Griseo: I Want to Play with Ugar

Mobius Laboratory.

Rovoc flipped through all the records of humanity's battles against Ugar to date, then reviewed all of the Fire Moth's observations of Ugar. After a long while, he muttered to himself, "This Honkai Beast... is unlike any Honkai Beast we've ever encountered..."

"Indeed." Klein nodded. "We still haven't been able to fully analyze Ugar's special abilities. If we could collect a sample of Ugar sometime in the future, there might still be a way. But Ugar's abilities are already giving us a lot of headaches. It's almost impossible to collect a sample from it."

"No... I mean, compared to other Honkai Beast, Ugar seems to possess a certain level of intelligence," Rovoc said, looking at Ugar's information on the screen. "First of all, aside from the massive casualties it caused when it first appeared, it has shown almost no hostility towards humans..."

"But after its birth, it attacked the headquarters of the Fire Moth, although it didn't succeed..."

"That's strange too." Rovoc looked at Klein. "Given Ugar's special abilities, even with the current strength of the Fire Moth's weapons, it would have been difficult to intercept Ugar's attempt to seize the Herrscher Core, right? But in fact, during Ugar's attack, it seemed more like it made a brief attempt and then chose to leave."

Moreover, Rovoc even suspected that someone was ordering Ugar to evacuate, and that person...

Her gaze fell upon the personnel arrangements during the operation. The people responsible for drawing away Ugar were Elysia and Zhu Yufeng. Undoubtedly, these two were among the strongest warriors of the Fire Moth, and their contributions to the fight against the Honkai were undeniable, but...

"Based on the doctor's speculation and the discussions among Scholar on the Mu Continent, everyone generally agrees that when Ugar was newly born, it was attacked by the Fire Moth, and its absorption of Honkai Energy failed to reach the standard amount. At that time, after annihilating the intercepting force, it had already suffered heavy losses. After that, it made a long-distance raid to attack the Fire Moth' base. Under these conditions, Ugar no longer had much strength to fight the Fire Moth to the end, so it chose to retreat," Klein said. "This should also be consistent with your guess that Ugar possesses a certain degree of intelligence."

Yes, that's a reasonable speculation, but can we really stick to one possibility before the truth is revealed? Or is it that humanity is unwilling to admit that there is a Herrscher with humanity secretly directing Ugar and observing humanity?

Rovoc typed a few keys on the keyboard and brought up the files of the two people, starting with Elysia.

Elysia comes from Vostok -51. Searching the keyword Vostok -51 reveals that the Fire Moth once conducted several investigations there due to a strange Honkai. During that Honkai, no trace of Honkai Beast were found, nor was any disaster caused by the Honkai. Wherever the Fire Moth investigators went, they only found birds singing, flowers blooming, and gentle breezes blowing.

The Fire Moth conducted repeated investigations of the town of Vostok -51, near the site of the Honkai, and even carried out more than one comprehensive check on everyone in the town, but ultimately found nothing.

The person in charge of the investigation at the time is now on the moon.

Elysia's identity in Vostok -51 is... an orphan.

Rovoc's gaze turned serious. This might not have been a big deal before, but now she was starting to suspect that Elysia was actually a Herrscher. That extraordinary resistance to Honkai Energy, that incomprehensible use of Honkai Energy... plus the appearance of the Fifth Herrscher and now the whereabouts of the Sixth Herrscher...

It's not impossible.

If Elysia is a Herrscher, then Ugar's actions can be understood, but Elysia's actions are hard to understand. Does Herrscher really have a lover?

Although Rovoc rarely spoke to Elysia in their daily lives, Elysia's harassment of Mobius was a regular occurrence, and her affair with Zhu Yufeng was a hot topic within the Fire Moth. Therefore, even though Rovoc didn't actively talk to Elysia, he still knew quite a bit about Elysia.

If beneath a warm and enthusiastic exterior lies a cold and indifferent face that observes humanity...

Rovoc glanced at Klein, Klein seemed to have gotten used to being with him. Seeing that he had returned to work, she was now organizing new experimental data and compiling statistical results.

