Fallen Angel's Past

"So what's your plan next?" Elysia crossed her arms and looked at Lilith. If she could, she really wanted to refuse Lilith's joining her team. However, she had also talked to Zhu Yufeng about Lilith. If Lilith wasn't under Zhu Yufeng's watchful eye, even if Lilith went to Kevin's team next door, there was no guarantee that Lilith wouldn't do something outrageous.

"Although it may sound arrogant to say this, I am probably the only one who can suppress Lilith's evil... After all, what she has done and what she is going to do has always been aimed at me. She would not hesitate to kill her family for this, and even personally trigger a Honkai. I know her too well..." Zhu Yufeng said at the time, "I also can't say whether I will be affected by her, because I have never had any sense of belonging to this world... Therefore, I often take an indifferent attitude towards some of her methods. And you, Elysia, are the only one who can correct my path."

Since Feng has already said that, she obviously won't say anything more.

She had heard about the suppression of the Rebel Army from Mobius and Vill-V, and Zhu Yufeng, as one of the parties involved, was unwilling to discuss the details. He only said, "The final outcome was nothing more than a malicious celebration, a frenzied massacre. You wouldn't want to know the details... I never deny the crimes I committed, but..."

All the surrendered Rebel Army were massacred, and none survived. What exactly happened to them when destruction came? Elysia wanted to know, and that's why she was determined to prevent such a thing from happening again.

"As for the arrangements... since Xin Feng is still your deputy, I can be your deputy's deputy too~" Lilith spread her hands. "However, according to the rules of the Fire Moth, even if I can join your team through Dr. Mobius's recommendation, I will still need to undergo a period of training before I can be officially promoted."

"So, Mostima and your sister... According to the rules of the Fire Moth, your sister is too young to keep the Honkai a secret, so she must join the Fire Moth. Are you planning to have Mostima take care of her?" Zhu Yufeng asked.

"Yeah, anyway, Mostima likes her, so let her take care of her." Lilith said nonchalantly. "I have no interest in taking care of her anymore. Rather, I'm already disappointed that I couldn't kill her in this Honkai."

Elysia looked at Lilith with a serious expression. Putting aside Lilith's passion for Maple, this was the first time she had ever seen Lilith like this. Lilith... really didn't shy away from it at all.

I wonder what Kevin would do if he saw Lilith like this... Elysia wanted to see Kevin's reaction, but when she looked for Kevin, she found that he had already disappeared.

"He must have received a message from Mei and called her," Lilith said, seemingly understanding Elysia's thoughts. "After all, Mei said she didn't care and it wasn't necessary, but she cares about Kevin a lot. When she taught him some cooking before, putting aside the disastrous results, she was genuinely very attentive. The Fourth Law's attack is no small matter; no one can guarantee they'll survive, right? And the injuries this time weren't small either, were they?"

"Indeed, many squads have suffered heavy casualties, and there are quite a few wounded," Zhu Yufeng said.

Elysia glanced at Lilith, then at Pardo and Sakura. Pardo's reaction wasn't too strong, because she actually knew quite a bit about Lilith. After all, when she first met Zhu Yufeng, Lilith was urging Zhu Yufeng to kill her. After joining the Fire Moth, both Sister Xila and Sister Mostima warned her to be careful of Lilith.

Actually, she's been tricked by Lilith quite a few times... Lilith's jokes are sometimes really mean... But with Brother Yu Feng, Lilith won't get too upset. If Brother Yu Feng isn't around, she'll just run as far away as she can.

Sakura frowned slightly and said, "Lilith, she's still your sister..."

"I only care about Feng." Lilith said, taking another piece of cake from the basket and handing it to Zhu Yufeng. "Because I was thinking about the possibility of the Honkai 3rd before I saw you again, I didn't add cream. If I added cream, it would be difficult to keep it looking the same after the Honkai 3rd..."

