Chapter 602: Written as Jizi, Read as Himiko

"Mobius... you are really... stubborn..."

"Same here, if we talk about stubbornness, you are no less stubborn, Mei. You should know my answer, but you still have to do it. Why? Is it because of the little guy next to you?"

"Uh..."

Hua, who was watching the battle peacefully, was eventually dragged into the battlefield. Considering the personalities of the two doctors, she didn't want to say much, but when she met Mobius's playful eyes, there was a moment when she couldn't control her emotions at all.

Of course, for Hua, even if there was something that she couldn't control and couldn't help but say, her tone would be more calm than that of ordinary people.

But these words are somewhat...

"Dr. Mobius, from a universal rational point of view, you don't seem to be qualified to call me a little kid now."

"Tsk!"

As the black mud surged, Mobius' body quickly grew into the appearance of an adult, and then he glanced at Hua with a bit of provocation and asked back:

"How about it, do you have the right to call you a little kid now?"

Hua moved his lips twice, and finally lowered his head honestly.

Although Mobius' voice became a little rougher as his body grew bigger, the sticky and cold feeling was engraved in his soul. For this reason alone, it was a headache to have a verbal dispute with Mobius, not to mention that Hua had no experience in disobeying Mobius.

She felt that it was more appropriate to respond with silence.

However, when her thoughts also fell silent with the voice, she inadvertently discovered something wrong and had to speak again:

"Wait a minute, Dr. Mobius, what did you mean just now..."

"Why are you talking so much? You smell like him, I smelled it a long time ago."

"No, no, Mobius, I mean... I... uh... I..."

Hua opened her mouth, but couldn't continue.

What should she say?

Say that she didn't want to betray him? Or accuse Mobius of not caring about the whole world for him?

No matter which one, she was not qualified to say it.

Because the path she chose, Hua, neither stood firmly by Mikael's side, nor stood firmly against Mikael for the mission of protecting the world.

So she not only had no right to accuse Mobius, but also had no right to defend herself.

Fortunately, the Herrscher of Knowledge is not here, otherwise...

"No, what are you doing, old antique? Are you scared? Keep going! How can you stop at this time?"

"Xiao Shi? Why are you..."

"Nonsense, I have lent you my power, and I can synchronize and see what happened to you... Hey, wait, wait, don't turn it off... Let me see again--"

There was only the dead silence in his mind, Hua breathed a sigh of relief, and turned his head to the side.

Seeing Hua lose again, Mei shook her head slightly, showing a smile that said [I don't really understand the relationship between you two].

"Okay, Mobius, it's not time to..."

"What? Finally figured it out? Come on, kill me again!"

Mobius raised his chin, as if to show off his slender neck. Even Hua couldn't help but feel itchy for a moment, just like a steamed bun mixed in a pile of buns, making people want to take the bun away. In Hua's sight, there seemed to be a line on the slender neck. As long as she swung the sword along that line, she could perfectly cut off Mobius's head.

But she still restrained this impulse, although it inevitably made her feel a little uncomfortable.

In the end...

Is this a request that a normal person would make?

However, Mobius is not a normal person. It is better to say that she would make such a ridiculous request, which is in line with Mei's perception of her.

However... Mei's eyes narrowed - she seemed to be underestimated by Mobius.

"Mobius, do you think provocation will work on me?"

"Hehe" laughed twice, looking at Mobius' expressionless pale face, Mei sighed softly again.

"No need to test me with this, I didn't lie to you before, this body can only bear the power of the imprint once, I don't want to waste it on you."

"Tsk, it's as if I'm a very unworthy target. Let me remind you, if you don't do it, my injury will heal in a few minutes, and then I have to run back to her, can you stop me?"

Facing Mobius's teasing eyes, Mei just smiled and shook her head, then pulled Hua's arm to the side.

She spread her palms, sent them forward, and replied lightly:

"Okay, then you go."

"..."

"……..."

"Tsk."

Mobius leaned his head against the collapsed wall, took a deep breath, and then lowered his head.

"After saying so much nonsense, you actually have no choice. However, you should still have something to say to me. If you really wanted me to seal you again from the beginning, with your temper... you should have attacked me directly despite your injuries."

"..."

"Don't be silent, say what you want to say. If you don't, Hua and I will leave, please do as you please."

"Heh..."

Mebius sneered, then patted the open space beside him.

"Sit down first. I do have a few words to say, but it's not something that can be finished in just three or two sentences. And... with your current body, even if you don't consider that there is only one chance to use the commandments, How long can it last?”

