The Joyful Fallen Angel

"Speaking of your home, I don't think I've ever paid attention to it. Feng, where in Shenzhou are you from?" Disaster asked Zhu Yufeng.

Zhu Yufeng remained silent. How to put it? He wasn't a native of this world, and this Shenzhou was not that Shenzhou either. Last time, he had been to what should have been his hometown, but he found that it had nothing to do with the hometown he remembered.

"That's not important. Anyway, I don't have anywhere else to go right now," Zhu Yufeng said with a shrug.

"Huh?" Disaster was taken aback.

"You don't know?" Zhu Yufeng said, "I was rescued by Elysia during a small-scale Honkai incident. I am the only survivor. Apart from the people I met in the Fire Moth, there shouldn't be anyone else I know in this world."

"Is that so?" Disaster felt like she had said something wrong. Looking at someone's expression with such emotions, she felt that there was too much helplessness and loneliness in his words.

She suddenly remembered something Kevin had said.

"Wait, I remember Kevin said that Lilith was your childhood sweetheart, right?" Disaster recalled a story Kevin told back then, and Zhu Yufeng hadn't denied it at that time.

Kosma and Elysia, who were both present at the time, twitched at the corner of their eyes. They had forgotten about it after a while, since they knew it was something Kevin had made up on the spot. They never expected this...

Zhu Yufeng wanted to deny it, but that didn't seem to explain how he knew Lilith...

Alright, let's just go with Kevin's version. By the way, what's the story Kevin wrote?

Sakura and Pardo looked at Zhu Yufeng in surprise. They knew that Zhu Yufeng had a relationship with Lilith, but Disaster's sudden remark made them uncertain again.

Firstly, Pardo joined the Fire Moth after the Tenth Herrscher Incident, so it's normal that she didn't know Zhu Yufeng. Sakura, on the other hand, didn't have much interaction with Zhu Yufeng before the Ninth Herrscher incident, so she didn't know him very well either.

"Brother Yu Feng, you and Sister Lilith... are childhood sweethearts?" Pardo asked.

"Yes, it's not impossible..." Sakura muttered to herself.

Zhu Yufeng: "... I guess so."

Now it's all the same... Oh well, I'll explain it to Sakura and Pardo later.

Elysia glanced at Zhu Yufeng. Kevin should indeed be buried, but that was something to be done later. What she cared about more now was Zhu Yufeng's past. She only knew that Zhu Yufeng was from Shenzhou, but because he had never mentioned his past, Elysia assumed it was because he didn't want to think about sad things, so she never asked.

But today, when Disaster inadvertently asked about this, Zhu Yufeng's attitude was a bit strange. It didn't seem like sadness, but rather... helplessness and nostalgia?

I care so much, I care so much...

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Where have you all been these past few days?" Zhu Yufeng chose to change the subject directly. As long as he acted like he didn't want to talk about it, and his "background" was indeed quite tragic, then no matter how forcefully he changed the subject, no one would bring it up repeatedly, and it wouldn't even be mentioned again later.

Pardo seemed thoughtful. Since Brother Yu Feng didn't want to mention it, she wouldn't ask him. She could ask Brother Yu Feng Sister Daisy and Boss Kevin what they had said later.

Sakura didn't care much. Some things don't need to be investigated or questioned. Everyone has their own secrets. Since Maple didn't want to say more, there was no need to keep asking him.

"Ah, this..." Pardo's face immediately fell. "Well, what can I say? We're just pretending to be from the countryside, working and learning to read. We don't have much money, so we can only afford to rent a run-down apartment. We have to do odd jobs to make up for it... I'm okay, but it's Sister Daisy ..."

Disaster's face darkened. "I thought I could tolerate it, but it turns out there are just too many cockroaches. I can practically hear them crawling around when I try to sleep at night..."

"It's also possible that it did crawl past you or on you," Kosma said expressionlessly.

"Amo!" Disaster tapped Kosma on the head. "Don't make me think of such terrifying scenes!"

Kosma: "..."

(Because I wanted to save money, I shared a small room, and I slept on the floor. At night, I could often feel cockroaches crawling over me, and in the morning when I went out to gather information, I would occasionally kill a cockroach...)

"Isn't it fortunate that we discovered the organization's location in advance while searching for people, which is why you didn't have to stay for more than a few days?" Zhu Yufeng laughed. "But that's not necessarily true. People can be very adaptable sometimes. Maybe you'll get used to it again in a few days?"

"Maybe, but I'm still glad this damn mission ended early," Disaster shrugged. "I haven't seen cockroaches in the Fire Moth for so long, it's still a bit strange to see so many all of them again."

(But I seem to remember that you used to be terrified of cockroaches and other insects, Disaster? Can you really get used to it?)

Kosma thought to himself.

Pardo glanced at Kosma's expression, then looked at Disaster. Oh, Sister Daisy is afraid of cockroaches.

Elysia could read Kosma's expression and wanted to laugh, but to protect Disaster's face, she decided to hold it in.

Zhu Yufeng can't read Kosma's emoticon, but he can read Elysia's emoticon. Well, it seems that Disaster is just putting on a brave face.

Sakura glanced at the expressions of the others, and judging from her killer instincts... they all knew that Disaster was putting on a brave face? Then... should she pretend not to know?

Disaster finally noticed that everyone else was giving her strange looks, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Surely they couldn't all have noticed that she was afraid of cockroaches?

She didn't seem very scared, could it be Amo?

Disaster squinted at Kosma, Kosma looked back at Disaster with a bewildered expression.

Disaster: "?"

Amo's expression... could it really be unrelated to Amo? Others probably wouldn't be able to read Amo's expression, right? Then... did I slip up somewhere?

