"Wow...I didn't expect this. You didn't actually tie me up." Mobius looked quite shocked at the prospect that she wasn't tied up and sitting nearby unlike the Great Magician.
"What in tarnation is this!? Tie her up too Elysia!" Vill-V complained.
"~Don't worry, V! My Elf senses are tingling. Mobius is going to have the surprise of her life~." Elysia responded cheerfully
"What a shrewd reason. Nothing can faze me at this point." Mobius stated
"Except for Kouhai!" The Great Magician fought back.
"It was merely an act...To let his guard down."
Most of the Flame Chasers for the first time had a look of doubt at the green-haired scientist.
"That's one flimsy excuse." Origin Mei pointed out.
"...They're both unethical scientists, it would make sense if they got along with each other very well." Finality Kiana thought out loud.
"Miss Kiana...You're assumption is quite correct but to be strictly honest...I am more into Nuns." I say
"Does that include Pink Shrine Maidens and Ninjas too?" Kallen teased and both Sakuras perked up to that question.
"I refuse to answer that question." Their pink eyes plopped down in disappointment
"~Is Aponia included as well~." Elysia asked me
"Yes." She needs hugs.
The Nun was looking straight at me surprised that I instantly responded
It didn't matter what I said so I said what I really thought, Aponia wouldn't care...I am merely a stranger to her.
She's even looking at me with her red eyes...She must be very mad.
"So this is what wanting to commit a Sin feels like..." I hear Aponia whisper to herself.
My days really are numbered.
You're blind.
Kallen suddenly had a shocked face, "Cheater! I thought I was you're only Nun."
"Kallen...We're not even in a relationship."
"Oh god, if those two got together what type of nefarious creation would they make!" Telsa winced at the thought of two evil scientists working together.
"Hmmm...Miss Elysia would you please kindly move away the both of them." Welt politely asked.
"~There's nothing to worry about, Kouhai is tied up and my beautiful Diva is watching him like a hawk...Plus Mobius wouldn't do anything, right Moby-chan~."
"I told you multiple times, don't ever use that name!" Mobius coldly said.
"~So stingy as always Moby-chan~."
"Tsk."
"So mind waking up Kouhai?"
A voice echoed within the laboratory of the MANTIS, the snake caught her prey.
"Fufu, it seems I won you 'Magician'." Mobius reminded the Inventor
"Drats, I thought you would have been dumb enough to forget."
"That's clearly a terrible insult...Oh, we didn't even decide what the prize was."
"That means the bet is invalid...The Great Magician wins once again."
"Are you backing down? It seems the Greatest act you can do is be a fraud." Mobius smugly said
"I never back down. What do you even want."
"How about...Quieting yourself just for a bit."
"Really? That's all you could think of."
"Shush, do I need to expose what you read in you're free time? I am certain."
Vill-V sighs then her eyes erupt with red, "I'll murder you someday."
"Try your best then, Fraud!"
"Should we stop them?" SU asked
"~Nope, it's just a little banter~."
Otto was certainly surprised he thought he would have been in a comfy bed with fluffy soft sheets but it seemed 'Fate' had different plans.
"That's how life is, one day you're on a mission and you're forced to sleep on a rock," Siegfried said
"I agree." Kevin, the Kaslana Ancestor nodded his head.
"Do you not bring camping equipment," Raven questioned.
Siegfried had a grieved expression, "When working with a fire-based Divine Key, it all just burned."
"Oh, I see...Good luck on that I suppose."
Opening his eyes he saw a mop of lush green hair and the face of a woman with the slyest of smirks looking down at him, wearing a very interesting outfit.
He looked up and down at the culprit who was gazing at him.
It was indeed, Mobius. The one who observed his battle with Miss Pink Elf.
"I always did wonder why you're outfit is very revealing," Himeko asked.
"Don't ask me, ask Eden she was the one who created most of the Flame Chasers' outfits," Mobius replied.
"~Yup and their perfect~."
"They are quite a commodity but why is there a certain part of it open, showing my chest," Kevin questioned the Diva's intention.
Ah...Kevin has a Boob Window for some reason.
"Uhmm...It's for a certain reason, even though Dr. Mei requested it you should ask her." Eden shifted the blame.
"No comment." Dr. Mei responded with a blush on her face
Indeed there was no comfy bed, it was only a plain couch and a snake staring at him.
'There's no pillows either. Oh well beggars can't be choosers'
"Ah what's that supposed to mean, Otto?" Kallen asked me
"It's simple grab the best next thing."
"Huh?"
Mobius' eyes still looked at him with amusement now, "Can't speak? did a snake catch your tongue, Kouhai?"
Otto didn't respond, he simply kept looking at her figure.
"Is it my outfit? It's quite revealing though...The designer has taste." She complimented before she suddenly felt the boy grab her arms and pull her in.
