Elysia went to find Vill-V.
Yu Muyang spent two quiet days.
On the third day, Elysia returned with a beautiful woman full of ambition by her side.
The moment they got back, Elysia came straight to Yu Muyang.
Yu Muyang was surprised she had handled Vill-V so quickly.
But coming to him first—what was this about?
Shouldn’t she report to the higher-ups first?
[Why come to me first?
The higher-ups are a bunch of petty people.
If Elysia doesn’t tell them soon, they’ll probably start making things difficult for her and the others next time.]
[So this is Vill-V?
So fair… no, so big… wait, that’s not right either.
I’ve finally met the person who stood at the peak of human intellect in the Previous Civilization.
I should find a chance to get on good terms with her.
Maybe I can even pick one of the Divine Keys for myself later.]
Who was talking?
Vill-V raised an eyebrow and looked around.
But there was no one else nearby.
Besides the three of them, the place was empty.
Even though she hadn’t known Elysia long, Vill-V understood that Elysia was the type to say whatever was on her mind.
And this voice clearly wasn’t Elysia’s.
That left only one possibility…
Vill-V looked at Yu Muyang.
She blinked, staring curiously at the clean-looking young man in front of her.
Eliminate every possibility, and whatever remains—no matter how unlikely—must be the truth.
As if to confirm her thought, Yu Muyang scratched his face and looked back at her in confusion.
[Why does Teacher Big V keep staring at me?
We shouldn’t know each other.]
[Could it be one of her other personalities?
At this point she should still have some split-personality issues, but the personalities haven’t fully appeared yet, right?]
Vill-V was certain now.
It was the man in front of her.
For a moment she felt a little shocked.
She didn’t understand how it worked, but judging by the content of those words, they were his inner thoughts!
Although the discovery surprised her, Vill-V was smart enough not to say anything out loud.
Right then, Elysia turned and winked at her.
Vill-V understood at once.
Elysia could hear them too.
“Look, this is the genius I caught.
From today on we’re companions.
I’m going to talk to the higher-ups first.
You keep a close eye on her and don’t let her run away, okay~”
Yu Muyang suddenly understood.
So she just wanted him to watch Vill-V for a while.
That explained it.
He gave Elysia an OK sign.
She smiled and turned to leave.
Before going, she glanced at Vill-V one more time.
Understanding the hint, Vill-V looked at Yu Muyang.
He was an interesting person.
She had no intention of telling him she could hear his thoughts.
Besides, she was curious why he already knew her name at their first meeting.
She was also very interested in a few terms he had used.
Peak of human intellect, Previous Civilization, Current Civilization, and those split personalities that almost no one knew about.
According to him, the civilization they were living in now was the so-called Previous Civilization?
That meant this civilization would eventually be destroyed.
And he not only knew about the Previous Civilization—he also knew about the next one that would come after.
He was important.
Important to her as well.
That was Vill-V’s judgment.
Once she had thought it through, she put on what she considered a friendly smile.
“My name is Vill-V.
Nice to meet you.”
Yu Muyang was a little surprised that she took the initiative to greet him.
Out of politeness and goodwill, he introduced himself as well.
“I’m Yu Muyang, a member of the Second Squad.”
Looking at the gentle smile on Vill-V’s face, his thoughts started to wander.
[It seems all the people who stood at the peak of human intellect in the Previous Civilization were beautiful women.]
[Vill-V is not only extremely smart, she also has many personalities.
The true Vill-V is especially gentle and reserved.
She’d make a great girlfriend.]
[Plus she has one very obvious advantage—they’re really big.]
Vill-V narrowed her eyes slightly and unconsciously straightened her back a little.
Yu Muyang quickly looked away.
[Don’t tell me she saw what I was thinking from my eyes?]
[As expected of someone at the absolute peak of intelligence.
She noticed even that!]
The corner of Vill-V’s mouth lifted slightly.
Watching this man whose mouth and heart didn’t match, she found him quite amusing.
So under her deliberate questioning, she got a lot of the information she wanted.
This world was indeed different from what she had seen.
The Honkai disaster was clearly powerful.
An entire civilization had been destroyed by it.
Herrschers, Herrscher Cores, the Thirteen Flame-Chasers—she managed to draw all of it out of him.
The more she learned, the more interested she became in this world.
While the two of them were talking eagerly, Elysia returned.
With her came Mobius, who had very heavy dark circles under her eyes.
The moment Mobius arrived, the resentment in her gaze landed on Yu Muyang without any attempt to hide it.
Yu Muyang felt completely confused.
Elysia clapped her hands.
“Under the guarantee of the almighty beautiful girl Elysia, as long as Vill-V passes Mobius’s review, she can join the Flame-Chasers~”
[Oh, I remember now.]
As soon as Elysia finished speaking, Yu Muyang’s inner voice reached the ears of all three women.
They looked at him curiously, but only glanced briefly before looking away again.
Mobius waved a hand.
“Hurry up and get it done.
People are coming to my lab soon.”
“Your lab still has people coming?”
Hearing Elysia’s words, Mobius shot her a look, then went along with it.
“I took a liking to two little ones.
I’m bringing them into the lab.”
“What kind of people could catch your eye, Mobius?
I definitely have to go see them later♪~”
“Tch.
Two little clowns.
Might as well raise a couple of monkeys in the lab.”
[Fuxi and Nuwa?
Mobius already has her eyes on them this early!]
[Poor little ones.
When I have time I must go meet them and buy them more milk tea.
Call it sympathy from a fellow worker.]
Elysia looked at Mobius.
Mobius gave a tiny, almost invisible nod.
Vill-V saw the small exchange between the two and immediately understood that the green-haired woman could also hear Yu Muyang’s thoughts.
“Enough with the nonsense.
Vill-V, come with me.
The review needs to be recorded.
The examination room is ready.
Yu Muyang, you come too.”
Mobius tossed her head in her usual tsundere way and turned to leave.
Yu Muyang didn’t know why he needed to go along for something like this, but under the pushing of both Elysia and Vill-V, he followed Mobius.