Kevin: I Worry Myself Sick Over My Best Bro

What do the warriors of the Fire Moth discuss when they're bored?

Before humanity succumbed to despair about the future, topics like what crazy experiments Mobius was conducting, what Qianjie had smashed today, and where Kevin had achieved another victory were very popular conversations among the Fire Moth Warriors in the previous life.

In addition, the romantic pairing of the Fallen Angel leader and deputy leader has become a source of great interest for some fans of the Fire Moth "The Flame Chaser," and the topic of what a group activity among the Fallen Angel would look like is also quite popular.

Logically speaking, gossip is a rather interesting way for humans to pass the time when they are bored. Even though the world was reset once, the Fire Moth warriors' gossip level has never changed.

For example, right now...

"If you ask me, at tonight's banquet, Feng will definitely dance the first dance with Elysia, and he'll definitely choose Elysia in the end too. He's the Elysia rescued from the ruins, and he's now the vice-captain of Elysia's squad. He writes all of Elysia's mission reports." A soldier said to his two companions while eating breakfast. "And remember that mission half a year ago? I got involved. Elysia and Feng were pretending to be a couple. I don't believe there wasn't something going on between them. The two best warriors of the Fire Moth, they're such a perfect match."

"Tch." His companion scoffed. "That's it? What's so special about pretending to be someone else? At most, it's just that these two work well together. What else can you say? And about the mission reports, don't you know how Elysia writes her mission reports? Ever since Feng started writing them for her, everyone on the reports has gotten more hair. If Feng doesn't write them, who will? I think that little girl, Pardo, is quite a possibility. I heard she's been chasing after Feng like Fire Moth. Feng usually takes good care of her. An excellent senior and a hardworking junior, aren't they a perfect match?"

"Wrong, wrong! You're all missing the point," another companion said. "In my opinion, Sakura might not be so small after all. Think about it, whenever the team splits up during a mission, who does Maple team up with? Of course, it's Sakura. They've practiced teamwork a lot and done plenty of training together. And let me tell you, sometimes Sakura doesn't have time, but Maple picks up her younger sister from school. Tell me, if there wasn't something going on, why wouldn't Sakura ask Elysia or Pardofelis for help?"

"Tsk, can't there be pure camaraderie between men and women?"

"Sure, as long as you're ugly enough. Looking at you, hmm, you're sure to have pure camaraderie."

"... Wait until we get to the training ground, I'll beat you to death."

"Heh, when have you ever had better training results than me?"

"Speaking of which, isn't Sakura older than Kaede? If I remember correctly, Kaede just turned 18 in September, and Sakura must have been an adult for a few years before that, right?"

"A woman three years older than a man is like a golden brick, don't you know? Besides, Sakura is only a little over a year older than Maple, what's the big deal?"

"What about Dr. Mobius? I remember that Feng and Dr. Mobius have a good relationship, right? He can even call the doctor by his name directly, and I often see him supervising Dr. Mobius's training in the morning."

"..."

The other two companions fell silent upon hearing this.

After a long pause, one of them finally spoke up, "Do you... think Dr. Mobius is involved in this kind of thing? I think Vill-V is more likely Dr. Mobius. After all, at the banquet after the Third Law Expedition last year, Vill-V and Maple danced quite well. I was there and saw it very clearly."

"That's true..."

Another person said, "A woman three years older than her husband is a lucky charm, but Dr. Mobius is hardly a junior! Huh? You're just a Fire Moth and don't understand. Let me tell you, in all these years, I 'Fire Moth never seen even the slightest rumor about Dr. Mobius. To put it bluntly, would you want to date a woman the same age as your mother? In the end, who was the one who started shipping this in the first place?"

"Dr. Mobius is in his teens? He looks so young to me."

"You... forgot you're not an only child... Never mind, just know that Dr. Mobius has nothing to do with romance, and... whatever Dr. Mobius's age is, don't ask about it, don't mention it at all. If she finds out, you might wake up one day lying on the operating table."

"Hey? Look, isn't that Kevin? The one chasing after his girlfriend like Fire Moth. I remember he and Feng are pretty close, right? If Feng is on Feng's side now, just ask him. After all, we men don't hide things from our brothers."

"Yes, yes, ask Kevin!"

