I am Möbius's sister.

Looking at the pile of paper scraps in the shredder, a dark glint flashed in Möbius's eyes. Sirin's special characteristics were truly intriguing; perhaps they could lead her to the key to human evolution.

Mebius let out a long breath, tidied up the slightly messy lab table, encrypted and preserved the remaining blood of Sirin with multiple layers of encryption, and then prepared to leave his laboratory.

She was exhausted after experimenting all night and needed to rest; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to proceed with the next stage of the experiment in her current condition.

Just as Mebius reached the door, a green-haired girl walked in.

"Dr. Möbius, did you not sleep all night?" The green-haired girl asked with some concern after seeing Möbius's tired appearance.

“I just did experiments all night, and now I’m going to rest.” Möbius replied expressionlessly, looking at the green-haired girl in front of him.

The green-haired girl's name is Klein. She was her assistant whom she had recently hired. Klein was very hardworking and diligent, and Klein was quite satisfied with her.

"Doctor, staying up all night to do experiments is bad for your health."

"Okay, I was just about to go rest, but I'll have to trouble you to take care of those unprocessed documents." Möbius smiled and patted Klein on the shoulder. It was nice to have someone who cared about her. Apart from her sister, this was the first time she had felt genuine care from someone else.

This greatly increased Mebius's goodwill towards Klein.

"Okay, Doctor, you can go and get some rest. The data... you can leave it to me."

"Then, I'll leave it to you, Klein."

……

Moth Chaser Training Ground

As Sirin looked at the mechs in front of her, each equipped with a basic melee module, she couldn't help but swallow hard.

The twelve mechs that Alicia chose for her sparring partners were, but that would have been fine. However, Alicia also made sure that Alicia couldn't fight back and could only dodge.

"Go for it, Sirin! If your clothes get torn... you'll be punished!" From the sidelines, Alicia's lips curled slightly as she watched Sirin with amusement.

She had just given Xilin tests on her physical fitness and nerve reaction speed, and the results were excellent, far exceeding those of ordinary people, and there was still room for improvement. However, the only drawback was that her nerve reaction speed was too fast and her body couldn't keep up, resulting in some coordination issues.

So she specially prepared more than a dozen mechs for Sirin to use as sparring partners, just to train her physical reaction ability. For fun, she also set up a setting where Sirin would be punished if she tore her clothes.

A twisted sense of humor? Probably part of it. Mainly, she wanted to see what kind of talent Sirin, as a Herrscher, could display under pressure.

This was the first time she had received such a strange mission to train a Herrscher in such a short time. It was quite interesting, to say the least. As for what punishment to give Sirin after her clothes were torn... tickling? Or spanking? These punishments were fun, but they didn't seem to have any deterrent effect.

Or... double the training volume? And add some embarrassing outfits? That would be a good idea.

Thinking this, Alicia's face showed a rather pleasant expression. She was quite interested in helping cute girls change clothes, so it was decided then! The punishment would be double the training volume plus changing clothes.

At this moment, Sirin was frantically thinking about how to avoid the attack of the twelve mechs when she suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, as if she were being watched by something, and her whole body felt uneasy.

Just as Sirin was about to investigate the source of this strange feeling, the twelve mechs opposite her charged towards her without warning, forcing Sirin to put aside her distractions and focus on dealing with them, knowing that these mechs were armed with real weapons.

Although it's uncertain whether these mechs can even hurt her given her recovery and defense capabilities, she's more worried about the punishment Alicia mentioned than being injured by the mechs. With Alicia's capricious personality, she might come up with some bizarre punishment for her.

The thought of Alicia leading her in training for three consecutive days made Sirin feel hopeless. Today's first training session was a real battle, and with real weapons at that. The intensity of the training to come would probably be hellish. But for now, she could only grit her teeth and get through it.

She didn't yet know just how much stronger the Third Herrscher had become compared to the original timeline, so it was only right for her to increase her strength now. She wanted to survive, to survive in this increasingly distorted world.

Chapter 10 is going to be ruined.

Two days later.

"Hmm~ That's it, three, two, one, yay!"

'Click'

"Sister Alicia, please don't change me into these weird clothes again." Sirin looked at Alicia, who had finished taking pictures and was admiring her masterpiece with a satisfied expression, with a hint of resentment.

"No, the maid outfit is so cute, what's strange about it?" Alicia smiled slightly.

"But...why is this skirt so short!" Xilin blushed and tugged at her skirt. The blush on her face was hard to tell whether it was from anger, embarrassment, or both.

"Hehehe~ This isn't my fault, it's the manufacturer's fault." Alicia tilted her head and acted cute, then stuck out her little tongue, trying to get away with it by being adorable.

Celine glanced at Alicia and sighed helplessly. Oh well, there's nothing she can do about her. Anyway, no one else knows she wears this kind of clothes, so it's acceptable for Alicia to see it.

