Honkai Impact 3rd, Paradise Typewriter isn't for making this kind of game.

[Extremely Evil] Vilvie called Sakura over from the very beginning, but the girl didn't show it.

"Thank you for your kindness, Miss [Extremely Evil]~"

"Hmph, I... I don't need your thanks, Xia. This comes at a price. In return, you need to use the Paradise Magic Typewriter to return to the Moth of Fire in the future and rescue Sakura's sister, Rin, from there before she becomes a Herrscher of Corruption."

"I understand, I will do it."

【Tch, you pushover, I'm ignoring you!】

As Sakura approached, surrounded by fluttering cherry blossoms, Xia Yuan was captivated.

[Hey, Xia, your eyes are practically popping out of your head! Is it really that beautiful? It's just cherry blossoms. The flames spewing from my jetpack when I walk are way more beautiful than this. Why don't you ever look at me that closely?]

"Miss [Extremely Evil], didn't you say you were ignoring me?"

【Tch, you surnamed Xia, who cares about you? I only kept you company because I was worried you'd be bored on the street. You have no kindness whatsoever. Now I'm really ignoring you!】

At that moment, Xia Yuan and the others met up with Ying, and Padofelis excitedly waved to Ying.

"Sister Ying, what brings you here?!"

"I am here to help you rescue Ellie from the laboratory."

Upon hearing Sakura's words, Padofelis smiled happily. She had long wanted to form a beast-ear alliance with Sakura.

Just as the excited Pathophilis was about to take a step towards Sakura, Sakura stopped her by raising her hand and saying, "Excuse me, Pathophilis... please keep a certain distance from me. I'm allergic to cat fur."

"Oh, is that so?"

Padofelis was a little disappointed. She had thought she could form a beast-ear alliance with Sakura, but who knew that Sakura was allergic to her... no, I mean, to cat fur... What a pity.

While Xia Yuan was still in a daze~

Sakura had already silently arrived in front of Xia Yuan and reached out her hand to him.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, and welcome to the Paradise of the Past. I have already heard the details from that person. I look forward to your guidance in the future. As long as I am in the Paradise, I will do my best to protect your safety."

Seeing Ying's sincere attitude, Xia Yuan was stunned for a moment.

"【Extreme Evil】Come out now! What exactly did you and Sakura say to each other?"

[You only remember me when you need something, and forget about me when you don't. How did I end up with a silly host like you, surnamed Xia? Now you don't even call me by my honorifics anymore, you just call me by my real name. Sigh, my life is so miserable~]

I could hear what sounded like a girl sobbing beside me.

"I was wrong, sweetie. How about I let you try my cooking later? So please, kind and benevolent Miss, tell me, okay?"

The sobbing stopped.

I told Sakura, "You're her employer, it's that simple."

The taciturn Miss [Extreme Evil] only revealed this much to Xia Yuan, but Xia Yuan always felt that it wasn't that simple, and out of politeness, he shook hands with Ying.

"Welcome to our team, Ms. Sakura."

"Your Excellency need not be so formal. Please just call me [Sakura]. During this time, I will be the sword that protects you."

As expected of Sakura, in a sense, this is a truly reliable teammate.

[Hey, you surnamed Xia, what do you mean by this? Am I unreliable?!]

Perhaps the two are already inseparable, and [Extreme Evil] Velvi can sense Xia Yuan's deepest thoughts about himself.

Chapter 122 I can't eat anymore!

"Be good~ stop fooling around."

Xia Yuan soothed the subconscious "extreme evil" Wilvi as if coaxing a child.

After Sakura joins the team to rescue Airi~

Xia Yuan reiterated his battle plan to everyone.

"Our mission this time is to rescue the fairy Ellie from Mebius's laboratory. First, Little Gretchen will break in through the front door, deal with Mebius, and find the location where the fairy Ellie is being held."

Once Xiao Aili's exact coordinates are confirmed, Pado will use the second divine key of the [Thousand Realms One Journey].

If necessary, Miss Wilvi will provide remote fire support.

If Mebius is not intercepted by Gretsch, then Sakura will be the last one to face Mebius.

