Chapter 615: With the Infinite Inscription, Never Betray

"Mei is going back to World Snake, aren't you going to see her off?"

"What for? Forget it, she may not want to see me again now.

"Not necessarily, she has always regarded you as her mother. You... have also always regarded her as..."

"Enough! "

The secondary base in California was built on the ground. On the roof of the tallest building, two figures leaned on the railing and looked quietly at the cemetery next to the base.

The tombstones were lined up one after another, like waves rising unconsciously on the sea. Among them, the only one with a person standing in front of it was particularly conspicuous.

Hua looked at the tombstone from a distance. The only thing she could do was to lower her head and mourn quietly in her heart.

It was called mourning, but her heart was unusually calm.

Calmness does not mean no sadness. On the contrary, Hua's nerves, which had not fluctuated for a long time, were twitching at this time. There was a huge shadow spreading in her mind, tearing her nerves in silence, but it did not bring any pain.

Hua knew that this was the two emotions of sadness and numbness acting on the heart at the same time, which brought about even more unspeakable horror.

It was like when a wound was sutured, a large amount of anesthetic was injected into the wound with a needle, so the pain disappeared, but the coldness of the needle piercing the skin, and the "buzzing" sound emitted by the friction between the thread and the flesh when the wound was sutured. The "buzzing" sound and the snapping touch, although there is no pain at all, make people feel weak and almost nauseous.

It may be a coincidence. Both Jizi and Himiko once said that death is not terrible, but it is terrible to make people numb to death.

Perhaps this is the curse of Jizi's ghost for not helping her, although Hua does not believe in the existence of so-called ghosts.

Compared to her, Mobius is the type who does not have much sympathy for the victims. Compared with the passive and numb Hua, as a scientific researcher, Mobius must make himself indifferent. Only in this way can he carry out one cruel but necessary experiment after another.

So Hua directly avoided Jizi's topic. She knew that among those people present, or all the people in the entire base now, Mobius should only care about that one person.

"Whether you are willing to admit it or not, Mobius, you did once entrust that impossible wish to Raiden Mei. This is an undeniable fact. "

"...Can you speak? "

"I'm sorry if what I said made you uncomfortable, but I promise that what I said was true."

"..."

"And it's not just you who pinned your hopes for the [child] on Raiden Mei. That girl also pinned her hopes for the mother she had never met on you. Of course, you probably don't need me to remind you of this, you should understand it yourself."

Mebius tightened his grip on the railing, but finally loosened it powerlessly, leaving only a mess of rust and paint flakes on his palm.

"I understand, but so what? "

Turning sideways, Mobius' body began to expand under the light white steam, until it was a little taller than Hua beside him.

To be precise, it is eight centimeters, not a millimeter less-she added in her heart.

In this way, although it is still not enough to look down, at least there is no need to look up at the other person. Even because of the heat energy generated during the change, the hair and body that were wet by the rain became dry again.

Hua tilted his head and commented seriously:

"Mobius, your ability to change size at will is really useful. "

"Can you... change the word?"

"Then... Mobius, your ability to change size is really useful. ”

“…”

Pouring his lips, Mobius couldn’t tell what the always serious kid beside him was thinking.

Is it because of some unspeakable reason that he was joking with her, or is it just because he is innocent?

Pressing his palm on the brittle railing again, Mobius’ tone was a little lonely:

“Relying on is just relying on. Both me and that stupid girl are just relying on another person for what we want but can’t get. This behavior doesn’t have much meaning, and the feelings contained in it are hard to say that they are real. And, Hua, in your eyes, am I such a [feeling-oriented] person? ”

“The side that everyone shows is often the opposite of the inner self. People who look very indifferent may cherish every hard-earned feeling in their hearts, and vice versa. Of course, if I guessed wrong, then I guessed wrong. ”

“Crack-crack-”

Mobius twisted the railing in his palm into a twist without saying a word.

“Is this really a guess? Or is it the result observed by the power of consciousness? "

"Which one do you hope for?"

Hua became smooth and smooth in a rare way.

Mebius took two deep breaths, inhaling the raindrops like cow hair. After a while, she looked at the only two figures left in front of the tombstone and said word by word:

"Raiden Mei, she will eventually become a hero of this world. And I am one of the culprits who made this world like this. It was okay when she didn't know these, but now she must be qualified to access most of the truth. If I appear in front of her at this time, won't it cause trouble for her?"

"Cause trouble?"

"Yeah, didn't you say that some people look cold on the surface, but actually cherish the people around them. She doesn't want to be my enemy, even though she knows that I am behind most of what Mikael does. And whether it's fate or another person's will, she must become a hero who saves the world, so if my real body appears in front of her, she will definitely fall into the contradiction of attacking or not attacking...

