Mobius: "Want to Be My Little Lab Rat?" / Ho'olheyak's Second Question

"Alright, stop wasting time. Ask the questions you want to know!"

"I will charge a fee depending on the level of detail after answering the question."

P. S.: This update schedule is getting more and more abstract. I'm not going to sleep anymore. I'm going out for breakfast. I got hungry from writing, so I'll come back and continue writing... because I have things to do during the day.

Chapter 87 Mobius: "Want to be my guinea pig?"

"Alright, stop wasting time. Ask the questions you want to know!"

"I will charge a fee depending on the level of detail after answering the question."

After speaking, Mobius narrowed his beautiful snake-like eyes slightly, quietly waiting for Ho'olheyak's question.

"Gurgle..."

Upon hearing this, Ho'olheyak swallowed hard and began to think about which question she should ask first.

It's important to know that she had quite a few questions she wanted to ask Mobius.

"... Do you have any way to help our people regain their former glory and splendor?"

Influenced by the numerous memories in her mind, Ho'olheyak finally asked the question about her race first.

At the same time, this question can also be seen as her testing of Mobius.

Although Ho'olheyak had come to believe that Mobius was an ancient being,... ancient beings, even gods, are not always omnipotent.

Therefore, she was also using this question to carefully test the abilities of the person in front of her.

"..."

Although Mobius had guessed that Ho'olheyak might ask her this question even before she did, she was still a little speechless and reluctant to answer when she actually heard it.

Honestly, disregarding other factors, Mobius really felt that this little snake in front of him had completely opposite attributes to his own...

She is the serpent seeking the [infinity] of the future, while the one before her is the serpent seeking the [past] of yesterday.

"..."

Seeing Mobius's strange expression, Ho'olheyak, who had been watching her intently, had a complex look in her eyes, and her mood gradually became tense.

After all, the words Mobius had said to her more than a week ago were still deeply etched in her mind.

"Do you really want the answer to this question from me?" After a moment of silence, Mobius gently touched the corner of his lips and finally spoke.

"Yes, this is, after all, the long-cherished wish and desire of our clan." Upon hearing this, Ho'olheyak nodded almost without hesitation.

"Then my answer is... no~" With that, Mobius slowly curled the corners of his lips into a disdainful smile before continuing:

"To be honest, even now I still look down on your so-called long-cherished wish."

"..."

As Mobius uttered these words, Ho'olheyak frowned slightly, and her expression turned grim.

However, her expression did not stop Mobius from continuing to speak.

"Moreover, I find it somewhat amusing that you've come to ask me this question." Looking at the ugly little snake before him, Mobius said with a smile, enunciating each word clearly.

However, since this question was asked by someone who "paid" for it, she didn't mind spending some time teaching them a lesson.

However, before Mobius could say anything more, Ho'olheyak couldn't help but speak up.

"It's ridiculous... Even if you say that, this wish is still my, and our, choice and commitment all along..."

Just as Ho'olheyak was about to say something more, Mobius interrupted her, saying:

"No, you seem to have misunderstood something, Miss Spy~ I have never denied your long-cherished wish."

"But your desire to recapture [yesterday] seems somewhat laughable in the face of me, who represents [infinity] and pursues infinity and evolution."

"... unlimited?"

Mobius's sudden explanation left Ho'olheyak stunned for a moment before she came to her senses and murmured softly.

"That's right, so..."

With that, Mobius slowly stood up from his chair, walked to Ho'olheyak's side, looked down at her, and continued, "Miss Spy, do you understand what I meant earlier?"

"!"

As Ho'olheyak listened to the words in her ear, she stared directly into the pair of gradient-colored snake eyes that were now emitting a faint glow. Her pupils contracted slightly, revealing a look of surprise and uncertainty.

At this moment, Ho'olheyak truly understood why this ancient being before her had shown disdain for her and her race's desires.

Because, in a sense, their ideologies are inherently conflicting, even contradictory. Rather than trying to go against the tide of history and time, the other side chooses to adapt to development and continuously evolve.

"How boring~ Are you scared by such a small amount of information?"

Seeing the shocked look on Ho'olheyak's face, a hint of boredom flashed in Mobius's gradient-colored snake eyes. Then, he casually took a few steps back, widening the distance between them.

"No, it's just that Miss Mobius's words contained too much information for me to process immediately."

After hearing Mobius's words, Ho'olheyak quickly composed herself and tried to answer calmly.

She couldn't remember the last time she had lost her composure like this.

It's important to know that Ho'olheyak was quite confident in her basic skills as a spy. Unfortunately, that was before she faced the "unexpected" Mobius.

"That's why my answer to your question is no. Because all I have here is the method of 'advancing' evolution, and I really can't help a little snake like you who wants to revert to its ancestral form right now."

At this point, Mobius seemed to have thought of something, a sly glint flashing in his beautiful snake-like eyes, before he slowly said:

"However, nothing is absolute. If you're willing to let me examine your body, there might be a way."

"How about it? Want to consider being my guinea pig?"

"!"

After hearing Mobius's words, although Ho'olheyak maintained a calm expression, she was inwardly shocked.

To be honest, for a moment she was completely unsure whether the ancient being's "spying" on her was a spur-of-the-moment thing or something that had been planned for a long time.

Although Ho'olheyak knew she had taken the initiative to cling to Mobius, she felt that it might be a trap.

They deliberately set a trap for her, exploiting her curiosity and thirst for knowledge, so that she would walk right into it.

Thinking about this, Ho'olheyak's heart was even more unsettled, and she secretly regretted her recent laxity and recklessness.

