Doctor, Make a Contract with Me! / I May Have Come at a Bad Time.

Doctor... you've really gone too far by riding me like this. I'll remember this grudge!

Doctor, Sign a Contract with Me!

"Mmm..."

After finishing her coffee, Mobius narrowed her eyes in satisfaction before finally looking at Ling Xi. "Good afternoon, Ling Xi."

Doctor... isn't that greeting a little late?

"So, what brings you here today?"

Mobius continued smiling at Ling Xi. For some reason, simply seeing him always put her in a good mood.

"Can't I come see you if there's nothing wrong?"

Ling Xi spread his hands and smiled casually. "No matter what, I'm still your assistant, aren't I?"

"Oh... just an assistant?"

Mobius gave a soft snort and looked at him with an ambiguous smile. "If we're only assistant and doctor, then... what just happened will never happen again."

"Uh..."

Ling Xi froze for a moment, unsure how to answer. After all, if he suddenly started calling her his wife, not only would he feel a little awkward, but Mobius would probably be embarrassed too.

"Alright, alright. We don't need to dwell on how we address each other."

Mobius waved a hand, signaling Ling Xi to drop the subject. Then she said, "Ling Xi, since you've already agreed to be with me, we can be considered truly on the same side now. So, there are some things I don't want to hide from you anymore. Although... you can probably guess what I want to do in the future."

"I said it before. No matter what you do, Doctor, I'll stand by your side."

A faint smile appeared on Ling Xi's face. Whether it was because he had read the script or because Mobius had become his wife today, he would... stand behind Mobius.

"Of course I believe you. It's just..."

Mobius smiled. "Some things... heh, never mind. It's nothing."

You're doing that on purpose, aren't you? You have to be doing it on purpose!

"Oh, right. Now that you've agreed to be with me..."

Mobius asked with a smile, "What are you planning to do about that junior of yours named Seele?"

"Seele..."

When it came to that, Ling Xi truly didn't know what to do. After all...

"Forget it. We can talk about that later."

Mobius cut him off directly and smiled. "I won't make our relationship public for now. You should figure out how to deal with that junior of yours first. To be honest, I don't dislike that girl. If possible, I'd even like her to work in our laboratory someday."

"..."

All Ling Xi wanted to say was that Seele had spent three days straight trying to convince him to stay away from her laboratory.

"By the way, Doctor, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

Ling Xi decided to set Seele's matter aside for now. Mobius had already made it clear what he should do. Though he didn't know why she was being so understanding, none of that mattered right now. What Ling Xi wanted more was to resolve the matter between himself and Mobius.

"Oh? It's rare for you to come to me with something. What is it? Go ahead."

Hearing that Ling Xi actually had something to discuss, Mobius was a little surprised and immediately told him to speak.

"Well..."

Ling Xi paused for quite a while before finally finding a way to begin. "Doctor, I actually have a special ability called... a contract!"

"A contract? What the hell is that?"

A puzzled expression appeared on Mobius's face. She understood what the word "contract" meant, but... what kind of ability was a contract?

"It's like this, Doctor. This ability can greatly increase my strength, but it has certain prerequisites and restrictions."

Explaining everything directly to Mobius would probably be troublesome, so Ling Xi described the Infinite Imprint's ability differently. "First, I need to find someone willing to trust me and form a contract with me. Then, I can make a contract with them. Once the contract succeeds, my strength will increase to a certain extent."

"Oh..."

After hearing Ling Xi's explanation, Mobius looked very curious. Why did this... feel like they were playing a game?

"Are there any side effects after making a contract? For example..."

Mobius smiled wickedly. "Can you force the other party to obey any command, control their life and death, or drain their life force or power?"

"..."

"Don't worry. Even if there are, I wouldn't refuse. After all..."

Mobius smiled faintly. "I don't mind some interesting ways to play!"

Doctor, hit the brakes!

"No!"

Ling Xi rubbed his forehead helplessly. "Those abilities you mentioned are far too exaggerated. My contract ability doesn't have any side effects. It's merely a formality. Although that's all the information I have for now..."

Ling Xi spread his hands and smiled at Mobius. "I won't deceive you about that, Doctor."

Since Ling Xi regarded Mobius as his real wife, he naturally couldn't trick her. Did he still want the Hibernation Pod? Did he still want to cling to her thigh? Did he still want to kiss his wife?

"No side effects at all? That's rather surprising."

Mobius shot Ling Xi a slightly suspicious glance, but she also felt that he didn't seem to be lying. Given Ling Xi's current relationship with her, he could ask her to do anything. There was no need to deceive her this way. Besides...

A contract... is this some new power? If I could study it, wouldn't that be... wonderful?

"I can agree to the contract, but..."

