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

At this point, she tapped on the barrier.

"It is extremely wrong to keep a beautiful young girl locked up indefinitely."

"..." Yakumo Yukari did not answer, but exchanged a glance with Yakumo Ran, tacitly exchanging information, and then reinforced the barrier imprisoning the girl to its limit.

"Aili, you're about to cry." The pink-haired girl wiped away non-existent tears. "I just wanted to be friends with you guys."

“Friendship is based on mutual understanding,” Yakumo Ran said. “We still know nothing about you.”

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend, isn’t he?” the pink-haired girl said with a smile. But seeing that Yakumo Yukari and Yakumo Ran were not swayed at all, she helplessly puffed out her cheeks, looking very cute. “Alright, then let’s start getting to know each other.”

She playfully closed one eye and made a peace sign.

"Alishia, what you see is a beautiful girl as lovely as a falling flower."

“If you really are Alicia.” Yakumo Yukari narrowed her eyes, easily seeing through the truth. She had done this kind of thing, impersonating someone else and letting herself go, many years ago, and more than once.

Therefore, it is easy to see that this girl who calls herself Alicia is letting herself go by wearing someone else's appearance.

What a perverse sense of humor.

"How could that be? I am the real deal." The pink-haired girl stood with her hands on her hips, lying without batting an eye. "There is no other Alicia in this world. I am one of a kind."

"Is that so? You're from another world?" Yukari Yakumo smiled gently, accurately capturing the information she needed.

Since Alicia isn't in this world, it means... Alicia exists in another world. So, the mastermind behind this must be from Alicia's world, a visitor from another world.

This explains why she was completely unaware of the monsters appearing on the moon.

Because they are not from the same world.

"As expected of the Sage of Yokai." The cute pink-haired girl suppressed her bright smile. "Actually, my name is Wilvi... and I am a magician."

"Your social circle is quite interesting," Yukari Yakumo chuckled, while the pink-haired girl looked dejected, squatting on the barrier, drawing circles with her finger, and muttering in a barely audible voice.

"As expected of that old hag, she's really hard to deal with."

"..." Yakumo Yukari's smile vanished, revealing that she had everything under control. Beside her, Yakumo Ran turned her head away, concealing the expression on her face.

"As expected, I'll just throw you back to the moon." She smiled brightly and threw the barrier in her hand back to the moon without hesitation.

This doesn't mean she was truly enraged by the term "old hag," but rather that the mastermind behind it all was currently extremely... troublesome. Who knew if releasing the other party would lead to their endless replication in her home, creating a whole host of monsters?

Moreover, since the mastermind behind this had no intention of revealing the truth, there was no need for further communication.

At least for now, there is no need for communication.

No, it was because the mastermind called her an old hag that they threw her back; they just needed enough time to gather information and make a judgment.

at the same time.

In Maple Village.

Inside the villa.

"Kikyo, I've been bullied." Möbius pursed his red lips, looking pitifully at Kikyo sitting beside him, his face practically screaming, "Come and comfort me!"

"Who bullied you?" Kikyo frowned in confusion. She had always been with Möbius and had never seen Möbius interact with outsiders.

“She’s a blonde woman who’s lived a long time,” Möbius complained, clinging to Kikyo’s arm. “She’s the one who brought me home, yet she’s so heartless as to throw me away.”

"Are you out there with other clones on the move?" Kikyo's attention was elsewhere.

“It’s not a clone, just a tool that carries my will,” Möbius explained with a smile, then shook his head. “However, you can call it a clone of me, since both have a tool to carry my consciousness.”

"Is your clone dangerous?" Kikyo asked, but she already knew the answer in her heart. During their time together, she had gained a lot of understanding of Möbius.

Don't be fooled by how nice Mebius is to her, how he acts cute and affectionate towards her.

However, that was just a strange fondness that Möbius had for her. If he didn't have enough of that fondness, then Möbius would be a very dangerous person.

The monsters inside the Demon Cave are good proof of this.

Chapter 120

A passionate offensive

“…Danger, perhaps a little.” Möbius thought for a moment, then explained with a smile, “Just like how humans think tigers are dangerous, mainly because tigers are stronger than humans and can easily take human lives.”

It is no exaggeration to say that if the Herrscher of Mechanics were to fully mature, it would be extremely dangerous and troublesome for any being in this world.

The mechanical Herrschers currently active on the moon possess the most advanced technology of the previous civilization, as well as a portion of the power derived from the Herrschers.

Using the power of the Herrscher of Reason, nanobots, which were impossible to develop with the industrial level of pre-civilization, were created as the bodies of the Mechanical Herrschers.

Using the power of the Corruptor as the soul that coordinates and governs the nanobots.

Of course, this power of the Herrscher of Corruption was not obtained in the previous civilization. Rather, it was 50,000 years later, when Mebius received another gift from his own research, allowing him to modify his life form and obtain power equal to... no, surpassing that of the Herrscher of Corruption.

Therefore, Mebius is now able to extend his will into the soul of the Mechanical Herrscher.

If Mebius were to harden his heart and abandon his own body, choosing the path of mechanical ascension, he could easily obtain the power of "Nine Stars" in no time.

