Their commission was suspicious.

“I’m sorry, I have no comment.” Sakura shook her head.

What kind of trial will Aponia face?

That depends on whether Aponia intentionally caused the Honkai.

Gathering a large number of Honkai patients and causing a Honkai outbreak is manageable if it's just an accident; at least you won't die. But if it's intentional, or if they already know the secrets of the Fire Moths, then it's much more serious. They might be imprisoned in the deepest place, which is worse than death.

“I have no concern for my own fate, because I have seen too much…” Aponia paused for a moment before asking.

"But may I ask another question?"

"Ask away."

"Are there any survivors among the residents of the sanatorium?" Aponia asked.

“Aponia, you have to understand that sometimes concealing something doesn’t mean deception, but rather a form of protection,” Sakura said.

“Sakura, your name is Sakura, right? If I had called out to you when I was on Twilight Street, would things have turned out differently?” Aponia asked.

Aponia and Sakura did not meet for the first time at the sanatorium. When Chen Luo's clairvoyance was tracking Sakura and Pado, Chen Luo personally witnessed Sakura and Aponia's encounter.

At that moment, Aponia was thinking about what to eat for the night, because Qianjie suddenly got angry for some reason and kicked over the cabbage donated by a kind person, resulting in a shortage of ingredients for the night.

While searching for ingredients for dinner, Aponia and Sakura passed each other by.

When Aponia saw Sakura, she considered whether to warn her not to linger too long in the Twilight Street. However, she felt that Sakura's fate was far different from that of ordinary people, so she gave up on the idea.

Sakura also sensed a similar aura on Aponia and was paying attention to her, but after confirming that the aura did not originate from Aponia, she gave up on greeting her.

The two then parted ways.

Perhaps this is the turning point in fate.

“A fallen flower cannot return to its branch. Such a hypothesis is meaningless, and I cannot give you an answer. But perhaps the person who can answer your question has arrived.” Sakura’s gaze turned to what was behind Aponia.

"Let me see who's chatting here with evidence?" Alicia's voice rang out.

Aponia turned her head and saw a cute girl with long pink hair, and was instantly drawn to her.

"Wow, what a beautiful girl. Sakura, you know such a lovely girl, but you didn't introduce her to me? Aren't we best friends?" Alicia said sadly, on the verge of tears.

"You seem to have a lot of best friends," Sakura said, arms crossed, seemingly unconcerned.

"Don't be so reserved, Sakura. Even though I know you're just saying that, I'll still get hurt," Alicia said pitifully.

“You…” Aponia looked at the unfamiliar girl in front of her.

"Hi, let me introduce myself. I'm Alicia, or you can just call me Ali. You must be Aponia, right? I've been waiting for you for ages. You must have been nervous being alone in the Firemoth, right? How could those guys leave such a delicate girl here? They're so careless. Don't worry, I'll show you around." Alicia said enthusiastically, taking a step forward.

Seeing Alicia pressing closer, Aponia couldn't help but retreat.

Be wary of former lesbians.

“Alice, she’s not a guest,” Sakura reminded her.

“I know, but so what? There’s no need to be so nervous. She’s just an ordinary and delicate girl, and she happens to have some misunderstanding about the Fire Moth. Wouldn’t it be better to take this opportunity to clear up our prejudices and get to know each other better?”

"Sakura, you'll keep this a secret for me, right?"

"The man has brought back the Fire-Chasing Moth. My mission is complete."

Sakura's implication was that whatever you do with Aponia from now on is none of my business.

"But Hua, why are you here? Shouldn't you be protecting Luo?" Sakura's gaze fell on Hua, who had been barely noticeable and hadn't uttered a word since earlier.

Upon hearing a somewhat familiar name, Aponia realized that there was another person besides Alicia who had just arrived.

and……

“You are…” Upon seeing this familiar face, Aponia was both surprised and at ease.

Aponia knew from the first moment she saw Hua that he was no ordinary person.

However, no one expected that they would be members of the Fire Moth.

