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

"Um, thank you, Sister Muirsey... Here you go."

Upon hearing this, Gretchen looked at Muse, who showed absolutely no doubt.

Erseth secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he reached into the bag of candy he was carrying, grabbed a handful of candies whose boxes had already been opened, and handed them to the person in front of him.

"Hehe~ Then I won't be polite, big sister! Thank you, little Gretchen."

Seeing Gretchen's little hand outstretched to her again, Muirsey smiled happily and accepted all the candies on it.

After unwrapping a candy and putting it in his mouth, Muirsay began to ask about serious matters.

"Alright, it's gotten so late, it's time to take you home. Where does little Greta live?"

"No need to trouble Sister Muerses, my family has already sent someone to pick me up, we can just wait here." Faced with Muerses's question, Gretchen gently shook her head and declined softly.

Earlier that afternoon, when he was explaining the plan to guide Muirsey to the little girl, Möbius had told her that he would hire someone to pick her up that evening, and that she should just wait where she was.

After all, where does Gretchen have a home in Tremont?

Actually, Muirsay could have sent the person back to the property purchased by Sakura and Mebius, but that would easily leave clues... and it wouldn't be good if their identity were accidentally exposed.

The candy box will be opened sooner or later. What happened at the time might have confused you, but once you come to terms with it, things might be different...

Therefore, in order to reduce risks and troubles, Mebius and Sakura adopted such a method to separate their little girl from Muirsey.

In this way, even if Muirsey and the others realized what was happening and wanted to investigate Gretsch, they would find absolutely no clues.

"Hey, your family has already contacted you?"

Upon hearing this, Muirsay's expression turned slightly surprised.

“I contacted them first, just when you were in the restroom, Sister Muirsey. They asked me to wait at the candy store.” As she spoke, Gretchen pointed gently to the candy store where the two of them had just left.

"Oh, so that's why you suddenly wanted to come to the candy store." After hearing the little girl's words, Muirsey looked at the candy store not far away, a look of realization appearing on her face.

"Then I'll wait here with you, sister."

"Ah."

……

Then, after a short while, a strange woman came up to them and said with a smile to Gretsch, "Miss, I've come to pick you up."

"Hmm." Upon hearing this, Gretchen blinked gently, not rushing to respond to the woman's words, but instead turning to look at Muirsey and saying:

"Sister Muirsey, the people who are here to pick me up have arrived..."

"Wow, it's finally time! Little Gretchen must miss her big sister!" With that, Muirsey reached out and ruffled the little girl's hair again.

Although she had made it sound so easy, when the time came to part, the fairy still felt a pang of reluctance.

"Yes, I will."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Greta wrote down Muirsey's phone number before the two finally parted ways, ending their afternoon of fun.

P.S.: There will be another chapter later.

Chapter 137 Gretchen: ???? ? ?

After parting ways with Muirsay, Gretchen followed the strange woman hired by Mebius and the others to a rather remote place.

Looking around, the little girl found a suitable spot and suddenly changed her pace, rushing into a dark path not far away amidst the woman's surprised gaze and shouts.

Then, it vanished completely from the city without a trace...

When the woman caught up, all she saw was a dark, deserted dead end...

This sudden, unexpected transformation gave the woman goosebumps, and she almost screamed out loud.

She stood there stunned for a moment before shakily pulling out her phone and quickly dialing her employer's number.

"Hey……"

The call connected, and a deep male voice came from the other end of the phone.

Upon hearing the voice from the other end, the woman quickly recounted what had just happened.

However, before she could even utter the words of shirking responsibility, a deep male voice on the other end interrupted her.

"You don't need to worry about this. Take the money and leave. But remember... I think you should know what you should and shouldn't say."

"Dudu-"

As the threatening male voice faded, the call was abruptly ended. The woman tried calling back, but the number was disconnected…

This sudden and bizarre turn of events left the woman completely bewildered and feeling like it was all unreal... If it weren't for the fact that there was indeed an extra sum of money in her account, she would have thought she was still dreaming.

