Life Mentor Nagamitsu: OMO / The Crystal Flower's Strange Activity

"Anna, didn't you say you were going back to rest?"

Why are they wearing training uniforms...? Did they go to the training field for practice?

"Um?

Ah, yes.

Anna, still a little confused, didn't immediately grasp Gwen's question. She paused for a moment before understanding what Gwen meant, then looked up at Gwen with a slightly embarrassed smile, her face still flushed.

"Although I really want to rest, when I think about you and Bianca, I feel like I've been too lazy."

So, in the end, I still went to the training ground to work out...

But in the end, they're not as tired as you and Bianca; they were exhausted after only half a day..."

As she spoke, a hint of sadness crept onto Anna's rosy face.

Chapter 113 Life Mentor Changguang: OMO

"But Anna is already very talented..."

As Anna's somewhat hesitant voice fell, a cheerful voice immediately responded to her.

However, the voice was not the one Anna was familiar with, but a clear and melodious female voice with a hint of laughter. Anna looked at the owner of the voice in surprise and saw Changguang's pretty face with a teasing smile.

"After all, humans shouldn't be compared to monsters."

Seeing Anna looking at him, Changguang winked at the girl and said with a smile.

"..."

As for the "monster" Changguang mentioned, Gwen's face immediately darkened, and he raised his hand.

However, before Gwen's fingers could tap his head, Changguang had already covered his head with his hands, turned to the other side, and said with a grin:

"Little Anna is still here. Mind your manners, our young knight..."

"Gentlemanly manners are for polite ladies, not for the outspoken Ms. Changguang..."

Gwen, however, was completely unmoved by this. He sneered, flicked his finger, and a light force landed on Changguang's head.

"Ouch..."

Thinking he had escaped death, Changguang cried out in pain, his eyes immediately welling up with tears as he looked at Anna, who seemed somewhat helpless beside Gwen.

"Anna, look at her! The first phase of the experiment just ended and she's already treating me like this. I can't even imagine what will happen to her in the future..."

"Anna, don't be fooled by her. The Dr. Changguang that Bianca is talking about is only in a serious situation."

Normally, just treat her like that girl Alvie, giving her special treatment...

Seeing that Anna was starting to be fooled by Changguang, Gwen quickly spoke up, exposing the true face of this old woman who was always trying to act cute and young.

As he spoke, Gwen glared at Changguang again:

"Also, stop pretending. I know better than you how much force I just used."

"Hey, it really doesn't hurt..."

Changguang, however, seemed to have just realized what was happening. He rubbed his head in surprise, looking completely bewildered.

Watching Changguang's performance, Anna blinked and instantly believed what Gwen.

However, seeing the two of them playing and joking around without any inhibitions, Anna felt a strange sense of envy.

Compared to Changguang, Anna inexplicably felt that there was an invisible barrier between herself and Gwen, which was far less natural than when she was with Changguang.

Although suppressed by Gwen's violence and forced to resort to verbal sparring, Changguang did not overlook Anna beside Gwen—

After all, Anna is her lifeline, although judging from her current performance, she might not be that useful, but she still needs to keep an eye on her...

Although there was a slight mishap at the beginning, the three of them enjoyed their lunch quite a bit after Gwen quickly cleared up the misunderstanding.

However, when he left, Changguang used the excuse of "telling some girl's secrets" to lure Anna away...

"Little Anna ..."

After leaving Gwen's sight, Changguang spoke again.

However, compared to before, Changguang's voice now lacked some of the playfulness and liveliness, and had more of the maturity and composure that one should have at this age, even reminding Anna of the tone her mother used to use when calling her.

"Um?"

Anna, who was considering how to respond to Changguang's teasing, looked up and met Changguang's gaze, which held a maturity and wisdom he had never shown before.

"While a strong will and a refusal to admit defeat are essential qualities for success, recognizing reality in a timely manner is equally indispensable."

Completely devoid of the frivolousness he displayed while bickering with Gwen at the dinner table, Changguang gazed at the still quite inexperienced girl before him, his voice gentle, like a mature senior guiding a junior who was lost in confusion.

"Um?"

Anna blinked, looking at the unexpectedly steady and reliable Changguang in front of her with some surprise. For the first time, she connected him with the mature and erudite Director Changguang that Durandal had mentioned.

Seeing Anna's surprised expression, Changguang didn't feel offended at all. He simply approached Anna slowly and asked in a low voice:

"You like Gwen, right?"

"I..."

Anna instinctively wanted to deny it, but when she met Changguang's deep eyes, she pursed her lips and couldn't utter a word of rebuttal. She simply stared at him in silence.

There are many things that you can't say directly to close family members, but you're surprisingly less resistant when talking to strangers.

Seeing Anna's expression, Changguang chuckled and didn't press her further. Instead, he said:

People often say that you shouldn't meet someone too amazing when you're young.

While this statement is somewhat biased, it is not entirely nonsense.

Encountering exceptionally talented people early on can passively raise your standards, causing you to unconsciously compare yourself to them and ultimately conclude that you are inferior to everyone else.

This is why such arguments exist.

For a gifted child like you, this is an even greater test.

Giving up outright is something you, who are equally outstanding, cannot accept.

However, even someone as outstanding as you may fall behind someone even more outstanding, and there is a risk that you might be left far behind and never be able to catch up with him again. This would be an immense torment for you.

And the decisions you make during this period will determine the final outcome...

"..."

Anna opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end she just pursed her dry lips tightly and did not refute.

Seeing that Anna had accepted his advice, and that this was the first time Changguang had acted as a mentor, having previously only served as a strategist, he continued in his deep voice:

"If you can recognize the objective gap, bear the psychological pressure caused by the ever-growing gap, and withstand the storms of the outside world, then you may be able to reap the ultimate fruits of happiness."

