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

Regardless, he couldn't ignore or disregard it simply because of the name 'Mebius'.

This name is really quite unique.

third chapter

Can you let me get to know you better?

Inside a hospital ward.

"...Are you a pervert?" Himeko's lips twitched slightly as she looked at Mebius excitedly, groping the unconscious vampire girl.

What's going on in this guy's head?

“This is to get to know her better.” Möbius calmly withdrew his hand and answered casually, “I can confirm that her physical condition has improved a lot.”

Shortly after entering the hospital, Himeko used her connection with the Valkyrie to obtain two bags of blood, which she then fed to the vampire girl.

The effect was obvious; the vampire girl, who was originally weak and in pain, quickly calmed down.

However, this is not a good thing, because for the vampire girl, drinking blood is not a source of energy to sustain her life.

It's more like an impulse akin to drug addiction.

"Since she's almost recovered, you can look after her." Himeko stood up, supporting herself on her knees, and turned to leave the ward.

It seems like they're planning to go out for some exercise.

After glancing at the unconscious vampire girl on the bed, Mebius turned and left the room.

A moment later, at the corner of the hospital.

"..." Möbius noticed Himeko leaning against the wall, drinking a can of coffee, and was not surprised at all by her arrival.

"...Let's talk?" Himeko tossed a can of coffee to Möbius, her tone somewhat heavy, clearly intending to be frank and open, and not wanting to let Möbius lead the situation.

After all, the vampire's condition has now stabilized.

"Let me think, where should I begin?" Möbius looked up at the lights in the corridor, as if organizing his thoughts.

"Himeko, do you know the truth about 'vampires'?"

"In fact, I've been led astray by you insiders all along." Himeko's tone was clearly displeased. Even now, she didn't know Möbius's true identity, or even if the name Möbius was real.

It's almost too mysterious.

“Let’s start with the most crucial point.” Mebius raised his head slightly and glanced at the monitor at the entrance of the corridor. “There are no vampires in this world….”

"And then?" Himeko nodded, understanding that the other party was just setting the stage, and calmly waited for the girl to continue.

“She is an experimental subject created by Otto, the Archbishop of Schicksal, with the designation A-872. She was born from the cells of the Honkai Beast Vishnu and the energy of the Key of Corruption.” Mebius slightly raised her slender hand and gently supported her chin. “And A-872, also known as Theresa, has the ability to inject bacterial Honkai Beasts into human bodies through blood-drinking behavior, thus infecting them and turning them into half-Honkai Beasts.”

"Those who are infected will gradually lose most of their senses, their memories will become blurred, and they will become like zombies, continuing to spread and multiply until humanity is destroyed."

"Given such danger," Himeko asked, "why did you save her instead of immediately...?"

“In order to acquire sufficient knowledge and power,” Möbius replied matter-of-factly, effectively shutting down Himeko’s next words.

Then, he went on to explain it to himself.

“The situation isn’t too bad right now,” she explained to Himeko. “As long as Theresa, or A-872, doesn’t actively suck blood, she won’t pose a threat to society, and we won’t have to kill a girl.”

"...You mean, you want to keep feeding her the reserve blood?" Himeko asked, frowning. It wasn't that she had any objection to feeding Theresa blood.

Rather, there is no way to confirm that simply feeding blood will solve the problem.

"Himeko, do you think 'human blood' has special nutrients?" Mebius asked. "In the end, when it comes to nutrition, Honkai energy has a much higher content, and there are many, many things that are better than human blood."

"Then why is she so obsessed with drinking blood?" Himeko asked, if drinking blood is an inefficient way to obtain energy.

So why does Theresa have such a strong urge to drink blood?

“Erosion, infection…and harm,” Mebius replied. “The so-called vampiric impulse is an act born only to harm…or rather, to destroy humanity. It is an impulse left over from the Herrschers of fifty thousand years ago.”

At this point, as if she had expected it, she spoke to Himeko, who was about to ask a question.

"Do you remember how Theresa was born? She was brought into being by the combined power of Vishnu and the Key of Corruption."

