"You actually dare to show your face again?" Otto's reappearance surprised the Herrscher of Sentience, but having someone to talk to was better than being bored alone, so she didn't immediately choose to attack.
"If I didn't show up, I was afraid you would demolish my entire base." Otto looked at the collapsed building, his lips twitching involuntarily.
He hadn't expected the Herrscher of Sentience's destructive power to be so severe. In the short 10-plus minutes it took him to replace his body, Schicksal was almost turned upside down.
However, knowing that she was created by Ren, he wasn't too worried about Durandal's life or death. With Ren's personality, he wouldn't just watch someone he had contact with die at this person's hands.
What gave him the biggest headache was that he had no way to deal with this [Fu Hua]. The only possibility was to divert her attention and send her somewhere else.
"You're right, so are you ready to die again?"
"Don't be so impatient, my old friend." Otto subconsciously took half a step back, but quickly regained his composure. "I killed you once before, and now you've killed me once. Shouldn't we be even now?"
Listening to the other party's shameless remarks, the Herrscher of Sentience felt that something was off. "No, no, no, what I killed was just your Soulium body."
"It's essentially the same. I killed you and also healed you. I replaced my body, and you are also still alive now. We have both killed each other and both survived. Our grudges should be written off."
"Hmm?" The Herrscher of Sentience was just a newly born Herrscher, and coupled with the influence of Fu Hua's honest and straightforward personality, she was no match for Otto's sophistry.
"Alright. So what? You appeared here not to stop me? But you can't." The Herrscher of Sentience quickly put aside what she couldn't understand.
Otto breathed a sigh of relief, changing the subject. "No, I'm not here to stop you, just to give an old friend some advice. You have just awakened, and there must be many things you haven't figured out, needing to find answers."
Listening to the other party's words, the Herrscher of Sentience fell into brief contemplation.
Previously, with the presence of the Id and Superego consciousnesses, she could still communicate with them, although sometimes she found them annoying. But when these two voices disappeared, she fell into inexplicable panic, and could only instinctively wreak havoc like a child without direction.
But destruction was both boring and pointless. Her goal was only to avenge herself against Otto, she had no interest in these Valkyries.
"Indeed, after being asleep for so long, it's inevitable to feel like everything has changed. Speaking of which, regarding what I did to Kiana and the others back then, shouldn't I properly apologize?" After Otto's reminder, the Herrscher of Sentience's violent emotions finally gradually calmed down, and she even began to consider how she should handle her relationship with her friends.
"Exactly, you need some time to adjust to the new you, and therefore you need a good guide." Otto noticed the change in the other party's expression and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Ren, do you have any memory of this name?"
The Herrscher of Sentience scratched her head. "No, I should have never heard this name before, but why does it feel a little familiar?"
Otto's eyes lit up, seizing the opportunity to press on, "This shows that he is exactly the target you are looking for. I can provide you with his location. Many of your doubts can be answered by him."
"..."
"The current you feels lost, precisely because you lack a good guide. He would be a very suitable person. More importantly, he is Kiana's friend and is currently with her. If you want to find your classmates, you can definitely find them through him."
Although instinctively she felt that Otto was tricking her again, the current Herrscher of Sentience was indeed somewhat lost. As the time she was awake grew longer, the influence of the Id and Superego consciousnesses on her became increasingly weak.
Recalling her actions of killing Durandal, the Herrscher of Sentience realized that her behavior was indeed somewhat unlike [Fu Hua]. This made her, who completely regarded herself as [Fu Hua], inexplicably uneasy.
「Otto is right, you need to calm down for a while.」 The Superego consciousness reappeared in the Herrscher of Sentience's mind.
Previously, due to her revenge against Otto, the Herrscher of Sentience had completely entered a battle state, and the Superego consciousness could only fall into slumber. Now that the Herrscher of Sentience's spirit had calmed down, the morality and self-restraint from Fu Hua's memories resurfaced.
"Huh? You're back again?" Noticing the reappearance of the Superego consciousness, the Herrscher of Sentience's mood noticeably improved.
