Raven: Heehee. Reed: Not Heehee. / Reed: Heehee. Anna: Not Heehee.

They were mocking a certain Joker who had just said yesterday that he would help the island avoid disaster, and the next day a scene of carnage arrived as scheduled.

Flame Willow: "Stop laughing, stop laughing! It's just a battleground, isn't it? You'll all run into one sooner or later!"

Xi: "Sorry, I'm set up as the daughter."

Highmore: "Sorry, I only have Wendy."

Xia Ling: "Excuse me, I just remembered something happy."

Flame Willow: "What's the good news?"

Xia Ling: "Theresa's strategy was taught to me by Elysia."

Flame Willow: "Oh yeah, and Elysia too! Elysia, save my teeth!"

"It's a pity that Elysia isn't here right now," Xia Ling added. "It seems you can only leave it to fate. After all, Raven opened the orphanage right next to the Schicksal branch, so there's no way you can hide from it."

"However, Raven knows Anna, so it seems like there shouldn't be a big problem?"

Xia Ling's words exploded in Flame Willow's heart like a thunderclap.

Putting aside the fact that she didn't show Raven Anna's letter from that time, don't forget that after Raven and Anna met by chance, she only explained Raven's situation to Anna, without telling Raven that she had already arrived in London at that time.

However, Raven had seen Anna.

Flame Willow dared not even imagine what it would be like if they met.

"I'm doomed..." Flame Willow slumped into despair. "Almighty Pudding Duck, could you please send me a Herrscher Core right now? Just let me Herrscher transformation already..."

Clearly, Flame Willow's words went unnoticed by the Honkai Will, or rather, even if they were noticed, it was probably too late.

For some unknown reason, Flame Willow had only been off the train for a short while when she heard a familiar voice.

"Reed? What are you doing here?"

Anna's voice was as lively as ever, with a touch of gentleness, but now it was also filled with surprise and joy at their long-awaited reunion.

The Raven turned around even faster than the Flame Willow, or rather, she was now far more sensitive to the name "Reed" than to her own name.

"Oh? And Miss Raven too, long time no see!"

Upon hearing the voice, the Raven had a guess about the person behind her, and when she turned around, her guess immediately became reality.

With a hint of something inexplicable in it, the Raven glanced at the smirking Reed beside it, then smiled and greeted them.

"Hello, I remember... your name is Anna, right? Since we parted ways in London, I wonder if you've found your white-haired, red-eyed, 1.5-meter-tall companion?"

"Wow, is it really that aggressive?" Flame Willow trembled.

"Oh dear, don't even mention it. As soon as you left, Miss Raven, I found you. Maybe you didn't come out to look for me because you saw that I had someone with me."

Why are you going against her?! Flame Willow sensed a strong smell of gunpowder.

Anna's smile remained unchanged. She had initially thought that Raven's identity was just that of an ordinary colleague, as Flame Willow had described. However, after a casual conversation with Durandal, she realized that neither of them seemed to have a simple identity.

However, Anna didn't care. Work is work, and life is life. At least for Reed, who had given her a new life in some ways, she was still willing to treat him as a friend, just like before.

Moreover, this time Reed brought the Swarm of children with her, and they didn't seem to be planning anything. As for deliberately buying a villa next to her branch... she probably wanted me to help take care of them.

Feeling she fully understood everything, Anna smiled happily. At least Reed still considered her a friend, even willing to keep her children by her side. Since that was the case, she certainly wouldn't let Reed's efforts go to waste.

The person in front of her... Anna looked at the Raven who was confronting her with a forced smile, and felt a headache coming on.

It seems the other person has completely discovered that I lied to her in London, and this strange tone... could she be jealous?

She really didn't have those kinds of feelings for Reed. She just considered Reed a good friend and someone she needed to repay a debt of gratitude for... I think?

As Anna thought about it, she began to feel a little insecure.

After all, the joy she felt when she saw the Reed earlier made it take her a long time to control her expression before going over to say hello.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Raven: Hehe Flame Willow: No, hehe

"Is that so?" Raven glanced at Flame Willow again, almost imperceptibly. "It seems your companion doesn't like me very much."

Flame Willow touched her stomach, feeling that she would be cut open along the dotted line tonight.

"No, no, Miss Raven is so beautiful, how could she not be popular?"

Seemingly sensing Flame Willow's embarrassment, Anna chose to end the conversation.

"By the way, where are you all headed?"

"I remember inviting Reed to come visit me a long time ago. Are you here for tourism? If so, I can show you around."