"Thank you...Never thought you would compliment my design." Eden thanked Mobius.
"What type of person would I be who didn't recognize a very...Wait a minute, Kouhai I didn't you would be the type of person to sneak attack a person. To trick them into thinking you fell asleep but sorry I wouldn't fall for that."
Mobius had to muster up her pride that'd be broken in a few seconds.
"What are you doing!?" Mobius yelped as Otto continued his advance, wrapping his arms around her akin to a child hugging a pillow.
"Oh my," Aponia looked at the screen with a shocked face
Vill-V started silently laughing and said fondly, "Kouhai truly is the perfect assistant for my magic tricks."
You said you had an interest in my Mother, right? Well, have fun with her when you're sliced in half.
I ignored Vivian's quip and set my sight on Mobius
Well, she looked akin to someone having their worldview shattered, and focusing my ears I could hear her whisper something to herself.
"So this is it how it feels...How disgusting warm, even my heart rate is increasing."
Snakes really are unaware of what they actually feel.
"~I need a picture of that. Miss Sushang would you do the honors~." Elysia cheerfully asked.
"Sure."
"Don't you dare?" Mobius screamed out
"Too late."
"Ms. Sushang can I get a copy?" Kallen, why are you asking that?"
"Sure." Don't do it you Chicken.
"You-You this is all you're fault!" Mobius started to falter in her words and glared at me.
"I am not guilty. I plead innocent."
"On what terms!"
"That you're outfit is very revealing."
"Stop doing that!... Calm down Mobius its not you on screen its just a different version."
"~Mobius it's time to accept you finally find another person who understands you. So keep watching this wonderful play~." Elysia cupped the Snake's cheek and encouraged her.
I should hug Klein too.
Mobius calmed down and simmered into her seat, "I'll watch...If it sates my curiosity then my reputation shall pay the price."
"Bronya finds it quite strange that the Overseer is actually flirting." The Herrscher of Truth brought up the topic with her two other friends.
"I agree it feels so out of character for him to speak like that...Kinda creeps me out." Finality Kiana shivered at that notion.
"Yeah, even Elysia and the others are repeating calling him, Kouhai...Though seeing Mobius embarrassed into oblivion is quite humorous," Origin Mei chuckled at that fact.
"Bronya thinks since Ms. Kallen is here, happily with her Loved One, and that Otto is seeing himself fix his Sins and horrid deeds...It certainly made an impact but I am quite worried about what would he do to keep that Happiness."
"Well for one the Otto on screen how would I say this without sounding...No I'll say it he's fucking insane." Kiana placed her palm on her face, "It's not like he can Time Travel, so it'll be fine I think...Oh, wait he somehow visited Sirin that one time- Fuck!"
"Let's calm down a bit, Kiana. I am sure there's a small percentage that he'll somehow get to 2014." Mei placed a hand atop the Tuna's head.
"Shall we continue watching, maybe the results would be...uh Good." Bronya requested the two.
"Yeah."
Her face softly rested on his chest, and she could hear his heartbeat, memorized by the soft gentle sound of his heart, Mobius' eyes were growing heavy.
'WAKE UP, WAKE UP MOBIUS, IT JUST SOME KID HUGGING YOU' She screamed at herself while in another corner of her mind, she was tempted to stay, the feeling of warmth comforted her.
Her mind was telling her no...But her body was telling her yes!
The Flame Chasers looked at Mobius with surprise though most of the women had a smug expression at her.
Mobius never expecting this to happen, covered her face with her hands.
"Ah...Auntie Mobius won't be a lonely cat lady anymore," Griseo innocently remarked.
"Don't say that Little Griseo...I'll find someone eventually." How? You are basically Data.
"You mean that blonde little boy?" Kosma piped up.
"Be quiet, Star Boy!"
"How is that an insult?"
"~Mobius, maybe you need to accept you're feelings.~" Elysia teased
"Stop trying to ship him with me."
Even her cheeks are red...Elysia really is a Cupid.
She never thought she would think this way but maybe a few minutes wouldn't be so bad staying like this.
She faded away her defenses closed her eyes, and fell asleep in his arms.
"I AM GONNA KILL YOU, OTTO KOUHAI!" Mobius screamed out then realized what she had said. "F*CK." The Snake lunged at me but thankfully, Elysia held her back.
"Mama what was that bleeping sound." Baby Kiana asked her mother with curious-filled eyes.
"Don't worry...It's something you won't need to know." Cecilia responded.
"WHY IN THE BLOODY BLAZES WOULD YOU HUG ME!" Mobius had a streak of red on her face while Elysia still held her back.
I cleared my throat, "I don't know the particular reason I did this but If we're going by the fact that I knew about you and you're great feats. It's simple."
"Simple!?"
