At the moment when Yulandel and Rita had already arrived in Tianqiong City, except for a few of the thirteen heroes recorded in the Void Wanzang and the legendary "End", there were not many people in this world who could threaten these two Valkyries in the two civilization eras before and after.
Then, reality gave him a ruthless blow.
The world snake leader, the chief of the thirteen heroes of the previous civilization, really appeared.
Moreover... he attacked Yulandel on the spot without any martial ethics at all.
Otto knew very well that between these two strongest men from the two eras of 50,000 years ago and 50,000 years later, an earth-shaking conflict would inevitably break out. In fact, he had already prepared himself mentally to welcome this savior.
As long as the conflict between the two reaches a certain level, he will calmly enter the scene, offer the savior conditions that the other party cannot refuse, and take advantage of the situation to reach a cooperative relationship.
--Yes.
The battlefield he prepared was right under his own nose.
Not when he's not there.
Now, one of his two strongest fighters was kidnapped by the stubborn world leader, and the other one fell into autism. After explaining the general situation, he sent him a message: "Sorry, Bishop, Rita is going to pursue a stronger power." Then he disappeared inexplicably in a space where he thought there was nothing - the facts proved that the weird coffee shop was the same as he guessed, because the body he used had long been replaced with a soul steel body, and his "naked eyes" were probably very likely to be classified as an electronic device. What he could see was the same as the images transmitted by those electronic devices, nothing but emptiness.
He stood at the place where Rita's body suddenly disappeared, with a rather gloomy expression.
Should we send some people to surround this space...
Just as he had this thought, an indescribable pressure suddenly hit him.
The deep black hole enveloped his body made of soul steel at lightning speed. At the same time, several golden chains swarmed in from all directions. When his body was pressed to the point where he could not move, they mercilessly entangled his hands and feet, binding him tightly.
"..."
Otto was speechless.
It was really as if it rained but it leaked. After losing two great generals, he also had to run head-on into the two strongest fighters of Anti-Entropy.
Walter Young.
The Vow of Judas by Teresa Apokalis.
Otto thought about it and finally decided to give up resistance temporarily. Based on the physical properties of the black hole, even if he only stayed inside for one minute, the time outside would feel like hours. Therefore, even if he committed suicide immediately inside the black hole, it would be difficult for his other backup bodies to capture this signal before the black hole was lifted.
To other bodies in the outside world, he is currently in a strange state of "not dead" but "out of touch with the real world". Although his other backup bodies have already prepared emergency plans for situations like this, if possible, he still wants to bring back to the next body all the memories of what he is experiencing at this moment.
Otherwise, even if the next "self" had a forewarning of what happened in Sky City, without any intelligence support and having lost two S-class Valkyries, he would still be unable to take any countermeasures to what happened here.
I just wonder how many minutes they will lock themselves up here... Otto closed his eyes and thought with ease.
Outside the black hole, Walter Yang and Theresa looked at the black hole in front of them with serious eyes, while Bronya and Einstein followed behind them.
"Grandpa actually showed up here... Could it be that he already knew the information about this cafe?"
Theresa murmured softly, turning her gaze towards the two-story building in her field of vision, her tone becoming a little surprised:
"It's just like what Mei said. Even though the satellite images and Hyperion's surveillance equipment can't capture the appearance of this cafe, I can see it with my naked eyes. Walter, you should be the same, right?"
"Yeah, I can see this cafe too." Walter Yang nodded slightly, his expression a little solemn.
"Relax, Yang." Einstein patted Walter Yang's back gently. "I know you are wary of the existence in the Quantum Sea, but in the current situation, it is not a good choice to take the initiative to make enemies with the other party. If the expressions revealed by Mei and Kiana are not disguised, then they should not have been treated badly in this cafe. Theresa, the same goes for you."
"I know." Theresa took a deep breath, her eyes flashing with excitement.
God knows how tormented she was during this period of time, not being able to go with Mei and the others to look for Kiana.
