They Looked Down on Me

Mobius nodded at first, then fell into thought.

"Liu Bai, do you want to go and keep an eye on her? You need to teach by example; both are essential."

Mobius probably understood why Liu Bai sent Vil-V to the rescue team.

It's simply a matter of attitude, and attitude is very important. Although Mobius herself was very aggressive in conducting human experiments, Mobius dared to say that she never treated human life lightly, and she was also one of the few people who dared to share a room with Honkai disease.

So even though Mobius is ruthless, Liu Bai doesn't care.

So Mobius knew without even thinking where Vil-V had gone wrong.

Chapter 335 Being Looked Down Upon

"Hmm..."

Vil-V sat in the chair, idly playing with the cards in her hand.

"How about performing a magic trick?"

Having received no response, Vil-V started shuffling the cards on her own.

"First, shuffle the cards once, then randomly draw a card, the Three of Hearts, a very ordinary Three of Hearts. Okay, now we put this card back and shuffle the cards again."

Vil-V shook the Three of Hearts, then deftly shoved it back into the deck, passing the entire deck through her hands with dazzling speed.

"Okay, now let's lay this deck of cards face up."

Since there was no table in front of her, Vil-V could only place the deck of cards on her lap, then reach out and spread them out, revealing a rose hidden among them.

"Look, this rose is the same Three of Hearts from before. If you don't believe me, you can look for it. There is definitely no Three of Hearts in this deck."

"It's a pretty interesting magic trick, but the meaning is a bit unclear."

"..."

Vil-V put down the rose, clutched her chest, and looked at the man beside her with twitching eyelids.

"Were you scared?"

What do you think?

Vil-V lowered her hand, shifted her attention away from Liu Bai, and fiddled with the playing cards in her hand.

"Boss, you still have the mood to visit me in prison?"

"This isn't a prison."

"It doesn't really matter to me anyway."

Vil-V shook her sleeve, and a Three of Hearts fell out of it.

"So you really are a villainous organization, aren't you?"

"I've said it so many times, whether it's our company or this place, we are all subordinate departments of Moth Chasers to Fire, which is a supra-governmental military organization under the United Nations."

"Ha, I've never seen such an efficient official organization. They finished talking in the afternoon and sent me over in the evening." Vil-V pouted.

Liu Bai was taken aback at first, then burst out laughing. When Vil-V saw Liu Bai laugh, the corners of her own mouth also lifted slightly.

The two reconciled.

The worst thing about having a cold war with your parents is when you try to make them laugh but they still have a cold face.

Once the other party smiles, it means the Cold War is over.

During this period, Vil-V has actually been honestly reflecting on herself.

In that situation, it was less that she was making sarcastic remarks and more that she was subconsciously arguing with Liu Bai, after all, there was a "kidnapping feud" between them.

But to be honest, although both of these things were quite infuriating at first, after calming down, Vil-V was actually quite grateful to Liu Bai from another perspective.

Regarding the kidnapping incident, even before it happened, Vil-V had already been eagerly gathering information about the Honkai and the organization Moth Chasers to Fire.

In other words, her operation was discreet enough... no, rather than discreet, it was more like she was lucky enough. An organization that can mobilize resources from all over the world couldn't possibly not find someone with better hacking skills than her. If she were discovered, even the best outcome would only be to atone for her crimes and become a tool.

Unlike now, when she's hanging out with Liu Bai, she has everything she could want except for being held hostage by him. And that hostage... as long as Vil-V is willing to give up her social network as a human being, this little thing is not a threat at all.

From this perspective, Liu Bai didn't treat Wilvi poorly, so Wilvi's feelings towards Liu Bai were just resentment—how did I, a madwoman, end up with someone even madder?

As for the matter at hand, it's even simpler now.

No doubt about it, she slipped up and was punished for not keeping her mouth shut. Although she was still full of resentment, Vil-V accepted the punishment.

She's not the kind of person who's obsessive or stubbornly arrogant, so what's wrong with admitting this? In fact, Vil-V is actually a bit insecure, otherwise she wouldn't have suddenly developed self-loathing when she was young. Even the nature of split consciousness can't be completely hidden.

After all, it's just "dividing" consciousness, not creating consciousness.

Therefore, Vil-V is not stubborn at all in this regard; she can recognize her mistakes and dares to admit them.

"Not only are you quick to be sent here, but you're also quick to carry out your mission."

"Huh?" Vil-V was stunned for a moment, then her face showed an expression of disbelief. "The nuclear bomb was dropped?"

"I threw it away, just last night."

How many were thrown?

"I'm not sure, but it was pretty loud."

"Your organization is too weird, you just drop nuclear bombs like that..." Vil-V scratched her head, this was quite different from the savior organization she remembered.

Normally, shouldn't it be that the protagonist hesitates and misses opportunities first, then saves the day, fights the villain, and finally the organization clears things up? Well, reality isn't an anime.

The chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) girl Vil-V, felt somewhat disillusioned.

However, Vil-V quickly shifted her attention.

"Nuclear bombs... I'd also like to make a few for fun."

"This is no joke... but if you want to learn how to make a nuclear bomb, I can teach you."

"Huh! What did you just say?" Vil-V looked so shocked that she didn't hear clearly.

"I said, if you want to learn how to make a nuclear bomb, I can teach you."

