I was transported to a broken world, yet my dreams are connected to Star Iron?

　"In that case, the first person she met should be Ellie."

　As Rinma's figure gradually disappeared into the depths, Aponia revealed a relieved smile.

　However, soon, a hint of concern appeared on the compassionate nun's face.

　"However, her abilities are still a bit too conspicuous... Exposing her to Vervie and Mebius might lead to some misunderstandings..."

　Thinking of the future she had envisioned, a future in which "Vilvie/Mebius, wanting to eliminate dangers to Paradise, accidentally killed Suzuma, ultimately causing Ellie to be heartbroken," Aponia sighed helplessly.

　"Forget it, let's call them all over and have a good chat... It's been a long time since we've had a get-together."

　Chapter 122 Vilvie: (staring) Snake: emitted a sharp crack.

　"Da da……"

　In the deepest silence, the sound of heels hitting the ground is especially noticeable.

　“I was wondering who would come to the deepest place at a time like this… It’s you, Velvet.”

　Seemingly attracted by the sound of footsteps, the petite green-haired girl paused for a moment, then looked at Ying Jie, who had appeared behind her, with some surprise.

　"However, it's quite rare that you and I were summoned here by Aponia at the same time. Could it be that there's something wrong with the underlying logic of Paradise, and it needs to be updated and maintained?"

　"Please don't confuse the unreliable ideas in your head with the great inventions of Velvi. As long as the end of this life has not come, the servers of Paradise will not need maintenance."

　Velvi gave a soft hum, and it seemed that the one currently boarding the plane was the most normal Velvi—the conductor.

　"No maintenance required?"

　Möbius chuckled: "So what are my Klein's daily tasks...?"

　"Am I not being bossed around by you?"

　"You guy!"

　"Alright, you two."

　Just as the two geniuses, who were bickering every day, were about to start arguing in the deepest part of the world, Aponia, looking helpless, spoke up in time.

　"Please be quiet. I called you two over because I really have something important to discuss."

　Seeing that Aponia's voice didn't sound like a joke, Mebius and Velvet also put away their playful thoughts. After all, there weren't many things in the Paradise of the Past that could make Aponia take things seriously.

　"So, what happened?"

　"Recently, a little guy has crawled into Paradise."

　Aponia casually created a crack, and within the crack, Suzuma was carefully exploring everywhere.

　“Her situation is somewhat special, so I have to take it seriously… I asked you to come here to see if you have any leads.”

　"Is this... a pink puppy?"

　Velvi stroked her chin, somewhat puzzled, and said, "It looks quite cute, but it seems to be a data entity as well, right? In other words, the other party invaded the Paradise of the Past from the outside, but entered in the form of a data entity?"

　"That's obviously the case."

　Mebius nodded. Since Velvet had already given her preliminary analysis, she naturally had nothing to add: "However, the appearance of this little pink mouse... for some reason, gives me a feeling of Alicia."

　"Is it just a feeling?"

　Aponia smiled slightly: "Well... let's continue watching."

　……

　Meanwhile, on the other side, Lingmo was unaware that her search and raid on the top-secret paradise had switched from solo mode to spectator mode. The pink Lingmo was still bouncing and jumping through the gaps in the large amount of data, occasionally taking a bite of the garbage data around her that was about to dissipate, in order to store up energy for herself.

　"Hmm, whose area is this anyway? It's all a mess..."

　After a while, feeling that she really needed to rest, Lingmo lazily lay down on a large rock.

　"Strange, along the way, I haven't found any iconic forces or buildings, and even the data here is a bit odd, as if it's mixed with many other things..."

　"I just risked being discovered and ate some data that was about to dissipate, only to find that the time span of the memories and data that make up this place is ridiculously wide, it's like a pile of old things that were just haphazardly stacked... Could it be that I've jumped into some redundant data area on the edge again?"

　Feeling somewhat weary, Lingmo sighed.

　"Forget it, let's think about which direction to go next, and then try to leave this area. At least we didn't come away empty-handed from the data fragments earlier... By the way, why would anyone store cat food in a place like this?"