"Of course, apart from this reason... don't you look at the atmosphere on the scene? Her girlfriend is in need of her comfort. If I suddenly appear at this time, what would it be like if it's not to cause trouble for her? Moreover, she should know that I'm here, right? For several days in a row, she knew about my existence, but she never came to me. Her attitude is also very clear. "

Hua sighed for no reason, which made Mebius laugh:

"Why are you sighing? This matter has nothing to do with you. It's better to say that as a [class monitor], you don't comfort your classmates. Is this good? This is not good. "

After she said that, Hua sighed again and answered slowly:

"According to the words of the Herrscher of Knowledge, I am probably... too old to see beautiful stories. Moreover... I knew in advance that this matter would develop to the current point, whether it was the tragedy at the Salt Lake City base or the death of Jizi, but I never took any action to stop it... I don't think I am qualified to comfort Kiana. "

"Wow!"

Mebius shouted exaggeratedly, then waved his hands without interest, looked up at the thunder and lightning rolling in the dark clouds, and turned away first.

"Let's go, it's going to rain heavily, only fools are happy to get wet in the rain. "

Hua didn't answer, but followed Mebius closely.

"Why are you following me?"

"I don't want to get wet in the rain either. "

Hua's answer left Mebius speechless.

Mobius stepped into the dark and deserted stairwell, and white steam soon rose from her body again. In the blink of an eye, she turned back to her petite appearance. Of course, all the moisture on her body was evaporated.

Hua, who was following closely behind, was also touched by the heat released by Mebius, and most of the rain on her body dried up instantly.

She raised her chin with her fingers and asked thoughtfully:

"Is there no time limit for this change?"

"No. This is the Shesha gene patch that I spent thousands of years to develop. How could there be such a defect... Wait, what are you thinking about? "

It was not until he turned around that Mebius saw Hua's slightly suggestive eyes.

Perhaps she was too sensitive, but it didn't matter. Mebius raised his chin provocatively, with a proud look of "If you have the ability, you can also change."

But soon, the two looked at each other, as if they thought of something at the same time, and their expressions turned towards sadness and never returned.

After a long time, it was Mebius who broke the silence first.

"What's wrong? You took the initiative to come to me, but you haven't said your real purpose until now? "

Seeing that Mobius's eyes suddenly became sharp, Hua seemed to be back in the dimly lit laboratory in a trance, and couldn't help but reach out to hold the handrail of the stairs beside him.

The handrail was covered with thick dust, which mixed with the rainwater that had not yet dried in the palm, turning into something like sticky mud.

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As if he felt that such a reaction was too "weak", Hua's five fingers began to move rhythmically, and the stairwell was filled with the echo of "ding-dong-dong". From the perspective of "music", it was not a heavenly sound, but it was a qualified work that followed the rules.

Of course , as she holds a part of the power of consciousness (referring to the last time she borrowed it and never returned it), and even still has the core of the Herrscher of Consciousness in her body, it is still possible for her to mix subtle mental power into this melody, but she chose not to do so.

Because there is no need to do it.

Sure enough, after a short silence, Mobius spoke himself.

"You came to me and temporarily sent away Su who was responsible for guarding me... Humph, with your current identity, what do you want to say to me, even a fool can guess - it's nothing more than persuading me to stand on the opposite side of him in the final battle like you, right?"

Hua looked at Mobius quietly, and hesitated for a second before answering:

"Yes, so what's your answer?"

"What? This tone... It's like you will kill me here if I choose to refuse. Please, sister, Mei has let me go, why are you still haunting me? If it really comes to that level of battle, one more person won't make a difference, one less person won't make a difference either. Why do you have to make everyone unhappy like this?"

Being called "big sister" by the woman in front of her made Hua quickly scratch her head in embarrassment, but that was all. She quickly put on a serious face and explained in a businesslike manner:

"First of all, in the final battle, every extra person means a little more hope of victory, and it's not a matter of one more person or one less person. Secondly, the reason why Mei gave up and the reason why I didn't give up is, as you said, because Mei and I look at this matter in different identities."

"Oh? Interesting, let's talk about the second point in detail."

Mebius leaned against the wall with her arms folded across her chest. Even if the loose white coat on her body would be blackened by the dust on the wall over the years, she didn't care - it was Mei's clothes after all.

"Mei's identity is the decision-maker, and her judgment is rational. Since you have made up your mind, it is an unwise decision to continue wasting time on you. And she only has one chance to borrow the power of the engraved, except for her , it is impossible for any of us to make the determination to kill you, so she chose to put you under house arrest in a certain sense. "

"What about you? The so-called different identities, what is your identity?"

Mebius's eyes were full of teasing, and she boldly stared at Hua's somewhat neutral face, not forgetting to "tsk tsk" twice.

No one even cleaned the dust in the stairwell, and the lamp had naturally been out of repair for a long time. However, her vertical pupils emitting emerald green light still captured Hua's gradually reddening cheeks. As for grabbing the pigtail next to her right temple, Even if you only look at the outline of the body, the movements are quite clear.