"Wow... are ghosts all this knowledgeable these days?"

Vil-V said she couldn't accept this reality, and because they had just reconciled, the atmosphere between the two sides was very good, and Vil-V's words were also very down-to-earth.

Well, that's so down-to-earth that it left Liu Bai speechless.

Wow, what the hell!

"Don't forget who tricked you into coming here."

"Is kidnapping a girl something to be proud of?" Speaking of this, Vil-V was still quite unhappy. "Making so many alternate accounts, I think you... no, you're a bit of a psychopath. I've wanted to ask you for a long time, do you also have a mental illness?"

Why use the word 'also'?

"Because I am honest."

Vil-V said, "I have an intracranial meeting every few days. If I'm not mentally ill, then who is?"

Although I take it as an insult when others say that, can't I say that I'm good?

"I have absolutely nothing to do with mental illness. As for using alternate accounts... you'll understand once you meet more people."

"I've met a lot of people..." Vil-V pouted.

"Oh, so this shut-in girl has no friends and is socially awkward, right?"

"Who are you cursing!"

Vil-V immediately bristled.

"Who doesn't have friends? Who's socially awkward?"

"First of all, you can't be your own friend. Secondly... if you're so tough, why don't you call yourself out here?"

"... Forget it, I'm a living person, I won't fight with the wicked dead."

Vil-V sullenly withdrew her head, but seemed unwilling to give up, so she stretched out her neck and spat at Liu Bai again.

You bastard, you know I'm a socially awkward shut-in with no friends?! Do you even know how much courage I mustered up to decide to meet someone in person, and you pull this stunt on me?!

Although the current Conductor Vill-V, was created for social purposes, and even the actual Vil-V transferred the ability to divide consciousness to the conductor,... as the saying goes, consciousness is ultimately a division, not a creation.

So while Vil-V is quite adept at socializing, she doesn't actually have a social circle...

"By the way, Vil-V, how many consciousnesses do you have now?"

"Um... there are four. I am one, the expert, the great magician, and the mysterious scholar. Among them, I, the expert, and the magician were the first three to be separated. The mysterious scholar was separated by me in order to study the Honkai."

When Vil-V said this, she felt a strange unease, as if her boss had run away.

In other words, Liu Bai made things clear this time, and now that their relationship has warmed up, if anyone else had asked this question, Vil-V wouldn't have given a reply.

"What, you want to see other people? Actually, there's not much difference. Didn't you just see the magician?"

"Ah... wasn't that you just now?"

"Of course not. She was scared away by you. Unless the separated consciousness represents a certain personality, it's hard for others to tell who is currently in control of the body... Of course, when there's no specific work to do, it's usually me."

Her consciousness is currently divided according to the division of labor; whatever task needs to be done, someone else will take over.

"Your mind is really a mess..." Although he knew that Vil-V's problem was quite serious, after actually getting to know her, it seemed to be even bigger than he had imagined.

I'll take that as a compliment.

Vil-V gave a slight twitch of her lips, which was taken as an admission.

Although her original self had disappeared and become withdrawn, a fleeting thought would occasionally appear in her mind, and sometimes, her true self would even inexplicably reappear for a while.

It's undeniable that things are chaotic.

"Getting back to the main topic, this time when we're going out to rescue people, it will probably be experts and scholars taking turns going... Liu Bai, you keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't eat anything indiscriminately. That girl wants to put everything in her mouth, so you have to keep an eye on her. I even suspect that what I separated back then wasn't a scholar, but a glutton."

Recalling her own shortcomings, Vil-V gave Liu Bai some advice.

"As for the expert... she doesn't have any quirks, she just likes to wear those heavy boots. The rescue team's boots should meet her needs. Of course, even if she's not happy, she can't change them at that time."

As she gave Liu Bai her instructions, Vil-V reached out and touched her head.

The experts in the brain started protesting.

The scholars didn't protest; they even meekly said they would pay attention. But everyone knows who else is right. Vil-V could guarantee with her own credibility that if she encountered something that looked like it could be put in her mouth, she would definitely put it in without hesitation.

They have the right attitude, but they just won't change.

On the contrary, such open and aboveboard protests by experts are more reassuring... Of course, they also cause some headaches.

"You've really had a tough time..."

Liu Bai looked at Vil-V was holding her forehead, and complained.

"I understand, I'll be careful."

After Liu Bai nodded, the assembly announcement in the room came on.

Without hesitation, Vil-V quickly changed into a heavy protective suit, slung a backpack taller than herself over her shoulder, and rushed out to assemble.

After the team leader gave a brief speech on the playground, the entire rescue team boarded their dedicated transport plane and headed to the Far East.

What's in that big bag of yours?

"Nothing much, just some testing equipment, drones and stuff."

"Vil-V answered softly."

"Let me introduce myself, I'm a scholar."

Even if you introduce yourself, I can't help but ask, "Who are you?"... Well, scholars seem to be relatively quiet.

"This time I should be able to see those so-called Honkai creatures, right?"

"Of course, but it's actually quite dangerous, so I don't really recommend getting close to it."

"Oh..."

Scholar Vil-V nodded, though it was unclear whether she had heeded Liu Bai's reminder.

... I guess they didn't listen.

The transport plane was quite fast, and it landed at the designated location in just a few hours.

However, before Vil-V could even disembark, the rescue team leader relayed new orders.