Who Was Left Behind Instead of Going to Australia?

The next day.

Zhu Yufeng opened the door and left the dormitory. Nothing happened last night, so it seemed that Lilith was probably just joking. However, it was also possible that because Xila was watching and Griseo was in his dormitory, Lilith wouldn't be so inconsiderate.

He glanced at Griseo, who was still sleeping peacefully, and gently closed the door.

Children wake up too early, but their biological clock is already fixed. No matter how late they stay up, they will wake up on time. The difference is that if they really stay up too late and don't get enough sleep, they will wake up and then go back to sleep.

After washing up, he went downstairs. There were already three people in the living room: Xila, Lilith, and Elysia. Before he came down, Lilith seemed to be talking to Elysia, Xila was quietly reading a book.

Noticing him coming down, Elysia turned around and greeted him, "Good morning, Maple. How did you sleep last night?"

Lilith jokingly replied, "Are you disappointed that I didn't come?"

"I slept pretty well last night. And if you had come, that would have been a real shock." Zhu Yufeng shrugged. "How long have you been chatting here?"

"We didn't chat for very long, we all came down around the same time," Elysia replied. "Little Griseo isn't awake yet, is she?"

"Hmm." Zhu Yufeng nodded. "Still sleeping. What were you guys talking about earlier?"

"It's nothing, just some things you've done before." Lilith leaned back on the sofa.

No, Lilith has been with the Fire Moth for a while now, haven't you two finished talking yet? Do I have that much to say?

Zhu Yufeng looked out the window, somewhat speechless. "It seems there's still plenty of time. I'm going to go out for a morning exercise."

"You and I, together," Xila said, looking up from her book. "Is that alright?"

"Of course." Zhu Yufeng said, then looked up at Mobius's room, resting his chin on his hand as he considered whether he should wake Mobius up to exercise.

"Dr. Mobius was dragged to exercise every day by you and Klein when she was in Fire Moth. Now that she's on vacation here, let her go," Lilith said with a smile. She had also been surprised that Mobius would get up early to exercise after arriving in Fire Moth. Although Mobius's physical condition was indeed very poor, the only people who could get her to get up early to exercise every day, besides Maple, were probably Klein.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. It's just that Dr. Mobius doesn't like vegetables and eats instant noodles every day," Elysia said with a smile.

Zhu Yufeng glanced at the two of them; their daily interactions seemed to be quite harmonious... if it didn't involve him.

Speaking of which...

When Elysia and Lilith were Fire Moth, they would also exercise with her in the morning. It seems that the two of them have other plans today?

Lilith seemed to see the confusion in Zhu Yufeng's eyes, and with a mischievous smile, she said, "Oh dear, Feng, that look in your eyes... are you wondering why we're not doing morning exercises with you today? Could it be... you're having some kind of 'desire'?"

"That's true, but you probably have your own plans," Zhu Yufeng said very honestly. "Why should I have any expectations?"

"Sigh... what a boring man." Lilith shrugged and said, "Alright, I'm not kidding anymore. This morning, Elysia and I were in charge of preparing everyone's breakfast."

After Zhu Yufeng and Xila left, Lilith looked at Elysia and said, "Shall we start our 'work' now?"

Elysia nodded. "Speaking of which, although everyone knows that you are a very good cook, in my memory, you are probably the best besides Hundred Flavors, but I have never had the chance to see how you cook."

"If you want to learn, I can teach you." Lilith stood up. "I can even teach Mei, so what can't I handle? I'll also teach Feng how to cook, and the quality is guaranteed."

Elysia: "..."

It's just... frustrating.

Entering the kitchen, Lilith put on an apron and began her work. Watching Lilith methodically handle various ingredients, her movements as fluid as flowing water, Elysia looked thoughtfully at the ingredients in her hands and said, "You learned to make these things at home, right?"