Rovoc withdrew her gaze and pulled up Zhu Yufeng's file.

Zhu Yufeng comes from a small town in Shenzhou. During a trip with his mother, he encountered Honkai. He was the only survivor of the Honkai, and the person who rescued him was Elysia.

Further investigation into his resume... machine tons? What the heck?

After trying a few more times and confirming that she couldn't unlock the permission, Rovoc fell into deep thought. After a while, she changed her approach. She remembered that Vill-V and Elysia had once investigated Zhu Yufeng, and then...

Or is it the machine's weight? Is there only one thing that's confirmed?

Zhu Yufeng's resume after joining the Fire Moth is detailed, but his resume before that is either brief or glossed over... It was Mobius who personally set up the licensing authority for this...

I am currently in Mobius's laboratory. The database here has higher access rights than other places. For example, Elysia's information can be found here, but it is considered a secret elsewhere. However, Zhu Yufeng's file can be considered a secret even in Mobius's laboratory.

As Rovoc was pondering, he heard a voice coming from the direction of the door. "How is Griseo now? She wasn't scared, was she?"

It was Mobius, who had left the lab earlier, who had returned. Rovoc quietly exited the database, and casually deleted his search history as well.

"Hmm...actually, I don't think little Griseo was frightened at all..." said Zhu, who had painted her face with graffiti in front of Griseo. "She's been expressionless as always...it's Blanca- senpai who's the most worried."

She and her sister Cangxuan were also startled by Ugar's sudden attack, and seeing Griseo's expressionless face, they became even more worried. After trying their best to make Griseo laugh, Zhu remembered that Griseo always seemed to have no expression...

Blanca was still communicating with Hen. The sudden attack by Ugar forced Hen to abruptly cut off the communication. Before the video was cut off, Blanca saw Ugar's sudden attack, the shaking of the lunar base, and the sound of the first-level alarm being activated throughout the base. She was really worried at the time, as Ugar had a previous record of "attack failure".

While waiting for news from Hen, she kept thinking that Ugar's heart was indeed extremely wicked. First, he faked an "attack failure," then he pretended to be harmless towards the construction of the lunar base by humans, and then he launched a surprise attack when the lunar base was completed and humans were off guard...

But Griseo was still here, and she couldn't show her anxiety and worry on her face. As soon as communication was restored, she asked Zhu Cangxuan to take care of Griseo, afraid that something might happen.

"Don't worry, I'm really fine," Hen said in the video. "That guy is just like a little kid. He came over, played for a bit, packed up his things, and left."

"So, are you going to praise Ugar for being a idiot? And you're still acting all calm and collected? Do you know you almost didn't make it back?" Blanca was almost amused by Hen's nonchalant attitude. Did he know how worried she was about Hen just now?

A child? Is there a child who destroys the house at the drop of a hat? Although it did repair the house it destroyed to pristine condition afterward... does that change the fact that it destroyed the house?

On the moon, Hen revealed a helpless smile, while the others not far away exchanged glances and also wore helpless smiles. What could they do? They hadn't expected Ugar's outrageous antics this time. The matter ended just as suddenly as it had. They had barely grabbed their weapons when Ugar restored the lunar base he had dismantled and then ran away without a second thought.

Considering what Ugar has done during this period, what kind of expression could they possibly have?

On the other hand, some of them even thought they were quite familiar with Ugar, and their tolerance for Ugar's behavior had increased considerably. Look, the lunar base is completely intact, and everyone is still alive, isn't that right?

After all, even if they were angry, they couldn't possibly beat up that "brat" Ugar; they couldn't possibly beat him anyway...

"Just keep quiet, just keep quiet..." Blanca said helplessly, "Next time Ugar appears... I'll have to ask Feng and the others to teach this unreasonable Honkai Beast Ugar a lesson."

Mark. "..."

Is it possible that even if Feng and Elysia have impressive battle records and strong combat abilities, they wouldn't be able to beat up Ugar Honkai Beast currently recorded in the Fire Moth? And compared to other Honkai Beast that have appeared so far, Ugar has already been quite reasonable...