Unable to figure it out, Disaster decided to change the subject. She looked at Zhu Yufeng and said, "Amo told me before that you told him that Fire Moth didn't support early relationships?"

"Yeah, I don't support it, but I didn't say it's forbidden." Zhu Yufeng revealed a teasing expression. "Nanyu, you and Kosma are finally preparing to... um..."

Disaster picked up an apple from the water basket and stuffed it into Zhu Yufeng's mouth. "Oh, I was just asking, Feng, you should think about yourself!"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

The attempt to cover it up only makes it more obvious.

The others exchanged glances, shrugged, and then looked at Kosma. Kosma smiled helplessly and remained silent.

(Of course, some feelings, once acknowledged, are nothing to be afraid of. It's just that Disaster might need more time to accept them. Speaking of which, my relationship with Disaster has indeed grown closer recently. In that case, maybe one day...)

Disaster glanced at the expressions of those around her and decided to retaliate. "Maple, don't you have any plans?"

"I haven't," Zhu Yufeng said, taking a bite of an apple. "At least not right now, I haven't thought about that."

Disaster squinted at Zhu Yufeng: "Really?"

"Otherwise what?" Zhu Yufeng took a bite of an apple, looking at Disaster with great composure. "Or what do you think I should do?"

He's just giving up anyway, and judging from the current situation, it seems like he's going to build a harem. Lilith's problem is there, and she'll find a way to get ahead of him. Besides, Vill-V, this potentially extremely unstable individual, might also join Lilith in causing trouble.

Disaster: "..."

Don't pass this problem on to her!

The top floor of the city's most upscale hotel.

Tonight, the entire floor has been booked out.

Lilith, dressed in a long black dress, swirled the wine glass in her hand and said casually, "This is... wine produced in the Mu Continent? Because the grapes used as its raw material are extremely difficult to grow, it is rare in the world. Nahamah, you are really generous."

"It's rare to meet someone who speaks the local language. Isn't this the kind of wine we're here for?" Nahamah took a sip of wine, not caring how much it cost. "In my opinion, people are born to enjoy life. Wine is just another kind of wine. It's meant to be drunk. There's no need to be secretive about it."

"Hmph, you seem to take it all in stride." Lilith looked out the window; it was the view of the hotel where someone was staying.

"Miss Lilith, if you say that, aren't you the same?" Nahamah smiled and said, "You've never cared about wealth and status. You only pretend to care because others need you to, just like me."

"You and I are two different things." Lilith looked away. "You can be indifferent to wealth and status because even if you do nothing, you can still have the life you have now, and you can't give up what you have now."

Nahamah looked down at the expensive meal in front of him, put down his wine glass, and picked up his fork. "After all, I was born with a good family background. I don't have to do anything, yet I'm already standing at the top of this world."

Lilith did not speak.

"That's why I'm interested in what you're doing, and that's why I support you." Nahamah's smile Honkai. "A girl born into a noble family, yet she turns around and wants to destroy her own family, destroy the very person who created her—what an interesting drama, isn't it?"

"Because he has so much money he can't spend it all, and his power is almost at the top of the world, he becomes indifferent. When he sees something or someone that interests him, he will fulfill their wishes and enjoy the pleasure that his power and money bring him." Lilith calmly pointed out Nahamah's purpose.

"I don't dislike intelligent girls like you. It's a pity that you actually have someone you like. I really don't know whether to say that person is pitiful or lucky," Nahamah said, shaking his head.

"Pathetic? Lucky?" Lilith smiled gently. "No, he doesn't care. When you meet him, you'll see. For people like us, meeting him is lucky."

"Really? Then I'm curious."

"You will have a chance to meet, but not now."

"In that case, I'll just wait patiently. Waiting is also a process to enjoy," Nahamah said. "The one thing I have plenty of is time."

"Let's end our conversation here. I have other things to take care of. You can enjoy the scenery here by yourself." Lilith stood up and left without lingering.

"Sigh, what an audacious girl." Nahamah took a sip of his drink and looked out the window. For some reason, he felt that he seemed to know the person Lilith was talking about, and he also felt that the two of them should be a couple.

At that moment, he was a little afraid of Lilith. What was going on? It was as if he was inherently suppressed; although he could confidently show his true self in front of Lilith, he was still somewhat hesitant and timid...

As Lilith left the hotel, the old butler followed behind her and asked with concern, "Miss, how did your discussion with Young Master Nahamah go?"

"Yes, that's fine." Lilith put on her mask as usual. "Father will be satisfied."

Nahamah is different from her. Although neither of them cares about so-called wealth and glory, she can destroy that world because as long as she has Feng, that's enough for her. She doesn't care about anything else. But Nahamah only wants pleasure. He is an extremely materialistic guy, and the basis for his enjoyment of life is that wealth and glory that he doesn't care about.

Moreover, her meeting with Nahamah today confirmed something for her: the Thirteen Heroes of Fire Moth had memories of their previous lives, while the other eleven Fallen Angel, apart from herself and Feng, did not have memories of their previous lives, but they retained some of their habits from their previous lives.

For example, Nahamah is more afraid of himself, and Mostima has a higher level of self-trust than usual.

Is it because everyone merged with Feng in the end, so even if they were reset, they weren't completely reset?

Nahamah's fear of him was probably a muscle memory from being beaten up in his previous life. This guy always wanted to take Feng to brothels, and he was beaten up so many times but he still didn't change his ways.

Lilith got into the car for the return trip, with Simon driving in the front. She closed her eyes, lost in thought, "Thirteen Heroes of Fire Moth... Maple, to you, is our world, our existence, real? Or do you always think this is just a game? In any case, at least the Thirteen Fallen Angels joined this stage called 'Honkai Impact 3rd' for you, and you, to me, are real, tangible. Our story... began with you. No matter what happens next, I will once again come to your side."