"The essence of the Key of Corruption is a weapon made from the core of the Herrscher of Corruption from the previous civilization. Theresa was born because of the characteristics of the Key of Corruption, and naturally inherited the Herrscher of Corruption's malice towards humanity."

"And that malice manifests as the so-called vampire impulse."

"Then she can be considered humanity's natural enemy." Himeko's expression turned serious. She feeds on human blood and possesses power surpassing that of humans.

That ecological niche is clearly superior to humans, like wolves and sheep in the food chain.

“It’s not a natural enemy, it’s just a blood-sucking urge.” Taking a sip of coffee, Möbius smiled charmingly. “It’s like sexual urges. Although the essence is reproduction, it can also be resolved through other means.”

She blinked gently.

"You should understand this, Himeko."

Masturbation.

For some reason, the word suddenly popped into her mind. Himeko stared at Mebius silently, not yet fully believing his words.

However, this time at least some explanation was given.

"What you said sounds reasonable for now." She looked down at the coffee can in her palm, then tossed it lightly into the trash can next to her.

Then she added another sentence.

"However, I feel that you haven't told me the whole truth."

"So, what's your choice?" Möbius asked with a light laugh, meeting Himeko's eyes, their gazes overlapping.

Then, Himeko looked away and walked downstairs, waving her hand at Mebius with her back turned, "I'm going to pay the medical bills."

After saying that, she disappeared around the corner.

From a purely rational perspective, the most sensible course of action would be to kill the unconscious vampire girl in the hospital bed as quickly as possible to avoid any potential crisis.

However, the idea of ​​her personally killing a young girl simply because she was dangerous is something her personality simply cannot do.

At least the vampire girl must demonstrate a corresponding level of danger.

Moreover, there is still room for redemption in this matter; Saintess Karen is about to arrive at the hospital.

Saintess Kallen's strength is enough to stabilize the situation, whether she kills the vampire girl or chooses to suppress her.

Everyone has enough choices.

“…Good people are always easily soft-hearted,” Möbius said as if sighing, then turned and walked towards the ward.

In her previous life, she had a certain understanding of Himeko and knew what kind of person she was.

Therefore, she was certain that her words had persuaded the other party.

Moreover, what was said earlier was not entirely false; it contained a lot of real information, which is why Himeko was willing to cooperate with the operation.

Of course, if she can't control Theresa's vampiric urges, then Himeko will probably make the same choice.

Kindness does not mean weakness.

……

……

Blood flowed into his throat, nourishing his body and restoring his vitality; his consciousness gradually returned.

Despite hating bloodsucking, she couldn't suppress her craving.

Despite the inner screams of wanting to refuse bloodsucking, they despairingly discover that they cannot resist their body's instincts.

It was as if another entity was controlling her body.

She was consuming...blood.

"Is blood really that delicious?" A gentle female voice reached my ears. "So moving that it brought tears to your eyes?"

Her hazy consciousness quickly cleared. If she were to drink blood now, the taste would definitely not be like this. Biting people is different from biting something rough and hard.

Without thinking, she opened her eyes.

"...Nice to meet you, Miss Vampire." A beautiful woman with long green hair and exquisite features sat on the side of the bed, gazing at her face with a smile and greeting her naturally.

There was no malice intended, but it revealed a lack of understanding of intimacy.

"You are... um?" He wanted to ask, but found his mouth was covered. He raised his hand and touched it and found it was a piece of steel bar.

“That’s a safety measure to prevent you from attacking people,” Mebius explained patiently. “With that steel bar, you can prevent yourself from biting people and spreading the Honkai virus to some extent.”

"..." Theresa was silent for a moment, then gritted her teeth and bit through the steel bar. The terrifying biting force made one question life itself.

Is this something a living organism can do?

"Who are you?" She pursed her thin lips and asked the beautiful girl with green hair, whom she remembered.

I encountered it in the alley.

“…He’s a doctor,” Möbius explained seriously. “He’s here so I can examine him and see if there’s anything wrong.”

After saying that, she began to carefully examine the vampire girl's delicate body, but the girl was not very willing to cooperate.

"Wait, oh...where are you touching?!" Theresa's delicate face flushed crimson, one hand tightly covering her chest, the other pressing down hard on her skirt.