After dealing with Sa, Jun An and Sa plummeted into the depths of the Sea of Quanta, then were brought back to Froth by Vita who rushed over.
"Captain! How are you?!" When Fu Hua saw the Captain, she found him looking somewhat thin and shriveled, as if his energy had been completely drained.
Meanwhile, Vita walked with a limp, her abdomen unusually swollen, looking as if she had suffered a severe internal injury.
Yet Jun An, the culprit, showed no intention of apologizing.
"Oh, n-nothing..."
Jun An said, "Just need to find a Honkai Beast and absorb some Honkai energy."
Jun An possessed the Herrscher of Life and Death's authority. Although his utilization rate was certainly inferior to Seele's, it was definitely much faster than Jun An recovering naturally.
The little city agents also went over to Vita, all concerned about her internal injury.
"You suddenly disappeared just now, we were all so worried about you!"
"Sister Vita, are you okay?"
"Your stomach, is your stomach okay!"
The seven Little Vitas chattered as they approached.
Seeing their energetic appearance, it seemed the Buds of Wish and the Star-Crosser outside had likely been dealt with.
"Why is your stomach so big? Let me press it!"
The Red Vita curiously touched Vita's abdomen. Vita instantly tensed her entire body unnaturally.
"Don't, don't press it!"
Vita's legs were completely clenched; if she relaxed even a little, it would leak out.
Righteousness Vita (Red) immediately apologized, "Sister Vita, s-sorry! I didn't know you were injured so badly!"
"It's okay. It's not your fault I'm injured."
Vita got up trembling. Being seen by her seven younger sisters on the verge of revealing her secret, she inexplicably felt a sense of pleasure.
Meanwhile, after absorbing enough Honkai energy from Fu Hua, Jun An didn't disturb the Vitas' reunion further. Instead, he went to find Prometheus and Big Griseo.
"Captain, you're back."
Prometheus was still repairing the engine with Griseo. After all, a large piece of equipment like a Honkai engine wasn't like fixing a water pipe; it couldn't be repaired in a day or two.
Jun An being here was just right for replenishing his internal Honkai energy, speeding up his strength recovery.
Unfortunately, the replenishment efficiency was far slower than eating a Judgement-class Honkai Beast. At the current rate, Jun An would probably need to absorb energy for two or three years to fully recharge.
But this was only because Jun An's Honkai energy capacity after the second fusion was ridiculously large; it wasn't that the Honkai engine lacked sufficient energy.
"Speaking of which, what do you plan to do next?"
Jun An looked at Prometheus and Griseo. "Fu Hua is a projection from Su; her main body is still on Earth. Prometheus and Griseo, do you plan to return to Earth or continue developing here?"
"I plan to stay here for the time being."
Prometheus said, "I still don't know what kind of so-called spouse Misteln will choose for me back on Earth, so I want to hide for a bit."
"Besides, my understanding of humans has recently advanced further. I want to try upgrading my body anew and don't want to be disturbed."
"Okay. Then Griseo, won't you go back to the Elysian Realm to see Elysia and the others?"
Jun An looked at Griseo and said, "The Elysian Realm is still operating normally. Maybe you can even meet another you."
Griseo thought for a moment and said, "Mm, the disaster on Froth partly originated from the Ark. Although I know these mistakes weren't caused by me, I also want to do something for the people of Froth."
Jun An looked at the image transmitted from the Ark, showing Froth submerged by the great flood. "Reconstruction will probably be quite troublesome. With me here, it should be much faster, and I can also recover a bit in the meantime."
Jun An actually wanted to return to Earth quickly, but the distance from here to Earth was who knows how many hundreds of thousands of miles. Although Jun An had obtained the Herrscher of the Void's power from the system reward, the distance was simply too far; he still had to travel through the Sea of Quanta.
But honestly, Jun An really wanted to see Mobius's reaction when she met Big Griseo. After all, if Big Griseo went to the Elysian Realm, Mobius would basically be the smallest one there.
Of course, if she insisted on shaping herself into an older sister figure, Jun An would be happy too. After all, Mobius was quite soft in the Elysian Realm; growing up probably wouldn't change her much.
In short, the matter of the three temporarily settling down on Froth was decided for now.
