A Feast for the Eyes / This World Shouldn't Be Protected by You Alone

Rita, who had instinctively shrank back, thought Gwen was insatiable and wanted more. Upon hearing this, she realized that if she went out now, she would probably be misunderstood.

Taking two deep breaths, Rita casually straightened her slightly disheveled clothes, quickly regaining her composure as if nothing was amiss under Gwen's astonished gaze. She even gave Gwen a respectful bow.

"In that case, Rita will take her leave now. Sweet dreams..."

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Chapter 333 A feast for the eyes.

The next morning, when Gwen arrived at the restaurant, he saw Rita smiling and introducing the children in the orphanage to foods they had never tasted or even heard of before.

Although adopted by Cocolia, the children, whose living conditions were not very good, ate heartily the food in front of them, their sparkling eyes fixed on Rita, listening attentively to the beautiful older sister's explanation, making the food in their mouths taste even better.

By the time Gwen sat down at a table with his tray, Rita had finished speaking. However, when faced with the innocent questions from the children around her, she would still stop, listen carefully to their questions, and answer them with a smile.

As the saying goes, beauty is like a painting. Looking at Rita surrounded by children, Gwen also felt a surge of appetite and ate much more than usual.

By the time Rita brought the tray to Gwen had already leisurely finished his second snack.

Good morning, Gwen.

With a smile and a greeting, Rita, who looked no different from usual, gently touched her skirt and sat down opposite Gwen.

However, although Rita controlled her expression perfectly, Gwen could still notice the occasional glances she made at Rita, as well as her rather deliberate movements in certain details.

"Good morning, Rita."

How did you sleep last night?

"Thanks to you, Rita has one less thing on her mind and slept very well last night."

Rita covered her mouth and smiled, her slender fingers gently tracing her lips, causing Gwen's gaze to unconsciously fall on her pink lips.

"Hmm... no wonder you look much better today than yesterday, Rita."

Gwen rested his chin on his hand, his gaze undisguised as he stared intently at Rita was calmly and gracefully preparing to eat.

"It seems that this matter is really on your mind, Rita."

"Is there?"

Deliberately ignoring Gwen's last sentence, Rita gently stroked her cheek with her slender hand and asked in confusion.

"Absolutely."

Gwen nodded solemnly.

"Watching Rita explain things to the children just now, I even ate an extra portion of breakfast."

"Hehe..."

Hearing this, which was hard to describe as either You Lan Dai Er's straightforwardness or a cheesy pickup line, Rita chuckled.

"In that case, Rita will have to bother Gwen more often in the future so that you can get more nutrition."

"You're most welcome. It would be wonderful if Rita could come every day."

Gwen invited him with a smile, seemingly unconcerned.

"Since you've said that, then Rita will continue to bother you when there are no missions."

Meeting Gwen's burning gaze, which seemed to be like burning coals, even Rita, with her composure, couldn't help but subconsciously look away. Under the table, her slender, smooth legs rubbed together slightly as she said with a smile.

"It's a deal!"

Having received the response he wanted, Gwen nodded vigorously, giving Rita no chance to repent.

Under Gwen's admiring gaze, Rita began to enjoy her breakfast.

However, Rita realized that her mental preparation seemed somewhat inadequate—

Under Gwen's gaze, Rita unconsciously became somewhat uneasy, and her originally composed and natural movements inevitably became a little distorted.

Realizing that his gaze might have been too intense, Gwen chuckled and looked away, glancing at the children who had almost finished eating and were chatting among themselves, only occasionally glancing at Rita out of the corner of his eye.

Without Gwen's gaze, Rita's movements returned to normal, though a blush quietly crept onto her pretty face.

Just like that awkward kiss last night, Rita is ultimately just a naive young girl.

After Rita took the two plates to be washed, Bronya, who had been waiting, pulled the somewhat awkward-looking Anne to Gwen's side.

"Gwen morning, Brother Gwyn. Xing wants to see you."

After greeting Gwen, Bronya pointed to the somewhat uneasy Amy behind her and said in a low voice.

"Um."

Gwen nodded, took out his phone, drew a document, and handed the phone to Bronya.

"Bronya, this is a list of residences under my name that you can borrow, along with brief details. Choose one that suits your needs as your and the children's new home."

"... Thank you Gwen."

Upon hearing this, Bronya was taken aback for a moment, then bowed deeply to Gwen with great emotion before taking the phone and walking aside to examine it carefully.

"Xing, is there something you need from me?"

Looking at the shark-toothed girl who had some screen time in Honkai Impact 2, but only a small part in the original Honkai Impact 3rd storyline and never appeared again, with a less screen time than the idiot twins, Gwen asked with a smile.

"Um... I'm sorry, I acted impulsively yesterday!"

Anne seemed to want to say something at first, but after hesitating for a long time, she finally gave up and bowed deeply to Gwen, just like Bronya had done, and apologized loudly.

"It's alright. You were just concerned about Bronya, and it didn't affect me in the end. Just be more careful next time."

Seeing that the girl immediately apologized, Gwen's expression softened a bit, and he waved his hand, using a gust of air to help Xing up.

"That..."