"At least enough to see the ending."

When Mei said this, it sounded like she was deliberately making excuses, but even though she said this, she still sat down next to Mebius without any resistance and without much vigilance.

As for Hua, who had been unable to understand anything since a few sentences ago, she looked at the position on the other side of Mebius with some hesitation, but in the end she chose to turn around consciously, and she was acting as the two of them. Just guards.

Fifty thousand years ago... Even though that period of time was as short as a dream compared to everything he experienced, it still left an indelible mark in the form of muscle memory.

but……

"Why are you leaving? Come and sit too."

Mebius patted the empty space next to him.

"After all, it's related to Mikael, so you have the right to know now, right? And...it's not a big deal, and there's no need to worry about anyone hearing it. It's just necessary to tell the truth."

"What's up?"

Hua sat down next to Mebius with doubts, and squirmed uncomfortably - after all, he, Mebius and Dr. Mei were sitting side by side with scribbles... No, just Sitting side by side was something that had never happened in fifty thousand years, and it was something that made her feel quite embarrassed in every sense of the word.

She was a warrior after all, no matter whether she was qualified or not by the standards of a warrior, but she obviously didn't think she could keep up with the brain circuits of the two doctors.

However, after making up his mind to just listen and not speak, Hua craned his neck with some worry and glanced at Ji Zi who was not far away for some reason and didn't walk away.

Beside her, Mebius also followed her gaze. When she saw that familiar fiery red color, she showed a meaningful smile and spoke in a deliberately louder voice, as if For fear that someone is too far away to hear:

"Now that things have happened, no... I should say, you should have heard from Aponya a long time ago - what did that woman get in exchange for her... dissipation?"

"Well, [the thread of fate has been cut, I looked up at the night sky just now, and I can't see anything anymore], this is what Aponya told me on the day Mikael appeared in his final form. "

Hua hugged himself on the side and said nothing.

"You should be the first one to get Mikael's so-called [script]."

"Well, that was the period after the ninth Honkai Impact and before the Tenth Honkai Impact."

"Sure enough, it was much earlier than me. I only got that kind of thing in the [New World]."

Hua hugged herself tighter.

Because she really didn't get that.

However, even if you have never read the so-called script, considering Mikael's behavior and the tone of the two doctors, you can probably guess what is going on.

"So, what you want to say is related to that script?"

"Have you not noticed that everything now is completely different from what was in the script? Although it still generally follows the framework, there are too many details that have changed. Let me just talk about one thing - the so-called [X- 10] The experiment did not happen, Xier did not sink into the quantum sea, and Bronya did not lose her legs due to the failure of the experiment, and even the emotional module of the brain was damaged. What they experienced was different from what was written in the script. Completely different growth paths, I'm afraid there are also slight differences in personality.

"But this is not the result of Mikael or my interference, it is just an accident. In other words, because of Mikael's existence, if everything in this new world can go according to the script, it will be an accident. And because The thread of fate has been cut, and even the ultimate power can no longer weave the fate of everyone in the world like it did in our time..."

"so?"

“So, in the past 50,000 years, especially the 5,000 years since humans officially entered [civilization], what Mikael and I have been doing is to make manual [corrections] to the development of the world. Just like gardening, you cut off the branches that should not exist so that the branches that should exist can grow smoothly. This should always be the case - "

"Wait, Mebius, is it..."

Hua thought of something and finally mustered up the courage to interrupt Mebius.

"Tsk."

Smacking his lips out of habit, Mebius glanced at Hua sideways, then nodded and shrugged.

"Yes, it should have been like this, but five hundred years ago, that guy forcibly interfered with the development of the new world for you. I was originally opposed to it, but unfortunately he kept saying that just saving you once would not affect the future. How many, who knew that hundreds of thousands of people were buried in Klosten? Just like shooting, the accuracy of the accuracy is only 0.1 millimeter, and the magnification of the distance is enough to cause a fatal error. One hundred thousand people and five hundred years will inevitably have an immeasurable impact on the world.

"After that battle, Mikael sealed himself on the moon, and I was the only one who could clean up his mess. Fortunately, the so-called inertia seems to be strong enough, and the development of this world still follows the outline of the script. It is impossible to just hope that nothing will change."

Following Mebius's gaze, Mei saw Himeko's fiery red hair.