"How is Griseo doing?" Hen asked again.

Blanca glanced at Danzhu, Cangxuan, and Griseo, sighed, and her mood improved slightly. She said with a hint of teasing, "Griseo has been brave from beginning to end and hasn't been scared. Of course, she probably trusts that you, as her father, can handle things."

Griseo glanced over, and after greeting Griseo said "Papa" and took the paintbrush from Danzhu's hand to start painting, showing no sign of worry on her face.

Mark. "..."

So... is my daughter a little too calm? Although she smiles when she's with me and Blanca, her facial expressions are almost as reserved as Feng's in other situations... That shouldn't be the case, Feng has Elysia by his side... No, Griseo's tone does become lively occasionally, but her face is still expressionless.

Is it because young children don't have a deep understanding of the world, so they didn't know what had just happened? That does make sense...

It must be because I haven't had much time to spend with Griseo lately, and can only contact her occasionally for short periods of time... Griseo, just wait a little longer, Daddy will be coming from the moon soon!

The days of grinding and laying bricks in space are over!

Hen probably doesn't realize that Griseo already knew that Brother Yu Feng had such a Honkai Beast. Also, because Ugar would occasionally appear in the background of Hen's regular communication with her family, she also knew what Ugar looked like. Since it was Brother Yu Feng's Honkai Beast, what could possibly happen to it?

Besides, Dad has been to the moon before, and if we start counting from the Present, it won't be long before he comes back, so there's nothing to worry about.

Brother Yu Feng said that Ugar always stays in the sky and can play with the stars. I wonder if I could ride Ugar to see what the stars' home is like...

Brother Yu Feng had promised her that if there was a chance, he would let Ugar take her out to play, but she also had to keep it a secret and not tell anyone that Ugar was someone he had raised freely. Griseo had always been very obedient, so how could she tell anyone?

She the Present at the drawing board in her hand, thinking about how to draw Ugar playing with the stars.

"Griseo, what are you planning to draw the Present?" Mobius walked up to Griseo and asked softly. She felt it was necessary to confirm that Griseo the Present really alright. After all, Danzhu Cangxuan were unreliable, and she preferred to trust her own judgment, such as inferring Griseo 'Griseo mood by what she wanted to draw.

"I want to draw Ugar playing with the stars," Griseo answered very honestly. "Hmm... Daddy wants to draw that too."

Doesn't Dad often watch Ugar from the moon? Dad must have watched Ugar playing with the stars too, right?

Mark. "..."

Are you sure he wasn't the one being played by Ugar?

Mobius looked at Hen, who had a hesitant expression, with a slight smile. Well, Griseo is probably really alright, so she can rest assured.

Rovoc watched this side, her gaze landing on Mobius. She knew about Mobius's feelings for Zhu Yufeng, and that Klein had even bought shares of the Mobius - Zhu Yufeng pairing in her own name. At the time, she didn't care. What she was more concerned about the Present was why Mobius had set the highest level of access to Feng's file, or whether it was a file that seemed insignificant...

There must be some secret about Feng...

But for some reason, she had a strange confidence in Feng. She felt the powerlessness of humanity in her constant exploration of the Honkai, and she felt disheartened after countless setbacks in analyzing Ugar's abilities. She should have been desperate... But every time she looked at him, she felt a strange confidence that he would eventually bring humanity the dawn of fighting against the Honkai.

For a period of time after Fire Moth, she often had a dream in which she was hysterical, and the despair in the dream made her feel suffocated when she woke up.

"Humanity is no match for the Honkai! We were destined to lose from the very beginning!"

"We have failed long ago; humanity has failed countless times."

"What's the point of this confrontation?! The Divine Key, the Fusion Warrior —none of them can save the Mu Continent from sinking! Let me leave, let me... sink forever with this continent... I beg you, Captain..."

■Who exactly is it? Every time she tried to find out what the name was, she couldn't make out the syllables.

Could it be Feng?

What did that person say at the end? Just as I was about to suffocate as I sank, a hand forcefully pulled me out, no matter how much I resisted... What did he say? Why did I forget? And when did this happen?