Mobius's Hidden Fighting Strength

"...You bastard." Sakura realized she couldn't win an argument with Mobius, so she silently clenched her fist.

I can't beat you at stealing a man, I admit defeat, but fighting... have you been Fusion Warrior for too long and forgotten what it means to be a scholar meeting a soldier?

If we're both Fusion Warrior, I can beat you until you cry!

"Go ahead and hit me. Kill me so I can molt and resurrect. Please pass these documents on to Mei."

Seeing Sakura's actions, Mobius looked utterly dejected.

"If she says it's not up to standard and returns it, just say that Dr. Mobius is dead and let her change it herself."

"..."

Everyone present fell silent.

Has Mobius been reduced to this state?

Oh, right, you can tell just by looking at it.

Originally a strong, lazy, and domineering older sister, she has now been transformed into a disheveled, gloomy, and depressed woman.

A closer look reveals that Mobius's hair has completely turned into seaweed—not only is it messy, but some parts are also tangled.

Even Aponia couldn't reconcile the image of Mobius before her with the powerful woman she had seen on the news.

Sakura withdrew her fist with great sympathy. "Doctor, how long has it been since you took a shower?"

"... You've been gone for a few days, and I haven't showered for a few days—oh, and I haven't slept either."

Mobius thought for a moment.

"Oh, so dying once doesn't seem so bad, at least it saves time on showering—never mind me, you guys were just talking about Fusion Warrior? What? Miss Aponia wants to become Fusion Warrior?"

Mobius began to ponder which Honkai Beast might cause side effects such as shrinking in size.

"This is my opinion," Liu Bai continued, "As for Honkai Beast ... doesn't Mithra not have a suitable candidate yet?"

"Mitrol... that Honkai Beast whose abilities are related to precognition."

Although she was exhausted and had become a gloomy, dejected woman, Mobius's thinking ability had not declined, and she was very clear about the abilities of Midoro that Liu Bai had mentioned.

Honkai Beast with somewhat complex abilities and mysterious effects.

Its direct combat ability is not particularly strong. Like Shesha, its research value far outweighs its direct combat ability, but it does not have Shesha's formidable ability to survive.

So, in the minds of those on the front lines, Midoro was somewhat like a minor character. After all, the intelligence of Emperor-Class Honkai Beast was only so-so. It wasn't strong in direct combat and had no ability to save its life. If it was caught, it would be killed. But in the eyes of the scientists, it was a big deal.

Is she... Midoriya?

Mobius stared at Aponia for a moment, then blinked.

I did feel a subtle shift, as if this guy was quite trustworthy.

Tsk... a bewitching charm?

Mobius wore a thoughtful expression.

Liu Bai was not surprised by Mobius's reaction. Although he had inherited Aponia's persuasion skills, if Aponia were quantified, she would definitely have other social abilities that leaned towards the unorthodox.

After all, the power of the Commandments came from the enhancement of Aponia's own qualities by the surgery, rather than from Mithril's own abilities. Mithril's own abilities were more inclined towards foresight and destiny.

"Okay, I'll test the compatibility when I have time. If there are no problems, we can proceed with the surgery."

Mobius nodded, but in his heart he felt that the Honkai Beast that Liu Bai had given him was actually quite fine.

After all, there are no normal people around Liu Bai, so he might actually be a good match for Honkai Beast like Midoro, whose abilities are relatively uncommon.

"I'm going to deliver the proposal to Mei. You guys can chat slowly."

"She's had a tough time... By the way, what kind of project proposal is it?"

"It will definitely be useful for the future."

Liu Bai had no intention of getting involved in the Stigmata Project; in any case, he had no objection to any projects other than the Ark Project.

The Stigmata Project went wrong mostly because Kevin was too stubborn.

Speaking of Kevin... Kevin's signature weapon is ready now too.

I just don't know when...

"Hey! Sakura-nee! Teacher! And this one... Wow, a new prospective teacher's wife? Could there be more?"

"..."

Liu Bai looked at the source of the sound with a blank expression.

A white husky is grinning foolishly at me.

"Kevin? What brings you back?"

"Oh, Sister Vil-V called me back, saying the weapon is finished and I should try it out... Uh, wait, why does it feel like you want to beat me up, teacher?"

Feeling the gaze from his teacher, Kevin instantly became alert.

"No, it's an illusion."

Liu Bai hadn't seen this kid in a long time, but his first thought upon seeing him was, "Should I beat this kid up first?"

"And another thing, aren't you going to stop pretending now?"

"Hmm? Cough cough! Hmm."

Kevin quickly transformed his silly husky smile into a cold and deep one.

"Long time no see, teacher."

"..."

Seeing this change in expression, Sakura had a strong urge to report him to Mobius —well, Sakura isn't a demon.

Kevin's situation wasn't exactly a secret to them, but because they felt sorry for Kevin and Mei's cooking was so terrible, they all tacitly kept it a secret for Kevin.

"May I ask who this lady is?"

"Aponia." Aponia nodded slightly to Kevin, seemingly unsurprised by Kevin change of expression.

(Wow... she seems to be a very strong teacher's wife...) Kevin looked at Aponia's calm and composed expression with great admiration, and at the same time, an idea slowly formed in his mind.

"Kevin, please take care of me. I'll leave my senior sister in Ms. Aponia's care."

"Your senior sister is...?" Even though Aponia had gradually gotten used to the strangeness of the Moth Chasers to Fire People, she was still taken aback by this abrupt request.

