Chapter 41 (volume 2)

Inside the room that guards Serenity Gem, there were Otto and Amber. Otto was very close to the special glass that holds Serenity Gem, he had a smile on his face while he was touching the glass with his right hand.

"Otto-sama, you must not approach this Gem. Have you forgotten what happened two months ago?" Amber spoke in a monotonous tone of concern and warning to him.

"I know Amber, I haven't forgotten the failure of two months ago, and I just can't help feeling excited for tomorrow. That Lin girl has a 19% compatibility rate with Serenity Gem, after the 525 Valkyries in which we tried to implant Serenity Gem and failed she is the one most likely to be able to use Herrscher's powers of Death"

"If she manages to become the Herrscher of Death then she will be able to control life and death, she may even be able to touch the concept of souls. If it does then will I finally be able to reunite with Kallen?"

Otto had a smile of expectation on his face. There was no trace of guilt or remorse for the death of the other Valkyries who did the experiment. For him the only thing that matters is Kallen, everything else is irrelevant to him.

He lived for more than 500 years, it would be impossible for him not to have one or two screws loose on his head, the only thing that kept his sanity was his desire to revive Kallen. And he will do anything for that.

Two months ago Otto had started a certain experiment where he himself used Serenity Gem. At the time of the first Honkai eruption, there was Valkyrie rank-S Reanna Brigantia, she was the user of the sixth Divine Key, Abyss Flower, but Abyss Flower is a very difficult Divine Key to use because it causes a lot of pressure on the body of the person who wields it, this Divine Key will expose the person holding it to an immense amount of Honkai energy, among all the Divine Keys, Abyss Flower was the one that most rejected contact with people.

To ensure that Reanna Brigantia was able to use this Divine Key, Otto made 1000 changes to her body causing Reanna's body to be made entirely of Soulium, in this way she was able to use the power of Abyss Flower to fight.

Remembering that, Otto had an idea. What if he implements Serenity Gem in one of his Soulium bodies? He was very motivated when he had this idea, only that he imagined himself using the Herrscher of Death's power to revive Kallen left him excited to try, not to mention that he would be even more powerful than he already is.

Otto did not save resources for the construction of Soulium's new body that will use Serenity Gem, he used all the resources and Soulium that he had to make this new body, he even dismantled some of his reserve bodies to create this reinforced body. And when he finally finished the new body he transferred his consciousness to the new body and he was impressed, this was the best body he had ever made and he was confident that he would be able to dominate Serenity Gem.

But the experiment was a failure. Serenity Gem completely rejected Otto. That rejection was the strongest made so far. Otto narrowly transferred his consciousness but as he invested a lot in this new body he had to transfer his consciousness to a low-performance body, the body he is using now is comparable to that of a rank-B Valkyrie. And the senses on his body are not as good as those on his regular bodies.

A little earlier Otto felt that something was wrong in the corridor in front he observed for a few seconds, even though he couldn't figure out anything there, his intuition told him that something very important could be there, but even shooting with a replica of Shamash nothing happened. As nothing happened, Otto thought he should have been just his imagination.

Over the years, after the defeat of the second Herrscher, more than 525 Valkyries were sent to the experiment to try to control Gem's power but all of them failed and died.

"I understand that you have high expectations for tomorrow but I ask you to calm down a little and stay away from Serenity Gem, we don't know if Serenity Gem will destabilize if you stay very close to Gem, so I want you to think a little more about your own safety." Amber spoke.

She has worked for Otto for several decades so she knows how he thinks. She is a clone of Kallen Kaslana who received some surgical modifications to the body, she is a cyborg, she was raised to assist Otto. She has long known that she is a clone of Kallen and that Otto's great desire is to revive Kallen Kaslana.

"Haha I understand, Amber. I will be careful now." Otto moved away from Serenity Gem. After confirming Serenity Gem with his own eyes Otto and Amber left the room, when Otto looked into the corner of the corridor he shot he felt nothing strange.

'Really, it must have been just my imagination at that moment.' Otto thought when he saw that there was no irregularity there.

The two soon left because they had to return to Schicksal's office to solve tomorrow's paperwork, which will be an important day. Tomorrow the experiments of Serenity Gem and Desire Gem will start, which will take place in New Zealand, they will be very busy

A few minutes after they left, Ryusuke went back to that corridor and went to the steel door. After Otto and Amber entered the Serenity Gem room, Ryusuke moved away and he hid, he accessed the security cameras in the room, he waited until Otto and Amber left so he could approach the room.

Ryusuke wasted no time and opened the door, he entered the room and there he saw a dark blue jewel in the center of the room inside a special glass.

{ Hey, you fucking brat, is that Herrscher core? }

The first to react was Herrscher of Corruption, even though all of her powers are sealed she is still able to distinguish the presence of a Herrscher. She was very surprised to find this here.

'No, this is not a Herrscher core but a Herrscher Gem. This is Serenity Gem.' Ryusuke responded while he started programs to open the glass.

'Ryusuke did you come here because of this Herrscher Gem?' Kallen asked with a little concern. Although she doesn't understand much about Honkai she knows that anything related to honkai is dangerous.

"Yes, I personally came to Schicksal headquarters to steal Serenity Gem. I know you're going to say that I wasn't supposed to come here and that stealing is wrong, but that's something I definitely have to do..." Ryusuke spoke with a certain tone.

At that moment the glass of Serenity Gem opened, the Honkai energy that radiates from Serenity Gem filled the entire room. Ryusuke had already placed the room's security system under his control, so no one knows what's going on in the room. The energy that fills the room is not harming Ryusuke, in fact he is absorbing that energy without any problem.

Ryusuke took Serenity Gem with his right hand. He looked at his hand with a determined and somewhat hesitant expression.

Ryusuke knows that what he is about to do may be quite contradictory to his wishes, but he needs to move forward.

He just wants a peaceful life without worries, that's just what he wants. Although he received the stigmata of Herrscher of Binding and he stayed with the Herrscher of Corruption inside him he still enjoyed the peaceful life he has had so far. Honestly he really enjoyed living with Yae Sakura, Kallen and Yae Rin, he wanted it to last forever.

But unfortunately this is very difficult in this world. Leaving aside Honkai's interference that has so far brought him no problem. Humanity is very dangerous and stupid, they will certainly come to cause problems for it.

Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, World Serpent, all of these organizations are going to be a big headache for Ryusuke.

With the exception of Anti-Entropy, where Cocolia currently does not have enough political power to do whatever it wants there, the other two organizations are a big problem.

The World Serpent may already know that Ryusuke is a Herrscher and they may already be preparing to attack him.

As for Schicksal ... well, sooner or later they may cause problems for him, after all Otto really screwed up the world when he resurrected Sirin and she decided to start the fourth Honkai war, which resulted in the devastation of most of the planet's surface.

Ryusuke needs the power of Serenity Gem to keep moving forward, if he stops moving forward he will surely be screwed by humanity. But as he continues to advance he will obtain a power that would leave him even further from his desire. And that makes Ryusuke a little apprehensive.

'I will move further and further away from my goal and if I stop I will suffer in the hands of humanity ... so then I only have one choice...'

Ryusuke took Serenity and put it inside his mouth, and then he swallowed Serenity Gem.