Seele (White), 〈I remember now, there seemed to be another bespectacled uncle by his side...〉
[Sit-Up's King] Welt adjusted his glasses, the corner of his mouth twitching, 〈Uncle?〉
Tesla, 〈Sounds like Joachim. Little girl, you can go look for the one with glasses. Maybe when the time comes, he'll bring you out of the Quantum Sea too.〉
Bronya, 〈!!!〉
Tesla, 〈Oh right, be careful of that white-haired, cold-faced man. He's not a good person.〉
Seele (White), 〈Okay, Seele will remember.〉
Kevin, 〈....〉
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[Kevin's figure disappeared, replaced by the figure of Welt Yang, the leader of Anti-Entropy. He spread his arms wide, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, looking rather battered.
"Tyrant of the skies, witness the sight of stars being shattered!"
With Welt's furious shout, countless missiles and artillery behind him shot into the sky, launching an attack on the 'tyrant' above.
And the person in the sky was none other than the one everyone was all too familiar with—Sirin, the very existence who had killed Welt repeatedly during the Second Eruption.]
Mei, 〈This must have happened before Teacher Yang went to the moon. I just didn't expect the usually composed Teacher Yang to have such a chuunibyou side.〉
[Sit-Up's King] Welt, 〈I don't remember ever saying that line.〉
Kiana, 〈They only ever showed clips of Teacher Yang running around and getting smacked down. I didn't expect him to actually be this strong!〉
Tesla, 〈Of course! Back in the day, Joachim was the main force against the Second Herrscher. Without him, Earth would've been done for.〉
'Pufferfish', 〈Heh, I'll just laugh, not gonna say anything.〉
Einstein, 〈Dr. Tesla, don't forget the title of this video.〉
[Sit-Up's King] Welt, 〈...〉
Tesla, 〈...〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈I told you, Dr. Tesla, you can't be so sure.〉
Tesla, 〈Joachim definitely wasn't that kind of person. He must have been forced into it.〉
Tesla, 〈Damn you, Otto! You must have corrupted Joachim! I swear to—*****〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Heh, I'll just laugh, not gonna say anything.〉
'Pufferfish', 〈???〉
'Baby Dragon', 〈You're so annoying, copying your owner's way of speaking.〉
Fu Shi interrupted, "Stop arguing, I'm already looking forward to Otto's appearance."
[Just as Fu Shi said, against the backdrop of twisted trunks and bent branches, a figure all too familiar to everyone appeared on the screen.
Otto stood with his back to the crowd, slowly raising his hands, and said, "Herrschers and the Honkai are nothing but the cornerstones of my century-old wish."
The camera then shifted to the front, Otto's lips curled into a smile, and the golden halo behind him suddenly burst with light. Countless memory albums turned into light and merged into his body.]
Kiana, 〈I think I just saw Auntie.〉
[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈That wasn't me, that was Kallen.〉
Kiana, 〈Huh? But for a moment it really looked like Auntie~〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Hahaha, Little Theresa is a Kallen clone I created using Kallen's genes and the genes of the Honkai beast "Vishnu." It's normal for her to look like Kallen.〉
Kiana, 〈...Auntie, I didn't mean it.〉
Mei, 〈Kiana, you...〉
Tesla, 〈Oh man, that's the kind of moment you wake up in the middle of the night just to slap yourself.〉
Fu Lin let out a sly chuckle, shook his head in pity, and said, "Heh, so the only correct choice was Otto. Duck's luck isn't so great this time."
