I'm on the Ark, and I start out as Gretchen.

After saying that, Muirsey slowly stood up again, straightened her clothes, and left her office to go find her friend.

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In the lounge—

"..."

At this moment, the entire lounge was quite quiet, with only two people inside: a woman named Waifan who was thinking with her eyes down, and a young girl named Volper who was waiting for the final answer.

"...Let's go to the training room and test the combat and defense data." After a moment, Saria stopped her thoughts and looked at Sakura seriously.

So far, Sakura's impression on Saria has been quite good. Although the girl's answers to the questions Saria just asked weren't particularly outstanding, they were still better than many others.

At least it has reached her acceptable level, so we can proceed to the next step.

If he's also good at combat, Saria thinks she can accept him after the interview.

"it is good……"

Only then did Sakura finally breathe a sigh of relief.

She's finally managed to get Saria out of the way for now... God knows how many brain cells she burned while answering someone's questions.

However, the later tests seemed much simpler to Sakura. Apart from needing to control the intensity and degree of expression, there weren't any major problems. She was confident in her abilities.

"Let's go then."

Sakura then followed Saria to the training room.

……

"Next..."

"咚咚-"

Upon arriving at the training room, Saria looked at Sakura as if she was about to say something when a crisp knock on the door suddenly interrupted her.

This also surprised Sakura, who was standing to the side.

P.S.: Starting tomorrow, I'll be trying to maintain my perfect attendance record with double updates. To be honest, I haven't had much fun these past few days because some of the people I've been traveling with have been quite unpleasant... Anyway, everyone, goodnight.

Chapter 77 A Minor Incident and Möbius's Plan

"Well……"

Having just gotten up and finished washing up early in the morning, Möbius slowly yawned, his expression still carrying a hint of laziness.

She hasn't had a proper rest like this in a long time.

After tidying himself up, Möbius leisurely left his room and headed towards his usual canteen.

The small problem that had been bothering her was resolved last night, and she no longer needed to be in such a hurry.

However, as long as there's no rush, Mebius has just as much work to do today as before.

Today, she not only needs to keep an eye on the movements of the guys in the structural engineering department who are involved in the [Flame Demon Project], but she also needs to conduct a follow-up examination and record data for Ifrit tonight.

If there were enough time in the evening... Mebius would even have an experiment with Bianca that night.

……

As Mebius walked toward the cafeteria, he overheard a familiar name from a group of people talking at a corner. His delicate eyebrows twitched slightly, a strange glint flashed in his beautiful snake-like eyes, and he paused in his tracks.

"Huh? You mean it? That workaholic in our structural engineering department, who hasn't been here long, finally took a day off yesterday?"

"Is his body unable to take it anymore? Hilarious, I wonder who he's trying to impress with all this effort."

"Haha, maybe she's showing it off to the section chief. Too bad our section chief doesn't even like her!"

"..."

By chance, Möbius, who had overheard the conversation, had a glint in his beautiful eyes.

He showed a hint of disdain.

Although she had long known that people in the structural engineering department were talking about her behind her back, she had never cared about other people's opinions or gossip.

However, even so, Mebius did not expect that these people's ideas were so ridiculous.

"Ha~"

However, just as Mebius chuckled and was about to take another step, an angry voice suddenly rang out.

"How can you talk about Researcher Mebius like that? He's working hard in his field, not for you guys to gossip about behind his back."

This sound immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, causing everyone to instinctively look over.

Of course, Mebius, who was in a blind spot, couldn't see it, but... she recognized who was "speaking" for her by the voice.

Hemer, a student of Ahrendts Parvis, the current head of the structural engineering department, whom Mebius had met before.

"Huh? What we say is none of your business."

"It's gone. It's gone."

Faced with the sudden appearance of Hermer, the people whispering behind her all planned to leave quietly.

After all, they hadn't forgotten how they'd been punished by Saria, the head of the defense department next door, for talking about Himer behind her back.

They certainly can't afford to offend Himer right now, but that doesn't mean they can't avoid him...

"..."

Seeing the group about to leave, Himer instinctively clenched his teeth, his anger showing no sign of abating.

