In the spacious laboratory, Elysia alone managed to hold three people at once.
“Yu, tell me, please. I really want to know.”
Yuji had nothing he could tell Elysia.
Tell her what?
That he had been knocked out and then had those things done to him?
Or about the argument between MEI and Mobius?
As for the deal between Mobius and MEI, he truly knew nothing about it.
At most, he only knew they had reached some kind of agreement.
MEI looked at the materials Mobius had handed her.
She was not worried about Elysia’s side at all, because she knew Mobius would step in.
Just as she expected, Mobius directly pulled Yuji behind her, completely ignoring Elysia’s pitiful look.
“Elysia, if you have nothing better to do, go train the new recruits. The laboratory is not a place for you to play.”
“Ara♪, Mobius, how could I be idle? This time I came to introduce some new friends to Yuji and the others.”
New friends?
Mobius did not care about any new friends.
She knew very well how popular Elysia was.
In fact, the entire Flame-Chasers knew about it.
That was Elysia’s habit of trying to befriend every pretty girl she met.
If she really introduced “new friends,” it would be better to just let her stay idle and play around in the lab.
“Yu, ignore what Elysia is saying. Come, let’s talk about something important.”
“What do you mean ignore what I’m saying? I finally managed to get that person’s contact information!”
Hearing this, Mobius stopped pulling Yuji.
She seemed to realize who the “new friend” Elysia was talking about.
She had known Elysia for some time.
Based on her understanding, very few people would refuse to give Elysia their contact information.
And Mobius happened to know one such person.
“Have you gone crazy? You know exactly how dangerous that person is!”
“Yes. But I think she and we have quite a few topics in common.”
Elysia had already made it clear enough.
She was talking about Vill-V.
After the Second Honkai, Vill-V discovered the Honkai and the organization known as the Flame-Chasers.
She believed that the current Honkai was caused by the Flame-Chasers, so she began secretly opposing them.
Whether the people of the Flame-Chasers were not smart enough, or Vill-V was simply too clever, the Flame-Chasers failed to catch her for a long time.
Until Elysia took an interest in her and directly dragged the hiding Vill-V out into the open.
After that, the Flame-Chasers conducted an investigation on her.
After Mobius’s review, she was locked up on the small island of P-21.
Even while locked up, Vill-V did not stay idle.
She conducted experiments on the island.
Later, Elysia fought for a new investigation for Vill-V, and Mobius also entered that island.
When Mobius discovered the experiments Vill-V had done, she felt wariness and killing intent for the first time.
Using her talent for creating weapons, Vill-V had crafted weapons with her bare hands and made the monkeys fight each other.
In the end, Elysia still protected Vill-V.
The higher-ups decided to let her go because of the design blueprints she had drawn on the beach during her free time.
Mobius deeply understood how dangerous Vill-V was.
Besides, Vill-V was currently acting as a “construction big sister.”
Yes, construction big sister.
Vill-V was currently building the Deep End, the place that had once locked up Aponia and Kalpas. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
When people mentioned Vill-V, the first thing that came to mind was the “one true god.” Her inventions had carried from the Previous Era all the way to the Current Era, and were still carrying hard even now.
For example, the various Divine Keys.
Yuji also understood that the two of them were talking about Vill-V.
When Elysia first mentioned a new friend, he had actually thought it was Eden.
After all, Eden would be holding a concert in three months, and the location was Nagazora City.
Elysia had met Eden at a concert after the outbreak of the First Honkai.
Their relationship had grown better and better after that.
Yuji thought she might have some internal news, or even internal tickets.
Only when the later words came out did he realize it was Vill-V.
“With her current situation, I don’t think you can bring her out.”
Mobius was very clear about Vill-V’s current condition and stated that it was impossible for Elysia to bring her out.
“So… I brought her contact information!”
“Contact information? Right now she doesn’t even…”
Before she could finish, Elysia took out a small device from her pocket.
After pressing the button, the device turned into… well, it seemed like nothing had changed at all.
“Huh? Strange, Vill-V said it would work like this?”
Elysia shook the device in her hand with some confusion.
Seeing no reaction, she patted it a couple of times.
“Let me try.”
Elysia handed the device to Yuji.
The moment Yuji took it, he somehow understood how to use it.
After a series of operations, he successfully activated the device.
MEI also came over out of curiosity because of the noise they were making.
Then, the device turned into a square box with a mirror surface.
When opened, the mirror showed the scene from Vill-V’s side.
“Congratulations╰(´︶`)╯! You have completed my trial! You are now qualified to communicate with me, the greatest magician of the entire century—Vill-V!”
“What ‘greatest magician’? You secretly eavesdropped on my laboratory and even openly provoked me.”
“Ara♪, Mobius, stop bringing up old scores.”
