"Hmm..."
Mobius, who had just gotten up and washed up in the morning, yawned slowly with a lazy expression.
She really hadn't had a good rest like this for a long time.
After tidying up her appearance, Mobius left her room slowly and walked towards the cafeteria she often frequented.
The small problem that needed to be solved had been addressed last night, so there was no urgency at all.
However, no matter how urgent things were, Mobius still had as much to do today as before.
Today, she not only had to monitor the activities of those in the Structural Section involved in [Project Diabolic], but also had to review and record data for Ifrit in the evening.
Even if there was enough time in the evening, Mobius would still have an experiment with Bianca.
...
As Mobius walked to the cafeteria, she turned a corner and accidentally overheard a familiar name from a few people talking. Her delicate eyebrows slightly raised, a trace of weirdness flashed in her beautiful snake-like pupils, and her steps slightly faltered.
"Hmm? Are you serious? The workaholic who joined our Structural Section not long ago finally took a break yesterday?"
"Isn't it that her body couldn't handle it? It's so funny. I don't know who she's working so hard for."
"Haha, maybe she's working for the section chief. It's a pity that our section chief doesn't like her!"
"..."
Mobius, who was eavesdropping from the corner, showed some disdain in her beautiful eyes.
Although she knew that there were always people in the Structural Section talking about her behind her back, she never cared about other people's opinions and discussions.
However, even so, Mobius didn't expect these people's ideas to be so ridiculous.
"Heh~"
Just as Mobius chuckled and was about to take another step, an angry voice suddenly rang out.
"How can you speak that way about researcher Mobius? She is working hard in her own field, not for you to talk about her behind her back."
This voice immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, making them look subconsciously.
Of course, Mobius, who was out of sight, couldn't see who it was, but by the voice, she recognized who was "speaking" up for her.
Silence. A student of the current head of the Structural Section, Ahrens Parvis, whom Mobius had met before.
"Huh? What are we saying? What does it have to do with you?"
"Disperse, disperse."
Facing Silence who had suddenly appeared, the few people who had been gossiping muttered to themselves and planned to leave quietly.
After all, they hadn't forgotten that they were punished by the head of the Defense Section next door, Saria, for talking about Silence behind his back.
They really couldn't afford to offend Silence now, but that didn't mean they couldn't sneak away...
"..."
Seeing the few people about to leave, Silence subconsciously clenched her teeth, and the anger on her face did not subside.
However, before she could say anything further, a crisp laugh was heard by everyone present, halting their steps.
"Heh~ It's really an interesting scene."
As the voice fell, Mobius's delicate face with a smile appeared in front of everyone.
"You... have you been eavesdropping?"
One of the people who had been gossiping looked at the person being discussed, was slightly startled, and then spoke subconsciously.
"Eavesdropping? I just happened to pass by and didn't expect to hear some interesting things."
At this point, Mobius paused, looked at the few people with a slightly disdainful expression, and then continued: "Of course, you are right about one thing. I am indeed just a weak researcher. But even so, I am much better than you... hehe."
"You!" After hearing Mobius's "sarcastic" remarks, the expressions of the few people who had gossiped became gloomy and very ugly.
"Am I wrong? Alas... but it is indeed a waste of time to stand here talking to you now."
At this point, Mobius glanced at Silence and Joyce standing not far away with a meaningful look and then no longer paid attention to the few people with ugly expressions, leaving indifferently.
After all, as she had just said, standing here talking to such people was a waste of time... no, of life.
"Damn it, you... stop!"
"..."
"Okay, everyone has gone far away."
"Let's go too."
Seeing that shouting was useless, and Mobius had gone far away, the few people who had gossiped glared at Silence and Joyce before quickly leaving.
"It's really too much, but Miss Mobius is very powerful," Silence said quietly, looking at the corridor where only she and her friend were left.
"It is like this..."
Joyce nodded slightly after listening to Silence's words and then agreed.
"Well! We have to keep working hard."
Thinking of Mobius's efforts and attitude towards research, Silence encouraged himself quietly. Then she turned to her friend and continued, "Let's go, Joyce. We should go have breakfast too."
"Yeah."
...
In the cafeteria—
"..."
Mobius, sitting in the corner and eating breakfast leisurely, didn't take the earlier incident to heart. After all, in her opinion, these meaningless little things were not worth spending time thinking about.
However, seeing Silence again made her think of something.
Unlike those useless people, Silence was still useful in Mobius's eyes and could be considered a genius in some fields.
Of course, it couldn't be blamed for her "low" evaluation and high standards. After all, in her memory, there were already gems like Dr. Mei and Vill-V...
As for what Silence was useful for, it was certainly not in the medical field, because Mobius knew that people with a strong sense of justice like Silence were definitely not the same as her.
So, compared to Silence's talents, Mobius was more concerned about the relationship between her and Ifrit.
Charmander would be cured one day, and Mobius didn't want this noisy kid to stay in Rhine Lab.
Thus, she planned to use a little strategy to achieve the "ending" in the original game. Let this pair, who could be considered very upright and might hinder her, leave with the annoying little white mouse.