Daily Life of the Fallen Angels ⑤

"What's this..." Zhu Yufeng looked at the Sun Earring in Lilith's hand and asked strangely. "For me?"

"Of course. You're the leader of the Fallen Angel Squad. Everyone met through you and has made it this far with you at the center, just like the many celestial bodies orbiting the sun in this solar system. Isn't the Sun Earring perfectly suited for you?" Lilith said with a shrug.

Zhu Yufeng looked at the Moon Earring on Lilith's left ear without saying anything.

"You're thinking about this?" Lilith reached up and touched her own Moon Earring. "You're the leader, so you wear the Sun Earring, while I'm the vice leader, so I wear the Moon Earring. Isn't that perfectly reasonable? After all, to humanity on Earth, the moon is the light of the night, and that light comes from you, the sun, doesn't it? The sun's radiance can easily scorch people's eyes, while the sunlight reflected by the moon is just right. Doesn't that also represent our relationship? You aren't good at dealing with people, so I'm the one handling interpersonal matters."

It did sound perfectly reasonable, leaving her with no way to refute it.

But...

"Do you really not have any other intentions?" Zhu Yufeng narrowed her eyes at Lilith. Even if her emotional intelligence was lower than some elementary-school detective's, she wasn't blind to what Lilith was thinking at a time like this. Besides, her emotional intelligence wasn't that low.

Lilith had only confessed to her yesterday, and although she had ultimately rejected her... today, she had brought out a pair of sun and moon earrings. No matter how she looked at them, they were clearly a matching couple's set...

She didn't believe Lilith had no ulterior motives.

"Yep, exactly what you think. Even if you didn't accept my confession, what's wrong with letting me feel a little like I succeeded?" Lilith spread her hands. "You rejected me anyway, but now you still want me to handle so many things. Isn't it reasonable for me to collect a little interest? Don't you Shenzhou people have an old saying? You can't expect a horse to run without feeding it grass. Keep this up, and you'll get strung up on a streetlamp."

It was logical and well-supported. There was nothing to say in return...

Watching Lilith extend the earring toward her, Zhu Yufeng accepted it. She glanced again at the Moon Earring on Lilith's left ear and made one last attempt to struggle. "But the sun and moon only have a brief moment to meet at dawn and dusk. You..."

"Even if it's only for a moment, they can keep watching each other until the other disappears. Isn't that romantic?" Lilith smiled like a little devil. "So, are you wearing it or not~?"

"Can I refuse?"

"Then I'll go on strike~"

"..."

As she helplessly put the earring on her right ear, Lilith said leisurely, "Besides, my name is Lilith Atagina, the Moon Goddess. Of course I have to wear a moon earring~"

Zhu Yufeng recklessly asked, "Then why didn't you choose an earring with stars and a moon?"

What Moon Goddess? You were obviously the Moon Demon!

Lilith narrowed her eyes at her. "There are countless stars in the sky. What do you take me for?"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

O-Okay... that made a lot of sense...

"Besides, the stars fill the sky with their brilliance, but their light has nothing to do with the moon. The distance between them and the moon is unimaginably vast." Lilith spoke softly again. "Compared to the stars, aren't the sun and moon more fitting? At least the moon has light because of the sun."

Zhu Yufeng looked at Lilith and fell silent.

That night, she had watched the expectation in the girl's eyes gradually turn into loneliness. She remembered when she had confessed to Elysia. Perhaps she and Lilith had felt the same way back then...

In any case, she didn't dislike Lilith's behavior. Lilith hadn't crossed any boundaries, after all. It was only an earring. She had already let Lilith down once—what was the harm in wearing it?

Let others think whatever they wanted. It had nothing to do with her. Right now, the only goal in her heart was defeating Honkai.

In the distance, Nahamah lowered his binoculars and muttered to himself, "As expected of Boss Lilith. This move is just brilliant."

"Oh? How so?" Baal asked in confusion, holding a pair of binoculars as well.

"Hmph, you just don't understand, kid." Nahamah rubbed his nose. "Let me, the male Fallen Angel with the highest emotional intelligence, Australia's Prince of Romance, explain it to you. Boss Yufeng has never liked talking too much with other people, right? Over time, just like the rumors going around Fire Moth now, people say Boss Yufeng disdains excessive interaction with others, that it's the pride of a Hero or something. So tell me—do you think anyone could find out from Boss Yufeng herself what the outcome of that confession that night was?"

