A Bottleneck and a Peeking Eye / Ho'olheyak and Mobius

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Ultimately, despite the ongoing debate over the form of address, Mobius completed all the checks and data collection on Ifrit.

However, she never managed to correct the little brat's way of addressing her. To exaggerate a bit, not only did she fail, but she was also worn down to the point of almost losing her temper.

To be honest, later on, Mobius even began to reconsider the correctness of his chosen method...

If it weren't for her incomplete knowledge of this world and the many things she wasn't certain about, she would have simply tied the person up and forcibly treated them. It wouldn't have come to this...

"Heh~ Remember what I just told you, don't tell anyone about my affairs~ Otherwise, I don't know what those people will do to you, and I won't be coming back."

Just as he was about to leave, Mobius turned back once more, his gradient-colored eyes fixed on Ifrit, and he repeated his instructions, word by word.

Although some measures had already been taken to ensure that even if Ifrit accidentally let something slip, it wouldn't affect him, Mobius still patiently reminded him again to minimize trouble.

After all, she has a lot to do right now, and she doesn't have a suitable assistant by her side, so she doesn't have the time to deal with such unimportant troublesome matters.

"Okay, don't worry, I won't let you down, Mobius, I promise!" After hearing Mobius's words, Ifrit nodded heavily and promised earnestly.

"I hope so~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mobius withdrew his gaze, and then, under Ifrit's watchful eye, disappeared into the Black Mud on the floor and into the room.

With Mobius's departure, the room returned to silence.

"..."

Ifrit listened to the "silence" around her, stared at the empty, unchanged room for a moment, and then slowly lay back down on the bed and closed her eyes.

At this moment, if it weren't for the sweet candy still in his mouth, the little dragon would have thought that everything he had just experienced was just a dream, or an illusion like usual.

P. S.: I didn't send the novel; I'm just not feeling well and have been having a lot of minor illnesses lately (I'm practically paralyzed).

Important Announcement (2)

I've seen this countless times, but I feel it's still necessary to say something.

The definition of this book has been questioned by many, and many have pointed out their own problems. I won't go into the specifics here, but I'd like to share my thoughts on this book with you.

Some people say my outline is contradictory, but in my opinion there is nothing contradictory about it, because my outline has always been very clear.

Some have pointed out that my protagonist is so split-off that he's no longer a single person, but in truth, I didn't write him as a single individual; I'm actually writing more of an ensemble piece...

The reason I wrote it this way is simply because I couldn't get over my own mental hurdle. I didn't want to write a pure transformation story; I wanted to stay true to the original character. Actually, I've always known that it's best not to stay true to the original character when writing this kind of transformation story, because it's difficult to write that way, unless it's about role-playing.

Therefore, I downplayed the protagonist's existence from the beginning and strengthened the personality and abilities of each character. Now, she can even be said to be similar to a small group of Seaborn, different individuals with different ideas, but they are of one mind and have the same goal.

The way I'm expressing and writing it now is exactly what I expected from the beginning, because that's how I intended to write it from the start, so I've never felt any contradiction.

Some people have even made the analogy that it would be disgusting if the goose and Rita got together. What we're saying is... did I ever write about the ambiguity between these two identities from beginning to end?

In the chapter about the goose, the only person I was really close to and even kissed was Maria Nearl. Or has our normal interaction across these two identities crossed that line?

Putting aside whether I intend to write about myself being with myself, just one point... is it strange to keep each other company? Especially when the protagonist is practically immortal.

Furthermore, although this is a yuri (lesbian) story, it doesn't mean that two girls will necessarily become a couple just because they are together.

Also, I knew the drawbacks of this writing style from the beginning, but I still chose it in the end for two reasons: one is to restore the character's personality as mentioned above, and the second and most important reason is that it is easier to grasp.

More than one person has told me, strongly suggesting that I write with several interwoven storylines. To be honest, I've already made this very clear in the comments section: I don't have the writing skills to handle it.

Why would anyone think that, while maintaining the character's originality, it's easy to weave several storylines together? One wrong move and the whole thing falls apart. To exaggerate a bit, without maintaining the character's originality, even weaving storylines together is difficult.

The reason I'm issuing this announcement is simply to explain to you that I don't want to see people questioning my outline and writing style every now and then.

Sometimes I don't understand. If you raise other issues, that's fine; if there are problems, I can fix them.

But since you can raise and question this, you should understand that the foundation of this novel cannot be changed. Or did you all think from the beginning that I didn't understand? That I didn't understand my own novel?

Many others went on and on, raising the issue before adding a comment like "Well written, keep it up!"

Me: o? o? Huh?

Chapter 64 Bottlenecks and Peeping

"..."

After finishing the final cleanup, Mobius leisurely returned to his office, transformed back into the Mobius, and began speaking in a tone that mimicked Elysia's normal voice.

Without much hesitation or agonizing, she took out the equipment she had purchased and began to seriously analyze and review the data and samples collected that evening, plunging headfirst into her work once again.

It's fortunate that Mobius is Fusion Warrior; otherwise, most people couldn't possibly endure such high-intensity work, working day and night.

Time always seems to fly by when you're focused. Just a few hours later... light began to appear outside the office window, and the sky brightened with the sunrise.

"Call..."

Noticing this, Mobius stopped what he was doing, blinked his slightly sore eyes, and then got up to turn off the lights that had been on all night.

Another night has passed; time really flies.

After turning off the office lights, Mobius looked out the window and sighed softly.

Although she still wants to continue her research and studies, it is clear that she has other more important tasks to complete today.

As for what important task it was... well, it was, of course, to do some diversionary investigation to see if anyone had noticed anything unusual last night.

