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

Then, she carefully observed Sakura's delicate face, trying to discern any sign of reluctance.

However, Saria failed. She couldn't find any reluctance on the girl's face, only seriousness and calmness.

However, this situation did not make her feel frustrated; on the contrary, she felt a little better about the girl in front of her.

"Take a look at this first, and then I'll explain the details of the mission to you." After gathering her thoughts, Saria nodded slightly to Sakura and pushed a document towards her.

"it is good."

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Möbius Laboratory —

Upon learning of Sakura's situation through telepathy, Möbius's hand trembled, almost dropping the instrument in his hand, and his expression became somewhat strange.

Clearly, Mebius had no idea that Saria would choose to send out Sakura, a highly skilled new recruit in their department, in order to capture him.

This choice might seem fine to Saria or anyone else at first glance, but to "them," it's a big problem.

"It seems we need to be more careful, but..."

Thinking it over, Möbius took a few steps back and sat down in a chair, muttering to himself.

To be honest, just a moment ago, a series of ways to cause misunderstandings and deepen the conflict between Saria and Himeru flashed through Mebius's mind.

Some even considered blaming Himer for their own actions...

Unfortunately, upon closer examination, doing such a thing wouldn't benefit her at all; it wouldn't help the plan and would only cause trouble... It definitely wasn't because she thought of that brat Ifrit.

"Sigh~ How boring. As expected, the target is still those two." As he spoke, Mebius narrowed his gradient-colored snake eyes, his expression full of ill intent.

For Mebius, the primary goal at this stage, besides the experiments, is to get rid of Saria, this obstacle, from Rhine Lab, preferably along with Himeru and the little brat.

After all, in a sense, Snake is a little "allergic" to people with a strong sense of justice.

……

the other side--

After Sakura finished explaining the details of the mission and various precautions to Saria, she left her office and went back to rest.

As for why she was going back to rest... well, that's because Saria gave her a day off so she could catch up on her sleep. After all, in a sense, it was like she was working the night shift instead.

Although, given her constitution, it doesn't really matter whether she gets some sleep or not.

"Doctor, tell me your detailed plans for tonight." Sakura asked Möbius about his plans silently as she walked back.

She already knew that Mebius was going to give Ifrit a follow-up examination that night, but she didn't know the exact time or whether she needed to cooperate, since Mebius hadn't thought about it.

"No rush, I'll let you know before we go tonight. But there's something else I need your help with, Sakura."

When Sakura asked her question, Möbius did not give a definite answer. She had always been rather spontaneous in this regard, only moving on to the next task once it was finished.

'you say.'

"Time is running out. The two section chiefs are investigating too slowly. Sakura, could you please help them speed up their progress?"

'it is good. '

Sakura had no objection to what Mebius had proposed, since she was mainly responsible for assisting in this matter.

Now that someone has come up with a complete and detailed plan, she just needs to carry it out.

Anyway, whatever goes wrong, we can cover it up. Even if things are exposed, we'll just move to another place.

However, Sakura, who knew all of Mebius's plans, could actually guess why Snake had made the plans so early.

Even if someone refuses to admit it, Sakura knows that the reason for accelerating this plan is actually because of Ifrit...

As for why it was her, we need to go back to the painkiller that Mebius injected Ifrit with and the current situation of all parties involved.

Because of his promise to Ifrit, Möbius specially created a painkiller for her to suppress the "treatment" and prevent its side effects.

The pain she suffered.

Although this matter seems to be a good thing, it brings a big problem: the structural engineering laboratory is very likely to overdose the "treatment" given to Ifrit.

After all, the "patient" is no longer sensitive to pain, so it is easy for those guys to push them to their breaking point... One wrong move and it can lead to a major outburst, which can directly endanger their life.

Mebius had been unhappy about this issue for a long time, but if she didn't confront it openly, expose it, or treat Ifrit earlier, she wouldn't be able to do anything about it in the short term.

However, choosing to treat Ifrit earlier brings another problem.

That means if the person is cured in advance, it will be impossible to get rid of Saria, who is an obstacle, properly. If something goes wrong, she might not be able to get rid of her at all.

As soon as Möbius brought up this task today, Sakura knew that although he didn't show it on his face, his heart had already secretly turned towards Ifrit...

In order to treat her and save her life, they did not hesitate to prematurely ignite and deepen the conflict between Seria and Christen Wright.

"Ugh……"

Thinking of Möbius's lack of frankness, Sakura sighed softly in resignation. But what else could she do? She'd just have to spoil him herself...

P.S.: I got a little stuck on the last part of the description, so it got a bit late. I need to go to sleep now so all the adjustments won't be for nothing. Goodnight everyone.

Chapter 97 The Unfrank Mebius

Several days have passed since the decision was made. As time goes by, the plan devised by Mebius is progressing steadily thanks to the actions and efforts of himself and Sakura.

