"I saw a flowing white, enveloping all of us."
White, and flowing…
"…"
Vill-V and Mobius looked at each other, unable to interpret Aponia's prophecy.
"Aponia, what does this prophecy of yours mean?"
"I don't know either."
The holy nun shook her head, also unable to provide an interpretation.
The prophecies she could see were just fragments of fate, not the entire process from present to future. The full answer would only be revealed at the moment fate was realized.
However…
"I can confirm that this event poses no danger to Griseo and the others, nor will it harm any of us."
"…"
Vill-V rolled her eyes.
If it wouldn't harm any of them, then wasn't this prophecy as good as unsaid?
She stood up. "In that case, let's discuss what to do next, before it's too late."
Opportunity knocks but once.
Of The Thirteen Flame-Chasers in the Elysian Realm, aside from Mobius who had a chance of getting out, the rest were all data constructs trapped here.
Once Brian left with Jizo Mitama, they would lose their chance for revenge.
Having already been played for fools, Mobius and Vill-V now had nothing to fear.
Successful revenge would be a huge win; failed revenge wouldn't be too much of a loss.
Mobius: "I can't think of a way to deal with that man for now, but as for that girl Rin, we can start with her sister."
"How so?"
"Of course…"
"We'll give her the same special treatment Elysia got."
The bewitching girl chuckled.
Anyway, that [Setsuna] didn't mind sharing with her sister. Her doing this would be killing two birds with one stone.
Aside from that girl Rin being unhappy, it was a perfect solution!
…
"Damn you, Mobius, to think you'd target my sister!"
*Snap.* The bamboo chopsticks broke between the girl's slender fingers.
Even while enjoying a warm lunch with her sister, Rin could no longer suppress the fire in her heart.
She had just managed to convince her sister not to risk her chastity.
That guy, who looked only slightly handsome, was absolutely inhuman when he wasn't acting like one. He was far beyond what an innocent maiden like her could handle.
Even with concrete evidence, it had taken a great deal of effort to make Sakura give up that idea.
If she hadn't been smart enough to install surveillance on almost every bitch, she might have been tricked by them without even knowing it.
"Rin, what's wrong?"
The killer, once full of cold temperament, showed a gentle side in front of her younger sister.
She hoped her sister would become a well-mannered young lady, not a clumsy, unruly child.
But seeing as they had just reunited, she would tolerate it for now.
"It's nothing, I just saw that Mobius is planning to conspire with others to frame you."
Rin didn't tell the whole truth, afraid her sister would get that idea again.
She didn't explain the full story either, for fear of leading her sister astray.
"Mobius… That doctor has a rather strange personality, but she holds no ill will towards me. You don't need to pay them any mind."
The sakura-haired, donkey-eared miko came to a conclusion, leaving the Herrscher speechless.
Mobius certainly didn't want to harm you, but she did hope you could get knocked up.
"I understand. I won't do anything to them."
"That's good."
A sensible little sister put the killer's mind at ease.
This unruly child at home liked to stir up trouble everywhere, but as a data construct, she could no longer fulfill her duty as an older sister. She could only hope that her sister would behave a little better in her presence.
"Rin, try this. It was your favorite back then."
The girl, showing no trace of her killer aura, picked up a piece of food and brought it to her sister's mouth.
The girl's cheeks squirm gently as she chewed, a happy smile on her face, just like a perfect, obedient little sister.
"Delicious. It tastes just like it used to."
But deep within the sakura-haired girl's eyes, a thoughtful light flickered nonstop.
She was pondering how to deal with Mobius and Vill-V.
*How dare you target my sister? You bunch of lewd-bodied bitches have a death wish!*
…
"Mobius, since you want to go after that [Setsuna], you should be aware of the risks, right?"
Even though her lower body was shaking like a leaf, the great magician still maintained the demeanor of a genius scientist.
And, of course, Vill-V's mind was sharper than her other personalities.
Dealing with [Setsuna] wasn't the problem; the key was how to handle the Herrscher of Corruption.
Before them, there were two sets of enemies.
First, the Inner World Protagonist and Elysia, who had surrendered to his jeans; second, the Herrscher of Corruption, who was fighting to protect her sister from being defiled.
The three factions each had their own objectives and ill intentions.
Not causing any deaths was the bottom line for everyone. Above that line, any means were acceptable.
And the Inner World Protagonist had set an excellent example for them.
You can't kill people, but there are many ways to make them wish they were dead, and the effects are outstanding.
For instance, the little toys Mobius and Vill-V carried with them, and the magician who was trembling like a leaf.
Although not skilled in manipulating people's minds, Mobius knew that she couldn't use force.
