They Were All Reborn

"Dr. Mobius, wake up, Dr. Mobius!"

That voice... is it Klein? Mobius opened her eyes from her sleep, looking at her former assistant with some surprise. She clearly remembered that Klein had already been... the Tenth Herrscher.

She sat up, feeling the weight of her breasts—something she hadn't felt in a long time—and looked down, then froze in place. Had she... been reborn?

Afterwards, it took Mobius several days to confirm that he had indeed been reborn into the past, but why? What was the underlying principle? And what power could reverse time?

With mixed feelings, Mobius finally managed to pull herself out of the question of "why she was reborn," only to find herself feeling confused and unsure of what she should do.

Her pursuit was boundless, her ideals had already been realized by that boy in her previous life.

"With my own hands, I ascend to godhood."

"With my own body, I ascend to the throne of God."

"Yu Feng ..." she whispered the boy's name, recalling the boy who bore all the sins of the world alone, and imagining his lonely figure leaving in the end. Mobius clenched his hands. At least this time, he had to live.

He never wronged the world in any way; it was the world that wronged him too much.

If I remember correctly, his earliest identity was that of a survivor rescued by Elysia during a Honkai- Honkai Energy incident. Thinking of this, Mobius looked at his assistant. "Klein, where did Elysia go?"

Forgive her for not remembering which Honkai caused Zhu Yufeng to be a survivor, since she didn't know Zhu Yufeng at that time. However, she would know all about his physical data afterward.

She only vaguely remembered that Zhu Yufeng was discovered before the Third Honkai Eruption, and it was about the same time now, so as long as she followed Elysia, she could find him.

"Elysia?" Klein looked at her Doctor and said somewhat speechlessly, "Doctor, wasn't Elysia just transferred to participate in the investigation of a small-scale Honkai a few days ago? The investigation results have already been sent over." And didn't you dislike her a lot?

"Let me see," Mobius said. Klein flipped through the report that Mobius had casually discarded, found the one that Mobius had glanced at and then tossed aside, and said, "Here it is."

Mobius took it somewhat eagerly, his gaze falling on the line for survivors. "One survivor, name: Zhu Yufeng."

"Klein, say hello to those old men. I need to go see this survivor."

Klein thought that Mobius had his eye on the new experimental subject. She said, "But even if he is the only survivor and there is a possibility that his resistance to Honkai Energy is higher than that of ordinary people, wouldn't it still require his consent to assist in the experiment?"

"He'll agree," Mobius said firmly. "Klein, don't waste time. I need to see him as soon as possible." Regardless of whether Zhu Yufeng had been reborn or not, Mobius was certain he would agree. Moreover, Mobius didn't believe that rebirth was something that only happened to him; perhaps others had also been reborn. He had to take him down before he could harm the others who might have been reborn, especially Elysia.

She knew to some extent that Zhu Yufeng's initial reason for joining the Fire Moth was for Elysia, but it didn't matter. As long as the hoe was swung well, there was no wall that couldn't be dug down. Lilith was a good example!

At this time, Dusk Street.

"Oh my, Sister Nia, don't you have any ideas at all? This is a great opportunity to save Brother Yu Feng!" Pardo looked at the calm Aponia with a frantic expression.

Having no particular concerns, Pardo immediately rushed to the orphanage where Aponia was located upon realizing she had been reborn, wanting to know if Aponia had also been reborn, and the answer was affirmative. Pardo only wanted to pull Zhu Yufeng out of the mire of Honkai the Honkai, and then the two of them could live an ordinary life without caring about anything else.

"Pardo, there's no need to rush. We will meet when the time is right," Aponia said softly. "Now is not the time to see him."

"Aponia, get out here!" A hoarse voice came from outside the door. If Pardo still had a tail, the fur on her tail would definitely be standing on end.

"Jie... Jie Ge?" Pardo recovered from her shock. "Sister Nia, did you and Jie Ge know each other so long ago?" Aponia shook her head. She knew Qianjie from the Herrscher of the Void incident, that is, after Qianjie tore apart the Herrscher of the Void. Moreover, when she met Qianjie Jie, Qianjie wasn't shouting and yelling outside like he is now. Although the Fire Moth had blocked all news about the Honkai, Aponia could still deduce that the Herrscher of the Void hadn't appeared yet, because Qianjie hadn't torn apart the Herrscher of the Void before coming to the orphanage. "So, Qianjie, are you also a reborn person?" Aponia thought to herself. "Then, Elysia, you must have been reborn too, right?"