"After all, I'm different from you," Lilith said. "You grew up in Vostok, where people don't require you to learn these things. But I'm different. I was trapped in that small world and could only learn what they made me learn, step by step. Even when you traveled the world later, I was still learning etiquette and various life skills that could improve how others perceived me."

"Since you feel those things are a constraint for you, haven't you thought about escaping?"

"Of course I thought about it, and then I met Kaede."

"..."

"At first, I felt like I was just jumping from one cage into another, but I later realized that as long as I was with Feng, it didn't matter what kind of cage it was. I really liked the feeling of being by his side."

"..."

"Speaking of which, I have to thank the Eighth Law. If it weren't for the Eighth Law, I might have realized that I liked Kaede even later."

"... So, the dream that the Eighth Law wove for you... is that you and Feng spent your whole life together?"

"Would you become lost in a false dream? I prefer the tangible to the real. No matter how wonderful a dream is, it's still just an illusion. Humans must learn to say goodbye to dreams, mustn't they?"

Elysia paused for a moment, then a slight smile appeared on her lips. She said, "I see... Eighth Ruler, she's practically the matchmaker between you and Maple."

It was the Eighth Law that made Lilith realize she liked Feng, and the Divine Key that Lilith ultimately used to bind her consciousness with Feng also came from the Eighth Law... If it were me at that time, could I have realized I liked Feng sooner?

"Yes, I've been thinking that she might be more suited to be the matchmaker in Shenzhou legends. If we meet again this time, out of gratitude for her help, I might even give her a quick death."

"..."

"However, lately you don't seem to care much when I tell you about my past with Feng. To be honest, I'd really like to see you looking depressed."

"You're as awful as ever," Elysia said irritably. "And how could I not care?"

But what good would her grievances do? Does her grievance mean it never happened? After this happened a few times, she could tell that Lilith was doing it on purpose.

It would be a lie to say I'm not happy about it, but I certainly won't be bothered by it anymore.

Regarding the various misunderstandings and regrets between herself and Zhu Yufeng in her previous life, Elysia was actually aware of them. After Lilith confessed to Zhu Yufeng, she couldn't watch the story unfold and therefore didn't know the ending. Even though she knew that if she had just asked Zhu Yufeng, she would have known that he had rejected Lilith at that time, she simply didn't ask.

If it were anyone else, she would definitely ask out of curiosity, but...

At that time, she was actually... running away.

Just as Zhu Yufeng might escape reality by believing that Elysia loves everyone equally but not just any individual, Elysia might also try to escape.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have kept her identity Herrscher hidden in her heart, never telling anyone, silently bearing everything alone, until finally confessing to a few people and accepting her identity as both Herrscher and a human.

She felt the same way about Zhu Yufeng. Deep down, she didn't want Zhu Yufeng to agree to Lilith, but she didn't have the courage to confirm it. Subconsciously, she was afraid of the outcome she didn't want to hear.

So when Eden and the Eden had their tea party, she had the opportunity to ask through Eden or Aponia, but she didn't.

She ran away, and Zhu Yufeng ran away too. In a way, their running away was a two-way pursuit. But this "two-way pursuit" brought nothing but regret and misunderstanding between them.

Before Lilith returned to the Fire Moth, Elysia's concern about all the past between Lilith and Zhu Yufeng was actually a form of escapism. As long as she didn't know and Zhu Yufeng didn't tell her, it was as if nothing had happened.

So the Present, Elysia has come to terms with it. Compared to the past, which is full of misunderstandings and regrets, the Present is the most important thing. If she dwells too much on the past, she will always be controlled by Lilith!

"Were you two in charge of making breakfast today?" Sakura's voice rang out from the kitchen doorway, temporarily interrupting Elysia's many thoughts.

"Yes." Elysia smiled and turned to look at Sakura. "Has anyone else woken up, Sakura?"

"No, at least when I came down, I didn't see anyone else. Feng went out for his morning exercise, right?" Ying asked.

