Elysia: Once You Accept It, It's No Big Deal

"We're back~" Elysia pushed open the living room door. "Oh my goodness, Eden, you came back quietly without telling us. If it weren't for Miss Veronica saying that you had bought all the swimsuits in that store, Phyllis would have been worried that we would be left there to work."

Slightly tipsy, Eden raised his glass to Elysia with a smile and said, "I have something I want to say to Maple, so I came back first. I'm sorry, Elysia, for making you worry."

"Huh? Did Eden and Feng whisper something? Can I know?" Elysia tilted her head and then looked at Zhu Yufeng, who was slowly sipping wine.

"Of course I can." Eden smiled and looked at Zhu Yufeng. "I just think there are some things that Feng should know."

"It's about some details of that 'Final Banquet'..." Zhu Yufeng looked up at Elysia, "As the organizer, you must know about it too, right?"

Elysia was taken aback. Had Eden Juren told Feng about this?

After clearing up the misunderstanding and eliminating the estrangement, she and Zhu Yufeng never talked about some things in the past in detail. In Elysia's opinion, the past was the past, and there was no point in dwelling on it. Especially the details of the "Last Banquet," she only picked out some things she didn't want to talk about. She didn't want Zhu Yufeng to feel guilty about it.

"[The Last Banquet]?" Lilith stepped out from behind Elysia. "I also have a copy of that. When Maple received the invitation, I tried to persuade him to attend."

"Huh? Why..." Elysia looked at Lilith with some surprise.

"So it really was you back then..." Zhu Yufeng sighed, rubbing his forehead.

"Hmm?" Eden was puzzled. What did this have to do with Lilith? She remembered that Lilith should have already sacrificed herself by then, so why would she still have any connection to this matter?

"Yes, I think I had already analyzed the situation at that time." Lilith crossed her arms and looked at Zhu Yufeng with narrowed eyes. "But someone insisted that Elysia liked everyone, and even thought that if Eden didn't accept an invitation, how could she be qualified to accept one?"

Zhu Yufeng looked up at the Tianyu board.

Lilith continued to complain, "I tried to persuade him again, but he gave a reason like, 'Why doesn't Elysia believe me? Why would he think I would attack her just because she's a Herrscher?' Sigh, I stopped talking to him."

Elysia looked at Zhu Yufeng with a complicated expression. Zhu Yufeng had explained this reason to her from the very beginning, and she never imagined that Lilith was involved. Then she recalled her conversation with Zhu Yufeng about the whole story—how he came to this world because of that story, and how he willingly gave up his feelings for her because of that story...

In other words, he initially felt a good impression of the story, but later drifted further and further away from it...

It makes people feel complicated.

Eden glanced at Elysia, then at Zhu Yufeng, and said thoughtfully, "It seems that something else has happened that I don't know about."

Clearly, Lilith may have continued to exist in some form at that time, and it seems that Maple and Elysia were already aware of this.

"Yes, it might be a bit complicated to explain." Elysia smiled. "I'll explain it to you properly later, Eden."

Eden smiled and said gently, "It's alright, Elysia, you can explain whenever you want."

She hadn't expected Lilith to persuade Feng to keep the appointment, but... even if Lilith did, the oblivious guy still stuck to his own opinion and didn't go.

As they spoke, the others entered the living room one after another. Sakura looked around, then asked, "Rin... is she doing her homework?"

"Yes." Zhu Yufeng nodded. "I told you, Ling is a good girl. I was reading her a storybook, but Eden had something to say to me, so I took her back to her room to do her homework."

Sakura paused for a moment, then began to wonder if she had spent less time with Rin in her previous life than with Kaede and Rin... But thankfully, in this life she had run away early and joined the Fire Moth, so she had more time to spend with both Kaede and Rin.

"After all, Maple has quite a bit of experience taking care of kids," Lilith said with a shrug. "Astaroth really loves being around Maple~"

"I only like obedient children," Zhu Yufeng corrected.

"Oh, by the way, Feng, want to guess what style of swimsuit we're buying?" Lilith asked Zhu Yufeng with a smile. "Aren't you excited?"

