"How did it feel?"
As Russell pondered how glossy and moist that lip color seemed.
A new voice came from beside him. Russell looked over and found Mobius wearing sunglasses.
The Otsutsuki eyes could be plugged in and used at will, but the Feathered Serpent God's eyes apparently did not work that way.
Tragic.
Mobius had become blind.
"Why don't you go get treated?"
Russell asked.
"The Feathered Serpent does not need vision to recognize the way."
This blind snake said.
"Your understanding of the Origin Place is..."
"If I want that thing to operate according to my wishes, I may need to die many times."
Russell thought for a while before giving his assessment.
"You mean you can't return for the time being?"
She asked again.
"Yes. From now on, I'll have to keep dying here. Elysia will be in your care then."
Russell said to the woman beside him.
The beautiful woman nodded lightly, her eyes filled with heartache.
"If you have time, help me pass on a message."
"Tell them I can't go see them for now."
Russell then said to Mobius.
"Alright. I'll go right away."
The snake woman, whose face would surely be terrifying if she removed her sunglasses, nodded in reply as well.
"I'll send you off."
Russell reached out and opened a Portal for Mobius.
Mobius arrived directly outside the apartment and knocked on the door.
Almost the instant the door opened, a pink figure darted out.
"It's Teacher—"
Her voice was full of delighted surprise, but when she saw who stood outside the door, that joy was utterly swallowed by fear.
It was not Russell.
It was the snake woman, her eye sockets empty and hidden behind sunglasses.
"He can't come back for the time being."
The snake woman spoke indifferently.
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