"Admiration. We're both fools using science to fuel our obsession...You wanted to evolve Humanity infinitely while I chased after her. I saw how even though everyone saw you as a monster that disregarded mortals you still contributed to Humanity having a chance to fight against the Honkai. So set your head high Mobius, even if you're viewed as an irredeemable monster. You're my monster that I admire...Senpai."
I didn't know why but my face curled up into a smile whilst saying those words.
Whew, that took a lot it's hard to breathe when ropes are still tied.
The room was mostly silent after I finished my confession.
"Freaking Otto and his Villian speeches...I wished someone would say how great I was." Sentience complained and whispered that last part.
"I wanna throw a brick at his face too!"
Mobius was no longer struggling but blankly staring at the ground.
"~Why so quiet? If it was me my heart would skip by his confession!~"
The Snake didn't respond to the Pink Elf's teasing yet she looked up from the ground and showed the most devious smile though it was a little cute in my eyes.
"It seems Master Otto is in a troubling situation, I wonder what the result will be." Rita chuckled.
"It'll be fine if it's Otto-sama he'll figure out how to solve this," Durandal said to the maid.
"You mean make it more chaotic."
"I wonder how Gray Serpent will react seeing this that the Overseer of Schicksal is flirting with his 'Mother'?" Raven smiled slightly at that prospect.
Mobius was still staring at me.
"Maybe you're Right Elysia."
"~Oh, I am~."
"You're so right!" Mobius started to laugh manically.
"I'll say it right now Kouhai is MY Lab Rat so if any of you have any problems with that then deal with it!" She announced to everyone then continued directing it at me.
"And you stop making my nonexistent heart race so fast...I despise it so much that I find it comforting!"
"Knowing that you look at me with Admiration instead of fear warms my heart."
"So stay away from him, Elf and Diva...Snakes don't share their prey."
Elysia let go of Mobius and instantly rushed to my side.
"~I am very sorry Kouhai but I think it's equally both of our faults that she's crazy for you...So I'll let you deal with it~." The Pink Elf Traitor took Eden along with her to the Flame Chaser Row condemning me with a Snake.
"Farewell, please be gentle to her." The Diva said her farewells.
Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
Before I could respond a heavy weight was placed on my lap.
"Hello, Lab Rat." Mobius playfully said and hugged my tied-up body like a pillow.
I should have watched my mouth.
Everyone was quite unable to process what just happened.
"KOUHAI! NO." Vill-v screamed in Horror.
SAKURA had a conflicted look setting her gaze at me.
"That's impossible Otto got a girlfriend." Sentience gasped.
"I don't know if I should feel proud of this or disappointed that he didn't stay single," Siegfried muttered.
"I feel the same way, old man. It seems so wrong. Mr. Apocalypse stay single it'll work out I think." The Young Kiana questionably said.
"Old man? I am not that old right Honey!"
"You're still you even when time has passed." Cecilia comforted him.
"Kiana that's plain rude advising a man to stay single because it naturally feels right and seeing him be in a relationship felt like a predetermined Fate should have happened was broken." The Heir of the M.E.I Company said in a stern fashion.
"You got it 100%, as expected of Mei-senpai!"
"Bronya is oddly suspicious of why those words were so specific."
"Maybe it's because he has an aura of a lonely old man trying to find love just like Aunt Himeko." Kiana theorizes.
"Oui, Kiana did you say something bad about me?" Himeko said with a suspecting gaze at the young Valk.
"No."
"You're unnatural quiet about this...Otto are you going to share your thoughts about the situation you're currently in." Welt asked me, putting up his glasses to emphasize the point.
Ah you mean Mobius on my lap.
"I don't mind...We share similar interests and I am sure Mobius doesn't see me as a romantic partner."
"Correct he's only my lab rab."
"So this is how it feels seeing a Dense person." Welt contemplated.
"Kouhai I'll save you and we can do magic tricks together where I saw you in half," Vill-V said to me while struggling to the ropes off.
"I am fine so please, stay in you're seat and watch my Bizarre Adventure."
-.-
"~Little Klein do you know where Mobius went off to~," Elysia asked toward the ELF with a bright smile.
"~Ah its me again~." Elysia said casually.
"I wish she was here if only...At least my lab rat is with me." Mobius said teasingly.
"U-Uhm, no I don't know where Doctor Mobius went. Is there a particular reason?" A drop of sweat dripped down from her forehead since behind Klein was the door to the lab.
"I noticed my sweet and innocent Kouhai was missing from my lap, as I looked away a bit, perhaps you might know. You're the one who knows the culprit very well."
"~Gasp, it was you Mobius the one who took away my precious underling from me.~"
"Elysia, you can't be serious, and don't say 'Gasp'." Origin Mei crossed her arms whilst saying.
"...You already knew and you're just here to tease me."