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Rhine Life Sciences, Structural Engineering

Sitting at his desk, Möbius, who had just watched a play, was mentally communicating with Sakura about the plan.

'This method is so outdated...'

'However, Doctor, you have to admit it was indeed effective, and it didn't leave any clues for anyone to trace back to us.'

Sakura responded helplessly to Mebius's criticism.

'Ha, isn't this just a rant?'

'

"Alright, we've seen enough of the show. Tonight is the last night. I'll have to leave it to Sakura."

'Yes, I'll be more careful.'

Sakura naturally understood what Möbius meant and earnestly agreed.

Although Gretchen tried her best to control when Muirsay discovered the clues in the candy box, who can say for sure what would happen?

Therefore, just in case anything unexpected happens, Sakura will be on her best tonight at Ifrit's place to ensure the plan goes smoothly.

'You've worked hard~'

……

After ending his mental conversation with Sakura, Möbius did not continue working in the laboratory. Instead, he tidied up a bit and left the office to go back and rest.

The reason, of course, is that there's a big show to watch tomorrow, and I won't have the energy if I don't get a good rest...

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In a grove of trees on the Ursus snowfield—

Sitting on a tree branch, gazing up at the starry sky over the Ursus snowfield, Hua slowly withdrew her gaze and looked at the little girl who had suddenly appeared beside her, smiling gently as she said:

"Welcome back, Gretchen. How was your day? Did you have fun?"

"Yes, I'm back. I had a lot of fun today, thank you, Sister Hua." After hearing Hua's words, Gretchen's eyes flashed with a smile, and she replied in a gentle voice.

"I hope you have fun. Xiao Shi and I are almost at Longmen. You can come over to play later if you're interested." Hua gently patted Gretchen's head and said with a smile.

"Ah."

……

Knowing that it was getting late, Hua chatted briefly with Gretchen before starting to communicate with Xiao Shi in her mind.

"It's almost time. Summon me back, Xiao Shi."

'?I don't!'

After receiving the message from her old-fashioned family member, Xiao Shi, who was still having fun, decisively refused.

"Stop fooling around, Xiaoshi. I'm not suited to stay with the Reunion Movement... and it's getting late, it's time to send Gretchen back." Hua's tone was rather helpless as she faced her willful child.

"Well, old fogey, beg me! If you beg me, I'll bring you over."

"..."

……

After some pulling and commotion, Hua was finally pulled back by Xiao Shi.

After leaving China, Gretchen did not linger in the forest. Instead, she summoned her knight and headed towards the Reunion Movement camp.

Reunion Movement Base —

After entering the encampment area, Gretchen sent the knight back, intending to secretly go and surprise Tarua and the others.

However, as the little girl stealthily sneaked in, she soon returned to her usual area and saw the familiar figures sitting around the campfire in the distance.

“???)?”

But soon, Gretchen noticed something was wrong... it was too quiet.

Although they were still some distance apart, she couldn't even faintly hear any playful banter, boasting, or conversation...

This seemed very abnormal to the little girl, and feeling a vague unease, she couldn't hide it anymore and subconsciously quickened her pace.

As they drew closer, Gretchen saw the expressions on the faces of some of them—some solemn, some anxious, some worried… This made her, who had no idea what was going on, panic.

After running all the way to the campfire, the little girl called out in a slightly flustered tone, "Um, everyone, I'm back! Are you all safe...?"

"!"

"Little one, you're back!"

"Welcome back!"

"They're finally back! I was so worried!"

"Phew... I was so worried! It's good that you're back!"

……

As Gretchen's voice fell, the previously silent place, filled with various emotions, suddenly came alive, and everyone turned to look at her, chattering with concern.

"?"

???)？ ？ ？

Seeing the atmosphere suddenly become lively because of her words and everyone smiling and welcoming her, Gretchen, who had initially thought something had happened, slowly developed a row of question marks on her little head.

Just as the little girl was stunned, a white figure quickly stepped forward, pulled her into an embrace, and whispered in her ear, "Welcome back, Gretchen."