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"Therefore, I hope my advice and attitude can make you clear about your current position and what you can and need to do. Good relationships need to be maintained with honesty from both sides. If you really have ulterior motives towards Bass, please give up now."

"The Crimson World is willing to maintain peace with you, but for the sake of Best, we are willing to expend most of our strength to wage war against you. Of course, the premise is that you have the qualifications to wage war against us."

"Finally, I'd like to add that you shouldn't use the power of the Crimson World from your memories to judge our current strength."

After saying all this, Rami stared intently at Momo, seemingly trying to glean Momo's attitude and thoughts from every expression. Although Momo was certainly not as long-lived as the beings of the Crimson World, as a human communicating in a human manner, Momo was confident that he was no less capable than Rami.

Momo calmly refilled Rami's teacup, a gesture that indicated that Momo had no intention of ending the conversation anytime soon.

"Compared to your threats and attitude, I'm more concerned about Best. How should I interpret your statement? According to set theory in mathematics, does it mean that if I break the conditions, I can take Best away?"

Rami shook his head slightly and said, "Do you think I'm playing language games with you? This isn't a good joke, so please don't try to find loopholes in language and rules; it's pointless."

Rami seemed to have blocked all of Momo's escape routes, but Momo suddenly laughed, as if he had finally grasped the key point.

"Then Rami, can you tell me whose words these are? Yours, or the words of the current ruler of the Crimson World?"

"Or perhaps... it could be someone in power in the Crimson World?"

Rami was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "As expected of a manager, every manager has amazing qualities."

"Did I hit the nail on the head?"

"I'm sorry, I have no comment. As I said before, we in the Crimson World will absolutely not allow the Crimson World Demon Lord Best, who possesses divine abilities, to be forcibly taken away from our Crimson World family."

Momo shrugged and said, "Okay, let's skip this boring topic. If you'd like, we can chat casually from here on out. You can talk to me about the Crimson World, the SOS Brigade, and the Golden Pikachu."

"At the same time, if there's anything you want to know from me, I can tell you in detail. Let's consider this our first intelligence exchange and leave a good impression on each other."

"I see. If it's just casual conversation, then that suits my taste perfectly. I also have countless questions about managers."

……

"Well then, it's time for me to take my leave."

As the sun set and the tea had been changed several times, Rami finally stood up, put on his top hat, and greeted Momo.

The two chatted for several hours, clearly finding it very engaging and discussing a wide range of topics. What they talked about remains unknown to them for now.

“I’m taking Best with me. This child has been expending too much energy these past few days, and there’s been a lot of additional consumption, so she needs to replenish her existence power. However, she stubbornly followed the rules and refused to apply for more assistance, which is why she ended up like this.”

Rami and Momer went to the bedside. Best was still fast asleep, showing no signs of waking up. This might indicate that Best was having a good sleep, but considering that Best slept for an entire afternoon, this was a bit unusual.

Is it serious?

Momo asked softly, but Rami smiled slightly and said, "In fact, don't you already understand in your heart, Manager?"

"That's good."

Momo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you've been hiding in Academy City all along. After all, according to you, this is Best's first solo operation. And it's her first operation after she mastered her power and stabilized her conceptual mind."

"Since Best is so important to you, you should never allow anything to happen to her."

"That's exactly right."

Rami nodded and said, "However, our Crimson World is not a strict organization or institution, and there is no absolute leader. I was just taking a break under the guise of secretly protecting Best. But Best still got into trouble, and the trouble came to you, the manager."

“We didn’t expect at first that the administrator, who was sealed by the SOS Brigade with supreme power, could still break free of the seal and even almost pull our Best into his arms.”

At this point, Rami gave a meaningful smile and said, "However, Best can't stay by your side now. I need to find a place to draw upon the power of the Crimson World to replenish Best's existence power. This process involves the secrets of the Crimson World, and I'm sorry I can't complete it by your side. But after that, how Best acts is up to her."

“I am only responsible for protection and will not interfere with Best’s actions. As Best told you, as long as you do not interfere with this transaction before our Crimson World completes it, then your actions are none of our business.”

