Midnight.
It is the time when most people are resting. Even Aleph chose to sleep for a few hours. Only Mobius remained awake as she finished the final details needed for the consecutive surgeries tomorrow.
‘...It’s strange.’
She suddenly felt a disturbing sensation. Shesha, the third herrscher’s accompanying emperor-class beast, had several abilities that made it hard to kill. Notably, one of th...
2024-09-28 15:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostThroughout the entire meeting, Mei spoke most of the time. There were times Sakura and Mobius raised some questions, but the rest remained as listeners.
A plan was created in the end.
Kevin, Elysia, and Sakura will be prioritized on the MANTIS surgery. The rest who would follow are still up for deliberation.
Things would remain like this. After luring Mei’s enemies from the dark, only then would the Soldie...
2024-09-27 15:06:34 +0000 UTC View PostAs if expecting this scene, Aleph took a towel placed on a metal counter. His figure disappeared, only to return to Mobius’ side a second later. It soon fell on her naked body.
Seeing her surprised looks, he had the urge to mess around.
“What? Even though it’s rare to see you like this, I’d rather save you from embarrassment.”
“Heh. So you’re actually a gentleman?”
“By definition, yes. I can cook, do m...
2024-09-26 13:55:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Reverse Curse Technique…”
Aleph was immersed in learning the new concept Kashimo introduced to him. If learned, his fighting power would increase to a terrifying degree.
Up until now, he didn’t have a close call by choosing what he fights. Aside from the Nagazora City incident, all of his battles were against honkai beasts or humans whose dangers could be handled if p...
2024-09-25 09:01:30 +0000 UTC View PostBam-!
Kashimo landed after vaulting more than twenty meters aboveground. Only his nyoi staff was visibly broken.
‘Two… no, three times. And they're all from tricky angles.’
Whenever Aleph let out a punch, Kashimo could strike back thrice. The overwhelming disparity made Aleph question his prior analysis of Kashimo.
Fortunately, he has someone to help him.
{Result: Partial elemental transformation wa...
2024-09-24 10:15:11 +0000 UTC View PostAleph’s surgery was the first throughout history. His case proved that the Soldier Project could really succeed. Mobius spared no efforts and pulled him over to run diagnostics.
Beep.
Beep.
Beep.
“Toughness beyond a diamond’s… were the teeth a special section?”
“The nails are roughly the same.”
“Your irises don't contract in light.”...
2024-09-23 11:12:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Soldier Project has been a mainstay within Fire MOTH for more than five years. It was one of the projects that got a huge focus. The power of honkai was terrifying.
Thus, what would happen if it was used for humanity’s sake?
That project aimed to give an answer to that question.
Unfortunately, it has been so many years yet the project plateaued. A lot of people volunteered to be the test subjects at first, but as ...
2024-09-22 13:22:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Hm…”
At this moment, Aleph was intently staring at the [Cursed Sword] in his hand. It was an item that helped him hone his cursed energy control to a large extent.
With a thought, the world became slower in his eyes. The clarity and speed of his thoughts were upgraded to another level. His mind became capable of doing several things at once.
Briefly, his sight turned dark blue as a black spark appeared in...
2024-09-22 11:20:50 +0000 UTC View PostFour hours passed with Sasaki’s teaching. It wasn’t a formal teaching per se, but something coming from his own, rather, Sasaki’s existence. The superimposing legends affected his existence enough to grant him the title of a strong swordsman who fought Miyamoto Musashi in a duel.
“These exercises… I’ll add them to the blindfold regimen.”
Months had passed since Aleph received the blindfold and t...
2024-09-20 15:36:12 +0000 UTC View Post“This is the first.”
“Hm?”
“Director Einstein doesn’t delegate her work to others.”
The institute’s director had a lot of things to do aside from paper work. That includes visitations on some sites where controlled experiments were done. They focus a lot on robotics and the creation of things that could combat huge honkai beasts, hence the third institute has the largest area out of them all.<...
“Mn… This is troublesome.”
It was unknown when the Nyoi Staff in his hands got restored to its pristine state.
