Starting from the Collapse World, I became the behind-the-scenes boss

"I'm just taking a look, what's the big deal?"

With her view blocked by the witch, Shi Bao pouted, "Besides, you were clearly fooled by that Otto guy. This was clearly just..."

"Cough cough!"

Fu Hua quickly interrupted Shi Bao with a cough, then winked at Shi Bao, "Miss Karen's matter is probably unrelated to Otto's, let her go and rest first."

"whispering sound--"

Upon receiving Fu Hua's signal, Shi Bao rolled her eyes but did not reveal the nun's true identity.

As a Herrscher who governs the realm of consciousness, she recognized Kallen the moment she saw her.

After all, in her Herrscher perception, this [Kallen] had never existed.

In other words, the other party is nothing more than a well-disguised AI program.

However, since Yae Sakura wants to keep the other person around, she doesn't need to be the villain.

Anyway, even if something goes wrong in the future, it won't affect her.

"Let me take Miss Karen to rest. I also have some things I'd like to ask Miss Sakura."

Shihen volunteered.

Although it was somewhat inappropriate for him, as the third leader of the alliance, to do such a thing.

However, considering that Mei is still with World Serpent, and that many things are only known to Yae Sakura, a World Serpent executive, his behavior is quite reasonable.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Shihen."

Naturally, Yae Sakura didn't mean to refuse, and nodded gently.

He gave Kiana and the others an apologetic look, leaving everyone to continue discussing ways to fight Otto, and then led Yae Sakura and the others out of the meeting room.

Before long, they arrived at the rest area. Shihen lightly raised his finger, causing the curious nun who was looking around to close her eyes and enter standby mode. Then he turned his gaze to the shrine maiden: "Miss Sakura should have already guessed the truth, right?"

"Um……"

Nodding in agreement, Yae Sakura looked at the white-haired nun standing there blankly, and a genuine sadness finally appeared on her face. "This Kallen, she's not the real Kallen, is she?"

Although she didn't understand the technology involved, she could roughly guess the truth just by seeing Otto decisively abandon the nun.

"To put it in a way that Miss Sakura can understand, it's like a newborn baby suddenly receiving the memories that should belong to Kallen."

Even if she acts exactly like Karen, she is still ultimately another being.

Shihen calmly explained, "Of course, how to deal with her ultimately depends on your choice, Miss Ying."

If you're just using it as a meal replacement, this [Karen] is barely usable.

"..."

Looking at the white-haired nun in front of her with her eyes closed as if she were asleep, Yae Sakura couldn't help but reveal a little struggle in her eyes.

Even knowing the truth behind it, when she looked at the other person like that, the image of the real Karen would still involuntarily surface in her mind.

but……

"If I really treated her as Karen, I would truly disappoint Karen."

Yae Sakura sighed deeply and said.

She had already accepted the fact that Karen had left.

"What if I told you there was a way to let you see the real Karen?"

Shihen suddenly spoke.

"..."

In an instant, her beautiful eyes widened, and the shrine maiden looked at the boy with eyes full of shock and... a volcanic eruption of joy.

"Of course, miracles and magic come at a price."

Even if it's just for the chance to see Kallen again, Miss Sakura would have to give her entire life.

Shihen added, his expression remaining perfectly calm.

The Honkai world has its own rules.

To traverse the torrent of time, one must rely on the power of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

Unfortunately, for humanity, the existence of the Imaginary Tree is far too vast and burdensome; even a tiny fraction of it requires an entire life force to bear.

Just like Otto, the moment the other party chose to become a false god, he could no longer be considered alive.

As a puppet controlled by the Imaginary Tree, even if the opponent doesn't die at Kiana's hands, he will inevitably become a consumable for time reversal.

"Well……"

After a long period of deep thought, with her brows furrowed and her eyes flashing, Yae Sakura gently shook her head. "When I was in the abyss, it was Kallen who showed me the light and gave me the opportunity to revive in this era."

"My life is a miracle bestowed upon me by Karen and Lord Shihen, and I will not easily give it up."

As she spoke, Yae Sakura's gaze gradually hardened.

Even though she desperately wanted to see Karen and felt she could accept any price to pay.

But when she thought of Kallen's sadness upon learning the truth, Yae Sakura dismissed the thought from her mind.

Rather than satisfying her own desires, she preferred to fulfill the expectations Karen had placed in her.

In this way, when she has truly lived out her life, she can meet Karen again in another world without any regrets.

Yae Sakura believed that this was the best answer she could give Kallen.

"If Otto could be as open-minded as Miss Sakura, the world would be a much better place."

Upon hearing the priestess's words, Shihen couldn't help but chuckle softly.

“When it comes to obsession, Lord Shihen is no less so.”

Looking at the white-haired nun who still had her eyes closed, Yae Sakura couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

Although this "Karen" was a gift from the boy, she also believed that there was definitely an element of revenge against Otto involved.

Or rather, the latter was the boy's main goal.

"If Miss Sakura has anything she wants to convey to Karen, I can help pass it on."

Without going into further explanation about the clone [Karen], Time Trace changed the subject.

"Lord Shihen, you..."

Upon hearing this, Yae Sakura immediately frowned.

The boy had said that even just seeing Kallen across time would cost him his life, so now...