Although I'm still a little shy, I've been forced to accept Alicia's outfit changes these past few days, and I'm starting to get used to it... well, actually I'm just numb to it. Aside from training, all I do is have Alicia change my clothes.

Since this was her first time undergoing this kind of training, she naturally made mistakes. For example, two days ago, when she was dodging the attacks of those mechs, things were a little better at the beginning, but after Alicia increased the difficulty, her clothes were inevitably torn, and she had to accept the punishment.

Her training volume increased significantly that day, and thanks to this high-intensity training, her progress was remarkable.

The first day of training focused on the ability to perceive danger, as well as physical coordination and neural reaction capabilities.

The second day's training focused on her Herrscher abilities.

Today is the third day, and I still don't know what else we'll be training for. I hope it won't be anything too difficult, Xilin prayed silently in her heart.

"Hmm... Let's start the third day of training now. Today's training task is to train combat skills. This time, I won't use Honkai Beasts and mechs as your sparring partners. Instead, I will personally be your sparring partner. How about that? Surprised?" Alicia chuckled twice as she looked at the stunned Sirin in front of her.

After regaining her senses, Sirin remained silent for a long time. Had she heard correctly? Alicia was going to be her sparring partner? Was this really appropriate? Although having a beautiful girl as a sparring partner was indeed nice, that was Alicia! This was far too difficult. If she wasn't allowed to use her powers, she would definitely not be Alicia's match.

Sirin swallowed hard; she could almost see herself being used as a dress-up doll, toyed with at will by Alicia.

"By the way, you're not allowed to use the power of a Herrscher. You can only use the combat techniques I taught you last night, or you can create your own. The qualification requirements are roughly... to fight me for twenty minutes without being completely defeated. If you fail, you'll be punished a little."

Hearing Alicia's words, Sirin felt a chill run down her spine. Could a human possibly fight Alicia for twenty minutes without being killed using only her newly learned, clumsy combat skills? Alicia really just wanted to change her clothes, right?

Celia naturally noticed Celia's worried expression. She wouldn't tell her that the original standard was to pass the test if Celia could last five minutes in her hands. After two days of continuous observation, she discovered that Celia had extremely high talent, so she secretly raised the passing standard.

However, she wasn't some kind of devil; she had only increased it fourfold. Presumably, this level would be easily achievable for Sirin. This was good for Sirin, and she should be very 'thankful' to her. Alicia's lips curled up slightly.

"By the way, am I just going to go out for training in this outfit? Isn't this skirt a bit too short..." Xilin said, pulling down her skirt as she spoke.

"Yes, that's right, you did wear this outfit to training. A short skirt isn't a problem, since you were wearing safety shorts, it's fine~"

“But…” Sirin wanted to say something more, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Alicia.

"Alright, let's warm up without delay. After that, it'll be time for the real battle." As soon as Alicia finished speaking, she took Sirin's hand and led her out of the changing room.

Looking at Alicia ahead, humming an unknown lullaby and seemingly quite happy, Sirin sighed softly. Twenty minutes? Perhaps it wasn't impossible...

……

When Sirin and Alicia arrived at the training ground, they saw a very familiar person standing there.

That was Möbius, and Möbius also saw the two people walking towards him.

Upon seeing Mebius, both of them quickened their pace considerably.

"Isn't this Dr. Möbius? What brings you here today? Could it be... to see me? I'm so happy!" Arriving in front of Möbius, Alicia let go of Sirin's little hand and opened her arms to hug Möbius.

Mebius frowned slightly, shifted his feet slightly, and avoided Alicia's embrace.

“I’m not here to see you, I’m here to see Sirin.”

Alicia, having hugged an empty bag, pouted, "Hmm~ So you weren't here to see me~, how sad, considering how much I like you~"

Glancing at Alicia beside him, Mebius ignored her and walked up to Sirin, saying, "Sirin, after you finish your training, I need to conduct an experiment. Can you cooperate with me as much as possible?"

An experiment? Upon hearing this, Sirin was slightly taken aback. After thinking for a moment, she asked Möbius, "Sister, can you tell me what kind of experiment it is?"

“Well… although it’s not really appropriate to tell you the details of the experiment, since you’re curious, I’ll tell you anyway. This experiment is simply to monitor various data points and reactions in your body when you use the Herrscher powers.” Möbius explained to Sirin after a moment of contemplation.

Upon hearing this, Xilin breathed a sigh of relief. So this was the kind of experiment she was looking for. She had thought it was some strange human experiment. If it was this kind of experiment, it wasn't a bad thing. With this in mind, Xilin nodded and agreed to conduct the experiment.

Seeing that Sirin agreed, Möbius breathed a sigh of relief. It was really troublesome to find someone else to conduct experiments on, and he had to worry about being rejected. It was more reliable to be the test subject himself. He would neither refuse nor resist, and he would be a qualified test subject. However, there were some experiments that she could not complete on her own.