"~Bingo, now open up and let me in~."
"I can't Doctor Mobius needed some a-alone time..."
"~You mean with Little Otto. Very suspicious indeed~."
"Alone time what type of excuse is that? Onee-san we got to do something." Higokumaru yelped
The older one sighed, "We can't interact with the screen, and the one who's with us is apparently fine with it."
"So are we going to place Mobius in jail?" Kosma asked.
"It's most likely that Mobius is playing the role of an older sister to the young Otto, isn't that right." Aponia shook her head.
"I only see him as my 'lab rat' nothing more nothing else," The Snake replied.
Everyone doubted her.
"Sometimes it best to let out you're emotions or whatever they're called..." The Herrscher of the End weirdly gave her advice.
"You're really gonna give advice about emotions...Aren't you a Herrscher and the one that ended the Old Timers Era?" Sentience asked
"I did. Though the Humans in that Era lost their way."
"You're the reason why Humanity became so desperate to survive, Herrscher!" KEVIN said we venom.
"I am but...The only reason you didn't win is Humanity didn't love each other enough." Hearing her vague words the Kaslana Ancestor looked at Elysia and understood to a less certain point.
The audience hearing those words from a Powerhouse that wiped out an Era, thought long and hard to decipher the hidden meaning.
"I am only staying quiet since a fellow Sister of mine is here." She looked at Finality Kiana and then at me. "And an interesting sweet treat is on screen."
It made even more confusing what the Herrscher was trying to say.
Seele pulled out her courage and asked "Do you understand what the hint the Mask said? It was Hanged."
The Herrscher went silent for a few seconds, " I do but I am unable to share if you were to find out...You would likely break."
Seele started to tremble in fear, imagining what that really meant.
"Calm down, Seele. Take a deep breath." Veliona gently placed her hand on the girl's head.
"Thanks 'Seele'."
Cocolia was about to intervene but seeing Seele calm down she stopped herself and pondered what the HoTE meant.
"You okay Seele." The two pink and blue sisters asked, the kids from Cocolia's Orphanage, Sin Mal, Rozaliya, Liliya, and both Bronyas looked at Seele with worry.
"Thank you for worrying everyone. I am just afraid of finding out what the hint is."Seele said gratefully with a smile.
It left everyone wondering what it could be.
"I don't think s-...Who's Otto?" She started to sweat even further.
"~Klein you're not a very good liar are you~."
"I-I-I."
"~Too late~." Elysia dashed past the ELF and opened the door.
She froze in place and took out a camera, "This is going on my album."
A picture of the cold, prideful Mobius cuddling with a blonde boy and having a face of pure bliss was truly a surprise.
"~I'll leave him to you, Mobius~."
The quiet atmosphere brought by the HoTE stopped as once again Mobius was put into an embarrassing situation.
"What are you all looking at...Why are you all shocked it's clearly me and my precious lab rat doing an experiment." Mobius reflected.
"~Mou I wish I had a phone to capture that and Mobius' Denial of Love ~."
"Elysia, if you didn't notice I was given a tablet to record some notes and...It has a built-in camera." Dr. MEI informed the Pink Elf.
"~Perfect! Did you get it~."
"I did but I am quite unsure if I even have the permission to share this."
"You have my permission it's merely a picture...What damage could it cause." I say, nodding my head.
"Go ahead, it's just some picture of cuddling- I mean a well-executed experiment." Mobius also agreed with my sentiment.
Hearing this information murmurs flooded the theater.
"Mei-senpai I got a perfect idea." Finality Kiana had a mischievous look on her face.
"What is it?"
"What if you showed it to an Otto in another Universe what do you think his reaction would be?"
"...That's tempting but I still have to watch over Earth you know." Origin Mei refused her friend's antics.
Meanwhile, the others had their own thoughts.
"Having dirt on that blonde. I wonder what type of chain he would like on his collar." Sentience whispered to herself.
Having heard that I looked the other way...Maybe I teased her too much.
"He could be a perfect participant for my theater." Domination gleefully grasped her hands while saying so.
"Blackmail? Not an approach I was thinking...My plan to make him wear a Dress can finally begin."
The Herrscher of Void please stop being a closet pervert and come back being an angsty Herrscher.
Wendy stayed silent.
Thunder was deep in thought.
-.-
"Explain it one more time!" The MANTIS looked at him with an observing gaze.
Situated in Mobius' Lab, she modified it to have an area where experiments could be conducted with various amounts of protection to keep the destruction to a minimum.
It was a unique environment suited to MANTIS given the Ranking, Infinity.
"Is that some sort of title every Flame Chaser is given? Whats yours Kaslana Sire" Kallen asked.
KEVIN nodded and explained, "The Elysian Realm is ranked One Through Thirteen, not by power but ranked by Elysia's choosing even though she chose to be placed Two rather than One. Even the place is named after her."
