Eden: No Comparison, No Harm!

"Eh?! Did Brother Yu Feng and Sister Vill-V make all of this in one afternoon?" Pardo's eyes lit up as she looked at the table full of dishes. "Wow, that's amazing! I've only ever heard Sister Mostima say that Brother Yu Feng can cook. The only instant noodles I've ever seen you make for Mobius are the ones you made."

"Sakura also helped," Zhu Yufeng said. "As for knife skills, I'm far inferior to Sakura."

Sakura looked at Zhu Yufeng with some surprise, then silently looked away, because she really couldn't help with anything except chopping vegetables and checking the time. But she was still a little happy to hear Zhu Yufeng say that.

"I really don't know how much Lilith taught you." Mobius chose a seat a little away from the vegetables.

"Actually, it's not much, just some life skills." Zhu Yufeng noticed Mobius's position and reached out to switch the order of a plate of vegetables with another plate of vegetables in front of Mobius. "When the Fallen Angel have team building activities, I also cook. Also, Mobius, even on vacation, you can't just change your eating habits from what they used to be."

Mobius: "..."

Snakes are carnivorous, okay? Why does she have to eat vegetables?! It's so frustrating, but she can't do anything about Yu Feng...

"To add to that, most of the time, it's Feng and I who cook together." Lilith smiled and raised her index finger. "As the leader of the Fallen Angel, what's wrong with learning more skills? Kevin can cook too."

"Kevin can cook?" Eden looked at him with a questioning gaze. "But in my memory, every time Kevin organizes a team-building event, it's basically a dozen soldiers sitting around a table eating noodles..."

"It's because Kevin learned to cook specifically for Mei. In other words, he only cooks for Mei." Su walked over from the door and said, looking at the food on the table. "Hmm...it looks and smells delicious. It's truly worthy of being cooked by Feng and Vill-V."

Eden sighed softly, saying with a hint of helplessness, "But does that mean every team-building event he organizes has to be about eating noodles? I've seen that scene more than ten times already."

It's true that there's no harm without comparison. Even if Kevin learned to cook just to feed Mei, don't always make sure the team building activities consist of noodles. Look at the leader of the Fallen Angel! If it weren't for Elysia needing to observe Feng, she wouldn't be going to these team building activities more than ten times a day.

"Speaking of which, Feng initially learned to cook specifically for Elysia ~" Lilith teased Elysia. "A boy who can cook is a big plus for girls. That's what I told Feng, and he studied very hard, you know..."

"I didn't even look at the food..." Elysia's eye twitched. Lilith taught Maple to dance, but in her previous life, she never danced with him even once. Lilith taught Maple to cook, but in her previous life, she never ate any of it either. Lilith taught Maple many techniques for talking to girls, but in her previous life, she still never heard anything from Maple...

So, they all learned it for her sake, but in the end, she's the only one who hasn't tried anything, right?

What is all this?!

Elysia cast a resentful glance at Zhu Yufeng, Zhu Yufeng guiltily looked away and tried to explain, "While Kevin and I have similar goals—we're both after girls we like—Mei has been Kevin's girlfriend from the beginning. Back then... I wasn't as open-minded as Kevin..."

"After all, there are only two outcomes when it comes to confessing: acceptance or rejection." Lilith shrugged. "This is especially true for a 'shy' boy like Feng."

"Indeed, that makes perfect sense." Su nodded.

"Later, as you all know, Feng's greatest talent is accepting and giving up. Although he learned to cook, he was too embarrassed to cook in front of Elysia. So, in order to at least make what he had learned play a role in his life, he cooked during the Fallen Angel' team building activity," Lilith said with a smile.

Vill-V glanced at Lilith. Was this all part of Lilith's plan? Most of the time, Yu Feng cooked with Lilith. Although Yu Feng learned to cook for Elysia, he wasn't very good at taking the initiative, so in the end, Lilith benefited.

