Vita: You Care About Him, Don't You?

"Don't apologize, and this isn't entirely just to comfort you—"

The plan in my mind truly needs your strength to have any hope of being completed...

"Thanks..."

Misterine seemed to have turned into a machine that could only utter short words, making Gwen feel a tightness in his chest, but he still tried to remain calm and asked—

"I remember you seemed to have transcribed all those victims in the form of Stigmata?"

"Um..."

Misterine responded softly.

"Study this carefully; I might need it later."

It really comes in handy.

Although I already possess the ability to bear the Cocoon of the End, matters concerning the entire planet require more prudent preparation.

"Gwen said in a deep voice."

"Yes, I will..."

Misterine's voice remained very low.

"..."

Gwen let out a silent sigh, got up and left Changguang's room.

A heart ailment requires a heart remedy; that person may not be able to provide the remedy, but perhaps they can soothe Misterine's emotions.

Soon, Gwen arrived at the "Golden House," awakened Cecilia's soul, and then handed Misterine to her, asking her to enlighten her.

After explaining the basic situation, Gwen turned and left without any hesitation, giving Misterine no chance to stop him.

Then, Gwen turned to Otto, whose face had calmed down after a night's sleep, though some bruises remained.

"Bishop Otto, I need your help..."

These kinds of psychological problems are indeed easier to solve by finding Otto, a guy who has studied human nature for five hundred years.

"Indeed, it's a common trait of kind people..."

Otto sighed after hearing this; he was all too familiar with this situation. However, he quickly changed the subject—

"Leave this problem to me."

Is she with Cecilia now?

After they've finished talking, bring her to me. I'll try my best to change her mind...

Speaking of which, what is this so-called new Stigmata Plan?

"They've shown me all of World Serpent's plans. While they're all brilliant and full of Tenma imaginative ideas, they're all extreme due to the limitations of their specific scenarios."

Now that Kallen has been resurrected, Otto's last wish is to overcome the Honkai, leave Kallen with a world that is as clean and beautiful as possible, and then die with his own sins.

Now that Gwen has brought hope of a safe passage through the Finality, Otto doesn't want Gwen to end up causing a huge mess.

"Something like this, something like this..."

Gwen briefly recounted his experiences in the Type-Moon World, including his encounters with Izanami and Tirnan...

While Otto was deep in thought, Gwen left Otto's office and wandered around the Destiny Headquarters.

Half a day later, Gwen, who had wandered home, noticed a very conspicuous gaze. He looked up and met Izanami's calm and empty eyes.

"Damn it, I'd completely forgotten about her..."

Gwen slapped his forehead, then waved to Izanami above, before flashing to Izanami's side, who was holding a sword in one hand and resting his other hand on the windowsill, seemingly about to jump.

"I'm so sorry, something happened today that made me a little distracted..."

Realizing that Izanami was about to jump down as he had said yesterday, Gwen's lips twitched. He quickly stopped him, apologizing and explaining why he hadn't kept his promise today.

I promised to accompany Izanami shopping today so he could get used to the environment.

Chapter 728 Vita: You care about him a lot, don't you?

"It's alright..."

Izanami gently shook his head, his expression unchanged, his slightly empty eyes reflecting Gwen's image—

"Although my Remembrance are fading away due to the void, I have been traveling alone in the universe for a long time and I am not lacking in the ability to take care of myself."

If you have something to do, you can go about it without worrying about me. I won't do anything unnecessary.

"If it were something I could handle, that would be fine, but the problem is that this issue is somewhat beyond my capabilities..."

Gwen led Izanami into the house, brewed a pot of strong tea, and the rich bitterness filled his mouth, making Gwen's face look even more sorrowful.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

Izanami couldn't taste the bitterness in the tea, but he could see Gwen's frustration and irritability, and asked hesitantly.

"This is her heartache..."

Gwen pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"Thank you for your help..."

Although Izanami herself is a patient, it is precisely because of her unique condition and experience that she may be able to offer some help.

Then, over cup after cup of bitter tea, Gwen recounted Misterine's past experiences one by one.

"In that case..."

Izanami held a bottle of peach juice in his hands, a thoughtful expression on his face—

"When we have time later, could you ask her to talk to me?"

I don't know how to help others resolve their inner conflicts, but some moments and stories from my hazy Remembrance might be able to offer her some assistance.

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

Gwen nodded emphatically.

He was really grasping at straws, but since he'd already gone to Otto, what difference would it make if he went to the Izanami?

"Thank you for listening to my story. Let's go, we should go buy you some things."