That killer's only weakness was her invincible little sister. She had to make her cooperate willingly.
"Of course I know the risks, but it's not like that little brat Rin can monitor us all the time, can she?"
The Herrscher of Corruption was indeed strong, but that was in her complete form.
The Jizo Mitama was now a collar around her neck, having neutralized most of the Herrscher of Corruption's threat.
She had now lost her dominant power in the Elysian Realm and was just a rather difficult opponent.
"It seems you're already confident."
Mobius smiled. "You weren't there, so you don't know what happened when that guy first entered the Elysian Realm."
That guy, of course, was the Inner World Protagonist they gnashed their teeth in hatred of.
"When that guy first arrived, he was still learning from others in the Elysian Realm's hall. It didn't take long for Sakura to bring that little brat back to thank him."
"I thought it would be a pleasant meeting for both host and guest, but I didn't expect that woman to be so decisive, immediately starting to entrust her child to us, making Elysia and me witnesses."
Vill-V probably understood. "But that was just Sakura's unilateral decision, without asking for Rin's opinion."
"Because that little one was completely unwilling, right?"
Mobius smiled charmingly. "Exactly. Rin was very resistant to that man, which forced her sister to consider some extreme countermeasures."
"Sisters sharing a hobby?"
"Vill-V, you're quite knowledgeable in this area."
"You're just as stimulated as I am. You'll understand this stuff very well too."
Mobius: "…"
That was the one thing she wanted no part of, to be avoided at all costs.
She didn't have the same special hobbies as this Vill-V.
"Forget it, I'm not like you."
Glancing in the direction Eden had gone, Mobius felt as if that place was like an indescribable goblin nest.
"This isn't a good place. We need a proper tool to deal with that Herrscher."
"Let's go back to my lab first, then we can formulate a plan together."
Mobius and the others didn't dare to go up and see what was happening, afraid of becoming another one to fall prostrate before that pair of jeans.
And now that they had temporarily shifted their target, there was no need to keep watch here.
"Right, let's go back and think of a solution slowly. Dealing with the Herrscher of Corruption is no simple matter."
Vill-V agreed.
The main force against the Herrscher of Corruption would naturally be Mobius. In the entire Elysian Realm, only she had researched the Herrscher of Corruption, even applying the research results to herself.
Although she had some tricks up her sleeve, they were more of the mutually-assured-destruction variety, rather than teaching this lawless Herrscher of Corruption a harsh lesson.
"Then let's go. What are you still standing here for?"
The three of them used their own methods to leave this place and head to Mobius's laboratory to plan.
But before the three of them could get very far…
*Boom—!*
"What's that sound?"
A bad feeling filled Mobius with apprehension.
She felt as if some indescribable monster was watching her in the dark, with the same lewd intentions as that innately depraved Inner World Protagonist!
Danger! Extreme danger!
"Vill-V, do you feel something?"
Vill-V: "I don't know."
Aponia: "I did not see danger approaching."
*What's the use of you two?*
Mobius's hair stood on end. She felt a ferocious beast licking her delicate skin with its tongue.
Saliva, representing appetite, dripped from its foul, massive maw, as if it was about to devour her in the next second.
Danger! It's coming!
The bewitching girl turned her head abruptly, looking towards a specific direction.
A stone wall stood not far away, and rolling waves rushed down under the force of gravity, creating a long, silver river in this area.
Mobius and the others intended to dodge, but this silver river seemed to contain the power of the Herrscher of Binding, imprisoning the three of them one by one.
"Wh-what on earth is happening! Glug glug glug~"
The rapidly spinning vortex forced the three to open their mouths wide. Mobius's small body received special treatment; her flat stomach involuntarily swelled under the infusion of water, becoming as round as if she were ten months pregnant.
Vill-V, who was already ten times more sensitive, had her eyes roll back, her body trembling under the force of the surging undercurrent.
Such a violent impact, coupled with her tenfold sensitivity and the power that converted pain, almost broke her entire personality.
The crucial thing was that the damn other personalities were just watching her suffer, refusing to come out and take some of the burden.
*You disloyal things, you have a death wish!*
The only one who didn't receive special treatment, Aponia, broke free from the force binding her body and managed to pull the other two, whose eyes were already rolling back, out of the water.
"Vill-V, Mobius, wake up!"
A column of crystal-clear water shot out of Mobius's mouth with pressure, creating a rather comical scene.
Vill-V was still twitching on her own. Mobius, who had only been filled with a bellyful of river water, had already woken up.
"Aponia, thank you."
The drenched genius scientist sat up on the riverbank.
But the first thing she did after getting up wasn't to look for the culprit who had made her so pathetic, but to touch her lower abdomen with her right hand.
