CHAPTER 89: ICISEI EPISODE 89

Episode 89: The Great Patriarch of Heaven’s Will painfully recalls his past memories.

『 In a flash, Reigen Arataka was surrounded by countless clones!

"Damn it! I’m surrounded!!" ...

Teruki Hanazawa, seeing the danger, immediately prepared to jump down from a high place. 』

『 .....』

~Dimensional livestream, Chat Room~

[ Rimuru (Tensura): "Hmm~ Not sure where he gets his power, but handling an army of clones is no picnic, right?" ]

[ Kiana (Honkai: Impact Third): "Ugh! If I gotta slap each one individually, we’ll be here till next year!" ]

[ Shizuka Hiratsuka (Oregairu): "Are they seriously trying to win by exhaustion? How very... un-youthful." ]

[ Misaka Mikoto (A Certain Magical Index): "HEY! That’s cheating! Who approved this spam tactic?!" ]

[ .....]

『 However... Reigen Arataka just gently raised his hand!

Everyone in the livestream saw it.

The clones that appeared behind him were all annihilated like bubbles!

And after doing all that.

"What’s going on? Is this the latest holographic image?" Reigen Arataka asked curiously.

However, everyone present was extremely shocked by the scene before them.

As the scene flowed.

Everyone seemed to see Reigen Arataka once saying the following words to Mob.

"Remember, don’t use your psychic powers against others... And also... leave these kinds of things to the adults to solve."

"After all... Mob, you’re still young, you can’t always be the one rushing to the front to block things~~~"

"If that were the case, we adults would lose too much face." 』

『 .....』

Immediately after...

/The screen goes black...

"Ding! Eighth Scene: " Mob Psycho 100? No, I’m just a mob... " has ended."

"Ding! In ten minutes, the Ninth Scene will begin."

"Ding! Congratulations to Shigeo Kageyama for receiving the reward: Psychic Power Suppressor (perfect and free control of one’s own psychic powers )⟦ Automatically bound: Shigeo Kageyama ⟧.

~Dimensional livestream, Chat Room~

[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "Is this the persistence between adults?" ]

[ Shizuka Hiratsuka (Oregairu): "Naturally, where we adults are, it would be too embarrassing to let children go first." ]

[ Klee (Genshin Impact): "But Klee is very strong too!" ]

[ Albedo (Genshin Impact): "Little Klee is certainly very strong, but you have to give us a chance, don’t you?" ]

[ Klee (Genshin Impact): "Okay." ]

[ Genos (One Punch Man): "Psychic power, suppressor, huh?" ]

[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "This time’s reward seems pretty good." ]

[ March 7th (Honkai: Star Rail): "With this energy suppressor, I won’t have to worry about anything when using psychic powers anymore, right?" ]

[ Keqing (Genshin Impact): "Indeed, the existence that can perfectly control its own power will be very terrifying." ]

[ Bang (One Punch Man): "Especially when this existence is already very powerful." ]

[ .....]

"Ding! The live broadcast cooldown is complete."

"Ding! The live broadcast entrance is reopened."

"Ding! This live broadcast content is " Dimensional World Inventory "."

" " Top Ten Famous Scenes " "

"Ding! Ninth Scene: " The Birth and Fall of the Pure Love God of War... I want to create a world where you exist! " "

~Dimensional livestream, Chat Room~

[ Utaha Kasumigaoka (Saekano): "Pure Love God of War? I think someone definitely won’t be interested in this, after all." ]

[ Sawamura Eriri (Saekano): "Shut up!!! Ah!!" ]

[ Utaha Kasumigaoka (Saekano): "Hehehe." ]

[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "What’s wrong? Why so suddenly agitated?" ]

[ Utaha Kasumigaoka (Saekano): "Because a certain little blonde, usually..." ]

[ Sawamura Eriri (Saekano): "Ah!!!!" ]

[ .....]

『 Amidst a burst of playful banter, the screen began to play.

The screen slowly lit up.

Suddenly,.....

A deep man’s voice rang out:

"Are you messing with those boring things again?"

"Did you take your medicine? You’re so weak, and you spend all day in a studio messier than a basement."

Finding that the person he was lecturing ignored him, the man’s voice unconsciously got a little louder:

"Hey, don’t pretend you can’t hear me. Did you forget what the doctor told you?"

"Glue, sawdust, dust, these will all worsen your condition."

"Stop doing these meaningless things, alright? With your body like this, just staying alive is hard enough."

The person being spoken to quickly slipped away with a string of footsteps.

But the boy seemed to see something incredible, and cried out in full worry:

"Hey! What are you doing? Can you climb that wall? You’ll fall!"

Not long after the words fell, a "bang!" entered everyone’s ears.

Clearly, this disobedient little fellow eventually fell from the wall.

Not long after the sound of falling, the previous male voice sighed helplessly.

"Sigh, why do I have such a troublesome younger brother?"

At this moment, the screen showed the little boy who had fallen to the ground.

He looked at the high wall and suddenly started to cry.

"My airplane, my airplane! Wuwuwu!"

The crying quickly drifted to the other side of the wall.

