Of course.
Fire Moth, along with other research institutes and academies, had indeed conducted human experiments under directives from the higher-ups. Research on the Honkai, explorations and development focused on Honkai energy—naturally, there were many sacrifices.
Not to mention the Honkai sickness itself. How was it treated? Where did the medicines come from? The answers to those questions are… thought-provoking, to say the least.
But!
Ever since Kiana was confirmed to be the Herrscher of Finality, the entire world began to undergo massive changes.
The nations and organizations that remained were all on Kiana's side, following her lead without question.
Fire Moth, in particular, had been almost completely infiltrated by Kiana's family. You could say the organization was practically her private force.
Even the United Nations, and the internal structures of various countries, had been permeated by her family's influence.
Only powerful entities like Shenzhou or the Mu Continent managed to avoid significant interference.
And yet!
As the world's acknowledged young lady of high standing, she was like a princess.
To suggest that she had been harmed by Fire Moth, or exploited by other nations and organizations—pushed to the forefront as part of some deification campaign—wasn't that just turning everything upside down?
Conductor Vill-V facepalmed.
She was utterly mortified…
Although once the mystery was revealed, the secret didn't seem all that profound. But for those who didn't know, uncovering the truth would have been incredibly difficult.
It was like a magic trick.
It looks amazing.
But sometimes, the principle behind it is really simple.
It wasn't that Conductor Vill-V couldn't accept it… She was just deeply embarrassed.
She recorded her feelings.
She didn't touch the paper documents.
Then, Expert Vill-V was pushed forward. As usual, she glitched for a moment, warming up as though acclimating to her surroundings.
She looked at the paper documents. The top-secret covers written in various languages from different countries made her expression turn grave.
She immediately turned her attention to the little notebook.
She wanted to understand what had happened.
And then!
She also facepalmed…
She switched out.
Letting the Original Vill-V come out to see.
Next, Flavorful Vill-V emerged, followed by Looking Down Upon the Stars Vill-V.
Aside from the Conductor, almost every personality came out to take a look. To see what was going on.
Most importantly!
If I have to be embarrassed, I'm not doing it alone.
The plan was decided by everyone together.
At the very least, everyone agreed to it.
How could any of you stay out of this?!
And so.
The little notebook became a chatroom.
Back and forth they went, arguing incessantly.
Finally, Expert Vill-V came back out and began reading the paper documents.
The memories Kiana had transmitted were given only to Conductor Vill-V. No matter how seriously the Conductor explained, Expert Vill-V still held doubts.
Right now, they didn't entirely trust each other.
Just look!
The first document: from Europe, Research Institute 996.
[Research Report on the Nature of the Honkai]
The second: from the Northern Union, Research Institute 592.
[Analysis and Demonstration Report on the Sky Screen]
The third, fourth, fifth, sixth…
Sure enough, they came from all over the world.
Shenzhou, the Far East, Australia…
The reports from the Mu Continent particularly caught Expert Vill-V's attention.
The contents were varied.
Some discussed the Honkai as described by the Sky Screen.
Some statistically verified the types of Honkai beasts and zombies.
Some were records of Honkai incident locations and frequencies in specific regions.
Others contained speculation about the Herrschers.
There were also proposals for new concepts in anti-Honkai weapon research, explorations into genetics, and even possible connections between the Stellar Alliance, the future, and the present…
Expert Vill-V read with intense focus.
Sometimes frowning, sometimes surprised.
Occasionally even shocked.
She didn't sleep at all that night.
The next morning, around eight o'clock or so.
The pink sleepyhead who'd been snoozing until now, as usual, tried to sneakily twist open Kiana's door. Even if it was locked, she could always use her powers to unlock it.
Easy Peasy.
But today, she was surprised.
Not only was Kiana's door not locked,
but as soon as she entered, instead of finding a white kitten asleep on the bed, she saw a stunningly beautiful young woman with an incredible figure, surrounded by scattered documents all over the floor.
Well, what's this all about?
"Who are you?" Elysia asked, curious.
It definitely wasn't because Vill-V was also a breathtaking beauty.
She just wanted to know what relationship this girl in Kiana's room had with Kiana.
Kiana had clearly returned to her own room to sleep last night.
So how come someone else was in here now?
Doesn't make sense~
"Herrscher of Origin, Elysia?" Expert Vill-V looked up, slight dark circles under her eyes, and met Elysia's gaze.
The dark circles didn't matter.
She could pull all-nighters for days on end without any issue.
Having multiple personalities had its perks.
To be honest, before this, her impression of Elysia would've likely been the same as her impression of Kiana—just another test subject of Fire Moth, labeled a Herrscher and used in their deification project.
But now!
Having fully grasped the truth of this world, looking at Elysia, she couldn't help but feel even more astonished.
A Herrscher…
An actual Herrscher!
And not just any Herrscher—one as special as the Finality. The Origin!
Could beings like the Herrschers still even be considered human?
But on the surface, they seemed pretty much the same…
Perhaps that made it all the more bewildering.
If you only looked at appearances, Expert Vill-V had to admit, she couldn't see anything unusual.
Aside from the fact that every Herrscher seemed extraordinarily beautiful and stunning, there really didn't seem to be any difference.
Expert Vill-V was meticulous.
She took things seriously.
Even the classified documents Kiana had casually pulled out earlier came in thick stacks.
They covered the entire world.
Naturally, if she were to read every single one… it would take a lot of time.
Even now, several hours later, she still hadn't finished.
She wasn't good at explaining things, so she just nodded at Elysia as a greeting. As for how she got here or why she was here, she'd let Kiana explain that.
She lowered her head and continued reading the documents.
She looked like she was gradually working herself to death.
Elysia couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.
She decided to stay.
Curious, she scooted over, sat down beside Vill-V, pushed some of the documents aside, propped her cheek up with her right hand, tilted her head slightly, and studied Vill-V.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"Vill-V," Vill-V replied without looking up.
"What are you doing?" Elysia asked again.
"Reading various nations' top-secret documents," Expert Vill-V answered truthfully.
She wasn't as flashy as the Great Magician; instead, she came off more like a serious scholar, completely focused on her task.
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