Preparations Before the Ball

"It's okay, I can teach you," Elysia said with a smile to Zhu Yufeng. Feng can't dance? Wouldn't that be even worse?

Seeing Elysia's sparkling eyes, Zhu Yufeng knew he probably couldn't avoid it, so he could only smile and nod, "Then I'll leave it to you, Elysia."

To be honest, although he now roughly understands the kind of feelings Elysia and the others have for him, he still finds it somewhat unacceptable.

He thought about the reason, and it might be because of the change in reality from the first time to the third time.

I always feel like I'm not good enough for such a beautiful woman...

Mobius was furious. She couldn't dance, and she couldn't drink alcohol either. She was the type who would get drunk as soon as she drank. Moreover, she never attended these kinds of banquets. One reason was that she wasn't interested, and the other was that the higher-ups wouldn't allow it. They were afraid that she would bewitch newcomers and help her do some inhuman experiments.

Of course, that guy Vill-V isn't allowed to attend this kind of banquet either. If the Magician were to cause an explosion or something, that would be a disaster. Wait a minute, the Magician seems to be much more well-behaved lately? Tsk, she'll need to have Klein write an application to the higher-ups later.

"Dancing..." Pardo's face fell. "I can't dance..." Does that mean I can only watch Sister Elysia and Brother Yu Feng dance? Ugh... So this time, will the rumor that she and Brother Yu Feng are in a relationship change from Sister Lilith to Sister Elysia?

Sakura hesitated for a moment, glancing at Zhu Yufeng before looking at Hen: "Excuse me, may I bring my family?"

"Oh, is that your little sister? Of course, no problem." Henshi replied, glancing at everyone present, silently thinking: I've already created this opportunity for you, good luck, Elysia!

Of the women present, Mobius and Pardo couldn't dance, while Sakura might not have found her own path.

This wave is sure to be a success!

Sakura nodded, recalling the previous incident. Strictly speaking, Rin had known Feng longer than she had. After Feng saved her during the Ninth Herrscher incident, she mentioned it to Rin, who said, "Brother Yu Feng is really amazing. I think he's not much worse than Brother Kevin. If I had to choose, I still prefer Brother Yu Feng a bit more."

How about... we let them meet one more time?

Zhu Yufeng is more of a doer. Since he's made up his mind, he needs to come up with a plan right away. He said, "In that case, I'll learn to dance with you after I finish all my training goals today."

"Well, of course I have no objection~" Elysia said with a smile.

Zhu Yufeng then looked at Mobius: "Of course, Doctor, you also have an exercise goal tonight. You should exercise every morning and evening."

Mobius's eye twitched. Why was she involved? She immediately refused, "... I don't want to!"

Zhu Yufeng crossed his arms and said coldly, "I'm sorry, Doctor, you have no choice."

Want to skip exercise? Dream on! Doctor, look how weak your physique is. For your health, you can't escape this exercise routine.

Mobius looked at Zhu Yufeng with resentment. Just as he said, she really had no choice. Even Klein wasn't on her side. What else could she do?

She decided to fight for herself one more time. "I want instant noodles!"

Zhu Yufeng thought for a moment. It was good that Mobius was willing to compromise, but he definitely couldn't eat too much instant noodles; they were so unhealthy... So this was the only option. He said, "If you achieve your goal as planned tonight, I'll cook for you." He had it figured out!

Yu Feng is making instant noodles? Hmm... it looks pretty good.

The resentment in Mobius's eyes immediately dissipated, and she simply curled her lip and said, "Hmph, it's just a compromise for now. You're smart to know what's good for you."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

I've once again learned what it means to be the toughest person in the Elysian Realm.

Elysia: "..."

Why did she feel like an outsider again? And Feng can cook? Hmm... Of course, she still didn't understand Feng enough, and suddenly she felt envious of Lilith.

Mark. "..."

Suddenly I felt uneasy again. Why is Dr. Mobius acting like such a little girl?!

Pardo: "..."

Brother Yu Feng is making instant noodles... she wants to eat them too...

Spiral Workshop.

As Vill-V fiddled with the core of the Shesha in the container, she muttered to herself.

"A dance party? Come to think of it, we don't seem to know how to dance."

"That's because you guys don't know how. Don't drag me into this. I've specifically trained in this skill."

