Chapter 69: Awakening

"Yo, Karen. Would you like to come in and sit down? ”

The bearded uncle lay down in front of his counter and greeted Karen who was passing by.

"No, I still have a task."

"Miss Karen, I have freshly harvested apples here, would you like some?"

The old woman who was passing by stopped Karen and insisted on giving Karen an apple.

Following each other along the way, Otto's brow became deeper and deeper.

"Karen, these people ......"

I really couldn't think of a reason, so Otto simply asked about Karen in front of him.

"You...... Is Kalian's boyfriend? What a talent. ”

The old woman with the fruit basket scanned Otto's body with a look of scrutiny for her son-in-law.

"No, no, no, grandma, you misunderstood. It's just what I picked up. ”

Seeing that the explanation was not clear, Karen simply pulled Otto and fled.

"It's nice to be young......"

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"Stop, stop, why are we running?" Otto stopped Karen, who was running.

"Huh? That's right, why ......?"

Stopped, Karene propped her chin in thought.

"Now, those people seem to be very close to you, what is the reason for that?"

"Ah, you said that."

Coming back from her daze, Karene and Otto stared at each other.

"Because I got rid of the Honkai Beast that escaped from the dungeon......"

"That's ......"

As he coped with the reply, Otto sorted out the information that could be obtained so far.

First of all, Karen has lost all memories of herself, maybe there is no such person as Otto in this world of mind space, and secondly, the current point in time is that Karen has solved the escaped Honkai Beast.

"Ok, then ......"

Drawing out the system's menu, Otto searched for anomalies in the space.

"What are you doing? And what this blue glowing screen is. ”

Like a cat piqued by curiosity, Kalian seems to be intrigued by this technology brought in by the outside world.

It will take some time to investigate the anomaly, and Otto simply revealed the current situation to the other party.

But all that was gained was a roll of the other party's eyes.

"Who cares about you, I'm on a mission now."

Probably thinking of Otto as an older middle-aged patient, Karen left these words and walked out of the city.

"Wait......"

Before Otto could finish his sentence, he heard Kalian's screams.

"What's wrong?" Looking at Kalian, who suddenly fell to the ground with her forehead covered, Otto stepped forward with a frown.

Put your hands in front of you, it's like there's an invisible wall.

Grabbing the pedestrian walking by, Otto motioned for him to walk in the direction of the wall.

In the eyes of the passers-by who looked foolish, he walked back and forth several times, and finally did not appear as Otto had described.

In other words, are we the only two of us in the restricted area? But why can't Karen get out?

"What is this? Transparent walls? ”

Covering her forehead, Karen got up from the ground.

"I have some clue about this, but it depends on whether you are willing to go with me."

Turning the blue display back on, Otto shifted it to Kalen's perspective.

There is a complete map of Destiny on it, with two red dots on the map.

"Tsk, okay, okay, I'll play with you."

In the case that I don't have a clue at the moment, I can only go to the doctor randomly.

———————— the protagonist is on the move——————

"Strange, why aren't there even a few guards."

Hiding in the grass, Karen muttered as she looked at the entrance to the dungeon.

"Isn't it just right that no one is there? Let's go inside. ”

Along the steps, the two of them continued to advance into the depths.

The dungeon is used to hold Honkaimon, which means that they have to walk nearly 500 meters underground to reach their destination.

However......

“!”

Looking at the space that suddenly brightened, both of them looked sluggish.

"Danger!"

Noticing the swift attack, Ottola walked past Karen.

"It's a shame."

It seemed that the attack was frustrated, and Otto's familiar voice echoed around him.

"Two, Karen?"

Looking at the figure that came out of the shadows, Otto's mind was now a mess.

"Long time no see, Otto."

This Karen, who didn't seem to have forgotten Otto, greeted her familiarly.

"What the hell is this ......"

"Warning, a strong Honkai reaction has been found."

The system, which had been silent, suddenly popped up a warning window.

"Scan her."

Pointing to the other Karen in front of him, Otto ordered.

"I see? A collection of negative emotions. ”

During the long slumber, Karen Kaslana's negative emotions such as fear and loneliness combined with the remnants of Honkai energy in her body to produce this negative emotion, and she also took away the memories that belonged to Kalian.

"What are you talking about? Anyway, as long as you hit her, it's fine. ”

Pulling out the Fairy Bow from her back, Karene took a battle stance.

"It seems that I have found the mastermind behind it, and the reason why Karen has been unconscious is you."

"Heh, who knows."

"Embody, Quantum Beam Cannon. Mobilizing the weapons being studied from the Mandate of Heaven's database, Otto intended to manifest in this semi-virtual world. ”

Huge cannon barrels emerge out of thin air, and the countdown to death of the increasingly solid weapon emblem.

"What are you doing? Stop!! ”

After sleeping with Karen for 500 years, it is natural that I don't know how terrifying today's technology is.

"Goodbye."

In the white light of the sky, the enemy in front of him was crushed without any power to fight back.

From where it vanished, two white dots of light floated out and merged into Kalian's body.

"Whew, it looks like it's solved."

Exhaling, Otto looked at Karen with her eyes closed.

"Well, it doesn't seem like anything has changed......"

Slowly opening her eyes, Karene said.

"How could it be ......?"

Looking at Otto with an incredulous look, Karen couldn't help but hook the corners of her mouth.

"Okay, lie to me!"

Noticing the shallow ridicule, Otto could not have known that the other party was lying to himself.

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"Okay, okay, how do I get out now?"

After some fighting, Karen's key point was finally mentioned.

"Isn't there a red dot on the map, maybe that's the exit?"

"Well, so what the hell is this glowing thing?"

"This? It's not clear for a while, but you'll understand it when you go out. ”

Chatting all the way, the two came to another marked place.

This is Otto's laboratory 500 years ago.

In the center of the laboratory, a golden cross is placed.

"So...... I'll be waiting for you outside. ”

The menu was pulled, and Otto's starlight dissipated as if he had exited the game.

Placing his hand on Judas, Karen quickly disappeared from here.

Then, the meaningless space cracked apart.

………………

When Karen opened her eyes again, she felt a stiffness in her body, and she didn't even have the strength to sit up.

"Welcome back, Karen."

The familiar figure in front of him seemed to be talking to him, but the body that had not been used for 500 years could not be adjusted immediately.

At this moment, Karen can only see Otto's slightly moving lips and a Lori who is exactly the same as when she was a child!

Exactly like yourself! What the heck??!!