"It seems that you finally noticed it. The main goal of [Revision], in addition to the general direction of the world, is these people who can be called the protagonists of this era. But unfortunately, on June 11, 1987, according to the normal work process, I need to confirm the birth of [Muliangta Himeko]. However, I spent a full five months looking up all the information that can be found in countries around the world, but I didn't find the existence of [Muliangta Ryusuke] at all."

"It may be that he is not called Muliangta Ryusuke, or it may be for some other reason."

"Well, I know. Even, there may be people in this world who are There really is another existence that should correspond to [Murata Himeko]. But as a [corrector], I cannot bet on this possibility. So——”

“So you returned to the paradise of the past, obtained Himiko's genetic material and information, and then artificially cultivated a fake [Murata Himeko]?”

“Hmm.”

“Does Mikael know?”

“I haven't told him, and he never asked, but he should be able to see some clues, but he can't confirm it either.”

Mei folded her hands in front of her chest and wanted to sigh, but found that she was not surprised by this result.

“What about her memory?”

“Of course it is…”

“That——”

Hua shrank aside, and for some reason raised his hand to report before speaking.

"In 1990, Mobius suddenly appeared in Taixu Mountain and asked me to borrow the Eighth God Key. Since I returned it after only a few days, I didn't care."

"So, her memories are all fake?"

"Hmm, after realizing that Saint Freya and Anti-Entropy had merged, I knew that this secret would be hidden sooner or later. Walter Young and Einstein would soon find that there was no student named "Jizi" in their memories. In fact, it was not until 2005 that I confirmed that [Ryusuke Muta] and [Jizi Muta] did not exist, and then I activated this copy of Himiko."

"..."

"Mei, you are really not surprised. Could it be that you knew it a long time ago? I have been thinking about confessing this during the time I was bound by the precepts. Your attitude is really disappointing."

"...Ha."

Chuckling softly, with complex emotions that she couldn't explain, Mei turned her head and looked at the back standing not far away.

"I didn't know this before. But if that's the case, some things make sense - although Rita claimed during the interrogation that the HSN-b46 serum was given to Jizi at Otto's instruction, I don't think Otto had a motive for doing so. According to Jizi, she chose to inject the serum herself, but anyone who knows her a little, whether it's Theresa or the two doctors of Anti-Entropy, thinks that this couldn't be her own doing.

"Not to mention that she is not the kind of fighter who would hastily let herself leave the field before the battle is over. After the injection, she was found fainted in the corridor, and the corresponding surveillance records showed obvious signs of modification. There is no doubt that the person who injected her with the serum was Mikael. But just like Otto Apokalis, I can't imagine Mikael's motive for doing this.

"There is no doubt that although Mikael is not as cold as Otto, he has only tried to impress Sakura, who can kill him without hesitation, and even make the whole story go away from the setting of the [script] twice in the past 50,000 years, once for Hua and once for Himeko.

"For Mikael, what is so important about Himeko that is worth him doing this? If it is just because Himeko and Himiko look similar and have similar personalities, this reason is hard to convince me."

"Tsk tsk tsk. You are really arrogant, Mei. Why must other people's behavior follow your logic?"

"This is not something that must be answered. It's just that I have some obsessive-compulsive disorder. For questions that cannot be answered, even if they are destined to be impossible to answer, I will keep some energy to think until I can at least give an answer that satisfies myself."

"It's pitiful to be your brain cell."

"Same here."

"Humph. "

Hua tilted her head and looked at the two women who were not sure whether to mock or tease each other, then sighed in confusion and sat up straight.

However, it was not until this moment that she remembered that the two doctors around her were indeed very important friends to each other 50,000 years ago.

For Mei, Mobius was her guide at first, and then an indispensable experimental collaborator and a rare understanding person. For Mobius, Mei was once a junior she was very optimistic about, and a friend who took on countless pressures for her and silently supported her various inhumane experiments.

But even with such a relationship, after 50,000 years, they still couldn't escape from killing each other. Even because of the extraordinary rationality that is required of scientific researchers, both sides did not even feel the slightest guilt or fear when talking about each other's and their own life and death.

Hua felt that even after five thousand years of growth, she still couldn't keep up with their thinking... No, maybe at a certain time, she could understand, but it didn't matter.

However, when she looked for Ji Zi again with some worry, she searched for a long time, but still came up empty-handed.

But she was not the only one who noticed this -

"It seems that your goal has been achieved."

Mei glanced at a space that should have been red, but now there was nothing, and slowly closed her eyes.

"Yeah, I just don't know if this temporary remedy is useful."