“Nothing. I came here to get some fresh air.”

  Mobius’ perfunctory reply did not have much of an effe Aponia.

  The former tinued speaking:

  “Did you pnt these flowers yourself?”

  “Yes.”

  “I did not expect you’d know about it.” Mobius ented before she asked, “Did you see something?”

  “Mn.”

  It was an affirmative answer.

  “Alright, then. I won’t bother you for long.”

  Mobius walked out of the courtyard. It was unknown as to what thoughts she had during this eime.

  Aponia did, however, know why she was hated within Fire MOTH. To the patients she brought, Mobius treated them more like a live subject. The only reason she was willing to trust her was due to Aleph.

  It was different from being cold and rational. Mobius acts as if she wants to achieve something, and that something could only be done by expl the depths of human potential.

  Fortunately for her, Aleph satisfied all of her ditions. His body alone tained way too many treasures she hasn’t discovered up until now. He tanked 99% of her attention, with the remaining 1% being directed to these opportuo do ‘live testing’.

  “The sacrifices you make… Sir Aleph is truly…”

  Once again, Aponia began her usual over-the-top pliments—something Aleph could not get her to stop.

  *****

  Zoom-!

  A figure streaked past the night sky.

  “Well.”

  Aleph looked at the ‘major achievement’ in his sight.

  [Achievement Unlocked: A Million a Day]

  [A Million a Day: Kill one million honkai beasts within the span of a day.]

  “Star Rage… Tsukumo Yuki called it Bom Ba Ye, no?”

  He was familiar with that term as it came from a famous boxer in his previous life. It roughly trao ‘finish him’.

  That term perfectly encapsuted Bom Ba Ye’s destructiveness. Tsukumo could only create a bck hole once, either by adding mass on her body or on her shikigami. Since Aleph had enough reserves and could withstand the attra of the bck hole itself, it wasn’t a problem to drop off one or two in every city.

  That alone increased his efficy of ing up honkai beasts.

  Swoosh-!

  His speed began decreasing as he he Mu ti. A few mier, his feet nded onto the helipad.

  Tap-!

  Click.

  His battlesuit was made up of mostly synthesized fabrid few metallic ptes. It wasn’t a big deal to wear it outdoors, nor would it look intimidating to civilians.

  He walked across the top floor of the hospital. He bypassed several hospital staff as well as rec patients. Some of them made their way, while the other patients gave him a salute. Their gestures and mannerisms made it clear they were once soldiers.

  Things tihis way until he rode the empty elevator—until it was stopped by a hand.

  A bulky man shorter than Aleph arrived. The man, Kalpas, immediately put on his annoyed look. The only difference was his restraint.

  “What a ce. How are things going on your side?” Aleph asked.

  “...”

  “I see, I see. Do you want to fight?”

  “No.”

  Aleph was startled when he heard a different answer from what he expected.

  “It will be meaningless… for now.” Kalpas added.

  “Ah.”

  Kalpas was someone who wouldn’t shy away from a fight. His way nizing someone mainly came from their pure strength.

  However, Aleph was someone else.

  No matter how hard he fought, Kalpas knew he had no defeating him. Evehe Evolution Cube was used on him, he still didn’t have a bsp;

  It was so hopeless he ht gave up challenging Aleph after three entire months.

  Just like that, Kalpas left the elevator. It didn’t take long before Aleph also left and headed towards an office.

  When he opehe door, the one who greeted him was a familiar friend.

  “It’s really you.”

  “Who else do you think it would be?” Aleph rhetorically asked. “Hm, this is just right. Some girls prefer traps nowadays.”

  “...”

  Seeing Su’s long hair, he khere would be more people mistaking him for a woman. That happened way too many times in their school.

  “Really, I’m not joking. Or is it that you already found one while we were gone?”

  “Stop it. I don’t have a girlfriend… yet.”

  Aleph gave off a light ugh as he sat on the sofa.

  “How was it? Your journey.” He asked.

  “...It’s a long story.”

  “I’m all ears.”

  Su began telling his stories. He wasn’t in Nagazora whehird eruption occurred. The city he was in got affected by the honkai eruption. Undead broke out and truck-sized honkai beast began killing everyone on the main road.

  At first, he was with the military—Fire MOTH—but separated ohings turned for the worse. He experienot eating anything for several days. He was there firsthand wheragedies struck the on people.

  It was then that his knowledge in medie became useful. He nded in the ‘Ninth Hospital’ and was taken in by a professor who was indepely searg for the cure to honkai corruption.

  ‘Ten thousand people to cure one…’

  Knowing the things from the game, Aleph took a deep breath. It was such a huge cost to cure one person. Fire MOTH also had several studies as Su’s mentor, though it was left to collect dust—except for some cilors who itted heinous crimes just to produce several such cures.

  Naturally, Aleph and the rest dealt with them accly.

  “Actually…” Aleph spoke. “We have a w cure here, right in this hospital.”

  “...Ah?”

  “It’s already proven to work for about 90% of the patients we have here. nning to include it to our treatment pns, then spread it to other hospitals.”

  Su fell silent. He felt plicated knowing that the thing they sought was right in front of his eyes. He thought for a while and looked at Aleph.

  “What do you pn for me to do?” Su asked.

  “I was hoping you could spearhead that operation. You know, we are very short-staffed… with people we could trust. You bring along your mentor as well.”

  “...Alright, I’m in.”

  Without aations, Su agreed.