Plans Couldn't Keep Up with Changes

Time rewound slightly.

"Yan!"

Queen Keisha's voice exploded beside Angel Yan's ear.

Angel Yan's Dark Plane communication channel was linked to Queen Keisha's Sacred Knowledge Repository. As the holder of the highest authority over the Sacred Knowledge Repository, Queen Keisha could naturally connect a call directly without Angel Yan's consent. Though she normally did not use that authority, Yan's actions this time had gone far beyond her expectations. If she did not stop her now, the situation would spiral out of control!

"Queen?"

Angel Yan was startled by the Queen's stern, almost cold voice and focused her mind on the communication channel.

"...Sigh."

Perhaps startled by the Queen's harsh tone and guessing that she might have done something wrong, Angel Yan said nothing and merely waited quietly for the Queen to speak.

Yet after waiting for quite a while, what came was not the Queen's blame or rebuke, but only a weary sigh.

"Queen, what is it... Did I do something wrong?"

Within the Dark Plane communication channel, Angel Yan asked Kaisha uneasily.

"No, Yan, you did nothing wrong. The one at fault... was me!"

Inside the royal hall, Kaisha, who was speaking with Angel Yan, sighed again.

"My mistake was... being too confident!"

"Queen?"

Angel Yan was baffled by Kaisha's words.

"Sigh, since things have come to this, Yan, I'll tell you everything!"

Though Angel Yan did not understand what her Queen meant, she listened attentively to the explanation that followed.

Thus, while Akashi and Zhixin were conducting their technical exchange, Angel Yan learned from her Queen about the considerations her Queen had originally made.

"Queen, justice..."

Angel Yan's first reaction after hearing it all was to immediately declare to her Queen that justice would not fail, nor would her Queen!

But before Angel Yan could finish, Kaisha interrupted her.

"Yan, I have already made myself very clear regarding the Justice Order and my future! No order is perfect, nor can any order last forever! Even if the Justice Order is overturned, that would be perfectly normal. Do not think such a thing is impossible!"

"After all these years, I am tired! Enough angels of Angel Civilization have already perished upholding the Justice Order! Yan, let it go!"

"...Yes, Queen."

Angel Yan's tone was somewhat dejected within the Dark Plane. Kaisha said nothing more, merely telling her to calm herself for the time being.

After a moment, once she had settled down and barely accepted the future Kaisha had described, Angel Yan finally remembered something.

"So... Queen, did my unexpected actions cause an error in your plans?"

Angel Yan's voice was filled with self-reproach.

"No, Yan, do not blame yourself so much. This was not your fault! I said it already, this was my mistake!"

"But if I had not interfered so rashly..."

Angel Yan still blamed herself.

"No, Yan, this is not on you! After all, I had already given you the order to act according to your own heart. Did you not make this decision because of your own heart as well?"

Angel Yan thought back on it and fell silent.

"Yan, I already said this was my mistake. I was too confident, too convinced of angels' charm! Although everything in the past has shown us how powerful that charm was, reality has told us this time that our charm is not as..."

Kaisha did not finish her sentence, only shaking her head silently.

"As for whether you would make such a decision, Hexi and I had actually anticipated it. Judging from the information we have so far, the little fellow truly does draw angels' attention, whether through his genetic data or other things..."

As Kaisha spoke, she seemed to suddenly think of something and asked Yan a question.

"Mm... Did you make this decision because you truly like the little fellow?"

"Queen, I..."

"I said it before: do not carry any burden. Speak boldly!"

"...I think there may be a little of that! At the very least... I do not dislike him!"

"And now? After he clearly rejected you, do you still like him?"

"Though I am somewhat angry and feel a little humiliated, still... Queen, he is different!"

At this point, Angel Yan recalled the male gods from the various civilizations of the universe whom she had encountered before and compared them with Su Luo.

"Different? Different from the other male gods?"

"That's right, Queen. Everyone in the Known Universe knows of angels' charm. No male god had ever been able to resist it! Even if they said they were unwilling, that desire would show in their eyes. But... he is different!"

"He rejected our declaration so directly. The way he looked at Zhixin and me... was very calm. It was not the look a male god gave a charming angel. Rather, it was as though... he saw us as ordinary people. It seemed he could not feel our charm at all, or rather, in his eyes, we were simply not that charming! Even the way he looked at that child who had nearly been killed by demons carried more emotion than the way he looked at us."

When Angel Yan said this, her tone inexplicably carried a hint of anger.

Within the royal hall, Kaisha keenly noticed that shift in tone. She gently shook her head and spoke.

"I understand, Yan. If that is the case, then stay there. Let that little fellow who overlooks angels' charm see what angels' charm truly is!"

"Yes, Queen!"

"However, Yan, I must remind you! Just as Hexi and I discussed, if you truly like him, then stop thinking about genetic data. Forget the genetic data, love him sincerely, and make him sincerely love you as well!"

"Until then, you and Zhixin should remain with the little fellow under the pretext of... seeking cooperation!"

Kaisha sighed again. A purely cooperative relationship would never be as stable as making the little fellow Angel Civilization's son-in-law. But there was nothing to be done. Plans could not keep up with changes. No one had expected angels' charm to be useless on the little fellow... That little girl called Akashi beside him might be cute, but her figure was clearly no match for Yan's!

As Angel Yan listened to Queen Keisha's warning, she already understood what mistake she had just made. The first thing she had said to a male god was about the Gene Matching system... What the Queen wanted between them and the male god was true love... Yet she had opened by calling it a data match. Angel Yan sighed, feeling somewhat melancholy.

It felt as though the self who had first entered Merlot Heavenly Court seven thousand years ago had reached across seven thousand years and slapped her.

Kaisha had explained enough, and the call ended.

Inside the royal hall, Kaisha sat upon her throne, recalling what Yan had just said. She sighed and shook her head.

"When you begin doubting your own charm, you have already been drawn in by his charm!"

Time returned to the present.

After watching Akashi and Su Luo cling to each other for so long, Angel Yan finally could not stand it anymore.

Interrupted by Angel Yan's voice, Akashi turned her head from Su Luo's arms and huffed at Angel Yan. However, perhaps because Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin had allowed her to receive the Ring of Vows from her Commander ahead of time, Akashi did not show as much hostility toward Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin.

That was right, ahead of time! Even if her Commander would not actively pursue ship girls, ship girls would actively pursue their Commander. So the ring was... merely a matter of sooner or later! If her Commander took too long to make a move, then at worst... she could force him into marriage! Her Commander would not resist anyway!

After snuggling against her Commander once more, Akashi rose from Su Luo's arms and returned to her seat.

Looking at the two angels watching her and her Commander, she spoke.

"Alright, the Commander's energy supply problem has been temporarily resolved, nya. Let's get back to the main topic and talk about why you came!"

Su Luo nodded, turning his gaze to Angel Yan. Angel Yan had clearly been on a call just now.

Angel Yan exchanged a glance with Angel Zhixin before speaking to Su Luo.

"We came to seek cooperation!"