Chapter 28: Eden's Unique Welcome Party

[As a fusion warrior, your life is almost the same as before, except that the missions you perform are more dangerous, you need to clean up some "traitors" from time to time, deal with some people who have gone crazy because of panic, and deal with some people who try to fish in troubled waters in the chaos. There is no change... Of course, it would be better if Mobius didn't always harass you.]

[Of course, some things happened along the way, such as you went to visit Sakura and Rin. This was also the first time you visited Rin after she came to the Fire Moth.]

[When she saw you, she was a little surprised, and then she unconsciously began to complain about you and Sakura, saying "Were you two working at Fire Moth before, and you didn't even tell me?" This question made you and Sakura a little embarrassed, after all, it was not easy for you to tell her what your real "jobs" were.]

[However, fortunately, Rin is a well-behaved and sensible girl, and she did not dwell on this topic too much. You also think this is a good thing. After all, Sakura has now been protected by Dr. Mei and Dr. Mobius, and Poison Pupa can no longer directly command Sakura. If this continues, Poison Pupa will probably completely hand Sakura over to Mobius and the others as a symbol of "alliance."]

[This way, Sakura and Rin can gradually get away from that terrible place... Even though you and Sakura know that it will be difficult to escape in the end, but... how can you not try? Even for Rin, you must try this way.]

[As for the various "side effects" on your body after you and Sakura became fusion warriors, Rin didn't care much. She knew that you were heroes fighting for humanity, and you were also her well-known sister and "older brother," and that was enough.]

[She began to care about whether the mission you were carrying out was dangerous, and worried about your safety. She asked you if she could also join the Fire Moth, even if it was just to do logistics or even odd jobs. She also wanted to help.]

[What a lovely girl, isn't she?]

[After discussing with you, Sakura also agreed with Rin's idea. After consulting with Dr. Mei, Rin was able to enter the Fire Moth and help with logistics.]

[Rin's joining was naturally welcomed by many people. The happiest one was Elysia. On the day Rin joined, Elysia even brought Eden with her, which surprised Rin... This surprise was really too big for her.]

[But fortunately, Eden herself is a very approachable person, without any celebrity airs. She responded to Rin's various questions very familiarly. Before leaving, she even gave Rin a record and an autographed photo, which made Rin very happy.]

[During this process, Eden also came to see you, and you were officially introduced to each other. With the help of Elysia, you and her became friends.]

[Come to think of it, Eden is also a friend of Elysia, and she knew her before Elysia joined the Fire Moth. He is somewhat similar to you.]

[But you didn't care much about it, and even wanted to stay away from her. It was enough for you to have only Elysia shining. If there was another one, it would be a bit dazzling... Especially when Eden pointed out your hidden emotions when you first met, although you acted nonchalant, you still had some resistance.]

[Besides, a big star like Eden, who may even become a propagandist for the Fire Moth in the future, should stay away from people like you, lest she become disappointed with the Fire Moth organization after learning about the messy "darkness" in the Fire Moth.]

[Just like those "traitors" you dealt with.]

[And you can also see that Eden has not fully recovered psychologically because of the "Seventh Great Honkai." If she is exposed to those messy things again, I'm afraid her expectations for the future of this world will be shattered.]

[After all, in order to resist the Honkai, the Fire Moths had to lower their bottom line again and again. As for what will happen in the end, they themselves don't know.]

[Besides, you don't want to expand your social circle any further, lest you need to treat your friends as "traitors" and purge them later.]

[However, Elysia doesn't seem to think so.]

[Perhaps because she saw that you and Eden got along well, or perhaps because of the fact that you were "the big brother that Rin admired," Elysia actively tried to get you to spend time with Eden. Whenever she had time, she would chat with you, or take you to listen to Eden's music in her spare time.]

