Fallen Angel's Daily Life: Valentine's Day

Early in the morning, Zhu Yufeng opened her eyes on schedule as usual and walked over to the sink to wash up. Although she probably had no missions or meetings to attend today, she could still go train. She had heard that the training room had been updated with new simulated enemies, and she wanted to know roughly how strong she currently was.

But... she was probably still no match for that overpowered cheater Kevin.

Then she suddenly noticed her phone screen light up, showing an unread message. She opened it and found that Lilith had sent it: "Come over to my dorm. I have something for you."

Zhu Yufeng frowned slightly. Something? What something?

She thought for a while but came to no conclusion. In the end, she decided to head over and see for herself. It was still early, and there was no problem with going to Lilith's place before breakfast.

Bathed in the morning light of early spring, she arrived below Lilith's dormitory building. From a distance, she spotted Lilith leaning by the window, smiling as she gave her a little wave.

Perhaps because it was so early, there was almost no one around.

She then entered the dormitory building and arrived at Lilith's door. Just as she was about to knock, the door opened on its own.

"Morning, Feng." Lilith greeted her with a smile.

"Morning, Lilith." Zhu Yufeng nodded. "So... what did you call me over for?"

"Oh, this? Here, it's for you." Lilith handed Zhu Yufeng an exquisitely wrapped box. "Since you rushed over the moment you saw my message, this is your reward~"

A question mark slowly appeared over Zhu Yufeng's head.

What the hell? So if she had arrived late, this whole trip would have been for nothing?

Seeing the subtle look on Zhu Yufeng's face, Lilith guessed what this girl was thinking. Sigh... no wonder this person with not a single romantic bone in her body hadn't managed to win over Elysia. Maybe when she confessed back then, she had prepared absolutely nothing and had just blurted it out in a moment of impulse.

Thinking about it that way, the fact that she herself had been won over seemed a little...

"Sigh..." Lilith let out an exaggerated sigh. "I'm joking. Remember how you had to eat Mei's cooking because of me? Consider this an apology gift."

"But... didn't you eat that stuff too?" Zhu Yufeng asked, puzzled. "Why do you still need to..."

"Eating that was my punishment for myself. What does that have to do with the apology gift I'm giving you?" Lilith shrugged. "Besides, from our first meeting until now, our relationship has gone through so many twists and turns. What's wrong with giving you a gift to mark how far we've come?"

"Is that so..." Zhu Yufeng looked thoughtfully at the gift box in her hand. "Then should I... prepare a return gift too?"

"That's up to you~" Lilith said with a smile. "I'm not very confident in your taste in gifts, but I'll keep my expectations up for now."

"How do you know I have bad taste in gifts?" Zhu Yufeng said, narrowing her eyes at Lilith.

"Oh? Do I?" Lilith crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes at Zhu Yufeng as well. "Who was it that asked me to choose Kevin's birthday gift for her? And who picked Elysia's birthday gift?"

"Ahem..." Zhu Yufeng looked a little embarrassed. "Wasn't that because I wasn't very confident in my own taste..."

"In that case..." Lilith said with a smile, "if you're going to give me a return gift, my condition is that you have to choose it yourself. After all, I prepared your gift with my own hands. As an equal return gift, I'm not asking those demolition hands of yours to make anything, but you should at least pick it yourself, right?"

"Fine. I'll do my best to see if I can meet the standards of a young lady like you." Zhu Yufeng said. "By the way, what exactly is in this gift box?"

"Chocolate." Lilith spread her hands.

"Chocolate?" Zhu Yufeng froze.

Why that? Was today some special day... wait... had she been so busy lately that she had forgotten it was Valentine's Day? Hmm... judging by the date, it did seem like it might be Valentine's Day... probably?

"A few days ago, Mei came to see me again and asked me to teach her how to make chocolate. It looked like she was planning to give some to Kevin. What I gave you is the demonstration batch I made for Mei back then. You have no idea what I went through just to make sure she could at least produce chocolate that wouldn't send Kevin to the emergency room." Lilith held her forehead with a headache expression. "I spent at least two hours explaining to her that what mattered in chocolate was the thought behind it, not practicality. And the chocolate she made wasn't practical either—it was only at the biochemical level."

Zhu Yufeng fell silent for a moment before saying, "You've worked hard..."

