Honkai Impact, please stop imagining it.

None of that matters. Mebius has already imagined the surprised look on Mei's face when she sees Lin Yu and Himeko getting along well and going to visit her at the Moth of Fire headquarters a few months from now.

Mebius returned to his room, covered himself with a white coat, lay down on the operating table, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Möbius woke up very early, around 5 a.m., and then quickly ran to the computer to check Lin Yu's test results.

Möbius: "......."

When Klein was woken up by Möbius, he saw Möbius's expression change from groggy from just waking up, to bright eyes, to surprise, to shock, and finally to blankness.

Klein slowly walked to Möbius's side and poked her cheek. "Dr. Möbius, wake up. Dr. Möbius, are you sick?"

Mebius shook her head quickly and patted her face. At this moment, she felt as young as adolescence. The spinning DNA molecules on the computer screen, the fascinating data of Lin Yu's spinal cord cells, Lin Yu's gastric juice test report, and the degree of Lin Yu's gene mutation were all constantly attracting Mebius.

At that moment, Möbius felt like he was in love. Although he had never felt this way before, Möbius was absolutely certain that he had fallen in love with this fascinating gene.

That was the original body of genetic ascension. Even with side effects, Lin Yu successfully completed the first generation of the Chimera Project.

Contrary to what Mebius thought, Lin Yu was not simply an ordinary person who became slightly different from others after relying on the Chimera Project to fight off his illness. Mebius needed to look deep into Lin Yu's genes to see the product of the Chimera.

Rather, it is the true path to ascension, a pure path of genetic ascension, with every segment of Lin Yu's genes mixed with traces of Honkai Beasts.

Given the differences between him and a human, genetically speaking, Lin Yu could not possibly have a human appearance; he should be a giant beast.

The side effects were also clearly visible during the examination: esophageal cancer, liver cancer, and other parts of the body were also progressing in a serious direction, like a kind of gene collapse caused by the body being unable to withstand it, only it was relatively slow.

But this collapse is also like breaking the shackles of the limits of human genes. Each additional point makes Lin Yu's body stronger, which is both a gift and a curse.

The more and more severe the illness he carries, the stronger he becomes. As for the limit... it will probably be the moment when Lin Yu's body reaches its limit, at the age of twenty-five. At twenty-five, Lin Yu's body will reach its limit, and at that time, what will be born from his body... will it be a near-perfect new human, or a savage Honkai beast?

Klein: "Dr. Möbius, what's wrong with you today?"

Klein tilted his head, not understanding what Mebius was doing, staring blankly at the computer.

Mebius saved the data on his computer, took a deep breath, and said, "I have seen the ultimate path of human evolution, the feasibility of genetic advancement, and the future."

A question mark appeared above Klein's head. She yawned, and tears from the yawn dripped past her dark circles and onto the ground. Klein wiped away her tears.

"It's just that the side effects are too severe. It's unreasonable to gamble on the final result by using genetic collapse. However, we can conduct other Honkai Beast experiments. Perhaps we can truly create perfect humans who are immortal and powerful."

Mebius took a deep breath and slowly walked to Lin Yu's side. In her eyes, Lin Yu was no longer the boy who climbed in through the eighth-floor window last night, but a treasure of all mankind!

Even Lin Yu's short stature was naturally transformed into what the standard human height should be in Möbius's eyes.

Even the slight twitch of Lin Yu's nose as he breathed became much cuter in Möbius's eyes.

Klein: "Dr. Möbius, I've seen that look in your eyes in some notebooks—a small horse pulling a big cart."

Möbius: "What do you mean, 'greater'?"

Klein: "...an old cow eating young grass."

Möbius: "Hmm?"

Klein: "Ahem, normal women appreciate the gaze of men."

Möbius: "Don't you think Lin Yu is handsome?"

Klein: "He's handsome, but a bit short."

"That's called cute, and it's also the standard human height."

Klein: "He's a bit silly; he believes whatever you tell him."

"That's called being honest, reliable, and friendly."

Klein: "And it's very dangerous. I used a needle made of Soul Steel when I was extracting his blood. I personally suggest you stay away from him. If he touches you even slightly, you're dead."

Möbius: "That is powerful and perfect."

Klein: "You're in love."

Möbius: "This is a treasure for all mankind!"

Mebius ran his fingers along Lin Yu's cheek. "For some reason, I'm starting to look forward to what will happen to him and me ten years from now."

Klein: "Dr. Möbius, let me just remind you, it's illegal."

Lin Yu felt something cold brush against his cheek, making him feel a little itchy, and he seemed to hear people talking next to him, talking about something illegal.

Lin Yu scratched his face and groggily opened his eyes.

Möbius: "......."

Lin Yu: "...Good morning."

Mebius took out the candy that he had asked Klein to borrow from Cangxuan Danzhu yesterday, opened the packaging, and stuffed it into Lin Yu's mouth.

Möbius: "How do you feel?"

Lin Yu licked the candy in his mouth. "Sweet."

Chapter 63 In my eyes, you are more important than the whole world.

