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

Chapter 88 Horhaiya's Second Question

"This matter will be unnecessary for now..."

Looking at Möbius, who had suddenly become interested in her, Horhaia gently shook her head and declined.

"Oh, that's a real shame."

As he spoke, Mebius shrugged slightly, his expression showing regret and pity.

However, despite the regret, Möbius didn't seem to care about it at all. After all, it was just something she mentioned on a whim.

Moreover, she has many other things to do right now, and even if she wants to conduct research on others later, that's a long way off.

After hearing Möbius's words, Horhys secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then seemed to remember something and asked:

"Then, Miss Möbius, what price will I have to pay for this question?"

"Well, let me think about it."

In response to Horhys's question, Möbius gently touched his chin, then slowly sat back down in his chair and began to think.

However, before she could think for long... a smiling, delicate face appeared in her mind, causing her expression to freeze.

I need one

I need a quiet environment and don't want to be disturbed by unnecessary people. Can you provide that?

At this point, Möbius paused slightly, then added, "Oh, by the way, for some minor reason, I've been targeted by Muirsey. If nothing unexpected happens, she'll probably be bothering me soon."

"Um……"

Mebius's mention of it only reminded Horhaia of why she had chosen to come a second time today, arousing her curiosity.

During their first meeting, Horhaia didn't even notice him because of the rush and Mebius's overbearing presence.

It wasn't until this morning's close, undisturbed meeting that she noticed the differences between Möbius's body and those of others.

It's too clean... Although Horhaya didn't have sophisticated instruments to confirm the exact level of cleanliness, she was certain that there were very few Originium particles around the person, as if they had been driven away by something.

Well, although Holhaya herself wasn't as picky about her environment as Muirsay, this phenomenon still piqued her curiosity.

She wanted to figure out whether it was because Mebius had discovered something, or simply because her own abilities had isolated the Originium around her body.

Holhayer estimated that Muirsey became entangled with Mebius because he had discovered this.

"Hmm? What, Miss Spy can't even do such a small thing?" He asked calmly, watching Holhaya fall into thought.

"No, not at all. If it's just that condition, there's no problem. I'll find a way to help you avoid troublesome people, including that cute little elf."

Coming to her senses, Horhaya gently shook her head and responded earnestly.

"That's good. This will save me some trouble." As he spoke, Möbius, sitting in his chair, once again turned his gaze to the documents on the table.

"Any more questions? If not, you can leave. My time is very precious, so please don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Although I would like to take my leave now and not bother you any longer, Miss Mebius, I do have one more question." After hearing Mebius's "eviction notice," Horhaia gently stroked the hair behind her ear and said helplessly.

"Tell me, let me hear what the problem is."

"The next question is a bit offensive, I hope Mebius won't be offended."

At this point, a hint of guilt flashed in Holhaya's eyes, after all, her next question could be described as prying into the secrets of the ancient being in front of her.

"Stop with the nonsense. If I can tell you, I will. If I can't, you'd never know."

Hearing Horhys's obviously somewhat unconvinced words, Mebius raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone carrying a hint of impatience.

"I'd like to know how you manage to defend against the ubiquitous Originium particles and prevent them from invading your surroundings?"

Sensing Mebius's impatience, Horhaia gritted her teeth and, without further hesitation, directly asked her second question.

After speaking, Horhaia waited for Mebius's reply with a touch of nervousness.

"..."

Upon hearing the question, Möbius did not become angry or offer an answer as Horhae had expected. Instead, he suddenly stopped what he was doing and fell into an eerie silence.

Well, Mebius wasn't angry at the moment, but he suddenly felt a bit helpless, or rather, speechless.

In fact, after the incident where he aroused Muirsey's curiosity for the same reason last time, Möbius slightly restrained the energy he was releasing, reducing the "clean" area around his body considerably.

But she didn't expect... that just a few days later, she caught another small snake for the same reason, which then bothered her...

It's important to know that Originium particles are extremely small, almost like dust, and to exaggerate a bit, they are barely visible to the naked eye.

If Muirseth is a water spirit, naturally very sensitive to Originium, then Mebius can understand it.

But for her to be discovered by this guy in such a short time this morning is somewhat outrageous.

Noticing that Möbius remained silent for a while, Horhaia assumed she didn't want to answer, so she spoke up:

"It seems this is a difficult question for Miss Mébius to answer. I was being presumptuous. Well then..."

However, before Horhys could finish speaking, Mebius, who had been silent all along, spoke up.

"Because of the energy within me, but I really have to think twice about you~" With that, Mebius looked up at Horhyah, his expression somewhat strange, and continued:

"Even without precise instruments for detection, it's truly commendable that one or two people could accurately detect the differences around me."

