Chapter 211: Big Mobius Trash-Talks Little Mobius
[Klein continued describing the doctor as she remembered her:
"She was just like other [humans]—no matter what kind of [changes] she went through, she always retained some [unchanging] parts."
"And that... is precisely the [difference] between you and her."
Mobius sneered: "The difference between me and her? What a joke..."
"I know I can't convince you."
"But fortunately, the doctor always prepares for every contingency."
As she spoke, Klein took out the projection message given to her by [the real Mobius]. Mobius looked at the familiar mature researcher with long green hair and snickered: "What's this, Klein? You prefer me from back then, is that it?"
"This holographic recording is what the doctor entrusted me to deliver to you."
"She recorded this message... right before she was about to face [death]."
"[Death]? Klein, do you realize what you're saying? For me, [death] is simply impossible..."
In the holographic recording, the mature Mobius also said: "Yes, I can't believe it either—that I'm really about to die."]
[March 7th]:"Wait, does this mean the past Mobius completely predicted the behavior of the Mobius in Elysian Realm?"
[Fu Xuan]:"After all, no one understands you better than yourself!"
[Stelle]:"Why are you all assuming the Elysian Realm Mobius lost? What if it's a case of 'I predicted your prediction'?"
[Silver Wolf]:"Lmao, even a projection from the past predicted what Mobius would say. Who outsmarted whom? Could it really be that the Elysian snake calculated the real snake?"
[Pardofelis]:"Actually... if it's Snake Sister we're talking about, nothing's impossible, right?"
[Kiana]:"That's insane!?"
["This... is this live communication?"
Klein looked at her and gently shook her head. Mobius fell silent for a moment, then turned to
Klein: "Klein... if you wanted to deceive me, you shouldn't have left such obvious flaws."
"I remember every single thing that happened when I was still like that..."
"Back then, not even memory constructs existed... let alone Elysian Realm.How could I possibly leave a message for [myself]?"
"Because it's interesting, isn't it?"
Big Mobius gazed gently at the Elysian snake: "Getting to reexamine your past self from an observer's perspective... such an opportunity is rare. You should thank me, [other me]."
"If it were me... I should have finished all my rebuttals by now, right?"
"Of course, by the time you see this recording, you might have changed a lot too, become someone who talks endlessly."
"But no matter what... this is the last time. Be patient and let me finish... alright, other me?"]
[Elysia]:"A message from the past to the future... in a way, that's quite romantic. I wonder what gifts another me would have for me♪"
[March 7th]:"No way, why is Big Mobius's voice and personality so different?"
[Silver Wolf]:"The real Mobius apparently faced the Finality directly—that might be the only difference?"
[Stelle]:"Maybe being trapped in Elysian Realm's data space for fifty thousand years made her go completely insane?"
[Su]:"...That does seem possible..."
[Mobius]:"Hmm?"
[The former Mobius shared her realizations with her Elysian self—how the death of the person she thought she hated most, Elysia, ultimately made her understand everything.
In the end, she chose to abandon her [eternal life] and face the fear of death. "Even if civilization perishes and the ground beneath our feet ceases to exist... as long as we haven't reached the end of time, there's still possibility for me to return from death."
"But now... I'm unwilling to do that anymore."
"For [Mobius], this death will be the final one."... "The circumstances you and I face are different—the path of [infinity] still stretches endlessly before you..."
"No one can interfere with you, and no one has the right to make choices for you... not even me... your creator."
"[Infinite possibilities]... after realizing my own fallacy, I truly can no longer [possess] it."
"But I [created] it with my own hands, didn't I? Through Gray Serpent, through Klein, through..."
"The choices you can make... are my [infinity]." "Mobius... other me."
"Say a proper farewell with me, will you?"
The former Mobius reached out toward Mobius, and the ground-level Mobius seemed affected by these words, also extending her hand. Then, countless dark green spikes pierced through the projection.]
[Raiden Mei]:"This is... Mobius's final message before death?"
[Silver Wolf]:"Good, I thought Mobius was actually going to be convinced by her past self's trash talk."
[Klein]:"If the doctor could be persuaded that easily, she wouldn't be the doctor... but... why?"
[Mobius]:"Hahaha... perfect, just as I planned."
[March 7th]:"What? Big Mobius's death was also part of your calculations?"
[Kiana]:"No matter how you look at it, Mobius's reaction clearly shows she's completely broken, right?"
[After destroying the holographic recording, Mobius stood up trembling, laughing maniacally, filled with madness and disdain. "[Choosing] infinity...? How pitifully...small wish."
"What I want to do... is [transcend] infinity... surpass all possibilities..."
"Your path... is nothing more than one insignificant possibility among them... that's all."
Mobius stared dangerously at
Klein: "Hmm? What's with that look, Klein?"
"Do you think... I'm just boasting?"
"Do you believe... she chose death... truly of her own will?"
"What did you say...?"
Looking at the shocked Klein, Mobius smiled and revealed the modifications she had made to her original self,
Then the fruits that grew... were plentiful indeed.]
[Honkai: Star Rail - Void Archives]:"Should we expect anything less from an Ember of [Infinity]? That she'd capable of such actions doesn't surprise me at all."
[March 7th]:"No way... did the external Mobius really get killed to death by the Elysian Mobius like this?"
[Stelle]:"I think it's more likely that Mobius just broke down completely."
[Theresa]:"Really, twist after twist after twist—even thousand-layer pancakes aren't as calculated as you people."
[Qingque]:"A Mobius who could predict the behavior of her Elysian self, who understood herself so profoundly—just getting beaten to death like that? I find that hard to believe."
[Stelle]:"All I can say about whether Mobius is really dead is: those who know, know. As if dead."
[Pardofelis]:"I'm still optimistic about Snake Sister's vitality. Who knows, maybe she'll show up in your current civilization someday?"
[Honkai: Star Rail - Welt]:"Until I came to space, there had been no news of Dr. Mobius on Earth."
I still updated today anyway—it's not like I'm passing Level 4. If I could pass on the first try, why would I have studied Japanese in high school?