There used to be a shameful pink Honeysuckle Crest in that place.
But now…
"It's gone?"
*Washed away?*
Mobius couldn't be sure of the situation, she only knew that this little toy leaving her body must be a good thing.
But before she could be happy for long…
Ripples appeared on the surface of the turbulent river, and a sakura-haired girl was lifted out of the water.
—The Herrscher of Corruption, Rin.
Her expression was incomparably holy, as if she were completing some incredibly great mission.
A more ominous premonition than before made Mobius feel as if she had entered the beast's lair.
The girl casually waved her hand, causing a delicate pink pattern to float in her palm, and then she slowly spoke: "Dear Dr. Mobius, is this Honeysuckle Crest with tenfold sensitivity the one you dropped?"
"…"
Ten… tenfold!?
Before Mobius could react, Aponia, who had just saved her from the river, suddenly paled.
At this moment, all her previous doubts were answered by Rin's words.
Why was Vill-V acting so abnormally, even going so far as to completely offend Elysia to get revenge with Mobius?
Why was Vill-V, who had been with them all along, acting so strangely, even trembling and rolling her eyes from time to time?
Because she was carrying an indescribable little toy with her!
The Sundown Alley where Aponia came from was no benevolent place, but a lawless zone without legal or moral constraints.
Power was the only rule there. With power, you could do whatever you wanted in that place.
When she was still the director of the sanatorium, Aponia had protected a corner of peace with her [Discipline] ability.
But even so, she occasionally heard the noise from the outside world.
Through constant exposure, even if her body was as pure as her soul, she couldn't avoid learning some knowledge from the adult world.
Sensitivity, Honeysuckle Crest, lewdness…
These words always came together!
And now, the two genius scientists of the Elysian Realm had been possessed by this pink Honeysuckle Crest that represented lewdness. Could it be that the legendary lewdness virus was spreading rampantly?
Considering the recent series of events, Aponia found it highly possible.
But she didn't know how to stop it.
As the conflicted nun pondered a solution, Mobius, the person involved, saw the innately evil Herrscher brat Rin, and her mood instantly plummeted from heaven to hell.
She had thought she could finally get rid of this evil Honeysuckle Crest and not have to carry a little toy around every day like Vill-V.
But she never expected that this Herrscher brat Rin would want to hit her with something even worse.
How hateful!
"Rin, don't do something that will grieve our own and gladden the enemy!"
Mobius was no naive young lady; she naturally knew the story of the river god and the woodcutter.
The woodcutter dropped his iron axe into the river and refused the river god's silver and gold axes; because of his honesty, the woodcutter was praised by the river god and not only got his own axe back but also received the gold and silver axes.
Undoubtedly, this girl Rin wanted to re-enact this story.
With the Honeysuckle Crest!
Rin: "So this isn't yours?"
The sakura-haired girl was like a fairy of the lake, filled with an ethereal aura amidst the swirling mist.
She raised her empty left hand and said again, "Dear Dr. Mobius, is this Honeysuckle Crest with a hundredfold sensitivity the one you dropped?"
Twisted expression, hateful eyes…
Having long seen through what this person was trying to do, Mobius didn't hesitate.
Run!
She was now the Signet of [Infinity], not the defenseless female doctor from before.
The alluring girl seemed to transform into a swimming dragon in an instant, approaching the exit of this area like an arrow released from a bow.
Although it was a bit heartless, she had no way to care for her allies Aponia and Vill-V right now.
The light from the exit seemed to shine upon Mobius's face like the light of righteousness. Mobius leaped into it without hesitation, fearing that being a step too slow would make her the Herrscher brat's defeated pulp.
The bright gate swallowed Mobius's body, sending her to the next data partition in a world of white.
It should have been like this!
Mobius, who should have left this place, suddenly found the ground beneath her feet gone. Her entire body was once again constrained by some invisible force, becoming limp.
The raging river below made her face turn pale, and the sakura-haired girl looking up at her made her grit her teeth.
Only a voice was heard: "It seems you'd rather run away than have this thing, so it must not be yours."
"Seeing as you're so honest, I've decided to give you a reward. I've decided to give you all three of these Honeysuckle Crests to help you achieve the realm of a 1000-fold sensitivity!"
*Go fuck yourself, Herrscher of Corruption!*
Three in one! Become one!
This is…
The Thousand-fold Sensitivity Honeysuckle Crest!
The wind whistled. Mobius, falling from a great height, smashed a ten-foot pit in the soft, muddy ground. The alluring girl lay within, twitching uncontrollably, splashing snake-like fluids everywhere.
…