After being helped up by Gwen, Xing looked at Gwyn from her special perspective. Although he wasn't as pure and innocent as Bronya, he radiated a bright and cheerful Gwen. For a moment, Xing didn't know what to say.

"Don't be nervous, sit down and think it over."

Gwen had no intention of making things difficult for a child, and waved for Xing to sit down and think it over.

At Gwen's signal, Xing didn't stand on ceremony and sat down. She looked at Gwen for a moment, thought for a while, and then tentatively spoke—

"Can I become that Valkyrie?"

Although she woke up halfway through the journey, with Bronya's explanation, Xing roughly understood where she was and where she was going.

As if worried about being rejected by Gwen, Xing added—

"I want to become stronger, so I won't feel helpless like before."

Seeing Gwen glowing, Annie, who really wanted to touch him, hesitated and lied—

The core of her question was actually how to get closer to Gwen—

Having learned from her failure against Bronya back then, Anzu has matured a bit and learned to use more roundabout methods.

"Theoretically, it's possible, but your identity is somewhat special—"

"Once the orphanage is settled, I'll talk to you in detail, and then we'll see if you can accept it."

After considering Amy's request for a moment, Gwen did not refuse.

After all, Annie is suspected to be a congenital Stigmata Awakener, and with a little training, she could start at Rank A, and in the future, she might even be stronger than Anna, who didn't obtain the Herrscher Core...

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Chapter 334 This world should not be protected by you alone.

"I..."

Upon hearing this, Xing immediately wanted to say something, but the memory of being rejected by Bronya years ago flooded her mind, causing her to suppress her eagerness and nod with difficulty—

"I see."

Ever since her parents were murdered, she awakened her abilities, and killed the killer. The world in Anzu's eyes has undergone a complete transformation.

Everything was ugly and distorted; even Xing herself was just a dark shadow in the mirror.

Having lived in such a world for several years, Xing was so excited when she met Bronya, and her personality became somewhat twisted after being rejected by Bronya.

Although Gwen isn't the type like Rita who has a particular fondness for children, he doesn't mind helping to correct the problems that arise from their living environment when he has the time and energy.

"Don't overthink it, the future is always bright."

Seeing Xing's cautious demeanor, Gwen smiled and offered a word of comfort, but a hint of curiosity lingered in his heart—

"Is Xing acting this way towards me because I casually pushed away her poorly controlled attack earlier? Has she developed a fear of power?"

Or did she see something special about me?

Shortly after, Bronya selected houses to house the orphans and returned the phone to Gwen.

After confirming that everything was in order, Gwen asked the Eastern European branch to arrange transportation for the children and take them to their destination.

Bronya stayed behind to accompany and look after her companions, while Gwen and Rita returned to Destiny Headquarters first.

"You're still working so hard, Bianca."

As expected, Gwen found You Lan Dai Er in the training room and joined You Lan Dai Er training.

"After all, I am not a scientist like Changguang who can develop new equipment or theories, nor am I a wise man like His Lord Bishop who can coordinate the overall situation and make strategic plans. When there is no mission, this is the only thing I can do."

You Lan Dai Er casually brushed aside a strand of hair that was stuck to the side of her face with a little sweat, and sighed with a touch of melancholy.

As if realizing her words were somewhat discouraging, You Lan Dai Er quickly changed the subject—

"Speaking of which, has Miss Bronya's problem been resolved?"

"Well, overall it went smoothly. I settled them in one of Caslana's vacant properties."

Bronya wants to support her companions with her own income until they are able to live independently, but she herself does not yet have that much income.

Rita and I discussed it and lent her some money to help her through this period, which also served as some motivation for her to keep going.

Seeing Durandal instantly shed her dejection and regain her youthful vigor, You Lan Dai Er explained with a Gwen.

"Um...

Do you two have enough money?

Should I add one too?

You Lan Dai Er nodded upon hearing this, then asked hesitantly.

"Don't worry, we have one A-level and one S-level member, we can afford to come up with this money."

Seeing You Lan Dai Er's expression, Gwen once again realized that You Lan Dai Er's nickname "Dudu" was well-deserved, and waved his hand with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, Gwen also inquired about Kiana and Raiden Mei's situation over the past two days—

"After the test yesterday, Kiana and Raiden Mei were initially concerned about your whereabouts. They were relieved to learn that you had gone to help Bronya."

"Starting today, they will begin implementing the basic intensive training plan compiled based on yesterday's test results..."

You Lan Dai Er answered in detail.

Kiana is probably taking a general knowledge class right now.

As for Raiden Mei, she's probably participating in the innate Stigmata testing experiment right now.

"Stigmata Experiment?"

Upon hearing this, Gwen raised an eyebrow and subconsciously asked.

Which experiment?

Who is the main executor?

Although the numerous members of the behemoth that is Schicksal didn't actually appear much in the original storyline, there were quite a few researchers besides Changguang—

Take Maki, for example, a typical example of someone who doesn't feel pain unless the knife cuts her.

Gwen didn't want Mei to fall into the hands of those kinds of people just because he was away for a day.

"I'm not quite sure about that. Perhaps you could ask His Lord Bishop."

You Lan Dai Er scratched his head, pondered for a moment, and realized he didn't know the answer.

"Good."