"It's actually this kind of job. I don't know why Control would take on this kind of task." After coming out of the Control Office, Muelsyse touched her chin and sighed.
"Get ready early. Meet at the agreed place in the afternoon. Don't be late," Saria, who had been thoughtful since leaving the office, spoke seriously after listening to her friend's words.
"Hey, don't worry. I won't let you down on this kind of thing," Muelsyse replied calmly while waving her hand gently.
"That's for the best." After hearing what Muelsyse said, Saria nodded gently and continued, "I still have some things to do next. You go back first."
"Well, go ahead, Saria. You're a busy person," Muelsyse snorted, waving to her old friend.
"After finishing work, I'll go find Sakura. As expected, compared to a guy like you who doesn't understand romance, Sakura is more to my taste."
"Don't influence her too much."
Hearing this, Saria nodded gently, then subconsciously gave instructions.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I won't disturb Sakura's work. As for you, hurry up and get busy!"
After saying that, Muelsyse waved to Saria again, then turned around and pretended to leave.
"..."
Seeing this, Saria's eyes flashed with helplessness, and then she turned and walked in another direction.
However, what Saria didn't notice was that Muelsyse, who had just turned around and walked a few steps, had turned back again at some point, watching her back with a cunning look.
At this moment, Muelsyse didn't even need to guess. She knew that Saria was likely going to see and accompany the child she cared about.
"Heh~ I'm really getting more and more curious."
After Saria's figure completely disappeared down the corridor, Muelsyse walked towards the Ecological Section with a smile on her face and in a good mood.
Saria's actions had completely aroused Muelsyse's curiosity. Even if today's task was heavy, she had no intention of giving up her original plan to visit the Structural Section ward that night.
She had to take a good look at the child who had made Saria so concerned and had even caused a slight change in her. It was really exciting.
As for whether to visit Mobius today, Muelsyse would see if there was enough time. If there was, she looked forward to it; if not, she wasn't in a hurry.
In fact, if she had been in a hurry, she might have found out about Mobius a few days ago and gone to her office.
The reason why Muelsyse wasn't in a rush, besides being a little busy before, was more due to the mentality that while a monk can run away, the temple cannot.
Moreover, unlike others, Mobius worked inside Rhine Lab, and for Miss Elf, she could go find her at any time, openly.
Even if Muelsyse didn't go to find her today or tomorrow, the person who interested her would still be there for a while.
Unless the person resigned the next day, which she thought was unlikely.
What's more, some things can't be rushed. You know, Muelsyse wanted to explore the "secret" of Mobius, which was a long process. Whether it succeeded or not was another matter.
At the same time——
"Achoo—"
"...?"
Mobius, who was conducting an experiment, suddenly sneezed, causing the instrument in her hand to shake.
Then, she put down what she was holding, took out her handkerchief, and wiped her nose, a trace of doubt in her eyes.
To be honest, since Mobius had become a MANTIS, she had hardly been sick, and even sneezed rarely.
In Mobius's memory, the occasional sneezes were almost always caused by a "dirty pink object."
As for how she knew this, it was, of course, because after she sneezed a few times, she would always see a certain annoying person on the same day.
Therefore, this made Mobius start to wonder if she was being targeted by some "dirty thing" again in Rhine Lab...
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Structural Section, a laboratory——
After parting with Muelsyse, Saria calmly arrived at the laboratory where Ifrit was "treated."
"You're here, Saria."
Noticing the familiar figure, Silence, who was looking at the instrument, slowly raised her head and said with a smile.
"How is Ifrit's condition?" Hearing this, Saria nodded gently and then asked in a calm tone.
"She's been okay recently, and is slowly getting better. Ifrit is inside now. I'll take you to her." Facing Saria's inquiry, Silence answered seriously with a smile.
"Okay."
Saria gently nodded at Silence's proposal.
Then, under Silence's guidance, Saria walked into the room.
The researchers in this laboratory were no longer surprised by this situation. After all, it had happened many times.
"Saria, you came to see me!"
Sitting on the bed in the room, Ifrit's eyes suddenly lit up when she saw the familiar figure behind Silence, and she said excitedly.
"Yes, I'm here."
Seeing that Ifrit seemed to be in good spirits, Saria raised a tiny arc at the corner of her lips and spoke in a slightly softer tone.
"Ifrit seems to be in particularly good spirits today."
"Yes, I noticed that when I woke Ifrit up this morning. Today, she's indeed in a much better state than usual." Faced with Saria's observation, Silence sincerely explained.
In fact, she was also very surprised by this. Although Ifrit usually looked good, she was suffering from pain all the time, and her condition could hardly be called good at all.
As for her lively personality, it only came out when Silence, Saria, or someone familiar was with her.
However, today was very different. Every researcher in the laboratory could clearly see that Ifrit was in good condition today and had been active since getting up in the morning.
"This is a good sign. It shows that the treatment is effective."
After hearing Silence's answer, Saria didn't think much of it and just spoke softly.
"Yeah."
However, neither of them noticed Ifrit's slightly evasive gaze at that moment.
After all, others didn't know, but she knew very well. Her current physical comfort didn't come from "treatment"; it was all thanks to a certain snake who says one thing but means another.
However, knowing it is one thing, but as a good child who keeps her promises, Ifrit naturally wouldn't tell on the snake.