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"Hmm? Hello to you too, little one."
Aponia noticed little Gretchen following Alicia and smiled gently. Because of her experience at the sanatorium, she had a special fondness for children.
Especially innocent and well-behaved children like Gretchen.
She was a little curious:
"she is?"
“The daughter of Scar and Blanca.”
“So she’s Blanca’s daughter,” Aponia said knowingly.
She didn't know Hen, but she was familiar with Blanca. After all, Hen was in the combat sequence, while Blanca, who had been transferred to the medical department, was in the medical sequence.
In addition, his research on discipline was also related to Möbius, so there was bound to be some contact between them.
Aponia had a good impression of her gentle colleague.
"Aponia, where are you headed?" Alicia tried to probe indirectly to get some information out of her—she knew absolutely nothing about Jiang Qiao's interpersonal relationships! As a result, she didn't know much about Sister Da Nana in front of her.
Therefore, Alicia felt it was necessary to try to delve deeper.
This is also to satisfy one's own curiosity.
Aponia did not hide anything and frankly stated:
"Dr. MEI asked me to calm down someone who has a bad temper."
"Has a bad temper?"
"Yes, it's said to have been brought back from Europe."
"Europe... has a bad temper... wait, could it be that person from before?" The more Alicia heard the name, the more familiar it sounded, as if she remembered something.
Memories of that day flashed through my mind—that hot-tempered, white-haired, crazy woman.
"It seems you recognize her."
“...I guess you could say we’ve had some contact,” Alicia said, her expression not very good.
Her encounter with that person was anything but pleasant!
She was planning to make a grand entrance like the villain Jiang Qiao, showing off her cool side, but... that hot-tempered guy almost turned the arrogant Miss 55k into a biscuit.
Thankfully, Mr. Jiang Que arrived just in time, otherwise...
"It's obvious that you and her don't seem to get along very well."
"Want to come along?"
Aponia extended this invitation.
"Eh--?"
"Since you've had contact with her, perhaps you can be of some help..."
"Ah this..."
Alicia hesitated—the thought of that woman's volatile behavior made her uneasy.
I almost got beaten up back then.
But then she thought again—if Jiang Qiao isn't afraid of that guy, why should I, Ai Li, be afraid of him?!
Although it seems that I am indeed no match for that guy, I can't lose the battle too, can I?
I, Ellie, am the 'Fire Chaser' who defeated the Second Herrscher!
Thinking of this, Alicia, who didn't want to be inferior to someone, mustered her courage.
"Okay, I was just thinking of seeing that person again."
'That woman' was imprisoned in a cell at the Moth of Fire's underground base.
After following Aponia's lead, the increasingly arrogant Miss 55k started to boast.
What? That guy was just someone I defeated!
With Mr. Jiang Qiao not present, Ms. Alicia began to boast.
Although the culture was rather appalling, Alicia, who was exceptionally eloquent, portrayed the situation vividly and realistically, making little Gretsch, who was with her, beam with admiration.
—Alicia is so amazing!
Miss 55k, whose nose was a little itchy, looked smug. Jiang Qiao's record was my record - Jiang Qiao and I were killing each other in a chaotic frenzy!
However, Aponia maintained a smile throughout and never offered any comment.
"Click"
After passing through layers of security doors, they arrived at the room where 'that woman'—Qian Jie—was imprisoned.
Given the danger it displayed, the room where Qianjie was located was among the most elite, even within the prison cells of the Fire-Chasing Moth.
Of course, there's nothing else.
Despite the high level of security, the interior was exceptionally clean, complete with beds, furniture, barbecue grills, stoves, and plenty of other things to pass the time.
"Is this a prison cell?" Alicia stared at the layout inside, somewhat dumbfounded.
Out of curiosity, she did visit the Fire Moth's cell, but even though the Fire Moth's cell was relatively humane, it was at most a single person with a single bed.
It couldn't possibly be like this; it's like stuffing a... 'home' inside!
Yes, this place didn't feel like a prison cell to Alicia at all; it felt like a home, a place to belong.
She didn't even see any surveillance equipment—theoretically, a prison cell of this level should definitely have such a thing, and shouldn't give ordinary people any personal privacy.
"Wasn't this your plan, Alicia?"
Aponia spoke calmly, and Alicia, whose mind went blank the moment she met her smile.
ah--?
What the hell?
My plans?
When did I ever get something like this done, Ellie?!
...Could she be bluffing me?
Alicia immediately recalled certain scenes from movies where, when investigating undercover agents, they would fabricate 'false information' to deceive others...
Could it be that Aponia has figured out I'm not 'Alicia'?!
Impossible! I clearly played the role of Alicia very well... Pshaw, I really am Alicia!
I'm just playing myself, how could Aponia possibly doubt me!
Although being suspected is not a big deal, and being exposed is not a big deal, as the saying goes, a person fights for his pride, and a tree lives for its bark.
The stubborn Miss 55k clearly cannot accept that she lost to Jiang Qiao in Alicia.
After all, isn't this just too embarrassing?!
Of course, Miss Alicia wasn't just slacking off; she was also working hard to improve her 'Alicia' purity.
And she believes the results are remarkable—she has, if not surpassed, at least caught up with that bad guy in terms of playing 'Alicia'!
"what?"
Alicia immediately resorted to her tried-and-true tactic of feigning ignorance.
Looking at her like this, Aponia stared for a moment, then shook her head.
"Hmm, then I must have remembered it wrong."
As expected—Aponia was bluffing Ai Li!
Hmph, Ellie has seen countless films, how could I possibly be fooled by such childish tricks?
Seeing Aponia's denial, Alicia couldn't help but feel a little smug about her own cleverness.
Well, Ellie, I was still putting on a pretty good act.
If it were the wicked Jiang Qiao, she would have already been exposed!
Aponia didn't speak, her smile remained unchanged.
Looking at the 'prison cell' that felt like home, she remembered the pink-haired girl who had argued with Dr. MEI.
Chapter 234 Let the wicked Jiang Qiao have something to see, but nothing to eat!
The treatment of Qianjie was not originally as generous as it is now.
Even if they don't go as far as the Church of Apocalypse, the Fire Moths still view the Thousand Calamities as 'extremely dangerous'.
Surveillance, shackles, and restraints are virtually impossible to remove.
until....