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

Chapter 130 Little Lolita: Snake is a hypocrite

"I want to know, after all this is over, do you really have a way to transfer Ifrit, this 'patient,' from Rhine Lab to Rhodes Island, which you mentioned?"

In response to the little girl's soft question, Hermer nodded gently and then posed another big question.

The first two questions were somewhat easier to answer, as she had at least some expectation of them, but this one... she really hadn't anticipated it.

Because Himer was very familiar with the procedures. Transferring a patient from Rhine Life to another treatment facility required the head of the organization's personal approval.

How will this "Snake Lord" pass this procedure? By forging documents? Or... is there an undercover agent within Rhine Labs?

"Yes, that's all... It's all prepared, so you can rest assured, Sister Hermer." Gretchen gently nodded her cute little head in response.

Of course, the little girl doesn't plan to reveal too many details, because there's no need to. After all, even though Himer's color is quite nice, she is still a "stranger".

"..."

After hearing Gretchen's answer, Himer wasn't entirely satisfied, but after glancing at the young face of the person beside her, she didn't delve any deeper into the question.

"I've asked about most of the questions regarding this letter. As for any other questions, I wonder if you would be willing to answer them for me?"

The letter Möbius left this time was still very simple. It didn't even ask him, the "accomplice," to do anything, so after asking those three questions, Himer had no other questions about the envelope.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Gretchen gently raised her head and looked at Himer with some confusion.

Because Himer was very weak, Gretsch had naturally lost her color and returned to a blank state.

Meeting Gretchen's innocent gaze, Himer carefully considered her words and tone before lowering her voice to say:

"Hmm... What kind of person is the little sister on the Snake Lord's side? Has she ever abused... hurt you?"

After saying that, Hermer's gaze couldn't help but sweep over the little girl's exposed snow-white thighs and small feet, and his expression was a little strange.

"No, Aunt Snake has always been very kind to me and has never bullied me." Hearing this, Gretchen shook her little head and then added, "Sister Himeru, are you worried that Ifrit will be bullied?"

"No... I'm worried you'll be bullied." Faced with Gretchen's straightforward words, Himer shook her head slightly, then said in a low voice with some concern.

Well, while Hemer had come to believe in the [Snake Lord's] technology and abilities, she wasn't entirely convinced of his character.

The malicious and arrogant words in the three letters, in particular, reinforced her preconceived notions about this person.

"Well……"

Sensing Himer's worry, Gretchen frowned slightly, her expression serious as she mentally organized her thoughts.

Although the little girl knew that Mebius didn't care what others thought of her, she still felt it was necessary to change Himer's mind.

After all, contact with Ifrit wouldn't end completely after this treatment; Mebius would definitely have to conduct further experiments related to the "Flame Demon Shards".

In this situation, improving Himer's impression of the Serpent Lord would not do any harm to Mebius, and might even facilitate future actions.

We can't just go to Rhodes Island and kidnap people after conducting some experiments...

"what happened?"

Looking at Gretchen, who seemed hesitant to speak, Hermer asked with some confusion.

"I just feel... Sister Himer seems to dislike Aunt Snake Lord a bit..." Faced with Himer's question, Gretsch carefully considered her words before speaking softly and calmly.

"Forehead……"

Little Gretchen's words successfully left Himer speechless.

Although what the little girl said was true and touched her heart, she didn't want to admit it or say anything in front of a child, because it was unnecessary and might easily hurt the child's feelings.

"I always feel like Sister Himeru has some misunderstanding about Aunt Serpent Lord." Looking at Himeru, who seemed unsure what to say, Gray said earnestly:

"However, her way of speaking is indeed easy for others to misunderstand."

"misunderstanding?"

After hearing Gretchen's words, Himer's gaze silently shifted to the letter she was still clutching in her hand, and her expression became somewhat strange.

"Well, according to what you adults say... well, you're saying one thing but meaning another?" Upon hearing this, Gretchen nodded gently.

"..."

To be honest, although that's how Gretsch explained it to herself, Himer really couldn't imagine that the guy who acted so "bad" in the letter was being so hypocritical.

“Really? Sister Himeru, do you know that if it weren’t for Aunt Snake, Gretchen might… no, I mean she would definitely have become a star in the sky like Mom and Dad?”

Greta gazed intently at Himer beside her, then recounted her past in a calm tone.

"...?"

Upon hearing this, Hermer was slightly taken aback. After realizing what it meant to turn into stars, surprise appeared on his face.

Clearly, Himer had speculated about the relationship between Gretchen and the Serpent Lord many times in his mind, and even considered the relationship between the "ignorant and simple" experimental subject and the "black-hearted" researcher, but he never thought of the relationship between the patient and the doctor.