Although Mobius believed she had done a good job cleaning up yesterday and that the surveillance footage had been tampered with, she wouldn't mind checking it again to avoid unnecessary trouble.

As for the possibility that Charmander might accidentally let something slip... Mobius wasn't really concerned.

Because, in a sense, she knows this child very well, and generally speaking, she is a woman of her word; it's unlikely she would expose him.

Even if it were to be exposed, assuming she handled the cleanup very well, the surveillance footage was replaced, and there were no problems, whether others believe it or not is another matter.

At that point, at most only Saria and Silence might believe it; the rest would probably just think it's a child's dream. And even if they did believe it, Mobius would have ways to prevent anyone from finding out about him.

With that thought in mind, Mobius took action.

Since it was still early, she planned to go back to the room Rhine Lab had arranged for her to freshen up. After all, no matter how busy she was, she didn't like to look disheveled and messy.

After washing up, Mobius casually draped his long, light green hair over his shoulders and left the room to gather information.

Since she had already decided to go out, she planned to stop by the cafeteria for breakfast.

After a series of indirect inquiries and investigations, and finding nothing unusual, Mobius stopped what he was doing and returned to his office to bury himself in his work.

"..."

Sitting back down in his seat, Mobius found himself unusually distracted, staring at the countless tasks and documents before him.

To be honest, she had already started considering whether or not to find or create an assistant for herself.

However, given that she cannot allow outsiders to discover what she is doing, she currently prefers to create one herself...

Of course, this is just a thought at the moment. After all, the various materials in the two worlds are different. If Mobius wants to create artificial life like Klein, he will still have to go through a lot of experiments, and he may not even succeed...

"Call..."

After mentally assessing the current situation, Mobius sighed softly and refocused his attention to continue his research and analysis.

In the small laboratory connected to Mobius's office--

"Bang..."

"..."

With the 13th problem encountered in this small experiment, Mobius stopped what she was doing. She now had to admit that she had made a mistake and had encountered an unusual bottleneck.

As for why it was considered unconventional, it's because, more than other mistakes, Mobius believed his primary problem, his error, lay in his insufficient knowledge of the world...

You see, even though she had been frantically and relentlessly cramming on knowledge about the biology of this world for the past few months, it still wasn't enough...

She has had too little time to learn the technology and knowledge that the world has accumulated over the past few centuries... so little that she might even make mistakes that others would not expect.

"Bubble wrap... tsk, I was careless, there wasn't any?"

Having temporarily hit a knowledge bottleneck, Mobius became unusually anxious and subconsciously sought out bubble wrap to relieve stress and think.

Unfortunately, she couldn't find this "common object" that was usually readily available in her laboratory.

Well, now Mobius has successfully added bubble wrap to his next shopping list, in addition to instant noodles.

"..."

After calming himself down a bit, Mobius expressionlessly tidied up the table in front of him, recording the data of the failures and then disposing of the messy, unfinished products in a reasonable manner.

After that, Mobius did not choose to stay in his office or laboratory to continue his experiments. Instead, he chose to leave and went directly to Rhine Lab's rather luxurious archives.

If it were any other problem, Mobius could tolerate it, but if it was merely a lack of knowledge (at the time)... given her pride, she simply couldn't tolerate it at all.

Moreover, she had promised Ifrit that she wouldn't be in so much pain during her "treatment."

Although Ifrit was merely a guinea pig and a target in Mobius's eyes, once he agreed, he agreed...

In this respect, she disdained to deceive a child... and even more so, she disdained to use a child for repeated experiments. Therefore, she wanted to create the perfect potion.

Mobius believed he could do it; it just needed some time...

"Beep--"

As her identity scan was completed, the doors to Rhine Lab's vast archives slowly opened for Mobius, inviting her inside.

"..."

Seeing the scene before him, Mobius did not hesitate at all and calmly entered the archives.

Meanwhile, not far away, a pair of eyes were watching Mobius's retreating figure as he entered the archives with great interest, seemingly spying on something.

P. S.: There will be another update tonight. I'll try to write as quickly as possible. Please urge me on.

Chapter 65 Ho'olheyak and Mobius

"..."

As the door to the archives closed, Mobius paused slightly, a dark glint flashing in her serpentine eyes before she resumed her actions.

Her senses weren't that weak; she had already noticed the spying from outside.

Even though she noticed it, she didn't take it to heart, because she had already noticed quite a few of these curious probings.

Normally, Mobius might have been in the mood for some "fun," but now... she didn't have the time or energy for such trivial matters.

If you don't bother her, she'll naturally pretend she didn't see you... but if you come on your own initiative, don't blame her for giving you a lecture.

Although Mobius is aware that his recent unusual behavior of working overtime has attracted a lot of attention and curiosity.

However, she's pressed for time... and there's not much she can do but pretend to rest for a bit.

"Ugh... this is such a headache."

After letting out a soft sigh, Mobius leisurely began searching for the information he needed, following the categories.

"A workaholic who forgets to eat and sleep? That's intriguing..."

Only after Mobius had been engrossed in the data for a short while did the woman, who had been watching intently, withdraw her gaze and slowly emerge. She then gently touched her lips and murmured something.

If Mobius were here right now, he would definitely recognize who this woman with gray hair, green eyes, two feathers on her head, and a snake tail is... Ho'olheyak.

However, even if Mobius recognizes him, she probably won't care much, because in her eyes he's just an insignificant person with a somewhat complicated background.

If one had to say what he cared about, Mobius cared more about her body than about her as a person, since [Feathered Serpent] sounded like a pretty good research subject.

In the archives--

Mobius, who was flipping through the relevant information he had finally found, suddenly paused, a look of dissatisfaction flashing in his eyes along with a hint of understanding.

Just now, Bianca informed her that Sakura's matter had been resolved and she could be summoned at any time.