Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

After all, fairness is essential; no little girl should be left out.

Fu Hua likes Himeko quite a bit, and Fu Hua doesn't dislike Himeko either.

However, Fu Hua was still an old-fashioned person, and only occasionally tried to gently rub her face against the Scarlet Jade Pill.

As for Otto and Yae Sakura...

Chapter 135 Someone's heart cracked open.

Snapped--

Judah slapped Otto, who was nestled in Yae Sakura's arms, looking like a dead Nicholas.

"What do you mean? Yae Sakura kindly hugged you and you're not happy about it!"

"Judas! I'll fight you to the death!" Otto angrily tried to break free from Yae Sakura's embrace and lunged at Judah.

Today, Judas has lost count of how many times he has beaten himself; Otto has never suffered such humiliation in hundreds of years.

"Alright, alright, little Rakshasa, be good." Yae Sakura gently comforted Otto.

If Yae Sakura hadn't been appeased, things would have been fine; but the moment she tried to appease Otto, his face turned green with anger.

"Let me go! You wicked woman!" Otto held Yae Sakura down with both hands, struggling incessantly, trying to widen the gap between himself and Yae Sakura.

Unfortunately, Otto was sitting on Yae Sakura's lap, with his back against her. When the annoyed Otto turned around and pressed down on Yae Sakura, his little hand was in a rather awkward position.

Yae Sakura frowned, grabbed Otto with both hands, straightened her posture, and made her sit properly.

Yae Sakura merely frowned slightly in displeasure at Rasetsu's rude behavior. After all, Rasetsu was a girl, and it was common for girls to grab each other's breasts.

Yae Sakura didn't care much, but Otto certainly did. Otto, having already transformed back into the Steampunk Princess, was shocked. He hadn't even touched Kallen, so how could he have given his first time to Yae Sakura?!

Otto is now frantically contemplating whether he should chop off his hand or use Feather of Dust to erase this memory.

Yae Sakura rubbed her face against Otto, who was sitting on her lap, and asked curiously.

"Rakshasa, do I have a grudge against your ancestors?"

"Um...no."

Although the Valkyries of Destiny all claim Otto as their first love, Otto strongly insists that at most they only held hands or hugged when rescuing someone. The last time he was that intimate with a woman was five hundred years ago when he and Kallen were sleeping under a tree, their faces close together!

Yae Sakura's intimate gesture immediately left Otto completely bewildered.

"So you hate me?"

"Um...it's not that I hate it...it's just a little...never mind, it's nothing."

"But every time Rakshasa looks at me, there's a hint of resentment in her eyes! Did I do something wrong to make her unhappy?"

"No, Yae Sakura, you're fine. You didn't do anything wrong. It's just some personal reasons of mine... It has nothing to do with you..."

Otto shook his head, offering no further explanation. Otto didn't dislike Yae Sakura; it was just that his pride made it a little difficult for him to accept her.

"Rakshasa is just a person who lacks love, and she can't accept the kindness that others are showing her right now. Yae Sakura, you don't need to worry about this, Rakshasa will get used to it slowly."

Judah rested his head on Bronya's head, smiled, and stared at Otto as he explained to Yae Sakura.

Judas knew Otto best. After all, for centuries, every night a lonely, insecure little boy would come to her, kneel, and weep. Otto was as arrogant and strong as he appeared to the outside world during the day, but in the quiet of the night, he was just as vulnerable and pitiful before Judas.

Judas couldn't judge Otto; he'd long since lost his mind. He was a weeping clown, a mad angel, a savior demon, a hybrid of holiness and sin.

Judas sometimes felt sorry for Otto, so whenever Otto cried in front of her, she would reach out to try and comfort him. Unfortunately, Judas was just a weapon at that time, so Otto would always be knocked unconscious by Judas's inverted movements... Luckily, Otto always thought he had fainted from crying.

(Otto: I knew it! That's why my face is so angular. It turns out I sleep on Judas every day, and Judas has shaped my face!)

Otto glanced at Judah, then at Kallen and Theresa, who were playing happily together. Gradually, he also sat quietly on Yae Sakura's lap, without complaining or making a fuss.

Otto felt a little envious and jealous of Yae Sakura and Kallen being together. But he wouldn't actually try to break them up; in fact, if they wanted a child, Otto could even help clone one.

Otto didn't really hate Yae Sakura. He traveled all the way to the Far East to personally collect all of Yae Sakura's belongings and also extracted the memories of those who died in Yae Village, and personally learned about Kallen and Yae Sakura's story.

He didn't really care about Jiu Xiao and the others mocking him for being cuckolded. Since his love with Karen had ended before it even began, how could it be considered betrayal or cuckolding? He just occasionally wore the green hat to satisfy his fantasy of having once been in love with Karen.

Otto had also fantasized that he and Karen had escaped their fate together, lived happily ever after, and had a sweet and lovely daughter named Theresa.

But it was all just a fantasy. Kallen and she could only say that it was fate. Their love could never have blossomed in that era; their worldviews were too different... Otto was destined to persecute the people, while Kallen was a saint representing the people in rebellion.

All the beautiful moments between them were a colossal lie Otto told Kallen. When the lie was exposed, ugliness was everywhere, and all the beauty vanished...

"...Back then, we were so content, as if we could solve all the problems in the world..."

But we soon encountered a wall... a wall built of desire, bound together by self-interest. It rose from the depths of hell, tearing the world of good people to pieces. Ultimately, we too parted ways within the cracks of that wall...

"If I want to be myself, then this is the only path left for me to take..." Otto murmured softly, recalling the words Kallen had once left him.

