After the proposal, the Valkyrie came to the door

"What's there to be worried about? With Ellie's personality, she can get along well with any Seele."

"Or are you worried that Ellie's cooking skills aren't up to par?"

Xiao Shi scratched the back of his head and, like An Liang, turned his gaze toward the kitchen.

“These past few days, Sister Aili has cooked for me and Old Antique. Although she’s far worse than you, she’s still at a normal level. She should be able to do a barbecue or something… Anliang, if you’re really worried, just help me finish the decorations quickly, and then go help out.”

"Okay, let's do as you say, Xiaoshi."

An Liang glanced at Bronya and Fu Hua, who were working enthusiastically not far away, and suppressed his unease.

Perhaps he's overthinking it...

Without the Cocoon of the End, what could threaten him on this peaceful, everyday timeline?

An Liang's battle-hardened past gave him some confidence, allowing him to stop overthinking and focus on his work.

……

At the same time, on the other side.

The pair of Alicia and Seele, who gave Anliang a vague sense of unease, didn't have the tense atmosphere he expected in the kitchen. On the contrary, the atmosphere between them was quite harmonious.

"Miss Alicia, would you like to try some freshly baked desserts?"

Seele put on oven mitts, opened the oven door, and took out a tray of cookies that smelled of sugar and butter.

Alicia, who was cleaning the barbecue ingredients, suddenly brightened up. She wiped her hands, picked up a star-shaped cookie from the plate, and gently bit into it.

Crack! A crisp cracking sound rang out!

The rich aroma spreads quickly on the tongue. Unlike the fragile outer shell, the inside of the cookie is perfectly soft and melts in your mouth, allowing you to quickly experience the sweet flavor of the perfect combination of wheat flour, butter, and chocolate powder.

"These chocolate chip cookies are delicious. They would be even better with a cup of tea!"

"Yes, this is actually what I prepared for afternoon tea."

Seele nodded and said in a soft voice, "Not only chocolate flavor, but also matcha flavor, jam filling, and some common nut flavors in the cookies."

"So many varieties, Seele is really skillful."

Alicia clapped her hands lightly and praised without reservation, "If only I could have such great cooking skills as Seele, then I could cook more delicious food for Anliang."

What does this mean? Is she showing off that she's the only one who has the right to make girlfriend bento boxes for the captain?!

Black Seele, who sees Alicia as an enemy, is like a cat with its fur standing on end, unable to resist hissing in her consciousness space.

"My other self, calm down, this is just a normal outpouring of feelings."

White Seele comforted Black Seele in her heart, a thoughtful look flashing in her deep blue eyes, "But she mentions the captain so casually, it seems that Miss Alicia and the captain have a very good relationship, the kind that is truly in love."

"What true love? It's nothing but a thief who sneaks in before we find the captain!"

Black Seele's point of view is very simple.

There are only two kinds of women in this world: one is the rightful wife who has a predestined relationship with the captain, and the other is a philanderer!

"But to others, what we're doing seems more like a cat stealing fish..."

Bai Xier sighed softly in her heart.

As a representative of a pure and kind personality, Bai Xier has always been very resistant to breaking up relationships, but she also can't let go of the captain.

So... I'm sorry, Miss Alicia!

Bai Xier suppressed the overwhelming sense of guilt she felt, put away the baked cookies, and instead helped Alicia prepare the barbecue ingredients.

"Hey, Seele, aren't you going to continue making desserts?"

Alicia's tone was somewhat puzzled as she looked toward a corner of the kitchen.

There was a pile of tools and ingredients for making desserts, as well as a dough that had already been placed in a bowl. Alicia guessed that the girl had been making desserts before they arrived.

"That's for making cake base, and it needs to rest for a while to rise."

Seele noticed Alicia's gaze and explained with a smile, "I'll help you prepare the ingredients during this break. Besides, this is a task that we both take on together, so it's not fair to leave it to you alone, Miss Alicia."

"Let's work together and try to get everything ready before Anliang and the others finish their work."

Alicia clenched her little fist and waved it energetically, her pink and blue eyes shining brightly. "But just working is too boring. Let's talk about some girly things~?"

