Sorry, you scumbag woman, you can do whatever you want.

“But we haven’t showered yet.” Aponia pointed to her and Mebius’s clothes, trying to use this excuse to buy time.

However, Mebius did not feel embarrassed and enthusiastically pulled Aponia to the bathroom to bathe together.

After taking a bath, the two spent a pleasant evening together.

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……

The next morning.

“Sister, I want to confess.” Mebius looked at Aponia, who had already gotten up and was dressed in a dignified nun’s habit, and said with great remorse, “I have committed original sin again.”

“Please, repent sincerely.” Aponia clasped her hands together, a gentle smile appearing on her face. “Miss Mebius, who has committed the sin of lust.”

“I understand.” Möbius nodded slightly and replied, “I will come to the nun every day to confess my sins.”

“Let’s eat before we start our confession,” Aponia shook her head and pointed to the breakfast prepared on the table.

"Please stop committing the sin of gluttony."

Chapter 106

Alicia's Gift

"Oh dear, doesn't this look a little unnatural?" Alicia stood in front of the full-length mirror, gently brushing aside her pink hair as she looked at herself in the mirror.

The mirror reflected a lovely girl with pink hair. She wore an elegant white dress, the hem of which covered her long legs and swayed with each step, like a princess in people's imagination. She possessed not only a noble temperament but also the youthful charm of a girl.

Beside him.

"It's not a matter of whether it's natural or not. Who would dress so beautifully to go out?" Padofilis shook her head, looking at Alicia's appearance, and couldn't help but twitch her lips.

Because she was relatively poor when she lived in Twilight Street, she didn't have the means to dress up, but she did have an appreciation for beauty. With her current outfit, Sister Aili was so eye-catching that it was impossible to look away, and her presence was too strong.

If I had to use an analogy, it would be like a Kamen Rider appearing on a normal street.

It's hard not to attract attention.

"Really?" Alicia looked troubled, her index finger touching her cherry lips. Her gaze fell on Fu Hua, who was covering her forehead, and her beautiful eyes showed a hint of doubt. "Hua, you don't seem to be feeling well."

“No, it’s just that I’m thinking of bad memories.” Fu Hua looked away. “I have a friend who wore similar clothes, and I’ve never seen her since.”

In the past… no, in the future, at Alicia’s last banquet, Alicia wore a similar outfit. Although she didn’t attend the banquet, she knew that Alicia’s outfit at that time was also a very beautiful white dress.

“She must be a very cute girl, just like me.” Alicia looked at Fu Hua’s complicated expression and smiled very gently and brightly. “Even if we can’t meet, I think she will pray for you and hope that Hua can live a better life.”

"..." Fu Hua paused for a moment, looked at Alicia's smile, confirmed that she was alive, and smiled slightly, "Thank you, I feel much better."

"Really? Don't push yourself too hard." Alicia smiled gently, leaning forward slightly and placing her slender hand lightly on her chest. "Alicia will always make time to listen to you."

"I'm really much better." Fu Hua nodded, while Alicia looked at Hua suspiciously, confirming that it really wasn't just a temporary relief.

Then, the topic was changed.

"Hua, what do you think looks good on me?"

"..." Fu Hua remained silent, meeting Alicia's expectant pink eyes. How could she possibly know what would look good on Alicia?

No, to be more precise, Alicia looks good in anything, so the difference in appearance is not significant to her.

It would be difficult to force her to choose...

"How about we just leave it as it is?" she suggested. "That way it won't look out of place and it will look more natural."

“But if I look like I do in my usual way, I won’t be able to show how much I care, and I won’t be able to make her feel special.” A troubled expression appeared on Alicia’s beautiful face. “This is really a dilemma. What should I do?”

"..." Fu Hua remained silent, turning her head to look out the window, hiding the expression on her face so that Alicia wouldn't see it. She suddenly felt like she was dreaming, otherwise how could she have the chance to make up for all the regrets?

However, the presence of Alicia, who is alive and speaking, and the living Padophilia, both point to the same thing.

This is not a dream.

And the other side.

"Sister Alicia, who are you going on a date with?" Padofilis asked Alicia, beginning to question her own existence. Who on earth could have so unknowingly stolen away a beauty like Alicia?

From her perspective, most people... at most become friends with Alicia, which isn't particularly difficult.

However, it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, for things to develop to the point where Alicia would show particular favoritism towards them.

However, the reality is that Alicia is getting dressed up for someone she doesn't know, for an upcoming date.

They were dressed up in their finest attire.

"Hmm, I'll keep it a secret for now." Alicia didn't answer, but moved gracefully to the wardrobe next to her and began to look for suitable clothes, only to find that none of them were quite satisfactory.