And on the wall, a curious little girl’s voice came:

"Oh! That thing just flew so high!" The little girl held a wooden toy in her hand, curiously staring at the little boy on the ground: "Is this yours?"... 』

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~Dimensional livestream, Chat Room~

[ Welt Yang (Honkai: Star Rail): This is... ]

[ Kiana (Honkai: Impact Third): "Headmaster, this person looks just like you, doesn’t he?" ]

[ Theresa (Honkai: Impact Third): "I understand, no need to tell me specifically, Kiana." ]

[ Otto (Honkai: Impact Third): "Hahahahahahaha!" ]

[ Tesla (Honkai: Impact Third): "What are you giggling about? Why are you so happy seeing another little girl?" ]

[ Tesla (Honkai: Impact Third): "Like a pervert." ]

[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai):: "Pervert? No, is this little boy him?" ]

[ Otto (Honkai: Impact Third): "You could say that, this is what happened when I was little, I miss it so much." ]

[ .....]

『 In the scene....

Seeing his airplane safe and in someone else’s hands,

The little boy who had just been crying slowly stopped his tears: "Mm, yes, I made it."

"Wow! You’re really that amazing! Then you’ll definitely become a great inventor in the future!" The little girl looked at the wooden airplane in her hand with anticipation: "It’s just too bad, it’s broken."

The little girl looked at the toy in her hand with regret.

If it were in good condition, perhaps she could have played with it.

But now, it was completely scrapped.

But as the maker, the little boy who had just cried, hearing the little girl’s words, said a little at a loss:

"If, if you want it..." The little boy hesitated: "I can make you another one."

Perhaps it was his first time talking to a stranger, but the little boy seemed very timid.

But he didn’t dare not communicate because of it, and still spoke out.

On the wall, the little girl listened to these words and looked at the little boy with excitement.

"Really? Thank you so much then!"

"Hello, my name is Kallen, Kallen Kaslana." The little girl, or rather Kallen Kaslana, finished her self-introduction and looked expectantly at the little boy who hadn’t introduced himself yet: "What’s your name?"

"Otto." Otto looked shyly at the sparkling Kallen on the wall and said, "Otto Apocalypse."

At this time, they did not yet know what kind of journey awaited them in the future.

Especially Otto, still young and weak at this time, did not know that the Honkai Grand Bishop, who would later inspire fear, was now encountering his destiny for the first time.

"So, Otto, can we be friends?" Kallen asked Otto with eyes full of anticipation.

Startled by the sudden question, Otto quickly nodded in agreement once he came to his senses.

"Of, of, of course, there’s no problem." At this moment, Otto suddenly remembered something very important: "But, don’t you have to attend daily training?"

As future successors of the three major families of Schicksal, that’s what they were.

Logically, there was proper training waiting for them every day.

Otto didn’t have to participate due to his physical condition, but Kallen in front of him, clearly didn’t fall into this category. (Read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

To this question, Kallen replied proudly:

"Hehehe, I finished my training early this morning. Who told me I always perform so well?"

"Oh, right, Big Brother!"

"Can I take Otto out to play? I swear by the name of the Kaslana family, I’ll protect him well."

"About this, even if you say so, he is a patient after all." As Otto’s brother, he was at a loss for what to do.

The other party also belonged to a large family and was a talented individual.

It was a good thing for Otto to be friends with such a genius.

But he also knew Otto’s physical condition, which was not suitable for going out to play.

If they encountered any danger or if his condition suddenly worsened along the way, it would be a significant loss to the family.

But upon hearing this, Kallen retorted seriously: "My dad said to get more sun and play more, that way you’ll grow tall and healthy!"

"And, haven’t you noticed? He’s different from those boring kids around him~ He’ll definitely become an amazing, great inventor in the future!"

For a moment, Otto’s little face flushed red from Kallen’s praise.

"Ah? This kind of thing..."

He, who had always been neglected, was finally praised like this by someone.

Moreover, the person who praised him was his first friend.

You know, in the past, such friendships only existed in books.

Perhaps sensing Otto’s low self-esteem and confusion, Kallen comforted him earnestly:

"You must not lose your confidence~" At this point, Kallen seemed to have thought of something important and made a request to Otto: "By the way, great inventor, I have a request, can you grant it?"

"Huh? A request? What request?" Otto looked at Kallen on the wall, puzzled.

After a moment of thought, Kallen quickly answered that Otto would remember for a lifetime: "Mmm, when you grow up, let’s go save the world together!"

