Accompanied by the loud sound of the gavel slamming against the wooden table echoing through the large assembly hall, the puppets stopped their murmuring and all raised their heads to look toward the judge's bench at the center of the venue.
"The reason for calling everyone here today, I believe you all know it."
"Of course we know!"
A slightly agitated puppet interrupted, "Those people actually tried to use the Herrscher of the Void as bait to lure us. This is clearly provocation!"
After a moment, a slightly calmer puppet also stood up.
"Well said! We should let those arrogant people know the consequences of underestimating us!"
"Exactly!"
"That's right!"
Under the influence of the heated atmosphere, the puppets' voices of agreement began to grind through this tribunal.
Hearing this, the puppet on the judge's seat patted the table and spoke, "Good! Then this time we unanimously vote to launch an attack on the Herrscher of the Void!"
———
After being dragged into this dark Theater of Domination, a lazy and slightly impatient voice sounded beside Kiana's ears.
"Sigh~ I'm almost tired of saying this line, but for you, I'll say it once more."
"Kiana~ Kiana~"
"Welcome to... the Theater of Domination!"
As the voice fell, eerie applause rang out in the theater, wave after wave, but no one knew where it came from.
"Look, look, the Herrscher of the Void we've longed for!"
"Huh? Just this little girl? Doesn't look like much."
"Don't underestimate this little girl just because she looks young, she's done something big!"
"What kind of thing?"
"She killed the man who loved her the most~"
"Wow~ that's way too cool~"
"Sure enough, the Herrscher of the Void is the one most qualified to be our companion!!!"
The piercing clamoring noise continued endlessly, disturbing Kiana's mind.
Although she had already learned from Bronya and Seele about how hateful this Herrscher was, and had mentally prepared herself in advance... when actually facing all this, she still felt an unsettling restlessness rising from her chest.
———
[I declare, this is the most hateful Herrscher I've ever seen]
[Bro, don't rush to conclusions, maybe later there'll be one who kills off every single character you like]
[Scriptwriter-Herrscher: Are you talking about me?]
[Luckily, Van is already over, so Kiana shouldn't be affected too badly, right?]
[Bro, with Kiana's personality, how could she not be affected]
[Kiana: Just because those hurtful things weren't done of my own will, does that mean the sins of the past can be wiped clean?]
———
[Back to the Video]
After forcefully suppressing the agitation in her heart, Kiana decided to proceed with the original plan, find an open space and summon the Hyperion.
And just as they had planned beforehand, when Kiana precisely used the Herrscher of the Void's power to open a portal within the Theater of Domination, a massive warship slowly appeared before everyone's eyes.
———
Seeing this, everyone in the real world was uplifted.
[Damn, she actually summoned in the whole warship?!]
[All fear comes from lack of firepower!]
[Spiritual Summoning Jutsu: Hyperion!]
[Who called the fleet!]
———
However, just as people were looking forward to Kiana beating puppets with her fists and kicking the Domination Herrscher... an accident occurred.
In the air, the portal Kiana had opened seemed to be interfered with somehow. It began to shrink and eventually disappeared.
At the same time, on the Hyperion, the sudden mishap left everyone present extremely anxious.
This teleportation failure could very likely put Kiana into a situation where she's isolated and helpless.
"What the hell happened?" Theresa asked anxiously.
"We clearly just saw the Theater of Domination, but in the blink of an eye, we were back here?"
Theresa's words left everyone silent. Because they didn't know what had just happened either.
Just as everyone was confused, an unknown transmission connected in.
Upon connection, a person who was both unexpected and yet within expectations appeared before them.
———
[In the Real World]
Looking at the punchable face on the big screen, the people in the real world immediately sent him some warm greetings.
[WTF, Otto!!!]
[Wasn't Otto already smashed to death by Ivana? How is he alive again?]
[A villain like Otto wouldn't die that easily]
[Damn it, when is Otto going to die for real?!]
[Guys, I'm out. I'm scared it'll end tragically again]
[When Otto finally dies, I'll spit hard on his corpse!]
———
When Otto saw this part, he almost fell out of his chair.
'What the hell, bro! Why are you still not dead?!'
Although Otto felt it was a bit awkward to look forward to his own death, he had no choice.
Because of his character's death in the recent episodes, he could clearly feel those strange gazes disappearing.
Everything seemed to be heading in a positive direction. As long as things continued like this, what followed would be Otto's long-awaited "make-a-baby" plan.
Do you know how much effort Otto has put in for this day?
Every day, he gets home by 8 p.m. latest, doesn't smoke, and even his beloved red wine is now only sipped lightly.
He sleeps at 11 p.m., guarantees 8 full hours of sleep. Drinks a cup of warm milk before bed and sleeps like a baby till morning.
And now, it's all been ruined by the version of himself in the video.
Staring at the video version of himself, Otto couldn't help but shout in his heart, 'Damn Otto, DIE ALREADY!!!'
———
[Back to the Video.]
Facing everyone's suspicion, Otto pretended to be hurt and said, "Old friends, I originally thought you'd be a little excited to see me… looks like I was being self-indulgent~"
"Cut the crap."
The hot-tempered Lobster-Head Doctor once again transformed into Anti-Entropy's Telegraph Machine and began spitting curses at Otto, "You ****** bastard, what the hell did you do!"
Otto helplessly shrugged and said, "What bad intentions could I possibly have~ I just wanted to give the two Herrschers a fair chance to duel, that's all."
As soon as he finished, he was greeted with another round of Anti-Entropy's beautiful curses.
After cutting the comms, Otto picked up the red wine on the table, activated the Imaginary Tree One Ride, and began observing the Theater of Domination where Kiana was.
"Old friend, let me see whether the K42 you cared so much about, no, whether the Kiana Kaslana you cared so much about, is really worth everything you did for her~"
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