Zhu Yufeng said expressionlessly, "Ah, I'm really looking forward to it."

Regardless of others, Lilith has never gone to the beach on a mission or vacation without bringing a swimsuit. She even influenced others to wear swimsuits.

So... all he can say is that he's used to it.

"If you're going to be perfunctory, at least be a little more serious!" Lilith said helplessly, hands on her hips.

"Is it because Lilith has been watching too much porn?" Elysia said, somewhat speechless. She had already guessed it; given Lilith's personality, it was impossible for her to go to a place like the beach without a swimsuit. If it were her, she would have done the same...

"Sigh, you don't know that when Feng first saw me and Xila in our swimsuits, he was just stunned for a moment and showed some surprise, but nothing happened. He just continued doing his own thing." Lilith shrugged. "There's nothing I can do about it. After all, although Feng said he felt you wouldn't have any special feelings for him and that he had let go, at that time he was basically not interested in anyone but you."

Pardo looked at Lilith.

Even if Lilith says that... to manage to raise Brother Yu Feng's favorability to at least match that of Sister Elysia under these circumstances, Lilith, your ability to steal someone away is not bad either.

Elysia: "..."

She was frustrated just thinking about it! Feng had told her that in his previous life, he had initially asked Lilith to help him train him on how to pursue girls, but in the end, Lilith took the initiative herself, while she never saw Feng use any techniques to pursue her!

It's all thanks to the fact that Maple is essentially a block of wood...

"Don't look at me like that. At least I've experienced the time when he was even more of a blockhead than he is now." Lilith said innocently. "I told you before, he would even let me stand there in the sun by myself while I held an umbrella and went to queue for water. Later, although he would hold an umbrella for others, you would find that he would unknowingly hold the umbrella over himself. I would stand next to him in the rain, and he wouldn't even notice unless I told him."

Elysia: "..."

At least you shared an umbrella, right? Right?

Pardo: "..."

So what I'm saying is, Lilith is just too good, too strong. It's simply impossible to go head-to-head with her. But it seems like Sister Elysia could definitely do it...

Lilith continued, trying to explain, "Let me tell you, don't be fooled by Feng's seemingly indifferent attitude. He's actually quite shy. When we were on a mission in the Far East, someone suggested we take a bath together, and he ran faster than anyone else. You couldn't catch him."

"Is it possible that you're being too open?" Zhu Yufeng looked at Lilith, trying to stop Lilith from continuing to speak.

"What's wrong with that? As long as you accept me, we'll be lovers. Isn't it normal for lovers to do these things?" Lilith shrugged. "Oh, right, it's the same even if we're just lovers. Maybe we can even try something more exciting?"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Very well, if I had really agreed to Lilith's request when I was the Ninth Herrscher, Lilith would have been able to pull off even more elaborate schemes, right?

Eden poured himself another glass of wine, letting out a soft sigh. "Guo Xin," he thought, "Lilith really has the skill to raise Feng's favorability to almost the same level as Elysia's. Elysia... still has a long way to go..."

However, at least here in Australia, I can still offer some assistance. I'll let Veronica know and ask her to make some preparations.

Elysia's eye twitched, then she squinted at Lilith and said, "Was this part of your upbringing?"

"Who can blame Feng for not resorting to extreme measures?" Lilith squinted at Zhu Yufeng. "I initially studied your tone and way of thinking, but when I confessed after the Ninth Herrscher incident, I still didn't understand. I asked him, 'Is it because I'm not Elysia after all?' He told me that I don't need to be for anyone, I just need to be my most authentic self."

Lilith's expression finally turned serious, and she said with a hint of emotion, "Indeed, I should just be myself, because he will accept me no matter what I really am. At least after the Tragedy of Binding, he did shed tears for me. I'm not talking about when he was in the morgue, when he shed tears for all the Fallen Angel, but when he killed the Herrscher of Binding, he shed tears only for me."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Please, Lilith, stop talking...

