Rebirth in the Civilization Before the Collapse: Heroes and I
Chapter 253

How Could Cooperation Be Called Betrayal?

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Even after they returned to the villa, Vill-V didn't let go of her hand, Xila kept a close eye on Vill-V the whole way.

As for Vill-V's luggage, everyone only realized when they arrived at the villa that Vill-V had already placed her luggage in front of the villa at some point.

Eden, somewhat surprised that Vill-V knew the location of his villa, glanced at Zhu Yufeng, who seemed completely unsurprised. Eden then looked at Vill-V and asked, "If I remember correctly, the Seventh Herrscher incident happened before I met you. How did you know the location of my villa in Australia?"

"It's very simple. To prevent Yu Feng from secretly running off to a place we can't find at any time, I've always had a tracking device on him, which can also be called the anti-lost weapon!" Vill-V said proudly. "By the way, the device also comes with an eavesdropping function, which can ensure that I can clearly hear every word Yu Feng says."

Then, with a thoughtful expression, she continued, "However, if Yu Feng speaks too softly, or if it's like Elysia and Lilith where a glance is enough, then there's really no way... We might have to add video functionality in the future..."

Eden: "..."

Is this... is this the Vill-V she knows? Even the most shameless Magician wouldn't do something like this, right?

Disaster's eye twitched. She'd been saying that Vill-V clearly liked Feng too, so why hadn't she made any moves? Now it seemed... Vill-V was playing the game quite... cough cough, quite openly. And Feng, judging from his expression, it seemed like he already knew about this? Yet he acted like he hadn't seen anything. Truly worthy of being called a playboy; those who can be playboys definitely have some skills.

Pardo and Sakura, who already knew what was going on, looked up at the sky. At least... until today, Vill-V could only watch and listen, unable to do anything...

Mobius rolled her eyes. Previously, Vill-V had already confronted her about this incident, and it was clearly something the Evil would do. However, it seemed the Magician had already been poached by the Evil, and Zhu Yufeng didn't seem to care, so all the other personalities tacitly approved of the incident...

Kosma glanced at Griseo's bewildered expression and was speechless. Was this something he could say to Griseo's face?

Su sighed softly, adding another mark to his evaluation of his former comrades-in-arms, who were also among the Flame-Chasers. He also silently mourned for Kevin's life. He had witnessed Mobius's madness and Vill-V's absurdity. To be honest, he was beginning to think that Kevin's ability to survive unscathed until now was the best proof of his ability as the leader of the Fourteen Schicksal...

"Well then, Vill-V, your dormitory arrangements will be taken care of later, as for these luggage..."

Eden thought that perhaps Vill-V should let go and let Maple help her move these things over, but Vill-V snapped her fingers and the suitcases grew legs and ran into the villa by themselves.

"As a mature suitcase, you have to learn to put yourself where you're supposed to go," Vill-V said with a smile.

"You're back? That moving suitcase is quite in Vill-V's style." Elysia walked to the door and saw the group of people returning, but her gaze mainly fell on Vill-V and Zhu Yufeng.

Lilith stood behind Elysia with her arms crossed, seemingly unsurprised, and didn't even react to the fact that Vill-V was holding Zhu Yufeng's hand.

"Hi~ Ladies chefs who prepared lunch, were you surprised by my arrival?" Vill-V Lilith and Elysia greeted each other. "It seems we've come at just the right time; lunch has just been prepared~"

Elysia and Lilith exchanged a glance, then each sat down on one of the two chairs, which were separated by only one chair, making it quite obvious who was to sit there.

Zhu Yufeng looked at Bi Su and conveyed her meaning with her eyes: See, actually, the two of them have a pretty good relationship.

Su walked into the villa speechlessly, then found a seat a little away from the possible "battlefield." He thought that perhaps Elysia and Lilith had only chosen to cooperate because they wanted to reduce the number of people involved. In any case, their actions were indeed very effective against Vill-V's current behavior.

Kosma and Disaster followed closely behind, taking Griseo with them as they chose to leave the battlefield.

"So... Vill-V, can you let go now?" Zhu Yufeng had a headache. It was obvious that Elysia and Lilith had chosen to stand together, and he seemed to have no choice but to sit in that seat. But Vill-V's hand didn't seem to be letting go at all.

