"Ugh…" Mei clutched her head, vaguely propping herself up. Everything in front of her had a triple image.
Her head hurt so much, like it was about to split open. A large amount of disorganized and unrefined information was scrambling inside, leaving her no leisure to think about anything else.
"Sister Mei? Sister Mei!"
After a hazy voice called out, a cool ice pack was placed on her forehead, making her feel a little better.
"Oh dear, what should I do? Brother Lin told me to take good care of Sister Mei... W-well, I won't charge for this ice pack then..."
What was that sound?
Raiden Mei suddenly opened her eyes wide, took a deep breath, and sprang up from the sofa. The ice pack on her head was thrown off, hitting the cat-eared girl's face.
"Hoo... hoo... hoo..." Mei looked at the scene in the lounge with lingering fear. Pardo, who took the ice pack off her face, and Mobius, who was sitting not far away drinking coffee with her legs crossed, were both looking at her.
The pain in her head had subsided somewhat, but a small amount of useless information, like an adhesive, remained.
Fortunately, the terrifying state of information seizure had vanished.
Upon touching the [Nameless] Signet given by Lin, she didn't gain any power or substantial physical improvement, nor was it a mysterious technique like [Setsuna]. Instead, she suddenly entered a strange state.
All the surrounding information poured into her mind like seawater breaking through a sluice gate.
Useful or useless, they all fought in her brain, desperate to fill it, and she even lost the ability for self-reflection for a time.
At this moment, the still-frightened Mei finally understood Hua's suffering. Just the information from a moment ago was enough to make her crash. Then, Hua's hyperthymesia, accumulating memories day by day, must be a considerable burden, which is why she needed to use the Fenghuang Down to separate her memories.
"Sister Mei, are you okay? You suddenly fainted and had a high fever. My tail hair stood up, I was so scared."
The first to address her was Pardo with a tearful voice. Mei was somewhat surprised that this Flame-Chaser, whom she had just met, cared about her so much. In her astonishment, she nodded kindly: "Yes, I'm fine. Sorry to worry you."
"Of course! It's been so long since we had a new client!" Pardo looked at her worriedly, very afraid that she would suddenly disappear.
"..."
Mei's expression stiffened, then she sighed. "So... that's what you were worried about..."
Sure enough, hoping for a normal person in the Elysian Realm was still just her own wishful thinking.
"Oh dear, it seems even a Herrscher can't bear that way of thinking."
Mei knew who was speaking even without looking, thanks to that particularly sarcastic voice.
Mobius put down her cup and approached leisurely on her strange apparatus. Her snake eyes, flickering in the light, smiled mockingly at Mei, who was still feeling uncomfortable.
She examined Mei's expression and curled her lips. "Sure enough, only short-lived fellows would use their brains like that."
"Short-lived?" Mei raised an eyebrow, catching the keyword.
Pardo shrank back fearfully, giggling awkwardly: "S-Sister Mobius, you're here."
"Mhm... didn't you notice me just now?"
"I thought you weren't planning on coming over..."
"..."
"Ahem, anyway, I'll be leaving now. Sister Mei can come to me anytime if you want to do business. I have all kinds of merchandise, gossip, divine weapons, everything. Well then... Goodbye, Sister Mei and Sister Mobius!"
Pardo slipped away like the wind, leaving only the indifferent Mei and Mobius.
Mei looked down at her. From this angle, it felt somewhat like mocking her height: "It seems you're not very popular."
"What are you saying, Herrscher Sister? Mobius is the most popular person in Fire Moth, you know~" Mobius showed a charming smile that contradicted her appearance and said, "People line up from the door to the cafeteria all year round to come to my lab."
"Really?" Mei naturally didn't believe it. With Mobius's unpleasant personality, no matter how good her skin was, it couldn't hide her cold-blooded, snake-like nature.
"That much is true."
Elysia quietly appeared from above the lounge. Mei and Mobius's eyebrows twitched, and they both looked up at the hole in the ceiling where Elysia's head had mysteriously appeared.
"...Why are you in that spot?" Mei was used to Elysia's sudden appearances and quirky nature, but today, she was a bit speechless.
Elysia waved her hand. "It's a historical issue. Don't worry about it."
"..."
"Hehe, let's get back to the topic just now. People really do come to Mobius's lab all year round, and the number of people can line up from the door to the cafeteria."
What is this? Gossip?
"Because there's only one person. Dr. Mobius's 'cafeteria' is that person."
Mei turned her gaze to Mobius, whose green snake eyes seemed to be filling with anger.
"Let's avoid this topic." Mei felt that this matter might involve another person, and if he decided not to answer her questions, it would be a loss. So, she changed the subject. "Where is Lin now?"
"Not here," Elysia laughed.
"Does that mean you won't tell me?"
"But you can ask me. I'm not Lin. I'll definitely tell Mei what I know." Elysia turned to Mobius again. "Mobius will tell you too."
Mobius, however, didn't appreciate it. "Hmph, don't think too highly of yourself."
"Is that so..." Mei breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes." Elysia smiled brightly. "But it's a shame that Lin specifically told me not to tell Mei anything."
Mei felt like she should join Mobius in knocking Elysia down.
"But I don't listen to him."
"...Are you going to tell me or not?"
"As long as it's Mei's request, I will naturally fulfill it. But I also can't betray my comrade. So, I'll give Mei a question. As long as Mei can find the correct answer, I'll tell you what you want to know."
"What is the question?"
Elysia tapped her lips, her eyes gleaming. "Please find the person in the Elysian Realm, besides Lin and me, who meets the condition. The condition is knowing Lin's..."
"Appearance."
"Age."
"...And cause of death."
After hearing the question, Mei immediately reacted: "Is this a question Lin gave me?"
"How can there be harvest without diligent cultivation?" Elysia didn't answer directly. She just smiled and retracted her head, closing the ceiling panel. "This question is valid at any time, and you can use any means. As long as Mei finds the person who meets the condition, you can come and ask Lin and me for the truth you want to know."
The ceiling was silent.
Mei immediately turned her head to Mobius.
"Mobi..."
"I don't know."
Mobius lowered her head and hurried away, leaving Mei stunned.