Kevin was thinking about what kind of breakfast he should bring for May. He had been making sure to bring her a different breakfast every day of the week. He was also thinking about what excuse he should use to slip away if May wanted him to go with her to do experiments again. Suddenly, he heard someone calling him. He looked over and saw three soldiers waving at him.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Feng in the mornings lately. This must be related to Elysia again. If I see Feng during training later, I'll have to ask him why Lilith hasn't come back yet?"

Kevin walked over to the three soldiers while thinking, and asked, "What is it?"

"Hey, you know, are you and Feng a good couple? Like best buddies?" one of the soldiers asked.

Kevin nodded without hesitation. "Of course! Who else but Feng's best friend would be so great?" Feng probably didn't even know how much his best friend had worried about his marriage. Ah, what could he do? He was Feng's best friend. Since Feng was from another world, he should care even more about this guy who always shouldered everything alone.

"Then there's no problem." The soldier said, "Come on, tell us, who is Feng closer to? Is it Elysia, Pardofelis, or Sakura?"

Kevin paused for a moment, then shook his head. "Neither."

"Huh?! Could it really be Dr. Mobius? No way!"

Kevin crossed his arms, his tone leaving no room for doubt. "It's Lilith."

"Lilith? Who's that? Do you remember her?"

"No... Is there such a person as 'Fire Moth'?"

"She hasn't come to the Fire Moth yet, but it won't be long before she does," Kevin said solemnly. "You don't understand Maple, so of course you'll think that way, but you'll know once Lilith completes the approval process for the Fire Moth."

Looking at the three people staring at each other in bewilderment, Kevin began to tell a story:

Once upon a time, there was a girl chained atop a high tower. She was a captive nightingale, unable to fly freely in the vast sky, only able to occasionally look up at the sky outside her window, yearning for the world she had never reached. At this time, when the girl was deeply disillusioned with her bleak future, a boy appeared. He told her stories of what lay beyond the tower, and they spent a happy time together. But... this happiness was short-lived. For various reasons, the boy was forced to leave the girl's side, and she was left to continue singing day after day in her prison, waiting for the boy's return.

The boy's fate was equally tragic. He lost all his family in a Honkai, was rescued, and then became Fire Moth. During a break after a battle, the boy and girl met again. The girl gave the boy the Sun Earring, while she wore the Moon Earring. The boy kept the earring close to his body, waiting for their next encounter.

The Fourth Ritual Incident destroyed the girl's cage, finally giving her the opportunity to meet the boy. She will also become a moth drawn to the flame, moving forward together with the boy once again.

The story ends, and Kevin turns and leaves to buy breakfast, leaving three soldiers sitting there in a daze.

"So... Maple actually has a childhood friend named Lilith?" One of the soldiers hadn't quite turned around yet.

"No, how could this be... Feng actually has a childhood friend? Is this any way to live? The beautiful and perfect peer Elysia, the lively and adorable junior Pardofelis, the mature and reliable senior Sakura, and now he's going to have a childhood friend too?" Another soldier clutched his head, pretending to "shout." "Ah, does being tall, handsome, and good at fighting mean you can do whatever you want?"

"If you could also become the first king of the Fire Moth, like Maple, and defeat the third and fourth Laws, completing every mission perfectly, you could also meet someone like that. Oh, no, your lack of romantic love is a fatal flaw; you only have pure camaraderie in battle," said the remaining soldier.

"... Aaaaaah, you're finished! I'm going to beat you to death right now!"

Watching his two companions playfully bickering, the soldier, having come to his senses, silently took a sip of soy milk and then slowly said, "Childhood sweethearts losing to someone unexpected isn't unheard of. Even if Maple and Lilith were childhood sweethearts, Elysia still spent a year and a half with Maple, didn't she?"

"So, it seems you're quite knowledgeable about this?"

"I wouldn't call myself an expert, just someone with a lot of experience... Hmm? Maple?!"

The soldier jumped up in surprise, and his two companions stopped their playful fighting as well, both looking somewhat awkwardly at Zhu Yufeng and Elysia who appeared in front of them.

I knew it! Aifeng is real!

"Jump up," the soldier thought to himself.

Zhu Yufeng crossed his arms and looked at the three of them, saying, "I saw Kevin was chatting with you guys and seemed quite engrossed, so I thought I'd come and take a look. I didn't expect... it seems that the Fire Moth Warrior is also quite good at relationship counseling?"

"Oh, not at all, just some personal, shallow opinions, nothing to mention. Ah, we've finished eating, so we won't bother you two any longer. We still have training to finish, so we'll be going now." The soldier finished speaking and ran off in a flash, with his two companions following behind, not forgetting to grab their unfinished soy milk.

