"!!!"
The familiar smell and the meticulous way the dish was laid out made Theresa look around warily.
"Grandpa! Come out quickly, I see you! Are you planning to retire and live with me?"
Theresa searched quickly, beside the flower pot, under the pillow, in the trash can... After searching every corner, she tilted her head in confusion.
"Where did he hide? Forget it, let's eat first, maybe he will pop up after we finish eating."
Theresa was familiar with Otto's methods.
"What's that magic that all I have to do is put the ingredients and recipes on the kitchen counter and the meal will be ready when I wake up... I'm not a three-year-old kid anymore, I already knew you did it for me."
"Theresa, I'm sorry, this magic will not work from now on."
"Grandpa!"
Theresa turned her head quickly.
Even though Theresa had many complaints about Otto's behavior, especially when it came to Cecilia and Kiana, the family love was real. If she had to choose the best grandfather in the world, Theresa knew she would choose Otto.
However, the smiling blond man did not appear.
"What...do you mean...am I...hallucinating?"
Theresa slapped her forehead and looked at the dishes on the table. Her hands suddenly began to tremble uncontrollably, as if she had suddenly lost something - just like the feeling of losing Cecilia.
"Ding dong!"
A message came from the internal mobile phone specially provided by Tianming.
[Lady Theresa, I regret to inform you of this news. Last night, Archbishop Otto intercepted the Herrscher of Bounds in advance by unknown means, and... defeated the Herrscher at the cost of his life.]
The message came from Rita, followed by a long paragraph of explanation and words of comfort. The confusing text showed that Rita was at a loss.
But Theresa could no longer read.
The remaining food aroma in the mouth suddenly turned extremely bitter.
Theresa stood there with her cell phone in her hand, panicked and helpless, with tears in her eyes.
……
At the same time, Yaesakura, who had been dealing with various handover tasks all night, suddenly smelled the fragrance of tea in her tiredness.
"Amber, why didn't you tell me you were here... huh?"
The office door was not opened, and there was no other smell in the room.
Yaesakura was stunned for a moment, but she saw a golden cube and two gems placed next to the teacup, and an envelope underneath.
[Sakura, when you read this letter, I will have left this world forever. You will understand the details in the future. In short, you don't have to worry about me because I have already got what I wanted. I wrote this letter to tell you... I'm sorry, I have to leave you alone in this era. ]
[I'm sorry, I arbitrarily let you inherit the destiny and the will of Karen. Perhaps these are a heavy burden for you, and will make your life more difficult in this lonely era. But, apart from these, I really don't know what else I can leave for you. ]
[You will spend the long time in the future alone, thinking about me and Karin, and living with us. You will gradually experience the sadness, helplessness and despair that I have experienced, but unlike me, you will definitely find many new friends, gain new bonds, and gradually soothe those feelings. I believe in you, Sakura.]
[Originally I have a lot to say, but maybe I have been hypocritical for too long, I really don't know where to start. I want to say that I am very happy to meet you and become friends with you in these last days. Thank you, Sakura. ]
[Finally, the things on the table are what I promised Angie and the others, please help me deliver them later. This is the last job, please, Sakura.]
The way Otto writes is as if he is sitting right in front of you and saying these words face to face.
Yaesakura looked at the letter for a long time, then sniffed as her throat felt blocked.
"Really? Did you really not see through me, or did you see through me and deliberately take revenge on me to upset me, Mr. Otto?"
Or is it actually both?
Yaesakura smiled with mixed feelings, and couldn't help but let tears fall from the corners of her eyes.
"Goodbye, Mr. Otto..."
Chapter 429 Stuck
Not long after dawn, Yulandel, who had flown back and forth overnight, hurriedly came to Yaezakura with Rita and Amber.
"Sakura, Archbishop Otto he...he..."
"He's gone, isn't he?"
Yaesakura stroked the letter paper and added words to the breathless Yulandel.
The three people who came together all looked flustered and at a loss as to what to do.
Yaesakura put down the letter without explaining why she already knew it. She just symbolically asked about Yulandel's experience.
Yulandel gave a somewhat disorganized account of Klosten, which had turned into a huge abyss, and of Angel who was waiting there and the information Angel had told her.
Yaezakura seemed unusually silent.
After listening to all this information, she just slowly turned her head and looked at the rising sun in the sky.
The red sunlight shone on those crystal clear eyes, and there was an unexpected calmness in them.
But to the other three, this calmness is a deeper level of sadness and nostalgia.
After all, only Yaezakura can be considered Otto's friend.
They are not, just subordinates and students.
"Ugh……"
After a long time, Yaezakura sighed, turned around and looked at the three people with a reassuring and gentle smile on her face.
At this time, Rita took a step forward with some trepidation and said:
"Sakura-sama, when Rita received the message just now, she was confused and subconsciously... passed the message to Theresa-sama. Please punish me."
It would be disloyal if the first thing you did after receiving the message was not to inform Yaesakura.
It was reckless and presumptuous to pass it directly to Theresa without going through Yaesakura.
Logically speaking, this is not something that the smart and capable Rita would do.
Yaesakura stood up, walked around the desk and came to Rita, and put one hand on the back of Rita's head, and pressed her forehead against her own. Then, she reached out and pressed the other two's heads over, and they all leaned together.