"'I don't need to do anything for anyone'..." Elysia looked at Zhu Yufeng, and after a long while, she gave a helpless smile.

"Is it because I'm not Heroes like Kevin?"

"Why would you think that way? Feng, you are you. You don't need to be anyone else."

It's true what they say, fortunes change. Similar scenes, similar people, similar conversations—the questions Feng asked her, Lilith asked her too; the things she said to Feng, Feng said to Lilith again...

"But... I remember that after the Ninth Herrscher incident, the evaluation of you, Lilith, within the Fire Moth didn't change at all," Hua said hesitantly.

Knowledgeable and reasonable, an all-around capable assistant, the perfect moon princess... In the rumors Fire Moth, Lilith, like Elysia, rarely has any negative rumors.

Surprisingly, it wasn't Lilith who answered her, but Elysia. She spoke as if reminiscing, "After the Sixth Herrscher incident, Feng left my team and went to Europe. As promised when we confessed, I've been keeping track of his news. In my eyes, he's gradually become like Kevin, gradually becoming a taciturn Heroes. Only now do I realize that he also has a side that's playful and joking with others, but I've never seen that side before... Lilith, it's the same, isn't it?"

Lilith smiled and said, "After all, it would be more convenient for you to act in the Fire Moth with your behavior pattern. It's similar for Maple. A taciturn and powerful Heroes is a necessary presence for most people."

"Yes..." Elysia lowered her eyes, "So it wasn't until after the Twelfth Herrscher Incident that I realized I had never truly understood him, and it wasn't until after my rebirth that I realized he had such an interesting side..."

Elysia looked at Zhu Yufeng again, a smile on her face, her tone becoming lighter. "But the luckiest thing is that we can experience it all again, get to know each other again. This time, I definitely won't let you leave again~"

Zhu Yufeng paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly and said, "I knew it. A heavy atmosphere is never suitable for you. This is how Elysia should be."

He was initially worried that Lilith's words might be too much of a shock for Elysia, but now it seems that Elysia has finally found a way to deal with Lilith. By choosing to accept it frankly and not take it too seriously, Lilith's words are not so frustrating after all.

Lilith glanced at Elysia, then looked out at the sea view through the floor-to-ceiling window without saying anything more.

Even though she and Elysia were supposed to be rivals, Elysia never thought of scheming against her. From beginning to end, she always wanted to compete with her fairly. She used to find it interesting to see Elysia's depressed expression because of her and Maple's past, but now it seems that she no longer cares too much about it.

Lilith knew very well that if it had been Elysia instead of her by Zhu Yufeng's side, Elysia wouldn't have been as carefree as she was, but she certainly wouldn't have been any less. The reason Elysia was a little reserved now was because she wanted to cherish this relationship. Because of all the regrets and entanglements of the past, she couldn't be as carefree as Lilith.

"So I really don't have any good ideas about you..." Lilith thought to herself.

Eden smiled and finished his drink. Sure enough, Elysia was still the same Elysia. It seemed he wasn't too worried that Elysia would fall into a slump like she had when they met years ago. She and Maple were getting to know each other better and better. Given time, the memories she shared with Maple wouldn't be much less Lilith's.

All I need to do is play my assigned assists.

Pardo glanced at Elysia, then at Lilith and Zhu Yufeng, her eyes darting around. She decided that her thinking was still correct. She knew she couldn't compete with Sister Elysia and Lilith, but she would always have a chance. There was nothing in her life that she was dissatisfied with, so she should be content with what she had.

Speaking of which, Sister Daisy asked me to pick out the swimsuit for Amo, but because she lacked confidence, she asked Lilith for help. Lilith picked out the swimsuit... Sister Daisy really dare to wear it?

Sakura's gaze fell on Zhu Yufeng, then she lowered her eyes.

She said she didn't intend to get involved, but... was there really a way to avoid getting involved? Her so-called non-involvement was really just self-comfort; she still wanted to stand by Feng's side.

Only the honest Hua still had a look on his face as if to say, "What happened? Why is everyone suddenly so quiet?"