Kapitel 7: Otto Being Otto
"And that is the end of the report, Lord Otto," Rita concluded the report. She made sure she was somewhere far from her friend before giving the information to the Overseer of the organization, where both she and her friend are from.
"So, high Honkai Energy radiation was just a false alarm. The two of you can come back to HQ," the man on the other end ordered. He has the same hairstyle as our protagonist Lloyd Mervyn, but this man has blonde hair instead of white.
"There is something I would like to ask, Lord Otto," Rita said before Otto hung up the phone.
"Hmm?" He raised his eyebrow while placing his right hand on his chin.
"I saw someone who looks exactly like you but with white hair. I wonder if that person is from your new experiment," she asked.
"Oh? Tell me more about it," the usually bored voice of the Overseer now has the amusement in it.
Rita was confused because of his order, but she explained the Overseer nonetheless. "I have a photo of him in my mini camera, and I will send it at once," she said while fiddling with the mini camera, making the screen appear in front of her.
"Gone…" she muttered. The photos she captured of the young boy are now gone. She was sure she had taken the pictures, and she checked the history to make sure they were not deleted. And they also showed negative.
"What's wrong, Rita?" Otto asked with an amused expression. It is rare to see the maid in this situation.
"I am very sorry, Lord Otto. It seems I had made a mistake," Rita apologized to the Overseer.
"I don't mind, Rita. What did Durandal say about the situation with the boy?"
"Master Durandal said we should keep our eyes on him, Lord Otto," she replied.
"Then do as she said. Keep that person under surveillance until further notice," the man said after thinking for a while.
"I understand, Lord Otto. I will send you a report weekly," Rita acknowledged the order and gave him a curt bow.
"This will be all, Rita," he cut off the connection after that.
After the call ended, Rita turned back to return back to Durandal. She told her friend that she would be buying groceries for breakfast, and it was not a problem as she would be stopping by a marketplace on her way back.
But something is weighing on her mind. She was sure she had taken the photos of the white-haired boy. So, how did those disappear without a trace?
Rita just thought about it but decided to let it go. She can just take a photo of him when she sees him later.
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Lloyd POV
I walked inside the room after giving Kyoushou her pudding. There is something still weighing on my mind. That short-haired hair girl from before… have I seen her somewhere before? I am sure I haven't, but my instinct is screaming I have met her somewhere.
I looked around the room as I noticed something had changed. There is a cabinet for a TV and a Homu Station 4.
"What the hell?! Where did you get the money to buy Homu Station 4?!" I shouted. I agreed because I thought she didn't have any money to buy this high-end gaming console.
Seriously, where did she get the money?
"I am a Savior! There is no need for such a rotten thing as money!" I heard her shouting back from the outside. Understandable, have a good day… or not. How did she get this console if she didn't need money? Creating it out of thin air? Yeah, right.
Then my eyes landed on the new glass showcase. There are a pair of pistols, two long swords, and a short sword. And on the top layer, there is a new photo. Well… the picture that I usually placed under my pillow.
It was taken when I was 13 years old, and there were four people in the photo. Father, Mother, Okaa-sama, and me. Okaa-sama, Mother, and I are under the shade, enjoying our peaceful picnic. Okaa-sama is feeding me tangerine while Mother is giggling at us with a cup of tea in her hand. And as for Father… Well, that poor Father of mine is inside the bush, stalking us with apparent jealousy on his face. And the sun is shining brightly on top of his head.
He made Mother angry, so she left him when we went on a picnic. And Mother being Mother, she forgave him after letting him stalk us under the sun for over an hour. And Father being Father… He has multiple ways to make Mother angry.
Then, I turned my eyes toward the weapons inside the showcase. A pair of pistols with the fusion of black and purple colours. It was designed by Mother and made and named by Father. He named the guns "Oath of Innocence", the namesake of Mother. According to him, she was always bound by Kaslana Oath. Her primary weapon is the Oath of Judah plus; her innocence is still there even after participating in many battles.
I asked the most basic question after getting that pistol. "But father, then why are the pistols black?"
And he dodged the question skillfully. By skillfully, I mean turning around his head and whistling without answering the question.
And the swords, more specifically, katanas, are also there. That was the time when Father and Okaa-sama started headbutting each other. Okaa-sama wanted to make a traditional katana for me, but Father was hellbent on making a futuristic one. With Father being jealous of Okaa-sama as she was hogging all the time with Mother and Okaa-sama being jealous of Father as he was hogging all my time as I was always busy learning scientific subjects from him. So… yeah, they are always at each other's throats.
Mother needed to interfere before they started an all-out war against each other. They settled with one futuristic long katana and one short and one long traditional katana.
The futuristic-looking one was named "Levina" by Father, and Okaa-sama called "Yakeru" and "Enkai" respectively for the long and short ones.