Miss Velvet and I provided remote assistance. Pado led the fairy Ellie away through the Second Divine Key. The key to this victory is rescuing little Ellie, not defeating Dr. Mebius. We just need to rescue her from the laboratory and avoid direct confrontation as much as possible..."

"I understand."

Sakura is very strong, one of the few heroes who can fight Qianjie to a standstill, but Xia Yuan cannot rule out that Mebius has a way to target Sakura, so he should try to avoid a direct confrontation with her.

After a moment~

Xia Yuan and the others arrived at a secluded spot outside the Mebius Laboratory and secretly observed the surroundings of the laboratory.

At this moment, the fairy Airi was 99% full of small cakes from Mebius, nearing the limit of what Airi could handle.

Vervi has deployed drones to hover around the laboratory.

"So, Miss Vilvie, can you sense the location where Fairy Ellie is being held?"

Vilvi, who was operating the device beside her, shook her head and calmly replied:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xia Yuan, neither infrared, nor sonic radar, nor positioning devices can obtain Ai Li's location information in the laboratory."

Möbius likely used some kind of isolation device to shut down the laboratory from the outside world. Any drones within five meters of the lab lost contact. The lab probably had a protective magnetic field device inside, which would interfere with any electronic devices that approached.

It wasn't that simple after all...

It seems that Dr. Möbius has not let his guard down or underestimated us.

“Brother Xia Yuan, we’ve gone to investigate, and we didn’t find any traps around Sister Snake’s lab.”

Just then, Padofelis and Sakura returned from their reconnaissance mission. Sakura silently followed behind Padofelis, keeping a distance of more than five meters from her.

"I did not sense any aura or hostility around the laboratory."

After hearing what Ying and Pado said, Xia Yuan looked at the petite figure in sky blue who was squatting earnestly to the side. Since there were no traps around and nothing suspicious was found, it was time for Little Gretsch to make her appearance.

"Gresh, execute Plan A."

"Captain Xia Yuan, Gretchen received this. Mission accomplished!"

Little Gretchen stood up straight, carrying the basket in her hand, and skipped and hopped into the main entrance of Möbius's laboratory. The others followed closely behind, hiding in the shadows ready to provide support at any time.

Although Xia Yuan believed that Mebius would not harm little Gretsch, he might take some defensive measures to prevent Gretsch from getting close. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Xia Yuan decided to cover little Gretsch until she reached the laboratory door before launching the operation.

At this moment, as usual, Little Greta visited Möbius in the laboratory.

"Grandma Möbius, Grandma Möbius, are you in there? Can you open the door for Gretchen? Gretchen has come to bring you mushrooms."

Unable to reach the doorbell in front of the laboratory, Greta summoned her "Knight" and gently knocked on the laboratory's main door with a slashing motion.

Inside the laboratory...

There were many empty plates on the table, and Klein, as her all-around little helper, was busy making strawberry-flavored cakes for Dr. Möbius.

"Doctor, this is already... the hundredth one."

“Very well, little Klein, put the cake on my table.”

Mebius handed the cake that Klein had made to the fairy Ellie, who was locked in an iron cage.

"Alicia, Alicia, you really can eat a lot, but it looks like even you, who can eat the most, can't finish this now, right?"

"Mebius, is this how you treat your best friend?"

Ellie, the fairy, found a comfortable position and lay on her side inside the iron cage, clutching her round, almost full belly.

Upon hearing what the other party said, Mebius seemed to have come up with a new idea. He opened the iron cage and placed the fairy Ellie on the device that could measure weight.

"Okay, Ellie, then I'll do it your way. Stop covering your eyes with your hands and open them wide to look carefully at the weight displayed above. How much weight have you gained?"

The fairy Ellie covered her eyes with her little hands and kept shaking her head.

"Hmm~ As long as I can't see, weight has nothing to do with Airi."

"Alicia, you've gained... kg~"

Mebius's playful, childlike voice lingered in the fairy Ellie's ears.

"Ugh... Mebius, are you a demon?!"

Suddenly, Klein beside him called out, "Möbius!"