Just as Mobius said, when Elysia had dragged her out, she had been using homemade drones to eavesdrop on Mobius’s conversations.
Previously, Mobius had also helped the Flame-Chasers capture Vill-V, but in their battles of wits, Vill-V had always held the upper hand.
When Elysia caught her, she had even invited Vill-V, but unfortunately…
“It seems this audience member has a different opinion about my title. In that case, I shall personally perform a grand magic trick—the Great Disappearing-and-Appearing Person!”
As soon as the Vill-V in the mirror finished speaking, the entire device began to emit continuous smoke until it filled the whole laboratory, even triggering the fire safety system.
Then, the voice of Vill-V in the mirror gradually grew distant, only to suddenly become right next to them again.
“Tada! The magic performance is a success!”
As she spoke, Vill-V even bowed for the curtain call.
“Vill-V, cough cough, you bastard, how did you get out of there?!”
Mobius was a bit angry because of the smoke.
This was her laboratory.
Any substance entering or leaving had to pass her inspection.
In the entire First Research Institute, the most important place was her laboratory.
“Klein, put down whatever you’re working on and open the doors and windows!”
“Yes, Doctor, I’m coming right away!”
Klein hurriedly put down the experimental report in her hands, opened the doors and windows, and also turned on the air purification system.
Watching the smoke in the laboratory gradually dissipate, Mobius questioned the suddenly appearing Vill-V.
Meanwhile, Elysia turned her head, looked at the ceiling, looked out the window, then looked at the floor… well, she could not see the floor.
Elysia’s behavior directly told Mobius the truth.
Elysia, I hate you!
Vill-V turned in a circle, taking in everyone’s reactions.
When she saw Yuji, she knew that the carefully crafted surprise box had been opened by him.
“Hello, nice to meet you. You’ve already heard my self-introduction. Can you tell me how you unlocked my box?”
The moment MEI saw Vill-V, she felt that this person was a major enemy.
As for why… those large things were already moving.
“Miss Vill-V, please stay where you are. Until I can confirm how dangerous you are, I advise you not to move!”
MEI no longer dared to lower her guard.
She had relaxed twice today and been “home-raided” twice.
Well, once was almost home-raided.
Although MEI still was not clear about what her relationship with Yuji was—friends who could kiss?
More than friends but not yet lovers?—no matter what it was, if she got home-raided again, she would not be able to sit still.
“Miss MEI, correct? I’ve read your materials. Your papers are quite well-written. Oh right, and that unfinished paper of yours on the theory of relativity.”
MEI still wanted to say something, but Yuji stopped her.
MEI looked at him, and he shook his head, meaning she should not get into a war of words with Vill-V for now.
Vill-V was a genius, an unprecedented genius.
But the current her was less multiple personalities and more like performance.
Right now, Vill-V had not yet split herself into various personalities, but the prototypes of those personalities had already appeared.
In the future, every single one of Vill-V’s personalities could be called a genius, not to mention the current her.
Currently, it was the original Vill-V performing the Magician personality.
“MEI, I’ll share what I know with you later. But for now, let me handle this.”
MEI nodded and made a concession.
“Alright, alright, there’s no need to be so tense. I guarantee that Vill-V is very safe.”
Elysia stepped in to mediate at this moment.
“Elysia, I haven’t even held you accountable yet!”
Mobius said unhappily.
“What responsibility? Elysia doesn’t know anything about that~”
Elysia directly played dumb, then walked between Yuji and Vill-V.
Yuji looked at the Vill-V who was somewhat different from the one in his memories.
Right now she was not wearing that outfit from his memories, nor had she split into so many personalities.
He still remembered that the reason the current Vill-V had become like this was partly to suppress herself, and partly because she had once hated herself a lot.
Yes, hated.
When the past Vill-V was five years old, for some unknown reason she hated herself extremely and developed the idea of becoming another person.
Later, she actually got her wish.
Relying only on herself, she achieved something others could not—something similar to split personality, yet different from it.
“Vill-V, why did you come out this time?”
“To make friends, of course. Didn’t Elysia already say so? Besides, you still haven’t answered my question. How did you open my box?”
“How did I open it? I just touched it and knew how.”
Vill-V’s eyes suddenly lit up.
Then she took out a round ball, walked past Elysia, and came up to Yuji.
“Here, try this!”
Yuji took the round ball, played with it a couple of times, and then the ball went “bang” and burst out with a lot of confetti.
“Eh! You actually managed to bypass my surprise!”
The moment Yuji received the ball, he clearly knew what that “surprise” was.
This ball had many ways to open it, but if you did not open it in the one correct positive way and used any other method, the ball would only spray out ink.
“Forget it. Since Vill-V is here too, you should join us as well.”
“Join what?”
“The special team against the Honkai.”