Rebirth in the Civilization Before the Collapse: Heroes and I
Chapter 252

Vill-V: How Does It Feel?~

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Zhu Yufeng looked at Vill-V with some helplessness. In his previous life Magician a few times, and the audience included not only humans but also Honkai Beast...

Regarding Vill-V, in Zhu Yufeng's memory, he didn't have much interaction with Vill-V before he underwent the Fusion Warrior surgery. He only knew that Velvi existed and that she seemed to have a split personality. Therefore, in his memory, his first contact with Vill-V was at Lilith's suggestion, when he wanted to seek help from the Evil.

Because in some situations, the Expert personality might not be of much help. For example, in the original work, the Expert was resentful that the nuclear bomb he made was used by the Corrosion law to destroy the three remaining human settlements. In the end, he modified the fifth divine key and created the All Things Dormant.

And, he remembered that in the game Evil was the embodiment of all of Vill-V's pride, possessing nearly half of Vill-V's talents. He wondered if releasing Evil would increase the chances of defeating the Honkai.

After much effort, he persuaded all the personalities and had a detailed conversation with the original personality before he finally agreed to release the Evil, provided that the original personality was present when the Evil appeared...

So it's not unreasonable that either Mostima or Lilith said that even the Evil could be considered as unofficial members of the Fallen Angel Squad.

However, Zhu Yufeng did remember something that Admil had mentioned to him about Vill-V. Before the Seventh Law incident, Admil and Vill-V had met once. According to Admil's account, although Vill-V switched personalities several times in front of him, he believed that Vill-V did not have a split personality at all, and that she only developed a true personality division after the Fusion Warrior surgery.

In other words, before undergoing the Fusion Warrior surgery, all of Vill-V's personalities were actually her original personality in disguise.

She is... the original personality of that little girl who is also afraid of heights... yet she gives off the feeling that she wouldn't do such a thing...

Speaking of which, there's actually a problem with Vill-V's rebirth. Vill-V's split personality was actively created by her original personality after the Fusion Warrior surgery. She hasn't had the surgery yet, so where did her split personality come from?

"What are you waiting for, sir? Don't worry, it's just a little, fun magic trick." Vill-V's voice interrupted Zhu Yufeng's thoughts. "After all, I'm just a Magician; what bad intentions could I possibly have?"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Does "no bad intentions" mean that every time he drags you to perform magic, he presents it as "art," or does it mean that the reason this guy was wanted in the first place was because all the magic he performed was "art"?

Zhu Yufeng sighed speechlessly and handed Griseo to Kosma. Kosma had just taken Griseo when Disaster, whose eyes were shining, took her away.

Kosma: "..."

... Never mind, she is Disaster after all.

Griseo: "..."

Just like she remembered, her sister Disaster could sometimes be a little "scary".

Mobius stared at Zhu Yufeng. What? Why can't she hold Griseo? She can hold a baby too, okay?

Actually, it was just that Zhu Yufeng subconsciously thought of "if you have kids, go to Kosma"...

Watching Zhu Yufeng step onto the magic stage at Vill-V's, Pardo stroked her chin and began to reminisce. It seemed that up until now, if the magic trick at the ball after the Third Law didn't count, she had never seen Sister Vill-V ask Brother Yu Feng to perform magic tricks. In her previous life, she had occasionally seen it...

As for Sister Vill-V's magic tricks... Having experienced them firsthand, Pardo can only say that they won't kill you.

It seems that Sister Vill-V has finally decided that she is no longer satisfied with eavesdropping and surveillance, and is ready to take some initiative.

Before going on stage, Zhu Yufeng was actually worried that Vill-V might add something else to the magic trick, such as putting himself in the magic box and then using a mechanism to knock himself down and run away with him. After all, Wei Vill-V had a history of doing this. But as it turned out, at least this time the Magician was much more well-behaved and did not add any "art" to the magic trick. There were no electric shock devices or tranquilizer sprays in the magic box either.

It must be said that even if the magician is performing a normal magic trick that Magician generally don't think much of, it is enough to make most of the audience cheer and applaud.

After the performance, Vill-V ran away decisively, only whispering in Zhu Yufeng's ear, "I'll come find you guys later."