Vill-V felt somewhat wronged for Elysia. She had learned everything for Alicia, yet she hadn't shown any of her progress to her. Instead, the "learning" process had fostered a relationship between Alicia and Lilith, creating a romantic atmosphere that gradually made the other members of the Fire Moth accept it, further hindering the development of Elysia and Yu Feng's relationship...

Honestly, if Yu Feng had been more proactive, or if Elysia had realized her feelings sooner and taken the initiative, none of this would have happened.

However, it's all thanks to Lilith's ability to steal Elysia's man that I wouldn't have much of a chance now...

"These dishes look like they require a lot of effort from the cooks. Although I've learned some cooking, I can only make some simple home-style dishes now. Nan Yu, has Feng been learning from you for a long time?" Hua asked Lilith.

"At first, of course, I only taught Feng some home-style dishes. But, you know, the Fallen Angel's team building activities can't just consist of eating home-style dishes all the time, so I took the opportunity to teach Feng some more skills while cooking." Lilith said, then looked at Vill-V. "Besides, even if I didn't teach him, Feng still asked Bai Wei, didn't he?"

Elysia crossed her arms and looked at Zhu Yufeng with half-closed eyes. She also wanted to complain about this. Although he liked her, among the girls who were known to like Zhu Yufeng, she was the one who spent the least amount of time with him in her previous life... not counting the time Zhu Yufeng spent in her team before he went to the European branch.

"So..." Eden looked at Elysia and said somewhat speechlessly, "Since we're talking about this now, Su, you and Feng are the ones who always go whenever Kevin organizes team-building activities, haven't you... tried talking to Kevin about it? Like, making some changes or something?"

This topic didn't seem to be very friendly to Elysia, so she tried to change the subject...

Su glanced at Zhu Yufeng, Zhu Yufeng hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't care... it's just noodles, and Kevin doesn't organize team-building activities very often, so..."

Eden: "..."

Great, this answer fits Feng's personality perfectly. After all, every time he participates in team building activities, he just comes over, eats a bowl of noodles, and leaves... and he doesn't seem like the kind of person who cares about what he eats at team building events.

After Zhu Yufeng finished speaking, Su said somewhat helplessly, "I... I'm probably just like Feng... Also, Kevin organizes team building activities mainly because it's required by his superiors or Mei suggested that he hold them regularly to boost morale, so he doesn't really care. Eating noodles can save a lot of time and effort in the preparation process."

"So... to save time on preparation, how many of the dozen or so team building events I've attended involved eating instant noodles?" Eden was at a loss for words. The purpose of team building is to boost morale, so isn't Kevin just being perfunctory? Did Elysia not participate in team building events in her previous life because she already knew that Kevin's personality wouldn't suit her style, which is why she never went?

Of course, it's also possible that Kaede will go there later, and that Elysia will avoid Kaede.

"We Fallen Angel usually spend a whole day preparing for our team building activities," Lilith said. "That whole day is dedicated to team building, so we have plenty of time to prepare."

Lilith then added, "However, that was the conclusion I strongly requested. Of course, there were others who thought the same way. Otherwise, given Feng's personality, he would definitely have organized a noodle-eating event like Kevin did."

"Of course not." Zhu Yufeng looked at Lilith. "Kevin has already organized a noodle-eating party, why would I need to organize another one? I'll probably organize something like playing games... And I'm not in charge of organizing team-building activities, am I? Isn't that usually your responsibility? If you don't have time, it's Rovoc, and sometimes it's Astaroth."

He definitely won't slurp noodles. In his past life, Kevin slurping noodles became a meme, and he doesn't want the same meme to happen to him.

Everyone: "..."

Isn't that still about the same as Kevin? Thirteen top-tier Fusion Warrior playing games together...

"Lilith's team building activities must be very interesting, right?" Elysia said, referring to Lilith, but the person she was looking at was Zhu Yufeng.