"I thought Kevin was just joking when he tricked Disaster, but I didn't expect him to remember it all this time." Elysia said with narrowed eyes, "It seems that he did a lot of polishing afterwards. For Kevin's level of embellishment, it's really hard on him."

"But in a certain respect, it's not wrong. After all, if we take the time of our previous life into account, Lilith and I can indeed be considered childhood sweethearts," Zhu Yufeng said.

Elysia glanced at Zhu Yufeng: "However, in my previous life, I fought alongside you until the end of the first law, and I've kept in touch with you ever since. If we're talking about childhood sweethearts... Lilith was the one who fell from the sky, wasn't she?"

"It seems so..." Zhu Yufeng stroked his chin, "However, speaking of childhood sweethearts, I do have one..."

Elysia: "!"

This is something we absolutely must pay attention to!

Seeing Elysia's curious expression, Zhu Yufeng explained, "We've been playing together since we were little, but I've always been the one being teased. She's really good at playing pranks... But so much time has passed, and my memories of the past are starting to fade. Maybe... I've gradually integrated into this world and into this new story."

Elysia smiled. Of course, she knew the meaning behind Zhu Yufeng's second half of his words. He didn't want others to go to too much trouble for him. Elysia wasn't one to pursue such a girl either, so she changed the subject. "Tonight's banquet, I have to wear the dress Eden gave me."

"Is it that... the one Eden made for you after the [Final Banquet]?" Zhu Yufeng thought for a moment and said. He had seen that dress before. Eden had put a lot of effort into designing it. Even though Elysia had already left, Eden still devoted most of his energy to that dress.

Given Eden's personality, he would have prepared this outfit for Elysia immediately after his rebirth. It should have been among the two large boxes of clothes Eden gave Elysia during that mission last year, but... Elysia has never been seen wearing any of them...

"Looks like you've already seen them all." Elysia pouted. "Then there's nothing new about it, which is a bit disappointing... By the way, why did Eden show them to you?"

"Regarding... that dress, I... no, I should say Lilith offered some suggestions." Zhu Yufeng said, looking at Elysia, "After the [Final Banquet], I went to see Eden. She not only made you a new dress, but also wrote a piece of music, but I don't understand any of these things. However, I did offer suggestions at that time, so... Lilith must have been involved..."

Elysia: "..."

Oh well, I'm used to it. After all, that's Lilith.

Elysia remembered the long dress that Zhu Yufeng had never given her; it was most likely designed by Lilith. So... wasn't Lilith a bit too omnipotent? But it's alright, Miss Fairy will never give up!

"Oh, by the way, after these few days of instruction, Teacher Elysia is now going to check the results!" Elysia said, looking at Zhu Yufeng. "The assessment time is up. Feng, what should you be doing now?"

Zhu Yufeng paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Shall we have breakfast?"

"And then? Please elaborate."

"Have breakfast with you?"

That's it?

"Go to training?"

Elysia covered her face.

She suspected that Lilith later gave up on the idea of improving Maple's emotional intelligence and instead chose to improve his cooking skills or other abilities...

Evening, at the banquet.

"Wow, Feng, your outfit looks great! It matches Elysia perfectly." Hen patted Zhu Yufeng on the shoulder and said, "You made this yourself, right? When did you make it? Did you discuss it with Elysia?"

What a perfect match! The black knight and the pure princess. He said that Ai Feng is the only true love. Isn't this basically an official announcement?

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

This was given to me by Elysia ... and without a doubt, it was made by Eden. These two outfits are a perfect match! One is black, the other is white, even the patterns complement each other...

Pardo and Sakura exchanged a speechless glance. It was obvious that Eden had designed the clothes, and there was nothing she could do about it. Although Lilith had an outrageous assistant like Boss Kevin, Sister Elysia also had Eden...

Now most of the people are watching Sister Elysia and Brother Yu Feng...

Just as Elysia was about to say something, a gasp suddenly came from the crowd. Everyone looked over and saw a silver-haired girl in a black dress walking through the crowd. She looked at Zhu Yufeng with a smile and said, "Long time no see, did you miss me, Feng?"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Lilith indeed remembered Eden's design for the clothes, and then directly chose a design concept opposite to Elysia's... In this way, Eden's design for his own dress not only matches Elysia's, but also Lilith's... What, what kind of "left hand heaven, right hand hell" outfit is this?