The First Deviation

The story begins with a chance encounter. A con artist girl who has just gained the right to leave the deserted island follows a pink-haired girl who vouched for her to the Fire Moth.

That was her first encounter with the young girl who would later be known as the "Dawn's Fallen Angel." However, at that time, he was merely the assistant to that girl, whose beauty was as dazzling as a falling flower. Whenever someone mentioned him, they would first say, "Ah, him? Elysia's assistant?"

When I first met him, he was still writing a task report that someone would almost always write as "very simple".

"I am just a mortal. I don't have the power of Kevin or Elysia. There are always limitations to what I can do," he once said.

She was curious about this, because in her opinion, Shao could actually do a lot of things, but he had chosen the wrong point of reference.

Curiosity is the original source of all emotions.

She also felt that she was the same; she had no talent, but if she wanted to, she could be anyone, that's all.

She once found Shao's lost diary by chance. He didn't have the habit of keeping a diary, so it was more like he was venting and complaining about his daily life than keeping a diary. It was then that she realized that Shao, who always seemed a bit taciturn, actually had such a rich inner world.

Perhaps because he was just grumbling in his notebook, he didn't pay much attention to it, nor did he mention what he was carrying that she only learned about later.

The only information related to Kevin is that "Kevin is Heroes of the Heavenly Kingdom and the central figure in the stage play".

That was the first time she had the idea of wanting to take on a challenge, and the trajectory of fate was slightly deflected because of this little notebook.

Of course, she also saw herself mentioned only briefly in the notebook. He didn't seem to care much about her. At that time, he was more focused on Elysia and Kevin. He always wanted to be the person who deserved to stand next to Elysia.

Out of curiosity, she had been silently observing Shao. During the Fifth Great Honkai, Kevin killed the Emperor-class Honkai Beast Parvati and took the Herrscher Core of the Fifth Herrscher. He organized and established a defense line to resist the spread of many Mutant Honkai Beasts that were born at the same time as Parvati to the surrounding human cities. But people always pay more attention to the number one, don't they?

She wondered if he was disappointed, but he didn't seem to have any dissatisfaction; he even seemed somewhat indifferent. But having read his diary, she knew it was actually a sign of his inferiority complex. He knew he couldn't surpass Kevin; in his eyes, Kevin was capable of doing all of this, and he also believed it was something he couldn't do.

Who would have thought that the Fallen Angel always seemed to look down on the world with an almost cold and arrogant demeanor was actually a somewhat insecure person? If she hadn't gotten her hands on that notebook, she would never have guessed.

As for that notebook, it had always been kept in the Spiral Workshop. Later, he accidentally saw it, but by then he seemed to have long forgotten that he had ever had that notebook, and didn't even glance at it.

In the Sixth Herrscher incident, Kevin killed the Sixth Herrscher. Due to a moment of leniency, the Sixth Herrscher's final counterattack destroyed the life of a city. Kevin felt quite guilty about this. Although he was commended compared to the other person who participated in killing the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Yanluo Beast Yama, people still focused more attention on Kevin.

After that, he left the Fire Moth, and when he returned, it was to participate in the Fusion Warrior Project.

Kevin killed the Seventh Herrscher, but he also fell into severe depression because of the few traces of humanity the Seventh Herrscher showed at the end. Elysia specially held a special birthday banquet for him, inviting all the Fusion Warrior at the time to participate. Everyone encouraged Kevin to get out of his predicament.

At that moment, she recalled what he had written in his notebook, "Kevin is the Heroes of the heavens, the center of the stage." The Heroes in the story always gets help from others when he is in trouble and then gets out of trouble. She had to admit that he seemed to be right.

She had been silently following his story until she developed some unusual feelings for him, but she chose to remain silent because she knew that compared to the person he was focusing on, she was just an insecure, talentless fool.

When his destined Finality came, he died for the Heroes he once looked up to. What was he thinking at that time?

