What? I'm Actually a Messenger of [Joy]?! (4k)

This is bad!

Seeing the acceptance letter, Xu Ziling couldn't sit still for a moment.

I should have thought of this… I really should have thought of this. In the original story, Blanca recommended Klein to Mobius, so it's impossible for Mobius to have just picked her up directly. Whether Serpent uses legitimate means, he doesn't know, but his mother-in-law would definitely inform Klein beforehand.

But now it seems… I intercepted Klein before Blanca could even mail this acceptance letter?

But if I had this acceptance letter, would I have gone through all that trouble last night, trying all sorts of ways to coax Klein?

This is bad, I've become A-ha this time.

"So… Little Ziling, were the methods you used on that classmate Klein… a little too aggressive?"

Elysia blinked, shifting the stool under her towards Little Ziling and said, "Are you going to apologize to Klein later? I think she at least has the right to know the full story."

"...We'll see."

Xu Ziling felt like his head was about to explode. All the effort he put in last night was apparently less effective than an acceptance letter Elysia found while cleaning. It felt like… waking up in a panic from a deathbed, only to realize the clown was…

Sigh, forget it… I'll just consider myself a passing Kamen Rider who completed a mission by defeating a Simulated Herrscher.

"Mhm, mhm, Little Ziling, you think about it some more. I'll go call that classmate Klein for dinner now."

Elysia reached out and pinched Xu Ziling's smooth cheek beneath his golden hair, then quickly withdrew her hand and left with a smile.

Leaving Xu Ziling to worry alone.

After much thought, he could only wait until they were more familiar with each other to tell Klein the whole story from yesterday. After all, time is the best fertilizer. Didn't Otto raise the "Dumb Goose" for half his life, and she still couldn't bring herself to act in the end?

The same logic applies: if they weren't married, the consequence of self-explosion would be becoming strangers; if they were married, it would be a big fight; if they were married and had children, the cost of revealing the truth would at most be a few days of your wife coldly ignoring you while holding the child, but they would reconcile in no time.

And the reverse of this logic: without the passage of time, revealing everything face-to-face today after designing an escape yesterday… well, Xu Ziling could only say that this move was truly [Joyful]. It's possible that the moment he finished confessing to Klein, he'd be chosen by A-ha as a Herrscher of Joy in the next second.

But then again… why would the usually cautious Blanca, who always cleaned up after herself, leave an invitation letter meant for someone else at home? Was it because she left too suddenly? But she should have at least informed Mobius about the acceptance letter before leaving… instead of leaving it in her room like this. If Elysia hadn't found it while cleaning, who knows how long it would have remained hidden.

The treatment of the primitive man Blazey is evident here. Xu Ziling, an ancient being who transmigrated, doesn't have a phone or anything. If he wanted to contact Blanca, who had already left by plane, he'd have to wait for Serpent to wake up and ask her for her contact information.

But that's clearly a story for another time.

"Ta-da?~ Classmate, let me introduce you. This is the restaurant where we usually eat~"

In the span of a moment's thought, Elysia had brought the still somewhat flattered Klein to the kitchen, and explained with a giggle, "I heard that in Shenzhou, people eat in the living room… But you don't look like you're from Shenzhou, Little Klein. Since Doctor Little Ziling and I aren't either, let's stick to our habits from Mu~ Hmph?~ What do you think, classmate Klein?"

Facing the enthusiastic invitation from the leader of the lesbians… no, Elysia, it's not just high schooler Klein now, even the Klein who would later become Serpent's capable subordinate would be flustered. It's impossible, the warmth emanating from the flame called "Elysia" is too easily felt in people's hearts, and there's always an adjustment period.

"Ah… I… I'm just staying here for a few days, you don't need to mind me…"

Klein quickly waved her hands, then looked around and asked, "Um… Professor Serpent isn't awake yet?"

Klein felt that both Xu Ziling and Elysia, who were around her, gave her a feeling of being watched, which made her quite uncomfortable. She then recalled the wisdom displayed by Professor Serpent during last night's lecture, and felt that in this place of trouble, only by staying with that Doctor could she truly feel at ease!

