Aponia's Blunt Honesty

"Indeed." Aponia nodded. "Eden provides funds, and even if most of them are donated to the church, the remaining funds will be enough to ensure that the children here do not lack food or clothing."

"Why don't you think about expanding or renovating the sanatorium?" Zhu Yufeng said. "That way, you could help more people, right?"

"So, will their final fate change?" Aponia asked rhetorically.

Zhu Yufeng remained silent, unsure how to answer the question. Considering that Aponia was taking in these children who had been Honkai Corrosion the Honkai and forced to wander, even if she expanded the sanatorium to accommodate more children, management would be a problem. Another issue was the handling of the Dusk Street incident.

The Honkai is unstoppable. Once the Honkai occurs, the Aponia Sanatorium will not escape the investigation of the Fire Moth. Just think about why the Fire Moth imprisoned the Aponia: they took in a large number of children Honkai Corrosion the Honkai without cause, which is suspected to be related to the occurrence of the Honkai.

Of course, there's also the reason that Aponia's own testimony is too easy to misinterpret.

She admitted that she knew the Honkai would happen, but then denied that Honkai would happen and had nothing to do with her, saying that everything was already destined. If this doesn't make people think more, what else can make people think more?

However, now that the World Serpent has been established, its shadow is gradually spreading among the Fire Moth. If we were to save those children then, it wouldn't be impossible, but we also need to consider whether it would be worthwhile.

"Hmph, she always has this boring stuff on her lips." Qianjie was furious when he heard Aponia say these things. When he first arrived at the sanatorium, Aponia told him that Zhu Yufeng would be the same as before, and now she's saying these things again!

Just as Qianjie was about to unleash his power, Aponia glanced at Qianjie, then at Pardo, and said, "Phyllis, and Qianjie, I have something I'd like to discuss with Feng privately. Could you please keep an eye on the children?"

"Huh? You want me to help you take care of those brats?" Qianjie looked at Zhu Yufeng and said, "You're overthinking it! I'm not that kind of guy, I don't have that much time to play with brats!"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

He only occasionally takes Griseo and Rin along... well, there's also Gianna. Lilith seems to really like pulling herself towards Gianna these days...

Because of the question "Is it like a relationship between mom and dad?", she was immediately put on Lilith's whitelist. This little girl really had to save herself!

"Qianjie ..." Aponia looked at Qianjie.

"Tsk..." Qianjie turned to leave the room. "I'm not in the mood to deal with those brats! If you want to talk privately, then talk privately!"

Qianjie opened the door, and several children stumbled in. Qianjie glanced at them, then at the other children gathered around the door, snorted, and walked straight out.

"Evelyn, eavesdropping is wrong," Aponia said to the leading child, her tone remaining gentle and calm throughout. "I've said it before, they're not bad people, they're all friends I know."

"I'm sorry, Mommy Aponia ..." The children all chose to bow their heads and admit their mistakes.

Aponia then looked at Pardo: "So, Phyllis, could you please take care of them for me?"

"Of course there's no problem..." Pardo looked at the children, then at Aponia. Although she felt that Sister Nia wouldn't have any feelings for Brother Yu Feng, the amount of information she had just learned was overwhelming. She realized that so many people liked Brother Yu Feng, which made her a little uncertain again...

However, at least Hua and Sister Eden don't seem to have such thoughts, so... we can rest assured, right?

The main problem is that Sister Nia's words are too easy to misunderstand... She needs to talk to Brother Yu Feng alone...

After thinking for a moment, Pardo led the children out of the room and closed the door behind them.

"What is it that you have to tell me alone?" Zhu Yufeng asked.

Aponia looked towards the door, walked over to confirm that no one was nearby, and then looked at Zhu Yufeng and said, "It's about you. If Qianjie and Phyllis are present, it might have some negative impact."

"About me?" Zhu Yufeng tilted his head.