Aside from the plans targeting Saria, the timing and itinerary for her trip to Ifrit have also become regular due to her relatively good physical condition and the fixed "treatment" schedule at the Structural Laboratory.

Before each "treatment," Ifrit would be injected with the medication, and after the "treatment" was completed that day, she would be examined again...

Of course, while progress was being made on both sides, Möbius and Bianca's experiment did not stop. It was constantly being improved and had reached the point where they were about to look for "volunteers".

……

In the Möbius Laboratory—

As usual, Möbius chose to spend the afternoon studying and experimenting in his laboratory.

However, if someone familiar with her were here at this moment, they would notice that Mebius, who was also reading documents in the office, was not only not as calm as usual, but also looked somewhat irritable and unhappy.

As for why things turned out this way, it all started with what might happen to Ifrit today.

As the plan progresses, today is the day when Saria, who has encountered setbacks at every turn in her investigation of Hayden's laboratory, will see the restored laboratory videotape.

If that were all, Mebius certainly wouldn't be annoyed; he'd probably be quite happy.

But... today is not only the day the videotape was repaired, but also the day that Mebius calculated based on Ifrit's physical condition and the laboratory "treatment" dosage to be the day Ifrit would break out...

Although with her around, Charmander was certain to survive, and even wouldn't feel any pain due to the potion, this matter still annoyed her somewhat.

After a while... Mebius finally stopped her "study," slowly putting down the heavy documents in her hands, and at the same time, a dark look appeared in her beautiful gradient snake eyes.

Then, she slowly lowered her eyes, thinking to herself in a tone completely at odds with her current expression and tinged with a hint of mockery: 'Looks like Sakura, you're in for a good show today~'

'But remember to keep an eye on the lab rats too, okay? If they break them, I won't be able to complete my mission!'

"Don't worry, Doctor. I'll keep an eye on Ifrit's condition. As for the 'show'... I don't think this absurd experiment and the conflicts it creates can be considered a 'show'."

After listening to Mebius's words, Sakura answered seriously.

As "herself," Sakura naturally knew what the "good show" Möbius was talking about was. In fact, she not only knew it, but also took action to advance the process of this "good show."

Even so, she simply cannot appreciate this kind of thing.

'Heh~ How can it not be? The first conflict is about to erupt, isn't it?' Hearing Sakura's earnest words, Möbius's fingers, which were fiddling with the documents on the table, paused slightly. He chuckled softly and continued:

'Unfortunately, the full-blown conflict is yet to come. Otherwise, I'd really like to see what kind of expression the righteous Saria will have when she learns that her actions of protecting and helping her friends have actually been aiding and abetting evil and covering up their "crimes"~'

'And, did Saria really not notice anything all this time? Heh~'

After listening to Möbius's long, somewhat sarcastic remark, Sakura said with a hint of helplessness, "...Doctor, your perverse sense of humor is really getting worse and worse."

"However, more important than that, Doctor, is how to conduct Ifrit's examination tonight. After all, Saria has given me a new task."

Just like Möbius figured out the structural "treatment"

As expected, a few days later, the Structural Department and Saria, through changes in the dosage of substances in Ifrit's body, confirmed that the incident was man-made, and more or less noticed the pattern of Mebius's injections.

However, perhaps because it was too routine and showed that she knew the area too well, and because Sakura patrolled the structural department at night and the surveillance video did not find anything unusual, Saria began to suspect that this was done by someone she knew.

However, due to the recent back-and-forth investigation into Hayden's lab, which was fraught with setbacks, she was simply too busy and exhausted. She was willing to pursue it, but completely lacked the energy...

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Device

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liquor,

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group

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Therefore, despite the objections of Ahrendts Parvis, the head of the structural department, Saria was forcibly reassigned from patrolling outside to guarding Ifrit directly outside the door at night.

In order to avoid Ifrit's rejection, Saria called Sakura over today when she finally managed to find time to accompany Ifrit to the Structural Science lab for "treatment".

So, Sakura, who is currently communicating with Möbius, is actually in the structural engineering lab. It's precisely for this reason that Möbius initially teased her, saying there was going to be some fun to watch.

"It's nothing, it's a small matter, I don't care whether I go or not."

'...'

After hearing Möbius's words, a hint of helplessness flashed quickly in Sakura's beautiful blue eyes, and then she earnestly suggested:

"You can be more honest with yourself, Doctor."

Although Sakura understands Möbius's personality very well and can communicate his thoughts and plans through mutual understanding, she feels even more helpless every time he acts stubborn.

For example, just thinking about what might happen today, Sakura is confident that Mebius will definitely come over tonight!

'Huh? Why should I care so much about a mere lab mouse?'

'...Yes, yes, yes.'

During the time the two were communicating in their minds, Saria, who had accidentally fallen asleep by Ifrit's bedside due to exhaustion, slowly woke up.

However, before she could exchange more than a few words with Ifrit, her communicator rang.