Zhu Yufeng's expression froze. He felt that there was something more to Elysia's words... If he said it was interesting, would it trigger some kind of incredible ending?

"For him, it probably didn't matter, right? I couldn't expect him to suddenly become a blockhead back then." Lilith confidently took over the conversation. "When I organize team building activities, sometimes we go to the beach to have a barbecue while enjoying the evening breeze, sometimes we go on a picnic in the wild, or we go fishing at sea together... Oh, by the way, the team building activity on Mount Everest was quite interesting too."

Eden: "..."

So why does Kevin always end up eating noodles in the meeting room whenever he organizes a team building activity?

Elysia: "..."

She... at least the Present's been given a second chance, she still has a chance!

Su's eye twitched almost imperceptibly. A team building activity on Mount Everest? Could a normal person even manage that? And the environment... well, for those guys who've turned Artificial Collapse into disasters, even the far side of the moon wouldn't be a problem...

The honest boy, Hua, noticed something was wrong. "But, at that altitude and temperature on Mount Everest, you couldn't eat ordinary food, could you?"

"That team building trip on Mount Everest..." Vill-V seemed to think for a moment, "The Magician said she remembered that Yu Feng came over and borrowed a machine that could keep food warm."

"Rovoc also made a special tent, which is a bit heavy, but it's not that heavy for Beelzebub," Zhu Yufeng added.

Magnificent. "..."

That's alright then...

Eden looked up at the sky and thought, "Wow... there's no harm in comparison!"

"By the way... can we eat now?" Pardo rubbed her stomach. "I've been playing with Little Griseo and Rin all afternoon, and I'm a little hungry... When are Amo and the others coming back?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Kosma's voice came from the doorway. "... We're back."

Pardo: "..."

What's the local dialect in Shenzhou called it? What do they say about it?

"Now that you're back, let's eat. Phyllis was just complaining about why you weren't back yet." Mobius leaned back in her chair; she would never admit that she had been wanting to eat for a while too.

Kosma glanced at Disaster and then said, "... Sorry, Disaster and I bought some things on our way back, so we were a little delayed."

"Things?" Zhu Yufeng looked at the bag that Kosma was carrying.

Disaster didn't try to hide anything, and took the bag from Kosma's hand, taking out two dolls from it. "These are gifts for Griseo and Rin! Pshaw, and some souvenirs too."

During dinner, Su suddenly received a phone call. Upon seeing the number, Su had a bad feeling. After apologizing to the others, he went to the balcony to answer the phone, "Kevin?"

Kevin's voice came from the other end of the phone. "Su, I heard you also went to Australia for vacation?"

Su glanced inside. He should have already asked Feng to tell Kevin not to involve him in the shipping...

Kevin's next words made Su's heart sink. "Director Spasi and Mei said that he directly asked you to go find Feng and the others, which means that you are the Present with Feng and the others?"

"Yes." Su sighed softly. "We're still having dinner here. It was Vill-V and Feng who cooked it together. How's it going on your end?"

"The usual, after all, it's Mei, you know her. But since Lilith returned to the Fire Moth, Mei seems to have become a bit more restless. Lately, I've been cooking all the meals for us."

"I see." Su sincerely hoped that Kevin was just talking to her about him and Mei. "Mei still loves you deeply after all. Seize this chance to start over and cherish your time together."

But! Who is Kevin? He's a huge fan of the Feng-Lilith Faction! Even if Kai isn't in Australia, he'll still remotely follow the progress of his Kakashi/Kakashi ship!

"I can say that things are progressing steadily, but... well, Sue, from your perspective as an Australia, how are Lilith and Maple's progress going so far?"

Su said somewhat speechlessly, "Kevin... I should have had Feng tell you..."

"I know, so I was just asking. I didn't mean for you to do anything. After all, you've been really tired lately and need to rest."

"Sigh... never mind... you should ask Feng about this yourself after he and the others get back..."