Waiting

Huang Hao carried Angela back to the void and began to rest.

Huang Hao: "I knew it, this Mobius had no good intentions. The moment I saw her make a move, I came right over."

Angela: "Thank you, Father."

Huang Hao: "You've worked hard. It should be a long while before the Herrscher of Reason appears again, so let's rest for a while."

Angela: "Father, I actually discovered a problem."

Huang Hao: "What problem?"

Angela: "Father, please show me the flame."

Huang Hao took out his hand, and a small flame ignited on his palm.

"What happened to Amaterasu?"

Angela: "Try breathing fire."

Huang Hao hesitated at Angela's words, then directly flung his hand forward.

Instantly, a crimson flame erupted, incredibly hot. Huang Hao felt a wave of heat pass before his face.

Huang Hao: "What is this?"

Angela: "It's just as I suspected. I can feel this flame too. It seems that after Father brought people over, that tree recorded it and then transferred it to Father. I got a little bit of it too."

Huang Hao fell silent as he listened to Angela's explanation.

Huang Hao: "Alright, this is forcing my hand, forcing me to kill people."

"No, wait. When I fought the Herrscher of Ice... damn it, I should have gone for the kill!" Huang Hao said, distressed.

Huang Hao: "Forget it. Speaking of which, when will the Herrscher of Reason appear?"

Angela: "Father, you forgot. He's in the mental plane. We don't have that authority, so we can't go."

"..."

"It looks like I have to go to Moth to the Flame."

Over there, at Moth to the Flame.

Su had joined Moth to the Flame, and not long after, the Herrscher of Reason appeared. Aponia had become a Fusion Warrior a long time ago, and had issued commandments to Kevin to begin their counterattack. Su's teacher, Spathasi, had already died.

Mei: "No, starting from this Herrscher, the Herrschers' abilities have had extremely strong strategic implications for the present. Does this mean..."

As Mei was contemplating, a voice came from behind: "No need for 'does this mean'! It means the Will of Honkai exists!"

Mei jumped in surprise and immediately turned around, looking at Huang Hao, who was entirely clad in a black cloak.

Mei: "Who are you!"

Huang Hao: "Me? Didn't Kevin introduce me? Or at the very least, Mobius knows me."

Mei: "Then why are you here?"

Huang Hao: "Aren't I a member of Moth to the Flame?"

The two stared at each other, the atmosphere incredibly awkward.

Huang Hao: "Forget it. I'll get straight to the point. I want to fight the Herrscher of Reason, but I can't go alone, so I came to find you all."

Just then, Su walked in: "Mei, the Stigma Project plans to... Wait, who are you!"

Huang Hao looked at him, puzzled: "You're Su? Are you guys doing the Stigma Project here?"

Su: "How did you know!"

Huang Hao held his head. Great. The Herrscher of Reason. Because I didn't know time had skipped, I can't get the Herrscher of Reason's authority.

"Forget it, you guys carry on with your work. I'll go find Mobius. She can explain things to you as well. If that doesn't work, you can find Elysia."

After speaking, Huang Hao teleported to Mobius.

At this moment, Mobius was performing some kind of surgery.

Huang Hao: "Mobius..."

Mobius: "Operating. Just a moment."

Huang Hao looked at the operating table. It was Griseo.

Huang Hao thought, It's over! I had too much fun and skipped a ton of plot. What's the point of fighting now!

After finishing the surgery, Mobius glanced at Huang Hao, then looked back at her report, saying, "How did you get here? How did you know I was here?"

Huang Hao looked at Mobius, recalling her previous words, and truthfully replied, "The last time I met you all, I left a mark on you. Unless you can find a place completely isolated from Honkai Energy, I can find you and come over."

Mobius looked at Huang Hao in surprise: "I didn't expect this unexpected gain. I wasn't expecting you to answer either. Go on, what is it?"

Huang Hao: "Please notify them for me. I want to join Moth to the Flame."

Mobius: "Oh? Why the sudden decision to join? I already gave you a position."

Huang Hao: "There's a lot going on in the future. Joining you all will be more convenient."

Mobius: "The future? Are you also able to predict like Aponia?"

Huang Hao realized he'd said too much, but wanting to be mysterious and annoy Mobius, he said, "I come from the future, but I don't belong to the future, nor do I belong to the past."

Mobius: "What do you mean?"

Hearing Mobius's question, Huang Hao quickly teleported away to where Qian Jie was being held.

Upon seeing someone arrive, Qian Jie immediately cursed, "Let me out of here, you bastards! What is this Sea of Quanta? Stop trying to piss me off!"

Huang Hao quickly covered Qian Jie's mouth, "Quiet down and listen to who I am."

Qian Jie: "Your voice sounds familiar. Oh, you're the one who fought Bing Lü with me back then!"

Huang Hao said happily, "That's right! It seems you remember me. I'll just..."

Just then, Huang Hao heard someone approaching. Before he could finish speaking, he hid.

The person who arrived was none other than Aponia and Elysia.

Huang Hao thought, In the story, Elysia came to persuade him to surrender, and Aponia was supposed to put a chain on him (a disciplinary measure).

While Huang Hao was thinking, Elysia unexpectedly said, "Come out, don't hide. Elysia can see you."

Huang Hao walked out helplessly, "How did you find me?"

Aponia: "When we walked down, we heard you talking. This place is small, and the echoes are quite loud."

Huang Hao looked at Qian Jie helplessly, but Qian Jie was wearing a mask, so Huang Hao couldn't see his expression and let it go.

Huang Hao: "If I'm not mistaken, you two are here to persuade my old friend to surrender, right?"

Elysia smiled in response, "It's not exactly persuasion to surrender. We're just recruiting."

Qian Jie shouted angrily, "F*** off."

Huang Hao waved his hand, signaling Qian Jie to be quiet. Qian Jie was very unconvinced, but seeing his friend speak, he quieted down.

Huang Hao said to the two women, "I joined Moth to the Flame before, so I'm your teammate. Qian Jie is also my friend. He can join Moth to the Flame, but can you not put a chain on him?"

Huang Hao said this while looking at Aponia.

Aponia hesitated, "What if he hurts someone? And this is also an arrangement from the higher-ups."

Huang Hao: "I'll stake my life on it, my brother will never harm anyone."

Qian Jie looked at Huang Hao in confusion, "You agreed for me without even asking?"

"There's no other way. You were caught and brought here. You have to join whether you want to or not. Haven't I helped you reduce your punishment?"

The two women nodded in agreement. Elysia said, "Then you, my friend, must keep a close eye on him, or we'll be in big trouble."

Huang Hao said, "Alright."

Then he teleported away.