As a fellow android, Theresa already has great empathy for Kiana's situation. After three years of getting along, she has long regarded Kiana as her real family. In terms of importance and concern for Kiana, Theresa is not much less than Raiden Mei. It's just that she has greater responsibilities on her side, so she has to go to Haiyuan City with Einstein and the others.
To be honest, although Theresa believed in the abilities of Mei Raiden and Tesla, she didn't actually have much hope that they could really bring Kiana back.
After all, Mei Raiden and Tesla are still too weak. Whether in terms of intelligence or strength, it is difficult for them to defeat the forces that have spies all over the world and have the destiny of two S-class Valkyries.
Rather than believing that Raiden Mei and Tesla could find Kiana under such extremely unfavorable circumstances, Theresa actually hoped that Kiana would be able to realize their intentions and come and join Mei and the others on her own.
She had never expected that after resolving the issue of the Plague Gem, such a huge pie would fall from the sky.
"Walter, how long can your black hole last?" After calming down, Theresa turned her gaze in the direction of Walter Yang.
Although Bronya did briefly take over the power of reason that originally belonged to Walter Young, the time she had this power was still too short. In addition, she used the power too frequently in the Quantum Sea, and her body was on the verge of collapse. Therefore, after leaving Haiyuan City, Walter Young temporarily took the power back from Bronya.
"About half an hour." Walter Yang said solemnly, "For Otto, it would probably only take about half a minute."
"Half an hour?" Theresa pondered for a moment and nodded. "In that case, Walter, I'll leave Grandpa's affairs to you. Bronya and I will go to this cafe to deal with Kiana's affairs and try to come out within half an hour."
"Okay, go quickly and come back soon." Walter Yang nodded.
"Come with me, Bronya." Theresa called Bronya, stood at the door of the cafe and took a long, deep breath, then, after being prepared to face everything, she resolutely pushed open the door of the cafe.
As soon as she entered the door, her mind was confused.
At the door, Rita Rossweisse, who had been a thorn in her side since Kiana was kidnapped, was kneeling on the ground in despair. Her wine-red eyes were filled with a completely unconcealable collapse and despair, and her charming and soft face was flushed.
Deep in the hall, Kiana and Raiden Mei lowered their heads tightly, with large amounts of steam gushing out of their heads. Lying on the sofa in the booth by the wall was a "Kiana" who looked younger than the Kiana she was familiar with. She seemed to have been knocked unconscious by something, and her eyes had turned into mosquito-repellent eyes like a defeated Pokémon. Another "Theresa" sat beside her, seemingly taking care of her. Closer to the door was a "Raiden Mei" with horns on her head...
Except for a few people who looked familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar, everyone else had a red face. Even the "Raiden Mei" who exuded an aura that kept people at a distance had a very embarrassed expression, with unspeakable shyness and panic in her eyes that made her want to turn around and run away.
"..."
What happened to them? Why were all their faces so red? Just as Theresa was confused, a messy voice faintly heard in her ears, causing her body to freeze in place.
There were three women she recognized… the voices that sounded like Rita, Yulandel, and Raiden Mei, and there was also a male voice she had never heard of, faintly heard.
Theresa was petrified, her head buzzing. She turned her neck like a rusty puppet, clicking as she moved towards the source of the sound - the stairs on the second floor. Then she turned her eyes again and again, clicking as she looked at Kiana and Raiden Mei, who she knew, and Dr. Tesla, who was sitting behind them.
"...They forgot to close the door." Dr. Tesla held his brows and spoke with a tone that sounded unclear whether it was shame or anger.
Chapter 4: Rita Breaks the Defense (5k)
In broad daylight! In the open air! How dare you declare...
——Although Theresa did have the urge to yell at the first moment, looking at the people in the hall...even several other "selves" did not stop the ridiculous things happening on the second floor. As a newcomer, Theresa, who was a little confused about the workings of this cafe, actually had an idea that was similar to "following her heart" for the first time in a long time.