"This time, I can no longer see the threads of fate hanging over the heads of all living beings, just like when Elysia sacrificed herself," Aponia said softly.

"Isn't that a good thing? At least this time, humans are no longer puppets on a so-called stage play of gods." Zhu Yufeng said, while also beginning to wonder what Elysia's powers really were, what these so-called gods were, and why these things were related to him...

"That's possible, but my eyes have been blinded, haven't they?" Aponia said with a faint smile.

"No, she did it. She became Herrscher after that, possessing humanity. Isn't that the ultimate proof?" Zhu Yufeng said.

Aponia looked at Zhu Yufeng's still somewhat immature face, her thoughts drifting back to his life before his death, to that time when he...

Aponia pulled herself out of her thoughts and simply asked, "Back then, did you truly possess humanity?"

Zhu Yufeng frowned.

"I know, and everyone knows, that you protected us and fought the Finality to the very last moment. But at that time, did your obsession with defeating Honkai overwhelm your Herrscher abilities, or did your humanity prevail?" Aponia said slowly. "Regardless of whether you were human or not, regardless of your own fate, you risked everything to defeat the Finality. At that time, how much humanity did you have left?"

Zhu Yufeng paused for a moment, then said, "Indeed, at that time, or rather, after the tragedy of the Restraint, apart from the people I knew, my concern for everything around me decreased, and I became less and less concerned. I only knew that, regardless of human thoughts, I couldn't let Lilith and the others' sacrifices be in vain. However, this doesn't mean that I lost my humanity at that time. I still remember what happened then, and I remember what I thought then. Even if there Finality War now, my choice would not change."

"Yes, so now, your choice hasn't changed, right?" Aponia asked again.

"Of course, this time, it's not just you and me who have memories; Elysia, Kevin, and the others also have memories," Zhu Yufeng said. "We can have more time to prepare."

"Do you know, Maple..." Aponia looked into Zhu Yufeng's eyes and said, "I know that my eyes are not blinded. The threads of fate for all living beings have indeed been blurred by Elysia. But do you know how I confirmed that?"

"Is this what you said at the beginning, something related to me, something you didn't want Qianjie and Pardo to know?" Zhu Yufeng asked.

Aponia nodded gently, then looked at Zhu Yufeng with a sorrowful gaze and said, "I can no longer see the fate of others, but this time, I, who have never seen your fate, have seen your fate."

She witnessed the fall of the [Divine Shadow] and the disappearance of the [Dawn]. She once thought it was all just her illusion or a dream. But today, when she met that Fallen Angel again, she had to admit that it was not an illusion or a dream.

She shouldn't have told him these things, but she felt it was necessary because she believed that the fate she witnessed wasn't unchangeable, as long as he didn't choose that path again...

However, precisely because he will not change his choice, his fate will not change either...

She looked into the eyes of the Fallen Angel, trying to glean something from them—surprise, sadness, or perhaps anger? But there was only calm in his eyes; her news seemed to have caused him no ripples whatsoever.

He remained silent for a long while before letting out a self-deprecating bitter laugh and saying, "So... does this mean I've truly integrated into this world? That makes sense, now that I'm Herrscher, it's not surprising that I belong to the Imaginary Tree's body..."

Zhu Yufeng looked at Aponia, and for the first time, he saw surprise in the eyes of this nun who always wore a compassionate expression. He smiled and said, "What, did you expect me to have some other reaction? Resentment, anger? Heh... maybe, a little bit... After all, being told that you're going to die so suddenly, you'd still have some thoughts, wouldn't you..."

His own fate ultimately led to destruction. If it were the old him, he certainly wouldn't have cared, because he had already made preparations. The path to fighting against the Honkai is never without sacrifice. Having truly fought against the Finality, he deeply understood this. No matter what means he used, he couldn't kill the Finality. At that time, he exhausted all his methods, and in the end, he could only bring the Finality to a 72-hour shutdown.