"Is it sweeter than the candy from six years ago?"

Mebius pinched Lin Yu's cheek as if he were touching some rare treasure. Lin Yu was very familiar with Mebius's gaze. Yes, it was the same look he had when he drew a particularly rare character in a game.

Did Mebius see himself as a reward from a gacha game?

Lin Yu was completely bewildered.

"Dr. Mebius."

Möbius: "Call me Sister Möbius. Do you like it? There will be some every day from now on."

Klein: "Dr. Mebius, Cangxuan Danzhu doesn't have many candies."

Klein felt he should speak up for Cangxuan Danzhu and protect their very few candies.

"It's okay, I'll buy it again."

Lin Yu: "Um, you saw something in my genes, right?"

"Would you like something to eat? Something to drink? Or would you like to play with some toys?"

Mebius ignored Lin Yu's words and spoke seriously.

"Um, I'm not a five or six-year-old child anymore, I'm sixteen, Ms. Mebius. Well, although I really enjoy being held by you, you seem to be in a slightly strange state right now."

Lin Yu broke free from Mebius's hand, took a few steps back towards the door, and swallowed hard.

What happened? Did she take some pheromone drugs? How come she suddenly seems to think she's cute yesterday, but today she seems to love herself a lot?

From cute to cute, from an adjective to a verb.

It's a little scary. Mebius's expression is just like those yandere girls in doujinshi who want to kill their husbands.

Möbius: "Don't run around recklessly, be careful not to get hurt. You are very valuable now, so be mindful of your worth."

Mebius rushed forward to catch up and grab Lin Yu's arm, but Lin Yu's expression finally turned to horror. "Wait, um, Ms. Mebius, please have some self-respect. What kind of status do I have?"

How could I not know I'm worth a lot? I admit I've achieved great success, but saying I'm worth a lot is just a lie.

"In my eyes, you are more important than the whole world."

Mebius blocked the door first, locking it shut, his cheeks flushed, his face showing only shyness.

"No, Ms. Mebius!"

Lin Yu took off and flew out of the window. "Your idea is wrong. I'm a person, not a treasure."

Seeing Lin Yu take off and step into the air outside the window, Möbius immediately understood how Lin Yu had entered through the eighth-floor window last night—he could fly!

"You are indeed on the right path to genetic advancement, but the side effects are a bit severe."

Mebius took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement. He wasn't in a hurry; he was just excited because he had been studying for too long and suddenly saw such a near-perfect prototype.

Calm down, calm down. (Hero)

Klein stood silently by the window, her arms outstretched to block it. She sensed that Mebius was acting strangely today and worried that she might impulsively jump out the window after Lin Yu.

"Dr. Mebius, I think you should take a break."

Lin Yu flew away, flying away with a look of terror on his face.

This is terrifying. I'm just a successful example of the Chimera Project, and I'm not worth Möbius doing this to me. After all, Möbius wasn't this crazy about Kevin in the story.

Mebius's strange feelings for himself were not because he was a Fusion Warrior, but for something else entirely.

Klein closed the window, then quickly turned to look at Möbius, worried about her condition.

Möbius took a deep breath. "I'm a little too excited today. Is there any ice water? I'd like to wash my face."

Klein nodded blankly, but did not move to prepare ice water for Mebius.

She was afraid that Möbius had fooled her, and that as soon as she left, Möbius, blushing and excited, jumped out of the window.

"Dr. Möbius, what... do you want to do?"

What exactly do you want? Why are you suddenly chasing after Lin Yu like this, scaring the young man away? Aren't you a demon, a demonic researcher who treats ordinary people like lab rats?

Why would you make such an expression or do such a thing? Your public image is ruined.

"You don't understand that feeling. It's like you're a newbie in a game, and suddenly you see a world champion standing in front of you, asking you to study his games."

Klein: "I don't play games."

Mebius: "Then go ahead and idolize a star. The superstar you've always dreamed of is standing right in front of you, and he's very young, obedient, and well-behaved."

Klein: "I'm not a fan of celebrities, but I've seen people like you in doujinshi... cough cough, some comics. You don't need to tell me your reasons for following him, just tell me what you're going to do."

Klein is indeed Möbius's assistant. He doesn't need any reasons at all, since Möbius never gives any reason for doing things. But you should at least tell me what you're going to do.

With you doing things this way, I don't know how to help you at all.

Möbius: "I want him to stay with me; just looking at him gives me motivation."

Just copy Lin Yu's genes, and then modify a small part of the side effects. Although this may take an extremely long time, and may not be possible in a lifetime.

So you like him?

Möbius: "I love it. It's the first time in all my years that I've felt this way. I've even imagined myself sitting with him on the ruins after the end of the world, mourning the long-extinct human civilization."

Klein's lips twitched, and he was speechless. "What kind of feelings do you have for him? Friendship, family, possessiveness? Or love? The way to get close to each kind of feeling is different, Dr. Möbius."

Möbius thought for a moment, then sat down in his chair and pondered. Friendship? No, it's definitely closer than friendship! Family? No, and not even family. Möbius didn't care about family at all.