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

The firelight shines brightly, but my heart is cold.

The two of them stretched out their hands, hoping to get warmth from it.

Otto accidentally got his coat wet while crossing the river, and the cold wind made him shiver a little.

Unfortunately, the battle has been lost, and supplies are scarce on the return journey; there are no spare coats.

"Hey, sleeping in wet clothes in this weather could easily lead to frostbite!"

Upon noticing this, Karen immediately spoke firmly.

She told him to take off his coat and put on hers to keep warm.

Faced with his worried gaze and his gesture of opening his mouth to speak, Karen turned her head to the side and stubbornly continued,

"The strongest Valkyrie of Destiny will not be defeated by mere cold!"

Before she could finish speaking, a gust of cold wind swept over her, causing her to involuntarily open her mouth wide, her throat tickling.

Achoo!

She covered her mouth and hugged herself tightly, but never looked at Otto's gesture of trying to return the coat, and continued to move closer to the fire on her own.

"Well...aren't you sneezing too?"

Otto said helplessly, looking at the figures in the campfire.

The other person's cheeks were red from the cold, and they were rubbing their little hands together rapidly, but their eyes still held a defiant look.

A sudden surge of emotion welled up within him as he looked at her, who was trying her best to help him.

After a long silence, the two remained speechless amidst the crackling of the flames.

The cool night breeze gently caressed her scattered white hair and two slightly flushed cheeks.

The army suffered heavy losses in its retreat from the Eastern Expedition, and Heaven's Mandate also failed to obtain the benefits it deserved; this is the most important point.

The attitude from headquarters was predictable.

In addition, the immortal's words changed Kallen's views on the war.

She thought for a moment, then spoke up.

"Otto. We've lost this battle... Won't your father lose a lot of money?"

"Probably. But we probably don't need to worry about these things. After all, those big shots will always find a solution, won't they?"

Otto said softly, somewhat puzzled by Karen's question. He poked the campfire with a stick to make it burn brighter.

"...What you said might have a point. But...I still think there's a problem with Destiny's stance,"

Karen silently picked up some firewood from the side and added it to the fire, causing the flames to rise higher.

The firelight illuminated her face as she fell into deep thought. At that moment, she longed for someone to agree with her, for a true mentor, and for someone to discuss with her a way to save her destiny.

But before her stood Otto, the boy who had followed her all along, who would defer to her as his leader, yet was unwilling to discuss matters with her.

Was it because of his father? Or his own stance? Karen didn't know, but didn't want to speculate.

"Like that question I just asked subconsciously... Fate, should we really care so much about money?"

Karen murmured, feeling that Destiny's starting point was flawed; its focus had shifted from its original purpose.

"Perhaps it should be... or perhaps it shouldn't be, but money is indeed very important; many things can't be done without it."

"Alright, let's not talk about these unanswerable questions for now. It's so late—are you hungry?"

Otto asked, feigning concern.

In his eyes, the other party had just suddenly thought of those questions and asked them casually. After all, they were too complicated and complex, so what did they have to do with the two of them?

At that moment, he failed to notice that Karen's eyes had become even more confused, and her blue pupils had lost their clarity.

She clenched her fists, wanting to resist something, but didn't know where to begin her fight.

...

"I was so ridiculous back then. I always thought that my self-righteous 'gentleness and thoughtfulness' could solve all problems."

Otto said self-deprecatingly,

At that time, the other party clearly didn't need this, but he didn't realize it at all.

"But generally speaking, it is very important."

"If you want to blame someone, you should blame yourself at that time. You didn't understand her heroic complex at all."

Otto sighed, gazing into the distance, his heart filled with a turbulent mix of emotions.

“Yes… when she says ‘save the world,’ she’s really not joking. And she never wavers on that point.”

People might think that saving the world is just a slogan, but Kallen was serious about it.

He overlooked this point because he never believed that saving the world was related to individuals.

Why would the world need one person to save it?

It's ridiculous, isn't it?