Mobius's Ninth Birthday (Continued)

The system did grant a little bit of good fortune.

They preserved the keepsakes that Bai Ge and the Flame-Chasers cherished from each reincarnation, such as Elysia's photo album, Eden's golden goblet, Sakura's Forget-Me-Not flower, Kalpas's mask, Kevin's limited edition instant noodles, and so on...

"There's no need for formalities between us, Aili."

"That's true~ But it still feels a bit unbelievable, Bai Ge, you seem to be quite used to traveling."

Elysia asked curiously.

Just as the two of them set off on their trip, and he was still clueless about what to do, Bai Ge had already led him to their chosen destination, "437," and taken care of everything.

No matter what unexpected situation arises, it can't stump Bai Ge; he always manages to come up with the best solution.

What surprised Elysia the most was that even in an unfamiliar country, Bai Ge could speak fluent foreign languages, even though neither of them had ever been to school!

Aili: (Didn't we agree to be illiterate together?!)

In short, Bai Ge is like a super experienced traveler who has traveled many times, taking Elysia all over the world to appreciate all the beauty of the world.

"So what? Haven't I always seemed incredible to you, Aili? I have more secrets than the Stars in the sky, so many that you might need a lifetime to explore them."

Bai Ge propped his head up and admired the beautiful scenery outside the window. Looking at the crimson-gold sunset on the horizon, he couldn't help but think of the sky of Eternal Paradise and felt a pang of nostalgia.

"It's okay, I'm willing to spend my whole life on you, Bai Ge, because you're the one I love the most!"

Elysia said without hesitation.

Gazing at the beautiful, sacred White Youth bathed in the glow of the setting sun, she was momentarily captivated, but her fingers instinctively pressed the shutter again.

Bai Ge's lips curled up slightly as she raised her hand to rub the pink fluffy ball.

"Aili, guess where we're going next?"

"Hmm, Changkong City?"

Elysia looked at the map and pondered for a moment before speaking. It was an inexplicable intuition, but the Pink Fairy girl felt inexplicably confident that this was it.

However, Bai Ge shook his head, indicating that it was incorrect. Changkong City was the answer he gave when he asked this question during the last reincarnation, but at that time, Elysia guessed that it was Twilight Street.

"You guessed wrong again. Actually, we're going here."

"..."

Elysia was speechless for a moment, so she saw Bai Ge flip the map over and, after traversing almost half the globe, select a place whose name she couldn't even pronounce.

She seriously suspected that she had actually guessed correctly, but Bai Ge didn't want to be right, so she changed the destination at the last minute.

"Um, this city is way too far away! I don't believe it. This doesn't fit your usual pattern of choosing a destination, Bai Ge. By the way, why did you say 'again' just now?"

"Aili, rules are meant to be broken, and as for 'again'... you must have misheard."

"..."

"Alright, alright, I'm just teasing you. But our next destination is indeed here. There's someone in this city who's very important to me, and I have to go see her."

Bai Ge gazed tenderly at the city on the map, even reaching out to touch the city's name. Seeing him do this, Elysia was so surprised she didn't know what to say.

In the past, Bai Ge had only ever shown such tenderness to her. Elysia couldn't help but wonder who in this city Bai Ge cared about so much.

"Just how important is this person to Bai Ge? How does she compare to me?"

"Hehe~ She's not much different from Aili."

"!!!"∑(ΦдΦlll

Elysia's brain went blank. Someone almost as important as herself? Bai Ge, you actually have someone like that?!

(Zun Du is fake? How come I don't know someone like that? Didn't Bai Ge and I grow up together?)

"This is so intriguing! Since you've put it that way, I absolutely must meet her and see who Bai Ge is that would make you travel halfway around the world to see her!"

"Hehe, I think you two will definitely have a good chat, but I still need to prepare some things before I go, and I have... two more days." Bai Ge said, glancing at today's date.

The dates he remembers are all particularly important days, such as the dates when the Herrscher of the Previous Civilization descended.

However, the day two days later was more important to Bai Ge than the day the Herrscher descended, and he remembered it more vividly.

Two days later, they arrived in that city.

Elysia looked around curiously, but didn't find anything unusual.

However, even though this was their first time visiting the city, Bai Ge acted as if he had been there many times before, and led her to their destination with ease.

"We've arrived, this is it."

