Mobius watched the two sisters before her, her mind quietly calculating…
Useless? No, for now she couldn't assume there was no connection at all.
A scientist's rigor was still necessary.
She'd observe a little longer. Maybe find time to test the other core?
Mobius gave Vya another physical examination, the results nearly identical to yesterday's.
Seemed this experiment was ending rather abruptly too.
But… if one had discerning eyes, they might see that among the countless threads piercing the Herrscher of Reason's core, one faint strand had quietly transferred itself onto Vya.
…
"Um… Mobius~ There's one more thing I need to trouble you with~"
Elysia clasped her hands together, asking with a hint of anticipation.
"No time. Don't ask me."
Mobius sat in her chair, not looking up as she continued writing something on an experiment report.
"Aren't you even going to hear what it is?"
Elysia leaned in a little closer.
"No."
Mobius's tone was firm. At the same time, she pushed off with her legs, swiveling the chair around to face away from Elysia.
"But I have a mission tomorrow, you see. It's not really suitable for Vya to stay with me, so I was hoping you could help look after her~"
Elysia circled around to face Mobius again, grabbing the armrests of the chair and leaning down until she was almost on top of Mobius.
"There's a symposium on the Mu Continent tomorrow. I don't have time."
Mobius looked up, meeting Elysia's gaze directly, her eyes full of impatience.
"Oh, could you take Vya along with you then?"
"…"
Mobius fell silent for a moment, her gaze shifting to Vya standing to the side.
The little girl was sitting obediently on a chair, her white hair fading to pink glowing softly under the lights.
Feeling Mobius's eyes on her, Vya looked up, her expression utterly innocent.
Why didn't Elysia go ask Blanca? Blanca was clearly the better choice.
Mobius grumbled inwardly.
But she quickly understood Elysia's intention—this pink-haired woman wanted her to get along better with Vya.
And Blanca did have to take care of Griseo, she really couldn't be in two places at once.
In the end, Mobius silently relented.
She let out a soft 'tch' as her agreement.
That boring conference… maybe she'd run into some interesting people. If not… having this kid around wouldn't be bad, especially without Elysia bothering her…
It would also be a good chance to continue observing closely for a while.
As for the person MOTH was looking for… heh…
What followed was Elysia's instructions. She fussed like a worried mother, detailing everything:
"Mobius, remember to teach Vya to read, and also, you have to tell her stories."
"Alright, alright, I don't need you to tell me how."
Mobius was a bit annoyed. She waved her hand to tell Elysia to stop.
Teaching a child? For Mobius, that would be a piece of cake.
That night…
"Sister, when will you be back…?"
Vya tugged at Elysia's hand.
"Don't worry~ Just be good and follow Sister Mobius, okay? As soon as you both come back, I'll come get you, alright?"
"Mhm, okay~"
Vya nodded obediently.
"Good, good, off to sleep now. You have to get up early tomorrow~"
Elysia lifted Vya onto the bed, gently patting her back.
"Mhm."
Vya closed her eyes just like before. Nestled in Elysia's arms, she thought she'd lie awake like she used to.
But this time felt a little different.
Faintly, a glimmer of white light flashed across Vya's eyes.
Then, she was in a space of pure white.
"Brother, it's you~"
Vya cried out in delight.
Before her stood a familiar blue-haired young man, his figure slightly hazy in the pure white space.
"Huh? You still remember me?"
The young man seemed surprised but asked with a smile.
"Mhm. After meeting Sister, I actually remembered a lot of things."
"You found your sister?"
"Mhm, mhm."
Vya nodded happily, then continued asking.
"Last time I asked, you still didn't tell me your name?"
"Name… it's fine, that's not important."
The young man smiled, crouching down to meet Vya's eye level.
"Remember what I asked last time? What will you do after finding your sister?"
"Vya wants to be helpful to Sister…"
Vya tilted her head, thinking.
"Mhm, you're such a good kid."
The young man praised her without reserve.
"So how do you plan to do that?"
"How…"
"How to do it…"
Vya bit her lower lip, a flicker of confusion in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by determination.
"I think… like Sister said, study hard!"
"Haha, very good. Then you must study very hard."
"Mhm!"
"Mhm, it's getting late. We'll meet again next time."
"Goodbye, Brother!"
Vya opened her eyes. Before her was still Elysia's beautiful sleeping face.
Her mind began to recall things about the blue-haired young man. It was strange, but this wasn't the first time it had happened.
Not long ago, she had seen someone else too—a sister…
One day, Vya was still walking aimlessly. It was in some city. Under a gloomy gray sky, towering buildings stood like giants. Suddenly, noises came from far away, and Vya felt an aura very similar to her sister's from that direction.
Even though it was quite different, she still headed that way.
She saw all sorts of metal boxes and people, but no one noticed her.
But with one final rumble, the aura vanished. Once again, Vya had no direction.
What was that place called? Vya forgot. Something-something 'lin'—she hadn't learned many characters. She only remembered a scorched big tree there, standing alone in the center of the ruins. (T/N: Yeah idk what this is)
Just as Vya turned a corner in disappointment, she saw a blue-haired young man looking up at the sky. His shadow stretched long in the setting sun, almost enveloping Vya entirely.
Vya looked up at the sky too, but saw nothing. The gray sky didn't even have a single bird flying.
"Brother, what are you looking at?"
"…"
The young man looked at Vya, puzzled.
"You can see me?"
"What do you mean? I don't understand…"
Of course she could see him. Even though the white light around him was a bit dim, it was gentle.
"Oh, it's nothing. Little sister, what are you doing here all alone?"
"Looking for Sister."
"Looking for your sister? And after you find her?"
"Vya doesn't know yet."
"Well then, I wish little Vya finds her soon."
"Mhm, thank you, Brother."
"Oh, Brother, what's your name?"
Huh?
Vya looked up again, but found nothing there.
As if it had all been her illusion.
…
…
And so, the girl began her studies.
…
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