Vill-V's smiling expression remained unchanged as she looked at Zhu Yufeng and said, "Actually, I think I can sit on your lap too."

Zhu Yufeng: "?"

This sounds like something Lilith would say, doesn't it? And the tone and lines from that other character are somewhat similar to Elysia's...

"Vill-V, you need to stop this..." Mobius said through gritted teeth. Although she also wanted to do it, she couldn't bring herself to do such shameless things. Besides, shouldn't Lilith or Elysia be the ones holding this script?

After a moment of silence, Sakura decisively took Rin away from the battlefield, as the level of the enemy here was too high for her to handle.

Pardo seemed thoughtful. This was a trick she could use. After all, she had taken a nap and sunbathed with Brother Yu Feng. Although there hadn't been any physical contact, she could take it one step at a time.

Hua was stunned for a long time before she saw Bi Pardo ask in a low voice, "Does Vill-V like Maple as much as Elysia and Lilith?"

Pardo: "..."

No, Hua, isn't this... isn't it obvious? You don't actually think we don't have those feelings for each other, do you?

Feeling a little embarrassed by Pardo's strange gaze, Hua scratched her head. She had never been particularly interested in this kind of relationship, even though Himiko had taught her to change herself more recently. In her previous life Himiko had also criticized her personality... In short, unless she went straight for it, she really couldn't tell, and even if she went straight for it, she might not be able to tell.

After an initial moment of surprise, Zhu Yufeng looked at Vill-V's amused expression and walked directly to the dining table, preparing to sit down. "If you think it's acceptable, I don't mind."

"Huh? Huh!!!"

Seeing Zhu Yufeng lead her to the dining table without hesitation, and that she was actually going to sit on his lap, Vill-V's expression froze for a moment, then she immediately blushed, let go of his hand, and found a seat.

"Looks like you've learned how to manipulate Vill-V now," Lilith said to Zhu Yufeng with a teasing look.

"I almost thought Vill-V was going to really do it," Elysia said, looking at Vill-V who seemed to have transformed into a steampunk princess, sitting in her seat covering her face. It seemed that [Evil] was indeed going to do it for real, but unfortunately, the original Vill-V chose to refuse...

The only person Elysia could think of with such a girlish expression is the original Vill-V. Aside from the "Evil" personality, other personalities might have this expression, and they would almost certainly switch personalities and not show themselves. Therefore, the one who is so ashamed that she takes over the role of Evil must be the original Vill-V.

"If there's only one Evil one, then it should be Lilith II." Zhu Yufeng recalled the time when Vill-V tried to rape him, and in the end, it was the original Vill-V who couldn't hold back and used the highest level of [Evil] first, causing her to fail at the last minute.

"Hey, hey, hey, I could never do what she does." Lilith raised an eyebrow. "At least I'm not the kind of girl who would lock you in a dark room, am I?"

Just as Zhu Yufeng was about to say "that's true," Lilith continued, "But if you like that type of room, I can prepare such a small dark room."

Zhu Yufeng: "Thank you, but I don't need it, I never will!"

Eden casually sat down next to Elysia. It seemed she had worried too much. If Vill-V went too far, the original Vill-V would be so ashamed that she would switch characters. So, Elysia's main enemy was indeed Lilith. However, it seemed that, as Feng said, Lilith and Elysia's relationship might not be that bad? Without involving Feng.

They even formed a united front when necessary.

Mobius stared at Elysia with narrowed eyes. "Lilith's strength? Elysia, you've had your man stolen and suffered so many defeats, don't you even realize that? And yet you chose to directly betray us and join forces with Lilith?"

Elysia understood the meaning in Mobius's eyes, but she simply shrugged. Please, if it weren't for her, this hand-in-hand with Feng wouldn't be Vill-V's, it would be Lilith. What betrayal? If [Evil] really succeeded, then who would sit on Feng's other side would be a problem. It's better to cooperate with Lilith first.

This is such a simple multiple-choice question; even if Mobius were in her shoes, she Ketu give the same answer.