"Yes, if you get up a little earlier, maybe you can go out for a morning exercise with him and Xila." Lilith started stirring things up without turning her head, just like what Griseo Astaroth had done. Sakura also had a strange competitive spirit towards Xila, Lilith enjoyed stirring things up every day.

As for Pardo, she's completely incapable of stirring things up. In terms of the ability to back down, both Zhu Yufeng and Pardo are top-notch experts, and they are both particularly good at backing down.

Stirring up trouble? The cat stopped thinking altogether—where would she stir up trouble?

As for Mobius, her importance to the Fallen Angel Squad is practically unparalleled. The only one Lilith felt was capable, at least able to play a role similar to Mobius, was Admil. What could a man possibly make Mobius care about?

The Present, Elysia isn't too happy with her own stirring up trouble anymore, so she can only find amusement in Sakura and Griseo.

Elysia glanced at Lilith. Sakura should be able to see through such blatant instigation, but Sakura just couldn't resist these things; even if she saw it, it wouldn't help... Maybe Alicia should go and talk to Sakura later? After all, Elysia had plenty of experience with getting thwarted by Lilith, though she herself didn't want that experience at all...

Sakura paused for a moment. She wasn't really interested in this matter, because when she was Fire Moth, she had to pick up and drop off Rin at school. In her previous life, she didn't have much time to spend with her younger sister, so she wanted to spend more time with Rin. Moreover, she felt that she couldn't get involved in Elysia and the others' battle for Maple, so she also chose to give up.

Isn't this a holiday? So getting up a little later shouldn't be a problem, right...?

But Xila...

Sakura's competitive spirit as an assassin made her feel that she couldn't afford to give up here, at Xila.

After being reborn, what she was thinking was that at the very least, she had to be a good swordsman for Feng this time and do her best to protect him. But it seemed like someone was trying to take her job!

So... I need to get up earlier tomorrow according to my usual Fire Moth.

"I can also cook some dishes. Do you need my help?" Sakura asked.

"Of course there's no problem~" Elysia said with a smile, then glanced at Lilith. Although she thought Lilith could probably handle the matter by herself... that wouldn't do. She had to participate, right?

An airport somewhere in Australia.

Su, dressed casually and carrying a suitcase, stood in the airport terminal with a somewhat helpless expression on her face.

He seems to have been too engrossed in researching anti- Honkai Corrosion drugs lately. In his previous life, he had independently extracted an antibody that could target Honkai Corrosion, but only a small amount of this antibody could be extracted from a thousand dead people, enough for one person. This was clearly not enough to solve the problem. So he turned his attention to the drug developed by Mobius, wondering if he could start from there.

However, he recently encountered a bottleneck in a certain crucial area, which led him to spend several days in the lab conducting experiments in an attempt to find a breakthrough.

He was then knocked unconscious by Dr. Spasi, the director of the Fifth Research Institute and his mentor. When he woke up, he was already on a plane to Australia.

"I've already approved your leave, you need to rest for at least a week before coming back! If you miss a day, I'll give you an extra week of leave! Feng, that top student from the main campus, is your friend, right? He knows he needs to take a vacation, so you should hurry up and go on vacation too!"

That's what Dr. Spasi said on the phone.

"Indeed... I think I've been pushing myself too hard lately... Maybe a proper rest will help me clear my head," Su thought. "Professor Spasi said that Maple is also vacationing here, and Elysia is definitely here too, so they the Present staying temporarily at Eden's villa..."

Because Spasi's intention was for Su to go find Zhu Yufeng, he only packed Su's luggage and sent him to Australia.

Just as Su was about to contact Zhu Yufeng, a familiar voice reached his ears.

"Shut up!"

Qianjie?

Fire Moth Headquarters, Spiral Room.

Standing in front of the door, Rovoc, who wanted to borrow a certain instrument from Vill-V, fell into deep thought as he looked at the information on the door. Had Vill-V also gone to Australia?