Given more time to develop, through continuous iteration and upgrades, the nanorobots will expand in scale, eroding all matter in the universe, spreading and proliferating like cancer cells, and growing explosively.

Perhaps it can become a ten-star existence.

"..." Kikyo was silent for a while, looking at Mebius, who was holding her arm, smiling sweetly and breathing sweetly. He was so beautiful and harmless on the outside, and so gentle with her, yet... he was so unpredictable.

“Mébius, I…can’t understand who you really are.” She lowered her eyes and spoke her thoughts in a very calm tone.

Just now, Mebius very naturally compared himself to a lion and an unknown monster to a human.

That unintentional arrogance—no, self-awareness—further illustrates the enigmatic nature of Möbius.

"Sigh, so you want to get to know me now?" Möbius seemed not to understand Kikyo's subtext, and winked playfully at her. "It seems our relationship has entered a new phase."

"..." Kikyo glanced calmly at the shameless Möbius. She did want to understand Möbius, but not to achieve a breakthrough in their relationship.

Instead, it was to confirm the danger posed by Mebius.

“Let me think about it, to figure out where to start.” Möbius frowned, as if he had been thinking seriously for a while, and made a serious suggestion when he met Kikyo’s eyes.

"Let's start by getting to know each other's bodies. Let's take off those clothes that are in the way and get to know each other without any pretense."

"..." Kikyo blinked her beautiful black pearl eyes, not reacting immediately. This was the first time she had encountered someone so openly lusting after her body. In the past, people would not have been so... direct, even if they had feelings for her, because of her strength.

"I have other things to take care of." She slightly raised her hand, gently brushed her hair behind her ear to conceal her unnatural emotions, calmly stood up and quickly left.

Mebius did not stop her, and watched Kikyo leave with a smile.

Despite possessing immense spiritual power and unparalleled wisdom, Kikyo is still a village girl living in the countryside, and is regarded as a "saint" by the people who worship her as a deity regardless of how close they get to her.

This also means that Kikyo is relatively resistant to straightforward advances and is rather naive in her attitude towards relationships. As long as one is sincere enough and does not revere Kikyo's status or aura, it is very easy to win her over.

Therefore, when interacting with Kikyo, she chose a rather straightforward approach, getting close to her whenever possible and expressing her feelings without any reservations.

……

……

at the same time.

In a secluded bamboo forest.

Inside the secluded mansion, a stunningly beautiful young woman with long, straight black hair, dressed in an elegant twelve-layered kimono, gracefully knelt before the tea table.

"The Moon Capital has been invaded again?" She covered her mouth with her sleeve, her melodious voice filled with surprise. "Could it be that the monsters are unwilling to give up and have launched a new war against the Moon Capital?"

"No, Princess...it's an invasion by an unknown species."

Across the tea table, a beautiful woman with long silver hair, dressed in a nurse's uniform, frowned and spoke in a somewhat grave voice, "The Moon Capital... has been completely tied down. If we can't find a solution, we might have to evacuate the moon."

"Evacuate the moon?" The black-haired girl asked in surprise, her starry eyes widening slightly as she looked at Yagokoro Eirin across from her and asked, "Eirin, do you mean they'll come to the filthy surface?"

The people of the Moon in the Moon Capital are immortal beings, mainly because they have purged themselves of filth. However, the world on the ground... is full of filth, which is absolutely intolerable to the people of the Moon.

In the Moon Capital, there is a punishment that banishes the people of the Moon to the mortal realm, subjecting them to the filth of the earthly world.

It is easy to imagine how much the people of the moon hate and fear filth.

“…They will flee to even more distant places.” Yagokoro Eirin sighed, her voice revealing apprehension. “If those unknown species continue to multiply, the surface world will not be safe either. It will be invaded until all life is wiped out.”

"Eirin, are you serious?" The girl's smile faded. This time she realized that things were not going well. She believed that Yagokoro Eirin would not talk nonsense, and she also trusted Yagokoro Eirin's judgment.

However, that's precisely why I hope Yagokoro Eirin is joking.

“Princess, I want to go back to the Moon Capital.” Yagokoro Eirin said, then immediately explained, “Given the current situation, the Moon Capital won’t bother us, even if you are a sinner.”

The elegantly kneeling girl opposite her is Princess Kaguya of the Moon Capital, and also Princess Kaguya from the "Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" in human mythology.

However, unlike The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Princess Kaguya did not return to the moon. Instead, she chose to kill the moon messenger who brought her back to the moon and remained in the filthy world on the ground, hiding from the pursuit of the Moon Capital.

Under normal circumstances, they would be imprisoned immediately, and Princess Kaguya would be cursed, turning into a filthy frog and losing her stunning beauty.

However, the current situation is not normal.

"Eirin, shall we go back now?" Kaguya Houraisan asked with a smile. Even though she might turn into a frog and be imprisoned in the Lunar Capital forever, she still chose to support Eirin Yagokoro's decision.

“No, we still need to wait a while.” Yagokoro Eirin shook her head gently. “The situation isn’t that serious.”

"Is that so?" Houraisan Teru looked out the window at the scenery. The bamboo leaves rustled in the breeze, making him feel a little nostalgic. Even though he was hiding in the still and unchanging Eientei, he was still affected by the changing world. He could not escape... nor could he avoid it.

at the same time.