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

Theresa...won't do anything to her.

And… little Theresa, I wasn’t lying to you, at least not in this matter.

Look, isn't she performing exceptionally well?

“Do you know… everything I showed you in these last ten years,”

"It's just so that after this kind of annihilation, someone can erect a wordless monument for me."

"I don't need anyone to judge me..."

Otto dragged his feet, watching the tree draw ever closer.

It sounded like a faint whisper coming from his nose, and he said with a hint of self-mockery,

"After all, these five hundred years have been both long and short,"

"It's just a man who's willing to give up everything for his own wishful thinking."

"He has now reached the end of his journey—"

"What he wanted to accomplish, what he wanted to witness, what he wanted to redeem..."

Yes, he doesn't need anyone's opinion, nor does he care.

He was never greedy, just a little selfish. All he wanted was that wish, and all he needed was that wish.

Karen Kaslana will surely be redeemed; he will guide her to that moment.

"They have already taken root in the tree of imaginary numbers, waiting only for the lost messenger to deliver the final message before everything is over."

"That moment will be neither too early nor too late,"

"It will become a requiem that transcends death, it will become a hymn to the arrival of miracles."

"The world will revolve for just one person at that moment..."

"Let the imposed sins vanish into thin air, and let the will that has been ended continue forward."

"Despicable things, I will take to my grave;"

"Light will extend into the future because of you."

Let the world revolve around one person in that moment... Charge, Archbishop Otto!

I will plunge into darkness, so that you may return to the light!

The world is not simply black and white, but rather a delicate gray that permeates all boundaries.

[Respectfully bidding farewell to the former bishop of Destiny]

I never expected that I would feel like crying when I said goodbye to him at the end.

His last words were barely audible; though he was nearing the end of his life, his mood was surprisingly not bad.

"Ah……"

"I fooled my friends, I fooled my loved ones, I fooled the world and the rules governing it..."

"Just to give the only real you a second life."

He gazed at the Imaginary Tree that had already reached him, a smile playing on his lips, his emerald green eyes blazing with determination.

He took a deep breath and said in a slightly trembling voice,

"I'm back……"

"Karen."

...

"He didn't do it for his own strength or power; he did countless bad things for his lover... What a contradiction!"

Eden lowered her golden eyes, gently swirling the wine glass in her hand. The red liquid inside churned, reflecting the complex expression on her face.

She didn't know how to evaluate Otto.

"...If Kallen were alive, I believe he would inherit the spirit from her. The spirit she taught the next generation of Valkyries was not an illusion; he simply wanted to find the original inheritor, even if future generations didn't need it..."

"But he needs it."

Alicia's eyes sparkled, and she spoke with certainty,

Everything he passed down and taught stemmed from his understanding of Karen.

If those spirits could save Karen, he would stand by them, but it wouldn't... What he needs isn't the solace of those who follow in his footsteps.

What he needs is that initial light, the light that warmed him.

She said with anticipation, her initial dislike for Otto transforming into a complex mix of admiration and respect.

Some say that what has the most profound impact on a person is not necessarily a particular event, but rather a person who appears at the right time.

“Otto may have encountered other people who showed kindness, but the one who first appeared on the wall when he needed encouragement the most was Karen.”

That's the complete answer; the sunlight was just right.

Even with the warmer light behind him, he no longer felt cold.