On the street in front of the First Research Institute.
Mobius and Blanca sat on a bench by the roadside, each holding a canned coffee.
Watching as pedestrians on the road were cleared away by soldiers wearing Fire Moth badges, followed by armored vehicles brutally driving down the street and charging into the First Research Institute.
"Doctor, the United Government has withdrawn the charges against us, and the information leaked online has also been blocked."
Mobius withdrew her gaze and took a light sip of the canned coffee in her hand. The sweet taste spread through her mouth, clearing her mind.
"That's normal. The construction site has been leveled, and the trash who took the money have been sent to heaven. With the witnesses dead, what's the point of pursuing it?"
Speaking of this, Mobius's face showed a cold smile.
"Do those old fossils who framed me not know whether I was wronged or not?"
"They were just waiting for me to beg them, then demand an exorbitant price."
"Now that the people are dead and the accounts settled, if they keep harping on this matter, there's nothing more to say—might as well tear off all pretenses."
Blanca held her canned coffee, counting the armored vehicles passing in front of her. Hearing Mobius's words, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Does that mean this matter ends here?"
"At least for us, yes."
Mobius shook the can in her hand, discovered there was still quite a bit left, took another gulp and said:
"Now they have more important things to do. They won't have time to bother with me for a while."
What Mobius was naturally referring to was the First Herrscher's remains.
She didn't know how that Herrscher personality of Elysia managed it, but after that corpse came back to life, it broke through the high-risk containment vault beneath the First Research Institute.
The defensive system Fire Moth had set up, which was sufficient to stop an Emperor-class Honkai Beast, was torn apart like paper before her.
And quite coincidentally, one exit of the underground passage happened to be the newly constructed laboratory that had been sealed due to the construction accident, so it was conveniently leveled as well.
Mobius suspected this was definitely intentional by that Herrscher personality of Elysia.
However, bringing a corpse back to life?
Could it be that Elysia's Herrscher authority was actually life and death?
Just as Mobius thought of Elysia's name, she noticed a flash of pink in her vision.
She saw a pink figure quickly rush past before her eyes, the target seemingly being the First Research Institute.
Mobius watched the retreating figure, blinked, and tentatively called out: "Elysia?"
Hearing Mobius's call, the speeding pink figure suddenly stopped.
After seeing Mobius and Blanca by the roadside, she immediately turned and ran over, her face seemingly showing relief.
"Mobius, seeing that you're okay is truly wonderful."
"I heard your laboratory had an incident. I was really worried..."
From Fire Moth's internal alert, she had learned that Mobius's laboratory had an accident. At the same time, she seemed to have sensed some kind of Herrscher-like fluctuation here.
So to ensure Mobius's safety, she had rushed over in a panic.
However, seeing Mobius and Blanca sitting so leisurely by the roadside, even in the mood to drink coffee, it seemed they hadn't suffered any harm.
"Thanks to your help, we managed to get through this with only a scare."
"Eh... me? Me?"
Elysia pointed at her own face, somewhat confused about what Mobius was talking about.
Hearing Elysia's surprise, Mobius stared at her carefully for a while.
"Mobius, are you mesmerized by my lovely appearance?~" The pink fairy lady revealed a flawless smile.
"Oh, so it's not her." Mobius suddenly lost interest.
The pink fairy lady's flawless smile froze.
"Doctor, what are you talking about..."
Elysia felt that today's Mobius was particularly strange, but before she could think more about it, Mobius stood up and hugged her.
"But regardless, thank you, Elysia."
She was both expressing gratitude to the other Elysia and responding to this Elysia's concern. She could see this friend's worry.
Smelling the mixture of disinfectant and coffee emanating from Mobius, Elysia was utterly confused.
She discovered that today's Mobius seemed different from her usual hard-mouthed but soft-hearted self who deliberately acted cold. She didn't seem to reject contact with her. Elysia even felt... she was somewhat affectionate toward her?
If it were normally, Elysia would probably be very happy.
But now, for some reason, she had a strange feeling in her heart.
Although Mobius was hugging her tightly, she also felt like Mobius was hugging someone else.
Just as Elysia found this absurd, she saw Mobius suddenly lean close to her ear and say something in a low voice.
"Elysia, you... are actually a Herrscher, aren't you?"
Elysia's body stiffened, as if hit by petrification magic.
She struggled to maintain the smile on her face, but her eyes kept wandering, and her heart was extremely guilty.
"Dear Mobius, you're joking now too. How could a beautiful girl like me... possibly be a Herrscher?"
The guilty expression on your face has practically written "I'm a Herrscher" all over it!
Mobius complained internally.
However, Elysia's reaction precisely showed that her speculation was correct.
Indeed, Elysia—she was a genuine Herrscher!
And the reason Fire Moth hadn't discovered it was because she had two forms.
The pink one was her human personality, while the light purple one was probably her Herrscher personality.
Thinking of this, Mobius's face showed a confident smile—the joy of having solved all the answers.
So she gently embraced Elysia, feeling her stiff body, and whispered in her ear:
"Don't worry, Elysia. I'll help you keep this secret."
"Heh... I'm not protecting you. It's just for the sake of that one hundred billion in research funding."
Watching the pink and green women huddled together whispering, Blanca sitting to the side quickly lowered her head, pretending to look at the canned coffee in her hand.
She once again felt like she was a third wheel.
Moreover, whether it was an illusion or not, she always felt that the yuri content around the Doctor had seriously exceeded safe levels.
If she continued staying like this, she suspected that one day she too would become a terrible yuri person.
So at this moment, an idea arose in Blanca's heart.
Why not find a scapegoat and run away before her orientation gets twisted?
Blanca's thoughts wandered, and the image of another green-haired person surfaced in her mind.
Junior Klein, how about letting you come instead?
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