Mobius nodded and smiled. "I hope you'll agree to one thing."

"Alright!"

Ling Xi agreed without hesitation, then smiled at his Doctor. "What would you like me to agree to, Doctor?"

"It's simple. You need to..."

Mobius smiled faintly. "Tell me everything about your contract ability. I want to know... the meaning behind this ability!"

"Huh?"

Ling Xi was immediately stunned, looking rather confused.

"What? You can't do that?"

Mobius smiled and deliberately gave a soft snort.

"No, no, it's not that I can't. It's just..."

Ling Xi scratched his head and smiled in surprise. "I thought you'd make me promise never to betray you or something like that. I didn't expect it to be this instead."

"Heh. Then... would you betray me?"

Mobius smiled at Ling Xi and asked him that question.

"Of course not!"

Ling Xi answered without the slightest hesitation. Betray Mobius? What kind of joke was that?

"Then isn't that enough?"

Mobius moved closer to Ling Xi once more, gently cupping his face as she smiled tenderly. "Since you won't betray me, and I trust you too, then why should I make you promise something that's already certain?"

"Uh..."

Hearing Mobius say that, Ling Xi didn't know how to respond. So... Doctor trusted him that much? If what she said was true, then the contract definitely wouldn't fail!

After all, if Mobius treats me like this and still doesn't have 90 favorability, then there's definitely something wrong with your system!

"Mm, I understand. Then..."

Ling Xi held out his hand to Mobius and smiled. "Miss Mobius, would you be willing... to make a contract with me?"

"Heh, well..."

Mobius smiled and extended her hand as well, allowing Ling Xi to take it. Then she gave a soft laugh. "I'd be delighted."

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I May Have Come at a Bad Time

"By the way, is there anything I need to do for the contract? Take an oath? Kneel down?"

After Ling Xi took her hand, Mobius looked at him curiously and asked whether he needed her to do anything.

"It doesn't need to be that complicated. Doctor, you only need to hold my hand. Leave the rest... to me!"

Ling Xi smiled and shook his head. He slowly closed his eyes, then opened them and gazed at Mobius. "Infinite Imprint, contract!"

At once, a screen visible only to the two of them appeared between them!

Contract target: Mobius. Target meets the requirements for a contract!

Contracting parties: Ling Xi, Mobius. Confirm?

"This..."

Seeing the screen before her, Mobius was utterly shocked. Was this... science? Or mysticism?

In any case, the screen that had suddenly appeared was challenging Mobius's understanding of reality!

"Thank you, Doctor..."

Looking at the information on the screen, Ling Xi thanked her. As expected, Mobius met the contract requirements. That meant...

Mobius's favorability toward him had surpassed 90. In other words, she absolutely trusted and cared about him. No wonder... no wonder Mobius hadn't wanted him to promise never to betray her. Because... she had always trusted him.

"Why are you thanking me?"

Mobius looked at Ling Xi with a smile, seeming rather curious.

"Because I said that only someone who absolutely trusts me can form a contract with me. So..."

Ling Xi smiled at Mobius. "I have to thank you for trusting me, Doctor."

"Heh. If you want to thank me, then make sure you perform well and keep me satisfied from now on."

Mobius smiled as she understood what Ling Xi meant. No wonder he wanted to make a contract with her. So he couldn't form one with someone who didn't trust him absolutely. In that case...

That seemed pretty nice. At least... it meant there would no longer be any issue of trust between them.

It seemed that this contract ability might be very useful.

"Doctor, if there aren't any problems, then I'll confirm it."

Ling Xi glanced at Mobius and reminded her.

"Mm, confirm it."

Mobius nodded slightly. She didn't think Ling Xi would deceive her. At the very least... she hadn't smelled the scent of a lie.

"Contract, form!"

Ling Xi directly chose to confirm. Then...

The screen vanished, turning into light that flowed into their bodies. In that unseen moment, both of them felt something strange—a feeling as though, from this day onward, they would be connected to one another!

"Is it over?"

After a moment, Mobius was the first to speak, looking at Ling Xi curiously.

"Mm..."

Ling Xi nodded with a smile, then checked the Infinite Imprint within his consciousness. Its panel had changed!

Contract target: Mobius

Contract bonus: 10% total damage

Available contract slots: (0/1)

There was no doubt that the contract had succeeded. Mobius had become his summoned beast... ahem, his contractor. Yet the contract truly seemed to have no side effects on its target at all. It really did feel like nothing more than a formality!

Still, there would probably be Imprints in the future that strengthened contractors. After all, the Infinite Imprint in the game could enhance support Valkyries and dolls. So... once he unlocked more Imprints in the future, Mobius should receive some benefits as well.

"I don't feel anything..."