To create Honkai Impact 3rd in a world where Kallen exists.

"..."

Alicia remained silent. Sometimes, silence is a greater form of expression, representing protest, speechlessness, and a reluctance to answer...

"So... Luo Mo, is this also the reason for all those plot points in the story?"

She turned her head, steer the conversation in a different direction, and spoke with a sorrowful expression, her eyes brimming with tears.

Luo Mo felt like he was being pricked by needles. He didn't even know what he had done wrong by watching the show, and why someone was looking at him with such bitterness and hatred.

"...But, Dr. Möbius, didn't you argue last time that it was a completely wrong representation?"

Luo Mo's lips twitched. He couldn't understand why the arrow he shot a few months ago had suddenly caught wind and, with the opportune moment, struck him between the eyebrows.

"Oh? Actually, I've found that it's not entirely wrong; in certain scenarios, it's extremely applicable."

Mebius smiled.

"You've changed..."

"Ok?"

"Shouldn't you be the evil, mad scientist in there who wants to take over someone's body?"

Luo Mo complained, shaking his head and sighing.

"But why should I use someone else's body when I have my own? Big brother, is that what you want people to say?"

Möbius blinked, touched his cheeks with both hands, and said with a sickly expression, "He completely embodies the look from the game."

"Or are you saying that if I do that, you'll be willing to come to my lab table? Hmm~"

Her smile widened, and that dark, dangerous, and viscous aura spread uncontrollably throughout the hall, pressing down on everyone around her.

Instead, facing those sharp blades at the lab table, with numb hands hanging helplessly at your sides, the predator's innate dominance over its prey would send chills down anyone's spine.

The Herald of Knowledge pursed his lips but didn't stop her. Fu Hua pursed her lips, not caring.

"Oh my, it really is mimicking my voice, so cute~"

A voice broke the silence. Alicia smiled softly, and nodding as she looked at the Valkyries whose expressions changed.

"……cut."

Mebius spat under his breath.

Mei, Kiana, and Theresa all pursed their lips, their gazes filled with complex emotions as they looked at Mebius and Alicia. Only when they became enemies could they truly feel the terror spreading.

It wasn't just about strength, but more about the psychological pressure; even if they could defeat their opponent,

That was only tenth place; there's a second one here...

...

In the subsequent explorations, Mei indeed did not encounter any of Mebius's markings.

Not even once.

Although Mei didn't find life without the other person's mark as unbearable as Mebius claimed, she couldn't help but become more vigilant. She wanted to test the waters, not really go to her death.

Meanwhile, Alicia also sensed a different atmosphere in Paradise. Mebius's laboratory... seemed to have opened a certain path, so... was Mei secretly doing something with Mebius behind her back?

Or……

"Hey, Mei, you shouldn't have gone to Mebius. You could have told me what was wrong. I... Okay, since things have come to this point, don't worry, I'll protect you."

Alicia's worried expression softened into a resolute one. She stroked the bow she gripped tightly in her hand, her gaze fixed on the depths ahead.

I hope Mei is alright~

Meanwhile, Mei had reached the end and stood before that insurmountable barrier once again, and this time, it was Mebius again.

Unexpectedly,

"Come on, my lovely little white mouse..."

"Accept my mark, my blessing, my power, and then come before me..."

"Accept me for everything!!"

Mebius 'generously' handed over all the crests to Mei, seemingly unconcerned about the increase in her strength.

Instead, their gazes became even more mocking, ridiculous, and amusing...

An infinite amount of imprinting energy flowed from Mebius to Mei, and the essence of infinity almost shone through her.

Mei looked around, but didn't see even a trace of an operating table.

The surroundings were pitch black, shrouded in a heavy atmosphere; a profound threat nearly suffocated anyone who tried to approach.

It doesn't resemble a laboratory at all.

She was even more confused about the other party's intentions.

"experiment?"

Mebius's smile widened. Looking at the person in front of him who still didn't understand the situation, did he need her to explain it to him?

Is this... satisfying one's last bit of curiosity?