She still remembered Elysia's forlorn expression at the final banquet, and she remembered when she asked Zhu Yufeng why he wasn't going to the appointment, his reply was, "There's nothing to see. My relationship with her... wasn't that close." The boy who had always chased after Elysia's retreating figure had finally parted ways with Elysia.

Aponia arrived at the entrance of the orphanage and saw Qianjie Jie. Qianjie immediately asked, "Aponia, do you remember where the Fire Moth's base is?" Qianjie didn't think much about it. His first thought after being reborn was to beat Zhu Yufeng up, preferably crippling him so he couldn't join the Fire Moth. However, he had no idea how to get to the Fire Moth, so he came looking for Aponia. He figured that Aponia would most likely be reborn too. If Aponia wasn't, he would go back the way he came, wait for the Herrscher to appear, tear him apart, and then wait for the Fire Moth to arrive.

"Qianjie, that is his destiny. Even if you go to the Fire Moth now, you cannot change the fact that he will become Fusion Warrior, destined to be Satan," Aponia said calmly.

Pardo, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded. "Sister Nia, are you playing me?" she thought. "So you know where the Fire Moth is, huh?" Pardo's eyes darted around. It seemed Sister Nia had no intention of rescuing Brother Yu Feng. So, she had another option: Sister Vill-V! Sister Vill-V must know where the Fire Moth was; she just needed to find Sister Vill-V.

"Fuck your destiny!" Qianjie cursed. "You mean your destiny is to let Feng die alone on the moon? To never have another chance to rest in peace? I'll f*** you! Aponia, don't forget, it was you who almost made Feng die at the hands of those scumbags!"

"That was my sin." Aponia sighed softly. In the Twelfth Herrscher incident, Zhu Yufeng arrived at Rin's side before anyone else. During the process of protecting Rin, the soldiers used Honkai Energy interference bombs on him, causing the numerous abnormal Hypervariable Factor in Zhu Yufeng's body to repel each other.

He never fought back, and as a result, he almost died at the hands of the humans he had always protected, dying under her Discipline. The awakening of the Twelfth Herrscher was also related to him.

"Aponia, guess what? Can I crush you to dust right now?" Qianjie clenched his fists, looking like he was about to go berserk and attack.

Aponia gazed calmly at Qianjie without answering. She knew better than anyone how crucial Zhu Yufeng was to the future of humanity, for he was the only person she had ever met who could challenge and change fate.

He must become Fusion Warrior, become Satan. This is his will; unless Qianjie kills him, Zhu Yufeng will still go to the operating table to become Fusion Warrior.

She couldn't change his fate, but... she could change the course of events. At the very least, she wouldn't leave him to face his destiny alone anymore.

"Hey, Jie-ge, Jie Ge -Jie Ge, calm down! We have other ways to find Brother Yu Feng!" Pardo quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

Qianjie then looked at Pardo: "You speak!"

"We can find Sister Vill-V; she definitely knows, and she appears on Dusk Street from time to time. We can wait for her here!" Pardo said. Jie Ge will be responsible for bringing Brother Yu Feng out; she'll take Brother Yu Feng with her to live as chivalrous thieves—a win-win situation, right?

"That woman?" Qianjie thought for Qianjie. "Alright, I'll let you off this time, Aponia, next time..."

"Um... Jie Ge, have you thought about where you'll stay while you're waiting for Sister Vill-V?"

Qianjie of silence.

"You can work here as a porter, just like before. There are still rooms available," Aponia said. Qianjie glared at Aponia fiercely, then went to find his own room.

"Phew... Sister Nia, you really have to thank me for saving the day this time." Pardo wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. "Jie Ge Jie's aura is still as terrifying as ever..."

Aponia didn't answer. She simply looked up at the setting sun in the twilight and thought to herself, "I can't save you from that eternal quagmire, but this time, Maple, I won't let you sink into it alone."

In the distance, Vill-V gazed at the entire scene, muttering to herself, "So everyone's already taken, which means Elysia might also be taken... Hmm, does that mean I'm going to have to compete with Elysia for him?" On one side is her favorite person, and on the other is her best friend. What should she do if she wants both?