“Ugh, that’s it. I’ll start with the rules in this place.”
“This place?”
“Mn. Strictly speaking, it is a replica of where I died.”
Kashimo began telling Aleph the rules inside this training space.
“I don’t know how I got here. Only, it explained that this place was...
2024-09-17 04:35:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Huff!”
Aleph was forced to take a deep breath. The sensation of drowning in water was still fresh to him just now. He looked around his surroundings and saw the familiar bedroom.
“...I’m back.”
His sight was caught by the lines of text in the corner.
[Achievement Unlocked: Proficient Planeswalker]
[Achievement Unlocked: Escaping Death]
[Planeswalker: Travel to another space-time twice.]
<...
“Huff… Huff…”
A cold fog came out of Aleph’s mouth with each breath. He touched the blood red ice in his chest.
{Analysis complete. Remaining survival time is two minutes and five seconds.}
“It’s good enough.”
He came into this “world” in his severely injured state. It was the time when the hole was freshly made; if it wasn’t, his organs would’ve failed by now.
It was due to the cursed ener...
2024-09-15 05:49:44 +0000 UTC View PostSpirits.
In this world, they are beings who cause destruction at every turn. Just like Honkai, it is kept well-hidden to the normal denizens of this world.
Spirits have an unimaginable power. Some could cause strong tornadoes while others could raze their surroundings to cinders.
Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
The downpour of the rain became stronger. In the midst of everything, several t...
It was a swift transformation. In a magical girl manner, her clothing changed. Such magical means are enough to shock Aleph in the past.
Her middle school uniform was changed with a black-red lolita dress. He could tell Kurumi placed her mind into creating it.
“Is it customizable?”
“Yes?”
Kurumi seemed interested in his reaction.
“Isn’t it normal that magical girls can’t choose their outfits?”
<... 2024-09-13 16:12:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe first year of middle school.
It was not a distant memory, roughly four years ago.
The announcement of his parents’ death made him stand blankly in front of the door. He couldn’t do anything. At that point in time, he simply didn’t have the strength to drastically alter the world.
For once, the law of Honkai prevented him from spitting out future knowledge easily. Without that, he couldn’t do anything...
2024-09-13 14:55:46 +0000 UTC View Post‘She’s good. That’s alright…’
Aleph glanced at the girl beside him.
‘She can remain true to herself… That’s good.’
With Carole, her only best friend on her side, her mental state was far better than he expected. Kevin could survive these trials alone due to his innate qualities, but he worried that Hua might encounter some unexpected things.
After all, her fifty thousand...
2024-09-11 09:27:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe way Aleph took Mobius’ wrist was completely natural. The latter was also quick to react and played along with him.
When the two reached the balcony, Aleph swiftly apologized.
“I’m sorry about that. Vill-V is… you know, she can’t be stopped.”
“Tsk. Of course that girl’s stubborn. Who in their right mind would attack MOTH alone?”
“Technically, she’s not alone.”
“...She nea...
2024-09-10 13:27:56 +0000 UTC View PostAleph was quietly dozing off alone inside Mei’s office when [Great Sage]’s notifications woke him up.
{...cross-checking with the database, it has been determined to be the power of space and time.}
{Origin: Nagazora City, Far East}
“Um… This is…”
He rubbed his eyes before reading the “report” compiled by it.
“...It’s the mirror.”
He completely woke up.
“I need to visit Nagazora...
2024-09-09 12:58:30 +0000 UTC View Post‘Seeing her in person feels very different.’
Mei still wasn’t inside her office. It gave Aleph some time to process his meeting with Elysia.
‘Mental affliction… even physical world alteration. Herrscher of Origin…’
Throughout the Previous Era, the thirteenth Herrscher was seemingly skipped. The records only tell of Kevin killing the Herrscher-turned Elysia. However, that wasn’t the ...
2024-09-08 13:49:04 +0000 UTC View PostFamiliar words came out of Aleph’s mouth. It somehow meant similarly to the two people. That question was, after all, the same words Aleph asked them to reaffirm themselves.
Fortunately, Hua wasn’t as confused as before.
