"Now that's more like it."
Hearing Snake's awkward request to protect Lynelle, Kevin's face immediately lit up with understanding.
"Hmph... Little lackey, even if it's been fifty thousand years, you don't need to be this talkative."
Seeing Kevin's expression, Mobius felt herself getting a bit flushed.
"If you really like her that much, I suggest you confess it openly sooner rather than later." However, perhaps because he was in a good mood, Kevin was also speaking more than usual.
"After all, you know, since she's the daughter of you and Elysia, she must have inherited Elysia's traits... From what I know, she's probably quite popular in the current era."
"Don't need you to butt in." Snake let out a light humph. "Who she likes has nothing to do with me, I don't care."
"Uh..."
"I said I don't care!"
"Alright, alright, alright..." Kevin hastily dropped the topic, mainly because he felt if he said any more, he might really lose his composure.
How to put it? Although Dr. Mobius's intelligence is peerless, when it comes to emotions... she's really quite adorable.
"So, why did you suddenly knock Lynelle out and take over her..."
"Don't ask about the rest. I just have two demands." Hearing Kevin return to the main subject, Snake's tone turned serious.
"First, protect this child's safety. If you don't want to see that utterly terrible Project Stigma succeed, then this child is an essential part of the equation... You could say she is the core of Project Ember."
"I'm aware of that." Kevin nodded. "But, if I remember correctly, didn't she also inherit your resurrection ability?"
"She's still not allowed to die! Ahem, I mean..." Realizing her slip, Snake awkwardly turned her head away.
"Abusing resurrection warps a person's psyche, making them gradually lose awareness of the weight of life, even their own."
"Kevin, you wouldn't want that child's mental state to develop problems, would you? Although I don't care about her, but..."
"Of course I don't. You can rest assured on that point. Without affecting Project Stigma, I will do my utmost to protect her."
Kevin nodded and said, "Also, Mobius, you don't need to keep repeating that you don't care about Lynelle. I am deeply aware of that fact now..."
"Tch... Second demand."
Mobius didn't acknowledge his comment, instead speaking somewhat unnaturally: "Find a way to get Lynelle to come to the Elysian Realm. I mean, have her true body come here."
"?"
Although Kevin's expression didn't change, Mobius could still sense his intense confusion.
"Hey, you don't suspect I just miss her, or want to do something to her, do you?"
Seeing Kevin's face, which practically had his inner thoughts written all over it, Snake immediately felt a surge of anger.
"I said I don't care about her! This is that Elysia's request!"
Up to this point, Dr. Mobius had repeated three times that she didn't care about Lynelle, and twice that she was indifferent about Lynelle's affairs.
Just based on that ratio... it's really rare to see someone Mobius values so highly...
Kevin thought silently to himself.
Seeing Kevin still wearing an expression of disbelief, Mobius, though fuming, continued, "Elysia said that only by having Lynelle's true body enter the Elysian Realm can she teach her some special methods for using her abilities. Furthermore, the inheritance of most Signets also requires her to come in person."
"Um, Mobius..."
Kevin finally couldn't help but interject. "Actually... just one minute before you took over the account, Lynelle and I were discussing this very thing."
"Discussing what?" Mobius hadn't caught on yet.
"About her true body going to the Elysian Realm."
"Huh?"
"Lynelle said she plans to return to World Serpent with Miss Seele who's about to fuse with the Herrscher of Death core. Partly to seek advice from Vill-V on how to handle dual personalities—"
Kevin thought for a moment and said, "Although Lynelle didn't say it explicitly, I guess she'd also been wanting to go to the Elysian Realm in person for a while."
"There's such a thing?" Mobius's eyes widened. "Then why didn't I receive the memory of this conversation just now…"
"Maybe she wanted to surprise you?"
"Oh…" Mobius let out a soft humph. "This girl, always doing unnecessary things…"
Watching Mobius, who wore a disdainful expression yet the strand of Lynelle's hair on her head was swaying excitedly, Kevin figured he might as well take everything she said with a grain of salt.
"If this little pink mouse has already made arrangements with you all, then I've been meddling for nothing…"
Compared to before, Mobius's tone was slightly uplifted, clearly in extremely high spirits.
"Well then, that's settled. I'll return to the Elysian Realm first and wait for this little pink mouse to deliver herself to my doorstep."
"Wait a moment." Kevin quickly stopped Mobius, who was about to leave.
"Regarding Lynelle's identity… I still have some things I'd like to confirm with you."
"What…" Mobius's gaze instantly sharpened.
"Even now, you still doubt her identity? Or are you saying that I, as a memory construct, no longer have the qualification to vouch for 'the original' who may or may not be dead?"
Whoa, I just mentioned one thing, do you have to be this angry?
Looking at this overly protective snake, Kevin's cheek twitched slightly.
"I don't doubt Lynelle's identity. After all, her abilities are completely genuine. I just wanted to ask if her true origin is that of a 'Sprout of Desire,' catalyzed by another Mobius, based on Elysia's existence?"
"Frankly, it's hard for me to imagine that a mere replica of Elysia could use the Authority of Origin so smoothly, almost as if this power was meant for her from the start…"
"Don't ask me, I don't know."
Snake turned her face away. "Who knows what she did to Elysia… Anyway, her body did indeed come from me. I've personally verified that fact countless times."
"Personally… verified?"
"Don't worry about how it was verified. In short, the scenario you mentioned isn't impossible, but I can't be bothered to delve deeply into this child's origins."
Snake slowly retracted the erosion energy spread throughout Lynelle's body, leaving behind a single sentence drifting within the space.
"After all, from what I've seen so far, this Lynelle... I can barely tolerate her... That's enough."
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