"For Lilith, her so-called family is nothing but a burden, a cage that once bound her..." Zhu Yufeng took the cake and looked at Bi Ying to explain, "Actually, I had already seen it in my previous life, watching her kill her own family members one by one with her own hands."

Why not stop him? Because he didn't care.

Sakura remained silent. Since Maple had already said so, she wouldn't say anything more. She was just an older sister who had opinions about Lilith's actions. To be honest, she wasn't really concerned, because she didn't care about other people. Moreover, as an assassin, the most taboo thing was to avoid unnecessary emotions. In her previous assassination missions, she had also caused many families to break apart. Therefore, she didn't have much grounds to criticize Lilith.

"Then let's proceed as usual. I'll keep a close eye on you, whether it's Maple or anything else." Elysia said, squinting at Lilith. She also planned to go see Lilith's Sister. After joining the Fire Moth, Lilith would likely keep her word and completely ignore her sister. And Mostima ... would probably be too difficult to take care of either. So, Elysia thought that if she had time, she could also take care of Lilith's Sister.

"Then I'll wait and see," Lilith said with a smile.

"So none of you are going to eat anything?" Zhu Yufeng asked, holding up the cake. "I think it tastes pretty good. My taste is pretty normal..."

"It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature, so what's the point of worrying so much? Anyway, with him around, no matter what Lilith does, her ultimate goal will always be to fight against the Honkai."

Elysia: "..."

Let's put Lilith's matter aside for now; Feng also needs to receive some education!

"Can we have one?" Pardo asked, raising her hand.

"Sure, that's fine~" Lilith handed Pardo a piece of cake, then looked at Elysia, "Are you really not going to have a piece? I was so eager to see Maple that I accidentally made too much."

Elysia looked at Zhu Yufeng speechlessly and said, "Me too... have one."

Lilith is definitely suspicious. These cakes and sandwiches were clearly prepared in advance by her. After the Honkai outbreak, judging from Mostima and her sister going to be resettled, Lilith and the others must have experienced something similar to an escape. The fact that Lilith still brought these things with her shows that, in her eyes, these foods are more important than her own sister.

"Is it meant for Maple? "Elysia wondered to herself.

As Zhu Yufeng ate his cake, he looked at Lilith, who was smiling, and couldn't help but sigh.

What does Lilith mean to him? Is she a symbol of the beginning of a new chapter? A reliable second-in-command who initially wanted to get rid of him? Or is she a regret he once accepted?

Zhu Yufeng had actually thought about this issue for a long time, because from the moment he learned that Lilith also retained her memories, he knew that he would have to face this problem sooner or later.

Lilith is undoubtedly excellent, but at the same time, she is also extremely unusual, possessing a cat-and-mouse-like disdain for everything...

He wasn't sure if Lilith could get along peacefully with Elysia and the others. Her beliefs were completely opposite to those of Kosma and Disaster. Her malice was too deep, and even if she didn't show it normally, it could be detected from the details when they went on missions.

The suppression of the Rebel Army was the moment when Lilith unleashed her malice toward the world.

"These prisoners... Feng, what do you plan to do with them?"

"The Fire Moth have no corresponding solution, so they probably want us to do this dirty work. From a practical point of view, the Fire Moth's food reserves are already running low, and with these Rebel Army added to the mix, humanity cannot bear the oppression of famine and the hopelessness that awaits. Human will... is the strongest yet the most fragile... Even if the civilians among the Rebel Army are innocent, at most only children can be spared."

"Isn't this unfair to others? Those who support us are being deprived of their rations for no reason, while others who surrendered don't have the same chance of survival. Isn't that unfair?"

"..."

"Even if the children are taken away to Fire Moth, who will take care of them? What will happen to their education? How will they be separated from the other adults? How can we guarantee that they will keep the truth about this crackdown? How will we explain it to the public? It's troublesome, isn't it? We're already exhausted from fighting the Honkai, how can we have so much energy to think about these things? As long as humanity can achieve final victory, the number of dead will be replenished sooner or later, the Present, of course, we should do whatever is simplest."