"Long time no see, Aponia. Sakura, as for why I'm here, it's because the Doctor doesn't need my protection for the time being." she said.

"Ok?"

“The Doctor is currently being held in the interrogation room next door, so he doesn’t need my protection,” Hua said to Ying.

"Hmm, is the reason that you knew but didn't report it?" Sakura understood the reason instantly after only a moment's thought.

“That’s right. Because he knew about the large number of Honkai patients gathering at the sanatorium but failed to report it, he is currently being held in the interrogation room next door. Aponia, the Doctor should have told you that things would get out of hand sooner or later, right?” Hua then looked at Aponia.

There was no blame in his tone; it was merely a reminder.

After all, from the current perspective, neither Chen Luo nor Hua has suffered any serious losses.

“…” Aponia fell silent.

"Oh, right, this breakfast was given to you by Luo. It was originally a gift from Luo's friend, but after hearing that you had been captured, he specifically asked me to give it to you." Alicia said to Aponia as she picked up the breakfast.

"……Thanks."

"Thank you. You shouldn't be telling me, you should be telling Luo. I'll take you to see him in a bit," Alicia said.

“I understand. Lo did remind me, but I didn’t heed his advice at the time. Was his punishment severe?” Aponia asked after hearing the name of the familiar person.

Aponia now understands that Chen Luo and Hua are likely members of the Fire Moth, but they have nothing to do with the destruction of the sanatorium.

On the contrary, they may have been affected by it.

"It's just a stay-at-home order and increased workload. Lolo is a very capable researcher, you know. He can do things that no one else can. So there's no need to worry." Seeing Aponia's concern, Alicia comforted her.

"Oh, right, Sakura. If you're going to visit Luo later, remember to bring him breakfast. After all, his breakfast is here now." Alicia smiled mischievously and winked at Hua.

"..." Hua hesitated for a moment before choosing to remain silent.

"Understood. I'll go in a bit. I'll go back to the Poison Chrysalis first to let them know." Sakura nodded.

Even if it weren't for Chen Luo's help with this mission, just from a friend's perspective, Ying should go and see Chen Luo.

Okay, then I'll bring Luo a breakfast.

Chapter 779 I will always love Alicia!

Ying went to see Chen Luo as a way of thanking him, as a visit, and of course, with a little bit of apology in it as well.

After all, it was because of the mission he carried out that Chen Luo was imprisoned.

Although Ying didn't think she had done anything wrong, it was a fact that Chen Luo was affected.

Furthermore, Chen Luo had previously introduced him to an even better guide to help him complete the task, for which he should also be thanked.

In that case, bring a more substantial breakfast.

Chen Luo must have been starving while being locked up in the interrogation room.

After watching Sakura and Hana leave in a hurry, Alicia turned her gaze to Aponia.

"Hello, Aponia. I know the Firemoths don't have a good reputation outside, but in my opinion, everyone here is just an ordinary person doing their best to ensure the continuation of civilization." Alicia approached Aponia.

The Moths that Chase Fire are not some organization completely unknown to ordinary people; in fact, as long as they exist, they will eventually leave traces.

Unlike Schicksal, which had developed into a colossal entity based on the legacy of a previous civilization before the appearance of the Herrschers, the Moths were only established by the United Nations after the Honkai was discovered.

One of the most prominent examples is the story of Velvet single-handedly fighting the Fire-Chasing Moths. Velvet had also discovered the Fire-Chasing Moths, and she used a more radical approach.

Believing that the Honkai was caused by the Moths of Fire, they launched a unilateral declaration of war against the Moths of Fire.

Then, unsurprisingly, they were defeated, and after learning the truth, they chose to join the Moth of Fire.

Of course, not just anyone can join the Moth Chaser; they must first pass an assessment.

The reason why Velvi wasn't killed by the Fire Moth was because her guarantor was Alicia.

“Come on, this is a friendly handshake.” While Aponia was thinking, Alicia was also gradually closing the distance.

After Alicia finished speaking, she calculated that the distance was close enough, and then she pressed herself against Aponia and took her hand.

