To be honest, Elysia was also very apprehensive.
After their last fierce battle, Elysia felt as if she was on the verge of "returning to the stars."
Ye Feng had told her that "it" was excellent, but she shouldn't overexert herself.
He stressed the importance of balancing work and rest, telling Elysia to take a good three-day break.
Frankly, Elysia was still a bit skeptical.
Her appearance here was to verify Ye Feng's words, to see if he could be trusted.
And even if he couldn't... could she really refuse?
When you're at the bottom of the ocean, any move you make is a move upwards.
At the very least, upon entering this time, hey!—Elysia was completely "clean" from head to toe; all the strange things were gone.
Feeling bold, Elysia let her gaze fall upon Ye Feng's finger, which glistened as if it had been coated in a layer of silver nectar.
Elysia subconsciously covered her delicate, flower-like cherry lips with her hand.
"Hm?"
The snake, noticing Miss Elf's familiar, almost reflexive action, narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Elysia, why are you covering your mouth?"
Elysia didn't answer, simply continuing to look at Ye Feng.
"Ellie, oh Ellie, what have I done to make you distrust me so? You're even on guard against me."
Elysia blinked. "Because you're just that kind of terrifying person, Mr. Ye Feng!"
"You really have a way of saying hurtful things in such a cute tone. However, I won't do anything to you. Keeping my word is one of my few virtues, you know."
"Eh? One of the few? Does Mr. Ye Feng have any other virtues?"
"Yes. I'm strong."
"Ah?"
"I'm very strong. Terrifyingly strong," Ye Feng stated.
"Ngh..."
Elysia's gaze flickered away. She had indeed experienced Ye Feng's strength firsthand; her shoes had flown right off.
But surely he wasn't referring to that kind of strength here, was he?
Elysia knew when to quit while she was ahead and didn't press the topic further.
But Mobius had no intention of letting her off so easily. She swayed her slender waist and said charmingly, "Father, aren't you being a bit too 'lenient' with Elysia?"
Elysia smiled as she gazed at the snake. "A cute maiden's heart is capable of anything, you know~♪"
"Hey, are you serious?" Mobius's face fell.
Why are you suddenly acting all cute now?
I'm not falling for that act.
Exasperated, Mobius reached into the skirt at her waist, pulled out a small, black, slightly sheer, lace-trimmed, triangular handkerchief, and threw it to Ye Feng.
"Wipe your hand."
Ye Feng caught it. The handkerchief still held a trace of warmth, and when he brought it to his nose, he could detect a faint, alluring fragrance.
"?"
Yuexia nervously shrank back.
Seriously, what kind of people are these?
Elysia said, "Don't be afraid. We aren't bad people, and we won't hurt you. Right, Mr. Ye Feng?"
"That's a bit of a stretch, but for today, at least, that's probably the case. We want to help Miss Yuexia overcome her 'bloodlust impulse,' you see."
"Help me? Why?"
"To fight for all that is beautiful in the world," Ye Feng said once again.
And what is beautiful? Beautiful girls are what's beautiful!
Yuexia's eyes widened, and she became even more guarded. "Are you... from Schicksal?"
"Oh? Does the Schicksal in your World Bubble use that as their slogan too? But rest assured, we are not from Schicksal. These two are the Thirteen Flame-Chasers of the Fire Moth, and I am just a passing, ordinary magic user."
Magic user?
"Didn't you just say you were the administrator or something?"
"Miss Yuexia has such a good memory. They're more or less the same, just one of my many titles."
This piqued Elysia's interest. "You have other titles, Mr. Ye Feng?"
"The Lustful Heretic God, a rebellious disciple who scorns his masters and ancestors, things like that. If Penacony were open, the title of 'Dream Master' might suit me better. What do you think, Ellie?"
"...Let's just stick with ordinary magic user."
While Yuexia was still lost in confusion, Ye Feng had already begun the second round of tests.
He took out a silver cross, and Yuexia immediately wrinkled her brow in revulsion.
"What are you doing?"
"Just testing something. You're a vampire, after all. But why does Miss Yuexia actually react to a silver cross? Isn't your own weapon a cross? Well, I guess you can't really call it a simple cross."
Mobius, who was monitoring Yuexia's physical state, chimed in, "To be precise, the bacteria-type Honkai within her body is reacting to the silver cross. But why a cross shape specifically? Let me try a different shape."
Mobius then took out a silver spoon and pressed it against Yuexia's cheek.
"There's a slight reaction, but it's negligible. The effect is far weaker than the cross shape. What a fascinating phenomenon."
"Stop playing around," Ye Feng said, pressing down on Mobius's hand. "Let me try."
Both Elysia and Miss Yuexia's lips twitched simultaneously.
The scoundrel Ye Feng, acting like a beast, directly pressed the cross against her.
"Yah~!!"
Yuexia let out a delicate cry.
It wasn't a scream of pain, but more like the sound someone makes when they're suddenly tickled.
Yuexia fell back onto the bed, her body writhing. The cross seemed to be stuck to her. She reached for it, but her hand only passed through an illusion; she couldn't touch it at all.
Elysia was all too familiar with this lesson; the bells on her body before were a similar case.
Ye Feng activated [Shared Sensation], experiencing the same feelings as Yuexia and savoring the taste of it.
"I see. It's a bit like an electric current passing through the body, mixed with a burning sensation. It's quite stimulating, but it doesn't cause any real harm."
Elysia stared blankly at Ye Feng and the constantly squirming Yuexia. At this moment, they were sharing the same sensation, but wasn't Ye Feng a little too calm?
Ye Feng looked up and gave Elysia a gentle and refined smile. "This small bit of stimulation is nothing compared to the hardship of restraining myself from fucking you these past few days."
"Really, Mr. Ye Feng... please don't always say things like that. That's such a strange comparison."
Even Elysia didn't know how to respond to that.
As for the snake, she was even more indignant.
Ye Feng removed the cross. The little vampire was left drenched in sweat, lying weakly on her side on the bed, her cherry lips parting and closing like a fish out of water.
"Is Mr. Ye Feng really trying to treat Miss Yuexia, or are you just toying with her?"
"Of course, I'm treating her seriously."
Ye Feng sat on the edge of the bed and reached out to brush away the bangs that were soaked with sweat and stuck to Yuexia's cheek. "Miss Yuexia? Miss Yuexia? Can you hear me?"
"You probably broke her," Mobius said.
Elysia felt a pang of guilt. She had come, one, to confirm Ye Feng's attitude, and two, to help this innocent new girl.
But it seemed like there was nothing she could do.
This isn't how it should be.