After saying that, a wisp of dark green flame appeared on Rami's fingertip. The clothes that Momo had taken off and tidied up seemed to come alive and flew into the bedding. After wriggling for a few seconds, they automatically put on Best.

Then, Best floated up and came to Rami's side. Under Momo's gaze, the two transformed into a white dove, flew out of Momo's room, and flew further and further away in the sunset.

"dad……"

Yui finally couldn't help but speak up, her voice tinged with worry.

"What's wrong, Yui? Are you worried I'll be sad?"

"Yes, Dad. Although you like Best very much, you don't have to force it. After all, there are always things that don't go your way, right?"

Mo Mo shook his head slightly and said, "Yui, don't you think Rami's behavior is strange?"

"eccentric?"

Yui blinked and said, "Is it about emphasizing Crimson World's attitude to Dad? Could it be that Crimson World's true purpose is something else?"

No, that's not the case.

Momo stroked his chin and said, "What Rami emphasized was exactly what it said literally. What he conveyed to me was the Red World's stated attitude and the rules that were in place, which were things that absolutely could not be violated. However, through his attitude, he expressed a kind of hesitant expression."

“He did this for me. He wanted me to understand what he hadn’t said. He wanted me to understand the differences between the Crimson World I know now and the Crimson World in the original story.”

Yui frowned and said, "I don't quite understand..."

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand,” Momo said with a confident smile. “Although I did have the initial goal of extracting information from Best, now, I won’t let go, simply for my cute little kitten.”

After saying all this, Mo Mo lay down on the bed. The fragrance of Best's petite body still lingered in the bedding, as if the sincere Best was still lying beside Mo Mo.

"Seriously, are you really okay?"

Just then, Shirai Kuroko suddenly appeared beside Mo Mo, knelt on the bed, and said, "I saw the whole thing, tsk tsk, you're finally going to get dumped, it's so satisfying!"

After saying that, Shirai Kuroko laughed exaggeratedly, but Mo Mo stared at Shirai Kuroko with great interest. This made Shirai Kuroko suddenly realize that if she came out to mock Mo Mo at this time... it probably wouldn't end well!

"You wouldn't..."

……

"incredible!"

Several hours later, when it was completely dark, the lights in Mo Mo's room were turned on.

Shirai Kuroko, straddling Momo, said, "I've come to see you with important business. You're unhappy about Best leaving and you're taking it out on me? Do you think I'm your sex slave?"

"Besides, can't you be a little more understanding of how hard I've worked? I haven't even returned to Valhalla yet, and I haven't adjusted my physique! Or are you simply interested in this kind of body type?"

"Also, I'm going back to the dorm to see my older sister soon. If she sees me like this and notices something's wrong with me, how am I supposed to explain it?"

Shirai Kuroko spoke eloquently, but Mo Mo squinted at Shirai Kuroko, who looked utterly intoxicated and was still trembling slightly, and said, "Before you say these things, could you please get off my waist first?"

"No, it'll leak!"

Shirai Kuroko rejected Momo without hesitation, then rode Momo and activated her ability to take her into the bathroom. Only then did she lazily get up from Momo and turn on the shower.

Hot water splashed on Shirai Kuroko's body, making her already pink skin appear even more translucent, while also washing away the marks of Mo Mo on her body.

Mo Mo simply sat down on the ground, admiring Shirai Kuroko taking a bath, and said, "What happened that made you have to come here in person? We can communicate using quantum communication now, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shirai Kuroko glared at Mo Mo, ignoring Mo Mo's intention to expose her reason for being there, and instead a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.

However, that smile only lasted for a moment before Shirai Kuroko wiped it away. Then, feigning seriousness, she said, "I went to check on Kiyama Harumi today, but I found out she's missing."

Author's Note:

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196 The Four Who Cannot Be Missed

"Disappeared?"

Mo Mo frowned; the news brought by Shirai Kuroko was clearly beyond Mo Mo's expectations.

The Imagineer Incident, a side story in the original work, caused a minor stir in Academy City, but it was a follow-up to the Ability Crystallization Experiment and didn't hold much significance in Aleister's plans.