I wonder… even after using all of those, why is my body still fine? All weapons are made to use Honkai Energy as the energy source.
「Because nothing will happen to your body even if you use my power right now.」
I heard the voice of the other me in my mind.
『Where were you these days? And what do you mean by that?』
「I was looking through your memories, and you don't need me these days, right? And like I said, Honkai Energy radiation will do nothing to your body even if you use my power.」
『So… what you want to say is, my body can withstand a large amount of Honkai Energy radiation?』
「Yes.」
『But how?』
「You already knew the reason, right?」
『It was because of Father, wasn't it?』
「Bingo! You got that right.」
『Was it that one from...』
「Yes, that one from when you were 5 months old.」
That's right… Father carried me under the church to make me withstand a large amount of Honkai Energy radiation. That is also the reason why my eyes became purple instead of blue or green like my parents. The side effect of the experiment.
And that is also the reason why Mother left him. Although she wanted to take me with her, she knew she couldn't take a five-month-old baby across the land filled with Honkai beasts. So, she left me with Father.
Do I hate those two for doing that to me? Of course not. I was a MANTIS soldier in my previous life, and I had seen many things. So, what happened to this family is tamed to what I had seen as a MANTIS.
My Father loved me so much that that love blinded him, and he made this mistake. He tried to save me from dying from the cause of Honkai Energy radiation. The symptoms started showing when I was a week after 4 months old, and all three of us knew that I would die because of it.
But Father… he didn't give up on me. He holed himself inside his room for nearly a month. During that time, he refused to eat or sleep. I also heard my parents quarrelling about something. I faintly heard my Father saying he would bring me back after I died and not stop him this time, and my Mother refusing to do so. She said she'll find another way, not willing to sacrifice anyone.
As for my Mother, she did whatever she could. She is not good with formulas, so she helped Father in the works that need strength.
But… nothing works. So, Father decided to take a gamble. He injected a strange serum into my body without telling Mother, and I might not know it if I am a normal baby. But too bad for him, I am not. I know that look on his face. That face is full of resolution, and it reminded me of MEI whenever she tried to do something crazy. He was prepared to revive me with the cost of his life if I were to die because of this serum.
But his resolution paid off. The serum cured my Honkai Energy radiation. I was in awe and left speechless by it. The highly sought antidote of Honkai Energy radiation from my previous life was invented by none other than this man in a single month. I… I can't help but admire this man, this Father of mine. Even though we had an antidote, the cost was huge. But… now? He made it right in front of me while adding this and that.
After a while, Mother caught up with us. She was both happy and angry at the same time when she saw us. Pleased because I was cured. Furious because Father was being a fool again. So, she left us for a while to cool her head. We can't blame her. She was so close to losing both her son and her husband.
Five years later, she came back with an extra person.
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Flashback to five years old Lloyd Apocalypse,
I turned my head to the door as I heard a knock from there. I jumped down from my chair and walked slowly toward there.
"Yes?" I opened the door and saw Father there with two extra people behind him.
I quietly close the door behind me and walk outside.
"Hello, son. Sorry for disturbing you, and I want to introduce you to someone," he said, earning a nod from me.
"You see, you might not remember, but this is my wife, your Mother, Kallen," he pointed to the woman standing beside him. My eyes landed on her, and she was my Mother, alright. A Little older than before, but the owner of that smile is, without a doubt, my Mother.
"And that is her girlfriend, Sakura," he pointed at the woman standing beside my Mother. Wait… why does this remind me of that meme from my previous life?
My entire body shook when my eyes landed on her. She looks precisely like SAKURA but without that long ears part! When I saw her face, guilt started to swell inside my heart. I did something irreversible to SAKURA, and I took advantage of her kindness.
Tears formed in my eyes, and I started crying. I couldn't hold my tears as I am still 5 years old.
I can't let them know that I cried because of my memories with SAKURA. So, I rushed and hugged my Mother's legs. "I missed you!" I screamed while clutching her legs. She picked me up and rubbed my cheek with hers.
"I am very sorry, Lloyd! I promise I will never leave you alone again," she also started crying. As for the girl who looks like SAKURA, I think her name is also Sakura. Well, she is looking at us with warmth in her eyes.
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Flashback End
Yes, that was how I got two Mothers. Since I can't go back home yet, I should relax in this world a little.
Let's start by meeting with Kyuushou's friend called, AlloyBron. I walked toward the gaming console as I couldn't hear the other me saying anything anymore.
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Author's Note;
Little to nothing was changed from the original version in this chapter.
This chapter is mainly about Lloyd Apocalypse's background. Otto is trying to be a good father, and Kallen is also trying to be a good mother.
And thank you, Soko, for the fantastic illustration of Lloyd's family photo.
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