“I will continue doing it. Fighting honkai.”
Her time in the Fire MOTH made her see a variety of things that her previous self couldn’t. The soldiers with strong beliefs, the casualties, failures to...
2024-09-07 15:50:05 +0000 UTC View Post[Cursed Energy: 1512 → 1714]
Looking at the notice in front of him, Aleph sighed.
‘It’s not as good as last time. The extra one hundred… Was it from the Herrscher Core?’
After lamenting his luck, he stretched his entire body. Cracking sounds were heard throughout the hangar.
“Ugh… Is my back pain as bad as before..?”
*****
The descent of the fourth Herrscher halted the ordinary operations of ...
2024-09-06 16:38:36 +0000 UTC View Post“Um…”
Aleph woke up from his long sleep. His neck gave some popping sounds when he moved around. His head feels a lot lighter compared to before.
He decided to throw all of his worries behind his back—for now, that is.
“Kevin and Hua should have no problems. Su is the only one left.”
The first thing he did after regaining his memories was to look at Su’s situation.
“He should be fine. I will try an...
2024-09-05 15:20:30 +0000 UTC View PostBuzz-!
“...Aleph! Wake up! What’s going on..?! Why did you suddenly faint! Hey!”
“Ugh…”
Aleph used his arm as a support on the ground. He opened his eyes and saw the familiar GUI.
“Huff…”
“Hey, what happened to you? Are you alright?”
“...Wait…”
His voice was quite hoarse. His throat felt dry. When he fully woke up, he saw his surroundings.
It was the sam...
2024-09-04 12:11:36 +0000 UTC View PostNobody likes the prospect of war. Most of its impacts were negative. Still, the one making everyone move was the order of the higher-ups. The common folks has no choice but to fight for their countries.
Boom-!
Boom-!
Bang-!
The smell of gunpowder smoke choked Julian’s mouth.
“Cough…”
The hands holding his M4A1 were shaking uncontrollably. He wanted to keep himself together,...
2024-09-03 09:15:42 +0000 UTC View PostA white space.
There wasn’t much to it. If Aleph had any complaints, it would be that the white space was too blinding for his eyes.
‘I… where am I?’
He looked down only to find out that his entire body was exposed. The black nuclear suit he wore was nowhere to be seen. Only the tight black skinsuit remained in him.
Aleph hastily looked at his surroundings.
‘I touched the core and…’
A ...
2024-09-02 14:06:20 +0000 UTC View PostAleph wanted to stay true to his words—to observe the Herscherr up close. These past seven months, he didn’t have a chance to observe the corpses of the three Herscherrs within MOTH. Their biological activities as well as the so-called “Herscherr Cores” were a breakthrough point for him.
“An hour… It’s roughly similar to the theorized process.” He muttered.
The Herscherr's transformation undergoes several stages. Th...
2024-09-01 09:46:55 +0000 UTC View PostIt was only a few months for Einstein, yet she managed to see the drastic changes Aleph went through within those five months. Be it the mutation he underwent to become far stronger than most humans or the technology he kept making, she saw them all.
That was the reason why she felt that Aleph would most likely participate in the Herscherr fight.
Click-!
Click-!
Click-!
The...
2024-08-30 15:42:08 +0000 UTC View PostTime swiftly went by. Without any disturbances, five months had passed. No troubles of sorts came up within the entire Fire MOTH. The death of three councilors placed them all on guard, forcing them to tacitly maintain this peace.
The first one who jumps out will be punished—and nobody wants to be that person.
That small moment of tranquility was broken by a disturbing news.
“Fourth Herscherr?”
Aleph fell si...
2024-08-29 15:53:58 +0000 UTC View PostFive days passed by in a flash. The research reports gained from the three councilors’ bases did not help them as much as they thought. The best it did was to point out some solutions behind the failures in their surgeries.
Nevertheless, it was useful as it came from another perspective—one gained from unilateral sacrifice of human lives.
Contrary to Aleph’s expectations, he didn’t encounter any troubles within these ...
2024-08-27 12:00:35 +0000 UTC View Post