The Noisy Fallen Angel

"Sister Pardo, is that Yu Feng's man really a good person?" Evelyn, sitting on the steps of the sanatorium and watching the other children playing inside.

"Brother Yu Feng is really a good person, at least that's what we think." Pardo said helplessly. Evelyn had asked her several times, how could Brother Yu Feng be suspected like this?

"Because the sister from the church said that the more handsome a man is, the more likely he is to lie. Sister Pardo, when you left here before, Mother Aponia said that you and Uncle Qianjie went to look for someone. Is the person you looked for Yu Feng?" Evelyn said, resting her chin on her hands as she looked at Pardo.

"Yeah, that's right," Pardo said. "Let me tell you, Brother Yu Feng saved our lives."

"Oh~" Evelyn drawled as if she had just realized something, "A life-saving grace, huh? I remember reading in a story that a life-saving grace should be repaid with one's body, so Sister Pardo, you didn't marry that guy, did you?"

No wonder they've been speaking well of that guy.

"Eh... Eh?! We... we..." Pardo was stunned by Evelyn's words, "No, we didn't marry Brother Yu Feng... at least not the Present..."

"So that means there will be in the future? Are you the Present in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship?" Evelyn seemed to find this about Pardo very interesting, so she continued to ask.

"Oh dear, why are you asking so many questions, little one?" Pardo patted Evelyn's head.

"I just don't want Sister Pardo to be deceived," Evelyn said, squinting. "Of course, so does Mother Aponia."

"Don't worry, Evelyn, all those little tricks of yours were taught to you by me. We're not that easily fooled," Pardo said, adding in her mind that although she had already been fooled by the Magician Vill-V, quite a few times...

"But isn't it said that girls in love have zero IQ?" Evelyn tilted her head and said.

Pardo's eye twitched. "What kind of books have you been reading?"

"I sometimes help out at the church. Sometimes the older sister there will read stories to us. If she's not available, I read them by myself," Evelyn said. "She also teaches us to read, just like Mother Aponia."

"I've heard you talk about that sister from church before, what's her name?" Pardo asked casually.

"It's Sister Esmodius," Evelyn replied.

Sister Ais?

Pardo was taken aback. The Fallen Angel the Roar, Esmodius... Although she was a nun like Aponia, she was far more dangerous Aponia. After Pardo joined the Fire Moth, during the time when Zhu Yufeng was helping her adapt to life with the Fire Moth, Zhu Yufeng also told Pardo to be careful of Esmodius, especially when she returned from the battlefield.

In the story of Pardo, Esmodius is quite easy to get along with. For some reason, the other Fallen Angel' expressions become strange when they mention Esmodius, and they tell her to try not to agree to go on missions with Esmodius, even if Esmodius invites her, and even if Esmodius seems normal at the time.

Inside a room at the sanatorium.

"Actually, Lilith reminded me of something before I came here," Zhu Yufeng said, looking at Aponia. "Although I thought you should have made some preparations..."

"Are you referring to Esmodius's affair?" Aponia asked.

"That's right, it's Esmodius. I only remember that she was a nun from the church in Dusk Street, but before I came here, Lilith told me the reason why Esmodius was imprisoned in the Deepest Place as a serious criminal..." Zhu Yufeng said with his eyes lowered, "One day before the Seventh Law, she killed everyone in the church, including all the children in the church at the time, who were all brutally murdered by her... She was originally supposed to be sentenced to death directly, but later someone determined that she was not mentally sound, and the Fire Moth just happened to notice this place, so they took her into the Deepest Place."

Later, it was discovered that Esmodius's brain showed signs of Honkai Corrosion, which is why the Fire Moth began to suspect that someone in Dusk Street was using Honkai to conduct some kind of experiment. After the Seventh Law incident, it involved Aponia...

