"Be honest. Did you secretly record Theresa's and Little Kiana's Spirit Origins behind my back and install them on yourself?"
That was what he said.
"They aren't my daughters. At most, they're... they're..."
Mobius seemed to have been provoked into a rage, but she lacked confidence when it came to arguing. For a moment, she actually got stuck, like a harmless grass snake stuffed into a specimen jar.
"At most, they're strangers who just didn't come out of your womb?"
Russell, as if possessed by a Gentle Male Protagonist, gave her a very polite warning.
"Stop acting like such a pighead."
"You know how awkward you are yourself. Herta is also a hopeless tsundere. That kid can combine both your research talents, so naturally she can inherit both your awkwardness and Herta's outdated, B-tier tsundere personality that would have been power-crept who knew how many years ago in a romance anime."
"If this keeps up, once the research is done, she'll probably run off in a flash and cut ties with you."
Russell spoke in a gentle, jade-like voice. He used too much force and accidentally placed his piece in the wrong spot, but fortunately, Numby had also happened to misplace one of its pieces. The game immediately returned to an even match.
Russell also tagged Mei and asked her to call Bronya—Mobius was currently drowning in Family Chaos and had become useless. She would be hard to put to work for the time being.
"Hurry up and drag her out to apologize."
"If you insist on dying for your dignity, fine. Just remember to practice your Tracking Skill and Space Jump more—makes it easier to track people down later."
Mobius: "..."
She seemed to have completely lost the ability to talk back and remained silent for a long while.