Furthermore, he also felt that he had indeed forgotten something. Although he clearly remembered the events of the War of Finality, he still felt that he had forgotten something...

Furthermore, he wanted to say that it was just dying a second time, but he hesitated again, because this time, he knew that many people cared about him, and that some people loved him deeply and missed him...

If I were to die this time, what would happen to Elysia and the others?

He quickly came to terms with it. Even if he was going to die eventually, he knew he would at least not be completely useless. He thought of Griseo's painting, "The Knight of Dawn Who Did Not See the Dawn." But the knight did not see the dawn; the world did see the dawn after all.

He wasn't a noble person; he just wanted the people he cared about to live on peacefully, and that was the "dawn" he longed for.

He now feels that Aponia has diverted Qianjie's Qianjie, but Pardo doesn't say that Qianjie, upon hearing what she said, immediately went into a state of rage and had to demolish most of the sanatorium before he could calm down.

Aponia really needs to change her way of speaking; at least she shouldn't be so blunt about telling people "you're going to die"...

"At least, I won't be alone this time," he said.

Aponia simply looked at him quietly for a long time before saying, "You... have you become Herrscher now?"

"Oh, that." Zhu Yufeng thought for a moment and said, "Mobius said that I am a natural Herrscher just like Elysia, although she didn't find my Herrscher Core ... She doesn't know the specific reason either, but when you said that she found my destiny, I think I understood immediately."

"Does it mean you've integrated into this world?" Aponia asked.

Zhu Yufeng nodded. "Yes, speaking of this matter, Qianjie probably doesn't know about it now... Given his personality, it's better not to tell him until I'm able to avoid having my legs broken by him."

"Qianjie is indeed a kind child, although sometimes his thoughts are too straightforward," Aponia said. "But his starting point is good. So, could you tell me more about how you integrated into this world?"

"Hmm... It might take a while to explain in detail, so let's just get straight to the point," Zhu Yufeng said. "I'm not from this world, or rather, I come from another world."

Aponia pondered this. No wonder she couldn't see the threads on Kaede's body at first, and later when she could see them, it was because Kaede had taken the threads from someone else and put them into his own hands...

"In my world, the story of the Thirteen Heroes of Fire Moth is known to many, and I am just an ordinary part of it," Zhu Yufeng continued. "You seem a little confused? Without me, wouldn't it just be the Thirteen Heroes of Fire Moth? As for the final fate of everyone, Aponia, you yourself know, right?"

Aponia remained silent. She did know, because she could see it all along, which was why she felt curious about Zhu Yufeng. She couldn't see Zhu Yufeng's fate, but she could see how he changed the fates of others...

"In my opinion, the ending of this story may not be perfect. Everyone made the right choice, but the Fire Moths was buried in time. Only after 50,000 years, when the next generation of the Herrscher of Humanity entered the Elysian Realm, was he able to see the light of day again," Zhu Yufeng said.

"The next generation's Herrscher of Humanity..."

"Yes, that's why I'm sure I still had humanity back then. The next generation of Herrscher, they fight for humanity, at least four of them, right..."

"..."

"It was Elysia who brought all this together, but she couldn't see any of this..." Zhu Yufeng looked up, "So, maybe that's why I came to this world, to turn this story with its regrets into what everyone hopes for."

Although it's like if he were to die again, it would still leave a regret...

"You understand everyone's fate better than I do..."

"That's not the case, because my understanding of you is basically based on the stories I know. Of course, stories don't record everyone, only the stories of the main characters. For example, regarding the Tragedy of Binding, what I know is that all the Fusion Warrior except for the Thirteen Heroes of Fire Moth out."

"Even after countless failures, you still chose to fight against fate."

"In the end, I did manage to deviate from fate by just a little bit, didn't I?" Zhu Yufeng smiled and said, "I've said these words to Elysia as well."

Although she was then forcibly kissed.

However, if it's Aponia, then there's definitely no problem.

How could Aponia's mother have such thoughts?