Miss Riddler just wants to level up in peace.

"Ahem, please be mindful of your manners, Jackal."

“I didn’t bring her here for you to use as an experiment, and Dr. Möbius will take charge of this matter.”

"Borrowing it for just two hours will absolutely not be a problem!"

Jackal was very enthusiastic about research, especially since he was a living Herrscher; how could he not be excited?

"Let's talk about this when Kevin gets back. Gray Serpent has already obtained the Desire Gem, hasn't he?"

"As a scientific researcher, the most important thing is patience."

Entering the world of snakes, the cadre badge on her chest allows her to smoothly enter every place.

Following the familiar route, Ziyao arrived at the very bottom of the World Serpent.

At the far end of the empty hall stood a long bench, reserved for Kevin.

Although I'd like to go up and sit for a while, now is not the time to do that.

"Ziyao, I just remembered something."

"Did we forget to take something?"

Midway through, Kiana suddenly spoke.

A poor suitcase was abandoned in the hotel.

"this......"

After being reminded like this, Ziyao clutched her chest, feeling a pang of heartache.

Although the room mainly contained clothes, there was a display card tucked underneath, which she had bought from a scalper at a high price.

"Hey, are you alright?"

"Man, it hurts me, Xuezi."

St. Freya's salary for two whole months was sent to her; it was heartbreaking and I wanted to beat her up.

"..."

"..."

As we talked, the elevator slowly descended to the bottom, where the deepest part of the World Serpent lay—the Paradise of the Past.

"Ziyao?"

In the lounge, Mebius lay on the pink fairy's lap, seemingly fast asleep.

"They came in such a hurry, without even telling me to prepare properly."

"I'm so worried, do I look bad when I'm at home?"

"Alicia, are you never free...?"

The girl's voice woke up the sleeping Mebius, who frowned and said with displeasure.

"A new guest? Is this the Kiana you mentioned, Sister Ziyao?"

"elder sister....."

Kiana murmured the name Mebius to herself and glanced at Ziyao.

Who is this person, and why are they addressing him so intimately?

"It's a living Herrscher, and a cute girl at that. What should we do? Should we sound the alarm and scare Kevin and the others?"

"Nice to meet you, just call me Kiana."

"Hello, hello~"

Alicia happily stepped forward to shake hands, completely disregarding the fact that Kiana was the Herrscher of the Void.

Mebius stood aside, observing and quietly noting down the data.

"You are beautiful, Kiana, like Cecilia flowers with dew on them in the early morning."

"Thank you, thank you."

Kiana was somewhat overwhelmed when she encountered a character with the same attribute as herself.

"I'm sorry, Alicia, I'm taking both of them with me today."

Mebius stepped in front of the two, stopping their idle chatter.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder," although the metaphor isn't quite right, shouldn't people who have been apart for two months spend some quality time together?

"Hmm, maybe you have a good relationship with them, but they don't seem to know you very well."

“You know some things that none of us know. Well, you haven’t said it all these years, so I don’t expect you to tell us.”

With that, Mebius turned around and took Ziyao's hand.

"Sister Ziyao, do you want to chat with this guy or come help me with my experiment?"

Volume 1: Chapter 140 May I borrow it?

"You must come back and have a good talk with me later, otherwise I will be sad."

After saying goodbye to Alicia, the three of them walked through the wondrous space of Paradise.

The pavilions, reminiscent of Chinese architecture and the high-arched buildings of the Elizabethan era, float like islands in a pale cherry-colored space.

Like a dream, like a painting, the memories of more than a dozen people intertwine, collide and merge to create this paradise of the past.

After pulling out the Jizo-myo-tama, they discovered that Yae Sakura couldn't leave from here, so they had to give up.

"Please come in, this is my new laboratory."

Opening the laboratory hatch, she found it fully equipped with all kinds of experimental facilities. Thanks to the abundance of data used to build this paradise, she was able to conduct a considerable amount of limited research.

After all, it's just a data simulation, and it certainly can't break through this barrier.

"Please sit down, let me give you a preliminary examination."

"I also want?"

"Of course, after all, I'm quite interested in you too."

After changing into a white lab coat, Möbius became more serious and began adjusting the instruments on the control panel.

"This is the first time a Herrscher has entered Paradise. I don't know what impact it will have, but I don't care anyway."

Mebius was eager to escape Paradise and come to the mortal world; she cared nothing for its continued existence.

Two months ago, Ziyao made a promise with her to help her leave Paradise.

She was very curious about what abilities and methods this girl, whom Alicia cared about so much, possessed.

Several subjects have entered Paradise, but Alicia rarely appears. This time is different; she even helped the other party.

Simply because she's pretty?

After spending several years together, Mebius believed that Alicia wouldn't care so much about someone for that reason.

The heavy rain poured down, treating everything fairly and equally.

But reality is not so perfect; there are always a few deeper puddles, and Ziyao is undoubtedly one of them.

"How about it?"

The first person to undergo a physical examination was Ziyao.

I lay down inside the testing instrument, and several beams of light flashed by, completing the scan in the blink of an eye.

Data collection, aggregation, analysis...

With a series of clicks, the machine printed out the checklist.

"No Honkai energy reaction, not a fusion warrior, no Stigmata reaction..."

"The assessment result is that the patient is physically weak and needs to supplement their nutrition and exercise appropriately."

A petite girl with long green hair walked out from behind and read out the results on the form.

His tone was relaxed, as if he lacked energy, but his enunciation was exceptionally clear.

"Hello, I am Klein, and I am currently Dr. Möbius's temporary assistant."

"Miss Kiana, it's your turn."

"It's so cold... Are you really okay?"

I arrived in a strange place, surrounded by strangers.

The strange space and ever-changing scenes seemed like a dream, not existing in reality.

The table was cold and hard to the touch.

"Dr. Möbius is a good man... probably."

"Don't worry, it's just a simple physical examination."

Kiana nodded, choosing to believe what Ziyao said.

A short while later, Mebius received the test data.

The situation is not optimistic.

The girl's body is still being eroded by the power of the Void Law, spreading from her heart to her entire body.

The sensory system is the first to be affected, including taste, touch, and vision...

If one resists being assimilated by the Honkai, the only outcome is death.

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

Upon closer inspection of the test results, the girl suddenly realized what had happened.

"Huh? Is there any way? How about trying antibiotics?"

"Antibiotics can only fight common illnesses."

Klein said bluntly.

In fact, Kiana knew what this meant, but her emotions did not change at all, and her tone was even optimistic.

"Tsk, I thought I'd see some interesting expressions."