Honkai impact 3rd: I Use Everything of Yours to Love Me

Otto was already frantically thinking in his mind about what outrageous move his father had made.

"Sigh, your father proposed to me, and as you know, I only have one daughter."

"What! How dare that old man!"

Hearing that his father had actually proposed to Francis, Otto was instantly filled with rage.

Damn it, he should have found a way to kill that old man last night.

At this moment, Otto's noble upbringing was completely forgotten.

Seeing Otto so furious, Francis was certain that this matter had nothing to do with Otto.

He then reached out and patted Otto on the shoulder: "Alright, don't be in such a hurry to get angry. Although your father came to propose, he did it on your behalf."

"Me? He would be so kind?"

Hearing that it was actually a proposal for him, Otto's first reaction was disbelief, followed by thoughts of what kind of scheme might be behind it.

After all, last night he had clearly fallen out with his old man, so there was no reason for that old man to help him.

"Who knows? But I see that Kallen quite likes you, so I don't plan to refuse this matter. However, if you dare to bully Kallen, my sword is not just for show."

"Ah? Uncle Francis, isn't this too early? It doesn't seem appropriate, does it?"

Otto's face turned red for once.

Being recognized by his future father-in-law, Otto was also very excited in his heart.

However, thinking about their ages, he immediately felt a bit embarrassed.

Hearing this, Francis's face darkened, and he gave Otto a slap on the back of his head.

"You little brat, what are you thinking? It's just an engagement."

"Oh, oh, oh, I see, haha."

Otto, who had been slapped on the head, wasn't annoyed but instead awkwardly laughed and scratched the spot where he had been hit.

"Kid, get ready. In a few days, you'll have the engagement ceremony."

After calming down, Francis also seriously instructed Otto.

As an onlooker, Chang Yuan made no comment on this.

This engagement was happening much earlier than he had expected.

In the original story, it wasn't until after Kallen had defected and been captured that Otto used the engagement to save her.

Now, nothing like that had happened, and Kallen had no reason to defect.

After all, the 12th Divine Key had long been complete, so many of the later events wouldn't occur.

Moreover, he had recently heard that the area around Yae Village was being guarded by Sakura.

This meant that the suffering that Yae Sakura had endured wouldn't happen either, and she would grow up happily with her sister.

A few days later...

"Teacher, I'm a bit nervous, even though it's just an engagement."

Otto was pacing back and forth nervously.

Although it was just a simple engagement, Otto was still treating it very seriously.

But to this, Chang Yuan could only say that he had asked the wrong person.

He had never even been engaged, so what use was there in asking him?

"Don't ask me, I'm just a spectator."

"Teacher, can you be a bit more reliable? You eating over there is really affecting my mood."

Otto looked with a black line on his face at Chang Yuan, who had already started eating the candies from the engagement banquet.

Don't let the banquet start only to find that one table has already been cleared.

"Calm down, as a scientist, you need to maintain a calm mindset in the face of anything. Being so anxious is unbecoming."

Chang Yuan waved his hand, indicating that these details didn't matter.

"You... sigh, forget it, I'll find a way to calm myself down."

Otto knew he couldn't find a way to relax through Chang Yuan, so he stopped relying on him.

On the other side...

"Teacher Elysia, does marriage mean that two people will protect each other in the future?"

"Yes, marriage is between two people who truly love each other. They silently protect each other's dreams and help each other achieve them."

"Oh, oh, hehe, it seems I'll have to protect Otto. Without me, he'll just get bullied."

Compared to Otto's nervousness, Kallen was completely free of such emotions.

Of course, Otto was nervous because he was precocious and could think of many things.

Kallen, on the other hand, was almost single-minded and didn't think too much about complicated matters, which was why she was so relaxed.

"So, you must protect him well in the future, don't be like me... never mind, just remember, okay~?"

"Don't worry, Teacher Elysia. In the future, anyone who wants to hurt Otto will have to answer to my fists first."

Clenching her fist, Kallen smiled lightly.

Soon, the time for the engagement banquet arrived, and both Kallen and Otto made their appearance.

They were followed by their important people, but Otto only felt disgust.

His siblings, his father, he hated them all.

In contrast, Kallen on the other side didn't care.

Then came the normal engagement process: the officiant read the declaration, the two exchanged tokens of love, and then it was over.

Until nightfall, when Otto returned to his room.

"What is that old man trying to do? Tch, I'll just go ask him directly."

Rather than passively waiting for the old man to come to him, Otto chose to take the initiative.

Arriving at his father's door, Otto didn't even knock, directly twisting the doorknob and entering.

Then he saw his father, Nicholas, sitting at the desk, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"You're here. I knew you would come."

"You, what kind of scheme are you plotting?"

Not bothering with pleasantries, Otto went straight to the point.

"So impatient. You know, at every point in time, we select a Saintess who will lead us to glory once again."

"What does that have to do with me?"

Frowning, Otto was very confused.

What did the Saintess have to do with him?

But in the next instant, Otto thought of it.

"Kallen!"

"Very clever. I will use the power of the Apocalypse family to make her the Saintess. At that time, she will inevitably need to charge into battle. Don't you think it would be a pity if she died on the battlefield due to lack of strength?

Moreover, this is our affair. Your teacher, as an outsider, cannot interfere. After all, this is a necessary war between civilizations."

"You!"

At this moment, Otto fully understood his father's plan.

Making Kallen the Saintess would allow her to indirectly realize her dreams, but it would also be a shackle.

This meant that every time Kallen went to battle, she would have to be the first to charge into the fray, meaning she could fall in any war.

But knowing this, Kallen would absolutely not refuse, because this was the Kallen he knew.

"What do you want?"

Only now did Otto realize why his father could hold the position of Grand Bishop—he was a cunning old fox.