After Sakura officially joined the Flame Chasers, the higher-ups considered her abilities and directly ordered her to go to Twilight Town to find a mysterious figure known as the Boss.
But in truth, ballads about the Origin Event had begun circulating in Twilight Town, and Sakura had been sent to silence everyone there.
The result was that only Apponia and Chiyou survived in Twilight Town.
Thinking back on the entire incident, Yoshikage Kira found nothing worth intervening in, so he gave Sakura no instructions.
"Senior Kira, which Honkai Beast gene do you think I should choose?"
"You do not need to ask for my opinion. Just choose what you want."
The boy fell silent for a long time, seemingly arranging his words in his mind.
"Hmm... how about an Emperor-class Honkai Beast—Vishnu?" Yoshikage Kira finally offered a suggestion.
"Huh? All right, thank you, Senior!" Cosmo hurriedly thanked him.
"Senior, Senior, I want one too!"
"Then I'll leave it to you as well."
"..."
A few days later, their surgeries were naturally successful. Cosmo, Desideria, and Hen became Fusion Warriors.
Hen stroked Griseo's head and asked gently, "How is it, Griseo? Have you gotten used to this place?"
"The big brothers and sisters are all nice people. Griseo really likes it here."
"Is that so?" With that, Hen stood and thanked everyone for taking care of Griseo.
The more cutting-edge combatants like Fusion Warriors they had, the better. Many soldiers understood that strength was indispensable in a world plagued by the Honkai, and one after another chose to undergo Hypervariable Surgery.
The opposition still wanted to stir up trouble, but as Mei's status rose, she suppressed many of their attempts to obstruct the project.
The facts proved that not everyone could fuse with Honkai Beast genes as successfully as those before them. After several days, there were only a handful of successful cases.
Not long afterward, Sakura returned from Twilight Town, bringing two new guests to the Sea of Quanta—Apponia and Chiyou.
The Flame Chasers failed to interrogate any information about the Origin Event from Apponia. Wanting both to silence and make use of her, they placed Apponia into the Fusion Warrior Project, which had an extremely low success rate.
Apponia successfully fused with the Honkai Beast Midollo. Feeling her innate talent strengthen, Apponia felt a heavy burden settle upon her.
If I cannot change the fate of others, then why was I allowed to see their fates so clearly?
Apponia questioned herself as she walked out of Mobius's laboratory and saw Yoshikage Kira.
That gentleman again. Can I still not see his fate...? Thinking this, Apponia walked toward Yoshikage Kira.
"Sir, please tell me your name."
Yoshikage Kira narrowed his eyes, sensing an invisible force trying to compel him to answer, but his Stand blocked it for him.
After a moment of silence, Apponia did not receive the answer she wanted, yet her curiosity toward Yoshikage Kira only deepened.
This gentleman is unaffected by the Discipline as well?
Afterward, Apponia left and returned to the Sea of Quanta, where she watched over and counseled the prisoners within.
"Boss, you should be careful around that woman. I heard from the folks in Twilight Town that she's terrifying!" After Apponia left, Pardo poked her head out from behind Yoshikage Kira and spoke to him cautiously.
Yoshikage Kira nodded and pushed open the doors to Mobius Laboratory.
"Big Brother is here." Griseo came to greet the two of them.
"Tch. I'm telling you, there's no need to come here every day, is there?" Mobius came out of the operating room. Seeing them, her tone was unfriendly.
"Don't say that, Sister Snake. Our training grounds and your laboratory are so close together. Isn't it nice to visit and build some rapport?"
Yoshikage Kira said nothing and walked straight toward the kitchen.
"Oh, oh, oh! We get to eat Yoshikage Kira's cooking again! It's all thanks to little Griseo!"
"Indeed. We should also thank Brother Hen for asking Yoshikage Kira to cook for Griseo."
"Hehe, I wonder what delicious dishes we'll have today."
Cang Xuan Dan Zhu chatted nearby. Mobius clenched her fists at the sight of her assistants siding with outsiders.
"Clean up and get ready to eat."
Then let's talk after we eat.
Far away from everyone else, Vill-V was still developing the Fifth Divine Key.
"I'm hungry. I want to eat the food my assistants make."
"Why did I build the Spiral Workshop so far away?"
"You could move the workshop over there, Dr. Vill-V," Himiko suggested.
"I want to, too, but developing Divine Keys is dangerous. We'll talk about it once I've completely mastered the development techniques." Vill-V curled her lips and spoke helplessly.
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