Bronya, 〈Bronya was careless. Thinking about it carefully, these three actually share a common trait, but Bronya didn't realize it.〉
Kiana, 〈What common trait?〉
Mei, 〈One is the Overseer of Schicksal, one is the leader of Anti-Entropy, and one is the Sovereign of World Serpent. They're all leaders of organizations.〉
[Shenzhou Tablet] Fu Hua, 〈Although Fu Lin and Mr. Siegfried also have something in common, like both being wanted by Schicksal, but they are clearly not the same kind of people as Otto.〉
Kiana (still not really getting it), 〈I see.〉
Siegfried, 〈@Fu Lin, little bro, not bad, you're wanted by Schicksal just like me.〉
Fu Lin, 〈Is that something to be proud of?〉
Siegfried, 〈Ahem, since we're both unfortunate souls wandering the same path, how about we become sworn brothers today, born of different parents but bound by brotherhood!〉
Siegfried, 〈We may not be born on the same day, month, or year, but let us hope to die on the same day, month, and year.〉
'Blazing Flame', 〈???〉
Fu Lin, 〈...〉
Kiana, 〈Dad, what nonsense are you spouting!〉
Raiden Ryoma, 〈Siegfried's been obsessed lately with a Shenzhou novel called "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."〉
Fu Shi, 〈666〉
[The screen then rapidly rewound, flashing through the three characters one by one, until a line of English subtitles appeared in the center.
「However」
「it'smoneythatmakestheworldgoround!」
(However, it's money that makes the world go round.)
This simple narration said it all, capturing the essence of poverty perfectly. After that, the subtitles slowly dimmed, and countless flyers floated down from above.
The scene shifted again, under the spotlight, Welt, Kevin, and Otto were lying on the ground, looking pained, with their bodies covered in the fallen flyers.
Otto picked up a flyer featuring a beautiful girl and, as if realizing something incredible, his eyes sparkled with excitement.
Then, clutching the flyer tightly, he looked at Welt and Kevin beside him and shared this sudden idea,
"Being an idol seems pretty profitable..."
"Let's make our debut!"]
Rita's eyes gleamed with gold, 〈The flyer shows... Lady Durandal?〉
Durandal, 〈There's no way I'd wear something so embarrassing!〉
[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈As expected of Grandpa, finding a way to make money so easily. Maybe I should take a page out of his book...〉
Fu Lin suddenly said, "Are you going back to your old trade, Magical Girl Teriri?"
[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈....Go to hell!〉
Himeko, 〈So it's because they were short on money that the three cross-dressed as idols? But why did Bishop Otto look so excited to me?〉
Tesla, 〈Knew it, this had to be Otto's rotten idea. My Joachim was such an honest and decent guy, but you totally corrupted him!〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Uh....〉
Otto was momentarily speechless, since in the video, he really was the one who suggested it...
Kiana, 〈Never thought I'd see the day when the Overseer of Schicksal, the leader of Anti-Entropy, and the Sovereign of World Serpent were all troubled over money.〉
"Of course, this is what they mean by, a hero can be defeated by a single coin. Money isn't omnipotent, but being broke is absolutely impossible."
Fu Lin stroked his chin, his expression completely matter-of-fact, though in reality, he doubted they'd truly lack money.
Kevin, 〈Gray Serpent...〉
Kevin paused his noodle slurping. Though he had long since lost any concept of money, and had no interest in it, in order to avoid the events shown in the video, he still decided to ask.
Gray Serpent, 〈Sovereign, the companies under World Serpent are still generating profit. There's no issue of lacking funds.〉
Raven, 〈So... could we maybe raise our salaries a little?〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Oh? If I were to cancel our cooperation with your Pharmaceuticals and stop providing raw materials for your medicine, what would you do then, sir?〉
Gray Serpent, 〈...Looks like the Overseer of Schicksal has done quite a bit of private investigation into the Pharmaceuticals.〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈You flatter me. When partnering with others, one must always understand the forces behind them, no?〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Rest assured, I have no intention of canceling the cooperation. I was merely joking just now.〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈The Pharmaceuticals has long been providing free medical services to cities worldwide affected by the Honkai, benefiting countless patients. I've witnessed this myself, humph~〉
Raven, 〈So... can we get that raise, then?〉
Siegfried, 〈So, when's the crossdressing?〉