Noticing Himer's puzzled and surprised expression, the little girl continued, "At that time, I was caught in danger... It was the first time I had ever seen Aunt Snake so anxious..."

"..."

After Gretchen's words, Hermer's expression became complicated, and she fell into complete silence.

She realized that she might be thinking badly of people because of stereotypes.

After observing Himeru, who had fallen completely silent, Gretchen blinked her large eyes and decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Although I don't know how Aunt Snake met Ifrit, she has been busy for a long time because of her and hasn't been able to rest properly at night."

"Uh……"

……

While Himer and the little girl were having a friendly exchange around Mebius, inside Rhine Lab, Horhyah was seriously considering how to "coincidentally" guide Muirsey to discover the [Flame Demon Project] at the right time.

P.S.: I'm stuck on this. I won't go into too much detail about the conversation between Miu Miu and Miss Feathered Serpent. I'll just mention it briefly in the next chapter... I need to go write some more posts.

Chapter 131 Muirsay, who doesn't seem like a good person?

Coffee shop entrance—

"Gresch, are you really sure you can go back by yourself?"

Looking at the cute and innocent little girl beside her, Hermer asked with some concern.

It's no wonder she was worried; the main reason was that Gretsch seemed even easier to seduce than her own Ifrit...

"Yes, don't worry, Sister Hermer, I'm very good too." Hearing this, Gretchen gently nodded her little head at Hermer and said.

"

"Alright then... Be careful." Looking at Gretchen's serious expression, Himer smiled helplessly, then patted her head and gave her some instructions.

"Hmm... Sister Himeru, please be careful too. If possible... don't get too close to Ifrit tomorrow morning." As if suddenly remembering something, Gretchen gently rubbed Himeru's hand and gave her the same advice.

"Okay, I'll pay attention."

Although she didn't understand why Gretsch said that, Himer still kept her words in mind.

"Okay, see you next time..."

"See you next time, little Gretchen."

After saying goodbye, Himer and Gretchen didn't linger and went about their business.

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After completing Mebius's task, Gretchen continued to explore the city, which was still relatively unfamiliar to her.

After all, so far, the little girl's trip has only brought some candy for the children; she hasn't bought gifts for the others, or most importantly, food.

Of course, Gretchen's main responsibility was purchasing gifts for everyone, while Sakura would arrange things like food and other resources for her.

Because even if a little girl wanted to buy... generally speaking, no shopkeeper would sell her so much food as a "child".

……

Gretchen was initially just wandering aimlessly along the street, but as she received more and more attention, even though she had mentally prepared herself, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

However, just as she was about to find a quiet place to rest, a familiar color caught her eye out of the corner of her eye, causing her to pause slightly and then turn around and walk in that direction.

……

"That intelligence organization is so hard to find, I'm so tired..."

Muirsey, who was resting at a table and chair outside the coffee shop, slumped over the table, looking exhausted and somewhat dejected.

“If you’re tired, you can go back. I’ll investigate on my own from now on.” Saria, who was already used to her friend’s behavior, looked at the information in her hand and said “ruthlessly” without even glancing at it.

"Hey, Saria, you're so heartless! I've helped you investigate this far, how can you go back now!"

Upon hearing Saria's merciless words, Muirse was stunned for a moment, and then she retorted.

"It wasn't me who asked you to come along."

Faced with Muirsey's accusations, the iron-willed, straightforward Rea didn't even blink before retorting.

"Damn it! Saria, no one will like you if you act like this..." Upon hearing this, Muirse's lips twitched slightly, and then she said through gritted teeth.

"……Eh."

Then, just as Muirsey was about to say something, a small figure walking towards them suddenly caught her attention, causing her to swallow her words.

"?"

Saria looked up at her friend, puzzled, when she noticed that her friend was looking elsewhere. She then followed her gaze.

But it would have been better if she hadn't looked. As soon as she did, Saria slowly frowned.

"Wow, that little girl is so cute! And she's walking this way... But isn't she dressed a bit too lightly?" Coming back to her senses, Muelsys gently patted Saria beside her, and started chattering again.

"Ugh……"

Saria glanced at her friend, who had started chattering again, and sighed softly before confirming, "She is dressed rather lightly and is not wearing shoes."

“She doesn’t look like an ordinary family’s child; she looks more like a little princess who escaped from somewhere. Hehe, I’ll go ask her!” With that, Muirsey stood up excitedly and walked towards Gretchen.

Although the fairy was still a little tired, she suddenly became interested in meeting such a special child.

"?"

Seeing Muirses suddenly walking towards her, Gretchen stopped in her tracks, a look of confusion and hesitation appearing on her delicate face.

Honestly, the little girl didn't want to be bothered by the chattering Muirsey at all; it would be a huge hassle.