A Young Man's Resolve

"Su, Feng, you're back." Kevin greeted Zhu Yufeng and Su, who had just returned, from the windowsill.

Kosma sat on the bed with his knees drawn up to his chest. Ever since Disaster yelled at him, he had been in a strange state. Seeing the two of them return, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Feng, have I... really changed?"

Zhu Yufeng squinted at Kosma. "What? You've become withdrawn because Disaster is withdrawn, right?"

"I... I've always wanted to be a Heroes," Kosma said, looking at the wall clock. "But have I really become Heroes? During the Fourth Herrscher incident, I strapped on explosives, wanting to jump into a storm she casually created, wanting to perish with her. During the Eighth Herrscher Incident, I couldn't even protect Disaster; I promised her I would practice the harmonica and play it for her. Then during the Ninth Herrscher incident, I couldn't save Hen... Self-blame and anger drove me mad. If I hadn't met you leading the Fallen Angel, I don't know what I would have done... The Eleventh Herrscher Incident ..."

"That's enough, let's not talk about it anymore." Kevin said. Let him recall it if he wants, but the one who was most affected by the Eleventh Herrscher Incident was Feng!

Kosma paused, then continued, "That was the Twelfth Herrscher Incident. Before that, I never understood you, Maple. I always thought you were a cold-blooded person. Back then, you risked your life to protect Rin and never resisted. Mobius scolded us for being incompetent... That's when I realized what you'd been carrying all along..."

Kosma buried his head in his arms. "... I rejected Vill-V's proposal to let Griseo take over the Project Ark in my place... I was determined to fight the Finality, but in the end I found that I couldn't help at all..."

Su looked at Zhu Yufeng, who had remained silent. The Twelfth Herrscher Incident was still a thorn in everyone's side.

No matter how many misunderstandings or grudges there were before, all that remained after that was anger at her own incompetence, and guilt and sadness towards the person who had gone before her alone.

Zhu Yufeng is now waiting for Kosma's next words.

Kosma took a deep breath, raised his head again, and looked at Zhu Yufeng: "I think you and Kevin are Heroes, without a Heroes. So I've been thinking about how I can become Heroes like you."

"I'm not worthy of your emulation," Zhu Yufeng said, looking at Kosma.

Kosma shifted his gaze, continuing to look at the wall, and said, "I tried to think from your perspective, and based on my past experiences, I made the same judgment as you. I've always wanted to be a Heroes, but why... did Disaster say I've changed?"

"It's just because you've experienced more than her. You haven't changed at all, Kosma," Zhu Yufeng said. "When faced with a choice between two evils, you already know the answer in your heart. If you had the chance to sacrifice yourself to reverse this situation, you would definitely choose to sacrifice yourself without hesitation."

"Feng, aren't you like this?" Kosma looked at Zhu Yufeng again.

Zhu Yufeng shook his head and said, "Listen, Kosma, what I'm about to tell you might overturn all your the Present understanding of me. First, to answer your question, I will tell you definitively that I will not sacrifice myself casually. If I am to do this, there must first be some value involved."

Kosma remained silent.

Zhu Yufeng continued, "What do you think of me? A cold-blooded person? That's true, after all, only a minority of people know about the Rebel Army purge. If you knew the truth, you would know that 'cold-blooded' is not even enough to describe me."

"The Rebel Army Purge?" Su opened his eyes again. As Kevin's close friend and Kevin's husband, they both knew about it. Although the details might be unacceptable to many, firstly, Kevin felt there was nothing wrong with it. Mei said it was the best solution, so it was the best solution.

Then there's Su. He saw through the Thousand Worlds Journey that other realms had accepted the surrender of the Rebel Army forces, which directly led to food shortages for humans and nearly caused the collapse of order in their settlements.

However, because Feng made a decisive decision that almost no one else in the world made, in the end, no human riots broke out due to food shortages.

So he had to admit that Feng was right.

"Feng, about this matter..." Kevin spoke up. He wanted to stop Zhu Yufeng from revealing the truth of the incident because, based on his understanding of Kosma, it was highly likely that this would cause Kosma and Feng to turn against each other on the spot.

After all... the entire African continent, nearly 100 million people, were wiped out just like that.

"It doesn't matter, I think I can say it." Zhu Yufeng stared at Kosma, "Regarding the Rebel Army's purge, I first used the Black Abyss White Flower's Zeroth Power, directly destroying the Rebel Army's command center and creating the entire Sahara Desert. This attack annihilated 80% of the Rebel Army."

Kosma's pupils contracted. He hurriedly looked at Kevin, Kevin had his eyes closed, clearly knowing what was going on. He then looked at Su, who simply sighed and remained silent.

Zhu Yufeng continued, "After that, the remaining Rebel Army all surrendered. I accepted their surrender, confiscated their supplies, and then had Beelzebub and Esmodius settle the matter completely."

"They... have already surrendered, haven't they?!" Kosma jumped off the bed and rushed in front of Zhu Yufeng. Because he was much shorter than Zhu Yufeng, he could only grab Zhu Yufeng's hands and question Zhu Yufeng.

"Weigh the two evils," Zhu Yufeng simply replied.

Kosma wanted to ask more questions, but Kevin spoke up, "The Fire Moth has no plan for dealing with the Rebel Army. From the beginning, they never intended to leave a single one of Feng alive."

Kosma's body stiffened. He had heard about that matter from others, after all, he had been in the Mobius laboratory at that time and had received superhuman transformation treatment.

He never imagined the truth would be like this, and he never imagined that Feng could do such a thing.

Even if the higher-ups didn't make any corresponding arrangements, Feng shouldn't have...

"If we accept the Rebel Army, humanity will face numerous problems due to food shortages," Sue said. "From a broader perspective, Feng's choice is undoubtedly the best option."

Kosma took a few steps back, looking at the three people in disbelief. Kevin and Zhu Yufeng were expressionless, while Su Yu looked helpless and sad.

Faced with two evils, there was no other choice.

"That's why I don't want you to become like me," Zhu Yufeng said.

Kosma looked at Zhu Yufeng, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts.

(Feng actually did that, but why... No, Kevin and Su also knew about it. If it were Kevin, would he have done the same? Even if he was willing, the others wouldn't have agreed, right? So only Feng leading the Thirteen Fallen Angels can handle this... And Su, he's in charge of the Hengsha Project. He says it's the best solution, so it can't be wrong... But...)

"Kosma, if you think this is what it means to be a Heroes, then let me tell you, being a Heroes isn't that easy," Zhu Yufeng said.

Kosma closed his eyes, pondered for a long time, and then opened them again to look at Zhu Yufeng with a firm gaze. "I understand."

All three of them looked at Kosma.

"I'm still not sure if I'll make the same choice as Feng, but I will do my best to avoid that situation," Kosma said, looking at Zhu Yufeng. "Even if it costs me my life, before things develop to the point where I have to choose between two evils, I will do what I can to achieve both."

"Then let's wait and see," Zhu Yufeng said, shrugging.