"That makes sense." Baal nodded thoughtfully. "Then... what does that have to do with the vice captain giving the captain a Sun Earring?"

"Your emotional intelligence... could it already be on par with Boss Yufeng's?" Nahamah held his forehead as though he had a headache. "I've explained this much already. Isn't it obvious enough?"

Baal blinked innocently. He had never been in love, so how would he know? Besides, among the Fallen Angels, he was only older than Astaroth, okay?

"I think it's because this pair of earrings has obvious couple-like characteristics," Abaddon said. "The captain doesn't like, nor does she bother, spending too much time interacting with others. Vice Captain Lilith is basically responsible for handling interpersonal relationships, and the two of them appear together in many situations..."

Beifengge rubbed his chin and picked up where Abaddon left off. "Generally speaking, most people in Fire Moth already know that Vice Captain Lilith confessed to the captain that night. I investigated it as well. In discussions within Fire Moth about the captain's future partner, Vice Captain Lilith has an overwhelming advantage. For those who don't know the truth, they don't dare ask the captain about the final outcome, but psychologically, they'll tend to assume that Vice Captain Lilith's confession succeeded. Add to that the fact that they frequently appear together and are wearing earrings with couple-like characteristics, and no one would think the captain failed to accept Vice Captain Lilith."

"That's exactly it~" Nahamah shrugged. "We need to get our stories straight too, but we also have to consider that Xila might not be too happy about this. If anyone asks, we'll be vague and try to steer things toward Boss having accepted Boss Lady!"

"And theoretically speaking, as the captain and vice captain are two of the strongest Fusion Warriors at present, their descendants would surely be outstanding as well." Admil pushed up his glasses. "Elysia would originally have been a fine choice too, but since she didn't undergo the Chimera Project, she might not be better than the vice captain. Besides, the captain and vice captain aren't without an emotional foundation."

"So after all that, why exactly am I here?" Beelzebub asked unhappily.

Nahamah narrowed his eyes at Beelzebub. "All the male Fallen Angels except Boss are here. Would it be appropriate if you didn't come? Or were you planning to take Esmodius's side?"

Beelzebub thought about it for a moment. That did seem to be the case.

"Hmph. In any case, aside from that woman Lilith, the captain hasn't had much contact with any women outside the squad," Beelzebub said with a cold snort, crossing his arms. No matter what, it was still an internal affair. Other women couldn't beat Lilith anyway; they were all useless trash.

"Dr. Mobius?" Baal tried to offer an example.

Instantly, everyone looked at Baal with strange expressions.

"Huh? Why are you all looking at me like that?" Baal looked utterly bewildered.

"Didn't expect you to have that kind of preference..." Nahamah patted Baal on the shoulder. "I'm just saying, driving a big car isn't easy."

Baal slowly produced a question mark. A big car? What big car? Where was the car? What was its top speed? It was true that he liked racing, but why bring that up?

With the expression of someone who didn't want to know this idiot, Abaddon moved a little farther away from Nahamah, then stated matter-of-factly, "Setting aside the age issue, given Dr. Mobius's current appearance, if something really happened between them, outsiders might think the captain needed to be arrested."

"Her outward appearance doesn't change what she is inside, okay?" Nahamah said, narrowing his eyes. "No matter how young she looks, it doesn't change her actual age."

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"Besides, Dr. Mobius and the word 'love' don't go together at all, do they?" Beifengge spread his hands. "I even think it's not impossible that she and Klein are together."

Baal, the innocent little child, grew even more confused. "What could two women possibly do?"

Abaddon covered his face. "Alright, Baal, you don't need to think too hard about it. You just need to know that the person closest to the captain is Vice-Captain Lilith."

"Do you need to teach me that?" Baal gave Abaddon a deadpan look. "Isn't it obvious? Do I look that stupid?"

Abaddon looked up at the sky. He was tired. He didn't want to talk anymore...

What sins had he committed in this life to end up with teammates who were either idiots or lunatics? Well, the captain and vice-captain were more normal. They were impressive too, managing to keep this bunch of hopeless fools under control.

Wait, no, he was a hopeless bastard too...

In any case, Astaroth absolutely could not be led astray by this bunch of wrecks!

He glanced once more in Zhu Yufeng and Lilith's direction, then looked away. Between the captain and vice-captain, it was basically only a matter of time. Once the Honkai was over, he couldn't think of any reason why they wouldn't end up together.

