Honkai Impact 3rd, but I have too many mods.

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"Were you abducted a few times when you were a child?"

"This question has nothing to do with dreams, right?"

"Just trying to ease the tension." Möbius glanced at Liu Bai with a half-smile. "Go on, and then what?"

"I just followed him... I don't know why, but it was really tiring to follow him. I think I collapsed from exhaustion after we reached the door of a small room—and then I woke up."

You're awake my ass!

Liu Bai, Natasha, and Kujo Sara were all internally complaining.

You slept in so early this morning, didn't you!

"A mundane dream. Have you had similar dreams before?"

Mebius put away his pen and paper as if he had lost interest.

"I've had it before, but the memory wasn't as clear as this time, and the last thing that came to mind was always my mother... Um, does that mean it's a kind of illness?"

When Mebius said that, Kiana immediately connected the two.

"Did your mother send me here because you dreamt about me?"

"Yeah, you were biting your nails in your dream."

Möbius turned and walked into the laboratory.

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old? If you're going to be perfunctory, at least be serious!" Kiana said indignantly.

“Drink this all in one gulp, and it will cure you.” Mebius took a beverage bottle, about 600 milliliters in size and filled with a gray liquid, from the cabinet next to him.

Sara: "...?"

Liu Bai Natasha: "?!"

Gray liquid?

"Dr.! This isn't a good idea, is it?" Realizing what that thing was probably, Liu Bai and Natasha came out at the same time to stop it—of course, Liu Bai was the main force.

“It’s really not good…” Josara nodded as well.

If I remember correctly, that color is somewhat similar to the Honkai pheromones I used before.

Can this be used by a Herrscher?

The Herrscher can't control it, right?

"What's wrong?" Mebius frowned.

"Um... isn't this dosage a bit too aggressive?"

Upon hearing Liu Bai's words, Kiana, who had initially thought it didn't matter, glanced at the bottle and nodded.

It seems that's true; the gray medicine looks awful.

If it's Coke or Sprite, chugging it down from the bottle isn't a big deal.

"...Are there any other treatment options?"

"Then come up here and have surgery. If you don't want surgery, go back to hitting that thing from yesterday."

"...Then I'll go fight that thing."

Kiana thought about it rationally for a moment.

Fighting that thing was tiring, but it was also a real test of my combat skills.

She may be lazy, but she still knows how to train. Most of the time, she's just lazy because she lacks a reason to convince herself to get moving.

Curing illness is a good example of hard work.

Kiana ran back to the basement where she had been staying the day before with practiced ease.

"You guys come in."

Liu Bai and the other two exchanged glances and followed Mebius inside.

"Hmm... what's this smell?"

A somber smell permeated Möbius's laboratory.

None of the three of them felt comfortable with the smell.

“I did a little experiment before.” Möbius’s tone remained nonchalant. “Let’s talk about Kiana. Come on, our gentle and handsome guy, do it and listen carefully.”

"That's going too far as a joke."

Liu Bai, Natasha, and Sara sat obediently like primary school students listening to a lesson.

"But before we get down to business, Doctor, are you serious?"

You're telling Kiana to chug that huge bottle of Love Elixir in one go?

"Don't you think letting Kiana's mind spiral out of control within a manageable range is a good approach?"

Mebius sneered.

Out of control within a controllable range... Does "controllable" refer to me?

Liu Bai inexplicably felt that there was some truth to what was said.

The situation was deliberately out of control, and then Liu Bai acted as insurance... Whether it's yandere or fanaticism, it's a kind of psychological vulnerability.

"No messing around, let's get down to business."

"Okay, let's get down to business. It doesn't seem serious at the moment," Mebius said bluntly.

"Isn't this serious?" Josara was a man of few words. "It's not impossible for that state to directly become a law, is it?"

