Collapse, the beginning will avoid 500 years of detours

It was pitch black outside, and I couldn't see any eyes at all.

It's probably an illusion.

Xier, whose heart was filled with happiness, didn't care.

I didn't even notice that there was a little white mist on the window.

Soon, the prepared birthday party began. Xier put on the crown made for her by the young children. The cake customized by Cocolia's mother was pushed in front of Xier. Xier's name was written on it, and the number of candles was consistent with Xier's current age.

The children surrounded Xier like stars surrounding the moon.

The lights in the orphanage were suddenly turned off. No one noticed that Lilia, who was in charge of turning off the lights, looked stunned. The children sang birthday songs for their sister Xier, and the singing covered up some subtle discordant sounds.

Xing Maer took out the camera and, as instructed by Cocolia's mother, helped her capture this moment.

Xier closed her eyes, made a wish, and then blew out the candle.

At this moment, her happiness reached its peak.

However, after the birthday song ended, the lights still did not turn on.

"Lilia?" Someone reminded Lilia to turn on the light.

"I......."

However, before Lilia could explain, someone suddenly noticed something was wrong.

Outside this space, it was unusually quiet.

They looked around in astonishment. Living here were not only these children, but also the staff responsible for taking care of them and the armed personnel responsible for protecting them.

But now, I haven't seen any of these adults since I don't know when.

what happened?

"Knock knock?" There was a knock on the door. Before anyone could open it, a clicking sound was heard and the wooden door was pushed down.

As the door fell, the wind and snow outside rushed in, blowing on Xier's rosy cheeks.

Xier stared at the door blankly.

At the door, the moonlight, against the backdrop of white snow, outlined a figure.

The camera in Xing Mal's hand, which was used to record Xier's birthday moment, moved with the lens to focus on the figure dressed in white as white as snow and with emerald eyes like the evil spirit in the bedtime story.

Like an evil ghost crawling out of the snow, his eyes fell on Xier, who was the center of attention. Seeing the cake in front of her, the blond man grinned.

“appy irtday~”

24. Prey

The Kokolia Orphanage welcomed its first uninvited guest since its establishment.

With his back against the wind and snow, Otto slowly walked into the orphanage. Before he came in, the Valkyrie Corps had eliminated the potential threats, and the only ones who were still conscious were the children in front of him.

Are you celebrating your birthday?

Otto stood in the orphanage, looking at Xier who was surrounded by so many stars, and felt a little envious.

For Otto, his birthday is no different from any other day. His family will not gather together to celebrate a day that has nothing to do with them.

but.

Perhaps the girls were frightened, they just stared at him blankly, unable to say anything.

Kiana covered her mouth and walked into the house with a dejected look on her face. She leaned against the wall, squatted down with her head down without saying anything.

"Are you okay?" Otto turned his head and glanced at Kiana.

This is what the girl looked like after she left town and got into her car.

"I... feel a little uncomfortable, like I'm carsick." Kiana said in a low voice, a little absent-minded.

Ji Zi in the Valkyrie nodded secretly. She would never dare to ride in the car driven by the Bishop again. She originally wanted to give Kiana on-the-job training in the car, but the Bishop stepped on the accelerator and she woke up completely.

How could anyone dare to let a 500-year-old man drive a car?

After getting off the car, Ji Zi felt that her life was like a candle in the wind.

"Okay." Otto didn't care much. He had checked and found that motion sickness was not a big problem.

Otto turned to look at the little girls huddled around Xier and smiled.

"Don't be afraid, I mean no harm to you."

Otto said with a smile.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Otto Apokalis, and I'm acquainted with your mother... Cocolia."

In fact, Otto was also a little surprised. Thinking back to the information about Cocolia that he had read halfway, he didn't expect that the crazy guy in Cocolia who started attacking him right away actually ran an orphanage. And judging from the meaning of Zao Xu Wanzang, this orphanage was quite important to Cocolia.

It turns out that everyone has two sides.

Still no one speaks.

Some girls felt their noses sore, but the air in the living room seemed to be frozen, preventing them from crying.

"Is today your birthday?" Seeing no response, Otto looked at Xier. Xier's legs were shaking, and when she was pointed at by Otto, tears were about to burst out of her eyes. "What's your name?"

"Xi, Xier Freya..." Xier's voice was filled with tears.

"Well, it's a nice name, Sister Xier, happy birthday to you." Otto smiled, and he crossed his arms, touched his chin with his right hand, and looked at the children who were avoiding his gaze.

In fact, at the beginning, Otto intended to give Cocolia a painful revenge.

but.

After entering the house and seeing these girls who were younger than his actual age, Otto's idea of ​​revenge faded a lot.

Could he possibly send all these little girls to see their biological father?

Is this mercy? Or is it because Kiana is around and they want to leave these girls alone to make a good impression on her?

Or maybe, seeing them who are younger than you reminds you of your younger and weaker self?

"It's snowing heavily outside. We are guests here to escape the snow. Could you please let us stay here for one night?"

