"What's going on between you and Wilhelmina?"

After settling the seriously injured Wilhelmina, Shana immediately found Fang Zheng and questioned him angrily. Facing Shana's question, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"It's very simple. I don't like her, she doesn't like me, and she wanted to steal my things, so I fought with her... Any other questions?"

"Can……"

Facing Fang Zheng's answer, Shana didn't know what to say for a moment. In fact, she had heard about the whole process from Wilhelmina before, and Shana couldn't understand why Wilhelmina insisted on taking away the lost child. But the biggest problem was not here, but Wilhelmina's hostility towards Fang Zheng that she clearly expressed in front of Shana.

"That man is a very dangerous person. You cannot continue to stay by his side. This will hinder your mission as a Fire Mist Warrior."

Facing Wilhelmina's warning, Shana didn't know how to respond. She wanted to tell Wilhelmina that she was not staying here because of her request, but because in the previous battle, she realized that she was not as strong as she thought, so she stayed here to improve her strength. But Wilhelmina said this...

"That's not the attitude we expect of a Fire Mist Warrior. You just need to continue forward without any doubts along the path you should take."

But Fang Zheng's statement is another matter.

"Every parent has hopes for their children to take a certain path, but in the end, it all depends on the children themselves, right? What's wrong with forcing a cow to drink water when it won't bow its head?"

"Why……"

Hearing this, Alastor couldn't help but sigh.

Of course, he knew what kind of awareness and sense of mission Wilhelmina had in raising Shana. Alastor also thought Wilhelmina was right. She worked hard to raise Shana and let her gain knowledge and power. For Wilhelmina, Shana at that time was the most ideal existence.

But Fang Zheng is completely different. He believes that people will keep changing and growing along the way. So his educational policy for Shana is almost completely opposite to that of Wilhelmina. The former hopes that Shana can learn from various experiences and lessons in response to various situations, and thus make some changes. But the latter believes that as long as Shana can maintain her original appearance of being an untainted, pure and innocent supreme being, it is enough.

The two sides' views are so different, one is at the South Pole and the other is at the North Pole, there is absolutely no point of communication at all.

The official statement is that "the two sides fully and frankly exchanged their views and reached consensus on their differences."

To put it in a more understandable way, it means "We both know each other's reasons and motivations. I can understand why he did this, but I just can't and won't accept it."

Therefore, Alastor also saw that Fang Zheng's unmistakable hatred for Wilhelmina was not due to his dislike for her cold personality or hot temper. Rather, it was because he knew how strong the sense of mission of this maid was, which gave rise to his anger.

To put it bluntly, you are raising your children for the sake of world peace, so there is no reason to demand that your children must be the same as you imagine, right?

Like Fang Zheng, Wilhelmina was also stubborn. Entrusted by her old friend, she once secretly vowed to use everything she had to train a great fire mist warrior who was most suitable for the title of "Heavenly Tribulation Fire". She would never allow this child to have the slightest flaw, because this was her mission, her responsibility, and her unshirkable promise to her deceased relatives and friends.

So this is not a conflict caused by misunderstanding or misconception. On the contrary, it is a disagreement based on the full exchange of opinions and understanding of each other's reasons and practices. Because neither side can accept the other's practices, the only thing left is to fight.

Faced with such a situation, Shana didn't know what to do. On the one hand, she had a mother-daughter relationship with Wilhelmina, who had raised her since she was a child. On the other hand, she also disagreed with Wilhelmina's view of Fang Zheng. Because Shana knew very well how much she had improved after accepting Fang Zheng's teachings, and she would not deny this because of her feelings for Wilhelmina. Moreover, in the previous battle against the "Elegy Reciter", Shana noticed her own improvement and changes. Therefore, she absolutely disagreed with Wilhelmina's statement.

“When I was little, my mother wanted me to be a pianist.”

But what Shana didn't expect was that Fang Zheng suddenly changed the subject and talked about something else.

"My family situation was a bit complicated at the time, so I won't go into the details. In short, she wanted me to become a pianist and beat my father... Mostly a boring plot from a TV drama. To be honest, I was very serious at first, because after all, mother and son depend on each other, so I did whatever my mother asked me to do. So every day I practiced the piano hard, starting before dawn and practicing until dark, until my fingers were blistered... Well, everyone does this, so it's not surprising."