After everything came to light, she was troubled by her inability to fully control all the personalities. She also wondered if she should have gone to find him earlier. If she had met him earlier, would things have been different? But after learning that others were just as confused as she was, she felt conflicted.

This time, he was Heroes, but she was still...

"If we continue to choose to stand by and watch, will we end up with nothing?"

"If you want to, you can do it, so why don't you even dare to think about it when it comes to Yu Feng?"

"I have thought about it!"

"You've already thought about the outcome: you'll just stop thinking, give up, and stop wanting to think about it, right?"

"But aren't your methods too radical?"

"Marriage first, love later, isn't that how it's always written in novels? If you can't get married, you can just settle for someone similar."

"... Why would you read this kind of novel?!"

"Let me preface this by saying that it seems the Expert were the ones who started looking at it. Besides, how do you think we can win in this situation? Even if someone has no memory, you can't expect them to act, right? Bai Wei than you; at least she dared to take that step."

"...I..."

"Let me emphasize, it wasn't me who started reading it. It was right next to me when I woke up, the one in front of me. Is that Scholar?"

"I am merely trying to follow the path of the former, not taking the first step myself. The person ahead of me is the one who once guided us."

"Uh... I'm just... a little curious... We have to find a way, we can't just keep watching the security cameras forever, can we?"

"Alright, let's get down to business. If this continues, is there any possibility that Little Pardo could run farther than us?"

"..."

"Perhaps even Mobius..."

"Losing to Little Pardo isn't a big deal, but losing to Mobius is a much bigger problem, isn't it? Didn't the book say that tsundere characters regress from the meta?"

"Don't take novels as a reference!"

"Hmm... Come to think of it, I seem to remember you were the first person to start reading this kind of novel?"

"... That's fine."

"?"

The cacophony in her mind subsided at one point, and she said, "I... I'll do it myself."

"Wow, as expected of Vill-V, the dinner she made is exquisite!" Elysia exclaimed, looking at the dinner on the table. "That over there... did you make that, Kaede? It looks delicious!"

"I've made a fool of myself," Zhu Yufeng said.

"So Hundred Flavors can cook normal meals," Lilith said thoughtfully. "I thought that Hundred Flavors's cooking style, which stemmed from her Scholar personality, was leaning towards the mystical."

Zhu Yufeng was taken aback. Didn't Vill-V say that Hundred Flavors was the first personality she split off? Why would Lilith say that...?

Noticing the strange look in Zhu Yufeng's eyes, Lilith also looked at Zhu Yufeng with suspicion. "Isn't this exactly what your memory of Vill-V's story is about, the story of the Elysian Realm?"

She shouldn't be mistaken, because the information about that game and everything else was so incredibly surprising to her at the time, that she studied all that information very carefully.

Zhu Yufeng tilted his head. Was there such a thing? He didn't remember it.

Lilith shouldn't be mistaken, right? He's forgotten a lot of things, but unlike Hua who periodically deletes memories, he's just buried them deep in his memory, making them hard to recall. However, as long as he uses Feather Dust, he can still remember them, especially in Lilith's state.

Elysia glanced at Lilith, feeling utterly helpless. Did she know that her rival knew everything about the person she liked, and... now it seemed like a disagreement had arisen?

"Perhaps you're mistaken, Lilith." Vill-V placed a dish on the table. "Hundred Flavors, she was indeed one of the first personalities I split off... No, you're not mistaken. It was Yu Feng who brought about the change in her, and it started from that time."

Rather than saying that you can make a dish that can surpass the feelings between Kevin and Mei, it would be more accurate to say that if you really make this dish, is it possible to apply the same method to Zhu Yufeng?

Lilith looked at Vill-V: "You're not Hundred Flavors... you're the original Vill-V?"

"Yes, I am. For now... you can call me the 'id' personality." A rare hint of shyness appeared on Vill-V's face. "This should be the first time we've met, Lilith."

It wouldn't be wrong to say she suddenly decided she wanted to be a chef, because at that time she read a line in a novel that said, "The way to a person's heart is through their stomach," and after that she casually read some cooking books...