She had tasted Mei's god-slaying cuisine before. Even as a Fusion Warrior, she had nearly been sent on her way. Teaching Mei to make something edible was truly a great feat.

"So... today is Valentine's Day?" Zhu Yufeng asked again.

"I knew you'd forgotten." Lilith rolled her eyes. "Makes sense. For someone like you, this holiday practically has no meaning."

"Yeah, I'd rather take on a few more missions and do a few more training sets." Zhu Yufeng nodded in agreement. After that confession, she had no plans to find herself a girlfriend. Smashing Honkai was the top priority. First smash Honkai, then think about anything else.

"Speaking of which, want to guess how much chocolate you'll receive today?" Lilith teased. "Kevin already has a lover, after all. Yet you, a Hero practically on par with Kevin, are still single. I wonder how many girls in Fire Moth have their hearts set on you?"

Zhu Yufeng thought about it before saying, "Probably... not that many?"

Since when had she been on par with Kevin? How did she not know that?

"The day isn't even over yet. How do you know what the result will be?" Lilith said with a smile. "How about we set a time? Meet me again tonight, and then you can tell me how much chocolate you received."

Zhu Yufeng considered it. It seemed fine, so she nodded. "Sure. You can decide the time and place. Unless something unexpected comes up, I don't have anything planned today."

"Then it's settled~" Lilith said, yawning. "I seem to have gotten up a little too early today. I need to sleep for a while longer. See you."

"See you."

After saying goodbye to Lilith, Zhu Yufeng headed toward the cafeteria with the gift box in hand, wondering whether Lilith had some other meaning behind this. The timing of her giving chocolate was too coincidental, but there was nothing wrong with her explanation either...

It was a demonstration she had made for Mei. Giving it to her as a gift to celebrate the progress in their relationship was a deal Lilith could only profit from. In that case, she should give a return gift too...

If she remembered correctly, Valentine's Day was when lovers exchanged gifts...

Lilith... probably wouldn't, right...? The fact that Lilith no longer wanted to kill her was already something to be grateful for.

"Anyway... as long as I don't have those thoughts, there shouldn't be a problem," Zhu Yufeng thought. "Going by the reason she gave, I have no reason not to return the gift either..."

Besides, wasn't "she likes me" one of life's three great delusions? She'd better not get ahead of herself.

"Good morning, Feng~" Elysia's voice suddenly sounded behind Zhu Yufeng.

Zhu Yufeng, immersed in thought, jumped in fright and looked behind her. "E-Elysia? Why are you here?"

"Of course, I saw someone looking so weighed down by her thoughts, and she wasn't coming from the direction of her own dorm, so I got a little curious." Elysia looked at the gift box in Zhu Yufeng's hand. "Oh my, Feng, could this be..."

Elysia's smile turned teasing. "It couldn't be chocolate from some girl, could it? Come to think of it, today is Valentine's Day. The boys of Fire Moth were especially looking forward to today yesterday. And it's rude not to properly respond to a girl's feelings, you know~"

"Is that so..." Zhu Yufeng lowered his head and looked at the gift box. "That does make sense..."

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Yesterday... Oh, he neither cared about nor paid attention to what other people were doing, so never mind.

"So, who gave it to you?" Elysia clasped her hands behind her back, looking very curious.

"Lilith," Zhu Yufeng said.

"Huh?" Elysia froze. It really was chocolate? Had Feng and Lilith's relationship already reached that point?

"It was a sample she made while teaching Mei how to make chocolate," Zhu Yufeng explained. "Mei's chocolate should be for Kevin today, right?"

"So that's how it is..." Elysia's expression became somewhat strange. Mei was giving Kevin chocolate? And chocolate she had made herself rather than bought? Should she be worried about whether Kevin would need emergency treatment?

But that still wasn't a reason for Lilith to give Feng chocolate, was it?

"Come to think of it, you seem to have been busy this whole time. Ever since you returned to headquarters, we haven't really had a chance to spend time together. How about having breakfast with me today?" Elysia said with a smile.

Zhu Yufeng nodded. "Sure."

After arriving at the cafeteria, a blushing girl suddenly ran up to Zhu Yufeng. "Um... Feng, good morning!"

"Good morning." Zhu Yufeng looked at her. Come to think of it, what was this girl's name again? He had no impression of her.

