Honkai Impact 3rd: I picked up a Seele at the start of the game.

……

Seele determined her "resurrection" location and left alone as a "soul." Yun Fuyu remained at the Firemoth base, training quietly.

a few days later.

It was lunchtime when Möbius approached, distracting Yun Fuyu, who was reading a book.

Möbius: "Let's go to my institute for a check-up first."

Yun Fuyu: "...Huh?"

Mebius had very dark circles under her eyes; luckily, she was naturally beautiful, otherwise she would have looked terrible. She forced herself to speak, "Aren't you going to participate in 'that' project? You should at least get a medical check-up first, so I can keep a copy of your genetic data."

She was referring to the Fusion Warrior program.

"Oh."

Yun Fuyu nodded, quickly shoveled the last bite of rice into her mouth, and then followed Mebius out of the cafeteria.

The surrounding gazes inevitably became strange—another naive newcomer had been fooled by a certain doctor's pink skull... Huh? How many times has this happened?

When Yun Fuyu arrived at Möbius's First Research Institute, she was amazed by its high-tech features. The overall layout wasn't particularly special, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that every instrument was equipped with an intelligent system, capable of basic voice, light, and thermal recognition, while more advanced instruments could even perform automatic scanning and processing.

Yun Fuyu saw a machine scanning a stack of documents one by one, then uploading them to a computer, approving them, and issuing instructions—all in one go.

He couldn't help but click his tongue: "With this, what do you need an assistant for?"

Without turning around, Möbius said directly, "This thing is still a bit stupid; it can only record some basic experimental reports."

Yun Fuyu: "AI?"

Möbius: "Pretty much. Although 'Prometheus' on Möbius's side is better, I don't want to share data with her, so I'll just have to make do with what I have."

She suddenly turned her head, a subtle expression on her face: "What is your educational background?"

Yun Fuyu: "...Why do you ask that?"

Möbius: "It's nothing, I just think that you asking me this kind of question is even more... humph, stupid than this machine."

She had intended to say "stupid," but after thinking about it, she used a slightly milder word instead.

Yun Fuyu: "I'll sue you for defamation. I may not be exceptionally intelligent, but I'm at least at a normal level."

Möbius: "Normal people are hopelessly stupid in my eyes. You're just a little dumb, and I'm already praising you."

Yun Fuyu was speechless.

She's Mebius, after all. In the early days of the Honkai, she was practically the backbone of Honkai research. Even as Mebius, Velvet, Spassy, ​​Sue, and others began to shine, Mebius remained an irreplaceable figure. For example, right now, when Mebius is keen to delve into the Fusion Warrior Project and the Stigmata Project, she still inevitably has to ask Mebius for help.

To be called "stupid" instead of "idiot" is, in a sense, a compliment...

Following Mebius, Yun Fuyu entered the sterilization room. The robot guided him through a series of procedures, and he changed into a loose white outfit before officially entering the laboratory.

By this time, Mebius had changed out of her usual cool summer clothes and was dressed all in white. The loose white coat draped over Mebius's tall and slender figure did nothing to conceal her physique; instead, it added a touch of ascetic, pure, and alluring charm.

Damn it, are all anime/manga women this outrageous?

Möbius, who was writing something with his head down, said, "I need to take tissue cells from various parts of your body, with the most important ones being primordial germ cells and bone marrow stem cells... Do you understand?"

Yun Fuyu's face fell.

Primordial germ cells are not germ cells and should ideally be obtained from within the embryo. Alternatively, germ cells can be induced to revert to their original state. Bone marrow stem cells, as the name suggests, require a portion of the most potent differentiation-capable stem cells from the bone marrow.

These two tissues, while not fatal, didn't anyone tell me I needed to do this! I thought a simple oral scraping would suffice!

(Those who have studied high school biology should be familiar with these key points. The concepts of germ cells and bone marrow stem cells have already been explained, and "scraping the oral cavity" refers to the classic experiment of "observing oral epithelial cells.")

Seeing no response, Möbius looked up and saw Yun Fuyu with a dark expression. She was puzzled for a moment, then immediately understood: "If you're not comfortable with that, then I'll get it myself, is that alright?"

She thought Yun Fuyu was afraid of being touched inappropriately in certain areas. But when she said that, Yun Fuyu's face darkened even more.

Seeing this, Mebius became impatient: "What are you thinking? You were the one who said you wanted to participate in the Fusion Warrior program, and now you're giving me a hard time?"

Yun Fuyu: "...No, I just need a little mental preparation."

He persisted, asking, "Did you always do this?... You mean, collect reproductive cells and stuff..."

Mebius then realized that this guy's mind was actually thinking about sexual matters, wondering if Mebius himself often did such things to other men!

She spat, "Disgusting! I'm doing this for the evolution of humanity, for the infinite future! What kind of garbage is in your head?"

Mebius held up his thumb and forefinger, making a gesture that sounded like the Koreans were furious, and rolled his eyes as he said, "Who hasn't seen this these days? With your little schemes, all you men can do is shudder. I've even dissected a few myself. Your 'things' are just boring to me!"

Yun Fuyu felt humiliated, but he had nothing to say.

He said sheepishly, "I'm sorry! I admit I was despicable, but never mind! Please conduct the experiment yourself, consider this my last request, otherwise I feel psychologically conflicted..."

Möbius: "Tch, man."

She lowered her head and wrote a few more lines before continuing, "The First Research Institute currently possesses gene samples from three Judgment-level and fifteen Emperor-level Honkai Beasts of six different types. There are countless others below these two levels. I will test the compatibility of your gene sample from highest to lowest. Do you have anything to say?"

Yun Fuyu: "No, I'll listen to you—wait, what about Seele's... Herrscher of Death's companion Honkai Beast, Great Freedom?"

Mebius gave him a deep look and nodded: "Of course, this will also be tested. After all, you spent some time with Seele, and your body may have already undergone some self-modification under her Honkai energy erosion."

Yun Fuyu nodded quickly: "That's what I think too."

What he was really thinking was that his fate was intertwined with Seele's, and his companion Honkai Beast was also closely connected to the Herrschers. For example, the life and death power of the Great Free Heaven and the Herrscher of Death, and the spiritual power of Moyuri and the Herrscher of Consciousness.

Therefore, his compatibility with Shiva might actually be a surprising result.