Each Other's Plans

"Huff... huff..."

Zhu Yufeng plopped down on the ground, his standard training rifle lying to one side. He looked at Sakura, who wasn't even out of breath, and said, "As expected of someone Elysia found, Sakura, you're really something..."

Although he had considered that his current physical condition would make him easy prey for Sakura, he still felt somewhat unwilling when the reality was right in front of him.

And what happened to the saying "an inch longer, an inch stronger"? Are you trying to play the Holy Grail War with Saber-class countering Lancer-class?

Oh well, it's all just self-deprecating humor.

Zhu Yufeng knew very well that while it was true that a longer weapon was always better, in close combat, a spear would not be much of an advantage against a sword, let alone when he was facing Sakura, a master swordsman.

Even during his most victorious period, he couldn't stop Sakura's advance, let alone take advantage of the spear. He could only suppress Sakura by relying on his physical strength to deliver a powerful blow.

Sakura sheathed her sword and looked at the panting but still spirited young boy in front of her. She couldn't help but wonder: What was it that made him so determined to save her?

She didn't have a strong desire to save her; she just wanted her younger sister to live a good life, nothing more.

And... what about him?

What was he fighting for? What gave him such a firm belief in saving the nation?

After Lilith and the others died in battle, his figure was so lonely, a loneliness unlike that of ordinary people. His loneliness was like an indestructible barrier, and no one could reach him through that barrier.

He was so lonely, yet so persistent.

This time, she...

Zhu Yufeng sat cross-legged on the ground, trying to regulate his breathing and adjust his state. Suddenly, his body fell backward. When he came to his senses, a faint fragrance wafted into his nose. Looking up, he saw a pair of watery eyes.

"Huh?!" Zhu Yufeng's mind went blank for a moment before he realized it was Sakura's lap pillow. "Sakura, what are you doing...?"

Hearing his voice, Sakura seemed to wake up with a start, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes. "I-I'm sorry, seeing you like that, I just did it instinctively..."

That's what I said, but don't hold my shoulders and prevent me from getting up. Zhu Yufeng thought to himself, speechless.

Lap pillows... Come to think of it, he'd experienced them quite a few times back in the day, most often with Lilith, who would often sneak up on him when he wasn't looking.

"Sakura, I've come to find...you?!" Elysia's voice instantly snapped the two of them back to reality. Sakura loosened her grip on Zhu Yufeng, and Zhu Yufeng immediately sat up.

"A- Elysia, you're here?" For some reason, I feel a little guilty.

After regaining consciousness, Sakura felt even more guilty than Zhu Yufeng and didn't dare to look at Elysia.

On the other side, Elysia was completely numb. She had just Fire Moth when Mobius told her that Sakura had also come looking for her. She had thought that even if Sakura liked Maple, she wouldn't act so quickly, but she saw this scene as soon as she arrived at the training ground.

For a moment, she even considered closing the door and letting out the Evil.

Fortunately, Vill-V was away for an investigation; otherwise, things would have been Evil worse if she went berserk and revealed to Feng that everyone might have been reborn.

"Um... I'm leaving now since the training session is over." Sakura stood up and quickly left the training room with her head down, as if she were running away. If you looked closely, you would notice that the tips of her ears were tinged with a faint pink.

This did not escape Elysia's eyes.

So, only Elysia and Zhu Yufeng remained in the huge training room.

There is a difference between a training room and a training field. A training room is generally a place where fewer people enter for actual combat drills and training. In addition to mutual confrontation, it can also simulate the image of the enemy as a target for training.

Zhu Yufeng was still thinking about how to explain things to Elysia, since Elysia had confessed her feelings for him, and he had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.

Elysia silently walked to his side. Zhu Yufeng tried to stand up, but Elysia forcefully pressed him down, followed by another familiar feeling of imbalance.

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Being lapped by two beautiful girls in a row sounds pretty good, but as someone who actually experienced it, he said he was terrified.

Come to think of it, from this perspective, Elysia seems to be a bit older than Sakura...

Realizing what he was thinking, Zhu Yufeng had a bad feeling and quickly tried to distract himself, such as focusing only on Elysia's face and trying to start a conversation. "Elysia, what are you doing?" He needed to control his reaction...