“Yes, although it’s still a hair’s breadth away from being serious, it’s not serious at the moment.” Mebius nodded, showing no intention of changing his judgment. “The lawification is just the most outward manifestation. The process of lawification within… you can understand it as a mental struggle, a struggle between human will and the negative consciousness of the Herrscher and the Honkai.”

“According to Kiana, her dream was very peaceful,” Bai added.

"Yes, judging from her condition, Kiana is indeed only a hair's breadth away from becoming a Herrscher, but the consciousness of a Herrscher has not yet been born."

Mebius continued.

"However, it's not quite what I expected. Kiana's current state is partly due to her optimistic nature, but on the other hand, the former Herrscher Sirin may not have woken up yet... or she may be dead."

After the physical body is destroyed, whether the Herrscher's spirit can still cling to the core is a matter of 50/50.

"Um... I don't think I'm dead," Bai said, raising his hand.

After all, he had received a notification of Sirin's favorability towards him.

"And they might even be quite active?"

Everyone else could trigger the affection level indicator, but Kiana, being so clueless, didn't trigger it at all.

"reason?"

"Feel."

“This is a science laboratory.” Möbius glared at Liu Bai.

"Eeeeeeeeeee—!"

Suddenly, a woman's wailing echoed from a deeper laboratory room.

And for some reason, there seemed to be a hint of pleasure in those wails?

"???"

Kujo Sara reacted the most, her eyes immediately changing.

Is this some kind of human experimentation inside the World Snake?

Although Natasha didn't react much, she heard a familiar sound amidst the incoherent wailing of the woman.

popping.

Möbius clapped his hands.

"Danzhu and Cangxuan are probably watching a horror movie. Don't pay any attention to them."

"……Um."

Natasha hesitated for a moment, but nodded nonetheless. Her long-standing work experience told her not to meddle in such matters.

After a brief hesitation, Kujo Sara decided to remain silent.

Sure enough, the World Snake was conducting human experiments.

However, for the sake of the general... we cannot afford to break ties with the World Serpent yet.

What a disgrace...

"I have a feeling that you're doing something bad, Doctor."

Liu Bai's approach was completely wrong.

Why does that voice... have a hint of eroticism?

Mr. Liu Bai?

Kujo Sara never expected that Ryuhaku would speak up against Mebius at this moment.

As expected, I hadn't misjudged him, but what if a conflict broke out at this time...?

"Oh... even lab mice have to concern themselves with their owners' affairs?"

Mebius narrowed his eyes dangerously.

"Goo-ooh! Too much! Add a little less."

"Please keep your voice down, senior. We didn't mean to, but the doctor said we have to pour this whole bottle down."

This time, the screams were even more agonizing.

then……

Natasha silently covered her ears.

Ah, that's right, that scream came from a jackal.

Kujo Sara: “…”

This time, Kujo Sara, who had just been deeply indignant about human experimentation, also realized that something seemed off about the tone.

"Um...brother, the bottle."

The word "bottle" reminded Natasha of the bottle she had just seen.

Liu Bai also thought of this matter and fell silent, glancing at the unidentified liquid on Mebius's glove.

Upon closer inspection, it does appear to contain some gray liquid...

"Are you giving me medicine again?"

"Hmm..." Mebius's expression, which had been dangerous, instantly softened, turning into a mischievous smile.

"Liu Bai, have you ever thought about something?"

"……What's up?"

"If the goal is to absorb the medication, there is a place in the body where absorption efficiency is higher than when taken orally."

Mebius's words sent a chill down Natasha's spine.

Could it be a jackal...?

No, no way, doing something like this is just too twisted...

"...And the conclusion?"

Liu Bai, who also realized what had happened, pondered for a moment and then asked a serious question.

"Based on the current sample, it should be acceptable, but due to the special nature of the sample, the conclusion is not yet reliable."

Mebius chuckled and shifted his gaze to Natasha.

"That concludes the business. Raven, it's time to get to work."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Natasha took a few steps back in fear.

Liu Bai's expression was a mixture of shock and anticipation.