Alicia's enthusiasm surprised Seele.

However, this was undoubtedly a golden opportunity for the girl who wanted to learn more about Alicia.

"Of course no problem."

Seele smiled sweetly and said softly, "Why don't we start by talking about love? I'm really curious about how Miss Alicia and Anliang got together!"

P.S.: It's been a long time since I wrote a love triangle story, and I've been having some writer's block, but I've gotten back on track now, so it's time to speed things up!

Chapter 159 Alicia has done all sorts of bad things!

"Hey, how did Anliang and I get together?"

Alicia was surprised that Seele had chosen this topic.

However, the only person Xi'er and she are familiar with is An Liang. In addition, most girls like gossip, so it's normal for them to be curious about her and An Liang's romantic history.

"Hmm, well, that's a long story~?"

Alicia paused slightly as she washed the ingredients, a faint smile playing on her lips, her dimples revealing a sweet, honey-like happiness.

Miss Pink Fairy is never ashamed to talk about her love story... Given her personality, it's already a sign that she's been discreet that she hasn't gone around publicizing it with a megaphone.

"Let's start with our first meeting."

"It was a sudden downpour. I had just finished visiting a friend in Changkong City and was on my way back to the hotel with an umbrella when I was attracted by a figure by the lake who was fishing... or rather, catching fish despite the heavy rain."

"Speaking of which, you've probably guessed it already, that person is Anliang."

Alicia spoke softly, a hint of reminiscence flashing in her beautiful pink-blue eyes.

Seele, who was diligently gathering intelligence, seemed to have figured out a problem that had been troubling her for a long time.

In their previous lives, Bronya and Kiana first met the captain in Changkong City.

So after she discovered that she had been reborn, Seele had been paying close attention to Changkong City, hoping to find the captain there, but in the end she found nothing.

It now appears that the captain did indeed visit Changkong City...

However, the captain, who was originally supposed to meet the Valkyrie, was intercepted by Alicia in this timeline!

"In other words, if it weren't for Alicia's interference, we could have taken down the captain just like in our previous life... Ugh, I suddenly feel so angry!"

Black Seele said through gritted teeth in her consciousness space.

"Who exactly is this woman named Alicia? There was no such person in my previous life!"

"That's not necessarily true. Although we've never met, Mei-nee mentioned Alicia's name after returning from the World Serpent in our past life..."

Bai Xier began searching through her past memories, as if she had just remembered something.

Knowing Fu Hua and being connected to the World Serpent, if I'm not mistaken, Alicia should also be a fusion warrior from the previous civilization era.

However, regardless of her past life identity, it does not affect the fact that Alicia is now the captain's fiancée.

Bai Xier sighed softly in her heart, then perked up and played the role of a good listener, asking questions at the right time.

"So, Miss Alicia happened to meet Anliang on a rainy day when he didn't have an umbrella. Did you lend him your umbrella and that's how you got to know each other?"

"No need to be so polite, just call me Alicia, and I'll just call you Seele~?"

Alicia gently closed the distance with the girl beside her, then revealed a slightly subtle expression and continued speaking.

"Unlike the classic romance that unfolds, before I could even lend Anliang my umbrella, I slipped and fell into the lake while I was watching him catch fish."

"Ah this..."

Seele opened her mouth in surprise.

Alicia placed the washed ingredients aside to drain, while coughing lightly to cover her embarrassment.

“I know that there was no romantic atmosphere at all in this first encounter, but it was thanks to this unromantic accident that I had the opportunity to keep Anliang by my side.”

"Oh? How exactly was it left behind?"

Seele felt they had finally reached the key point and pressed for an answer with a serious expression.

"Well, because I fell into the lake, I was soaking wet when Anliang pulled me out. I was cold and weak, and my phone was waterlogged and unusable, so I had to trouble Anliang for help..."

"Back then, Anliang was cold and aloof, like he was keeping people at arm's length. I was just going to ask him to call me a car, but he kindly chose to carry me back to the hotel."