"Doctor, there's an incident outside the lab. We just detected several unidentified individuals approaching the lab."

Furthermore, Gray is destroying the laboratory door. With the main entrance's defenses, it can only withstand a maximum of seven more attacks from Gray before being breached.

With her hands free, Klein immediately threw herself into her work, retrieving surveillance footage and showing Mebius the image of Gretchen in front of the laboratory's main entrance.

"I didn't expect even little Gretsch to come. It's alright, I can take this opportunity to apologize to Gretsch for what I did before. Klein, please keep an eye on the fairy Ellie for me, I'll be right back~"

A mocking smile appeared on Möbius's lips, as if she were preparing something.

Outside the laboratory...

The Knight is wielding his longsword with great enthusiasm.

The vibrations emanating from the laboratory door even reached Xia Yuan's feet. Looking at the Stand Knight floating behind Greta, he realized he might be overthinking things; he felt that he was the one who needed the most protection.

If only Miss [Extreme Evil] could fight in my place like Gretchen's [Knight]!

【That's quite a dream. But if you're surnamed Xia, it wouldn't be impossible for you to lend me your body for a month or two.】

"I refuse."

Chapter 123 Reunion with Ellie

If the extremely wicked Virvi were to take control of his body for a few months, he feared that he would end up with a bunch of enemies to take responsibility for. Considering the future, Xia Yuan decisively rejected her request.

【mean!】

Just then, Padofelis, who was observing through binoculars, patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder and said:

"Brother Xia Yuan, something's up! Snake Sister seems to have come out of the lab!"

Xia Yuan took the telescope from Pado, adjusted the focus, and the first step of the operation was successful. Mebius and Little Gretchen, who had a special device, made contact.

"Vilvie, can you hear what they're talking about?"

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Xia Yuan. Also, could you please lend me the headphones that are draped over your shoulder, Sakura?"

Vilvi gestured for Xia Yuan to put on Sakura's headphones, and then adjusted a sophisticated instrument beside him.

As soon as Xia Yuan put them on, he was shocked by the loud heavy metal music coming from the headphones. Did Ying listen to this all the time?

"I apologize, sir. I didn't have time to explain earlier, but the song I was listening to... might not be suitable for you."

"It's okay, it's fine, just consider it a change of style..."

Xia Yuan now seems to understand why Ying and Qian Jie get along so well. Perhaps they could form a rock band? With Ying as the lead vocalist, Qian Jie as the guitarist, and himself as the drummer?

Under the influence of the rousing music, Xia Yuan even had the urge to go and fight Mebius on the spot.

It's hard to imagine how Sakura could remain calm under such music...

"The test is complete, Mr. Xia Yuan. You should now be able to hear the conversation between Mebius and Gresh through Sakura's earpiece."

Vilvi adjusted the receiving channel of the device to avoid electromagnetic interference inside the Möbius Laboratory.

Bilibili...

Amidst a burst of noise and interference, the heavy metal music gradually faded away, and Xia Yuan gradually heard the conversation between Mebius and Gretchen.

"Good morning, Grandma Möbius! Gretchen has brought you some mushrooms!"

"Oh, I see. Little Gretchen, you must be tired from your journey. Come in quickly, your Grandma Möbius is very eager to see you and has prepared some strawberry-flavored cakes for you, hiss~ hiss~"

Xia Yuan felt that there was something strange about Mebius's voice, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong with it.

"Mr. Xia Yuan, we've located Ai Li's position."

The instant Gretchen entered the laboratory, Velvey had already locked onto the location coordinates of the fairy Ellie through the device. Although it was only for a brief moment, it was enough for Velvey to pinpoint her location.

Xia Yuan nodded and handed the earphones back to Ying.

"If Sakura has time in the future, we can form a band together."

As Xia Yuan was about to head to the Möbius Laboratory, he suddenly blurted out these words to Sakura.

Sakura took the headphones and stared blankly for a moment. She hadn't expected that Mr. Xia Yuan would be interested in the music she was listening to... After all, even Eden and Ellie kept their distance from the music she listened to.