“…”

Hearing this, Shana opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but said nothing.

"At the beginning, I was quite successful. I could be considered a young celebrity. After all, I inherited some of my father's talent. But to be honest, I didn't really like piano at that time. I did it because I thought my mother would be very happy. And the fact is, every time I won a competition, my mother would praise me, and I would feel very proud. For me, piano is not a hobby, but a mission. It was a mission given to me by my mother to defeat my father."

"……Then what?"

This time, Shana finally couldn't help but speak. In fact, she also guessed the answer.

"I won. For my mother's ideal, I still entered the finals and then competed with my father - and then I won. But my mother didn't agree because I chose classical music and my father chose impressionist music... My mother wanted me to beat him in the field of impressionism, but I still prefer classicism more."

Having said that, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"That's how my mother kicked me out of the house."

"……Why?"

Faced with this outcome, Shana was stunned.

"Why? Didn't you win?"

"Yes, I won."

Fang Zheng nodded.

“But my mother didn’t think so. She wanted me to beat my father with impressionism, not classicism. But there was no way, I was better at classicism. So after she found out that I couldn’t beat my father in impressionism anyway, she gave up on me and went looking for the next material she thought was reliable.”

Having said this, Fang Zheng snorted coldly.

"At the end of the day, what she wants to see is not my victory, but the victory of 'someone who can beat my father in the field of impressionism.' So it doesn't matter what 'I' am like. If I can't do what she expects, then no matter how well I do, it will be worthless to her."

“…”

Hearing this, Shana and Alastor were silent. They finally understood why Fang Zheng disliked Wilhelmina so much. Because she was just like her mother, who only allowed her children to behave in the same way as she expected. Once there was any deviation, no matter how well Shana did, it would be of no value to Wilhelmina.

Because that was not what Wilhelmina expected.

This was why Fang Zheng just raised his fist and hit him.

"But it's a blessing in disguise. I don't have to play the piano anymore after that. It feels more comfortable to type on the keyboard... That's a good thing. But that's not what I want to talk about now."

Having said this, Fang Zheng looked at Shana.

"Alastor, you said before that most of the Fire Mist Warriors joined the group in order to seek revenge against the Crimson World."

"Ah... that's right."

Faced with Fang Zheng's question that suddenly took a 180-degree turn, Alastor was stunned. He had no idea what Fang Zheng was thinking, but he still gave an answer.

"I have a general idea of ​​the Fire Mist Warriors' attitude towards the Crimson World, but what about their attitude towards humans?"

"this……"

For some reason, Alastor suddenly felt that Fang Zheng's question seemed to have some hidden meaning.

"...In fact, there are many people who assist the Fire Mist Warriors in their work. Most of them are responsible for some intelligence work in the outer dormitories. Of course, there are also people..."

"That person must be related to the Fire Mist Warrior. What I'm asking is about the Fire Mist Warrior's attitude towards ordinary people."

“…It depends on the person.”

"Really?"

After hearing Alastor's answer, Fang Zheng nodded. Then he looked out the window, was silent for a moment, and then spoke.

"I want to leave Yuqi City."

"Why?"

Faced with this unexpected answer, Shana and Alastor were stunned. They had no idea what logic Fang Zheng used to get this answer.

"You're leaving? Where are you going?"

"Anyway, let's take Tilia to travel around the world first."

Fang Zheng did this not out of deliberate intention. Shana and Alastor did not know that before Fang Zheng fought with Wilhelmina, the other party had mentioned an organization called "Masquerade". At that time, Fang Zheng's prophecy spell was activated again. Although the omen was still not so clear, Fang Zheng could be sure that the next part of his soul stone was inextricably linked to this masquerade.

So Fang Zheng planned to leave Yuqi City and look for the whereabouts of the masquerade. Not only that, through the battle with Wilhelmina, he also developed certain doubts and interests about the situation in this world. Originally, in Fang Zheng's opinion, the so-called Fire Mist Warriors should be similar to dark heroes like Spider-Man or Batman, but now it seems...the relationship between them and humans seems to be more complicated.

Maybe something like mutants?

Not only that, Fang Zheng also had a feeling that if he could do something, he might be able to gain greater benefits in this world...