"~Spoil heart. The only reason I became Two is because no one objected to placing myself Number one~." Elysia interjected.
"Continuing, along with a rank we're given a Sobriquet. To answer your question mine is Deliverance."
"That's pretty interesting...I wonder what I should be called."
The Saint? Second Coming of Jeanne D'Arc without hearing Big G's words.
"Speaking of Rankings would you like to name yourself one? I felt it was appropriate since you are going through the Elysian Realm." Aponia asked me.
"~You have the okay, I'll even give you the position of Number 14.~"
Without hesitation, I answered, "The Fool."
Hearing this, most of the audience had a face of 'That actually fits'
"Grandpa that sounds really ominous." Don't worry about it, Theresa.
"~What a foolish Kouhai!~" Elysia jokingly said with a bright smile.
Vill-V had a face that she had been enlightened.
"The Magician and The Fool that sounds so...Perfect together!" She whispered to herself.
Green mostly filled the sky and fake stars, even the ground was composed of green stone blocks, and pillars of the same blocks surrounding the platform the two were on.
"Ah, the scene changed." Pardofelis pointed out.
"You know everyone can see and have eyes," KALPAS complained.
"Don't bully me I was just stating the obvious."
"Mobius-senpai, it's simple. The Technique is all about slashing in a quick succession."
"Liar! Where is he pulling all out of this? Void Archives!?" Telsa screamed.
"My sweet daughter is innocent." Vill-V defended the Golden Cube while Mobius smugly stared at her.
"It always has been a Mystery...I am sure it'll pay off when everything is revealed." Welt interjected.
"If only it was that simple to achieve that Technique as powerful as that," SAKURA muttered.
Otto swung his sword imitating the technique since if used in his current state, it might make him a vegetable.
"That's a side of effect that wibbly jubbly sword attack...I can't believe it, you turn into a green Vegetable, Mei-senpai you mustn't learn that skill!" Kiana warmed her friend.
"Kiana I don't think I would be able even to learn that," Mei replied.
"Simple? Can't you explain it more thoroughly?"
"No. You must trust the process. This isn't science, Senpai...It's swordsmanship."
"Is he in denial?" Einstein pondered and then said "If swordsmanship was like that...I don't think the Honkai would have a chance."
"What would have happened if a Herrscher were to learn that then." Herrscher of Thunder mocked.
"Then Earth is doomed."
She looked at him with a dull look then smiled.
"If you weren't so cute, I would have put you on the table."
"So true if he didn't have such a rotten personality I would have kept him chained for his genius mind." The Herrscher of Void commented.
"I don't know if my ears are working but I can't believe you said that with no hesitation." Thunder scoffed at her.
"Strategically having a knowledgeable adviser is an advantage and...Seeing the man who caused my suffering chained up like a pet is quite oddly satisfying." The Herrscher said loud enough so that her other sisters could hear.
"That's oddly...Strange but I can see it." Thunder replied while the others sitting nearby had different reactions hearing the Herrscher's words.
Sentience whispered to herself, "She's just like me for real."
Sirin was deep in thought, her mind flooding if it would really work.
"Kiana...."
"What is it Mei-senpai."
"You're Sister is quite frankly...Weird."
"It's all Otto's fault and his charm of everyone hating him."
"Seems you're right I have this weird feeling of wanting to torture him."
It seems my theory is correct...Bully a Herrscher enough and they'll target you.
Otto went silent for a few seconds before responding.
"Snakes truly are predators."
Elysia held herself trying not to even move a muscle or react to the screen.
"So all those jokes about Mobius going to jail are true," Kosma said out loud.
"As if...We're merely having a wonderful discussion." Mobius deflected the topic.
"You. Get over here." She quickly slithered over to the blonde boy lunging forward intending to tackle him to the ground as a dark green liquid started to secrete beneath her.
Otto instead of moving out of the way, opened his arms gesturing for a hug while smiling.
"I haven't seen you smile like that in a long time." Kallen fondly said to me.
"Yeah...They were my happiest memories." I smiled back.
I felt a sting on my cheeks...Mobius was not happy.
"Why are you happily smiling with her but not to me, Lab Rat" Mobius said with a little bit of jealousy.
"Kallen is my only childhood friend while you're my Senior....Professor Mobius."
"I will forgive you for your transgression because Professor does sound nice."
The Saint had a tick on her face, "Childhood friend? I thought I was you're 'Saint'."
Why are you jealous too, isn't Sakura with you?
Rita held her hand over her face and gasped, "Is this one of Master Otto's hidden talents being a man involving himself in adultery."
"Please ignore her Professor Mobius...She's just like that."
"That's the last thing I expect someone to say something about him but I am all for slandering him," Siegfried said.