"Uh, is Zun Du fake Du?"

Elysia blinked, a little doubtful that Bai Ge had led her to the wrong place.

Before me was a dilapidated private pharmacy.

It was daytime, but the main gate was tightly closed, and the surroundings looked like they hadn't been cleaned in a long time. It seemed to have closed down or hadn't been open for a long time, and of course, no patients came.

"Let's go, Aili. We don't have much time left. We need to get her out of here as soon as possible."

"Huh? What, what do you mean?"

Elysia was puzzled.

However, Bai Ge, the riddle teller, didn't offer much explanation. Instead, he pushed open the door of the pharmacy and walked inside, carrying a rather large birthday cake in his hand.

Inside a room at the very back of the pharmacy.

The green-haired girl walked barefoot on the cold floor. Her name was Mobius. The girl was slender and delicate, as if she could be easily broken. Her fair skin was completely out of place in this dirty and messy room.

She skillfully took out painkillers from the medicine box in the cabinet.

This is a highly effective painkiller. Once taken, it will block out not only pain but also other sensations. However, it also has strong side effects. Excessive use can cause nerve paralysis and cognitive impairment.

"When this course of medication ends, you won't be far from liberation/death, Father."

Mobius gripped the pill tightly and muttered to himself.

She certainly wasn't going to eat it herself, nor was she going to poison her father; it was the man lying in the hospital bed who instructed her to do so while he was still lucid.

He was aware of the drug's side effects, but compared to these harms, the man could not bear the constant pain he suffered from the disease known as Honkai Disease.

"..."

On the hospital bed, the lines of Honkai erosion had spread to the man's neck, a sign of late-stage Honkai Disease.

He was emaciated with vacant eyes. Due to the long-term use of painkillers, his nerves were severely damaged and he had difficulty cognition. He seemed to have even forgotten how to speak.

"Eat."

Mobius handed the medicine to the thin man on the hospital bed, her eyes filled with cold pity.

This is not the look a girl would give her father, even though the man certainly deserves pity.

Mobius's father was a renowned pharmacist with a beloved wife who passed away shortly after giving birth to Mobius.

Even so, the man was not defeated by reality and did not give up. Instead, he faced life positively and continued to develop drugs to save his patients.

At the same time, he tries his best to fulfill his responsibilities as a father.

At least during that period, he was an excellent and kind doctor, a good father, and was loved by many people in the neighborhood... until he contracted Honkai Disease.

Mobius recalled the appearance of the man before and after contracting the Honkai Disease, and he could hardly recognize him as the same person.

After being corrupted by Honkai Energy, her father completely changed. After exhausting all his knowledge and discovering that he could not cure his Honkai Disease, his gentleness turned into irritability, his optimism into depression, and he became incredibly ugly.

He abandoned his private pharmacy business and spent his days lying in bed relying on painkillers. He became depressed, desperate, and irritable, and even began to inflict violence on himself, Mobius.

He showed his daughter the ugly side of humanity.

"You look so ugly, I... I will never become a human like you!"

Mobius looked directly at his father and said.

How ridiculous.

How ridiculous.

How pitiful.

Just because of an illness, they become so decadent and ugly; just because of a drug, their emotions and memories are destroyed, even their self-esteem, pride, and dignity as human beings are destroyed!

This is absolutely not how a human being should be. Just thinking about how there are many other humans in the world just like his father makes Mobius feel that he cannot bear it!

She will absolutely not agree!

Humans should be proud, strong, beautiful, and immortal, and will never lose, even if they are enemies of the Gods! Just like that blurry white figure she used to see in her dreams!

At that moment, Mobius felt an ideal and an obsession: she wanted to evolve the human race!

"Father, you are beyond saving. If you hadn't relied on these medications and had persisted in fighting the disease to the very end, even if you ultimately couldn't defeat it, you could at least have preserved your dignity and pride as a human being. But... you gave up!"

Mobius felt a fire ignite within him...

"You have willingly degraded yourself, abandoned your dignity as a human being, and given up the struggle to survive! I will never condone a human being like you!"

Mobius clenched her fists, her eyes filled with anger and denial.

The man on the hospital bed also revealed a furious and ferocious expression. He was as ugly as a wretched, dying old dog, and his eyes seemed to say, "How dare you talk to me like that? I should have shot you against the wall back then."