She kept telling herself to stay calm and elegant, and not to be disrespectful to the cafe that saved Kiana. After coughing and groaning to keep calm, she blushed, picked her toes, and forced her legs to move towards the Kiana she knew.
As they walked deeper into the hall, the distance to the second-floor staircase naturally became closer. The sounds coming from the second floor showed no signs of stopping. Instead, they became clearer as Theresa's footsteps stepped deeper into the hall.
Compared to Theresa, the academy principal who was well protected by Otto since childhood, Bronya, who was trained as a fighting machine since childhood, did not show much strangeness on her face. Although her usually expressionless face now showed a little rosy color, compared to Theresa who was almost completely broken, Bronya's mood did not cause much ripples.
Resisting the urge to run, Theresa, blushing, stood in front of Kiana, whose head was steaming. She gritted her teeth and grasped Kiana's hand, which had already become hot: "Let's go!"
"Huh?! Wait! Period?!" Kiana panicked.
"What are you waiting for?! Do you still want to stay here and listen to others doing that...that kind of no no no no...shameless thing!? " Listening to those familiar voices emitting those tones that she had never heard in her life before, Theresa's scalp felt like it was going to explode.
Maybe it was because her brain had been so feverish that she had lost most of her rationality, but Kiana's mind suddenly twitched, and her words of rebuttal did not even cross her mind: "But I'm an adult! Even if I hear these voices, I should be——!"
Fortunately, amid Theresa's furious expression, the confused Kiana finally realized what she had said before things became irreversible, so she quickly changed her words: "—Pooh, pooh, pooh! No, I didn't say I wanted to hear those voices, I just... I just couldn't leave all of a sudden!"
"What do you mean you can't leave? The door of this cafe isn't even locked for you! Just follow me!"
"Oh, oh, oh! I really can't do that! Let go first, Auntie!"
Although Kiana tried her best to resist Theresa's force that was trying to drag her out of the cafe, it must be said that in terms of physical strength alone, Theresa, who had used all her strength... no, it could even be said that she had exceeded her limit in extreme shame, was definitely not comparable to Kiana, who was weakened all over after hearing those voices. So her body could only be dragged all the way to the door uncontrollably.
Kiana had no choice but to ask for help from Raiden Mei and Dr. Tesla who knew the inside story: "Mei! Dr.! Come and help me persuade my aunt!"
"..."
no answer.
Dr. Tesla rolled his eyes and chose not to speak at this time.
To be honest, although Dr. Tesla really wanted to visit this magical cafe, she really couldn't accept its overly open atmosphere.
As one of the executors of anti-entropy, Dr. Tesla is willing to make efforts to fight against the collapse. If she encounters something that is attractive enough, she doesn't even mind putting her life on the line, but that doesn't mean she will distort her own values for her own purposes.
On the other side, Mei Raiden was——
"Mei-Mei?"
Kiana and Theresa turned their heads at the same time, only to see Raiden Mei listening unfocusedly to the part of the voice coming from the second floor that was identical to her own. Her face was flushed and her vision was hazy as if she was dreaming.
Why did she...why did she make such a sound that sounded so, so...happy?
Mei Raiden hummed quietly deep in her heart.
This, this coffee shop...is the manager really that good?!
Compared to Mei Raiden, whose mind was so dazed that it was almost like she was dreaming, Mei Raiden, the Herrscher of Lightning, who had a much stronger will, also felt the same shyness and embarrassment, but she did not completely lose her rationality after all.
She looked at the dazed look on the face of "Raiden Mei" who was not far behind her in time, and shook her head in disappointment. Then she walked in front of the other person, turned her palm into a knife, and hit the other person's crown mercilessly.
Bang!
A sound like being hit by a rigid stone suddenly sounded above Mei Raiden's head, and the Herrscher of Lightning, Mei Raiden, roared in a clear voice filled with a strong sense of anger:
"Calm down! You worthless bastard!!"