"Go straight ahead, turn left, then go upstairs. Dr. Mei is in the third office on your right. Please help me."

Liu Bai: "..."

Cherry. "..."

Well, you little rascal, you're trying to put pressure on your senior sister, aren't you?

"...I've heard a little about it." — The doctor who was in charge of deciding on his own handling plan.

But... what does this have to do with entrusting?

Seemingly noticing the expression on Aponia's face, Kevin continued in his emotionless, cold voice, "Please don't be surprised. There are some things that only you, Ms. Aponia, can do... You'll understand when you meet my senior sister."

Sakura: "How about... we report Kevin?"

Sakura couldn't stand it anymore; she was really ruthless when it came to tricking her senior sister!

Saying the most despicable things with the most serious and earnest expression...

"Ahem... Sister Sakura... no, Master's wife, here, a gift." Kevin coughed twice, then solemnly stuffed a simple and exquisite small katana into Sakura's arms. "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."

Sakura stroked the scabbard, a look of nostalgia and satisfaction on her face, then hung the sword on her waist, put on her headphones, and started listening to music.

OK! Bribery successful!

"What about me?" Liu Bai floated over at this moment, looking down at Kevin. "Won't any rebellious disciples come back without bringing gifts for their teacher?"

"..." Kevin looked up at his teacher and fell silent.

I was thinking you didn't need anything, did you?

Chapter 418 Mobius's Hidden Combat Power

Kevin wasn't unwilling to give his teacher something, but what to give... he really couldn't think of anything.

After all, the only thing that would be truly useful to their teacher is Soul Steel, but that's clearly not something a frontline worker like themselves could obtain.

As for other normal gifts... well, giving them to Liu Bai is no different from giving them to the other prospective teachers' wives, so why bother with formalities? Just prepare gifts for the prospective teachers' wives directly.

Okay, if we're going to take a different approach and find a gift that's a bit reckless but useful... a vibrator?

But even Kevin felt that this option was a bit too risky... If they were to do it this way, Kevin thought he might as well just send Mei another set of kitchenware.

So Kevin suddenly felt that his teacher might be looking for trouble and wanted to beat him up. Hmm, this feeling was all too familiar.

Although Kevin doesn't remember doing anything recently that would get him beaten up, the possibility that he might have done something unintentionally cannot be ruled out.

After all, the number of times I caused trouble was roughly fifty-fifty—whether it was intentional or unintentional...

So Kevin started rummaging around and pulled out a small crystal pendant with a cartoon snowflake pattern from his pocket.

This is a gift prepared for Gretel, after all, Gretel is the only junior among them, even though according to Rin's generational ranking, she is actually of the same generation as everyone else.

Yes, they are of the same generation. Although they call each other "teacher's wife," when it comes to ranking seniority, neither Kevin nor anyone else would consider themselves a generation older... well, except perhaps for Mobius.

Although Mobius is only two years older than Eden, everyone generally considers Eden to be a beautiful young woman of the same generation, while Mobius is an older aunt...

Preconceived notions can be deadly.

Therefore, everyone took special care of Gretel. Even though Kevin came in a hurry this time, he still made a special effort to prepare a gift for Gretel. In comparison, Sakura's little katana, although it looked thoughtful, was actually something Kevin brought along casually...

As for why this was given to his own teacher?

Didn't I already say that giving a gift to your own teacher is no different from giving it to another teacher's wife? At most, it just passes through your own teacher's hands.

Kevin really didn't believe that his teacher would give such a cartoon crystal pendant to Eden.

To be honest, it's not easy to give gifts to someone who is your teacher. If you're going to give a gift, you should give them together with others. Giving a gift separately would definitely be sensitive.

However, there's no need to worry about that when giving Gretel a gift. After all, Gretel is still so young, it would be rather indecent for her to have such thoughts.

"..."

Liu Bai took the pendant, glanced at it, and after a brief moment of thought, tossed it to Ying for safekeeping.

"Stop provoking your senior sister, everyone's busy."

"Isn't it precisely because we're busy that we need some leisure time?"

"But I don't think it should be a pastime that causes high blood pressure."

Liu Bai tapped Kevin on the head.

"Mei is working on some very important projects with Mobius. If you go, you might get captured and used as a test subject."

"Of course I won't go."

Kevin smiled and joked that he would try to avoid showing his expressionless face as much as possible in front of Mei.

If I were caught, I might really be living a life worse than death... having my mouth forcibly pried open and being force-fed god-slaying food.

Yes, he would rather fight hand-to-hand with Emperor-Class Honkai Beast.

"I'm here to help Dr. Vil-V test her new weapon. I'll leave after the test."

"Then be careful. In terms of wide-area destructive power, no Herrscher can compare to the Herrscher of Flame. That God Key most likely inherits this characteristic as well. If Vil-V tells you to go all out, then go all out."

"I am aware of this kind of thing."

Kevin nodded. He wasn't a new recruit anymore; he knew perfectly well what kind of people Vil-V was at making things.

"I'll be going now. I'll bring you a gift next time, Mrs. Aponia!"

Aponia: "..."

The students taught by Liu Bai are really too lively...

Aponia watched Kevin leave in silence, then turned to Liu Bai: "Are we going to Dr. Mei's place?"

"Go to hell! Kevin just wants to put pressure on Mei about her body! Besides, Mei needs to talk to Mobius about serious business, so she doesn't need us... Come on, let's go to Eden's and have her arrange a room for you."

Anyway, Aponia's actions weren't serious, so why was she in such a hurry to find Mei?