　Lingmo rummaged through the items she had just extracted from a flurry of data with some confusion. Actually, she really wanted to open them and try them, but unfortunately, this can of cat food didn't seem to be intended for consumption, but rather for collection. With her tiny paws, opening it would be a bit difficult.

　Although the data that Lingmo had consumed along the way was enough for her to briefly manifest her true form, the problem was that... due to the limited storage capacity of her body, the ability to manifest her true form was now a consumable for Lingmo. After manifesting once, she would have to risk being discovered to replenish the data. Therefore, she naturally couldn't waste the opportunity on this for such a small amount of curiosity.

　However... plans obviously can't keep up with changes.

　Just as Lingmo was conserving her energy, a round, chubby little cat suddenly popped out of mid-air with a meow and pounced directly at the can of cat food in Lingmo's arms.

　"Mimi! Mimi...?"

　Startled, Lingmo instinctively cried out.

　However, after Lingmo shook her head, she realized that the kitten, or rather Padofelis's pet, Canned Food, had not wandered in randomly, but had come specifically for her.

　As for the reason...

　Seeing the canned cat food clutched warily in the can that she hadn't been able to open, Lingmo roughly understood what was going on.

　Incidentally, she also learned why most of the data fragments in this place were things with a large time span.

　...Because this is probably one of Patto's collection rooms!

　It's important to know that Pado's treasures are never ranked according to value. As long as she considers something meaningful, even if it's just a half-tree branch, a bottle, or even Jie Ge's door panel, she can collect it as a treasure with great care.

　Lingmo is now very glad that she didn't go and pick at Pado's collection to eat, but only ate some meaningless junk data. Otherwise, what came over now might not be canned food, but a cat.

　However, the current situation is equally challenging for her.

　"Mi...MiMi?"

　Lingmo cautiously tried to communicate with the can.

　"Meow! Ha—"

　Okay, I got a puff of breath on it.

　After all, if a stranger has entered your collection room and is trying to open your precious collection of cat food cans, and instead of just hissing instead of scratching you, then you're definitely a super-rich cat.

　Lingmo was in a dilemma.

　After all, if the canned food knew of her existence, it meant that Paddo knew, and Paddo knew…

　Doesn't that mean the whole of Paradise knows? (Great Sorrow)

　Although Lingmo only intended to scout out the situation at first and was prepared to be exposed, it would be too embarrassing to be exposed after only ten minutes of being inside.

　"Confused... confused..."

　Lingmo cautiously reached out her front paws again, trying to communicate with the can.

　As a result, whether out of fear or for some other reason, after seeing Lingmo's previous actions, Guantou took a step back and then opened a portal on the spot—and ran away.

　"No? You're a can of food, not a piggy bank!"

　Now it was Lingmo's turn to be dumbfounded.

　"No, I have to get it back first, at least to prevent it from exposing me so quickly... Luckily, I stole some data before."

　Because the situation was so urgent, Suzuma couldn't care less about continuing to be a hoarder. She immediately released the data she had accumulated, and with a flash of light, a pink-haired girl who was slightly shorter than Airi quickly materialized.

　"How come it's only been a minute... this data is so unreliable?!"

　After briefly sensing the time it took for her to transform, Lingmo quickly used the little bit of corrosive power she had left to chase after the space marked by the broken can.

　With the departure of the person and the cat, Pado's collection room fell into silence.

　Of course, the deepest places also fell into silence.

　After a while, Velvi turned her head and looked at the sweating snake beside her with an unusually strange gaze.

　"This……"

　"I didn't do it! I really didn't do anything!"

　Although Wilvi hadn't said anything yet, the bewildered snake had already let out a sharp crack.

　Chapter 123 Snake: Let me explain, I hate Alicia the most!

　"Ahem, Dr. Möbius, please calm down."

　Seeing the snake in front of her looking like its tail had been stepped on, Velvi couldn't help but chuckle mischievously.

　Others may not understand Snake, but she knows her all too well. This is Mebius, after all. She could secretly keep Ellie's genes and then create a little Ellie or something. She's really capable of doing it.

　Moreover, judging from Mebius's guilty look now, she probably doesn't even dare to guarantee that she has nothing to do with this.

　"I haven't said anything yet, why are you in such a hurry? I didn't say you did it, right?"