[Although you didn't refuse, you felt helpless... After all, when you go out shopping during breaks, you have to carry more bags, and even have to act as a clothes hanger to try on clothes from time to time - I don't know why, the three of them are particularly enthusiastic about this. Sometimes, it was Eden who was choosing clothes for Elysia and Sakura, but the three of them would turn their attention to you, which was confusing.]

[Although others may think that having three very popular beautiful girls around you is a very happy thing, and they even looked at you with jealous eyes, but only you know how exhausted you are in dealing with them... Not physically, after all, it is impossible for you to be unable to do such a small thing after becoming a fusion warrior, but mentally exhausted.]

[You even have to deal with Mobius's harassment occasionally. This woman is even more of a heavyweight. Her interest in you increased greatly after the Fusion Warrior surgery, which made you resist staying in the Fire Moth base for a while. If it weren't for Elysia, Griseo's family, and Sakura's work, you wouldn't even want to meet her.]

[…Huh? Why does it feel like there is no difference from before? Is this an illusion?]

[Oh, by the way, although it seems that a lot of things have been said about Eden before, in fact, Eden has not officially joined Fire Moth yet. She is just staying inside Fire Moth to receive psychological treatment. As for why she can move freely inside Fire Moth before joining... As the brightest star of the current era and one of the current largest sponsors of Fire Moth, she still has this privilege.]

[When Eden adjusted her mental state and officially joined the Fire Moth, she also had the most impressive "welcome party."]

[It's funny to say that in the past, team-building activities like welcome parties were basically organized by Elysia, but as luck would have it, when Eden officially joined, Elysia was out on a mission, and this mission fell to another captain of the Fire Moths - Kevin.]

[Kevin, who has similar achievements to Elysia and is also exceptionally powerful, has this power. When Kevin heard that Eden was going to join the Fire Moth, he naturally accepted this task.]

[I almost forgot Kevin was a fan of Eden. I always saw his cold expression during this period and almost forgot that he used to be a sunny and cheerful boy.]

[However, Kevin really has no experience in this area, so in the end, he took Eden and others to eat noodles at the welcome party... and they were still cold! (Kevin still can't control the side effects)]

[When you came back from your mission that day and rushed to the scene, you almost couldn't hold it in.]

[Especially when Eden asked you curiously, "Is this the initiation tradition of the Fire Moths? You need to eat a bowl of cold noodles before you can join?" you even had the urge to sigh and turn around and leave.]

[When you privately found Kevin and asked him why the welcome party turned out like this, the answer you got was "He didn't know how to hold a welcome party, he agreed to it on impulse, and then this happened." In the end, he even turned to you for help, obviously, he was also aware that the scene in front of him was very embarrassing.]

[You really want to pull his collar and shake his head to confirm whether there is water in it... Oh no, if it is Kevin, the water should be frozen into ice inside and can't come out.]

[And in the end, you still agreed to help Kevin... After all, Eden is a friend of Elysia and you, and you don't want to disappoint her too much.]

[As a star, Eden is also an artist, so you think you can prepare in this direction.]

[You first went to find Kosma and Vill-V who were doing a physical examination and preparing for the fusion warrior surgery. One of them loves to play the harmonica, and the other is keen on giving gifts to friends. Maybe they can help you a little... After learning about the situation here, Vill-V readily agreed, and Kosma also agreed to help after a brief hesitation.]

[Then you found Rin. As a fan of Eden, she naturally liked to imitate Eden's singing. After knowing this, she was also excited to perform in front of her idol.]

[After that, you gritted your teeth again and walked into Mobius's laboratory with a somewhat stiff expression. After being forced to pay Mobius a small "price,", with a smile on her face, went to the welcome party with Griseo.]

[After that, you found a few colleagues who had musical or painting skills in your memory and asked them for help... It turned out that your memory was as good as ever. You found everyone you were familiar with. Even if you were not familiar with them, you could still bring them over with the help of Elysia and Eden's fame.]

