this... then why don't you accompany me on a journey into the depths of memory, old friend?"

"It should still be possible before we encounter other people who are destined to clash with us."

Otto sighed softly, his words tinged with helplessness—a helplessness directed at the events of the past and at his own past cowardice.

Yes, if it were just hope, if it were just a dream, who wouldn't have that? But after all, we live in... reality.

A person's character is their destiny.

[It looks like a fleeting glimpse before death, doesn't it?]

He was never afraid of death, but he was afraid of a world without Karen. In a world without light, the emptiness in his heart would completely erode him.

Where are those two...?

Alicia stared at the screen, but still couldn't figure it out.

If this isn't part of the sea of ​​consciousness, then where is it?

If it's the sea of ​​consciousness, then why is there also a vast void? It must be the First Key of God.

“The Void Archives possesses power similar to the Key of God, and given its connection to Otto, it's not entirely unacceptable… What I'm more concerned about is whether your design for the Void Archives is truly intelligent.”

Mebius said, somewhat puzzled.

And she also solved Alicia's mystery in the process. What she cared about was that she and Velvi shouldn't make the same mistake.

The Void and the myriad treasures inherently possess a vast amount of knowledge, so it is perfectly normal to need to curb its wisdom and design its underlying logic.

This is evident from the fact that it had to find someone who could use it, but why does it seem to have gone astray later on?

"Turning into Otto's shape..." Möbius muttered helplessly.

"Of course not, but who can guarantee that time will be absolutely foolproof? Look, Ling appeared by accident, didn't she?"

"Moreover... the Void Treasury is now just a core shell, so who can tell what happened?"