Sue glanced at the dishes before her. Connecting the keywords "cooking" and "Lilith," Sue's first thought was of a painful past... about Mei and Lilith learning to cook, and then Kevin, to avoid being rushed to the emergency room, dragging him and Feng along to eat that indescribable thing...

Looking at the dishes in front of him again, he couldn't connect them with the things Mei had served. He had thought that Lilith could actually cook, but not as perfectly as she did other things. But now it seemed... wasn't this entirely because Mei's cooking talent was negative?

After all, even if Elysia was also in charge of making the lunch boxes, it's impossible for Elysia to make all the boxes by herself, right? Besides, Elysia's style is very distinctive and easy to recognize, so it's obvious which boxes Lilith was in charge of making.

Su reached out his chopsticks and tried one of the dishes Lilith had made. Then he suddenly understood why Feng had that strange expression on his face when he heard that Mei had learned to cook from Lilith. He himself couldn't believe that Mei, who was taught by Lilith, could make such a lunch...

Thinking this to herself, Su looked at Lilith, wanting to ask if she had really taught Mei how to cook, and how the result had turned out that way? Was this even a concept of cooking? Then she noticed that Lilith had already started trying to feed Zhu Yufeng, and Elysia wasn't going to be outdone...

Su: "..."

Never mind, he decided to keep his head down and continue eating.

Feng created this mess himself, so he should clean it up.

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Or maybe he shouldn't go on vacation anymore. At least at Fire Moth, he always eats in the cafeteria. In that situation, even Lilith couldn't do that openly, so Elysia certainly wouldn't follow him...

Mobius stared at the empty bowl of rice in her mouth, lost in thought. Before, she couldn't dance, so she rarely had a chance to go to the ball. Now, she couldn't cook, and her excuse for not eating was that she wasn't as good as Elysia and Lilith, who were in charge of cooking...

Of course, the main reason is that she still can't let go. Why did she do that? If anyone should do it, it should be Yu Feng... Forget it, it would be a miracle if he took the initiative with his lousy personality.

It must be because Elysia and Lilith are both abnormal! That must be it!

As Mobius thought this, he looked at Vill-V, who had been acting as the Steam Princess before. Now she had a different expression and was seriously tasting her food. Oh dear, it seems that her "Bai Wei" has been activated.

Disaster glanced at Zhu Yufeng, then at Kosma, and after thinking for a while, just as she was about to try to learn how Lilith and Elysia operated, Kosma had already brought her favorite dish over.

Disaster: "..."

This... Idiot Amo! If she were to serve Amo more food like this, wouldn't it seem like she hadn't even thought of doing this before? Besides, it's the girls on Lilith's side who are taking the initiative, but on her side it's the boys taking the initiative... Wait, is it her and Amo's side that's abnormal, or is it Feng's side that's abnormal?

Kosma: "?"

(Look at the expression on Feng's face, and then at me. Isn't your goal to make me imitate Elysia and the others? Why are you glaring at me?)

Lunch ended amidst everyone's own thoughts, and the task of washing the dishes naturally fell to Zhu Yufeng, who was in charge of preparing dinner. Sakura also offered to help.

"Is there any help with dinner tonight?" Sakura asked while washing the dishes. "I... although I'm only good at making rice balls and such, I've learned a little bit of other dishes as well."

"I know, Ling told me that most of the time, she's the one who cooks the meals at your house, right?" Zhu Yufeng said while washing the dishes. "After all, you spend a considerable amount of time on missions, and Ling can't possibly eat the leftover rice balls or something you give her all the time, can she?"

Cherry. "..."

That's why she felt she couldn't get involved in high-level games. Her younger sister had already exposed all her secrets, so what could she do if she went up there and just gave away free kills?

"If you're worried about dinner tonight, I can help." A slightly Vill-V voice sounded behind the two.

"It Bai Wei, you'll definitely have no problem with it." Zhu Yufeng nodded. "Yes, I just checked and Lilith prepared some ingredients beforehand. It seems she didn't use them at noon, but some of them look like she's planning for me to use in the evening. I'll probably have to prepare something more substantial for tonight."

While washing the dishes, Sakura pondered whether she should try something she hadn't tried before.

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