"... This isn't what you really think, is it?"

"At least now that I've said it this way, does it seem easier for you to accept? Is this reason reasonable enough?"

"... Let's do it this way. Don't torture them. That's my only request."

"That's so mean... Fine, whatever, you're Feng, so I'll listen to you~"

People always need a reason, no matter how far-fetched that reason may be. As long as it can comfort them and make sense to them, that's enough.

Just like how he comforted himself after confessing to Elysia that Elysia wouldn't fall in love with any individual, he knew he was wrong at that time. So he also accepted Lilith's reasons to numb himself. On the one hand, he really didn't care about the lives of other people. It was just that his past education didn't allow him to do so. On the other hand... for humanity as a whole, this was a relatively good way to deal with it.

Zhu Yufeng looked away and saw Qianjie coming this way, so she reached out to greet him, "Qianjie."

Qianjie glanced at him and said, "It seems you're doing quite well?"

"How could I die so easily?" Zhu Yufeng was speechless.

"Hmph, indeed, having had its heart pierced several times by the Finality, yet still remaining ashes and continuing to be attacked, it's not so easy to die." Qianjie sneered, then looked at Lilith, "Your girlfriend finally arrived?"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

He's not, he doesn't exist. You, Qianjie, can kill indiscriminately with your Honkai Beast, so don't talk nonsense.

While talking to Lilith, Elysia heard Qianjie's voice and turned around to say, "Qianjie, I think I need to reiterate that Feng and Lilith have never been lovers."

"Doesn't the part done in the mission count?" Lilith asked.

Elysia smiled slightly, glanced at Zhu Yufeng, and Zhu Yufeng silently gestured to tell her how many similar tasks there had been...

"That doesn't count!" Elysia said.

"So what is your relationship with Maple the Present?" Lilith tilted her head.

Elysia: "..."

This is a difficult question to answer because they haven't the Present confirmed their relationship yet. However, Elysia feels that if she answers directly, Lilith might just kiss Maple the next second...

"Lilith, you?!"

"Sister Lilith?!"

Before anyone could react, Lilith quickly walked over to Zhu Yufeng, hugged him tightly, and nuzzled against him. "Ah... it's been so long since I've felt this good... it really brings back memories, back when Feng only had a few girls around him..."

Qianjie crossed his arms and looked at Zhu Yufeng. He didn't say anything, yet it seemed like he had said everything.

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

He didn't want to talk, and there was nothing he could do about it with Lilith; he couldn't push her away.

At times like this, you should just stay put and give up; you should simply stop thinking!

Elysia looked at Zhu Yufeng, who was being held by Lilith and looked completely lost, and felt a surge of anger. However, she didn't have any good ways to deal with Lilith. Oh well... considering that Lilith hadn't looked at Yufeng in a long time...

Pardo: "..."

As expected of Lilith, even the usually strongest Sister Elysia could only suffer a defeat here...

Sakura chose to turn her back to avoid seeing or hearing anything.

"You're still as crazy as ever." Qianjie said, arms crossed. He had dealt with Lilith quite a bit, after all, he often did dirty work and knew about the things the Fallen Angel Squad did.

"Fine, you two can continue your lovey-dovey nonsense." Qianjie turned and left.

"Wait, Qianjie, you're also part of the main force in the fight against the Fourth Herrscher at the celebration party after the battle. Are you going to participate?" Zhu Yufeng suddenly asked. He remembered that Qianjie always went his own way. Even he, who didn't like crowds, would participate in some team building activities. He was most satisfied with the team building activities organized by Kevin, where everyone just ate noodles and didn't talk.

"Why would I go to such a noisy place?" Qianjie said disdainfully. "Didn't you kill the Fourth Herrscher? You must have said plenty of nice things when you were the leader, right? If you can't say them, you can have your girlfriend prepare them for you."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

He was being nosy and said that...