Gwen put down the teapot, whose tea had become tasteless, and stood up to greet Izanami.

"Um..."

Izanami's eyes flickered slightly, but he still slowly got up.

Having traveled alone in the universe for so long, and having stayed in many places for quite some time, the situation of actually settling down in one place like this is still very rare.

Seeing Gwen's relaxed smile after confiding his story, Izanami felt a special emotion, making her remember this scene.

They strolled around the mall with Izanami for quite a while, but the amount of stuff they found was much more than they had initially expected. Gwen made several trips back and forth, but his hands were soon full of various packages.

Just as Gwen was about to send it back again, he bumped into someone unexpected—

"Oh, it's really rare to run into you here..."

Her bright pink eyes narrowed slightly, and the beautiful woman with short, tea-gray hair stepped forward lightly, her gaze constantly shifting between Gwen and Izanami, as if she had discovered some incredible secret.

"When I first came to Schicksal, Gwen, you didn't buy me anything. It turns out, it was me..."

Before Vita could finish her babbling, Gwen had already swiftly freed one hand and considerately covered her mouth—

"Stop joking around, you know something about Izanami's situation."

Also, don't think I don't know who was spreading rumors yesterday, almost getting me into big trouble.

"Um?

What's the problem?

Vita took a half step back, releasing her small mouth from the seal. She didn't continue the previous topic, but wore a bewildered expression, as if to say, "What are you saying? Little Vita doesn't understand."

"I'm just telling everyone the good news that you're back..."

"Um?"

Gwen knew this woman was a clever little devil, even more mischievous than Kiana, so he promptly put on a stern face—

To deal with this kind of bad woman, you have to strike hard.

"Hehe, I mean..."

Knowing that if she continued to act up, she would be dragged back to get a spanking, Vita decisively changed the subject—

"One of you is a grown man who is taken care of by Rita, and the other is a traveler who is used to wandering alone. Shouldn't you consider hiring the caring Xiao Wei to help you fill in the gaps?"

"I guarantee it's great value for money..."

Vita started her self-promotion mode, patting the plump fruit, causing the large fruits on the slender branches to sway, looking exceptionally tempting.

"That's right. Let Vita give you some advice. Although she doesn't have a lot of life experience, she learns very quickly."

Upon hearing this, Gwen nodded slightly and said to Izanami.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Vita."

Izanami nodded.

"Then tell me what you bought..."

As Vita spoke, she took Izanami's hand, her pretty face beaming with a bright smile, and pulled Izanami away from Gwen.

"I'm taking Izanami to make some purchases now. Check the terminal; Changguang, Velvie, and Mobius have jointly sent you a request. Basically, only you can complete it quickly. Go take a look..."

"Then you'd better behave yourself, and don't lead Izanami astray!"

Gwen then realized that Vita had come under orders, but she still gave him a word of advice—

This is someone that Sparkle, that fun-loving guy, considers a source of amusement; we have to take strong measures to deter him.

"Okay, okay, please trust Xiaowei a little more, alright..."

Vita waved her hand at Gwen with her back to him, her voice filled with barely suppressed laughter.

"Hopefully, Vita can bring a little more fun to life in the Izanami..."

Gwen shook his head and left the mall.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Vita, humming an unknown tune, led Izanami into the two rows of shelves. After taking a couple of steps, she suddenly turned around and met Izanami's empty eyes—

"Izanami, you seem to care a lot about Gwen..."

At yesterday's dinner, the group agreed that, in order to distinguish Mei from this world's Mei Izanami, they would call her Izanami.

"Um?"

Izanami was taken aback when Vita suddenly turned around and asked this question.

"After all, you were very unwilling when I pulled you away just now..."

Vita smiled slightly, a sweet smile that held an indescribable teasing and probing.

"..."

After staring at Vita for a long time, seemingly discerning something from Vita smiling expression, Izanami finally nodded slightly.

"He is very special to me."

"Sure enough, someone as outstanding as him attracts attention wherever he goes..."

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Vita couldn't help but sigh, then quickly added—

"Of course, I didn't mean what you meant."

After all, if you are a butterfly, then I am a bee.

After all, although I've known him the longest, I actually came to this world quite late..."

"So you mean..."

Izanami tilted his head slightly, somewhat puzzled as to what Vita was trying to express.

Izanami had met some pleasure- Pathstrider before, but Vita 'Izanami experience didn't feel like pure pleasure; rather... it seemed like she had ulterior motives...

"Well..."

Vita's eyes darted around slightly as she leaned closer to Izanami's ear and whispered something, causing Izanami's eyes to widen slightly.