"I would normally disagree but....Sirin dear, why are you red...What are you thinking so hard about." Cecilia asked her 'daughter'
"N-N-Nothing."
Voidy NO! What happened to you're arrogance
"Cheeky Brat." Seeing this Mobius approached even faster.
Even with the MANTIS charging at him he still stood his ground, after all, he believed Snakes really were huggable.
"Wow! How smooth~." Pardofelis softly chuckled and teased, "Would you like to try if cats are huggable?"
"I have a feeling you would scratch me instead."
"I would never to my precious Kouhai and...You seem like a cat person!"
Mobius stopped her charge, adjusting her movement where she softly impacted into his arms.
"...Did you fully recover?"
"Yup...Sleeping with you made my wounds heal better."
"Don't say it like that it sounds dreadful out of context." Her ears were slightly red from his unintentional innuendo
"~A new side of Mobius! Embarrassing!~"
"Grey Serpent...Is going to have a breakdown if he learns the things you're doing to his Mother." Raven commented.
"Mothers and Inventors...Does Mr. Apocalypse have a preference for those twos as well?" Seele asked innocently.
"Get that thought out of your mind...Did those Herrschers influence you!" Red Seele reprimand.
"....Another accusation, is Master Otto is a Casanova who targets lonely Widows and Inventors, planning to steal their hearts and fortune."
"Rita why must you slander me."
"Retribution."
"Is this true K-Kouhai!" Vill-V stuttered and face crimson...It was only an act but what horrified me was I could see hints of affection in her eyes.
She shouldn't be feeling these types of emotions, she was Mobius for god sake but...That was the best sleep she had gotten in her whole life and his hugs were heavenly.
Most of the Herrschers looked at Mobius hugging me, with my figure tied up by ropes.
The more experienced Fu Hua was about to speak up but quickly held herself back.
But her other self didn't, "So true." Senti quietly said.
It was only one time...How would you pick up if it was a good hug?
"Moby-senpai, you seem unnaturally quiet."
"Oh. I am just enjoying the pleasantness of the world." She didn't mind the nickname, it was quite pleasant hearing it come out of his mouth.
"~He learned from the very best!~"
"Sorry Elf but it's only reserved for my Lab Rat."
After a while, Otto asked a question.
"Do you know why I didn't run away from you when I first woke up?"
"Assuming you could! Sure, enlighten me. Was it my dashing appearance?" Mobius said amusingly
"Must you copy Elysia's way of speaking, Mobius?" Eden noticed.
"No...A loner can recognize another loner."
"A Genius Inventor is one thing but calling yourself a Loner is...Horrifyingly accurate." Durandal thought out loud.
"You're right Bianka...Under the mask of the Overseer of Schicksal was a Foolish man."
"Get over your angsty gloominess and be happy for once!" The Valk Trainne Kiana scolded me.
"It is the truth Miss Kaslana...If your older self told you what I have done to you...You would curse me instead!" Finality Kiana, SIrin, and the Herrscher of Void glared at me, hearing my words but it was less tense than before.
"Is that so! Then I'll curse you to take responsibility for your actions."
"Then let us see if you're curse is still gnawing at my soul."
"How would you tell then? I am very experienced at...Hiding sorts of things."
"Hiding what exactly?" SU questioned his fellow MANTIS.
"Go figure it out on your own...Mr can still see with his eyes closed." Mobius retorted back.
"It's a matter of skill, Mobius."
"It's your eyes. It's telling me that you're quite lonely. It saddens me that no one was willing to understand you."
"Are you pitying me?"
"I would never, all I am saying is...Let a fool like me try to understand you. So let's be loners together."
"Is it a coincidence he called himself a Fool right after you chose a Ranking for yourself? It's time for Detective Sushang to solve this Mystery!"
"Maybe you're Overthinking it, friend...It is sheerly a coincidence." I tried convincing her.
"That makes even more suspicious."
Fu Hua (2018) shook her head, "Or it's simply because they're the same person."
"That's indeed wrong Old Friend...I have no obvious similarity to the one on screen."
"....Mobius the Scientist who disregarded Mortals is currently sitting on you're lap while you're tied up and you confessed that you would be willing to have a Romantic interest in Aponia."
The Nun smiled hearing the conversation shift to her.
I responded in a calm manner, "I might not know her personally but from her wonderful appearance and smile....I am sure someone would have an interest in her."
Except for the fact that she might have a Domination thing.
"Are you implying that you're inciting in having a relationship with me?" Aponia asked me in a warm voice.
"I wouldn't...I already vowed my heart for Kallen and I am quite a Sinful Man."
Aponia's Eyes turned red, "Then we have something in common...Let's be Sinners together then."
"Too late...Me and my Lab Rat are already loners together!" The Snake protectively hugged me.