"Uh... um..." The girl's gaze wandered. Then, when she saw the gift box in Zhu Yufeng's hand, she seemed to make up her mind, shoved something into his hand, and ran away.

Zhu Yufeng: "???"

So who the hell was that?!

He looked down at what the girl had stuffed into his hand. It seemed to be chocolate too, and it was even heart-shaped, but he didn't even know her name...

If he didn't even remember this girl, he probably didn't need to give her anything in return, right? Come to think of it, he had never had any similar experience before...

No sooner had that girl left than another girl jogged over and stuffed a piece of chocolate into Zhu Yufeng's hand as well.

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

A Hero on par with Kevin... Why did he have no recollection of anything like this, yet somehow become a Hero?

Over the course of breakfast, Zhu Yufeng received a total of seven chocolates.

Looking at Zhu Yufeng staring speechlessly at the chocolates before him, Elysia's expression became rather subtle. A strange emotion stirred within her—something she had never felt before...

Zhu Yufeng put away all the chocolates and said, "I still need to train later. It's inconvenient to carry these chocolates around with me, so I need to go back to my dorm first. I'll be leaving now. I hope you have a pleasant day, Elysia."

Watching his departing figure, Elysia murmured thoughtfully, "Because... you're a Hero like Kevin now... It's only natural that girls would like you, hmm..."

He had gradually become a Hero, just as he had promised her. She should have been happy for him, but why did she seem to feel something other than happiness for him?

Come to think of it, she had promised him that once he became the Hero he wanted to be, she would tell him her answer... Mm, but did she truly have those kinds of feelings for him now? Could she really return his feelings?

Maybe... she should wait a little longer. Perhaps after some time had passed, she would know the answer to that question.

That evening, at a restaurant.

Zhu Yufeng walked in and saw Lilith seated by the window, her hands folded together, the backs of them supporting her chin as she looked at him with a radiant smile.

"Why did you pick this place?" Zhu Yufeng sat down across from Lilith and looked around at the candlelight, roses, and atmosphere of the restaurant...

Lilith couldn't actually be...

"Have you never been to any other restaurants?" Lilith said with narrowed eyes. "What restaurant isn't decorated like this right now? Aren't you underestimating how enthusiastic people are about Valentine's Day?"

People in Shenzhou didn't seem especially enthusiastic about this sort of thing...

Thinking that, Zhu Yufeng asked, "So why eat at a restaurant?"

"Did you want to eat in my dorm room instead?" Lilith retorted.

Zhu Yufeng choked. "There's also the cafeteria..."

"The cafeteria has the same atmosphere too." Lilith shrugged. "And more people there know you, right? Would it really be fine for me to eat with you there?"

That made a lot of sense...

"So, how many chocolates did you receive today?" Lilith asked with a smile. "My guess is definitely more than twenty?"

"Indeed." Zhu Yufeng sighed. "Twenty-six in total, not counting the chocolate you gave me."

"Oh? Did you really want my chocolate to be the same kind as the ones they gave you?" Lilith looked at Zhu Yufeng with an ambiguous smile.

"How could that be?" Zhu Yufeng said, narrowing his eyes. "At most, we're allies on the level of friends, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, sure. Whatever you say." Lilith picked up the menu. "Did Elysia give you chocolate?"

"...No."

She was even less likely to.

"Is that so..." Lilith lowered her eyes. "Oh, right. It seems they found traces of the Ninth Herrscher on the Mu Continent, but they appear to be preparing to face the Ninth Herrscher on their own."

Zhu Yufeng's expression hardened. Was it coming? He remembered that the Ninth Herrscher had destroyed the Mu Continent, and Griseo's father, Hen, had died in this incident. Did he need to make preparations in advance? But... what could he do?

Seeing Zhu Yufeng's expression, Lilith sighed inwardly. Why was the only thing left in this guy's head smashing Honkai?

Elsewhere.

"So... Lilith was planning to confess after a while?" Kevin asked as he ate the chocolate.

"That's what she said," Mei replied. "When she taught me how to make this chocolate, she threw away quite a few pieces she wasn't satisfied with. She asked me to keep it from Feng for now, because a confession has to be done step by step..."

"I see. That girl finally won't be single anymore." Kevin finished the chocolate. "Then... Mei, if you have time, could you ask Lilith when she plans to confess? If possible, I think I can do my part to help."

"Mm." Mei nodded. "After all, they both helped us."