"Even the same price can have different meanings for different people."

With a smile, Shihen didn't explain much, "And, there's one thing Miss Ying is right about: I do have a strong obsession with Otto."

Even though he helped Otto become a false god, he had already told Otto what he really wanted to do.

We finally have a chance to restart the timeline, so why can't we save more people?

Looking at the two clergymen beside him, whose attire was different but somehow harmonious, Shihen couldn't help but smile.

He swears in the name of the mastermind that he will make Otto wear the hat of "the first green man" properly and will never let him take it off easily.

…………

After settling Yae Sakura and [Kallen] in, when Time Returned to the conference room, the tactical meeting was nearing its end.

"Judging from Otto's various actions in summoning the light screen, it should be a barrier constructed by the authority of the Herrscher of Binding."

Einstein spoke first, "As for the abilities of the Herrscher of Binding, I'm sure everyone knows them. Its principle is to exert extremely strong suppression on all kinds of energy, including Honkai energy."

Simply put, this is an anti-Herrscher... no, it should be said that he is an anti-Honkai Herrscher.

Breaking that barrier isn't difficult in terms of method; it simply requires attacking with energy exceeding its capacity to counteract it.

"But the upper limit of the binding barrier shouldn't be so easy to break, right?"

Shihen asked the question very cooperatively.

Although in terms of total energy, the six Herrschers of Reverse Entropy combined definitely exceed the upper limit of the constraint barrier.

However, the effects of six attacks at the 3000HW level are completely different from those of a single attack at the 18000HW level.

In other words, if you can't truly overwhelm the Herrscher of Binding on an energy level, no matter how many or how dense the attacks are, they will be ineffective against the barrier.

"There is a relatively clever way: the Moon Throne."

Einstein calmly replied, "Possessing the power to convert Honkai energy, the Moon Throne is the attack method least affected by the Herrscher of Binding."

"On the Hyperion?"

Shihen asked.

In terms of power alone, the Moon Throne equipped on the Hyperion is already Anti-Entropy's most complete work.

“And Bronya too.”

Theresa added.

As the Herrscher of Reason, Bronya can also construct the Moon Throne to supplement her firepower.

"...Let's do it that way then."

After a brief review of the battle plan and a few minor additions, Shihen nodded in agreement.

As titans of the scientific community, Einstein and Tesla's proposed solutions were unlikely to be problematic, barring any severe information asymmetry.

Unfortunately, this encounter with Otto falls into one of the categories of situations where information is unequal.

Thinking about all the possible scenarios that might follow, Shihen's lips curled into a faint smile.

Preparations were completed quickly, and the main gun muzzle of the Hyperion slowly extended, its bright white light, like moonlight, gradually illuminating the muzzle.

Bronya, are you ready?

Glancing at the progress bar on the Hyperion, and then looking at the gray-haired loli outside the warship who had three moon thrones built around her, Shihen asked in a slightly deep voice.

Unlike the original timeline where only Bronya could be relied upon, even without Bronya and Kiana, who would be the main force in the subsequent battle against Otto, Anti-Entropy can still muster four Herrschers to meet the conditions for the Moon Throne to operate at full power.

In short, anti-entropy has never fought such a costly battle.

"Bronya is ready to strike at any time."

Bronya glanced back at the Hyperion, as if she could see the boy watching her through the porthole. She pursed her lips and looked solemnly at the golden light curtain that enveloped a corner of Krosten Town.

With so many people's expectations on her shoulders, she would never fall here.

As she thought this, the Moon Throne surrounding Bronya shone even brighter.

"Then launch the Moon Throne in ten seconds."

Nodding, Shihen then began counting down, "Ten, nine... three, two, one, launch!!"

Shouting loudly, Shihen pressed the button in front of him forcefully.

call out--

In an instant, the two Moon Thrones on either side activated simultaneously, and two pure and bright white beams of light, as clear as moonlight, fell onto the light screen together.

hum-

On one side is the Honkai energy barrier, which has a strong suppressive effect on all kinds of energy, and on the other side is the advanced human technology that can convert Honkai energy into other types of energy. The clash between the Authority of Restraint and the Throne of Moonlight entered a white-hot stage from the very beginning. Storms of light and heat raged without any rules, as if a new sun was rising in the town of Krosten.

Amidst this terrifying light and heat, the restraining barrier only lasted a few seconds before rapidly shattering at the point of impact. Golden fragments fell, turning into specks of light that quickly dissipated, and even the oppressive dark clouds in the sky abruptly vanished, revealing a dazzling golden light behind them.

Wait, gold...

Only then did Bronya realize something was wrong. She looked up and saw that the dark clouds in the sky had dispersed, and one golden gear after another was connected and spread out. A feeling even more oppressive than the previous restraining barrier came over the girl's heart.

"Damn it! What the hell is this?!"

Even for a Herrscher of Restraint, this is blatant cheating!

As Tesla felt the Hyperion shaking as well, he couldn't help but curse.

The previous constraint barrier was outrageous enough, and now you're telling me there's a second stage to it?

On the deck of the Hyperion, feeling the oppressive force of the new barrier from afar, Kiana took a deep breath and then flew forward without hesitation.

"Kiana!"