The distance between the two was brought extremely close.

Be wary of former lesbians.

“Come and say something to me, Aponia.”

“Miss Alicia…” Aponia was somewhat at a loss.

"Don't be so formal, just call me Ellie."

"Aren't you afraid of me?" Aponia couldn't help but feel doubtful as she looked at Alicia, who was so close to her.

"Fear? Do you think I'll keep my distance from you because I'm worried about being overshadowed by your beauty? No way! I love beautiful girls the most." Alicia's words truly came from the heart.

“Miss Alicia, since you know my past, you should understand what I want to ask. I am here because I am a sinner about to be judged, and my crimes are too numerous to count.”

“A sinner? But before me is only an ordinary girl filled with sorrow. No matter how others judge you, I can see at a glance that you are fundamentally a girl who does her best to be kind.” Alicia shook her head and continued to hold Aponia’s hand tightly.

It seems this beautiful girl doesn't quite understand her true self. Well then, I, Alicia, will help her understand her true self!

Operation Aponia Conquest begins!

……

Chen Luo stared into thought as he looked at the fourth breakfast in front of him.

Alicia!!!

I'm going to spread the word that you've gotten fat all over the entire Firemoth!

"It seems that Alicia is hiding something," Sakura said as she approached Chen Luo with an extra-large breakfast.

"I can't eat anymore, I really can't eat anymore. Alicia!!!" Chen Luo said, looking at the remaining dishes from the two breakfasts he had barely managed to finish.

“Perhaps Alicia meant well, but I didn’t expect you to have two breakfasts,” Sakura said.

"It's worth mentioning that the first breakfast was delivered by Alicia, and then she watched as the second and third breakfasts were delivered to me," Chen Luo said, shaking his head.

"Sigh." Sakura sighed.

"Alright, I'm locked up and I haven't even sighed, so why are you sighing?"

"I'm sorry..." Sakura said after hesitating for a moment.

"What's there to apologize for?"

"The incident at the sanatorium is what got you locked up."

"It doesn't matter anymore. It was my fault to begin with. I deserve to be punished, but I didn't expect the collapse of the sanatorium to happen so quickly," Chen Luo said quietly, sitting in his chair.

"But have you found your equipment?" Chen Luo asked.

"No. I originally went to Twilight Street to hunt down the traitors of the Fire Moth, but my equipment was stolen. Because of the stolen equipment, I had to expand my original search area, which led me to the sanatorium... So although I achieved a higher goal, I didn't even achieve my original objective."

This time, Sakura brought back two people: one was Qianjie, who shocked even the higher-ups, and the other was Aponia, who seemed to be the culprit.

However, Sakura couldn't even find a trace of the few traitors from the Fire Moths that she was trying to hunt down.

"Here she comes, here she comes, Aponia, hurry up and come over so I can introduce you to some acquaintances." At this moment, Alicia's voice rang out from afar, and Chen Luo already had a bad feeling when he heard this voice.

Sure enough, not long after, Alicia brought over Chen Luo's acquaintances.

Okay, maybe we're not that close.

“Long time no see, Aponia. No, it should only have been a few days, right?” Chen Luo said, sitting in the interrogation room and looking at Aponia.

Although Aponia is currently being interrogated as a serious criminal, who is Alicia?

Furthermore, this time, Alicia is in charge of the matter concerning Aponia. After all, in terms of level alone, Aponia, who knows the secrets of the Fire Moth, understands the Honkai, and is the culprit who caused the Honkai, is still very important.

Therefore, there is no problem in entrusting such an important person to Alicia.

Although Alicia usually seems quite easy to talk to, everyone likes her.

But don't forget, Alicia is now the strongest warrior of the Fire Moth.

Yes, at least he was the strongest warrior before Kevin came.

After Kevin arrived, Alicia and Kevin were evenly matched.

“Long time no see, Chen Luo. I’m sorry I got you locked up in the interrogation room.” Aponia said to Chen Luo.

Just after Sakura left, Aponia and Alicia talked for a while longer.