Mobius's Note / Silence's "Date"

"Ifrit, it's time to get up."

Upon entering Ifrit's room, Silence called out to the person on the bed in an extremely soft voice, as if the person lying on the bed were a fragile doll.

In fact, that's exactly how she sees Charmander now...

After all, Silence had just examined Ifrit yesterday, and she was well aware of the little one's terrible health. Such severe deterioration meant she was a life that could easily slip away...

"Hmm? Silence..."

Lying in bed, Ifrit, after being woken up by Silence, rubbed her eyes and tried to sit up, still a little dazed.

"Lie down, don't move..."

Seeing Ifrit suddenly try to sit up, Silence was startled and gently pressed her back down.

"Your health isn't very good right now, let me examine you again."

"...!"

Ifrit was still a little dazed from just waking up, but Silence's sudden words startled her. The image of the Mobius's exquisite face flashed through her mind, and she was instantly wide awake.

"No, don't check!"

"?"

Hearing Ifrit's words of resistance, Silence paused slightly, then gently reassured her, "Ifrit, we won't do any experiments today, just a simple check-up to determine your physical condition. It won't hurt."

"That... that won't work either."

Faced with Silence's reassurance, Ifrit remained silent for a moment before finally reiterating her firm stance. However, compared to her previous decisiveness, her words this time were much softer.

"Now is not the time to be willful, Ifrit. Your Originium Arts went so out of control yesterday that we need to examine your body to assess your condition." After being rejected again, Silence frowned slightly and explained with a hint of helplessness in her voice.

"Hmm, but..."

However, just as Ifrit was about to say something to Silence, a voice suddenly interrupted them.

"Silence, the director wants us to come over."

"Okay, coming right away." Silence replied to Joyce behind him, then looked at Ifrit again, patted her head, and reassured her, "I have to go out for a bit, I'll be right back. Be good, Ifrit, wait here for me."

"Good."

P. S.: After taking my medication last night, I completely passed out while writing. I missed two chapters yesterday, but I'll make it up to you this morning. Sorry for keeping you waiting QAQ.

Chapter 111 Mobius's Note

"Researcher Joyce."

Seeing the two people who came to him together, Ahrens first looked at Joyce beside him and said, "I remember your treatment is almost over."

"Yes, Joyce will undergo regular brain examinations and treatments." Upon hearing this, Joyce nodded expressionlessly and replied.

"Then you can focus on your treatment for the next month. I'll arrange for other researchers to take over your work. You should go home and rest today." After hearing Joyce's reply, Ahrens put his hands behind his back and gave the instructions.

"Yes."

Joyce had no objection to the arrangement made by the head of the Structural Department. She nodded to Silence and left after saying goodbye.

"Silence."

After having dismissed one person, Ahrens slowly turned his gaze to Silence.

"Teacher?"

Meeting Silence's questioning gaze, Ahrens adjusted his glasses, closed his eyes, and said, "Lately, I've been feeling... I've been a terrible teacher."

"No... nothing like that!" Hearing her teacher say that, Silence was taken aback at first, and then hurriedly refuted.

"Then why do you trust Director Saria but not me?"

"!"

Ahrens' sudden remark caused Silence's pupils to shrink slightly. He then lowered his eyes and whispered in protest, "Teacher, I... I was only thinking of the patient..."

"I'm very pleased that you have a good relationship with Director Saria. Director Saria is a very influential person." Ahrens spoke without hesitation in the face of Silence's rebuttal.

"I welcome her. But you keep leaking information about our experimental treatments to Director Saria. This kind of data breach is against regulations. I've turned a blind eye before, but my fears have come true..."

Ahrens feigned a pained expression, lowered his eyes, and continued to judge the students before him.

"Director Saria interfered with the work of the Structural Department, and you also lost your rational judgment because of his influence."

"This has already affected the project's progress and is irresponsible towards the patients. I hope you can calm down and think it through."

Having said that, Ahrens slowly turned around and made his final decision.

"Until then, you can still take care of Ifrit's daily life, but for the time being, please don't participate in frontline treatments that involve direct contact with her..."

"Teacher!"

Ahrens' decision surprised Silence, but Ahrens did not give her a chance to object, quickly leaving the room and closing the door behind her.

Following this "interview," Silence not only lost the company of her friends for the next month, but also lost her original privileges in the laboratory, and was forced to step down from her position as the attending physician.

This series of unexpected events left her somewhat dazed...

But thinking of Ifrit, Silence managed to compose herself and forced a smile as she returned to the lab.

"Silence, you're back...?"

Ifrit, who is quite sensitive to changes in people's emotions, noticed something was amiss the moment she saw Silence return from outside.

She quickly matched Silence's current state with the situation Mobius had mentioned the previous night.

Thinking it over, Ifrit looked around with a serious expression, and after confirming that no one else was around, she beckoned to Silence to come closer.

"?"

Seeing this scene, Silence was somewhat confused, but out of trust in her child, she suppressed her bad mood and reluctantly went over.

"Silence... did those bad guys bully you?"

Seeing Silence lean closer, Ifrit lowered her voice and asked softly.

"...?"

Upon hearing this, Silence was stunned for a moment, and then a big question mark slowly appeared above his head.

"Ifrit, did someone say something to you? Don't overthink it, nothing's wrong with me." As she spoke, Silence reached out and patted Ifrit's little head to comfort her.

Although she had just had a bad argument with her teacher and didn't like the teacher's decision, she didn't think the teacher was a "bad person" at all.

