I, the Lord of the Fifth Heavenly Throne, flow out of all things!

But Naoto Inaba was like a cold and heartless robot, and his tone when communicating with Natsume was very serious and harsh.

"Boy, you are a good soldier, but don't lose your soul in the orders. Every Felix who devotes himself to his work has dedicated his all to saving the world. I don't ask you to be gentle and kind to Natsume, but don't treat Natsume like a prisoner."

"—!"

Looking at Duanmu Lian who left after leaving these words, Inaba Naoto was slightly stunned for a moment.

Treating prisoners...is he really that excessive?

Thinking back on how he had strictly carried out the task of protecting Natsume and the tone he used towards her, it seemed that there was really not much difference from how he would treat an imprisoned prisoner.

Although as a soldier, there is nothing wrong with him performing his duties with all his heart.

But who says Natsume is Duanmulian’s friend?

In order to prevent Shiyin from feeling lonely, Duanmulian treated her compatriots well and valued them.

Erica was even established as Duanmulian's family.

If Naoto Inaba had not had no ill will towards Felix and had sympathized with Felix who was dominated by the Unified Conquest, he would have been brainwashed and dominated by Duanmulian just now.

……

"Natsume, Shion's engine work has already begun to reserve the third generation. You can slow down the development of various computer software and systems. After you finish your work, you should also prepare for retirement."

In the room where Duanmulian worked, he handed a USB flash drive to Natsume, who looked almost the same as Erica.

Because they come from the same set of genes, Natsume and Erica look more like sisters.

Only Shiyin seems to be somewhat independent and special.

"Thank you, Lian-jun."

Natsume hurriedly took the USB drive and hid it on his body. When he heard Duanmulian talk about retirement, his eyes revealed pure emotions of expectation and hope.

The so-called retirement is naturally about Felix's escape plan.

After finishing her work, Duanmulian planned to pack up all the remaining Felix on Earth and take them away.

Because Shiyin had been to Duanmulian's Taiji Seat and gained wisdom there, she has now begun to design the third-generation spacecraft engine for humans based on the designed second-generation spacecraft engine.

In this way, she also ended her mission as Felix.

The same is true for Natsume. Duanmulian helps her with the work she is responsible for, and she is also keeping up with the progress.

"Is the guard assigned to you by the Security Department all right?"

Looking at Natsume in front of her, Duanmulian suddenly brought up the topic of Inaba Naoto.

Now that guy is staying outside the door with Liu Zi.

"Lieutenant Inaba? He's not a bad guy, he just looks a bit rigid."

As if he sensed the concern in Duanmulian's words, Natsume, fearing that he would secretly kill Inaba Naoto, hurriedly explained.

I'm not pleading for Naoto Inaba, I'm just speaking the truth. The man who served as my bodyguard was not a bad person.

Duanmulian sighed, Felix and others were very intelligent and kind.

Rather than saying that he was worried about Naoto Inaba, it would be more accurate to say that he was worried about Natsume in front of him.

"It can be seen that the guy is one of the few people who sympathizes with Felix, but he is also a soldier who is focused on following orders. It is up to you, Natsume, to trust such a person."

"Oh my, I'm glad that Lian-jun cares about me so much. Shi-yin won't be jealous if she knows about this, right?"

Natsume smiled happily, raised his hand, and lightly tapped Duanmulian's chest with his white jade fingers.

However, even though you say this, you should be the one who is envious and jealous.

After all, Natsume sincerely envied Shiyin for meeting someone like Duanmulian who changed her destiny, and was sincerely grateful for his care for her.

"I'm more concerned about whether she'll be lonely. She only has so many friends."

Recalling Shion's lonely profile, looking at Natsume who looked like Shion, staring into her beautiful eyes, he said softly: "You are a girl who longs for a free life just like her. Although I can't give Natsume and Shion the same tenderness, I hope you can find your own happiness. Before that, I will protect you."

Apart from Erica as her sister and Duanmulian as her lover, Shiyin does not have much social interaction with them.

Although she didn't say it, Duanmu Lian knew that Shiyin was a girl who didn't like loneliness.

Natsume in front of him is a girl who longs for freedom just like Shion, and is equally lonely.

Maybe in the past, he wouldn't care about such things.

But Shion gave him that heart, allowing him to do things that seemed meaningless before.

"...You are so cunning, Lian-kun, to actually say such things to a girl."

Looking at the seriousness hidden in the calm eyes in front of her, Natsume's face and eyes also revealed the fragile and emotional side of a woman.

Although Felix is ​​not emotional, it does not mean that they have no feelings. Their feelings are very pure.

Natsume and Shion are the same, they both yearn for freedom and the outside world.

And Duanmulian fulfilled their wishes.

Just like finding an oasis in the desert, Duanmulian's existence is sweet and enjoyable in Felix's eyes.

Similarly, this was the first time that he was treated gently by someone other than his compatriots. It would be strange to say that Duanmulian had no special place in Felix's heart.

So there is nothing to be embarrassed about, Natsume really likes Duanmu Lian.

I had a vague feeling for him the first time he secretly took me out of this mansion, and I fell in love with him the first time I gave him a gift that could allow him to fly.

But this feeling cannot be expressed in words.

……

"As expected, Lian is very popular with girls..."

Inside the western-style building, in Shion's room.

Listening to Duanmulian revealing her affair with Natsume, Shiyin, who was sitting at the round table holding Baiying and masturbating, muttered with a blushing face.

