[Second Question: For what reason did the Schicksal Overseer, Otto Apocalypse, cross-dress?]
[A: It was a personal hobby.]
[B: To help Kallen distract the guards.]
[C: To test the performance of a Valkyrie battlesuit.]
[D: He wanted to debut as an idol.]
Everyone: "..."
Theresa was completely dumbfounded.
What the what?
Did I... did I just hear that correctly?
Grandpa... actually cross-dressed?!
"Auntie, this Schicksal Overseer, Otto... it's not our Schicksal Overseer, is it?" Kiana's mouth twitched as she asked in disbelief.
My god, the great Overseer of Schicksal was a cross-dressing deviant?
Shocked Kiana face.jpg.
"I, I..." Theresa covered her face, mortified.
As Otto's granddaughter, she found it truly difficult to comment on her grandfather's... 'interests'.
"Tsk tsk, as expected, the hobbies of the leadership are beyond what us grunts can possibly imagine."
Himeko clicked her tongue. But on second thought, considering the Overseer's appearance... would cross-dressing really be that out of place?
"Ahem, let's look at the options first."
Noticing the conversation was starting to stray, Bronya coughed lightly to pull the topic back on track.
"Of these four options, Principal, which do you think it is?"
Bronya looked at Theresa. "We have never met the Overseer. Our understanding of him is limited to information from textbooks, let alone a question about such a private matter. So, we'll have to rely on you for this one."
"Well..."
Theresa scratched her cheek awkwardly. Forget them, even she, his own granddaughter, had no idea Otto had a history of cross-dressing! How was she supposed to know the answer?
Theresa thought for a moment before speaking hesitantly.
"Looking at these four options... let's eliminate C and D first."
"To test the performance of a Valkyrie battlesuit, there's no need for Grandpa to do it himself. He can just review the data."
"As for option D, it's just too ridiculous. I'm starting to suspect this option is just a product of the Q&A Space's twisted sense of humor."
"So, the correct answer must be either A or B."
"Kallen... I remember seeing that name in a textbook."
Raiden Mei spoke up. "She was Schicksal's most outstanding Valkyrie five hundred years ago, and the strongest of her time. But she's from five hundred years ago! If option B is correct, does that mean Overseer Otto has lived from then until now?"
Mei's tone was filled with incredulity, but Theresa wasn't surprised at all. She knew a few things about her grandfather's secrets. Living for five hundred years was nothing to him.
If that was the case, did that mean B was the correct answer?
As she thought this, Theresa hesitated again. Although option A seemed unlikely... who was to say it wasn't the correct one?
Thinking about it carefully, her grandfather had held his high position for a very long time. Besides herself and Amber, there didn't seem to be anyone else he was particularly close to.
After such a long period of loneliness, would it be so incomprehensible for him to awaken some... strange hobbies?
Ugh... which one should I choose?
"Auntie, have you decided which option it is?" Kiana asked.
"Hmm... let's go with B," Theresa decided after a long pause. In the end, she chose to trust Otto one more time and bet that he didn't have any of those weird hobbies.
"Okay, I'll answer then."
"Hey, hey, wait! Don't you answer, let me do it."
Theresa quickly stopped Kiana before she could submit the answer.
"What's wrong, Auntie?"
"You silly niece, are you dense? You lose a year of your life if you get it wrong!" Theresa shot her an exasperated look. This idiot had already lost one year, how had she not learned her lesson?
"I know that. So we just have to get it right, don't we?"
"Ugh... anyway, let me answer this question."
Are you kidding me? How could I let my silly niece take such a risk? Besides, she wasn't an ordinary person; her lifespan was much longer than most. It wouldn't be a big deal even if a year was deducted.
"I choose B!" Theresa shouted.
[Answer... correct.]
[Congratulations, you have obtained a four-star weapon: one blueprint for the Super-EM Hand Cannon.]
The space in front of Theresa distorted. The next second, a small USB drive fell from the void and landed in her hand.
Theresa's eyes lit up instantly. A weapon blueprint! This was exactly what she needed.
It was a well-known fact that St. Freya High School was poor. If she hadn't constantly acted cute and begged Otto for funding, the school would have probably gone bankrupt long ago.
The Far East Branch's weapon development department was even more destitute. Although Schicksal HQ developed plenty of weapons, they all had to be exchanged for with merit points, and she, the Overseer's granddaughter, was no exception.
As a result, the equipment of the Valkyries under her command was starting to fall behind. This weapon blueprint had come at the perfect time.
Of course, aside from this pleasant surprise, answering B correctly also meant that her grandpa Otto was, in fact, not a cross-dressing deviant.
This brought Theresa a wave of relief, which was tinged with a hint of disappointment.
After all, her grandpa cross-dressing... sounded incredibly interesting. If only she could have seen it with her own eyes.
As if hearing Theresa's inner thoughts, the Q&A Space promptly displayed a screen, just like it did with Kiana's video. This time, however, the star was Otto.
In the video, Otto was talking with a white-haired girl in a room.
"Otto, let's go pull a big heist! We're going to steal that stinky old man's gold!"
"Stinky old man?"
"That Victor fellow must have embezzled a fortune through those indulgences. I'm going to steal it back and return it to the common folk, and show him that justice still exists in this world!"
"That... doesn't sound like a good idea."
"Otto, please help me! Let me become a great phantom thief!"
"...Sigh, honestly. If that's the case, let's start with your clothes. After all, if you go stealing things in that outfit, everyone will know you're Schicksal's finest Valkyrie, Kallen Kaslana."
Otto sighed with a troubled expression, but his gaze toward Kallen was filled with absolute adoration.
"Kallen? Is this really a scene from five hundred years ago?" Raiden Mei was stunned. "Overseer Otto really has lived for five hundred years..."
"Don't be too shocked, Mei. There are many things in this world that are difficult for us to comprehend. You'll understand once you've been exposed to more of it," Theresa explained. "Let's keep watching. Speaking of which, I never thought I'd get to see Grandpa from five hundred years ago. He seems to have more... of a human touch back then."