Later, the group was called by the Little Vitas to a Vita gathering. This time, the main topic was about rebuilding the city.
Everyone decided to rest on the Ark for one night first, and then start rebuilding Froth tomorrow.
Night.
"Captain, I knew you'd be here."
Fu Hua left the Ark alone and followed her intuition to find Jun An outside the Ark. "You're still the same as before, working hard while others rest."
At this moment, Jun An was standing on the water's surface. With the help of Honkai energy, he didn't sink.
"Well, I don't need sleep anyway, so I might as well keep busy."
As Jun An spoke, he froze the floodwater beneath his feet, then used shadows to hurl the hundred-ton giant ice block towards Hesperus, opposite Froth.
There lay the huge crater left from Fu Hua's battle with the Star-Crosser. After Jun An threw a few more punches to deepen it, it could perfectly serve as a natural freshwater lake. To prevent temperature changes, Jun An would later melt all the ice blocks into water.
This way, every time Jun An threw an ice block over, Froth's water level dropped by a hand's breadth. If they waited for Froth to drain naturally, who knows how long it would take.
Just repeat this a few hundred times, and they'd be able to see the houses of Froth directly.
The only trouble was that after freezing for a while, he had to absorb Honkai energy for a minute or two, then start again. After all, Jun An had used all his Honkai energy fighting Sa; his current MP was basically maintained at less than one-tenth capacity.
"But you clearly dislike the cold."
Fu Hua knew the Captain didn't like cold places. It had nothing to do with tolerance; he simply didn't like it.
"Well, it's not like I'll catch a cold." If he had the ability to directly control water, Jun An wouldn't be going through all this trouble.
Jun An looked at Fu Hua. "It's so late. Is something wrong?"
"Yes."
Fu Hua nodded. "There is indeed something I need to say."
"Go ahead."
As Jun An spoke, he hurled another giant ice block towards the distant ice cave. The rumbling sound caused Fu Hua, standing on the Ark, to feel a slight vibration.
"About what happened before the battle yesterday... anyway, it's quite important. I haven't finished speaking."
Thinking of her confession, Fu Hua's face rapidly turned red. "Can you come with me first?"
"Mm, indeed."
Jun An nodded and jumped beside Fu Hua, shaking the ice fragments off his hands. "Let's go. I'm really about to collapse."
"Then this should warm you up, right?"
Fu Hua directly took Jun An's hand. Given her Garuda fire-attribute factor, Fu Hua's body temperature was indeed thoroughly warm.
"Yes, it's really warm."
Jun An held her hand back and asked curiously, "Right, were you planning to continue your confession? Honestly, I was quite looking forward to it."
After all, Fu Hua was the only one who confessed properly. Theresa and the others had all taken him first, then confessed while they were climaxing.
Jun An sometimes genuinely felt, were they just saying it casually because they felt good?
As for Vita, it was purely a transaction. Jun An wanted to try something new, and Vita herself was self-marketing to a limited audience; it had nothing to do with affection.
A confession like Fu Hua's, like a ten-thousand-year-old (delete that) young maiden's, was something Jun An really needed.
Fu Hua, however, quickened her pace, then pulled Jun An into an empty storeroom.
"Captain, let's do it!"
"???"
"Huh? So direct!"
The shy confession Jun An imagined didn't happen. Although Fu Hua's face was indeed flushed with maidenly shyness, her words were not.
"Um, I... I'm not very good at expressing myself."
Fu Hua suddenly thought with some disappointment, "Or perhaps, Captain, you're not interested in my plain figure?"
Fu Hua's chest wasn't actually small; it only seemed small because those around her were so large.
In fact, squeezing it, one could still feel flesh.
"Of course not!"
Jun An immediately shook his head. "Flat chests have their advantages too! It's just... could you change clothes according to my XP? Please!"
"Change clothes?"
Fu Hua reacted immediately. "Then which outfit does the Captain like me to wear?"
"Is the Collapse form okay?" The only beast-eared girl Jun An had fucked so far was Pardo, and only for a day. Fu Hua after collapsing was undoubtedly the closest to a half-beast girl, and she even had twintails.
"If the Captain likes it..."
Afterward, Jun An rested well for the night.
Also, fucking his master felt really good, and Fu Hua's body temperature after collapsing was higher than a normal person's.