[…Unfortunately, Sakura also has to go out on a mission, otherwise, you might have to ask her to prepare some special food… But you can do this yourself. After being with Sakura for so long, you can also recreate a little bit with your memory.]

[Considering that there are quite a lot of people coming to the welcome party, I may need to tell the kitchen staff...]

[Soon, more and more people came to the welcome party, and the room Kevin had prepared gradually became crowded, and finally everyone had to move to the place where the dance was held in the past to continue.]

[Kosma played the harmonica, which he was not very good at, as accompaniment. Perhaps because he was too nervous, he was out of tune several times. The melody that should have been relaxing became a little funny at this moment. Rin imitated her idol on the stage, and her cute appearance made people applaud frequently.]

[Vill-V handed the selected gift to Eden, feeling a little shy and embarrassed. On the side, Griseo was sitting in Blanca's arms, drawing sketches for Eden and the people present one after another, as if she wanted to keep everything in front of her on her drawing paper.]

[Those who were a little timid and worried that they could not perform well gradually relaxed and picked up their musical instruments that they had not touched for a long time because of the battle, and picked up their paintbrushes that they had not touched for a long time because of work.]

[Although most people's performances were improvisations, their painting skills were unfamiliar, and even the gifts were prepared on the spur of the moment, as the atmosphere gradually heated up and the emotions slowly rose, everyone no longer cared about these things and showed themselves to the fullest, expressing their inner thoughts.]

[Faced with all this, Eden was naturally happy. She could feel everyone's emotions from their music and could also see their thoughts from their slightly clumsy painting skills... and that was why she felt happy.]

[The yearning and expectation for the future, the hope that shines like stars, will be remembered in her heart.]

[Finally, the welcome party came to an end with your amazing performance... Everyone was surprised that you had such a skill, even Rin didn't know about it.]

[Of course, you can't, but before, you were always dragged by Elysia to listen to Eden's performance. After observing closely, you can imitate it to some extent.]

[Just observe, remember, and then reproduce, that's all. With your excellent memory, you can do this easily.]

[Many people sighed - it was like Eden was playing on it.]

[Eden herself also agreed with this view and praised you generously, but... you just copied her performance exactly without adding your own emotions, which made her feel a little regretful.]

[It's like playing according to the score and perfectly matching the beat, but without any emphasis or speed in the notes. Although it is indeed beautiful to listen to, this kind of music lacking its own emotions cannot be considered a kind of art in Eden's opinion. It's even barely a performance.]

[She seemed to have just looked in the mirror once, which allowed her to see a scene from one of her performances, that's all.]

[However, this perfect reproduction is also a form of expression, just like the "realism" in painting, it has a different kind of interest, so Eden did not care, but instead admired you for being able to do so well.]

[You don't really care about this. If Elysia didn't like Eden's songs, if Sakura wasn't also keen on listening to her songs, and if Rin didn't see Eden as her idol, you wouldn't deliberately "learn" this kind of thing… Even though you appear to be very talented, you don't really need it.]

[…Forget it. If I say too much, it will just become an excuse. Let's stop here.]

[All in all, although it was a little awkward at the beginning, Eden's welcome party was a complete success in the end and everyone was very happy.]

[Even Elysia and Sakura, who returned later, were quite surprised when they heard about this. Elysia even begged you to perform in front of her once, and Sakura did the same... Is this not unexpected?]

[After a brief moment of joy, it's back to normal life. For you, this is not a big deal.]

[It's just that today, Poison Pupa gave you a somewhat strange task...]

[The mission location is "Dusk Street", a place that is recognized as chaotic.]

[This mission is classified - this is normal, many missions you perform are classified, and even no files are left.]

[But this time the mission requires... "Clearance."]

[It is not directed at a certain person, a certain group, or a certain organization, but it is very simple, "clearing" all people in that area, regardless of gender, age, or status.]

["That day, He fell from the sky. People on earth looked up and saw the starry sky"... just to stop this song from being sung, that's all.]

[…Heh, this is really disgusting.]