If there is any significance to it, it is that it served as a preliminary experimental verification of the feasibility of artificial angels, ensuring that the artificial angel Kazakiri Hyouka hidden in Academy City was indeed feasible.

This matter was not part of Aleister's plan, and given its significant element of chance, it was not taken seriously or interfered with by any other forces.

The only one to intervene was Teresina Kihara Leifrain, the granddaughter of Kihara Gensei, who was also a test subject in the Body Crystal experiment for an Ability User. She planned to take over the experiment and continue the plan to artificially create Level 6 Ability Users.

At present, Kiyama Harumi should not have been exposed yet, and the Fantasy Hand is still some time away from being fully formed. During this time, Kiyama Harumi should continue to disguise himself as an ordinary scholar, which is the normal development.

Mo Mo pondered for a few seconds and then asked, "Do you have any clues?"

Kuroko lathered herself with shower gel, and the soft, white bubbles made the notoriously perverted Kuroko look much younger and cuter. Seeing that Momo continued to admire her with great interest, Shirai Kuroko's mood improved even more.

"Although it's just a guess, if we connect the information you gave everyone today, we can make a hypothesis."

"What power gives Hagen Teitoku enough confidence to continue fighting against you, against the Heroic Spirit King who can even defeat Accelerator? In my opinion, only multi-talented abilities and methods that bring him close to LV6 would give Hagen Teitoku this ambition."

Momo smiled slightly; he thought so too. If he really had to find someone behind all this, the only people he could think of were Emperor Huangen or Aleister.

However, Aleister had no reason to act now; rather than trying to sabotage things at this time, it was more reasonable for him to wait patiently for his divine ideals to be realized.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some people with the surname Kihara, or those in the council who are dissatisfied with Momo's actions, may be behind this, stirring things up.

After all, Momo had already ruined the Absolute Power Project. For Aleister, the Absolute Power Project was an essential part of his plan, and for researchers, it was an experiment leading to the truth.

However, for those in power and those who control resources, the enormous funds supporting this experiment and the profits they can gain from it are undoubtedly the motivation behind their actions.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is tantamount to killing their parents—Mo Mo had experienced this saying far too many times in his past life. Especially for those who wield power and wealth, they disregard any disparity in strength and dare to take risks for riches.

"So, the purpose of my visit today is to remind you that although our ultimate goal is very important, it is currently a very high hurdle."

"Also, the few of us are finding it a bit overwhelming right now. Aren't you really considering bringing in more subordinates?"

"I think Chuchun is pretty good. Have you considered bringing Chuchun in as well?"

Mo Mo stood up and went to Shirai Kuroko's side, helping her apply shower gel all over her body. Shirai Kuroko cooperated naturally, clearly already used to being with Mo Mo sincerely.

“I did have this idea,” Momo replied to Shirai Kuroko’s question, “After all, if you want to take Academy City away, in addition to purchasing properties, you also need the consent of most people in Academy City.”

"This is a troublesome process, but now that Emperor Huangen really intends to take action against the Fantasy Knight, it has actually given us an opportunity."

"Chance?"

Shirai Kuroko blinked in confusion, then immediately closed her eyes. Mo Mo's large hands had touched all over Shirai Kuroko's body, finally beginning to rub her face.

“That’s right. Since Emperor Huangen wants to play this game, let’s go all out. It will also make it easier for us to take over the Fantasy Hand next, and even take this opportunity to go a step further.”

Warm water began to wash over Shirai Kuroko's body. Shirai Kuroko opened her eyes and said, "I don't understand. Well, whatever you've decided is fine. That's why I came here today."

"However, let me make it clear beforehand that if things get out of hand, I'll be really busy with my disciplinary committee duties and won't be able to get away. But if you really need my help, I'll come right away."

"You'd better think about what happened in early spring. If you're interested, I'll try to persuade her, since we're short-handed, aren't we?"

"after all……"

Shirai Kuroko blinked, looking at Mo Mo who was so close, and a tenderness that Mo Mo had never seen before suddenly appeared on her lips. She gently hugged Mo Mo and gave her a light, fleeting kiss.

"I'll be yours for all eternity, don't lose!"