However, if the above cannot be achieved, then parting ways and drifting further apart will be the only outcome.

With a calm voice and deep gaze, Changguang spoke as if he were an expert on emotions, his eyes fixed on the somewhat bewildered girl before him.

Are you... ready?

"...call..."

After staring at Changguang for Changguang, Anna, who seemed to have forgotten to breathe, exhaled a long breath, straightened her still rather immature chest, and said in a deep voice:

"Thank you for your guidance, Director Changguang."

But... I will not admit defeat..."

Even now, Anna is still unsure whether her feelings for Gwen are simply the admiration her mother once described for an outstanding member of the opposite sex, or genuine love.

But Anna was certain that she could not accept giving up like this!

The daughters of the Schariac family, even if they lose, they will lose with dignity!

Changguang —OMO?

Chapter 114 The Strange Movement of the Crystal Flower

Meanwhile, Gwen, one of the parties involved, was completely unaware of the incident between Changguang and Anna.

Although Gwen constantly bickers with Changguang, he trusts the often unserious Changguang far more than the seemingly kind and amiable Bishop Otto.

Therefore, Gwen wasn't worried that Changguang would harm or corrupt Anna.

Only Gwen knew that Anna would become the Herrscher of Ice in the future. In the eyes of others, Anna was just a Schariac girl with some talent but far from being top-notch.

What could Anna possibly have that would be worth scheming against Changguang, the director of a research institute of Schicksal importance?

After eating and drinking his fill Gwen returned home with light steps, quickly washed up, and went back to his bedroom.

He casually opened the specially made safe by the bedside, then opened the box he had just put back in its place. Looking at the four Crystal Flower inside, still dazzlingly bright as ever, Gwen's heart, which had felt as if spring had arrived, quickly calmed down.

Admittedly, he has now achieved remarkable success and is no longer an ordinary unemployed college student, but the most dazzling rising star of Schicksal, even qualified to compete with Durandal and Rita for the honor of being the first S-class of the new generation.

But so what? Even the most brilliant and glorious Previous Civilization fell before the Honkai.

After quickly completing his self-reflection and suppressing his smugness, Gwen lay down on the bed, silently chanting the Divine Melody, and began his almost instinctive practice.

During this month of training, Gwen failed to achieve his goal of making the Divine Melody a daily routine by playing it repeatedly in his mind through powerful mental energy.

However, Gwen did not come away empty-handed—

At least during this month of adaptation and adjustment, Gwen achieved synchronization between the "Spirit Awakening Scripture," Divine Melody, and the Five Elements Mutual Generation practice.

In other words, Gwen is now able to advance all three simultaneously while actively practicing, saving Gwen the trouble of allocating time.

However, when not focused on cultivation, only the "Spirit Awakening Scripture" and the Five Elements power that has been slowly operating since its completion can operate on its own; the Divine Melody is not included in this category.

As he silently chanted the Divine Melody, Gwen's mind quickly entered that peculiar, ethereal state, his heart as still as water, and nothing in the outside world could stir the slightest ripple in Gwen heart.

As Gwen entered a state of active cultivation, the previously slowly circulating Five Elements power quietly accelerated, and a strange, intangible, and seemingly non-existent fluctuation slowly spread out along with the circulation of Gwen's mental power.

Gwen, who was already adept at this, felt no ripples in his heart. He simply looked at himself meditating, at everything in the room, and at... with a godlike perspective.

Well, given Gwen's current level of Heart Resonance, this is all he can see. It would be difficult for him to see further from this unique perspective.

Fortunately, Gwen was not an overly ambitious person. Although he would occasionally dream about the future, he didn't think too much about it when he was doing serious business.

While carefully sensing the flow of power within his body, Gwen's gaze swept across everything in the room, adapting to and experiencing the unique aspects of this state.

Compared to everything else in the room, the four Crystal Flower in the bedside box undoubtedly attracted Gwen's most attention—

After all, this is the last thing that Elysia, the Human Herrscher and the Herrscher of Origin, left in this world. Even setting aside its commemorative value, the method of using Honkai Energy to condense and preserve it unchanged for ten thousand years is worth Gwen's careful observation, not to mention that it is the most beautiful and eye-catching thing in Gwen's room.

Suddenly, Gwyn, who was carefully examining the four Crystal Flower, trying to learn the subtle techniques of Gwen Honkai Energy manipulation within them, felt a slight ripple in his calm mind. Even his breath, which had seemed to blend into the gentle breeze blowing in from the window, paused—

Just now, under Gwen's gaze, the golden one of the four Crystal Flower seemed to flash with a fleeting light.

Although it has now returned to its original state and is no different from before, Gwen is certain that it was not his imagination just now; that faint light definitely shone on the golden Crystal Flower.

However, looking at the Crystal Flower that had been restored to its original state, Gwen did not notice anything unusual, as if it had just been Gwen's illusion.

"..."

After frowning and thinking for a moment, Gwen calmed himself down, convinced that he hadn't just been seeing things. He then tried to recreate the scene from before.

Soon, Gwen returned to his previous state, silently chanting Divine Melody, the five elements' power slowly flowing through his body, his mental energy operating naturally, and everything seemed exactly the same as before.

However, the golden Crystal Flower that Gwen was staring at did not show any further abnormalities, as if it had really just been Gwen's illusion.

"..."

Having not seen what he wanted for a long time, Gwen opened his eyes, paused his cultivation, got up and came to the box, carefully examining the four exquisite Crystal Flower that resembled works of art.

However, even with the naked eye, Gwen could not see any difference between the four Crystal Flower.

"..."