“But, Alice, if you don’t tell us, how are we supposed to know which clothes are appropriate? At least tell us the occasion.” Padofilis was troubled. She still didn’t know where Alice was going or who she was going on a date with, so she couldn’t offer any effective advice.

Moreover, she was genuinely curious about who could make Alicia take things so seriously.

“Let’s go to the concert, Eden’s concert.” Alicia explained with a smile, which excited Padofilis. Even though she was a righteous thief from Twilight Street, she had heard of Eden’s reputation.

“Is that…the super famous Eden?” Padofilis’s eyes were shining. For people of their time, Eden was the most dazzling jewel, making countless people fanatical and devoted to it.

“It seems little Paddo also likes Eden.” Alicia smiled. “I’ve also prepared tickets for you, first class seats.”

"Sister Aili, you're so kind!" Padofilis almost jumped up with excitement. She had never had the chance to go to Eden's concert in Twilight Street.

And this time, they actually had the opportunity to get close to Eden, the top star.

"In return, Little Paddo has to help me choose my clothes." Alicia smiled. She did indeed prepare concert tickets for everyone, not only Little Paddo, but also Hua, Xilin, and Velvi.

……

……

at the same time.

At the staff dormitory of World Snake.

"Kevin, are you really planning to go like this?" Sue looked at her friend, who was dressed in a frog mascot costume. "Won't this attract too much attention?"

“It’s okay, no one can see my face anyway,” Kevin waved his hand. “Besides, I’m not afraid of the heat.”

“Wearing this to a concert, even Eden would be watching you,” Su said.

His friend plans to go to Eden's concert tonight, and in order not to frostbite others, he will wear a frog mascot costume.

Won't they stop me looking like this?

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Night falls.

World Serpent.

Inside the underground laboratory.

"A Herrscher of the Machine, is such a Herrscher powerful enough to oppress humanity?" Mebius looked at the Soul Steel constantly transforming into various forms inside the incubation chamber, then turned to Velvet beside him and said, "Such a Herrscher could easily destroy the current human industrial system."

“But if it’s a native Herrscher, it will give us away.” Velvet put her hands on her hips. “People will find that the native Herrscher is far weaker than the evolved Herrscher, which will diminish everyone’s attention to the Honkai.”

“Being stronger than the Herrscher of Evolution is no easy feat,” Mebius chuckled, only to see Velvet explain with a smile.

"As long as the energy problem is solved, miracles can be achieved. If we provide more nuclear fusion reactors to the Mechanical Herrschers and enhance the splitting and evolution capabilities of nanorobots, we can create a sense of oppression against humanity."

“I see. Afterwards, we can explain to people that we achieved a technological leap by studying the Herrscher of Mechanics.” Möbius roughly guessed Velvet’s line of thought. “With nanobots that can split and recombine, human civilization will experience an explosive increase.”

“This way I can clear my name and stop people from being hostile to me.” Velvi said with a smile, then frowned slightly. “However, the research and development of applied technology still needs to be slightly restrained, otherwise it will lead to an explosive increase in the Honkai.”

“It’s definitely going to be an explosive upgrade,” Mebius laughed. “The next Herrscher will definitely be stronger than the Void Herrscher.”

“That way we won’t have to pretend to be Herrschers to scare humans.” Velvi nodded slightly. She had been researching how to produce a stronger Herrscher, so the Honkai crisis could no longer be called a crisis.

Therefore, once the number of subsequent Herrschers has grown to a certain extent, there will be no need for them to artificially create Herrschers to scare people.

Instead, it's about truly addressing the crisis of collapse.

“Then I’ll join you in your research.” Mebius nodded slightly, preparing to work with Velvi to develop controllable nanorobots that could cause a technological explosion in humanity, just like human cells, capable of differentiating into different types and uses based on needs.

At that time, all humans needed to produce tools was a clear design based on a well-defined principle. By using nanomachines for precise design, production tools such as industrial machine tools could be rendered obsolete.

"Okay, it will be much easier with you here." Velvi smiled, then closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her expression became indifferent.

The personality has already been switched.

However, just as they began their preparations, Mebius's phone rang suddenly.

"Have you prepared the gift?" Möbius answered the phone, then his gaze fell on Velvi. "Yes, Velvi is right here with me."

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

“Alice has invited us to the Eden concert,” she said to Velvi. “She’s even bought us tickets, first class seats.”

“If it’s Eden’s concert,” Velvi nodded, “the technological breakthrough is unlikely to be achieved in the short term anyway.”

Although she plans to focus her attention on nanorobots recently, she cannot be sure when a technological breakthrough will be achieved. Even if nanorobots are created, it will take a long time to prepare a series of safety measures.

To prevent an accident from wiping out humanity.

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