Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

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Looking at the entire Fire-Chasing Moth, there is only one Danzhu.

Chapter Five: Möbius Had Enough

Möbius Laboratory

“Cang Xuan, I’m talking about Cang Xuan.”

Danzhu slumped in the chair and cried out to Cangxuan beside her.

"Stop talking nonsense and get to work."

The number of documents in front of Cangxuan was more than three times that of Danzhu's. She stared intently at the computer screen as she spoke.

"How's the doctor doing? I didn't see her today."

Danzhu looked around in confusion.

"The professor is at home making bubble wrap and won't be coming over today."

As Cang Xuan typed, she spoke, her dark circles almost obscuring her eyes.

"Huh? What happened?"

Danzhu, who had been secretly slacking off, was clearly in much better shape than her sister.

"Dr. Mebius rejected her proposal again and told her to continue revising it. Then, when Dr. Mebius came back yesterday, he tore the proposal to shreds, kicking the lab bench while muttering something like, 'If you can do it, you write it yourself.'"

Cang Xuan picked up the coffee next to him, which contained no sugar whatsoever, and swallowed it with difficulty.

"Hmm, I have a feeling I can imagine it."

"Moreover, Dr. May called again this morning to urge me to finish the manuscript. Dr. Möbius got so angry that he cursed and insulted Dr. May's ancestors on the phone, and then stormed off."

Cang Xuan yawned and said.

"This is so exciting?! Why didn't I know?"

Danzhu asked, her eyes wide.

"Because you were sleeping in the lab at the time, and your drool soaked a draft."

Cang Xuan pursed his lips, then sighed.

"Judging from Dr. Möbius's appearance, he definitely won't be in the lab for at least three days. We still need to continue working on the Spark Project."

"Isn't Project Fireseed supposed to be highly autonomous? Letting those who implement it do it themselves..."

"But we're the ones who carry it out. Do you want to wait until the next civilization era to look up information in a primeval forest?"

Cang Xuan covered her mouth while drinking her coffee. For someone with a sweet tooth like her, this unsweetened coffee was practically torture.

"Waaah... I won't do it! I'm going to call Melutina to help! How can anyone finish all this work!"

Danzhu angrily slammed his fist on the table.

"I think it's probably hopeless."

Cangxuan opened his phone and tossed it to Danzhu.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on?! I'm working overtime here, and they're on vacation?! I can tolerate Kevin and Melutina, but why is Dr. Velvi on vacation too?!"

The photo shows three people at a high-end restaurant, with Kevin even making a V-sign.

"Dr. Velvey built an ark at about the same speed as an ordinary person makes a part. She finished it a long time ago."

Cang Xuan said helplessly.

"But won't Dr. Mei be furious if she posts this kind of photo?"

"I think Dr. May probably stood Kevin up."

"...That's true."

.........

"..."

Looking at the photo of what should have been Kevin's prepared meal for her, Mei felt a pang of jealousy, but she shook her head, dismissing the strange thought.

"Alvin, is Möbius still being difficult?"

"Given Dr. Mebius's attitude this morning, I think she won't pay attention to you for at least three days."

Elwin shrugged, referring to the few remaining veterans of the Firemoth.

"Hmm... I only had her revise it fifteen times. I think one or two more revisions would be enough."

Mei stroked her chin and asked.

"Your word 'that' is clearly not suitable for this context."

"Irwin complained."

"I'm not comfortable leaving it to her, but this plan is ultimately my wish imposed on her, and I guess Mebius isn't happy with it either."

Mei wasn't unaware of the situation, but she was indeed getting anxious, given that her health was deteriorating.

She already has to spend a lot of energy just dealing with all sorts of miscellaneous tasks, so now she can only ask Möbius to do it for her.

In the areas covered by the Stigmata Project, Mebius was even more professional than her, but it was clear that her and Mebius's goals for the Stigmata Project were not the same.

"Instead of this, our little girl rejected Project Ark, and it seems that Gretchen has been chosen as the final candidate."

Alvin continued.

"This is not surprising; she has always been very stubborn."

Mei nodded without saying anything.

"Excuse my bluntness, Dr. Mei, aren't your plans a bit too pessimistic?"

Erwin couldn't help but ask,

"It's as if humanity is on the verge of extinction."

"According to my estimate, it might be soon."

Mei calmly stated the despairing truth.

"If the twelfth law can be effectively controlled, then there is still hope."

"...I have kept the news strictly confidential, and I believe Sakura is still unaware of it."

"Irwin said in a low voice."

"We absolutely cannot let her know. To Sakura, her younger sister is far too important... If we're not careful, it could be utterly disastrous for both of them!"

Mei said seriously.

"But... isn't this too cruel for Sakura?"

Alvin felt a pang of pity.

"...But even so, we can't let her know. If anything unexpected happens, we'll imprison her."

Mei's fingers turned slightly white. She took a deep breath.

"We absolutely cannot let Sakura get involved in this."

"Then, regarding the Thirteen Heroes... it seems they don't intend to submit to the Fire-Chasing Moths. They still operate in units of thirteen, using the Golden Body Courtyard of Eden as their base."

"Irwin said."

“Alice is very firm on this matter. With her around, there won’t be any major problems. Let them be.”

Mei shook her head.

"To be honest, Dr. Mei, you actually agree, right?"

Alvin sensed that May didn't seem to care about the matter.

“Since this was Alicia’s suggestion, then there’s no problem.”

Mei said without looking up.

"She just wants to cherish the time she spends with everyone. You all overcomplicate things. Alicia is a very pure person, so pure that she is untainted."

Are there truly flawless people in this world?

Alvin said, as if talking to himself.

“I used to think it didn’t exist, but now I think it does.”

Dr. Mei said, resting her chin on her hand.

"Elwin, I will believe Alicia."

"Alright, since you put it that way."

"Compared to this."

Mei picked up her phone.

"I'll call Mebius again."

"Beep beep... Hello, the number you dialed is not in service."

"..."

"It seems that Dr. Möbius is planning to flee."