"…You passed the interview. Next, get ready to start working." After taking a break from the fight, Saria nodded to Sakura and spoke.
To be honest, Saria herself hadn't encountered someone like Sakura before—someone who could catch her punches and fight back and forth with her for so long.
So, after passing the previous interview process, she decided to pass Sakura after this fight.
"Yes."
Hearing this, Sakura nodded gently.
At the same time, the voice of the system in her mind sounded again:
[Ding! The task has been completed, and the task reward has been issued to the host space.]
Upon hearing the system's voice, a quick flash of joy appeared in Sakura's eyes, but to prevent others from noticing anything unusual, she quickly suppressed the emotion.
"Congratulations, Sakura! Welcome to Rhine Lab!"
At that moment, Muelsyse, who had been watching the match from the sidelines, approached with a smile, wrapping her arm around Sakura's shoulder in congratulations.
"Yeah."
Faced with Muelsyse's enthusiasm, Sakura's eyes flashed with helplessness, though she responded with a gentle smile.
"Huh…"
Muelsyse, who had been holding back many complaints and was waiting for Sakura to finish the interview, suddenly swallowed all her words after seeing that smile.
Damn, what do I do when my new friend is so "gentle" and modest?
"...?"
Hearing the sound of an inhalation beside her, Sakura turned her face slightly, looking at her friend in confusion.
"It's nothing."
"Hmm?"
While the two were interacting, Saria suddenly interrupted.
"Someone will come to take you to arrange various matters later."
With that, Saria turned her gaze to Muelsyse, the meaning in her eyes clear.
Receiving her friend's unspoken message, Muelsyse blinked gently and then whispered to Sakura, "Then Sakura, go ahead and get busy. I'll catch up with you later when I have time!"
"Okay."
Knowing that both of them had tasks to attend to, Sakura didn't say much, simply nodding calmly in agreement.
Judging from the timing, with the two section chiefs being summoned by the Control Director at the same time, Sakura could probably guess the reason—it was likely related to the investigation of the [Hayden Laboratory].
Of course, Sakura didn't intend to intervene in this matter, at least not for now. After all, this issue didn't harm her, but instead would deepen the conflict between Saria and the Control Director.
Whether it was Sakura or Mobius, who both planned for Saria to leave, they were happy to see the conflict deepen, and wouldn't mind adding fuel to the fire.
As for why they were looking forward to Saria leaving Rhine Lab…
The reason had been mentioned before: Saria was too upright, and with her bond with the Control Director, Kristen Wright, if she stayed, she would influence the Control Director to some extent.
And while she affected the Control Director, she would naturally affect the entire Rhine Lab. In such a situation, it would be difficult to carry out certain actions.
Additionally, Mobius had one more reason than Sakura—her appreciation for Kristen Wright.
To be honest, among the gathering of "geniuses" at Rhine Lab, the only one Mobius respected and found suitable was Kristen Wright.
So, under this premise, she didn't mind helping this "genius" who had finally achieved greatness.
Of course, it wasn't as if Mobius would help personally. After all… wasn't Vill-V coming out? And this help wasn't free; it was a deal.
However, she believed that after witnessing her abilities, Kristen Wright would have no reason to refuse.
Besides, Mobius wasn't asking for much—just some "small" privileges and some cover.
After all, this wasn't Fire Moth, and some of the things she wanted to do couldn't be made public.
…
Finally, after saying goodbye to the two, Sakura followed the others out of the training room to make the final preparations for her new job.
"Sigh… What a good child. How did she end up in your Defense Section?"
Watching Sakura's back as she left, Muelsyse wiped away imaginary tears and spoke with emotion.
"…"
Glancing at someone who had started again, Saria's eyes couldn't help but show a trace of helplessness.
"Alright, since the interview is over, let's go find… the Control Director."
"Okay."
After listening to Saria's words, Muelsyse's expression instantly changed, returning to normal as he smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Then let's go."
After adjusting her clothes, Saria left the training room without hesitation.
"Wait for me!"
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Mobius already left the cafeteria, and was quickly making way toward her office.
After encountering that person today, she no longer planned to spend time outside during the daytime for the next few days. As for food… she would rely on instant noodles.
But thinking about that Green Snake, Mobius couldn't help but think of another even more annoyed person—Muelsyse. If her calculations were correct, that girl should have found out about her by now.
With that in mind, Mobius couldn't help but be on alert. It seems she would need to be more discreet in her laboratory for a while.
If Muelsyse saw or discovered anything, it would cause new problems.
Honestly, if the deal between Mobius and Kristen Wright was concluded, she would definitely request a highly confidential, uninterrupted lab.
…
After returning to her own lab, Mobius organized her materials and began preparing for experiments.
After all, Bianka now had some free time and should start preliminary experiments. And the preparations before the experiments were also very important.
Additionally, since she had to conduct a physical examination on Ifrit tonight, Mobius needed to complete these preparations early.