[Randomly Selected World: Honkai Impact 3rd]
[Randomly Selected Character: Otto Apocalypse]
In an instant,
everyone froze.
They stared in disbelief at the words appearing on the screen.
And then—
Otto's voice rang out fully confirming to everyone in the chat…
The next character to be evaluated
was none other than Otto Apocalypse himself!
The current Overseer of Schicksal!
"Life really is such a fragile thing…"
"When I was young, my elder sister died on the battlefield. They told me her soul was undying, that her spirit would ascend to heaven."
"Heh."
"Generation after generation, humanity has always delighted in deceiving itself with such lies—believing in an afterlife, believing in the eternity of consciousness."
"They dress the world up as though death does not exist, until death suddenly intrudes into their lives and falls upon the ones they love."
"And even then, they only deceive themselves even more—believing that love can transcend all things, believing that emotions are eternal and indestructible."
"Heh."
"Indeed… love, and emotions in a broader sense, can give rise to miracles."
"But the creators of miracles can only ever be those who are still alive at that very moment."
"I don't need anyone to judge me."
"Because these long yet fleeting five hundred years…"
"Have merely been everything a man could give, for the sake of his own selfish wish."
"Heh…"
"He has now reached the end of his journey…"
"What he must complete… what he must witness… what he must redeem… they have already taken root and begun to sprout within the Imaginary Tree…"
"They only await that lost messenger, to deliver the final message before everything comes to an end."
"That moment will not come too early, nor too late."
"It will become a requiem that transcends death… it will become a hymn in praise of miracles descending…"
"The world will turn, in that instant, for one person alone—letting the sins forcibly imposed dissipate like smoke, letting the consciousness that was brought to an end continue forward."
"Let the despicable be buried with me…"
"Let the light, because of you… reach toward the future!"
"I have deceived my friends… deceived my family… deceived the world and the rules that govern it…"
"All for the sake of granting the only true you… a second life."
"I'm back."
"Kallen."
Otto's low murmur echoed slowly through the space.
His voice carried an unmistakable weakness—
yet also a resolve so firm it sent chills down one's spine.
It was as though he had poured every last ounce of belief from his life into those words.
Like a weary traveler finally reaching the end of the road.
Reflection, reminiscence, release, hope—
countless complex emotions intertwined within Otto's speech.
For a moment,
everyone was left dazed.
And by the time they came back to themselves—
Otto's whisper had already fallen on its final syllable.
[Hu Tao]: Huh????
[Theresa]: Grandpa?!
[Silver Wolf]: Wait… this is Otto?!
[Ganyu]: Yes… yes, that really is Otto's voice!
[Jean]: Otto Apocalypse… there probably isn't another person in the world with that name.
[Keqing]: To think… the next person to be rated is actually Otto?!
[Furina]: I understand the logic, but… why does Otto get to talk for so long???
[Sparkle]: Maybe that's just the Overseer's privilege…?
[Robin]: Otto's voice would actually suit singing quite well.
[Xianyun]: "A requiem that transcends death… a hymn for the descent of miracles…"
[Yanqing]: The end of the journey? Could it be… Otto has already…?
[Ningguang]: "Kallen… I'm back?" This… was that said to Kallen?!
[Clara]: And… his voice sounds very weak…
[Fu Xuan]: One can't help but wonder—what kind of image this Overseer of Schicksal holds in the eyes of the world.
[March 7th]: That hateful guy… his score has to be rock-bottom!!
[Paimon]: Paimon's giving Otto zero points! Zero!!
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