The voice was very soft. If one did not listen carefully, it was impossible to hear.
Ato stood beside the entrance to the research institute, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Looking at his own legs, which he could not control and which were shaking like sieves, Ato grabbed them with both hands, trying to use the strength in his arms to stop them from trembling.
Unfortunately, the effect was minimal.
It was not until Blanca noticed him inside the institute and called out to him that the trembling in his legs eased somewhat.
Ato shakily walked into the research institute and looked toward the bathroom where the noises were coming from. An almost imperceptible fear showed in his eyes.
"What's going on?"
Mobius was fully focused on conducting the experiment. Blanca put down the records she was organizing and answered, "We found another new volunteer to participate in the experiment."
They had thought there would be no accidents this time, but... just like Ato, the other person had also developed extremely severe diarrhea.
Judging only by how severe it was, it was even worse than Ato's.
This might have been because Ato was a warrior, whose physical fitness was far beyond that of an ordinary person.
These scenes had originally been within Mobius and her expectations, but because of the volunteer named Levi whom Elysia had brought over, the experiment had failed to proceed according to what the two of them had initially envisioned.
It was not because of the dosage.
Then the only possibility was that it was because of the person.
"So that person has a special constitution and is immune to the effects of this laxative?"
"Based on what we know now, that's the most likely possibility."
Ato glanced at Mobius, who was conducting her research, then looked toward the bathroom, where faint groans came from every so often. A trace of pity appeared in his eyes.
Only someone like him who had experienced it firsthand could understand what the person inside was feeling at this moment.
He was probably going to start trembling whenever he saw a white pill from now on.
Soon, the sounds suddenly stopped. As if she had noticed something, Blanca immediately called the Fire Moth emergency number.
Before long, a group of people dressed in white arrived.
They carried out the volunteer, who was still spraying even though he had already passed out.
Mobius frowned when she smelled the odor, put on her mask, and continued with her research.
Fortunately, the Fire Moth worked very efficiently. Soon, the air inside the research institute returned to its usual cleanliness, with the strong smell of disinfectant mixed into the air.
Blanca organized today's experimental report. Ato stayed beside her, watching Blanca work and having nothing to do.
Bang!
Suddenly, a huge sound came from Mobius's direction. Blanca and Ato immediately looked over.
They saw Mobius bracing both hands against the table, her eyes wide open. The glasses on her face were hanging on the bridge of her nose, as if they were about to fall off.
Clatter!
Sure enough, the glasses eventually fell off, but Mobius was completely unaware of them now.
"Doctor?"
Looking at the eyes gazing toward her, the excitement within them seemed about to spill out.
'I've never seen the Doctor show this kind of look before.'
Even when there was a breakthrough in important research, she would at most smile. He had never seen her this excited.
"Doctor, did you discover something?"
Blanca's voice once again made Mobius calm down somewhat. She crouched down and picked up the glasses from the floor.
Looking at the glasses the other woman had put back on her face, the corner of Blanca's mouth twitched slightly.
Mobius, who was a beat slow in realizing something was wrong, finally noticed it. She took off the glasses and glanced at the lenses, which had been completely shattered, then shook her head and tossed them onto the table.
"A certain scholar once said that similar people attract each other, eventually becoming friends, partners..."
She had originally thought that someone like Elysia, who had a small amount of Honkai energy in her blood yet could still exist without a problem, was already an exception among all of humanity.
She had never expected that among the people she knew, there was another big one.
Mobius's current mood was like the probability of drawing an SSR being one in ten million, or even less than one in a hundred million.
Yet she had managed to get one on her first draw.
"Doctor?"
Seeing Mobius suddenly laugh again as she spoke, Blanca called out to her once more.
Coming back to herself, Mobius pinched the bridge of her nose.
Before Blanca could speak again, she tossed the experimental report over.
Looking down at the report in her hands, Blanca's eyes were immediately drawn to a number, and her pupils involuntarily contracted.
"Honkai energy content in the blood, ninety-nine percent?!"
"This..."
'Is he still human?'
The corners of Mobius's mouth lifted slightly. "So, we found a big one."
"No!"
Blanca shook her head with a serious expression. "Report this matter to the Fire Moth. Also, Doctor, please don't approach that person on your own."
Mobius looked at Blanca's expression. She did not try to persuade her to give up on reporting the matter. Instead, she simply said one sentence.
"Do you think those people will believe this set of data?"
Someone with ninety-nine percent Honkai energy in their blood came to this research institute as a volunteer, took one of the latest laxatives, and then went home.
He did nothing.
Mm, he really did nothing extra.
Oh, it could not be said that he did nothing at all. During the recording process, he gave a whole bunch of opinions about the research institute.
For example, the smell of disinfectant was too strong, the air conditioner was set too cold, and so on.
Imagine that you were one of those higher-ups and saw this report.
They would definitely take it as a way of expressing dissatisfaction.
Hearing this, Blanca fell silent.
Indeed, as the Doctor said, there was a high chance it would really be treated as a joke after being submitted.
"Anyway." Blanca took a deep breath, her expression extremely serious. "Don't contact that person privately. Don't contact that person privately. Don't contact that person privately..."
"I know, I know."
Mobius helplessly spread her hands. "I don't even have his contact information. How am I supposed to contact him?"
Blanca looked at her and took out her phone to send Elysia a message.
"Hm?"
Elysia, who had just been preparing to happily end the day, received the message.
"No matter what kind of relationship you have with Levi, just don't let the Doctor have any contact with him. Thank you."
"?"
After reading it, Elysia felt completely confused.
'What does that mean?'
'Don't let the Doctor contact Levi?'
Although she did not know the reason, Elysia still gave an affirmative reply.
After showing the reply she received to Mobius, Mobius kept smiling. Seeing this, Blanca sighed.
"Doctor, I'm really worried about you."
No one knew exactly what Honkai was, where it came from, or whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster.
If the Doctor rashly contacted the person who might have caused the Honkai now, there was a very good chance something might happen to her.
"I know."
"..."
"Sigh~"
Blanca sighed and turned around, leaving the research institute to go back and rest.
Seeing this, the dull-witted Ato prepared to leave with her.
To be honest, after listening to the two of them talk for this whole time, he had not understood a single word.
As expected, the work of researchers was too difficult for a warrior like him.
Looking at his back, Mobius suddenly thought of something. She closed the research institute's door and stopped him.
Blanca, who had already walked away, did not notice this scene.
"?"
Ato turned around and looked in confusion at the smiling Mobius behind him, not understanding why she had closed the research institute's door.
Mobius smiled and said, "I heard that you have a pretty good relationship with Elysia..."
'I hope she won't mind me borrowing her friend for a few days...'
"..."