Alicia tilted her head slightly towards the sunlight, a wistful expression on her face, as if reminiscing about the sense of security she felt when she was nestled on Anliang's broad back.

Of course, Miss Pink Fairy's description is actually filtered through my own subjective lens.

Anliang had just finished fighting the Cocoon of the End, and the timeline had restarted. He was penniless and didn't even have a cell phone, so he could only rely on his own two legs to send Alicia back. Moreover, he asked for a meal as payment, so it wasn't a free service.

Alicia was not unaware of these things.

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In her view, Anliang's behavior at the time was just a manifestation of being cold on the outside but warm on the inside, which is commonly known as being arrogant.

"After returning to the hotel, I took a shower and changed my clothes. Anliang also made a warming fish soup with the fish he caught, but unfortunately I still caught a cold and had a fever."

"Fortunately, Anliang was short of money at the time and had nowhere to go, so I took the opportunity to hire him for a few days and let him stay and take care of me."

"Perhaps even the heavens wanted to bring us together, because it rained heavily for the next few days, making it unsuitable to go out. Apart from buying me medicine and food, Anliang stayed with me in the hotel the whole time..."

As Alicia spoke, a blush crept onto her pretty face. "After spending a few days together in close proximity, my relationship with Anliang quickly warmed up. After that, I invited Anliang to live with me, and we gradually developed feelings for each other."

Say something.

While Alicia's description is not entirely unrelated to the facts, it is far from them.

Anliang did accept the job of Alicia, a rich woman, because he was short of money. He was only going to take care of her for a few days, but there was absolutely nothing ambiguous about it as Alicia claimed.

Although he shared a room with Alicia for those few days, it was a presidential suite, much larger than an ordinary home, with several bedrooms...

Alicia's so-called close interaction was less than the distance between his workstation and that of Big Duck.

As for the relationship warming up, that's certainly true, but it wasn't something Anliang did willingly.

During that time, Anliang would sit not far from Alicia during the day, using the girl's computer to search for information and see how the world line had changed.

At this time, the sick girl would become like a clingy cat, curiously pestering him with questions.

Sometimes Anliang didn't want to talk to her, but Alicia wouldn't rest and would start telling her own stories. Even if there was no topic, she would force herself to talk. Anliang couldn't interrupt her employer who was paying her, so she could only listen.

That's why, after spending a few days with Alicia, this social terrorist, Anliang was forced to understand her better.

Then the girl happily announced that everyone's relationship had changed from strangers to close friends.

Has their relationship improved? Yes.

In normal interpersonal interactions, two people are 100 meters apart, walk 50 meters toward each other, and then become friends... But Anliang never thought of walking toward the other person. He stood still, and then Alicia happily ran 100 meters toward him.

We were never meant to be, but we forced ourselves to be together...

All I can say is, this is so Alicia!

P.S.: The Valkyrie couldn't find the Captain because Alicia intercepted him at the first opportunity. Originally, the Captain was in a state of emptiness after completing the cocoon and had no such thoughts, but Alicia used the corruption of money and her sincere true self to forcefully break down the Captain's heart, single-handedly breaking up six marriages. She was really too wicked!

Chapter 160: The blond-haired man boasts to the victim about the details of the crime!

Perhaps, there really is such a thing as predestined encounters in this world.

Having fulfilled his promise to Kiana and completely ended the Honkai, Anliang felt relieved but also fell into a vortex of nihilism, feeling that everything was meaningless and indifferent.

If it were anyone else, even a Valkyrie they knew, it would be difficult to quickly pull Anliang out of this state. After all, it was for the Valkyrie's sake that Anliang persisted in challenging the Cocoon of the End through hundreds of reincarnations.

But the first person he encountered was Alicia.

The free-spirited, whimsical pink fairy doesn't care about anything else.

After developing an interest in Anryo, Alicia barged into his life in the most direct and forceful way, becoming the only color in his gray inner world with her flawless sincerity and enthusiasm.

Of course, although Alicia is capable of winning over Anryo, who has just finished his reincarnation, it will still take time.

Seele thus noticed some suspicious points.