However, before she could say anything more, a clear laugh reached the ears of everyone present and stopped them in their tracks.

"Heh~ I've seen something really interesting."

As the voice faded, Mebius's delicate, smiling face appeared before everyone.

"You...you've been eavesdropping?"

One of the people talking behind their backs saw the person being discussed, was slightly startled, and then subconsciously said something.

"Eavesdropping? I just happened to be passing by, but I didn't expect to overhear something so interesting." Möbius paused slightly, giving the group a slightly disdainful look before continuing:

"Of course, you are right about one thing: I am indeed just a weak researcher. But even so, I am still much better off than you guys... heh~."

"you!"

After hearing Mebius's sarcastic remarks, the expressions of the people who had been gossiping behind his back instantly darkened and became very unpleasant.

"Am I wrong? Sigh... But then again, it's a waste of time to stand here and talk to you."

At this point, Mebius glanced meaningfully at Himer and Joyce standing not far away, then ignored the group's unpleasant expressions and calmly left.

After all, just as she said, standing here talking to someone like that is a waste of time... no, a waste of life.

"Damn it, you... stop right there!"

"..."

"Alright, they're all gone now."

"Let's go too."

Seeing that shouting was useless and that Mebius had already walked away, the group glared at Himer and Joyce before quickly leaving as well.

"That's really too much, but Miss Mebius is amazing." Hemer said softly, looking down the corridor where only she and her friend remained.

"Is such that……"

After hearing what Hammer said, Joyce, who was standing to the side, nodded slightly and then echoed his words.

"Yes! We need to keep going." Thinking of Mebius's efforts and attitude towards research, Hermer quietly encouraged herself.

Then, turning to her friend, she continued, "Let's go, Joyce. We should go have breakfast too."

"Ah."

……

In the cafeteria—

"..."

Möbius was sitting in the corner, leisurely eating her breakfast, completely oblivious to the little incident that had just occurred. After all, in her view, such trivial matters were not worth bothering to think about.

However, seeing Himer again this time reminded her of some things.

Unlike the other useless people, Hermer was still somewhat useful in Mebius's eyes, and could be considered a genius in certain areas.

Of course, one can't blame her for having a "low" evaluation or high standards, after all, she already had beauties like May and Vervière in her memory...

As for what use Himer might be, it certainly wasn't in the medical field, because Mebius knew very well that someone with such a strong sense of justice was definitely not on his side.

Therefore, compared to the role of Himer's talent, Snake is more concerned about her relationship with Ifrit.

The little dragon will be cured someday, and Mebius doesn't want this troublesome child to continue staying at Rhine Lab.

So, she then planned to use a little scheme to achieve the "ending" of the original game. She wanted to get this pair of people, who could both be considered very upright and potentially obstacles to her, to quickly leave with the annoying lab rat.

P.S.: There's one more card later, around midnight. If I don't slack off, I'll urge them to hurry up.

Chapter 78

Muirsey's surprise

While Mebius was experiencing a minor incident, the identity of the person who knocked on Saria's training room door was also revealed.

"Why are you here?"

Upon opening the training room door, a hint of doubt flashed quickly in Saria's serious eyes before she asked.

"Seriously, even though this is the defense department's area, it doesn't mean I can't come here, does it?" Muirsey replied "irritably" to her friend's blunt question.

"So what's up? If it's nothing important, let's talk about it later. I'm busy right now." After hearing her friend's words, Saria's serious tone took on a hint of roguishness.

“I have something important to do, but it’s not urgent. You can wait until you’re done!” With that, Muirsey gave a slight smile and continued:

"So, won't you invite me in for a seat? I heard you have some new staff here, let me see them!"

As she spoke, Muirsays stood on tiptoe, trying to peek inside the training room despite Saria's obstruction.

“The next stage of testing is underway, and your presence will affect her.” Despite hearing her old friend Muirsey’s words, Saria’s expression remained very serious, showing no intention of making an exception.

"No way, I'll just watch quietly from the side. Besides, it's more convenient this way, you know the commander-in-chief specifically asked the two of us to go out on official business."