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Chapter 321 The Seven Deadly Sins—Greed!

Jingchen squatted down beside Tai, patting her back to make her feel a little better. Tai was also breathing heavily, her eyes filled with despair, and her tone had changed: "Why, why? We're like this, and our 'fathers' don't care about us, they don't come to pick us up."

As Zimu spoke, he began to cry. Hearing Zimu's words, the others fell silent, their hearts also breaking. No one spoke, and Zimu continued, "So, we really were abandoned by Dad?"

……

After dinner, everyone sat on the steps and stayed there until evening, talking amongst themselves as they tried to break the silence.

"I thought this was someone else's business. Even after seeing the people from Unit 26, I still naively thought it might have nothing to do with me," Tai said.

Man said, "We have limits when driving the FRANXX, and that's something we've always been told."

In the future, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "Actually, I've been feeling very uneasy too." Xin also closed her eyes and leaned on In the future's shoulder.

Jing Chen didn't know what to say at this moment. He knew better than anyone what those old guys were thinking. From the beginning until now, everything had been going according to the script in his mind, so many things weren't really that different. Even if he wanted to say something to comfort them now, Jing Chen didn't know what to say. Saying too much would only backfire.

"But I'm afraid to say it out loud," Future continued.

"It's not just the future, I've always felt uneasy," Yu Nai added. The four girls' words were all acknowledged by each other; after all, it's normal for girls to overthink things.

"I really wanted to know the current situation, so I wrote to Seventh Sister and Hachi, but I never received a reply," Goro said.

"What? You've already done it?" Mu asked.

"Actually, I have some guesses about what they're doing and what their current situation is, but I can't tell you right now," Jing Chen suddenly said.

"Why?" Goro asked.

Jing Chen was silent for a moment, then said, "There are some things I still need to verify. Once I've verified them and they're indeed as I think, I'll tell you. Besides, so what if we are really abandoned? As long as we're together, we won't feel uneasy. There are so many of us; we can always find a way to overcome difficulties. And didn't we cook a meal for ourselves today? Many things aren't as difficult as we imagine."

With a slightly arrogant look, she said, "I didn't say I was unhappy. It's just that I..."

Goro added with a glance, "We know nothing about anything except the battle."

Tai said, "I'm also very happy, even though I couldn't finish it all."

She comforted him, saying, "You can do it again next time."

"Yes, just like Man said. Whatever you don't understand, I can teach you everything." Jing Chen stood up and walked to the center of the courtyard, saying, "Normally, we have maids to do everything for us, from meals to laundry. Now that we don't have maids, we have to do it ourselves. But I don't think there's anything wrong with that. On the contrary, I think it's great because it gives us more opportunities to help each other, more opportunities to communicate, and more opportunities to get to know each other. This is the kind of life I want. It's both happy and important. This place, right now, is where we belong. Driving the FRANXX isn't our only way out."

After listening to Jing Chen's speech, the audience was moved and surprised. Seeing that they were no longer so dejected, Jing Chen couldn't help but smile. As long as they weren't discouraged, what couldn't they overcome in the future? Suddenly, someone was so moved that they covered their face and cried, to which Jing Chen could only smile helplessly.

With tears welling up in her eyes, she said, "Really, why are you crying!"

Tai also said with a sob in her voice, "It's better to close your eyes."

"Stop nagging!" he said, wiping away his tears.

As she cried, Tai's stomach started to grow hungry. Tai said, "I get hungry as soon as I start crying."

After Tai's antics, the atmosphere instantly eased considerably. Mirai and Kokoro were amused, with Mirai saying, "What's the big deal?"

Everyone laughed along, glancing at Tai and saying, "Eat up, eat up! How can you have energy if you don't eat? You're perfect for being fat."

Wulang walked up to Jingchen, patted Jingchen's shoulder lightly, and smiled at Jingchen. Jingchen smiled back.

Ling Er watched quietly from the side, offering no opinion or uttering a sound, simply smiling as she observed. The entire courtyard was filled with the sounds of Tai He and Lian Mu arguing.

Night fell, and everyone was asleep. Jing Chen stood on the rooftop, gazing up at the bright moon hanging in the night sky. A slight smile played on his lips. In the moonlight, Jing Chen's shadow looked odd. Upon closer inspection, there seemed to be something at the waist of his shadow. It was a weapon Jing Chen had forged—one of the Seven Deadly Sins, Greed—a katana.

Jing Chen gripped the Greedy Blade hanging at his waist with his left hand, and slowly drew it. Only a tiny sliver of the blade was revealed, but a crimson aura instantly erupted from its sheath. When Greedy was fully drawn, the entire sky seemed to be dyed blood red. The blade of Greed was composed of two colors, or more precisely, two metals: meteorite iron for the back and red steel for the blade. A row of awkward characters—no, perhaps not characters, but rather a row of awkward symbols—was on the surface of the blade. These symbols emitted a pure black light under the moonlight. The back of the blade was deep red, the blade blood red; under the moonlight, it seemed as if crimson blood flowed along the blade.

This is Greed, and Greed itself is far from simple. Greed is no ordinary katana; after being refined by Jing Chen and further improved by the system, it has become a divine weapon, almost indistinguishable from the Xuanyuan Sword. From the moment of its creation, Greed possessed its own sword spirit. Just as swords have sword spirits, katanas naturally also have sword spirits.

Jing Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. A large amount of blood-red gas emanated from the Greed Blade, condensing in the air into a figure wielding a black katana, wearing a tattered robe, with a black face and blood-red eyes. This was Greed!

Greed, named after one of the Seven Deadly Sins, is not simply a name; it's a power that grows stronger with the sight of blood, without any limit. If Jing Chen were to use Greed, the sword spirit wouldn't necessarily go berserk, but if Jing Chen were to unleash its full power… even a country might not be enough for the sword spirit to devour.

(End of this chapter)