This is a typical human psychological effect. If Klein were to meet Serpent directly, the effect might not be as good. But if the ancient being Xu Ziling and the leader of the lesbians Elysia were placed beside her, Klein would desperately gravitate towards Serpent without anyone needing to tell her.

"Mhm~… Since classmate Klein will also be staying with us, don't always call her Professor Serpent, Serpent. She has a name too, you know?"

Elysia tapped Klein's forehead with her finger and smiled, "Next time, you should call her Doctor Mobius?~ Make sure to remember that, okay? Classmate Klein~"

"Doctor Mobius…"

Klein felt that this name sounded familiar, as if she had seen it before, but couldn't recall where exactly.

"I'll go get her."

Xu Ziling waved at Elysia and suggested.

"Hmph?~"

As he walked over to Klein, Xu Ziling thought of something, coughed unnaturally, and said:

"Ahem… um, classmate Klein, before we met, I didn't need to explain anything to you or anyone else. But now… uh, I think you at least shouldn't always look at me like I'm some kind of hussy. Although my current appearance is indeed somewhat outstanding in terms of looks, but… I am indeed a male, there's no doubt about that. Please don't be misled by some of Elysia's words."

"?"

Klein slowly typed out a question mark, "…Is there anyone here who looks down on others because of their gender? Besides, what's wrong with being male… Wait, what did you just say????"

Klein:

After Xu Ziling left.

Klein was still in shock from the fact that the former Assistant Xu, who had the appearance of a national goddess, was actually a boy. She couldn't get over it for a long time.

Elysia, on the other hand, smiled and patted Klein's shoulder, saying, "Classmate Klein, please don't find it strange. After all, those who can control Honkai are all good-looking. Little Ziling is naturally one of the best?~"

"Hon…kai?"

Klein listened, a little confused. As a student, she didn't usually overthink things. Hearing Elysia bring it up now, she thought it was some new beauty product that had just hit the market.

"Mhm?~ We're not all here yet, and it's not good to whisper secrets alone, is it?"

At this crucial moment, Elysia decided to play coy. She smiled, ruffled Klein's hair, and said, "Let's just wait a moment. Once Doctor Mobius is also here, we'll have Little Ziling explain everything to everyone himself, mhm?~"

"Um, miss, I understand the logic, but why does your tone... sound so certain? As if you're absolutely sure that Serpent... Ah, no, Doctor Mobius, why do you sound so confident that she'll definitely wake up?"

As a victim of the same incident as Mobius (or so she believed), Klein still felt groggy touching the back of her head.

If she were to put herself in Mobius's shoes... Klein didn't think she could wake up the next day like nothing happened after being drugged and attacked.

"Oh dear~ Classmate Klein, don't dwell on the little details. If you insist, just consider it... an elf's intuition~"

Elysia said, then as if remembering something, she added with a smile, "Right, Classmate Klein, haven't I introduced myself to you yet? Relax, relax. Why don't we take advantage of this time while Little Ziling goes to find the Doctor, and get to know each other properly? My name is Elysia. As you can see, I'm a maiden as beautiful as a flying flower?~"

Meanwhile.

Just as Elysia had said, when Xu Ziling arrived at Mobius's room, Mobius had indeed woken up. She sat on the edge of the bed, propping her head with one hand, still appearing groggy and not fully awake.

"Who... Little Mouse?"

Noticing the figure with long, brilliant gold hair in her field of vision, Mobius's expression flickered with a hint of unease. She rubbed her temples and said, "Little Mouse... I seem to recall yesterday... Tsk, did I mess up our plan yesterday? Never mind... At worst, I'll have a talk with their dean later and directly request Klein. This time, I'll just consider it a preview to assess Klein's character.

"Uh..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziling's expression also became unnatural.

Mobius, unable to miss his subtle reaction, frowned and pressed further:

"What's wrong? Little Mouse, did I not mess up our plan yesterday? Although that sounds strange, I'm sure I passed out right after drinking that bottle of wine you gave me. Could it be that Klein somehow found me passed out later? Our plan succeeded? But why don't I see Klein?"

