Their Thoughts

"Is that so...? In other words, that piece of music really was composed by Lilith for Maple." Eden said thoughtfully. "But Elysia, you don't really need to be discouraged by this..."

"If that's all, of course I won't give up." Elysia's eyelids drooped slightly. "But... what I'm more afraid of is Maple's attitude."

Eden looked at Elysia without saying a word.

"In my past life, I wanted to understand Feng, but in the end, I never truly understood him. I felt that now there was enough time, enough for me to get to know him again, enough for us to start over. But... I only realized now that, in the time since I was reborn, besides finding myself even less able to accept his departure, I... still don't understand him enough." Elysia said softly, "Just today, after seeing Lilith and hearing everything Lilith did from Feng... I suddenly felt lost. Do I really still have a chance?"

Eden said, "Elysia, actually, the kiss that Maple was talking about..."

"Of course I know that he didn't mean the kiss in that way, but that Lilith initiated it," Elysia said. "But what I care about is his attitude. He clearly knows... knows my feelings for him, knows everyone's feelings for him, but he still chose to say it like that... So, in his eyes, is our relationship a burden to him?"

Eden sighed softly, reached out and hugged Elysia, and whispered, "No, Elysia, maybe that's not what Feng thinks. Rather... do you really think that's what he thinks, or are you afraid that he does?"

Elysia closed her eyes and after a long pause, replied, "I guess... I'm afraid that's what he's thinking."

"Elysia, if you look back at everything that happened in the previous life, you'll find that it's as if Feng knew all the fates that were about to unfold, and he was constantly fighting against those fates," Eden said. "I asked Aponia, and she told me that she saw all the threads representing Lilith's fate in Feng's hands, and she also saw Feng mend the broken threads of Astaroth ... even though all of their threads were completely severed in the Tragedy of Binding. After that, the threads on Sakura's body, the threads that should have been broken in the Tenth Law incident, were also mended by Feng."

Elysia remained silent.

"This didn't come without a price. Aponia watched as those threads entangled more and more around Maple, seeing him sink alone into the mire of fate." Eden recalled his conversation with Aponia. "She said that Maple was more like someone who bore the fate that those whose destinies he had changed were taking on the burdens they deserved. That's why he couldn't sleep at night, why he carried the weight of divine sin, and why his demise was inevitable..."

Elysia's breath hitched.

"In this life, if his choices remain unchanged, then his fate will also remain unchanged." Eden continued, relaying Aponia's words. "Maple himself should understand this. Elysia, after these past few months with him, what have his choices been? Don't you... know?"

Elysia did not answer.

"Feng, he's always been a very gentle person, though that 'gentleness' never belongs to his enemies. Since he already knows his future, since he's prepared to die without a chance, he certainly wouldn't want us to feel excessive grief for him," Eden said. "Before the Finality battle in the last life, he knew I planned to stay in this era and die with you. He said: ' Elysia must have said that the curtain falling isn't the end of everything, but the beginning of the next act. Her story needs to be sung by someone; she so strongly wanted to leave a trace of her existence in this world... I hope that in the next era, there will still be children who know her story and admire her innocence.'"

Elysia's pupils contracted.

Eden sighed again, "He also asked me to compose music for the Thirteen Fallen Angels, hoping to record his story and leave a trace of his presence. In the Finality battle, everyone who participated knew very well that, except for Kevin and Feng, the rest were merely creating opportunities for their attacks. Feng, he still stubbornly wanted to protect us. He shielded Pardo, Vill-V, Kosma, Qianjie, and even me and Mobius from the fatal blow of the Finality battle. In fact, although we were prepared to die, Feng... was different. He didn't need to prepare to die because he never intended to live."

After a pause, Eden continued, "If we get too entangled, it will only add to his sorrow when he leaves. That's probably what he's thinking. And you, Elysia, are even more special. This time, if our struggle fails again, will you still choose to leave?"

"I will," she wanted to say.

In the end, she didn't say it. The answer didn't need to be said. She knew, Eden knew, and Maple... definitely knew too.

If the final outcome is inevitably separation, then wouldn't the best course of action be to stay as far apart as possible from the start?

That's probably what Feng was thinking.

No matter how Kevin tried to urge him, he never mentioned Lilith once. Perhaps it was because the loss of Lilith in his previous life was too much of a blow to him, so he was unwilling to have anything to do with Lilith in this life.

"I understand," she said.

On the other side.

Pardo, looking dejected, relayed Zhu Yufeng's words to Ying, concluding with, "We know we can't compare to Sister Lilith. After all, Sister Lilith can do everything, unlike us, we can never do anything well..."

Sakura silently held Rin's hand. She wasn't surprised by this situation, after all, in her eyes Lilith and Zhu Yufeng were indeed a couple. However, she still felt a sense of loss.

She had long noticed that whenever it involved Feng, she would become different; she would care a lot about these things, and she would want to spend more time with Feng...

She wouldn't say it.

She never even expected to get any answers from Feng; she just wanted to protect him, and his ending shouldn't be like the one in his previous life.

"Ugh—no way!" Pardo suddenly shook her head. "We've already come this far, what kind of person would we be if we just gave up like this! Sister Elysia also said that Brother Yu Feng was just an ordinary person before. What he can do, we... can also try our best to do!"

Sakura looked at Pardo, who was encouraging herself, and her eyes flickered slightly. Her courage to pursue her goals was truly enviable.

At least, she's stronger than someone who doesn't even have the courage to face her own feelings.

Fire Moth Headquarters, Spiral Workshop.

A genius girl single-handedly starred in an ensemble drama.

"That Lilith... how can she also be reborn!" Evil exclaimed in frustration. "I knew I should have followed him. It seems that simply planting a bug isn't enough; I still need to stay by Yu Feng's side!"

"Well... after all, no one expected to meet Lilith, and she even has memories of her past life." The Expert said calmly, but judging from her tightly clenched hands, her mindset wasn't so stable.

"I suddenly realize that your idea of locking Yu Feng up was Evil. As long as he doesn't leave, he won't see Lilith." The Magician's smile began to turn somewhat eerie.

"Magician, watch your words. Evil is already perverted enough; don't become the third pervert," the Conductor said with a headache.

"Are Fallen Angel destined to remain Fallen Angel? Even if they meet that solitary traveler earlier, can they still not change their predetermined fate?" Xue asked with a sorrowful expression.

As for their Original Personality Bai Wei, they've long since become withdrawn.

Meanwhile, someone Anti-Kevin Armament... she was just thinking about how to beat Kevin up.

Mobius's laboratory.

"Doctor, Feng said that if you miss a workout, he'll cut off your instant noodles for a week." Klein looked at Mobius expressionlessly. "Now it's time for your evening workout."

Mobius was furious. "Klein, whose side are you on?! You're my assistant!"

Klein remained calm. "Just tell me if it's okay or not."

Mobius: "... I'm speechless."

She endured it all for the sake of instant noodles...