"It will probably take longer than a trip." Raven took Flame Willow's hand. "After all, the place we lived in before was really inconvenient, so this time, I'm actually moving with my family's Reed."

"You, your family's Reed ..." Anna's lips twitched, then she pretended not to hear and continued the conversation as if nothing had happened, "Oh, I see. There's a villa near my workplace that was sold. Could it be yours?"

"That might actually be true," Flame Willow interjected. "After all, the tour guide said that only one villa was sold recently."

"That's great!" Anna's eyes lit up. "It really is you guys! Now I can come and play with you guys when I'm slacking off!"

"It's no problem for us to hang out..." Flame Willow, somewhat puzzled, "But I remember you used to be a workaholic. Is it really possible for you to use the word 'slacking off'?"

"That depends on the circumstances..." Anna explained somewhat embarrassedly, "You know, what happened last time... was quite a blow to me, so after the holiday, His Lord Bishop even came to talk to me and told me to relax and learn to balance work and rest."

"Lady Durandal also made the same suggestion in her reply to me, and she gave me a well-reasoned and evidence-based answer. She also sent me a picture of herself, Rita, and a child at an amusement park, looking very relaxed."

"So I was thinking about whether I should change myself or something... and the Lord Bishop was thinking the same thing, so he assigned me teammates who were all the lively, cheerful and lazy types, and over time... I became like this."

Anna seemed about to say something more, but the communicator hanging on her body suddenly rang:

"Captain, come and relieve me!"

"Ah, I have something to do here, so I won't bother you any longer." Anna turned off the communicator and ran off without looking back. "I'll come find you guys after I get off work!"

"Oh, what a spirited little sister," Raven, placing her hand on Flame Willow's shoulder. "Don't you think so, my dear Reed?"

Flame Willow shuddered suddenly, then said with a mournful face.

"Wait, let me explain first. I really didn't know this was Coral Island. You know how bad my geography is."

"Hmph, what are you explaining? I'm not angry. Let's go, continue with the itinerary, we'll talk about the rest when we get back."

Raven gave a soft snort and turned to leave, but Raven hand remained tightly clasped around Flame Willow.

She was definitely angry... but she didn't let go of her hand, so it didn't seem... that serious?

Flame Willow pondered as it was being pulled along by the Raven.

However, she soon found out whether the Raven was angry or not.

As the morning's tour came to an end, Raven and Flame Willow led a group of children back to the villa.

The villa was already fully renovated and ready to move in, and Raven had just hired a housekeeping company to clean it the day before, so it saved them the time of a thorough cleaning.

It can only be said that the location Raven chose was indeed close enough to the Schicksal branch. When Flame Willow arrived at the top floor of the villa, she found that she could see the Schicksal logo not far away from there.

Then, while the children were still playing happily downstairs, Flame Willow suddenly noticed that Raven seemed to have also come up to the attic.

Then, under Flame Willow's sweat-drenched gaze, Raven gently locked the attic door.

Flame Willow instinctively shrank back and leaned against the window.

"Why are you avoiding me? What, are you afraid I'll eat you up because you did something wrong?"

Flame Willow was amused by Raven's timid appearance. She didn't waste Flame Willow's current state and pressed Flame Willow against the window.

"But you look like you're about to eat someone alive..." Flame Willow retorted weakly.

"Don't change the subject!" Raven fiercely turned Flame Willow's face towards him, forcing her to look directly into his eyes. "Tell me honestly, were you already in London back then?"

"Yes... yes." Because the two were now very close, Flame Willow could even feel the Raven's warm breath. The Raven's sudden attack caught Flame Willow off guard, and for a moment it seemed as if she had awakened some strange attribute, and her face turned rosy.

As we all know, although Xia Ling seems to be submissive when she's the dominant one and dominant when she's the submissive one, she is actually more submissive in nature. Flame Willow usually flirts with her because Raven doesn't realize her own feelings, but when Raven is suddenly provoked and becomes dominant today, Flame Willow naturally reveals his true colors.

"So~" Raven pinched Flame Willow's face, feeling the same warm, smooth touch she had experienced when she bandaged Flame Willow, which made her secretly pleased. "You just told me that you were taking care of the child in Changkong City, and then secretly ran off to London to date Anna?"

"It really wasn't a date!" Flame Willow cried, on the verge of tears. "I really did have important business to attend to. It was just a chance encounter with Anna."

"And then you unexpectedly ran into me, didn't you?" Raven kneaded Flame Willow's face into various shapes.