Moreover, this phrase has been mentioned in many books, and judging from the actual situation, Lilith seems to be doing the same thing? After returning to the Fire Moth in this life, Lilith has been preparing breakfast for Yu Feng every day. Hundred Flavors has had a similar idea for a long time, but she doesn't dare to...

The best reference example would have to be someone who poached Lilith from Elysia's side, right? Although they might not have completely stolen her... at least they stole a part of her, right?

Elysia: "..."

I don't know why, but I have this strange feeling that someone is subtly implying something about me...

"Speaking of this... you said you started paying attention to me a long time ago, what's going on?" Zhu Yufeng asked, puzzled. He hadn't memorized all the files about the Elysian Realm at the time, and with the passage of time, he only remembered the general outline of the previous Ming Dynasty.

Vill-V looked at Zhu Yufeng and said with a resentful tone, "The first time I met you was when I and Elysia came back from the island where I was imprisoned by the Fire Moth."

Zhu Yufeng tried to recall, but failed. He didn't remember that time; he only remembered that he was busy writing mission reports and improving his abilities to combat the Honkai. Occasionally, he would get upset because Elysia and Kevin were getting close...

Thinking about this makes him want to roll on the ground in frustration. It's another dark history he can't talk about!

He hadn't really paid much attention to the others. Back then, the only Sixth Herrscher he paid attention to was Elysia. He had some impression of the Sixth Herrscher, SEELE, and he had even been slapped by her when he was still human, mistaking her for a bad guy. As for Mobius, that was back when she was the Seventh Herrscher...

Seeing that Zhu Yufeng still looked blank, Vill-V looked up at Tianyuban and said, "Forget it, back then you probably only had Elysia in your eyes, so it's normal that you don't remember."

Elysia: "..."

Although she was talking about Feng, why did she feel like she was being talked about as well?

Back then... So, my earliest rival wasn't Lilith but Vill-V? No, I didn't even think that way back then. So... does that mean she was the one who came later?

"Yes... I don't think I was qualified to get your attention back then, was I?" Zhu Yufeng said.

"As Elysia's deputy, and a male at that, isn't that enough to attract attention?" Lilith said, squinting.

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Yes, there is reason.

"That was the first time we met, and that's why I started paying attention to you," Vill-V said. "However, I became really curious when I found your diary."

Elysia: "!"

Maple's Diary!

Lilith crossed her arms, squinted, and complained, "His diary... he just writes whatever comes to mind, and it's all just his complaints and grievances. I've read it since the Fallen Angel were created... He would never write anything about his secrets in there. What kind of diary is it if there are no interesting secrets in it..."

Zhu Yufeng looked at Lilith, "So you started spying back then, didn't you?"

Lilith said frankly, "I need to see how I appear in your eyes before I can think about what to do next. Besides, it's not just me watching, Xila is watching too."

Xila, who is currently acting as an invisible background. "?"

Does she have one? And what is a diary?

Sakura, who was also in the background. "..."

I remember Phyllis met Kaede during the Dusk Street arc, but I only officially met him during the Ninth Herrscher arc...

"Perhaps Yu Feng had already come to terms with his feelings for Elysia by then." Vill-V lowered her eyes. "Back then, when I picked up Yu Feng's diary, there were many of his resentments towards Kevin."

"So you mean jealousy, right?" Lilith chuckled. "But then he wouldn't have reported it, and then he went to Europe to avoid seeing her and getting annoyed."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

How did dinner turn into another round of his embarrassing past discussions? Thankfully, Kosma and Disaster are probably still out on a date and haven't come back yet. Mobius, as usual, locked in his room, doing who knows what. Sue and Hua have gone to relax, and Pardo and Eden are playing around the villa with Rin and Griseo.

Elysia: "..."

They were clearly discussing Feng Heqing... Not only could she not get a word in edgewise, but she didn't even seem interested in learning more about it.