Although she doesn't understand much about things between men and women, and everything is initiated by Duanmu Lian, it doesn't mean that Shiyin doesn't understand human nature at all.

Natsume is a person who longs for the outside world just like himself. He has the same characteristics as himself. If you put yourself in his shoes, you can understand his heart.

“Did I do anything extra?”

Duan Mulian took a sip of black tea and then put down the teacup in her hand.

"No, Lian did that out of concern for Natsume. It's true, but sometimes I can't control myself."

Shiyin shook her head gently. Rationally, she felt that Duanmulian's concern for Natsume was right, but emotionally, she was a little greedy for his tenderness and didn't want to share it with others.

When I thought about the usually cold and aloof Duanmulian showing her gentle side to people other than herself, even though I knew there were reasons and logic behind it, my heart couldn't think that way like a rational brain.

Is this feeling jealousy?

For Shiyin, it was also a very novel experience.

Listening to Shiyin's words with a little jealousy and possessiveness, Duan Mulian chuckled in her heart and said, "Haha, I belong to Shiyin, no one can take me away. If you are really worried, do you want me to put your mark on me?"

"mark?"

Shion tilted her head in confusion.

"It means becoming Shion's husband. Then I'll be a married man~~."

Looking at the cute and tender silver-haired girl in front of him, Duan Mulian's gaze suddenly deepened, with a clear smile at the corner of his mouth, which was somewhat captivating.

The tiny light flickering in those heterochromatic red and blue eyes was a little deeper at this moment than usual.

Shiyin's face immediately turned red like the morning glow, looking very beautiful and charming.

"Lian is bullying..."

She lowered her head and tilted it slightly to one side, her pink lips slightly parted, and she uttered shy words, like a shy little deer.

"How can this be considered bullying? Although it is a bit rude to mention a girl's age, it seems that we are already over that age."

The gentle eyes seemed to appreciate and enjoy seeing Shiyin's shy look. Duanmulian had a leisurely smile on her face and raised her hand to support her face on the table.

If we don't take into account his vast past, but only count his life in previous life and this life, he can be considered as an old grandfather.

The same is true for Shiyin. She was not young anymore when she met Duanmulian.

Now I live with Duanmulian, and we have spent several years together.

According to normal human age calculations, Duanmulian and Shiyin are already old grandfather and grandmother.

"So much time has passed without me noticing. It feels so long... Is it because of Lian?"

Listening to Duanmulian's words and recalling Shiyin's past, a sweet smile of happiness and joy unconsciously appeared on her face.

Those precious memories enriched her life.

Comparing the past days of working, the time spent with Duanmulian is such a deep memory.

Although life is plain, every day is warm and fulfilling.

“It’s because we found our home.”

Also recalling the ordinary and dull daily life, Duanmu Lian couldn't help laughing under Shiyin's smiling gaze.

At this moment, his eyes were shining with indescribable tenderness. Looking at the girl in front of him, he said:

"But that's not enough. I haven't taken you to see spring, summer, autumn and winter yet. There are still many interesting things that I haven't experienced with you."

In spring, you can enjoy flowers; in summer, you can light fireworks; in autumn, you can enjoy red leaves; in winter, it snows; each season has its own beautiful things.

Duanmulian would not be willing to accept that she had not even taken Shiyin to see these.

Because of the scarlet star of destruction in the sky, the climate of the earth was completely changed and distorted, leaving only an unchanging climate.

Moreover, incredibly, these things that originally had no meaning to him, had meaning because of the girl in front of him.

"Lian, I..."

Shion's eyes sparkled charmingly, and she wanted to say something.

But feeling the girl's affection, Duanmulian shook her head.

"Don't say 'thank you' to me anymore."

"Ah."

Without saying thank you, the girl just smiled brightly.

There is still a lot of time in the future and a lot of things I want to see.

But the place where I most want to stay is still by his side.

"Shiyin, the bath water is ready, it's time to take a bath and go to bed."

At this moment, the door of the room suddenly opened a crack.

Erica's smiling head suddenly popped in, blinking her eyes in anticipation of seeing some 'surprise' in the room.

But when she saw Duanmulian and Shiyin sitting at the table properly, talking and laughing while drinking tea, Erica curled her lips in disappointment.

"Erica, what are you disappointed about?"

Looking at the expression on her sister's face that was obvious, or not concealed at all, Shion glanced at Erica with her salty eyes.

"No, I'm not expecting Lian-kun to transform into a beast bulldozer and eat Shion."

Erica shook her head. For some reason, her beautiful face managed to produce an expression that made people want to laugh but not hate her.

"Erica!"

Shion, who was teased by the joke, blushed and glared at Erica with a vicious look.

She didn't understand that kind of thing at all, but she knew it was very embarrassing.

"Is it possible that I still have that image in Erica's mind?"

Duanmu Lian also held her forehead with a little helplessness.

He likes Shiyin, really likes her, likes everything about her.

Duanmulian liked Shiyin's smile, her eyes when she was half asleep, her voice when she was angry, her lonely profile, her pure expression when she looked at the beautiful nature, and her slightly shy smile very much.

But what I like most is still the warm feeling when I am with Shion.

His and Shion's intimate relationship is currently limited to holding hands, hugging, and kissing.

It's not that there is no thought of going further, but Duanmu Lian is satisfied with just this.