"Before that, you must get your body strong and healthy~"

The screen slowly darkened. 』

『 .....』

~Dimensional livestream, Chat Room~

[ March 7th (Honkai: Star Rail): "But why are you showing us that childhood story?" ]

[ Kiana (Honkai: Impact Third): "So, that’s what the Archbishop looked like when he was little." ]

[ Shinomiya Kaguya (Love Is War): "Looking at the surroundings, it doesn’t seem to be modern society." ]

[ Theresa (Honkai: Impact Third): "Indeed, this isn’t modern society, but an era from several hundred years ago." ]

[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "Hundreds of years ago? How is that possible? They would have died long ago." ]

[ Theresa (Honkai: Impact Third): "This... I’m not particularly clear on the specific reasons, but Grandpa did rule Schicksal for several hundred years." ]

[ Fu Xuan (Honkai: Star Rail): "Surviving for hundreds of years through unknown means, could it also be the influence of the Abundance’s remnants?" ]

[ Otto (Honkai: Impact Third): "Remnants of Abundance?" ]

[ Jing Yuan (Honkai: Star Rail): "It’s the blessing of the Elixir Master that was obtained before, but it brings side effects and so on, so its reputation isn’t good here." ]

[ Yanqing (Honkai: Star Rail): "Of course, there’s no need to consider that aspect for the no-side-effect Long-Life Curse, that Mr. Yoriichi obtained earlier." ]

[ Tsugikuni Yoriichi (Demon Slayer): "Is that so?" ]

[ .....]

『 Switched to a picturesque location.

The adult Otto and Kallen were conversing there.

"Otto, thank you for bringing me here." Kallen slowly said, "Don’t worry, no matter the outcome of this battle, I will do my best to bring everyone back safely."

However, at this moment, Otto said something that surprised even Kallen:

"No, I’ve already applied to Father," Otto told Kallen with a worried expression, "This time, I want to fight alongside you!"

Hearing this shocking news, Kallen looked at the man in front of her with slight concern.

"Ah? But you’ve never been on a battlefield, are you really okay?"

Otto, who had been weak since childhood, was completely different from the naturally gifted Kallen.

Otto had never participated in any battles, avoiding training whenever possible.

Kallen truly didn’t understand why he would be sent to the front lines.

At this moment, Otto also knew his own condition and thus stated the true intention of this action.

"Don’t worry, I really won’t be on the front lines. Right now, I’m just a real military doctor, but..." Otto said to Kallen with a bit of uncertainty:

"But you know, I want to do my part no matter what."

"Do you remember when we first met as kids, you told me that one thing?"

"When we grow up, you’ll pull me along to save the world."

"But this matter..." Kallen hesitated for a moment, then confessed her thoughts.

"Otto, for someone like me who’s about to go to war, these words might not be very fitting."

"But I still have to say, war might not truly be the best way to save the world."

"You should understand, over these years, the threat of Honkai has come in waves, and thanks to Schicksal’s intervention in managing various countries, disasters like the Black Death were quickly brought under control."

"But such intervention is not what we should be doing; it makes Schicksal as an organization a bit distracted."

"Your father used to truly care about the suffering of the common people, personally checking every year to ensure that disaster relief supplies were fairly distributed to various regions."

"But now? His desk is piled high with court gossip from all over, and meeting with various spies every day takes up his time to communicate with you."....

"All of this, it’s not right, it’s not normal, is it?"

"I, I don’t know." Otto shook his head: "I only have one thought right now, to support you as much as possible. I haven’t thought about anything else."

Looking at the still innocent Otto, Kallen pointed out another reality.

"Honestly, Otto, I’m not entirely confident we’ll win this Eastern Crusade."

"War is a struggle fought with lives; my greatest wish is for everyone to return home safely."

But Otto didn’t seem to grasp the deeper meaning, looking at Kallen with sincerity.

"You can definitely do it, Kallen. I have faith in you."』

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~Dimensional livestream, Chat Room~

[ Sawamura Eriri (Saekano): "Ahh~ Childhood friend routes really are the best, aren’t they?" (￣▽￣*)ゞ" ]

[ Utaha Kasumigaoka (Saekano): "It seems you’ve thought of something." ]

[ Sawamura Eriri (Saekano): "...." ]

[ Aki Tomoya (Saekano): "Huh? Why do I feel like I’m being talked about?" ]

[ Beidou (Genshin Impact): "Tch! Watching this lovey-dovey crap just makes me feel lonelier!" ]

[ Ningguang (Genshin Impact): "Oh? You’ll always have me~" ]

[ Beidou (Genshin Impact): "Pfft—! In your dreams, you scheming woman!" ]

[ Otto (Honkai: Impact Third): "Foolish past me... To not recognize such a priceless moment." ]

[ Tesla (Honkai: Impact Third): "Hmph, who knows what you, that hateful guy, were thinking at that time." ]

[ Otto (Honkai: Impact Third): "Hehe." ]

[ .....]

『 The screen goes black.

When it lit up again, it was by a campfire.

Here, two lost souls huddled together for warmth.

Suddenly, one of the men began to tremble.

The woman next to him, seeing this, quickly asked, "Otto? Are you trembling from the cold?"

Indeed, these were Otto and Kallen, already on the battlefield.

However, looking at the situation on the battlefield, the war was not going well, just as Kallen had said earlier.

It’s not going well.

But no matter what, this doesn’t affect Otto and Kallen’s mutual care at this moment.

Otto, whose abnormality was noticed by Kallen, said weakly:

"I-it’s fine, my coat just got wet when I crossed the river."

After speaking, he wrung his clothes, and water dripped straight down. 』

『 .....』