"it hurts--!!??"
Mei Raiden covered her head with tears in her eyes, squatted with her body trembling, and gasped for cold air.
Stars! I see stars!
“There’s no need to hit it so hard!!!”
Mei Raiden shouted in grievance and anger.
Kiana subconsciously wanted to stand up for Mei Raiden, but suddenly she was stuck in place as if her CPU had suddenly overheated.
The person who hit Meiyi is Meiyi, and the person who was hit by Meiyi is also Meiyi...
Who should I help then?
"Go look at your own expression in the mirror... There's no need to look for a mirror!" When Kiana's mind was in a mess, the Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, stared at the "herself" in front of her who was like a punching bag, sighing and cursing, then suddenly let go and pointed at the door: "Look at yourself, is your expression the same as Rita, who is standing at the door and whose lover has been slept with by someone else?!"
"..."
Click.
At the door, Rita, who was already so dispirited that she was about to turn into a stone sculpture, let out a crisp cracking sound.
No, what do you mean! Rita couldn't help but stare at the Herrscher of Thunder, Raiden Mei. It was true that she was heartbroken because Lady Yulandel suddenly threw herself into the arms of someone else, but that didn't mean she would let others bully her!
However, before Rita could utter those thorny words to show that she was not someone who could be easily bullied, the Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, followed with a cold laugh, which simply blocked all the words that had not yet been spoken:
"Humph, you are at least a little better than Rita. After all, you are one of the few people among us who knows the most about this cafe. You also witnessed the scene when Yulandel suddenly broke into this cafe three years ago. You know why she suddenly fell into the hands of the manager of this cafe."
"..."
At the door, Rita, who had just arrived, had been avoided by her lover for a long time, had no idea about this cafe, had no idea about her lover's situation, and was cuckolded, was completely speechless after hearing the words of the Herrscher of Lightning, Raiden Mei, which were like a sharp blade that hit her directly.
"what……"
She lowered her head, a cloud of self-abandonment covering her head.
"...Anyway, I'm just a maid who knows nothing. Even Lady Youlandel doesn't trust me at all. I can't even qualify as a dowry girl. Ah...hahahaha..."
She broke defense.
She was truly broken.
To be honest, if Rita was simply rejected by Yulandel, or even if she found out that Yulandel had thrown herself into the arms of another man after being rejected by her, she would feel lost and uncomfortable, but she would not break down like this.
Her feelings for Yulandel were originally one-sided. From the very beginning, Rita did not expect that this special relationship could be accepted by the other party. In the process of getting along with Yulandel, Rita always kept a low profile. If Yulandel could finally find happiness in the hands of other people, although she would always feel a little lost, she would also feel very satisfied, and even willing to secretly bless Yulandel's happiness.
In this sense, listening to the sweet tone of Yulandel's voice that suppressed happiness, even if she was not the one who made Yulandel make this sound, she should be happy for Yulandel.
But here's the thing.
Now, the voices coming from the second floor were from four people.
In addition to the voice that belonged to Yulandel, which she was very familiar with, there was another voice that was no different from hers - Rita Rossweisse.
The voice was gentle yet elegant, charming yet with just the right amount of awkwardness...
Rita was definitely not a person who had a slow mind. Therefore, after seeing several people with exactly the same faces in this cafe - there was even a "herself" with long hair, she had already made a rough guess about the identities of the people in the bedroom on the second floor.
Lady Yulandel threw herself into the man's arms.
In that man's arms, there was more than just Lady Yulandel.
And one of them is Rita Rossweisse.
It’s not “myself” standing at the door, but another Rita Rossweisse.
So to summarize briefly -
——Lady Yulandel, for some reason, chose to commit herself to the manager of this cafe.
This magical cafe allows Lady Yulandel to meet people from different worlds, and one of them is "Rita Rossweisse" just like her.