"Yae Sakura, what is your view on a person's death and death itself?" Otto leaned against Yae Sakura's chest, gazing at her profile, and softly asked her, wanting to know her answer.

"I'm sorry, I don't have much understanding of life and death..."

Yae Sakura looked at Kallen gently and whispered to Otto, "But... if someone has the same memories as that person, the same personality as that person, and the same soul as that person... do you think that's resurrection, or her reincarnation? Even though it's the effect of Herrscher of Reason, I still trust my nose~"

“The same soul, is that so…” Otto paused for a moment, then looked up at the Nine Heavens.

“Bishop Otto once told me that you told him the world allows wills to match new containers, but does not allow containers to collect dissipated consciousness. So I would like to hear your thoughts, Jiuxiao.”

Jiuxiao stroked Huihuo's waist, which was even more slender than Kiana's, and after thinking for a moment, answered Otto.

"It means exactly what it says. Those are the rules set by the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, the order that the world must abide by. But what does that have to do with my Sea of ​​Quanta?"

Chapter 136 Someone's Having No Sleep Tonight

"The Tree of Imaginary Numbers gives birth to countless worlds. It is the place where the laws governing the universe and the mysteries of the cycle of life are formed, and where all truths and laws are born."

Time flows on the trunk of the tree of imaginary numbers, and like its crown, it branches out into infinite worlds.

Reviving a person is less about resurrection and more about extracting an individual from a certain point in the past into the present; it's essentially manipulating time.

Time is like branches on a tree; to reverse time is to shatter the branches. The tree doesn't care much about a single branch, but all the worlds on those branches will be destroyed if the branches are shifted.

"So here's the question: if resurrection can't be done on the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, can it be done on the Sea of ​​Quanta? Yes, it can."

The Quantum Ocean is a world formed by the convergence of countless droplets of water from various worlds, where thousands of parallel worlds intersect. However, it is the will that builds the bridges for everything within it.

The world of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers is a real world based on matter, while the world of the Sea of ​​Quanta is a soul-time constructed by the will of the soul.

The Tree of Imaginary Numbers records the fact of death, while the Sea of ​​Quanta takes away the soul of the departed.

"The Tree of Imaginary Numbers will not resurrect a person, but the Sea of ​​Quanta sometimes takes pity on the world and quietly returns the soul to its vessel."

Otto's eyes widened; his hands and feet were now cold. Just as Judas had said, Otto had gone mad—Otto had long since gone mad...

Over five hundred years, Otto resurrected as many Kallens as he killed. Time can drive a person mad, and Otto was no exception... There was a time when Otto resurrected Kallens, not for the sake of resurrection, but simply to torture and kill them...

Even if Otto eventually regains his senses, he won't deny the fact that it existed. So Otto is running away... He entrusts his resurrection to others, to the gods, to the Tree of Imaginary Numbers...

"Ha, do you think there would be so many tragedies in the world if humanity had a sufficient understanding of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and the Sea of ​​Quanta?" Otto chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"I think it's unlikely... Everyone can go to the Quantum Sea and the Imaginary Space, but to actually see the real Quantum Sea and the Imaginary Tree is just wishful thinking."

Of all the countless worlds, only those possessing the power to overturn the universe and the former Herrscher of the Void and the Second Divine Key could truly reach the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

Jiuxiao shook his head regretfully. If he hadn't encountered the Tree and the Sea by chance and received their blessings, he might have only been able to attract their attention and open the path to an audience when he could rewrite the universe with a single thought.

Alternatively, one must find the second key of the gods and possess the coordinates of the imaginary number to open the path to the Imaginary Tree.

As for the Herrscher of the Void... Jiuxiao heard that she met the true Honkai God and was granted four powers by the Honkai God. That's probably the privilege of someone who can directly return to the Imaginary Tree!

However, according to records, the Second Herrscher, Sirin, was a pufferfish that swelled up dramatically, and then immediately deflated when punctured.

The clicking sound of sharpening knives came from behind them. They turned around, looking at each other in surprise, and saw Mei sharpening knives in front of them. Her "kind" smile sent chills down their spines.

"They're so happy, each one of them is holding a little cutie."

Mei was so envious; she wanted to hug the cute little girl too. But then, Mei directly chopped at Jiuxiao and Huihuo with the kitchen knife.

"Two little kittens, having a great time! Looks like I came at the wrong time!!"

"No, you came just in time."

Jiuxiao subconsciously continued Mei's words, and everyone present was stunned.

But since the words had already been spoken, there was no going back. So Jiuxiao silently opened his arms and hugged Mei as well.

Mei reluctantly sat on Jiuxiao's other leg, and while sitting down, she nudged Huihuo with her buttocks, pushing her into a corner.

The murderous Mei disappeared, and the gentle and refined Mei returned. Jiuxiao, with women on either side, was so happy he forgot all about home; everyone exclaimed how amazing she was.

(This is just a novel; don't overthink it, just have fun. Don't try this in real life, or you'll get a chopping block.)

But Jiuxiao's happiness didn't last long. Mei left because the kitchen was still cooking, and before leaving, she grabbed Huihuo by the back of the neck and forcibly dragged her away as well.

As soon as Mei and Huihu left, Judah thoughtfully handed Theresa a Soul Steel Woodcutter's Knife, which Theresa grabbed and slashed at Jiuxiao.

"You bastard, commit suicide to atone for your sins!!"

"Holy crap, holy crap, no way! It's our own people!!" Jiu Xiao caught the blade with his bare hands and knelt on the ground.

Theresa kicked Jiuxiao over and stomped his face under her feet.