This tranquility was broken by a casual remark.
“Mobius, it’s midnight.
Happy coming-of-age ceremony.”
Mobius temporarily put aside the invitation issue and turned to look.
At the entrance of the hall.
A young man, seemingly unchanged despite nearly ten years having passed, stood there, holding a cake.
Shiro shook the cake in his hand, his eyebrows slightly raised as he looked at the cool Damselette, whose figure was even more accentuated by her standing up.
Her long green hair almost reached her waist, and her golden earrings reflected a subtle shimmer under the light.
Her beautiful, indifferent face was tinged with an air of asceticism and danger.
It made people instinctively feel a reluctance to approach.
However, having spent nearly ten years together, Shiro was long accustomed to Mobius’s expressions and demeanor.
It must be said, after raising her for almost ten years.
The former Mobius and her current self had undergone significant changes.
The former Mobius might have only had the desire to explore evolution in her heart.
But now, she had a hint of attachment.
Hearing the address “Mobius,” the Damselette slightly frowned.
But seeing Shiro’s faintly smiling expression, she feigned indifference and looked away.
“What’s this year’s gift?”
“As a coming-of-age gift, there will naturally be a special present.”
Shiro deliberately spoke in a tone that aroused great curiosity.
However, the Damselette named Mobius had strong self-restraint regarding curiosity, appearing as if she absolutely wouldn’t ask if he didn’t tell her.
“How uncute.”
Shiro said, placing his hand on Mobius’s head and gently ruffling her hair.
“The gift is simple.
First, close your eyes.”
As Shiro’s words fell, Mobius obediently closed her eyes.
There was no hesitation in between.
This was the emotion cultivated over ten years of companionship.
Shiro looked at Mobius, raised his hand, and the terrifying Honkai Energy was as pliable as an arm in Shiro’s hand.
This was also why Shiro had barely changed for nearly ten years.
Like in the simulator before, unless one had Talents related to life, or started as a long-lived species, or was strong enough to extend their lifespan.
Otherwise, if one started as an ordinary human, they would age like ordinary people as time passed, eventually dying in the simulation.
As for the Transmigrator Shiro template, putting aside the inherent Transmigration ability, in terms of lifespan, it was no different from an ordinary person.
But Shiro didn’t expect the combined chemical reaction of Top Adaptability + Celestial Dragon + Child of Destiny to be so intense.
[God gave me classics, understanding to deconstruct all things, recreating miracles, King of Laws.]
If Shiro wanted to, he could ascend to the seat of the Herrscher of Reason.
But this was the Previous Era, and Shiro dared not gamble that he could break free from the control of Honkai.
Therefore, he did not ascend to the Herrscher’s throne, but controlling Honkai Energy was still no problem for him.
He knew that Mobius, on her path to pursuing evolution, would inevitably deal with Honkai.
Therefore, Shiro directly controlled Honkai Energy to Crystalize into high-concentration Honkai Crystal, placed in a container.
“Alright, here you go.
Happy birthday!”
When Mobius reopened her eyes, her gaze carefully scrutinized the sealed container in Shiro’s hand.
“This is?!”
Facing the Mobius whose pupils were trembling slightly, Shiro said, “I believe you know what’s in my hand.
I’m giving it to you as a coming-of-age gift, but you must be careful when researching it.”
Meeting Shiro’s concerned gaze, the Damselette felt a sense of satisfaction and warmth that she hadn’t even realized herself.
A moment later, Shiro opened the cake, revealing its shape.
Eighteen candles, plus a small Mobius figure carved from Chocolate in the center.
It was a perfectly scaled-down replica, lifelike.
Mobius gazed at the birthday cake before her.
Before she was nine, she had never received such a celebratory ceremony.
Instead, it was this unfamiliar young man she met when she was nine who had been raising her ever since he found her.
At first, Mobius thought the other party had some strange fetish.
After all, purely based on appearance, she considered herself not bad.
However, after nearly ten years of interaction, the other party didn’t seem to have such thoughts.
“What’s wrong?”
Noticing Mobius was slightly lost in thought, Shiro asked.
Without speaking, Mobius leaned forward slightly and blew out the candles.
After the so-called wish ceremony was completed, Mobius softly said, as if attending a regular job interview, “The United Nations Organization has sent an invitation, asking me to participate in a secret meeting.”
Shiro’s expression shifted slightly.
United Nations Organization?
It seems this is the predecessor of the Flame-Chasers.
“I plan to accept the invitation, to pursue and research the secrets they told me.”
After stating her decision, Mobius looked at Shiro.
She seemed to be seeking his opinion.
Shiro knew that if he refused, Mobius would most likely give up on going.
But Shiro wouldn’t, because he knew that if Mobius wanted to advance further in her current Domain, she needed to learn cutting-edge knowledge, which was not available in outside libraries or online.
“Mobius, go ahead and do it boldly, I support you!”
Looking at Shiro’s encouraging and supportive expression, the Damselette lowered her head slightly.
“Mhm.”
…
[After the coming-of-age ceremony, Mobius decided to accept the invitation from the predecessor organization of the Flame-Chasers.]
[She agreed to the United Nations Organization’s request to participate in relevant research as a renowned scholar from the Mu Continent.]
[You are well aware of this.]
[You are very clear in your heart that the wheels of Previous Era history are about to start turning.]
[The night the birthday ended]
[Mobius quietly opened your room door]
[The Mobius, who would represent the Infinite Remembrance in the future, unlike her usual indifference, with a strikingly alluring charm, offered her first Bloom to you.]
[The next day, she left without a word, carrying your scent, and departed from the city named “Atlantis.”]
[Although you felt a little melancholic after the Mobius you lived with daily left, you weren’t overly sad, because you knew you would eventually reunite in the organization known as the Flame-Chasers.]
Although if one insisted on going, it would be possible with Mobius’s current identity.
But honestly, the predecessor of the Flame-Chasers was very useful for scientists like Mobius.
But for you, who are not a scholar, it’s better than nothing.
[Ultimately, you chose to take advantage of the remaining time to meet the Thirteen Flame-Chasers while they were still ordinary people.]
[According to the events in your Remembrance, you arrived at the city of Vostok 51.]
[But you searched all the orphanages in the city and found no little girl matching Elysia’s characteristics.]
Impossible?
Has she not fallen yet?
In that case, Mobius seems to be quite a bit older than Elysia (big fog).
[You began to wait near this city, until one day, that power representing the Origin continuously slid across the sky, Breakthrough the atmosphere, until it fell somewhere outside the city.]
[You followed the traces of Honkai Energy.]
[Ultimately, you successfully found the Incarnation of the Origin power—a pink-haired infant girl.]