"Hmm... I didn't realize London was so small..."

"Hmph, forget it." Raven finally let her go. "Back in the safe house, I said I wouldn't pursue your actions that time. Anyway, what you do is none of my business, I don't care."

You don't care, yet you pinned me against the window and slammed me against the wall! Flame Willow felt bitter inside, but she dared not say it.

"However, I'm very angry that you didn't tell me beforehand that Anna was on Coral Island." Raven stared at Flame Willow: "Although that girl is quite naive, what if you know some other unreliable people who could threaten the children?"

"So..." Raven moved even closer to Flame Willow's body, and Flame Willow could even feel the pressure on her chest.

"You need to be given a little punishment."

Raven licked its lips, then took a bite out of Flame Willow's round, fragrant shoulder, which was partially exposed due to her revealing clothing.

"You, why are you biting people!" Flame Willow's face turned bright red, especially after feeling the Raven's light but firm pressure and the slight licking sensation, she felt her legs go weak.

"Hmph, this is a lesson for you." Raven's expression was also not quite normal, it seemed that this action was a very bold attempt for her.

"Anyway, let's leave it at that. If you encounter something like this again, be sure to tell me the truth."

After saying that, the Raven hurriedly left the scene.

Then, watching the two people who came down from the attic one after the other, both with rather abnormal expressions, and noticing that Flame Willow had inexplicably added a shawl to her clothes, Little Kong revealed a satisfied smile.

"What are you laughing at, flight attendant?" Lyle asked curiously as she approached.

"Laugh at... something... adult stuff." Little Kong tried hard to suppress the corners of her mouth.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Flame Willow: Hehe Anna: No, hehe

Before five o'clock in the afternoon, Anna, carrying large bags and small packages, knocked on the door of the villa.

"You guys at Schicksal have really good benefits." Raven felt a little envious when she thought about her endless tasks, "We get off work before five o'clock."

"Actually, my teammates knew I had friends visiting today, so they took the initiative to help me with a lot of work."

Anna stuffed all the bags and packages she brought into the villa's several refrigerators. She seemed to know exactly what she might lack upon arrival, and the gifts she brought were all highly practical.

"However, even on normal days, we don't have that much work here."

Anna continued the previous question, "After all, whether it's Schicksal or Anti-Entropy, the people from the combat sequence are basically just there to play a symbolic role. They're not the main force here. Yesterday, a friend from Anti-Entropy even treated me to milk tea."

"So, this is a rare area where both sides can coexist harmoniously. After all, the projects here are nominally for promoting human development. I heard that the combat ranks here are extremely competitive, and many people try every means to get a spot to slack off."

"As long as there is no Great Honkai, the environment here is quite suitable for recuperation. However, even if a Honkai occurs, the defenses here should be more than sufficient."

"Looking at it this way, Raven, you have pretty good taste."

"Hmph, you're right, aren't you? I think so too." Raven was quite pleased with Anna's praise and became quite smug.

Flame Willow could only be thankful that she was drinking her beverage with a straw at the moment, so that she wouldn't spit it out after hearing their conversation.

However... judging from how happily they are chatting, they seem to be getting along quite well?

Flame Willow felt a little relieved.

At least it's better than the two of them fighting. Otherwise, it would be ridiculous if things really went wrong. But it seems that Raven really did not pursue the matter of how she and Anna knew each other, just as she said. It seems that the favorability she gained by risking her life is indeed reliable.

However, Flame Willow forgot one thing: Raven and Anna's communication skills were not far apart. In just a few words, Raven had basically figured out Anna's personality traits, which is why she wasn't in a hurry at all.

Raven can ask these questions anytime he wants, so there's no rush.

As for Anna... well, she was still happy to have another place to slack off and to be able to come and play with Flame Willow often. You could say that being silly has its advantages. After a few conversations, Raven had basically no hostility towards Anna anymore, and the little bit of dissatisfaction she had left was all transferred to Flame Willow.

Furthermore, Flame Willow's previously timid demeanor seemed to have awakened some strange attributes in Raven...

All I can say is... I hope the person is alright.

Sure enough, in the days that followed, Flame Willow noticed that the Raven had become much more aggressive.

I used to be able to tease the Raven occasionally, but now I have to be prepared to be killed if I tease them even slightly.

First, it was held down and teased quite a bit. Later, the Raven even dared to bite, though it was just a light peck on the cheek.

Then Flame Willow displayed her extraordinary wisdom.