Disobedient Exusiai / Exusiai's Complicated Feelings

Meanwhile, the Doll beside them seemed lost in thought.

"Perhaps... this isn't something discontinuous for you."

"Um?"

Do you remember the Key she gave you?

The Doll spoke, placing its hands on its thighs and closing its eyes slightly.

"Ultimately, what's troubling you isn't that you lack the funds of this world; you simply lack the appropriate means to move freely within it."

"During this time, I've learned a lot about the world and its structure, and this might be an opportunity for you."

"With the Key, you essentially control that Mobile City-State... With just a few modifications, it can become your city, and then you can freely traverse this land."

The Doll spoke, pointing out a path for Maria.

Ultimately, what Maria needed wasn't money; she simply lacked the means to move around the world.

The Key Misha gave her was a very good choice... Although she knew that Misha's purpose in giving the Key to Maria was definitely not to have Maria take over the city, what did it matter?

Since they belonged to Maria, they naturally thought of everything in a way that maximized Maria's interests.

Rather than simply safeguarding it, she hoped Maria would seize the Mobile City-State, as this would clearly be to their advantage.

"Mobile City-State..."

Maria was visibly taken aback upon hearing the Doll's explanation.

She hadn't thought of this idea before.

But... on closer examination, it is indeed feasible.

There are two problems that need to be solved.

Regarding energy...

"I can assure you of that. You only need to find another piece of Umbilical Cord, it doesn't need to be very large, and I can use it to link the power you activated to it... This will not have any effect on your body. The only effect might be that you won't be able to keep the Mobile City-State running while using this power at the same time."

"What about operation? I've heard that these machines require manual operation, but neither you nor I are good at that, are we?"

"You don't need to worry about that." The Doll smiled slightly, then turned its head to look to the side.

"Isn't the tool we need right here?"

"Huh?"

Little Regret felt something was amiss.

Chapter 80 The Disobedient Exusiai

The Doll's intentions were clearly focused on the system called "Little Regret".

Although the other party insisted that he was just a tool, only responsible for sticking things on.

Unfortunately, this is something that is intolerable for Doll.

Maria should be the moon of Yharnam, shining only its light upon Yharnam, allowing Maria to bestow her blessings and tenderness upon others... Maria could do this herself, but you dare to guide her?

You really don't think that all these years you and Maria have spent in Yharnam, Maria has been the only one hunting alone, do you?

Therefore, without any controversy, the Doll decided that the other party would serve as the operating system of that Mobile City-State in the future.

As for energy, Maria herself is a huge energy source, Doll only needs a section of the Umbilical Cord as a guide... As for whether the energy can be matched, the Doll can only say that in the dream world, everything is possible.

They are fully capable of transforming the entire Mobile City-State into a phantom existence that exists between reality and dreams.

As for the last and most crucial point, it really depends on what Maria thinks.

Ultimately, the people in this Hunter's Cabin are all directly or indirectly following Maria's orders.

Although no one has provided textual evidence to prove this, that's the result.

They did whatever Maria said, and no one objected.

The system Little Regret wanted to object.

Unfortunately, she couldn't defeat either of the two individuals present.

Even if it's Doll speaking, requiring her to become an intelligent machine of the Mobile City-State, she can only obey.

"So... what are your thoughts?"

The Doll turned its head and looked at Maria.

Maria was clearly caught in a dilemma at this time.

Clearly, she had some ideas about the Doll proposal.

But... she didn't know whether she should act accordingly.

Ultimately, that Mobile City-State should be considered the property of the Ursus kingdom.

Although Maria was confident and fearless, she didn't really want to make things too complicated.

Rushing to seize the property of other countries could very likely lead to many problems.

So after much deliberation, Maria still hadn't made a final decision.

"I need to think about it for a while longer."

The Doll, however, was fully aware of this.

This was certainly not a decision that could be made easily, and she respected Maria's opinion.

Since the Key is still in Maria's hands, she has plenty of time to make a decision and is not in a hurry.

Right now, there's really only one thing to deal with.

"So, what are your plans regarding that request from Misha?"

The Doll asked another question.

Maria knew what was going on, and as a mathematician who observed Maria every day without sleeping, she naturally knew as well. So she also wanted to know how Maria would handle the other party's request... although the answer would definitely not be beyond her expectations.

"I have no clue at the moment." Maria shook her head.