“Hurry up with your training. The council wants you to leave tonight, so I need to finish this experiment before you leave. You need to give me at least an hour.” Möbius said as he went to the experimental equipment he had placed there and started adjusting the instruments.

"Today's training isn't too heavy~ If Xiao Xilin can work a little harder, we can finish before noon today."

"It can be finished before noon today?" Sirin looked at Alicia in disbelief. She was giving her far too much credit. Of course, if Alicia deliberately went easy on her, then it was quite possible.

"Alright~ Little Sirin, since your sister wants to use you quickly, let's start today's training right away~" While Sirin was lost in thought, Alicia came to her side, rubbed her little head, and pulled her thoughts back. Then she was dragged to the training ground in a daze.

Seeing Alicia already in a fighting stance, Sirin exhaled a breath of stale air; her little pink fists were ready! That wretched Alicia, today this pufferfish… oh no, this little angel will avenge her!

Chapter Eleven: Alicia, you bastard!

Three hours later...

"Huff...huff..." Sirin gasped for breath. She was exhausted after three hours of continuous fighting, but her highest record was only ten minutes. She had failed more than ten times. Now she was really going to become Alicia's dress-up doll. Thinking about her fate, Sirin couldn't help but look bitter.

"Little Sirin~ You've failed fifteen times now~ Do you need to rest before training again? I see your clothes are a bit dirty, why don't you change into something more durable?" Alicia looked at Sirin, who was panting, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She was right, Sirin's talent was far beyond that of ordinary geniuses.

Except for the first time when she lost in less than five minutes, she has exceeded five minutes in all the others. This time, she even broke through nine minutes and reached ten minutes, which is twice the original standard. Xilin's progress is visible to the naked eye. Perhaps it is not impossible for her to reach twenty minutes.

"No way! I've rested enough, let's do it again!" Sirin's panting gradually subsided. Since becoming a Herrscher, her stamina recovery speed has greatly improved. She didn't know why, but even when she was exhausted from training, she could quickly recover all her stamina.

"Sigh~ Well then, I was thinking of getting you a swimsuit~" Alicia sighed regretfully.

"Hey! Swimsuits are such a waste! We're outdoors!" Sirin blushed with anger after hearing Alicia's regretful words. Who trains in swimsuits?! Luckily, she hadn't agreed to Alicia's request. It was fine when Alicia was alone indoors, but she couldn't accept it outdoors.

"Oh, oh~ I was just kidding~? I'm not that wicked, don't be angry~" Seeing Sirin's angry look, Alicia couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

Sirin looks so cute with her puffed-up face. She's growing to like this adorable girl more and more. It seems she'll have to visit Möbius's lab more often from now on. Möbius probably won't mind, right?

Just as Alicia was thinking, a delicate shout came from not far in front of her. Alicia looked up and saw that Sirin was attacking her while Alicia was distracted.

"There's a limit to joking! You bastard! Take this!"

"Girls shouldn't swear, especially a cute girl like you." Alicia calmly dodged Sirin's attack, still smiling. "And attacks fueled by anger have many openings. I taught you that, didn't I?"

"Hmph~" Sirin snorted softly without replying to Alicia's words, but her attacks gradually slowed down and became less aggressive, clearly indicating that she had taken it to heart.

As Sirin continued her training, Mebius, who was watching from a distance, was pondering over the instruments in front of her. She had set up Honkai energy detectors in the four directions of the training ground to observe the flow of Honkai energy within the training ground.

After three hours of observation, Mebius discovered that when Sirin became exhausted to a certain extent, the Honkai energy contained in the air of the training ground gradually gathered towards Sirin and was absorbed.

Before long, Sirin's fatigue dissipated, and during this process, Sirin's body temperature also rose slightly, probably because the Honkai energy was absorbed.

Sirin's ability to recover her strength by absorbing Honkai energy is undoubtedly a powerful ability. Theoretically, in places with abundant Honkai energy, Sirin will never run out of energy. Of course, this is only in theory, and in reality, Sirin's Honkai energy absorption efficiency and her body's load capacity must also be considered.

Mebius glanced at Sirin, who had been defeated by Alicia again, but said nothing and continued to observe the data.

……

Two hours later, it was already noon. In those two hours, Xilin finally pushed her record to fifteen minutes, only five minutes away from twenty minutes. But pushing that last five minutes forward was undoubtedly very difficult.

Alicia looked up at the sun high in the sky, her face showing dissatisfaction. The weather forecast said today would be sunny turning cloudy, but now the sky was clear and cloudless. Just a few hours ago there were still many clouds.

This sun is so scorching, ugh... maybe she should just stop training altogether. Anyway, Xilin has already reached 300% of the target.

Thinking this, Alicia's lips curled up slightly. She jogged over to Sirin, who was resting with her knees propped up on her knees. Alicia's sudden approach almost startled Sirin, who reflexively threw a punch at her.

However, Alicia easily dodged this punch.