As if comforting a child, Yaezakura looked at them with gentle eyes and said:
"It's okay. I understand you. It's impossible for any member of the Destiny to remain calm after losing Mr. Otto. I understand your feelings and your panic. So don't blame yourself. Thank you for your hard work."
Rita's eyes reddened.
As Yaesakura said, no Valkyrie could imagine losing Otto. Even if he abdicated, everyone knew he was still there and could come back to support the situation at any time, which was different from his death.
Especially for those Valkyries who are close to Otto, the sense of reliance that always gives them peace of mind is irreplaceable.
"Yulan Dai'er, you've traveled so far overnight, go back and rest. And Rita and Amber, you too, I'll give you half a day to adjust your spirits, and then please continue to prepare for my succession ceremony."
At a time when the previous archbishop had just died, the successor archbishop was so anxious to take the position. At first glance, it seemed that he had an excessive desire for power, which could easily make people think of dark things.
But they were all familiar with Yaezakura's gentleness and kindness. In their view, Yaezakura had silently swallowed all her sorrow and was determined to take up the banner left by Otto.
"Otto's departure cannot be concealed. Instead of letting everyone guess, I will announce it to the world at the succession ceremony, telling everyone what Otto did, what he left for us, and how we should inherit his career."
Yaesakura added.
The three of them nodded in unison, unable to express any opinions.
Yaezakura smiled at them, picked up the letter, the golden cube and the two gems on the table, and said:
"I have one last job Mr. Otto gave me, and I need to go to Saint Freya. Leave Theresa to me as well. Amber, before I rest, I'll trouble you again to help me prepare the rocket to the Far East. I'll try to get there as quickly as possible - oh, by the way, I almost forgot that I have the Jizo Soul. There's no need for the rocket, just notify them first, I'll be there right away."
"Yes, Lord Bishop."
The panic at the highest level of destiny was smoothed over.
Although the loss of Otto will remain in their hearts for a long time, it is unknown when they will be able to fully recover.
But at least, they saw that they still had a backbone and knew what to do next.
For now, that's enough.
……
Theresa's problem needed to be solved.
Although her strength is no longer of any major use, her former S-rank prestige and her achievements in training a large number of new-generation Valkyries as the school principal - to be honest, this achievement alone is enough for many people to assume that she is the successor.
More importantly, she was also Anqi's school principal. Although they didn't live under the same roof, Anqi remembered all the care she had given her in the early days.
"Om-"
In Saint Freya's principal's office, a strange sound of electricity suddenly came from the open computer screen.
Then Yaesakura's head popped out from inside.
"…Uh, um, is there a bigger screen? My chest is stuck."
"..."×N
Even Theresa, who was still in a daze but was dragged over by Himeko, couldn't help but look at Yaezakura in a daze.
The fox-eared priestess appeared from the screen, with her hands on the frame and an extremely awkward smile on her face.
No one expected this to happen, but in the end, Yaezakura still came to Saint Freya.
She held the golden cube, which was no longer the Void, in one hand, and two Herrscher cores, Yan and Yu, in the other, and handed them to An Qi.
"Mr. Otto said this is the deal between him and you guys."
"Thank you."
Angel got the two cores and they naturally integrated into her body.
At this moment, the four scientists had no opinion.
The precious Herrscher Core was no longer in their eyes. What they cared about now was the golden block engraved with intricate patterns - the accessible virtual tree, which was the highest-level research material that had never been available in two eras!
Maebius's eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Wait, Otto told you that? You mean he talked to you when he gave you these things?"
"To be precise, he made me a cup of tea and left a letter."
"Where is the letter?"
"This……"
I didn't expect Mebius to be so sharp.
But Yaezakura didn't really want to hand over the letter. It was Otto's relic, a relic left specifically for Yaezakura.
Maebius actually understands people's hearts, she just doesn't bother to understand them most of the time. So, she roughly understood Yaesakura's mentality, so she said:
"Can you tell me the contents of the letter?"
"Just some goodbyes and good wishes, and asking me to give these things to you."
Yaesakura was stunned again.
The letter did not mention the truth about Angel at all. Perhaps, it was just to make it easier for me to hand the letter over for research?
Otto's tenderness in the last moments of his life is really... a little too much to bear.
Chapter 430 It must be a dream, right?
Yaezakura smiled bitterly and shook her head. She made the decision without hesitation and said softly:
"I'd like to keep the letter to myself. I'm sorry, Dr. Mabius."
"Tsk! Never mind. It's up to you. The big head is definitely on this square anyway."
Mabius put it down in dissatisfaction and took the cube from Angel's hand instead.
Then, the four scientists got together and observed and discussed with great interest, even though they had no equipment and no specific research ideas.
They were so focused that the atmosphere became a bit fanatical, causing everyone to stay away from them and not dare to disturb them. It seemed that if anyone showed up among them at this time, except for special people like Angel or Nindy, the outcome would be bad.
Yaesakura also walked past them and smiled gently at Jizi, Fu Hua, Kiana and others present, then came to Theresa who had been absent-minded.
"Theresa..."
"Ah! It's Sakura. Long time no see. I'll take you... take you to eat something delicious!"
