"Hello."
"Please pay attention to the time, busy Saria. It's almost time for the appointment!"
After Saria answered the call, Muelsyse's helpless, teasing voice came through slowly.
Not paying attention to her friend's teasing tone, Saria looked at the time, calmed her emotions, and replied seriously, "I know, I'll be there right away."
"Okay, then I'll wait here first. Oh, by the way, I guess you haven't had lunch yet. I brought you something to eat; just come over."
After listening to Saria's reply, Muelsyse also set aside her playful demeanor and said, "...Well, thank you for the trouble."
Hearing this, Saria was slightly stunned. Her tense face relaxed, and her tone became much calmer. "Well, it's nothing. See you later!"
"See you later."
...
After the communication ended, Saria looked at the time again. Confirming that there wasn't much time left, she quickly gathered her thoughts and hurried to the agreed place.
In Saria's opinion, what happened to Ifrit today really threw her off balance...
Otherwise, how could someone who always abides by time almost be late?
Sure enough, emotions can affect people's judgment and make them irrational...
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Mobius's office——
Although Mobius guessed that those guys might have discovered Ifrit's abnormality earlier, it was too soon, and it was not appropriate to go out and investigate.
In addition, since the experiment and preparations for the evening were complete, Serpent took advantage of this "free time" to immerse herself in the knowledge of this world. As Mobius had said before, she had been in this world for too short a time, and there was too much knowledge to absorb. Moreover, much of this knowledge needed to be settled and practiced to be fully integrated.
So, whenever she had "free" time, she would immerse herself in learning.
You see, Mobius's studies were not only about creating an antidote but also about continuing to explore [infinity] in this world based on the memory and experience of "Mobius."
"Dongdong——"
However, just as Mobius was absorbed in her learning and did not hear anything, the door to the office was suddenly knocked.
"..."
Hearing the knock, Mobius glanced briefly, and upon recognizing who was outside, she completely lost the desire to open the door and lowered her eyes again to focus on the paper in her hand.
"Dongdong..."
With Mobius's inaction, the knock sounded again, but this time, it was much quieter than before, even carrying a hint of the knocker's guilt.
"..."
Despite this, Mobius, who was absorbed in her studies, did not even lift her eyelids.
What a joke. It would be strange if Mobius opened the door after discovering who was outside. That would be a complete waste of time.
Outside the door at this moment...
"Is she not in the office? But that's not right..."
Ho'olheyak, standing outside Mobius's office, looked a bit confused and hesitant.
To be honest, she still trusted her intelligence skills. However, if she believed in her intelligence now, it meant that the person inside was not absent but simply chose not to open the door for her.
After imagining Mobius's delicate face with a hint of disgust, Ho'olheyak suddenly felt it was more likely that she was deliberately ignoring her.
But this made her a bit puzzled and curious. If Mobius was not opening the door on purpose, how did she know it was her?
Was it some special technology or ancient ability?
However, Ho'olheyak did not dwell on this question for long. It was better to find a way to get in and see the person rather than think about it outside the door.
After organizing her words and clearing her throat, Ho'olheyak knocked on the door again and spoke.
"Knock knock—"
"Researcher Mobius, it's Ho'olheyak. We met in the cafeteria this morning. To make up for my previous recklessness, I brought a gift to visit you formally this time."
This time, Ho'olheyak even added a respectful title.
After all, she believed that someone like Mobius deserved her respect. Moreover, if she wanted to gain anything useful from him, she had to be more respectful.
However, Ho'olheyak soon realized that even after introducing herself, the door to Mobius's office remained unmoved. No sound could be heard inside, as if there was no one present.
If she hadn't investigated before coming here and found that Mobius had never left the office except for breakfast, she might have believed there was no one inside.
"..."
To be honest, Ho'olheyak felt really helpless now. This was the first time she had been turned away and felt so aggrieved.
Usually, she was the one who turned others away or threatened them... but now there was nothing she could do.
Ho'olheyak had a hunch that if she caused too much trouble, Mobius might silently crush her. She still trusted her hunch and intuition.
But due to her curiosity and thirst for knowledge, she had to see Mobius.
"Researcher Mobius, are you really not going to open the door? The gift I brought this time is something you would be interested in, unlike the research materials and papers that you can't see outside."
Due to several consecutive setbacks, Ho'olheyak's voice had dropped significantly and sounded somewhat uncertain. Although she had prepared the gift in advance, she had already suffered a setback at Mobius's hands that morning, so she had been reluctant to come over in the afternoon.
The reason she stood here now was because, after close contact with Mobius that morning, she had noticed a characteristic that made her want to learn more.
"Click..."
As time passed, Ho'olheyak even began to consider leaving when there was a slight noise in the office, and then the door opened.