The captain was rejecting the vice-captain now because the Honkai's threat to humanity was growing by the day, and he wanted to devote more of his attention to fighting it. Abaddon understood that. But what about when the Honkai disappeared? At any rate, Abaddon couldn't think of any reason the two of them wouldn't be together.

When that time came, what should he wear?

Should he apply to look after the captain's child? After all, a child shouldn't disrupt the captain and vice-captain's lives too much. Besides, he was quite confident in his ability to raise children. And just imagine it: once the child slowly grew up, he could teach the captain's child many things. Then, when the child asked about those days, he could modestly say that it was all thanks to the captain's guidance...

Also, the captain's child absolutely could not be allowed near this bunch of idiots.

Everyone else looked at Abaddon, who seemed deeply absorbed in whatever he was thinking about.

Nahamah said, "He's doing it again, isn't he..."

Beifengge said, "When it comes to his obsession with taking care of the captain's child, only Esmodius can compare to him..."

Admil said, "Take it easy. At least Abaddon is the most normal among us."

Baal said, "Why do I feel like he's not all that normal either..."

Beelzebub... Beelzebub said he didn't understand any of this. He just wanted to go fight Honkai Beasts or anyone else who could put up a fight.

"Alright, alright, that's enough for today. Everyone knows what to do, right?" Nahamah clapped his hands and began his summary. "For the lifelong happiness of the boss and the big sis, we still have to work hard, brothers!"

As everyone knew, Nahamah was the pope-level figure of the Feng-Lilith Faction who had single-handedly spread the Feng-Lilith CP throughout the entire group...

Abaddon snapped out of his imagination and coughed lightly. "Does something like that need to be emphasized? For us, it's only natural."

To restore the glory of Feng-Lilith, we bear the duty without hesitation! —Abaddon, another heavyweight hidden member of the Feng-Lilith Faction.

(Zhu Yufeng: Are my teammates really this idle?)

Watching Abaddon and Nahamah, Admil and Beifengge exchanged a glance and both shrugged. They only felt that there probably weren't any other suitable candidates. If there were, they would basically be utterly crushed by Lilith anyway.

"For the captain and vice-captain's tomorrow!" Baal, vanguard of the Feng-Lilith Faction, raised a hand and cheered!

Beelzebub: "..."

So boring. What even was all this? Could he go fight now...

The next day, another meeting came to an end.

"So, you should get some proper rest lately too. If you go on missions too often, the others will start becoming dependent on you." Lilith walked beside Zhu Yufeng with a document in her arms. "Besides, a string pulled too tight can easily snap. Didn't Mostima find some new games recently? Go play with her."

"If that's what you all think..." Zhu Yufeng nodded, then suddenly spotted the pink-haired girl walking toward them. After thinking for a moment, she still greeted her. "Good morning, Elysia."

Come to think of it, she hadn't seen Elysia at all yesterday...

Just as Elysia was about to say something, her gaze fell upon the earrings Zhu Yufeng and Lilith wore.

The sun and the moon—one worn on the right ear, the other on the left. And those two really did... appear together often...

So that night... had Feng really agreed?

"Good morning, Feng. Did you and Lilith just finish a meeting?" she asked with a smile.

But her mood was not as good as she made it seem... Feng, like Kevin, had found a lover she loved. But... why was she still feeling such strange emotions...?

"Yeah. Mei and the others said I've been taking on missions too frequently lately. The other soldiers are almost running out of missions to do, and that isn't good for training Fire Moth's warriors," Zhu Yufeng said.

"Of course, we still have some things to deal with next, so we won't keep you company any longer," Lilith said.

Elysia tilted her head. "What kind of things? May I know?"

Lilith smiled. "It's about the live combat exercise between us and Kevin. Kevin is strong, of course, but his strength is ultimately that of an individual unit. Our Fallen Angel Squad specializes in teamwork, so Mei wants both sides to conduct a live combat exercise over in the Pacific."

"Is that so?" Elysia looked thoughtful.

"Alright, alright, we need to hurry and prepare too. Our opponent is the invincible Kevin, after all." Lilith reached out and dragged Zhu Yufeng away. No matter how she thought about it, she didn't have much confidence in beating Elysia, so it was better to minimize the time those two spent together and snuff out every possibility directly in the bud.

Elysia stared blankly at the two figures leaving "hand in hand," only to hear passing warriors nearby say, "See? I told you, they're definitely together."

"Long live Feng-Lilith!"

Elysia: "..."

She really wanted to ask what exactly was going on, but... from what position could she ask?