Honkai impact 3rd: I Use Everything of Yours to Love Me

"Tch!"

A dissatisfied click of the tongue echoed in the room.

"If there's nothing else here, we'll take our leave. Since the 8th Herrscher is already dead, her remains must be somewhere. We need to retrieve them quickly."

After saying this, Mobius didn't linger any longer and turned to leave in an instant.

"Well, as long as you're okay, I'll be going now."

With a quick farewell, Vill-V, the 'Expert,' also didn't stay long. This place was better left to the lovebirds.

She still had two kids to take care of, and there was a plan waiting for her to implement in the near future.

If the plan succeeded, the 11th Herrscher would no longer be a problem.

"..." x2

"So, do you want to go out for a walk together?"

"Sure."

In the end, it was Elysia who broke the heavy silence.

Although she really wanted to scold Chang Yuan for not telling her about his plan beforehand,

all her words got stuck in her throat, unable to come out.

Because back then, she had also been just as willful, ignoring Chang Yuan's objections and acting on her own.

So what right did she have to question him now?

Thus, the two of them walked hand in hand in silence, with no words exchanged—only companionship.

...

"Griseo, Griseo, come here. Big sister Elysia has a yummy lollipop for you~?"

In Mobius's lab, Elysia held a lollipop, teasing a little blue-haired girl.

"Big sister Elysia, Mommy said kids shouldn't eat too much candy, so I don't want it."

Griseo placed a finger on her lips, eyeing the lollipop with longing but remembering her mother's words.

So she just stared at the lollipop without reaching for it.

"It's fine. Your grandma Mobius is an expert in biology. If you get cavities, she can just replace your teeth for you."

At this moment, Elysia was like a demon from the Bible, tempting Griseo to fall.

And it seemed to be working, as Griseo slowly walked toward Elysia, until...

"Elysia! I've told you before, don't tease Griseo in my office!"

Mobius angrily swung open her office door and saw the pink menace she disliked so much playing with her favorite child.

She even taught the child to call her "grandma." No woman could tolerate that.

"Oh, Mobius, don't be so stingy. Besides, Griseo doesn't mind, right? Isn't that right, little Griseo?"

Sitting in Mobius's office chair, Elysia picked up Griseo and placed her on her lap, pinching her little cheeks with a smile.

"Mmm~"

While eating the lollipop and having her cheeks squished, Griseo couldn't speak, but she didn't dislike it either.

"If you like kids so much, why don't you and your husband have one? Stop tormenting Griseo here."

Since Griseo was present, Mobius couldn't just tell Elysia to get lost like she usually would.

That would set a bad example for the child.

Hearing this topic, Elysia subconsciously touched her belly.

Then she sighed. "Mobius, do you think I don't want to? It's been years, and we've never used protection, but there's still no sign. I'm starting to wonder if it's because of being a MANTIS."

"..."

Mobius really wanted to say it was because of reproductive isolation between species.

Among all the current MANTIS warriors, they could still have offspring.

These offspring could inherit the best traits from both parents, possessing innate high Honkai resistance and even latent Honkai beast genes, meaning they could potentially become MANTIS warriors in the future.

From this perspective, it wasn't because of the Honkai beast genes. So it had to be due to Elysia's own species.

But remembering her promise to Chang Yuan not to reveal this too soon, Mobius could only bite her tongue.

However, in the end, she softened and said, "Why don't you give me some of your blood and Chang Yuan's? I'll run some tests and see if there's a solution."

"That's great, Mobius! I knew you wouldn't let me down."

Ever since the 8th Herrscher was defeated, Elysia had pestered Chang Yuan about what happened in the illusions.

Chang Yuan had mostly told her the truth, except for the part where the Elysia clones in the illusions questioned why he had killed them.

Because of this, Elysia had started fantasizing about what her and Chang Yuan's child would be like—whether it would be like the one in the illusions.

But this remained a pipe dream, as there had been no signs of pregnancy after all this time.

Even though both she and Chang Yuan had undergone thorough checkups with Vill-V, the 'Expert,' and everything seemed normal, including the activity of certain things,

there was still no progress. This made her wonder if Vill-V wasn't proficient enough in this area, which was why she sought Mobius's help.

Seeing her goal achieved, Elysia's face lit up with a smile.

"Whether I disappoint you or not depends on the results. Maybe it's just bad luck on your part, and it's not meant to be."

"Mobius, girls who smile a lot are never unlucky. At least, that's what I believe."

Elysia outright rejected Mobius's claim that she was unlucky.

To her, meeting Chang Yuan as a child, someone who always protected her and guarded her naive ideals, was the greatest luck.

So she refused to believe she was unlucky. She preferred to think it was due to other factors.

"Heh, then I hope your luck stays this good. Alright, you can leave now. Griseo can take care of herself here. She doesn't need you."

"Alright, alright. Then, Mobius, I'll be waiting for your good news~?"

After leaving these words, Elysia skipped away happily.

Once Elysia was gone, Mobius looked around to make sure no one would barge in unexpectedly, then immediately changed her expression.

"Little Griseo, come to big sister. Let me pinch your cute little cheeks."

"Mmm, will grandma Mobius give me a lollipop?"

"...Call me big sister Mobius."

"Okay, grandma Mobius."

"..."

Giving up on the idea of pinching Griseo's cheeks, Mobius left her office.

Once outside, she suppressed her anger and muttered through gritted teeth, "Elysia, you and I are not done yet."