"A lap pillow? What's wrong with that? Sakura can do it, but I can't?" Elysia said with a smile.

Ah... I feel like Elysia looks really scary like this.

Zhu Yufeng had just opened his mouth to say, "Of course not..."

Elysia interrupted him before he could finish, "Lilith, you often have lap pillows too, right?"

Zhu Yufeng remained silent. A lap pillow was a minor incident. In fact, Lilith had also climbed into his bed after he fell asleep while taking a sedative specially made by Mobius. However, that time she was discovered by the machine that Vill-V had activated. After that, he asked Xila eye on Lilith to prevent her from doing anything more outrageous.

Wait, has he discovered something even more incredible?!

But Elysia absolutely cannot know this; he has a feeling that if Elysia knew, she would most likely do the same.

"Judging from your appearance, you've done it quite a few times, haven't you?" Elysia leaned down. "Then why can't I?" She had a feeling that Lilith might have done even more outrageous things.

After a while, Zhu Yufeng finally replied, "You... can accept it, but I always feel guilty about accepting it."

"Then... this time, let's keep it like this, and spend a little more time with me, okay?"

"...good."

What are his feelings for Elysia now? He thinks he still likes her, but he doesn't know how much. He can't answer that question, and that's why he doesn't dare to face Elysia.

He only knew that he still wanted to try, to try to rescue Elysia from that inevitable fate. He knew what the next era held, and he knew that Elysia's greatest desire and expectation lay in the next era.

So... he wanted Elysia to see the Memory with her own eyes, instead of having Kevin send Mei to the Elysian Realm of Memory to meet a Memory.

"Elysia ..."

"Um?"

"I think, although I'm still not sure if my feelings for you are enough to qualify me to respond to you, there is one thing I am very clear about: I... am still willing to fight for you."

"... Then, I will wait for you until you find your answer. In this process, I will also search for it with you and experience it together."

"...Thanks."

Hen, who had just opened the training room door, saw this scene, silently retreated, leaned against the wall, and lit a cigarette after a long time. "Ah, youth..."

Mobius's laboratory.

Mobius watched Vill-V on the video, his fingers tapping lightly on the table. Because she had destroyed a branch base of the Fire Moth, Vill-V was considered a highly dangerous individual, and therefore her investigation was being conducted via video.

Although Mobius felt that even so, he was sure he could trap Vill-V, and her purpose was clear from the beginning.

Vill-V's explanation was flawless. After all, the actions of the Fire Moth so far were indeed easy to misunderstand, and even in the end, some people refused to believe in the Fire Moth and became Rebel Army.

However, one thing is also very clear: Vill-V's imprisonment will not end so soon. Neither Mobius nor Elysia have enough influence in the Fire Moth to vouch for Vill-V.

Even if Vill-V displays her genius, the situation against the Honkai is not yet clear, and the Council may not necessarily consider Vill-V's wisdom necessary.

Therefore, Mobius estimates that Vill-V will probably be exiled to a deserted island again, just like last time, and will not be released until after the Third Honkai Eruption at the earliest.

She explained the situation to Vill-V indirectly, and Vill-V in the video simply smiled and casually pointed out the loopholes and defects in the security facilities of the Fire Moth base, and proposed her proposed improvement plan.

Mobius: "..."

Forget that this guy is a reincarnated person. For the reborn Vill-V, grasping the psychology of the higher-ups is not a big problem.

So the final result of the discussion was that Vill-V was allowed to move around within the Fire Moth headquarters, but someone had to monitor her.

It was only then that Mobius realized that this was exactly what Vill-V was waiting for; she had plenty of ways to get the higher-ups to send Yu Feng over to "monitor" her.

"Guo Xin is no pushover..." Mobius bit her nails, but... when Yu Feng, she'll have plenty of reasons to spend time with him.

After all, Yu Feng had signed an agreement with her to voluntarily become her experimental assistant.

Sakura's room.

Sakura soaked herself in cold water. She couldn't understand why she had done it; she had already done it by the time she realized it, and...

She submerged her face in the water as well.

No, just thinking about what I did back then makes my face burn.

After a while, Sakura looked up at the knife she had placed to the side.

No matter what, her determination to protect Feng will never change.