However, according to Esmodius herself, she was Honkai by the Honkai herself. But why the Honkai would Corrosion her brain was something Admil couldn't figure out no matter how hard he Honkai. In the end, he could only explain it as a result of the differences between people.

Why did Esmodius kill so many people that day? According to Esmodius herself, it was because she witnessed the church's priest trying to do something bad to the children. After she stopped him, the priest, enraged, tried to kill her, but Esmodis killed her instead. The moment she killed the priest, the moment her blood splattered on her face, she felt an unprecedented sense of pleasure. Then, she looked at the others...

To be honest, she's the kind of person who can go on a killing spree and then turn on both friend and foe...

Esmodius is easily excited, whether by the harm inflicted upon her or the harm she inflicts upon others.

Under normal circumstances, Esmodius is quite normal, but no one can guarantee when she will go crazy at the sight of blood. So when Pardo first joined the Fire Moth, he advised Pardo not to get too close to Esmodius and to be very careful of Esmodius.

Aponia looked in a certain direction, towards the church. She knew Esmodius, and she knew how dangerous Esmodius was. She had heard about what happened back then... She had seen Esmodius after her rebirth, and at least the Present Esmodius looked very normal, a very gentle nun.

"I'll keep an eye on it," Aponia said. "So, would you like to take a look at the church later?"

Zhu Yufeng thought for a moment, then nodded. "I'll check over there later. Oh, by the way, what happened between that Kona child and Qianjie?"

"Kona was a very smart and sensible child. At that time, the church was short of funds, and the sanatorium was also facing some difficulties... So, to supplement the sanatorium's living expenses, Kona took on some part-time jobs," Aponia said softly. "As you can see, he the Present has symptoms of Honkai Corrosion. Last time, because of these circumstances, his Corrosion symptoms worsened. In the end... Qianjie and he got along Qianjie well. When Qianjie was moving things, he would help her. Qianjie wasn't very good at communicating with others, so when I wasn't around, he would help Qianjie communicate with others..."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

I understand now. No wonder Qianjie wasn't willing to mention Kona... Although Qianjie appears irritable, he actually values relationships more than anyone else. During the Werewolf game in the Elysian Realm, even though Sakura was the most suspicious person, Qianjie always believed in Sakura and proved her innocence in his own way.

Or perhaps, the Qianjie I knew outside of the Elysian Realm, who made a promise with Immer to fight to the very end, and after the Tenth Herrscher Incident, went so far as to cause a ruckus at the storage site of the Domination Key in order to find the Divine Key that Immer's core had created. Because I knew the plot in advance, I stayed at the headquarters of the Fire Moth at that time to wait for Qianjie, forcing him to calm down, and together we found the Divine Key that Immer's core had created.

After all, if he didn't stop Qianjie, he would have to dismantle half of the left side's Divine Key, half of the left side!

After the Tragedy of Binding, he also resonated with Qianjie's thoughts...

"I hope that I am also qualified to become Fusion Warrior and fight alongside you. If that happens, perhaps I can understand your thoughts, instead of always being unable to see your true thoughts, Maple."

"You are a warrior, and you have things to do. I am just a nun, and I am not even qualified to become Fusion Warrior. I can't do as much as you do. The only thing I can do for you is to stay in the rear and take care of the people you protect."

Michael...

In the end, she fought alongside Michael to the very end... so her wish, in a way, could be considered fulfilled...

Sensing the atmosphere becoming heavy, Zhu Yufeng snapped out of his thoughts. He looked at Aponia and said with a smile, "Speaking of the children in the nursing home, that girl, what's her name again... seems... quite sensible?"

"You mean Evelyn?" Aponia looked at Zhu Yufeng with a hint of helplessness and said, "Feng, I still think you need to change your habit of not remembering other people's names..."

"Elysia said the same thing, but I'm used to it. After all, there might not be any more Hana in the future..." Zhu Yufeng scratched his head. He remembered Kona's name because he wanted to gossip about Qianjie's past. He wanted to know more about the other Fire Moths. He didn't care about Evelyn... He only mentioned it to change the subject.

