"You're going to Vienna?"
The sudden words caught Rita completely off guard.
"Since Overseer Otto has already taken notice of me, he will naturally try every means to make me appear before him."
The magus, who had a certain understanding of the personality of a particular green-hat connector, glanced at the tachi in his hand and then spoke.
"If I don't appear before him, if I become an 'uncontrollable variable' in his eyes, things will become very troublesome next."
"Are you saying that you have no intention of making an enemy of Lord Otto?"
Rita, who still held Otto in high esteem, paused for a moment, then spoke with a smile.
Otto's method of dealing with uncontrollable variables had always been physical elimination. As the one in power in Schicksal, if he truly set his mind to kill someone, apart from Kevin 'Aotian' who was still benched in the Sea of Quanta, no one could escape.
"It is indeed reasonable to feel apprehension towards that Lord."
"Why should I be afraid of that coward who doesn't even dare to confess?"
Li Zihan, who had already obtained Jizo Mitama and the Oath of Judah, was stunned.
"You do not fear Lord Overseer?"
Rita was also stunned. This was the first time she had ever seen someone dare to call Otto, that master of physical account bans, a coward.
"I want to go see Otto in a few months simply because I don't have any ready-made 'bargaining chips' on hand right now, not even a 'sample'."
"Otto isn't a silly fool like Higokumaru. Without even a sample, I can't pull an empty-handed ploy on him."
Li Zihan pouted and said.
"I need to make a trip back home to find something that can convince him of 'time travel'."
He truly did not fear Otto.
Li Zihan still had a Gem of Conquest in his possession.
If he used the Gem of Conquest as a power bank, he could fully enable Jizo Mitama to activate a special mode similar to the Might of An-Utu's "Jiemie."
The Zeroth Power of Jizo Mitama was equivalent to a rampaging Higokumaru from the Previous Era, and Higokumaru's track record was nearly wiping out humanity.
So, with a super-limit mode that surpassed Herrscher power, taking over Schicksal's systems, controlling the technical personnel within, and acquiring some nanomachines shouldn't be too difficult, right?
Where Otto's original body was hidden was unknown, but it was certain that all his alternate bodies were made of Soulium (nanomachines).
Besides, even without using the Zeroth Power, he had already taken control of the Tokyo Skytree.
Using it as a medium to transmit signals to other signal base stations, he could then seize ownership of those other base stations and communication satellites.
After controlling some classified signals, he could entirely issue an order to launch nuclear weapons "against Schicksal" in the name of the head of state of a nuclear-armed country.
If they really couldn't come to an agreement, Li Zihan wouldn't mind using all the above methods.
System paralysis, alternate bodies physically sealed, nuclear strikes, and large-scale defections from subordinates...
If faced with such a situation, Otto's only way to achieve victory would be a decapitation strike, and one without high-tech armaments or support at that.
On Schicksal's side, there were only two known characters who had an absolute advantage in strength over Li Zihan.
Shenzhou's Flatboard and Durandal the Silly Goose.
Shenzhou's Flatboard, Fu Dazhuang, was a gene-modded warrior whose strength had deteriorated significantly. Against Li Zihan, who could teleport with Judah, she was almost certainly facing a dead end.
If Otto didn't have any other trump cards or game-changing moves, then Li Zihan would only need to deal with Durandal the Silly Goose.
Durandal the Silly Goose was a bug; perhaps she really could withstand the one-minute sealing duration of Judah's Zeroth Power.
However, if he formed a team from Otto's own spare bodies to pin down the Silly Goose and then launched a sneak attack, the odds of victory didn't seem low either.
After all, among that scoundrel Otto's spare bodies, there were individuals stronger than the Herrscher of Reason.
Should I start preparing now and make a move at the beginning of March?
The youth felt a little tempted, sensing that he might be able to obtain everything he wanted by taking out Otto and taking over Schicksal.
Choosing the time after his transmigration cooldown ended seemed like a good option. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝙣𝙚𝙩
If Mr. Otto didn't have any other subordinates or trump cards that could directly turn the tide of battle, Mr. Otto could type out 'GG'.
If Otto did have other trump cards, he could also use world travel to evade Otto's counterattack.
The maidservant小姐 at the side watched the changing expressions on the youth beside her and felt her heart lurch.
This guy dared to call the Overseer of Schicksal a "coward who doesn't dare confess," and casually mentioned things like "bargaining chips" and "time travel"...
Her intuition told her that the danger level of this seemingly rather cute child might be even higher than she had imagined.
However, even knowing he possessed an extremely high level of danger, Miss Rita surprisingly found that she didn't seem to dislike or fear this person.
On the contrary, she felt a strong desire to get closer to him.
Miss Rita was a little puzzled internally.
Could it be that, on this mission, she had actually turned a corner and encountered love?
Thinking this, the maidservant小姐 turned her head once more, examining the youth's face.
He was good-looking, yes, but he had matured a bit too quickly; his cuteness level hadn't reached a point where she couldn't control herself.
That shouldn't be right. Her preference was for the loli-type; this guy was clearly overage.
"That's because of the power of Jizo Mitama."
The youth, feeling that Miss Rita could probably change her surname to Aozaki by now, sensed the gaze that made him instinctively a little uncomfortable and spoke up.
"The Twelfth Divine Key, Jizo Mitama, unrecorded in any data, can erode machinery and living beings, dominating them through different methods."
The moment he grasped Jizo Mitama, he understood why Kallen had fallen in love with Yae Sakura.
She carried around the black box containing the super siscon Higokumaru all day, and Yae Sakura looked exactly like Higokumaru's older sister.
Carrying the Herrscher of Erosion, who constantly longed for her older sister, and then encountering a character like Yae Sakura, who looked identical to "Sakura"—it would be stranger if nothing problematic arose from that.
Here, Li Zihan couldn't help but offer a moment of silence for Lord Otto.
His luck in love was already comparable to Mr. Wang Mang's.
What a twisted ability.
Rita's expression changed.
She felt that the effect of this ability was practically something out of a lewd manga or an eroge.
If the wielder were an old lecher, the subsequent development would definitely be hentai-oriented.
Thinking of this, Miss Rita couldn't help but shiver, and a slight sense of relief rose in her heart.
Fortunately, its owner was still somewhat of a gentleman.
"Then, next, do you need me to convey what you've said to Lord Overseer?"
Miss Rita, who had already realized that her target would be willing to cooperate with Overseer Otto, reined in her somewhat wandering thoughts and returned to a serious demeanor.
"No need. I'll tell him myself."
Li Zihan looked towards the west, in the direction of St. Freya Academy, and said.
Some things were better done by oneself.