"You should really think about it, little snake~"

P. S.: There'll be another one later, around midnight now... I'll try to write quickly and not stay up all night.

Chapter 88 Ho'olheyak's Second Question

"This matter will be postponed for now..."

Looking at Mobius, who had suddenly become interested in her, Ho'olheyak gently shook her head, politely declining.

"Oh, that's such a pity."

As he spoke, Mobius shrugged slightly, his expression showing considerable regret and disappointment.

However, despite the regret, Mobius didn't seem to take it to heart at all. After all, it was just something she mentioned on a whim.

Moreover, she has many other things to do right now, and even if she wants to conduct research on others later, that's a long way off.

After hearing Mobius's words, Ho'olheyak secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then seemed to remember something and asked:

"Then, Miss Mobius, what price will I have to pay for this question?"

"Well, let me think about it."

In response to Ho'olheyak's question, Mobius gently touched his chin, then slowly sat back down in his chair and began to think.

However, before she could think for long... a smiling, delicate face appeared in her mind, causing her expression to freeze.

"I need a quiet environment and don't want to be disturbed by unnecessary people. Can you provide that?"

At this point, Mobius paused slightly, then added, "Oh, by the way, for some minor reason, I've been targeted by Muelsyse. If nothing unexpected happens, she'll probably be bothering me soon."

"Um..."

Mobius's mention of it only reminded Ho'olheyak of why she had chosen to come a second time earlier that day, arousing her curiosity.

During their first meeting, Ho'olheyak didn't even notice him because of the rush and Mobius's overbearing presence.

It wasn't until this morning's close, undisturbed meeting that she noticed the difference between Mobius's body and that of others.

It's too clean... Although Ho'olheyak didn't have sophisticated instruments to confirm the exact level of cleanliness, she was certain that there were very few Originium particles around the person, as if they had been driven away by something.

Well, although Ho'olheyak herself wasn't as picky about her environment as Muelsyse, this phenomenon still piqued her curiosity.

She wanted to figure out whether it was because Mobius had discovered something, or simply because her own abilities had isolated the Originium around her body.

Ho'olheyak guessed that Muelsyse became entangled with Mobius because he had discovered this.

"Hmm? What, Miss Spy can't even handle such a small matter?" He asked calmly, watching Ho'olheyak fall into thought.

"No, that won't be a problem. If it's just that condition, there's no issue at all. I'll find a way to shield you from troublesome people, including that cute little elf."

Coming to her senses, Ho'olheyak gently shook her head and responded earnestly.

"That's good. This saves me some trouble." As he spoke, Mobius, sitting in his chair, once again turned his gaze to the documents on the table.

"Any more questions? If not, you can leave. My time is very precious, so please don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Although I would like to take my leave now and not bother you any longer, Miss Mobius, I do have one more question." After hearing Mobius's "eviction notice," Ho'olheyak gently stroked the hair behind her ear and said helplessly.

"Tell me, let me hear what the problem is."

"The next question is a bit offensive; I hope Mobius won't be offended."

At this point, a hint of guilt flashed in Ho'olheyak's eyes, after all, her next question could be considered as prying into the secrets of the ancient being before her.

"Stop with the nonsense. If I can tell you, I will; if I can't, you'd never know."

Hearing Ho'olheyak's clearly unconvinced words, Mobius raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone tinged with impatience.

"I'd like to know how you manage to defend against the ubiquitous Originium particles and prevent them from invading your surroundings?"

Sensing Mobius's impatience, Ho'olheyak gritted her teeth and, without further hesitation, directly asked her second question.

After speaking, Ho'olheyak waited for Mobius's reply with a touch of nervousness.

"..."

Upon hearing the question, Mobius did not become angry or offer an answer as Ho'olheyak had expected. Instead, he suddenly stopped what he was doing and fell into an eerie silence.

Well, Mobius wasn't angry at the moment, but he suddenly felt somewhat helpless, or rather, speechless.

In fact, after the incident where he aroused Muelsyse's curiosity for the same reason last time, Mobius slightly restrained the energy he was releasing, reducing the "clean" area around his body considerably.

But she didn't expect... that just a few days later, she caught another small snake for the same reason, which then bothered her...

It's important to understand that Originium particles are extremely small, almost like dust, and to exaggerate a bit, they're barely visible to the naked eye.

If Muelsyse is Water Spirit, naturally very sensitive to Originium, then Mobius could understand it.

However, the fact that this guy noticed them after only a short interaction this morning seemed rather absurd to her.

Noticing that Mobius remained silent for a while, Ho'olheyak assumed she didn't want to answer, so she spoke up:

"It seems this is a difficult question for Miss Mobius to answer. I was being presumptuous. Well then..."

However, before Ho'olheyak could finish speaking, Mobius had been silent all along, spoke up.

"Because of the energy within me, however, I must say I have to think highly of you all~" With that, Mobius looked up at Ho'olheyak, his expression somewhat strange, and continued:

"Even without precise instruments for detection, it's truly commendable that one or two people could accurately detect the differences around me."

After saying that, Mobius began to precisely manipulate the energy, allowing it to completely enter her body. At the same time, the "clean" area around her body also completely disappeared.

"!"

Upon receiving the unexpected answer, even though Ho'olheyak disguised it very well, she still revealed a hint of surprise.

Before coming here, she had made many assumptions, but she never expected the answer to be simply energy.

If that's the case, wouldn't that mean...

P. S.: I'm so sleepy. A few minor hiccups kept me from finishing my work tonight. I'll try again tomorrow and finish earlier. It turns out I'm completely useless at writing when my mom's on vacation at home.