Another "Dr. Mei" immediately made Mobius freeze again.
Looking at the smile on his face, she said helplessly, "How many times do I have to tell you, my surname isn't 'Mei'… forget it, call me whatever you like."
As for why she stopped chatting with those people…
"You made such a big mess, how would those people still have the mood to chat with me."
Mobius sat down beside Levi, looking at the banquet hall, her whole body giving off a relaxed feeling.
Kiana, sitting on Levi's other side, held a drink, leaned her head forward, and looked toward Mobius, her eyes full of curiosity.
Before, she was still wondering when Elysia could actually attend this kind of banquet.
Now it seemed it was probably this green haired lady who brought her in.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, Mobius's relaxed brows frowned, and she looked straight at Kiana.
Being stared at while secretly judging someone made Kiana feel an unexplainable panic inside.
Pretending to stay calm, she shook the cup in her hand and said, "Hello, my name is Kiana, Kiana Kaslana, I'm Levi… Elysia's friend."
"Mobius."
Unlike when talking with Levi, Mobius seemed a bit cold when speaking with others, and she did not talk much.
After simply saying her name, she turned back to look at the hall.
Seeing the panic and anger appearing on those people's faces, she said openly, "Every time I see this group showing that kind of expression, I just feel like laughing."
Just because their own lives might be threatened, they become like this.
Like frightened birds, looking like clowns.
Mobius shook her head. She really could not understand how they managed to sit in their current positions.
Noticing Levi staying silent, Mobius looked at her.
She saw the other person puffing her cheeks, pink eyes staring tightly at her.
"What are you doing?"
Mobius asked, a bit confused.
"I'm angry."
"Angry?"
"Mobius came to me only because those people stopped chatting with you."
Then wouldn't she just be a backup?
Levi kept her face stiff.
After understanding the reason, Mobius could not help laughing. She did not expect this was what the other person cared about.
But this was indeed partly her fault. After all, she brought the other person in and then left her aside.
"You should already see how important this banquet is."
So many powerful and wealthy people attending was enough to show how important it was.
Looking at the guests in the hall, Mobius said in a low voice, "These people may not be very capable, but they have money and power. That is exactly what I need."
Or rather, what her institute needed.
With their help, her research could proceed very smoothly, without being forced to stop because of some unknown obstacles.
"I don't care!" Levi still puffed her cheeks. "I'm very angry now. You have to compensate me."
After thinking for a moment, Mobius looked into her eyes.
"What do you want?"
As long as it was within her ability, she would satisfy the other person's request.
Seeing her agree so easily, Levi showed a smile of a scheme succeeding.
Her slender arm hooked around Mobius's neck, saying in a gentlemanly way, "Let's have a drink tonight."
Looking at Levi acting cool, Mobius laughed scornfully.
'Have a drink? Do you even know how to drink alcohol?!'
She still remembered that when the other person was near her before, the wine in her glass had not been touched at all.
Clearly Elysia was someone who could not drink.
Now inviting her to "have a drink tonight", was that not just making her laugh?
Mobius smiled, "Sure~ After the banquet ends, let me see your alcohol tolerance."
'Why does this scene feel like I've seen it somewhere before.'
Watching the two talking, Kiana felt it looked familiar.
But she just could not remember where she had seen it.
———
[After Some Time]
Mobius left temporarily because of something. Kiana, after the people in the middle were moved away, ran back to the long table and started eating again.
Honestly, her heart was really big.
Even after something like that happened, she could still eat peacefully.
And Levi was very curious. Clearly Kiana had eaten so much, yet her stomach showed no change at all.
'Where did all that food go?'
But compared with Kiana, what made him more curious was why the person beside him appeared here.
Levi looked at the brown haired girl beside him sneaking around, interest showing in his eyes.
He moved his chair closer. "Hi~ nice to meet you, Elysia."
Pardofelis, who was checking the surroundings, got startled by him.
Seeing the hand extended toward her, the girl tried hard to keep a noble posture to avoid exposing herself.
Holding his hand with both hands, she smiled and said, "My name is Pardo, Pardo Phyllia."
'Pardo Phyllia?'
'Why do I remember your name as Pardofelis.'
Levi thought this silently while smiling, but did not say it out loud.
Considering the kind of work she did, giving a fake name was completely normal.
After saying her name, Pardo planned to pull her hand back, but found no matter how hard she tried, she could not pull it out of his hand.
The smile on Pardo's face froze. Meeting Levi's strange look, her heart skipped.
'Did I run into a pervert?!'
She had long heard those rich young men played wild, but she did not expect these young ladies also played this wild.
'Am I going to lose my innocence today?! No!!!'
But the strength in Levi's hand was too great. After comparing silently, with her small arms and legs, she was no match for this pink haired person at all.
In an instant, Pardo's expression turned somewhat desperate.
At that moment, Levi released her hand, looking confused at the despair on her face.
If he knew what Pardo was thinking just now, he would probably show a very speechless expression.
'Want to enter QQ Space? Even if you want to, I still won't let you in!'
[Ding! The user refused to let you access the space!]
"It's fine, it's fine…"
Pardo rubbed her slightly red paw, and the two started awkward small talk.
Slowly, they got a bit of understanding about each other.
During the chat, because Levi had not received any punishment for what he did earlier, Pardo seemed to treat him, or rather Elysia, as a child of a big family, the kind with overwhelming power.
She began intentionally and unintentionally asking where the warehouse of this banquet was.
Although she asked very subtly, Levi still noticed.
Considering her identity as a famous thief, it was obvious she came here to restock goods.
But even a "small thief" like Pardo could get in, so the security of this banquet was indeed terribly bad.
Thinking about this, Levi suddenly had an uneasy feeling.
He began looking around for Mobius and Kiana.
After seeing Kiana still eating and drinking there, and Mobius talking with someone not far away, Levi relaxed.
Looking at Pardo beside him still trying to get some information from his mouth, Levi did not say much, just waved to a servant in the distance.
When the servant came closer, Levi pointed at Pardo.
Seeing herself being pointed at, Pardo was shocked inside.
'Did she discover my identity?!'
"My friend here wants to go to the warehouse to pick up something herself. Where is your warehouse?"
After hearing that, the servant showed no doubt, still keeping a standard smile.
He extended his hand toward Pardo. "Please follow me."
"..."