Suddenly, her eyes seemed to change, and her entire demeanor turned wicked. "Hmph... So what? She didn't seize the opportunity before, that was her fault. We're all just starting from the same point now. Besides, if Yu Feng were also a wicked person, he and Elysia would have even less of a chance!" Unlike the others, Vill-V also possessed eight personalities, but her control over their emergence wasn't as strong, and she would often switch between them abruptly. The personality that appeared now was the one that would have been sealed away—"Evil," which she was extremely proud of. As for why it wasn't sealed away, that was because someone had persuaded her to let Evil emerge.

Vill-V then looked at another direction.

It was at the entrance of Dusk Street. Eden, surrounded by bodyguards, was heading to the welfare home where Aponia was located.

A noodle shop in the Far East.

Kevin and Sue sat facing each other. One had a blank expression, the other squinted. Both were heroes, and both carried their old habits, especially Sue. He was so used to closing his eyes that he would often close them unintentionally, but now that he wasn't Fusion Warrior, he clearly knew that closing his eyes would mean he couldn't see anything at all. So he had to settle for squinting; although his field of vision was reduced, at least he wouldn't be completely blind. As for Kevin, he was just used to maintaining this blank expression as Heroes, and besides, in the later stages of fighting the Honkai ... with those broken pieces, how could he possibly be laughing?

Zhu Yufeng is an exception; his situation is different.

The thought that person could still laugh despite enduring the constant agony of being encased in lava, and the thought that even he couldn't laugh after the tragedy of the Restraint... Kevin always hated himself for not being strong enough to defeat Honkai as everyone had hoped for him.

"Kevin, what are you planning to do?" Sue asked.

"When the Third Honkai Eruption occurs, just like before, I'll join the Fire Moth with Mei, and then... I'll have him join my squad. If possible, try to prevent him from meeting Elysia," Kevin said. He knew Elysia liked Zhu Yufeng, but... he also knew that Zhu Yufeng's initial reason for fighting the Honkai was for Elysia. If Zhu Yufeng hadn't fallen for Elysia in the first place, would his suffering have been lessened? But if Elysia had also fallen for him... she probably wouldn't let go easily.

Su paused for a moment, then said, "So, before the Third Honkai Eruption occurs, are you planning to do nothing?"

"What can I do?" Kevin countered. "You and I both know that Honkai occurs randomly, and Herrscher are also randomly created during the Great Honkai. With our current abilities, we simply cannot stop the Honkai from Honkai."

"You're right," Su sighed softly.

Kevin looked down at the empty bowl and said, "Su, you didn't participate in our battle against the Finality, so you probably can't understand how we felt back then... Feng stood there alone, even after burning away all his life force, he didn't fall. Only after I told him to promise, to promise that humanity would defeat the Honkai, did he close his eyes and his body slowly dissipate... Do you understand how I felt back then?"

"I understand..." Su squinted and closed his eyes completely. He thought of the Twelfth Herrscher incident. Aponia said it was her sin, that it was because she placed a "Discipline" on Zhu Yufeng, forbidding him from harming members of the Fire Moth, that led to the tragedy. But Su knew very well that Aponia's Discipline was ineffective against Zhu Yufeng. That meant that at that time, Zhu Yufeng's lack of resistance was not due to the Discipline, but to his own will.

Sue didn't tell anyone about his discovery; he didn't want to intensify the sadness and anger of others.

This is a truth that even enlightened beings cannot let go of.

Both of them fell silent.

A certain mansion.

Sakura wiped the blood from her blade, reporting the mission complete and receiving her reward—a reward she had been waiting for in a region suspected of being in the Honkai 3rd area. She was currently just an assassin, not yet a member of the Fire Moth. She had joined the Fire Moth previously, after her failed assassination attempt on Mei. The Sky is currently safe and sound, and the Third Honkai Eruption 3rd has not yet occurred.

She only cares about where that person is.

Now that everything has been set in stone, she will absolutely not allow the tragedy of the Twelfth Herrscher to repeat itself, for Rin's sake, and for his. This time, she will join the Fire Moth ahead of time and fight alongside him.

"Feng, this time, please let me protect you..."