"Indeed, a few times when I woke up I saw a dance tutorial book next to me. So it was you practicing Evil?"

"Dancing can be considered a way to please others, don't get me wrong, I only intended to dance for Yu Feng. After all, if I were to lock him up with me, I'd have to find a way to make life less boring, wouldn't I?"

"You... you don't need to say all your perverted thoughts."

"Heh, you guys are too fixated on those baseless rumors. Don't you realize that we're currently being restricted by the higher-ups of the Fire Moth, and we have fewer opportunities to see Yu Feng than others? If I hadn't managed to plant a listening device in Yu Feng's badge, would you even know any of this?"

"Although I hate to admit it, you're absolutely right..."

"With you guys dragging your feet like this, let alone Elysia who's right in front of you, what are you going to do once Lilith adds the Fire Moth to your list? Don't forget that even if Yu Feng has never admitted that Lilith and he are lovers, their relationship is definitely enough to affect Feng's attitude towards Lilith."

"How about I perform a magic trick when the ball starts?"

"Do you want us to never be able to have sex again?!"

"What exactly do you all misunderstand about my magic trick? What I mean is that I can perform a magic trick to make Yu Feng appear next to us, so that I can dance with Yu Feng before Elysia does."

"... Among us, only the Evil can dance, right?"

"What does it matter? We are Evil too."

It was afternoon.

Zhu Yufeng arrived at the place where he practiced dancing, as promised by Elysia.

Elysia was already waiting there. "You're right on time, Maple."

"You're too early, Elysia," Zhu Yufeng said.

"After all, it's dancing practice with you, so of course I'm a little impatient~" Elysia smiled and extended her hand. "So, shall we begin?"

Zhu Yufeng hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and held Elysia's hand.

The two danced a few steps to the music. Elysia looked at Zhu Yufeng with some curiosity and said, "Feng, do you really not know how to dance?" Feng's dance steps were indeed a bit clumsy, but he didn't seem like a Scholar.

"Indeed, I'm also a little curious. Did you learn your dance steps from Eden?" Zhu Yufeng posed a question to Elysia first, since he knew very well that Elysia had not even received a systematic education (in the story, when Elysia was traveling through the world, it was mentioned that she stood outside the school looking into the school), but her dance steps were very proficient, so it must have been that she learned them from Eden later.

However, after posing this question, he first answered Elysia's question, "It was Lilith who taught me. It happened when I was suppressing the Rebel Army. She needed to help me with some tasks that I couldn't handle, and in exchange... she let me learn some simple dance steps from her."

In short, he's been manipulated by Lilith again.

Elysia: "..."

Even Lilith couldn't win over Kaede? Even if she didn't, she still holds a very important place in Kaede's heart, right?

She continued, "Yes, I learned dance from Eden. But Feng, since you also know some dance steps, why did you say you didn't in the first place?"

That's probably why Kaede doesn't want to attend the banquet. Elysia thought to herself, after all, Kaede really dislikes attending banquets...

After the Ninth Herrscher incident, he only attended the banquet because of Lilith and did not appear at the venue from beginning to end.

Since she already knew, why did she still ask? The answer is: she just wanted to hear Feng tell her himself. She didn't want Feng to hide anything from her anymore; she had already experienced that kind of pain once.

"He... he's always been like this, he's always risked his life for humanity, but what has humanity repaid him for? They suspect him, slander him, and hurt him! What has he ever done to wrong humanity?!"

"Every night that is ordinary for everyone else is a luxury for him. After the Seventh Herrscher incident, he couldn't even sleep without sedatives!"

What did he do wrong?

She was watching him intently, but in the end, she didn't even know the pain he was carrying.

In the end, all she could do was watch him through the glass window as he lay dying inside, unable to do anything about it.

"Perhaps... it's because I still don't really like being in everyone's sight?" Zhu Yufeng said with a wry smile, "I think that's too troublesome."

"Then why did you agree to it?"

"Because this is your invitation, I... will not refuse again."

"..."

"Oh dear, the topic has become a bit heavy. That expression doesn't suit you, Elysia. Well... after all, this is my first time attending a ball, and I hope to do my best. At the very least, my dance moves should match yours. So, let's continue our dance training."

"...Um."