"Uh..."

Xu Ziling carefully considered his words for a long time before replying, "Doctor, how should I put it... Our plan yesterday, it was messed up... but not entirely messed up..."

"?"

Mobius slowly typed out a question mark, then pressed:

"What do you mean messed up but not entirely messed up? Could it be... you did something outrageous after I passed out?"

As she spoke, Mobius particularly looked at her own body, unsure whether to be disappointed or relieved. Her clothes were intact, with hardly any wrinkles. It was clear no one had done anything to her while she was unconscious.

"This... Sigh, forget it."

Xu Ziling thought for a moment, then shook his head helplessly and said, "Let me start from the beginning, Doctor. Here's what happened..."

Immediately, Xu Ziling recounted the events of the previous night: how Mobius's incapacitation had caused the plan to go awry, how Klein had stumbled into it by chance, the roles of Kevin, who wanted to be a hero, and Su, who was about to get lucky, and finally, the Simulated Herrscher Honkai Beast. He told Mobius everything.

Unsurprisingly, after hearing Xu Ziling's account, Mobius's expression visibly darkened.

Xu Ziling felt helpless. After all, his original intention was to sacrifice a non-existent persona to build up Mobius's image. It was shameful but effective, and the plan had indeed proceeded flawlessly. Who would have thought that the next day, Elysia would find an unissued acceptance letter in Branca's room, directly leading to Xu Ziling being chosen by [Joy]?

"...Little Mouse, come closer."

Mobius said, her face grim, to Xu Ziling.

Xu Ziling didn't understand but complied.

"Thump!"

Mobius clenched her right fist and punched Xu Ziling hard in the chest. However, due to the Pillar Man's powerful physique, Mobius's punch didn't affect Xu Ziling much, but she herself was struck with pain.

"Hiss~! (Serpent's curse)"

Mobius cursed, then grabbed Xu Ziling by the neck, lunged forward, and pinned him under the bed. She said fiercely, "Little Mouse, do you think you're an idiot? Huh? You just handed over such a precious Honkai Beast sample so easily??? Do you know I've been dreaming of researching that thing?!?"

"Sorry, Doctor, this matter indeed was my... Huh?"

Xu Ziling was about to apologize, but his mind jolted. Looking at Mobius pinning him down, he instinctively asked, "No... Doctor, aren't you bothered that I used someone else's identity to tie up Classmate Klein?"

"Kidnapping? Kidnapping is nothing!"

Mobius waved her hand and punched Xu Ziling's chest again. She continued, "It's true that you lowering your own standing to improve Klein's evaluation of me made me angry, but at least you did it for me, so I could accept it. But... but! Little Mouse, you know about Honkai... but you have no idea how rare Honkai Beasts are in our era! If you had just brought me an actual sample of a Honkai Beast, let alone kidnapping, I would have taken a train overnight to Mu and slaughtered those bastards from Fire Moth!! And yesterday, you... you're telling me a Honkai Beast appeared right in front of you last night, and you... you just gave it away?!?!? Huh???"

It was clear that Mobius was truly angry. The hot breath she exhaled as she spoke hit Xu Ziling's face directly, as he was beneath her. Her brilliant gold hair mingled with her emerald green locks, looking somewhat disheveled. Coupled with the already extremely dangerous female-superior position... even Xu Ziling felt a physiological reaction.

He withdrew his right hand from where Serpent's thigh was pressing him, awkwardly scratching his face before saying, "Um, Doctor, I actually think... instead of researching Honkai Beasts, you should focus your efforts on researching me... Can't my ability to defeat them with my physical body prove that my research value is absolutely higher than mere Honkai Beasts or Simulated Herrschers?"

Upon hearing this, Mobius paused, seemingly finding Xu Ziling's words reasonable. However, she quickly broke free from this line of thought. Leaning forward, she said with a cold laugh, "Fine... fine, fine, fine. So what I could have all of is now reduced to just one thing, is that it... Well, little mouse, you'd better show me physical capabilities stronger than a Honkai Beast, because Serpent... is going on the offensive now!"