As the discussion in the chat continued,
the countless viewers before the screen grew ever more silent.
No one had expected things to unfold like this—
to evolve into an ending so far beyond everyone's expectations.
Otto, in order to rewrite Kallen's ending,
was willing to sacrifice himself—and, as Durandal put it, to erase even his very existence.
Using a soulium body to achieve longevity,
he spent more than five hundred years resisting the Honkai while relentlessly searching.
For the sake of research, he had hurt many people.
And for the sake of research, he had also protected countless humans.
To resurrect Kallen, he sought help from the Immortals of Shenzhou.
He conducted innumerable experiments cloning Kallen.
After failing to obtain results from the technologies of the Previous Era—
In the end,
Otto Apocalypse found the final answer
within the Honkai Will and the origin of the world itself—the Imaginary Tree.
And so, he laid out a long plan spanning innumerable people—
a plan five hundred years in the making!
He made two great gambles.
He proved that love could overcome a Herrscher.
He proved that anger could shatter the Imaginary.
And finally, in Kolosten—the small town where everything began—
he staged a clumsy performance!
The play's title was—
Killing Otto Apocalypse.
Pushing everyone to stand against him,
Otto provoked Kiana and Durandal again and again.
And in the end, he succeeded in crossing to the other shore.
He succeeded in having Kiana use the Herrscher of the Void's power
to shatter his body!
Even… to erase his own existence!
All for that one name—
Kallen Kaslana!
But… was all of this
really worth it?
In that instant,
a question arose in every viewer's heart.
Five hundred years of burning himself out,
pouring everything into it, and then still choosing sacrifice—
Was it truly worth it?
But in the very next second—
Otto himself answered that question.
On the screen,
after Durandal's words faded—
"Of course. Don't you think this outcome is a win for everyone?"
Otto's light laughter rang out,
filled with joy… and an unprecedented sense of ease.
"Just like Prometheus stealing the divine fire—"
"In that miraculous instant, I was able to bring the power that transcends reality from the Imaginary Tree to the wedge of the world."
"It not only created a branching path of history,
but also spared me from having to destroy the world you all cherish."
"Although the latter was never important to me, still—"
"Thank you. For allowing me, at the final moment of my life,
to witness a miracle that belongs only to her and me."
In that moment,
Otto answered everyone's doubts in his own words.
There was no question of whether it was worth it.
This was simply
the meaning of Otto's existence.
Faced with this answer,
Durandal's figure trembled slightly.
She pressed her lips together,
and said nothing more.
Beside her, Kiana still hadn't fully grasped everything—
but even she could understand
the price Otto was about to pay.
It would be everything.
[Paimon: QAQ Why… why are you making Paimon cry all of a sudden!]
[Keqing: This… sigh…]
[Ningguang: No one could have imagined… that this would be the truth…]
[Kiana: That guy Otto… why is he always…]
[Hu Tao: We defeated the final boss… but it turns out that was part of the villain's plan all along…]
[Honkai · Himeko: I never imagined… that his final goal and plan would be like this…]
[March 7th: It wasn't just starting from Kolosten—Otto had been acting all along, hadn't he…]
[Star Rail · Himeko: He has always been a master manipulator of hearts.]
[Star Rail · Himeko: He used everyone's impression of him and their preconceived notions to complete this… final curtain call.]
[Durandal: The Archbishop truly is skilled at such things.]
[Furina: QAQ Although… his acting still needs some improvement.]
[Rita: As the Archbishop said, the ending now… could be considered a happy one for both Kiana and the Archbishop…]
[Sushang: Kiana and the others got their revenge…]
[Sushang: But for Otto… was this sacrifice really worth it…]
[Aventurine: A gambler who offered up everything and won the chips he desired. Isn't that the very meaning of a wager?]
[Aventurine: Heh, Otto… a truly admirable man.]
[Sparkle: What a pity. Such an interesting fellow—about to take his final bow.]
Within the Pure White Space,
Kallen's gaze trembled.
Even as her vision blurred with tears,
even as her heart ached unbearably,
she kept wiping her eyes,
desperate to see the screen clearly—
to see that familiar figure,
already exiled within Imaginary space.
Otto.
The boy of the Apocalypse family who once promised her they would save the world together.
The great inventor who seemed forever willing to follow behind her, protecting her without complaint.
The Archbishop who overthrew Old Schicksal and founded a noble New Schicksal under the banner of the Saintess.
After fulfilling their promise to save and protect the world for five hundred years—
after defeating Herrschers, toying with the Honkai, and linking himself to the Imaginary—
He was now willing to erase himself
in exchange for her—
the so-called Saintess—
to live again, with a new life.
Kallen wanted to stop all of this.
But all she could do
was watch.
And beneath this sorrowful undertone,
Otto Apocalypse—
still carrying that faint, weakened sigh—
quietly gazed at Durandal and Kiana,
or perhaps at the others aboard the Hyperion.
With a trace of reluctance, he murmured:
"In the end, I will die bearing all my sins; and for you, who choose to keep moving forward…"
"The stairway to conquering the Honkai has now revealed its very first step to you. The path is winding, treacherous, nearly impassable—"
"But at its end, light truly does exist."
"Farewell, heroes."
After a brief silence—
as if he found it ever harder to let go—
"Tell Theresa that I'm sorry… her grandfather…"
"Won't be able to attend her coronation ceremony…"
In that instant,
it was as though a string had snapped.
Countless viewers felt their noses sting,
quietly turning their heads aside.
At St. Freya High School—
inside the principal's office—
That small figure who had only just arrived and sat down
suddenly bolted out of the office once more.
Shimmering tears fell,
landing on the ground behind Theresa.
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