　"It's just that there was a fluctuation of Ellie's power from the outside world, and then a younger version of Ellie found her in Paradise. Coincidentally, this little Ellie was using the power of erosion... Hmm—I remember the famous Dr. Mebius researched the power of erosion, didn't he? What a coincidence!"

　"Don't you dare slander me!"

　Snake, sticking out her neck, argued, "Take a good look. The corrosive power she used comes from the current generation's Herrscher of Corrosiveness, not my Corrosive Virus! Besides, if your Void Treasury has repaired the Earthly Treasury Soul in the current civilization, it can also simulate the power of corrosiveness. Maybe it's your doing!"

　"Give me a break... Don't you know what a piece of trash the Void Treasury is? If it could turn into something like this, I'd be burning incense in gratitude."

　Wilvi shook her head helplessly, then suddenly leaned closer and whispered.

　“My dear Möbius, of course I know it couldn’t be you who did this, but do you think it’s possible that it was the other you outside…”

　"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

　Mebius shook his head frantically: "Vilvie, you know I hate Alicia the most! I get angry just seeing her!"

　"Pfft...cough cough, sorry Mebius, don't mind me, pfft..."

　Aponia, standing to the side, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh out loud. Of course, Snake immediately cast a threatening look at her, but given her current exasperated expression, it only made her look rather cute.

　However, unlike Aponia, who would still give Snake some face, Velvi laughed without any restraint.

　"Hahaha, I can't take it anymore... Mebius, if we could make a Divine Key with your mouth, we might have already beaten the End by now..."

　"Oh right, you hate Alicia the most. I wonder who was so upset about missing out on the green crystal flower..."

　Velvi: ??

　Aponia:?

　Snake:?

　"Ahem, alright, Velvi, let's stop teasing Mebius."

　After laughing for a while, seeing that Mebius was almost turning from a green snake into a red snake, Aponia finally ended the topic with a smile.

　“This child, the corrosive power on her body is indeed not from Mebius’s research. Moreover, if Mebius’s true body really still exists in the outside world, I’m afraid the World Serpent would not have been stable for so long.”

　"I do have a guess about her background."

　Aponia cleared her throat: "Do you think it's possible that she first became the Herrscher of Corruption in this era, then accidentally found the Origin Land, and obtained Aili's legacy there?"

　"In that case, it probably explains her appearance and the source of her abilities. As for the fluctuation of primordial power before, it might have been Ellie from the original world greeting us. After all, apart from those of us who personally attended that banquet, probably no one else in the entire world recognizes this kind of power."

　"Uh……"

　After thinking seriously for a while, Velvi said, "The assumption you made may indeed be possible in other parts, but finding the Origin by accident... to be honest, instead of believing that, you should believe that I can destroy the End after I put on the Blank Key."

　"I think it's more likely that Möbius outside did something..."

　"Vilvie! I've already told you I hate Alicia the most, and I would never have... cough cough, create an offspring for her!"

　Enraged, Snake shouted, "Maybe that guy is Alicia's counterpart? The counterpart obtained the core of the Herrscher of Corruption, and then accidentally became the so-called 'Herrscher of Humanity.' Then, due to the characteristics of Corruption, it formed a connection with the Origin Land. That's quite possible, isn't it?"

　"Given Alicia's personality, she'll definitely say something like, 'Oh, so the new generation Herrscher is my own counterpart? She's such a beautiful girl, like a blooming flower, so cute~ I have absolutely no resistance to my own adorable face!' and easily coax this generation of herself into accepting her blessing and power... Wait, why are you all looking at me like that?!"

　Based on her familiarity with and observation of Alicia, the snake, who could perfectly mimic Alicia's expressions, suddenly noticed that Aponia and Velvet were looking at her in a strange way.

　“Uh… my dear Mebius, you know Ellie very well.”

　Velvi's lips twitched slightly, then she looked at Aponia beside her: "How about we reconsider the possibility that this child might be a child left behind by Möbius?"

　"Yes, I think so too. We do need to rigorously refute this possibility..."

　"Hey, that's enough!"

　The atmosphere in the deepest part of the place suddenly became "joyful".