"That's unfortunate...Maybe I can convince you that the strings of Fate will bring us together...One day."
I resisted the urge to break out of these ropes and give the Nun a hug.
"~Aponia...That's enough teasing. I know your playing along but Kouhai might take it to heart~."
"Aren't you the same as well, Ellie?"
"~Now you're bullying me too, Eden~."
"Kallen, did you do something to him?" Sakura asked.
"I didn't...I swear."
'Ah so that's why Elysia was smitten by you' Mobius thought to herself.
"~T-That's not true...He's only my lovely Kouhai. I am simply going along with it~."
Did she just stuttered?
"Fufu...Are you done with you're confession that mustn't be the true reason why you visited me." Mobius moved the conversation to avoid further embarrassment and her red face.
"Right...I have an interesting proposal for you."
Otto stepped back, retracting his arms while Mobius scoffed that her comfort was gone before she could make a remark, he handed her a book.
It was untitled but it had a symbol she quite recognized, the infinity symbol. A sense of curiosity bubbled inside her as she the familiar symbol.
Tesla seemed to shiver from seeing the cover of the book, "Why do I get the feeling that he's about to do something reckless again."
"Sometimes risk is needed to progress even further!" Mobius excitedly shouted out.
"In some situations that's true but whenever Honkai Energy is involved I don't want to be vaporized."
"Oi, Oi...Don't tell me that book means Infinite Honkai Energy or something like that. Are you going to blow up Elysia's place?" Sentience yelled out.
"The only way to get an Infinite Source of Honkai Energy is from that..." The Herrscher of the End stopped herself
It was the Cocoon all along not the Tree.
Mobius flipped the first page and read, engrossed in reading she didn't know how much time had passed.
After the last page, she closed the book and threw it back to him. Otto didn't catch it, the book disappeared into motes of light, gathering into his body.
"You...You might be even madder than me." Mobius smiled looking at the blonde-haired boy with excitement.
"Thank you for the compliment. Would you like a demonstration, Moby-senpai?"
"Demonstration? Senpai no you mustn't disappear among the Se-." Veliona whispered, stopping before her other self could hear.
"Gladly."
Otto put both of his hands out, similar to how one would receive water with their bare hands.
A golden orb glimmering appeared, floating above his hands, and inside was liquid light rapidly spinning, swirling, constantly keeping its motion.
Mobius looked it at with a glint of attentiveness
"It is quite small but from the looks of it if you threw that it would be comparable to a nuclear bomb. Storing and gathering Honkai Energy to its limit and then accelerating it even further is quite a destructive thing."
Sirin eyes were shaking in fear and a hint of marvel...Fear since she was once taken out of this world by an Honkai Fission Missile. "Why is it so beautiful?"
"WHY IS IT SO BRIGHT, MY EYES!" Kiana screamed out.
"Bronya thinks there is no need to scream that loudly."
"What type of enemy needs that much firepower." Raven wondered.
"Accelerating Honkai Energy and condensing it into an Orb...That sounds like a Novel Idea but if the explosion was on a larger scale it would not discriminate between ally or enemy. Though I think Star of Eden is a better choice." Welt explained.
"Welt you're comparing a Black Hole to a coughing baby." Einstein rebuttal.
"Are we forgetting my Star only creates a False Black Hole?" Eden reminded.
"Seems rather wasteful and it would be to my taste if they were condensed into spears." The Herrscher of Void voiced out.
"Wasteful? From my research, Herrschers acquired an Infinite Amount of Honkai Energy." Dr. MEI said.
"To quote that man who has his eyes closed...It's a matter of skill."
"I could take it!" Kalpas cracked his knuckles.
"Who knows...Maybe he'll fight you." Pardofelis theorized.
"It still needs more development, so I came to you."
She put her hands on his shoulder.
"You've come to the right place indeed, little Kouhai!"
"More development...Bigger?" Cocolia questioned.
Bronya...No, Silver Wing is a thing.
"There's only one possibility. Blondie starts throwing them like cabbages at a Supermarket." Sentience reasoned the reasonability conclusion of all chickens.
"Why would someone grasp pure Honkai Energy with their bare hands...I don't even think a drunk person would even try." Himeko logically thought of.
"Wait no...It's coming true, Elyisa he's planning to blow up your Dungeon."
"~Fu Hua the Second...It's Kouhai he would never maliciously blow up my place and please don't call it a Dungeon it sounds...Inappropriate."
"Why am I the Second? I am just Fu Hua as her." Senti pointed to her older sister.
Fu Hua (2018) shook her head, "Excuse my little sisters' words...Senti is a little excited."
"Just because I am technically a few months old does not mean she is my Older Sister."
-.-
Kalpas was quite bored to say, he might be a battle maniac but it does get quite boring when you fight the same people for thousands of years.