After speaking, Mebius began to precisely manipulate the energy, allowing it to completely enter her body. At the same time, the "clean" area around her body also completely disappeared.

"!"

Upon receiving the unexpected answer, even though Horhaya disguised it well, she still revealed a hint of surprise.

Before coming here, she had made many assumptions, but she never expected the answer to be simply energy.

If that's the case, wouldn't that mean...

ps: sleepy

Damn, some minor hiccups kept me from writing properly tonight. I'll try again tomorrow and get it done earlier. It turns out I'm completely useless at writing when my mom's on vacation at home.

Chapter 89 Beating

"Don't even think about it. If the energy within me were to escape my control and erupt, it would cause terrible and irreversible consequences."

Mebius didn't even need to guess; she knew exactly what Horhyth was thinking. So she couldn't help but offer her advice.

Honestly, although this world seemed incredibly chaotic, even terrible, to Mebius, she still didn't want to fight against the Honkai again; that would be truly awful.

"I believe Miss Spy is a smart person; it's best not to even think about things you shouldn't touch~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mebius glanced at Horhyth with a meaningful expression.

"Don't worry, I know that much."

Horhys, who had initially thought there was some major breakthrough, felt as if she had been doused with cold water after hearing Mebius's words, and her mood calmed down considerably.

"Heh~ But the spy with the dejected expression is quite amusing. When you heard my answer, your first thought was to solve Oripathy, right?"

Looking at Holhaya, who had been splashed with cold water by him, a smile appeared in Möbius's serpentine eyes, and he continued, "That really is... a waste of talent."

“Overkill…?”

After hearing Mebius's words, Horhaia was slightly taken aback, and then, as if she had thought of something, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"So, Miss Möbius already has a way to overcome Oripathy?"

"This is the third question. Are you sure you want to ask again?"

Instead of answering Horheimer's question, Mebius casually offered a reminder.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Holhaia paused for a moment, then a smile quickly returned to her face as she asked the person in front of her, "It seems I'm being too hasty. So, Miss Mebius, what price will I have to pay for my second question?"

"I don't know~ You're too weak, and I can't think of any reason why I need you right now, so let's leave this condition for now. I'll come to you when I need you."

When Horhaeja asked him the question, Mebius gave an answer almost without hesitation.

"..."

Upon hearing this answer, even the well-mannered Horhaya couldn't help but twitch her lips.

Honestly, if it weren't for the incredibly strong impression Mebius made on her during their first meeting, which made her almost unable to resist, she would have fought this sarcastic and unpleasant guy right now.

"So, do I still need to answer your third question? Seriously, I think you're almost out of money to pay me~"

At this point, Möbius seemed to suddenly recall something interesting, a slight smile playing on his lips as he continued unhurriedly:

"Ha~"

"However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. After all, the more you know and the more you owe me, the greater the chance you'll obediently become my guinea pig later on, isn't it?"

"!"

When Horhaia met Mebius's serpentine eyes, which were now emitting a faint, eerie light, she was startled.

Although the person in front of her this time didn't exude the same terrifying aura as before, she felt even more chilled this time.

It's that terrifying feeling of being targeted by a powerful hunter, about to be skinned alive and devoured.

"...I won't ask this time. I'll come to you again if I have any more questions later." After a moment of silence to calm her fluctuating emotions, Holhaya replied in as calm a tone as possible.

"Let's exchange contact information. Let me know before you come. After all, I don't like people bothering me casually." Mebius didn't say anything more about Horhys's decision, just nodded and added lightly.

"it is good."

Holhaya had no objection to this, and after nodding slightly, she quickly added the contact information.

After doing all this, she looked at Möbius again and said, "Well then, I'll take my leave now. I will do my best to fulfill my promise to you."

"However, the others are manageable. As for Muirses, I don't know how long I can stop her. That little elf is meticulous and perceptive; she'll eventually find out if I keep doing it."

"Just do your best to stop them. After all, I'm just annoyed, I haven't done anything wrong..."

Upon hearing this, Mebius gently stroked his long green hair and replied in a nonchalant tone.

When Mebius presented this condition to Horhaia, she never imagined that the person in front of her could completely stop Muirsay without a complete falling out, because that was unrealistic.

Her main purpose was to block others from becoming curious about her and disturbing her.

As for the little sprite Muelseth, Mebius had already thought of a way to deal with it... The reason he mentioned it to Horhaia was simply to add an extra layer of insurance.

"Okay, I understand. See you next time, Miss Mebius."

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