Chat Group: Starting by Swapping Bodies with Elysia?

A celebration banquet?

That kind of boring thing, in Mobius' eyes, wasn't worth participating in at all.

It was nothing but self-satisfaction after a fluke victory.

This war against the Honkai was far from over. So, rather than celebrating with those mediocre people who were living in danger without even realizing it, it was better to think about how to deal with the next Honkai, which might come at any time.

For that, she needed experimental materials.

For example—

The remains of the Second Herrscher that were recovered by Fire Moth.

Mobius stared at the peaceful and serene body of the Herrscher with burning eyes.

For ordinary people, a body that they should avoid at all costs, especially the body of the Second Herrscher, but for this genius scholar with extremely low morals and a rather liberal sense of ethics, it was a huge treasure trove!

Eternal life, incredibly powerful regenerative abilities, and the authority that only gods could touch. The secrets hidden within the Second Herrscher's body were things that this greedy serpent coveted.

"Hmm~ Found you."

The words that rang out in her ears made Mobius's face change slightly. She abruptly looked towards where the sound had come from, and she saw the pink girl who was leaning against the door, resting her head on her slender arm and looking at her with a smile. The Fire Moth newbie she disliked, who had just joined not long ago—Elysia.

However, in addition to her title as a newbie, a new title of Fire Moth hero was probably about to be added to her very soon.

"How did you find this place?"

Mobius' expression wasn't very good. This wasn't her Mobius Lab. It was a top-secret area specifically designated for storing the remains of the Second Herrscher.

"I heard from Blanca that you were holed up in the lab. Since I couldn't find you there, I figured you might have come here. See? Dr. Mobius really is here?"

"Oh dear, it took me a lot of effort to get in here, you know~"

Unlike Mobius, who was one of the founders of Fire Moth and had extremely high authority, [Elysia] was just a newbie. To enter this high-security area where the Herrscher's remains were stored, it had indeed taken Jiang Qiao some effort.

"That Blanca is such a blabbermouth—"

After hearing that Blanca had revealed her whereabouts, Mobius cursed under her breath, then, with a sullen face, she glared at Jiang Qiao:

"The celebration banquet is about to start. What are you doing here?"

"Hmm~ Isn't it obvious? I'm here to invite our Dr. Mobius to this celebration, of course~"

"I'm not going. You can go back!"

Without a moment of hesitation, Mobius gave an instinctive answer.

In response to that, Jiang Qiao's smile didn't change. Instead, she pointed at her chin with her index finger, putting on a troubled look:

"That would make things very difficult. If someone suddenly asks me, where did Dr. Mobius go, what should I say?"

"—Dr. Mobius is secretly "admiring" the remains of the Second Herrscher? Oh dear, something like that can't be said out loud, right?!"

From acting innocent to putting on a sly smile and feigning shock, looking at the [Elysia] acting like a drama queen in front of her, Mobius's expression became stiff.

"..."

"Elysia!!!"

The sound of gnashing teeth echoed in the room that had only two people.

—

"Look, like I said, Dr. Mobius came to this celebration banquet, right?"

Looking at Mobius, who was sitting beside her with a sullen face, Blanca was shocked that the doctor, who had repeatedly said that she wouldn't attend the banquet, had actually come to it. The girl's words rang out in her ear, along with a smile.

Just like Jiang Qiao had guessed.

With Mobius' personality, and with the Second Herrscher's remains being right in front of her, how could she possibly restrain herself and not do anything?

But, if even news of the Second Honkai Eruption had been deliberately hidden from Mobius by the Fire Moth higher-ups, and it was only because they couldn't hide it any longer that they had to tell Mobius,

Then how could the Fire Moth higher-ups let Mobius come in contact with the Second Herrscher's remains so easily?

In other words, Mobius had actually taken advantage of everyone not paying attention and wanted to privately study the Second Herrscher's body.

If this action was exposed, then her situation would become rather unpleasant, wouldn't it?

Of course, Mobius wouldn't care about ordinary punishments. After all, in the future, she and her Mobius Lab would be thorns in the eyes of the Fire Moth higher-ups.

But if she really was exposed, then the higher-ups would definitely move the Second Herrscher's body to a place that Mobius would never be able to reach.

So—

"After my earnest persuasion, Dr. Mobius finally realized that she couldn't miss this celebration banquet."

Jiang Qiao, who was blinking her eyes, shamelessly said words that made Mobius's expression darken even further:

"See? Even Dr. Mobius is happy, isn't she?"

"It's just a pity that time is limited. That plain white coat is really unsuitable for a banquet. Next time, do you want to try on the little dress that I specially prepared for you? Trust me, you'll be very satisfied~"

"..."

Mobius glared at Jiang Qiao, who was pushing it.

This woman was even more annoying than before!

50,000 years later, Nagazora City.

"Seriously, urgently calling me back from somewhere else. Remember to pay me overtime for this!"

The complaining voice came from a very attractive gray-haired woman. The red eyes under her raven feather hood revealed a hint of discontent.

A World Serpent executive—codename [Raven], her real name was Natasha Cioara, an adopted daughter of Grey Serpent, rescued from the Second Honkai Eruption. She was also known as the Little Island Bomber Raven.

At this time, after rushing back, she had finally arrived at Nagazora City.

But, Raven couldn't help but complain to her adoptive father about the troubles of traveling.

You bastard, don't you know that it's very hard to raise so many children?!

"As long as you investigate the source and details of that abnormal Herrscher-level energy surge in Nagazora City, overtime pay and everything else can be discussed."

"Huh? Are you switching personalities?"

Hearing his hoarse voice, Raven was a little surprised.

Her adoptive father had always been a cheapskate.

Overtime pay… and you want overtime pay for tasks assigned by the organization? Seems like your ideological consciousness isn't high enough!

"That surge is very likely to cause unforeseen mishaps and errors in our plans. Therefore, we need to figure out what's going on!"

Although Grey Serpent didn't report this strange situation to his boss, it didn't mean that he didn't take this matter seriously.

A qualified subordinate needed to deal with everything perfectly before submitting it to their superiors.

Asking the boss for instructions about everything, wouldn't that make them look very incompetent as subordinates?

"Whatever, I just need to investigate the situation here in Nagazora City, right? I'm getting that money. Hanging up now. I'll contact you if I find something."

With that, Raven ended the communication.

Her current location was given by Grey Serpent, and it was a place where Jiang Qiao, Kiana, and Mei's tracks were present.

Obtaining useful information from the traces left behind. This was the usual method of an intelligence investigation.

And it just so happened that Raven's location was where Raiden Mei had been attacked by the evolved Honkai beast!

Her meticulous observation skills quickly allowed Raven to find something. Her red eyes locked onto a small part in a certain corner that was very inconspicuous.

—Through the corner of her eyes, she could faintly see a pattern that looked like a moth.

At that moment, the corners of Raven's lips curled upwards.

This money seemed unexpectedly easy to earn!