But after all, Hua is not the girl she was before. The shy mentality also melted away in the face of the crisis of world destruction.

She quickly straightened her body and answered Mebius with a rhetorical question:

"What do you think?"

Seeing Mebius curling his lips in boredom, she continued her words.

However, the moment she spoke, her tone became extremely sad.

"Mebius, you must also think that my behavior is strange. Obviously I am also... that him, but in the end I chose to become his enemy when the agreed time came..."

"What's weird?"

"ah?"

"It's easy to understand. Everyone has their own thoughts in their hearts. If you can't figure it out, wouldn't it be better to just treat it as someone else's brain is sick?"

"...You just haven't figured it out..."

"Is there a difference?"

Mebius snorted nonchalantly.

"Okay, don't be verbose. Although I have a lot of time, I don't have enough time to waste it at will."

Looking at Mebius, who suddenly became a little aggressive, a somewhat absurd but indeed expected guess emerged in Hua's mind.

But the timing was really not right, so she quickly put an end to the temptation and continued in a low voice:

"I just think... this is what he is looking forward to, or in other words, this is one of his many dreams. Compared to dying in the hands of the [heroes] of this era, he is probably more willing to die in the hands of the one he loves. Leave it in someone’s hands…”

Hua's eyes glanced at Mebius. She thought that the other party would say something like "Oh, how are you sure you are the one he loves" to choke her, but Mebius did not do so.

She has even prepared words of defense - "The definition of love is very broad, and it may not be what you think."

But Mebius just remained silent, silent, and then suddenly spoke:

"You think I don't know what you're talking about?"

"Well?"

A complicated smile appeared on Mebius's little face.

"Of course I know what you're talking about, but everyone has a role to play. Since you play the role of [the person to kill], then I can play the role of [not betraying] with greater peace of mind. .

"Why is his mind so awkward? Although he wants to be killed by the person he loves, the pain caused by this betrayal still exists. At this time, there is a stubborn and tough-talking guy who has never betrayed , he will probably think that I am quite unsatisfied, but he will indeed be pleased."

Hua opened his mouth, but finally managed to squeeze out one sentence:

"It seems...that's indeed the case."

After a while, she tilted her head and asked:

"Then I am not a bad person by doing this?"

"It's good. Only a simple and kind person like you would be cruel enough to do such a thing, and it's also something that makes people hate you from the bottom of their hearts."

Mebius chuckled softly, turned around and continued walking towards the rainy roof.

"What are you doing? Aren't you going back?"

Mebius shook his head.

"Mei Yi is leaving, I'll see her off."

"Didn't you say before...well, how did you know she was leaving?"

Mebius showed pride on his face, and then pointed to the top of his head.

"The position of the thunder has changed. Can't you feel the Honkai energy in the rain? Although it is very small. This thunderstorm is just a manifestation of the mental scenery of the Herrscher of Thunder. That child is really an idiot. He is clearly crying in his heart, but he still Pretending to be strong to comfort her little girlfriend is really... just as stupid as her dad."

"Which dad are you talking about?"

"What do you think?"

"..."

"Humph! If you can't send her off in person, just let me watch her off. It's really not easy to worry about."

Mebius sneered and pushed open the rooftop door again, and then her movements froze.

Meiyi stood at the door of the rooftop with an expressionless face, but the rainwater around her avoided her and flowed around her body into the floor.

After a while, her expression became gentler, but she turned around in time.

"Goodbye, Mebius."

"This time, I didn't call me mom again."

Mebius, who only took a tenth of a second to return to the size that a [mother] should be, whispered in a low voice, as if he was trying to persuade her to stay, but also as if she was encouraging the other person to move forward bravely.

Meiyi's steps paused, her stilt-like heels disappeared, and her feet were a little distance from the ground.

Mebius thought she would say something, but she said nothing, and her figure merged into the roaring thunder in the next moment.

One step, two steps, Mebius slowly returned to the handrail of the rooftop, silently watching the red lightning in the sky getting farther and farther away until it disappeared into the thick black clouds.

"A-choo--"

It seems that I have a cold... Wait, can fusion warriors catch a cold?

Mebius couldn't remember clearly.

But his mood became extremely irritable.

"I'm so annoyed!"

She broke the railing that she had twisted into a twist and threw it downstairs. The railing shattered on the ground, but the sound it made was quickly covered by the endless thunder and the unyielding carnival.

"After all this time, I have actually been doing one thing wrong."

Catching the deliberately slowed footsteps behind him, Mebius muttered in a daze.

"No matter what time it is, no matter what place it is, no matter what form it takes... whether it's our era or their era, whether it's a fusion warrior, a Herrscher, a Stigma Awakener, or an ordinary person, even at the end of time, humans will always be humans. They are just complex creatures that can never abstract contradictions such as good and evil into separate concepts." (End of this chapter)