Inazuma, inside a room at the Ritou Inn.
"It seems I'm the only one with free time here..."
Lying on the bed, holding a newly bought light novel in her hand, Kiana thought this to herself in silence. It could be said that she spent most of her time reading novels. Even so, she didn't feel bored. After all, while she was reading here, her other selves had things to do, which was equivalent to her doing those things as well.
Wait a minute!
Suddenly thinking of something, Kiana immediately sat up, placing the novel in her hand onto the bed.
"It's inconvenient for Kaito to pull gacha on his end... but I can do it here..."
Thinking this, Kiana vanished from where she was. Although she hadn't yet decided what kind of identity to provide for the upcoming new character, that didn't stop her from pulling the card first to see who it was. More importantly, this gacha pull would inevitably be accompanied by an explosion, so it was better to leave it to Kiana, who was currently very powerful. Although Kaito's strength wasn't to be underestimated now, for the sake of caution, it was better to let Kiana handle the summon. No matter what, the main body had to be protected.
Afterwards, Kiana appeared directly above the sea surface, far away from land. Since an explosion was guaranteed, she came to this place to avoid causing too much of a commotion.
[System, are you there?]
Closing her eyes, Kiana first asked if the System was present. Although she felt the System was definitely there, since this System was a bit problematic, she still needed to verify.
[I am here, Host.] The System replied quickly.
[Do a gacha pull for me.]
Seeing the System appear without issue, Kiana didn't waste time and directly ordered it to perform the summon. No matter what identity needed to be arranged, she had to see who was summoned first.
[Alright, Host. Proceeding with the gacha pull.]
Accompanying the System's words, the long-unseen golden glow appeared before Kiana's eyes once again.
"Let me see who it is this time..."
Thinking silently, Kiana looked forward to the result. Then, the golden light dissipated, and the System's voice rang out at the right moment.
[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Mobius Character Card.]
Mobius? I actually got her?
Looking at the character card interface before her, which only she could see, Kiana was somewhat surprised. If the previous character cards looked like righteous characters at first glance, then Mobius was a bit different. One look at her gave the impression that she wasn't someone to be messed with, just like a snake. She hadn't done anything, yet seeing her made one's back feel cold.
"Hmm... Should I arrange a villain role for her?"
Floating above the sea, Kiana pondered silently. There was no helping it; the character Mobius was quite suitable for being a villain. Of course, this villain would definitely be taken in by Kaito in the end or something like that. However, this was just a passing thought; she still had to consider whether to actually do it. After all, even if she really wanted to create a villain, she had to figure out how to act the part. This required some planning.
[Do you wish to use the Character Card now, Host?]
The System's voice brought Kiana back to her senses.
[Use it.]
Without overthinking, Kiana told the System to use the card directly. Since it was already summoned, she might as well use it. Although her persona had split quite a bit before, since it was already split, she might as well continue splitting.
[Alright, Ho...]
Boom—
Kiana: "..."
Watching countless gallons of seawater being blasted into the air, Kiana was speechless. The explosion seemed to have happened faster this time; this broken System hadn't even finished speaking. However, this was all within expectations, including the young girl now situated opposite Kiana, who appeared to be sitting on some kind of mechanical tool case.
"Sigh, this System is getting worse and worse," Mobius muttered to herself, looking at her own reflection through the Kiana opposite her. Her voice was truly unique. Or to be more precise, soul-capturing. Of course, since they were all 'self', it definitely had no effect.
Additionally, since another self—Kiana—was right in front of her, Mobius didn't need to use something like a mirror to see herself. However, since neither of them was the main body right now, looking at each other like this still felt inevitably strange.
"Forget it, I'll go back and continue reading my novel."
After looking at herself for a while, Kiana muttered, then quickly disappeared from the sea area. Since she had the idea of letting Mobius play the villain for a bit, Kiana felt it was better not to appear together with her too much for now. It was better to let her appear alone. Besides, they were all the same person; staring at each other here was pointless.
"How about pretending to be an ordinary person first? But I don't look like an ordinary person no matter how you look at it, do I?"
After Kiana left, Mobius began muttering to herself again.
"Forget it... Let's get to land first..."
Thinking for a moment, Mobius decided to return to land. After all, there was nothing here but seawater; there was no need to stay. Afterwards, Mobius floated all the way back to land, specifically the seaside. However, she wasn't aimless; she chose to come ashore here selectively. Because Miko and the others were currently not far away, she decided to plan a brush-past encounter with them first. Since she hadn't decided what to do yet, she might as well show her face in front of them.
Subsequently, Mobius floated towards Miko and the others' direction, sitting atop that tool case. Of course, she could have chosen to walk, which wouldn't have been as eye-catching as she was now. After using the Mobius Character Card, she discovered that Mobius did have legs, and they were bare feet at that. It had to be said, this was really nice. It was just that since she was alone right now, it couldn't be put to any use for the time being.
"Hmm... They are just ahead..."
Floating along, Mobius knew that Miko and the others were just a short distance ahead. She could even hear their voices. Of course, even if they weren't here right now, she would still be able to know what they were discussing.
"There's no one here; what a great place to talk."
Gradually, the voices ahead grew louder. It was Miko's voice. Hearing this, Mobius silently headed towards the direction of the sound.
"We..."
Miko's voice suddenly stopped, because she saw the appearance of Mobius.
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