After stepping down from the stage, Kosma walked up to Zhu Yufeng with an incredulous expression, circled around him a few times, patted Zhu Yufeng on the shoulder, and then his expression became even more strange.

Holding Griseo, Disaster looked at Kosma with amusement and said, "Amo, you don't actually believe that all of Vill-V's magic is real, do you? Although I don't know the specific principles behind it, it must be a combination of visual effects and magic mechanisms. We've all seen those little gadgets of Vill-V's, haven't we?"

Kosma: "..."

(But... when Vill-V asked me to perform magic, there were no traps... But that makes sense, since Maple hasn't had the Fusion Warrior surgery yet, Magician can't possibly not install any traps or anything...)

"The Magician's magic is actually very sophisticated, I mean the kind of magic that seems normal to ordinary people," Zhu Yufeng said to Kosma. "It's just that, under normal circumstances, she doesn't think much of those magic tricks."

Kosma nodded. He understood. It was all about pursuing realism. In his previous life, when he was tricked by Vill-V into performing magic tricks like making people disappear and dismembering bodies, there were no contraptions or mechanisms... it was all about the thrill and excitement.

Su squinted and looked away from the stage. He now understood more about Zhu Yufeng's so-called "inability to make a choice." The Magician was actually willing to perform normal magic for Zhu Yufeng, and Mobius's slight change in style was undoubtedly for Zhu Yufeng's sake...

Zhu Yufeng's decision to make a choice is no different from not making a choice at all.

"Alright, isn't it about time to go?" Sakura checked the time. "I wonder what Lilith and Elysia have prepared for our lunch. While they were making breakfast, I saw Lilith preparing some ingredients that we won't be using for breakfast. It seems like she's going to take a long time to prepare them."

Zhu Yufeng thought for a moment and then said, "It might not be too lavish, because there are many dishes that require ingredients that cannot be prepared in just one morning, even if she starts preparing them at breakfast... Moreover, given her personality, she will probably prepare some ingredients that will be needed for dinner."

"I have to say, you really are childhood sweethearts, aren't you? Just like Lilith knows you very well, you seem to know Lilith very well too," Disaster said, squinting at Zhu Yufeng.

Zhu Yufeng had given up on explaining anything further. If he didn't even know how long he and Lilith had spent together, had he been coasting through those years? Besides, Sakura had mentioned that Lilith was preparing some ingredients that would take a long time to prepare.

Hopefully it's not some particularly complicated dish. He can cook, but that doesn't mean he can compare to professionals.

Disaster looked at Pardo with some helplessness. If it weren't for Pardo's firm stance on this matter, she wouldn't have wanted to get involved. Having Elysia alone was already difficult enough. Dr. Mobius might have had the same idea, but like Vill-V, he wasn't really interested. Sakura was the same. And now there's Lilith, who, aside from being a bit too cold in some situations, is ridiculously perfect in every way. Even Elysia has been outmaneuvered many times. Why did Maple, this passive, sea-king type, abandon his childhood friend and chase after Elysia to join the Fire Moth?

Is being too perfect a disadvantage for boys?

Another point is that it seems like Vill-V is preparing to actively join the battle?

It seems like Little Pardo's chances of winning have become even slimmer...

Pardo was bewildered to find Disaster looking at her with a strange expression. What was wrong now? Had Amo and Sister Daisy had another fight?

On the way back to the villa, Vill-V appeared silently behind Zhu Yufeng like a ghost, then gently breathed into his ear and whispered with a smile, "Hi~ Yu Feng ~"

Zhu Yufeng was startled. His right hand instinctively reached back to deliver an elbow strike, but he quickly realized it was Vill-V's voice, so he immediately disengaged his strength. However, he couldn't pull his hand back. Then, his right hand was grabbed by both hands, and his arm touched something soft and sank into it...

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

The last time I had this feeling was with Elysia...

Zhu Yufeng looked at Wei Vill-V speechlessly, while Vill-V said with a teasing expression, "So? Were you surprised? Were you pleasantly surprised? And how do you feel?"

It was indeed very unexpected, but the surprise was only half there, because there was only shock and no joy.

I feel like, is this a question that can be asked? Is it okay to ask this question here?