Therefore, Silence could only attribute this to Ifrit, or rather, to a child's simple sense of good and evil.

Looking at Silence, who was hiding her unhappiness so well, Ifrit frowned slightly, then lowered her voice and said in the words of the Mobius Cult:

"... Silence, you don't seem alright at all. You're unhappy! Did those bad people forbid you from coming near me during the experiments?"

"!"

In an instant, Silence's eyes widened, her pupils contracted slightly, and then she hurriedly reached out to support Ifrit's shoulder, lowering her voice and asking urgently, "Who told you all this?!"

"Wait... did you see someone last night?"

Belatedly, she suddenly remembered something she had never been able to grasp, something she had almost forgotten about...

Honestly, Silence never imagined that, with Miss Sakura guarding the gate yesterday, the guy who kept injecting Ifrit with drugs would still be so audacious as to come back.

After all, she had witnessed Sakura's actual combat strength yesterday...

Meanwhile, Ifrit's reaction surprised Silence. She had always thought that the lack of activity at night was because the "culprit" was either an acquaintance or someone who had been knocked unconscious or injected with drugs.

But now, seeing my child's reaction...

"Um... I can't break the agreement, but..." Looking at Silence's anxious face, Ifrit's voice couldn't help but carry a hint of guilt.

"However, you can have this."

As he spoke, the little dragon turned around, pulled out the small note he had been hiding under his pillow, and quietly handed it to Silence.

"You..."

Silence was initially anxious and angry because her child had kept such an important matter from her, paused for a moment after seeing the note, then calmed herself down and took the note.

However, to her surprise, there were no provocative words or random phrases on it, only a simple address and the message, "If you want to know the truth about the [Diablo Project], then come over."

"!"

"Call..."

After a moment of silence, taking a deep breath, Silence rolled up the note in his hand and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Ifrit, how much else do you know?"

P. S.: I've been stuck on this for ages, and I still have some left today. I'll continue writing in a bit. The reason I'm stuck on this is because I've been agonizing over whether or not to let Silence know, or rather, whether or not to use her. After considering everything, I figured I might as well use it, since it won't harm her anyway.

Chapter 112 Silence's "Meeting"

"Ifrit, how much else do you know?"

"Hmm..." Upon hearing this, Ifrit shook her head slightly, then her eyes became unfocused, and she dared not look at the person in front of her.

"I can't tell you the rest, Silence. But Mobius said what you want to know is right there."

"Mobius...? Ifrit, do you know that person might be dangerous? He might hurt you!"

After hearing Ifrit's answer, Silence frowned deeply, his face full of disapproval.

"Mobius wouldn't!"

Although Ifrit felt a little guilty because she couldn't tell the reason, she still subconsciously retorted when faced with Silence's "slander".

Even Silence couldn't... couldn't deny the help and kindness the Mobius had shown her!

"... What kind of spell did that person cast on you?"

Faced with Ifrit's serious rebuttal, Silence was taken aback at first, then said with mixed feelings.

"Mobius didn't try to bewitch me! She's just as good to me as you and Saria! She's the only one who notices and cares about my pain!"

After saying that, Ifrit turned her face away angrily, ignoring Silence in front of her.

"!"

Ifrit's words before that were fine, but her last sentence made Silence's pupils shrink slightly. Then, three words slowly flashed through her mind: painkiller...

Silence and the others in the lab made various guesses and conducted tests regarding the mysterious substance that had previously appeared in Ifrit's body.

But so far, all we know is that this substance relieved Ifrit's pain, but whether this relief is the substance's primary effect, a side effect, or a side effect is completely unknown.

And now, the answer has been revealed... The main function of this substance is to relieve people, or rather, Ifrit, from pain.

"Call..."

After figuring it out, Silence's emotions gradually calmed down. Then she lowered her eyes and said in a gentle tone, "Ifrit, the drug he's been injecting you with is only for pain relief, right?"

"Hmph... If Silence wants to know, go see where Mobius mentioned. She told me that there are some things she can only tell you after you come back from there." Faced with Silence's repeated questioning, Ifrit snorted and finally explained with a pout.

"Okay, I'll make time to go there in a bit. Let's have breakfast now." Seeing Ifrit's resolute expression, Silence sighed inwardly, then, suppressing her doubts, reached out and ruffled her hair.

"Eh...? Isn't Silence checking anymore?"

Ifrit didn't resist Silence's touch, but looked at her with surprise and asked softly.

"Ifrit didn't want to, and today isn't a treatment day, so the check-up can be postponed." Hearing this, Silence gave a helpless smile and then explained in a low voice.

As Silence said, the timing of the check-up on the day of recovery was not fixed, and the reason she was in such a hurry to come in the morning to have Ifrit checked was simply because the child's health was not good after yesterday's accident.

However, since Ifrit is so resistant and seems to be in good condition, Silence had no choice but to give up for the time being.

Moreover, the little dragon's current state is completely different from yesterday, making her feel that something must have happened last night...

However, unable to get an answer from the child, she could only turn her attention to the note.

"Um... I'm sorry, Silence, I was so mean to you just now."

Faced with Silence's gentle attitude and words, Ifrit, who was initially a little angry, softened completely.

"It's alright, let's have breakfast first. After breakfast, I'll go check out that place. After I'm done, Ifrit, you have to tell me everything you know, okay?"

Looking at Ifrit, who was earnestly apologizing, Silence's eyes flashed with a hint of helplessness, before she gently patted her head and said softly.