"Evelyn is indeed sensible," Aponia said. "But, Maple, you've noticed too, haven't you? Evelyn's Honkai Corrosion are more severe than others. Her original family members also died because of Corrosion Honkai. She's also more mature than other children... Last year, when her Honkai Corrosion symptoms were getting worse, she left the sanatorium on her own. I don't know where she went."

"I see..." Zhu Yufeng nodded thoughtfully, then seemed to realize something and his expression froze.

I remember Esmodius saying that she deliberately infected herself with the Honkai in order to experience the pain a girl felt at the end of her life, and to experience the pain that the girl mentioned felt like the children like her.

"That girl's name... I still remember her... She was a child from a nursing home on Dusk Street. She would come to church on weekends to listen to my stories and learn to read and write... She was a disabled child, and then she died. That day, she found me and said she was going to die and hoped I could pray for her in the church... I wanted to hold her hand, but she withdrew it like a startled rabbit, saying she was afraid I would be infected by her, and she didn't even dare to come into the church... After she left this world, I kissed her forehead and prayed for her one last time."

Zhu Yufeng couldn't remember the others. Esmodius had mentioned the girl's name, but he forgot it. He couldn't possibly remember the name of someone who had nothing to do with him and was already dead.

I just know that such a person and such a thing exist.

Now that I think about it, could the girl who became the catalyst for Esmodius's contact with the Honkai be Evelyn?

Aponia watched Zhu Yufeng quietly until he snapped out of his Zhu Yufeng and said somewhat apologetically, "Sorry, I spaced out again..."

"No, you don't need to apologize." Aponia shook her head. "I guess you're thinking that Evelyn ultimately chose to go to church because she had just become the catalyst for Esmodius's transformation?"

"Huh?" Zhu Yufeng was taken aback. "Have you guessed my thoughts so easily?"

First Lilith, then Elysia, then Mobius and Vill-V, and now even Aponia can read his mind? When did his thoughts become so unpredictable?

"No, it was you who brought up Esmodius that made me think of this," Aponia said with a smile. "Last night, I wondered if Evelyn went to the church in the end, but when I went there, no one said they had seen her. This past night, I've observed that Esmodius and she seem to have a good relationship. I've also observed Esmodius, and she's somewhat different from the Esmodius I knew. The difference is that the current Esmodius seems to be in a state of confusion. After becoming Fallen Angel, Esmodius seems to have rediscovered herself."

In other words, Esmodius's nature was inherently bloodthirsty and sadistic; she only suppressed this nature because she was a nun. The Honkai merely gave her the opportunity to go mad and unleash her true nature, and that unfortunate priest was just a catalyst...

Forget it, there aren't many normal people among the Fallen Angel anyway. Only Abaddon, Astaroth, and Mostima are somewhat normal. The rest, including myself, are all lunatics.

This "more normal" is only relative to other Fallen Angel, not relative to normal people.

You can't call yourself Fallen Angel unless you have some serious illness.

"Is that so? It seems I really need to go to the church. Although Esmodius probably doesn't remember me either, just like Rovoc and the others still have some of the mental habits from when we were together, the memory reset of the Fallen Angel isn't complete." Zhu Yufeng said thoughtfully.

"Now, how many Fallen Angel and Flame-Chasers are by your side?" Aponia asked.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Yufeng said, "As for Flame-Chasers, besides you and Eden, they are all on the Fire Moth. As for the Fallen Angel, those on the Fire Moth are Lilith, Rovoc, Admil, and Mostima. Beifengge met Mobius once, Nahamah was tricked by Lilith, Xila is now Mobius's bodyguard, at least nominally."

"I see." Aponia looked at Zhu Yufeng for a moment, then turned to the door and said, "I'll take you there to the church."

After all, she was a nun in the church, only she had left the church.