"She said she hoped we could take her brother back... but I also had contact with the Skullshatterer a few times."

"Clearly, his joining the Reunion Movement was not out of coercion or driven by self-interest; I can see an idealistic glow within him."

"The Reunion Movement may have promised him a certain future, which is why he followed them so firmly."

"If that's the case, I'm not sure if bringing him back would be worthwhile, because he has aspirations. Even if I bring him back to Misha's side, he will just keep returning to the Reunion Movement."

"More importantly, I don't have the capability to pursue long-term targets for the time being. They suffered a defeat in the last battle and will inevitably retreat from this area urgently. I can't guarantee that I will encounter them again..."

Maria said, her brows furrowing slightly.

The Doll, on the other hand, remained silent.

Clearly, she had no solution to Maria's predicament. She could only silently remember it and think about how to develop similar abilities for Maria in the future.

After a few more casual words, Maria slowly left the Hunter's Cabin and returned to reality.

It was still deserted here. Hoshiguma and Chen were busy with work and hadn't returned.

Maria read for a while longer before quietly resting in place.

The night passed quickly.

When Maria returned to Penguin Logistics the next day, Exusiai spoke casually.

"Actually, you didn't need to come today... The Emperor gave us another week off!"

Another holiday?

Maria was clearly taken aback.

I always feel like her job... is like she's not doing anything at all.

How come you only work two days and then get several days off?

"You get used to this kind of thing. After all, that's just his casual personality..." Exusiai was quite used to it.

After smiling, she turned her head curiously again, "I told Texas about this before, didn't she tell you?"

"... No."

"That's strange." Exusiai frowned slightly. "Texas didn't come back all night yesterday. I thought she was resting with you."

"Hasn't come back all night?"

Maria looked puzzled, while Exusiai nodded seriously.

"Don't let her aloof demeanor fool you, Texas is actually a very particular about her bed. She wouldn't just stay out all night like that. I thought she was invited to rest by you, which is why she didn't come back, but you said she didn't come to see you..."

"... Are we in danger?"

Maria immediately sensed that something was amiss.

And Exusiai didn't know how to put it well.

"I'm not entirely sure either. After all, Lungmen isn't exactly peaceful right now, but... given Texas's abilities, I don't think it's likely she'll be captured."

"... Perhaps."

After Maria also shook her head slightly.

While Exusiai believed in Texas, the lack of a response from her was causing her some worry.

After hesitating for a moment, she decisively got up and followed Maria.

"Since I'm just idling around anyway, I might as well go look for it..."

"But I believe she's probably not in any danger; at most, she's just encountered some trouble."

Exusiai smiled and spoke, while simultaneously attaching her weapon to her waist.

Maria, after glancing at it a few times, also became somewhat curious.

Actually, she had wanted to ask this for a while, but she never had the chance.

"Your weapon... is quite unique."

After Maria slowly began to speak.

Exusiai followed the other person's gaze and looked at the gun in her hand.

"You mean this? This is indeed quite special... although everyone in Laterano has one."

Exusiai handed her submachine gun to Maria for observation... although, according to custom, Laterano guns should never be given to others under any circumstances.

But...

Rules are meant to be broken!

Exusiai were obedient, she wouldn't have blown up her alma mater seventeen times in three years.

Chapter 81 Exusiai's Obscure Feelings

Exusiai initially thought Maria was simply curious about guns as a weapon.

After all, all the guns circulating throughout Terra are more or less related to Laterano, and the secrets behind this are known only to the old folks in the monastery.

To Exusiai's surprise, Maria seemed quite familiar with guns, displaying astonishing accuracy in several casual swings.

It was only occasionally that she struck a wide-open pose, which puzzled Exusiai somewhat.

Rather than saying Maria was curious about the weapon itself, it would be more accurate to say that Maria was curious about what the weapon looked like.

"In my memory, this kind of weapon is still only single or double shot, at most it fires in bursts; those that can fire continuously are all large-scale devices."

Maria said this as she handed the weapon back to Exusiai.

Her words, however, aroused Exusiai's intense curiosity.

"Although I've heard about it before, but... Miss Maria, have you ever handled a gun?"

"Sort of, but... the guns I use are very different from yours. At least they're not used as regular lethal weapons. More often, we use them as auxiliary tools... but that kind of use might not be applicable now."

Maria was somewhat moved.

During the Yharnam era, due to the insufficient development of weapons, everyone was working hard to train their combat skills.