"Can't even burn the sky it always BLOODY BLUE!"
"That's how the sky naturally is...Kalpas-senpai."
"It's showtime!"
"Too loud Kalpas! Wait? Can I see the future now?" Pardo asked herself.
"Hopefully that possibility is impossible...It's more of a curse than a Blessing." Aponia mournfully said.
"Out of curiosity how strong is the Masked Man?" Rozaliya asked.
"That's rude dear sister...His name is Kalpas."
All the Flame Chasers said in Unison except for Kalpas, "Third Place."
The Masked MANTIS grumbled, "If only you didn't keep on dodging everything I throw, Elysia!"
"~What's a cute elf like me supposed to do when you throw a plane at me...Take it and not dodge~?"
"At least I didn't lose to our Kouhai?"
"...~I am surprised you called him Kouhai but he tricked me into thinking he cut his own arm off. So it doesn't count~."
"All is fair in Love and War."
While the two were bickering someone asked me a very important question.
"So Lab Rat...Think you'll lose."
Ah Mobius I love you so much, I get the opportunity to say this.
"Nah I'd win."
He heard a little boy's voice from behind and turned his head.
"Oh, it's you. What are you doing here, aren't you supposed to be with that greenie."
Kalpas knew who the kid was, his name was Otto something. The little boy somehow got into the place, he didn't know what the kid did when he first arrived. All Kalpas heard was that Elysia was attached to the kid and that Snake too.
"HA, even I can tell they have an interest in him!"
"As expected you called me something else other than my name...Greenie, really?" Mobius mocked his naming sense.
"That's how I roll...Snake Cuddler."
"I am gonna enjoy, my lab rat wiping that Mask on your face."
It didn't matter what reason the kid had come to him for, Kalpas would just scare him away.
"I Otto Apocalypse-"
"Just go on with it already!"
The blonde boy took a white glove out of nowhere and threw it to the masked MANTIS.
"Square up," Otto said, seeing as words didn't work...Provocation would.
"Did you just throw a glove at me...This ain't no medieval age!" Kalpas yelled.
"What time period is this in the 1400s? So it's kinda close."
"Kiana...Bronya suggests that you retake your History and Math, that a 1000 Year difference."
The Herrscher of Truth really is speaking the Truth.
"It was just a minor mistake...Cut me some slack."
"~Kouhai can do it- I am cheering for you~."
"Little Otto can do it...I want to paint him more." Why Griseo? You technically being older than me...I'll ignore it.
Kalpas picked up the glove and burned it to a crisp.
"HAHAHA, YOU'RE ON KIDDO." His body ignited into flames, burning the white circular platform to a charred black, and small balls of flame descended onto the battlefield.
Otto remained calm seeing the MANTIS power up and summon meteors that weirdly don't aim.
"Wow, Lab Rat unintentionally called you a bad shot."
"Shut it, Greenie!"
"The Meteors are cool and all but...How are you not burning yourself." Sin Mal questioned.
"I am just built differently."
That's true...He's an alien.
"Unfortunately he's correct...He's more like an alien." Mobius said blankly
"My family is just very far away."
"Aliens? That's very interesting and all but I am about to see my cute childhood friend and your energetic Masked friend are about to fight." Kallen spoke firmly.
"Friends....Is an inaccurate term, it's more like an experiment subject."
"I wouldn't want to be friends we you either!" Kalpas responded.
Unfazed he spoke in a polite manner, "Experiment No. 173 Can Kalpas Survive a nuclear bomb."
....
"WAIT WHAT! HOW DID IT GO THIS FAR." Kiana screamed out.
"When he meant he was going to destroy the Honkai I thought it would metaphorically now I am thinking...It's the nuclear option. I like it." The Herrscher of Thunder surprisingly agreed with the notion.
"I starting to regret shooting him with that Divine Key...He wouldn't be that petty." Raven whispered to herself.
"Seele cover you're eyes," Veliona warned her otherself.
"Okay?"
It was unnecessary as the screen darkened so that the next scene wouldn't cause any damage to the audience's eyelids.
"Wait if "He" darkened the screen then...NOT AGAIN!"
Senti sure does have a lot of energy.
"THE HELL YOU YAPPING ABOUT!"
Before Kalpas could speak any further, a giant golden orb with swirling liquid light appeared suddenly above Otto, nearly eclipsing the entire arena.
Kalpas only had one thought, 'What the hell has that Snake done'
Otto winked his eye and gestured with his right hand in the shape of an gun.
"Bang!"
That was what Kalpas heard before he was engulfed by a beam of light.
All went silent before the sight but the most Powerful Herrscher had one thing to say.
"DID YOU JUST COPY ME!"
I responded to the Finality Tuna.
"Ehe.."
You truly are the Foolish One.
-.-