Otto asked with a smile, and Xier pursed her lips. She could tell that these people had bad intentions, and she was very scared. However, most of the people around her were children younger than her. If she was scared, it would only make her sisters more scared.

"I, we can't decide. We need to ask the adults..."

"But they are all asleep now." Otto smiled kindly. "By the way, does Cocolia have a room here? Take me there."

Otto's tone had already made the decision for these children, and he turned to look at the Valkyries and spoke.

"Stay here tonight and we'll leave tomorrow."

"Yes!" Although they didn't know why the bishop did this, and it would be enough to just take these children away, the Valkyries all followed Otto's orders.

The Valkyries dispersed and did what they had to do. Tonight they would take turns keeping watch, guarding against possible attacks.

Jizi walked towards Kiana, and seeing that Kiana looked uncomfortable, she prepared to let her find a place to rest first.

"You, you are just here to stay for one night?" Xier asked fearfully.

"Of course." Otto smiled and motioned for Xier to take him to Cocolia's bedroom here.

After hearing Otto's answer, Xier relaxed a little. Although her legs were a little weak, she still managed to stand up and lead Otto.

【What a bad character.】

Xukong Wanzang emerged again.

"I don't think there's anything about me that you would call me a bad person."

Otto followed behind Xier. He had no defenses against the little girl.

If you want to kill him, you have to call a Herrscher, but this little girl is not a Herrscher at all.

[You clearly knew it was someone else's birthday, yet you barged in without hesitation to ruin their best day of the year, and then you pretended to be merciful here. Maybe Xi'er is actually thanking you in her heart.]

Otto felt that Xukong Wanzang always thought the worst of people.

[Your revenge on Cocolia was even more cruel.]

Killing these children will only cause Cocolia a momentary heartache, which will then turn into anger towards you, leaving you with an evil spirit watching you from behind.

So, if you deliberately leave these children alone and stay here for one night, Cocolia will be concerned about them and won't bombard them. Under bombardment, Valkyrie and you might not die, but these children will definitely die.

【But your purpose is not just that. 】

[Cocolia's feelings for these children are genuine, and her maternal love will lead her to find a way to rescue them, but at the same time, she is also a suspicious and ambitious person.]

She'll suspect you're plotting something, that you're sieging the base and attacking the reinforcements. She'll worry that if you send a large force to retake the orphanage, the base will be left vulnerable to a surprise attack from Heaven's Mandate.

The mother's desire to take her child back, and the ambitious man's concern for his own safety, intertwined, will torment Cocolia.

Even if she eventually gets these children back, every time she sees them, she will remember that when the children were in danger, she did not choose to save them at all costs, but instead watched the situation develop. This will gradually make the meeting between her and her beloved children become a kind of pain.

Admit it, Otto, you are a bad person.

Otto didn't care about what Void Bankang said.

He just wanted to make Cocolia doubt her important things.

When Otto and the Valkyrie leave tomorrow, Otto will not touch these children, but will Cocolia believe that she has done nothing to these children?

So, this is my revenge on Cocolia.

Soon Xier brought Otto to a room and said in a low voice.

"This is Cocolia's mother's room."

Cocolia will live here while she stays at the orphanage.

"Yeah." Otto nodded. Without Xier opening the door for him, Otto reached out and removed the door panel with force.

Xier shouldn't have brought herself here directly.

Because even if it was a temporary residence, there might be important things of Cocolia in it. Xier agreed too quickly and the other children witnessed it.

As her guide, Xier might be suspected by Cocolia at that time.

But this was also the thorn that Otto wanted to stick in Cocolia's flesh.

Just by observing, Otto found that Xier might be the most favored child in the orphanage. At that time, the mother-daughter relationship between Cocolia and Xier might be tested.

"That's it." Otto walked into Cocolia's bedroom. "I'm sorry that your birthday party turned out badly. If I have the chance, I will help you celebrate your birthday properly."

Otto actually didn't feel too much guilt. He had a very weak moral sense, or rather, he treated everyone equally, regardless of gender or age.

There was no response from behind.

Has he left already?

Otto was puzzled, but the next moment, he suddenly felt a faint threat.

He turned his head.

Xier still stood quietly at the door.

However, those sapphire eyes faded and turned blood red.

The shoulder-length hair, which was originally black with a bluish tint, became even darker in color, and the jet-black hair revealed an evil dark red.

Pitch-black mist poured out from Xier, blocking the door behind her and all other possible ways to leave.

Different from the kind and lovely Seele in Otto's first impression, the "Seele" in front of him was full of violence and madness. She stared at Otto with her scarlet hands, with the corners of her mouth raised, as if she was looking at a prey.

But Otto smiled, and his eyes became brighter, as if he saw something interesting.

"interesting."

25. Okay, Brother Otto.

"Let me ask, will this be common even five hundred years from now?"

Otto asked Xukong Wanzang in his heart, and "Xier" who suddenly seemed like a different person opened his eyes.

[Seele-Fleur is also a very special person, but your future self and she have no connection, so I don't know much about her. Perhaps you could call her a pendant beside Bronya?]

Bronya?