「You shouldn't have caused such destruction.」
"..." The familiar feeling of being lectured made the Herrscher of Sentience pause, and she retorted softly, "I only caused damage to the buildings, I didn't harm any of those Valkyries or ordinary people. As for Durandal, she chose to fight me herself."
"And I gave her a chance to surrender, and more than once. It's her own problem that she couldn't block my attacks, what does it have to do with me?" The Herrscher of Sentience argued somewhat aggrievedly in her mind.
「But many people were still injured because of it, and Durandal, she is an important combat force against the Honkai.」
"..." The condemnation from the Superego consciousness made the Herrscher of Sentience fall silent, and the moral guilt was also gradually eroding her inner defenses.
If this continued, she would be completely overwhelmed by the Superego, eventually becoming a hollow shell who only engaged in self-condemnation, like Fu Hua.
This was the importance of the [Id] [Ego] [Superego] three consciousnesses to humans. The Superego, seemingly moral, actually turns people into empty shells who only know how to sacrifice themselves, falling into endless self-criticism for anything that harms others.
The Id, seemingly beastly instinct, is actually an important consciousness for maintaining individual motivation and independent thinking. The Ego, responsible for handling reality, goes without saying, losing it is no different from being in a vegetative state.
The three are indispensable.
The Herrscher of Sentience's Id consciousness was influenced by Ren. Now that Ren was focused on helping Durandal, the Id consciousness was also in an offline state.
Just as the Superego consciousness was gradually gaining the upper hand, another voice finally sounded.
「This isn't my fault, the root of everything is Otto.」
"You're back?"
「I'm back, I am you, you are me.」
Accompanying the return of the Herrscher of Sentience's Id consciousness was Durandal, who was battered and bruised.
…
"Overseer." Bianka at this time was covered in injuries, crimson blood soaking her golden hair. The top-tier Godsbane Armor was like shattered fragments, sparsely hanging on her body.
The black Fenghuang Down controlled by the Herrscher of Sentience was essentially simulated by Ren's Core of the Thousand Authorities. At the moment of the explosion, he remotely controlled it to protect Durandal.
However, the Herrscher of Sentience's strength was very high. One Core of the Thousand Authorities was not enough to completely resist, and he could only draw upon the core within Alvitr for auxiliary support.
Furthermore, because the opponent was a Herrscher of Consciousness, if she discovered Bianka wasn't dead, she might instinctively deliver a finishing blow.
Therefore, Ren drew upon the Id consciousness, fully concealing Bianka's consciousness fluctuations, completing the facade of complete death.
Now that the Herrscher of Sentience's spirit had calmed down, confirming that she wouldn't attack again, the Id consciousness also returned again.
"Huh? You're actually alright?" With the three consciousnesses returning to her body, the Herrscher of Sentience returned to her initial state.
"If you want to continue fighting…" Durandal did not back down.
"Tsk, although you're not afraid of death, I have no interest in fighting a defeated foe."
Durandal wasn't dead, and the self-condemnation from the Superego consciousness also weakened a lot. The Herrscher of Sentience's mood became very good.
Otto seized the opportunity to interject, "Since that's the case, why not go find your old classmates to chat? It's been so long, they've probably almost forgotten you."
"Hmm, makes sense." The Herrscher of Sentience glanced at Otto. "Ren, right, I've remembered this name. And, Otto, killing you once doesn't mean I'll tolerate the crimes you committed against me and Kiana. If you dare to scheme again, I don't mind tearing Schicksal apart again."
After saying that, the Herrscher of Sentience didn't linger, leaping lightly and jumping off the rooftop, disappearing into the vast clouds.
Only after she left did Otto's smile fade, and he subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
"Bianka, how are your injuries?"
"Although the Godsbane Armor is almost shattered, my physical injuries are not too serious."
"Did you sense anything?"
"At the moment of the explosion, it seemed like an invisible force protected me." Durandal hesitated slightly, but still spoke her feelings, "This force, it's somewhat familiar, I seem to have encountered it somewhere before."
"My guess is correct, if nothing else, it was your friend who saved you this time."
"Friend?"
"Ren, weren't you two getting along quite well back then?"
"..."