Pardo looked over and saw Zhu Yufeng with a speechless expression, but it seemed he really couldn't move Sister Vill-V. Pardo looked down at herself, gestured a bit, and then... sure enough, the moves that Sister Elysia and Sister Vill-V could use might not be very easy for her to use. She still needed to learn from Sister Lilith, who was about the same age as her...

Su glanced over, then looked away. This was Feng's karma from his past life; let him pay for it himself in this one. Anyway, no one meant Feng any harm... Getting involved without permission was no laughing matter. She wasn't as stubborn as Kai, willing to shoulder the pressure of Alice, Mebius, and Vervier all by herself to ship Feng and Li...

Hua looked over, then immediately looked away...

Disaster watched as Zhu Yufeng was held captive by Vill-V, his right hand frozen in place. She glanced at Pardo, pondering how much room for growth the still-developing young Pardo had. Could she perhaps learn this move? It seemed to have a surprising effect on Feng? At least Feng was helpless against it. Could she perhaps use it on Amo ...?

She glanced down at herself and decided to forget about it.

Mobius glanced at Vill-V. Was this girl finally going to do something productive besides spying and surveillance? Hmm... Mobius thought she could learn something in this area, but finding the right time was another problem... She'd make a note of it for later use.

Seeing that everyone seemed to be looking behind them, Rin turned around to see what was happening. Sakura quickly covered Rin's eyes, saying, "Rin, focus on where you're going."

Couldn't Vill-V have paid more attention?

While in Disaster's arms, Griseo also wanted to see her, but Kosma had already silently moved behind Disaster, blocking Griseo's view.

Xila had been silently watching from the sidelines, glancing at Vill-V. She had noticed Vill-V before she approached Zhu Yufeng Vill-V, but Zhu Yufeng had told her that Vill-V was one of their own when they were Fire Moth, and she sensed that Vill-V had no ill intentions, so she did nothing.

She was just... very unhappy, but since she meant no harm to Feng, she couldn't do anything to him, so she decided to just keep an eye on Vill-V.

Eden withdrew his gaze, secretly feeling a little worried for Elysia. Was Vill-V this emotional when she was Fire Moth? Now, with Lilith added to the mix, Elysia still has a lot more to work on.

In the kitchen of the villa.

Elysia stood in front of the oven, checked the time, and then looked at Lilith: "If we're having lunch, it should be ready around the time the pies are baked, right? Is there anything else you need to prepare, Lilith?"

"Of course, it's about preparing ingredients for dinner." Lilith's movements were fluent. "After all, even if Maple starts preparing some dishes after lunch, there's still not enough time."

Elysia squinted at Lilith and said, "Wouldn't you be giving away spoilers that Kaede can cook? And you've prepared so much... Kaede can't possibly handle it all by herself, can she?"

"You can just pretend you don't know," Lilith shrugged. "Besides, who said Feng would be handling all these ingredients by himself?"

Elysia looked at Lilith, Lilith smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not me. Maybe it'll be Kosma, or maybe it'll be Fire Moths. It seems like all boys can cook, right?"

Of course, Hundred Flavors Vill-V might also be helping Zhu Yufeng cook, if she comes.

Aside from Vill-V, only Kevin was left at the Fire Moth base. Even Griseo and Mobius had come here with the couple Hen and Blanca. There was no reason for Vill-V not to come. After all, no matter how shy the other personalities were, Evil couldn't just watch Mobius run away while she couldn't go.

In fact, Lilith had always felt a little intrigued by Vill-V. Before the Fusion Warrior Project began, she had met Vill-V. That Vill-V seemed to be the original personality of the current Velvi, without any other personalities emerging. After all, she wasn't familiar with Vill-V at that time; she wasn't a researcher like Admil, but just a warrior with little opportunity for interaction. She also knew about the rumors surrounding Vill-V within the Fire Moth, and she even knew that someone's memories contained information about Vill-V from that game.

Admil knew about Vill-V's evaluation. Based on someone's memories, before becoming Fusion Warrior, all of Velvi's personalities were imitations of the original Vill-V. A con artist... con artists can be con artists not only to the world, but also to themselves.

She deceived herself into believing she was a Magician because she could make yogurt, therefore she was a Magician...

However, it seems that Vill-V is now truly suffering from split personality...

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