Vander had awakened. Faen further activated the effects of the Joy Factor in terms of life reinforcement and mental elevation.
This allowed a sliver of clarity to flash through the eyes of Vander, who had been dominated by the beastly emotions of the Shadow Wolf.
Following close behind, Jinx, as if sensing something, tentatively walked toward Vander step by step...
Faen didn't pay much attention to the fact that Vander had awakened.
To be honest, even if Vander was resurrected now, he wouldn't have much influence on the current Zaun.
He could no longer command a hundred responses and launch a bridge war against Piltover as he did in the past.
As for the so-called "ambitious" types, after being transformed time and again by the Wind of Change, they had either left, fled, or died.
Those who remained in Zaun had basically given up on those unrealistic ideas.
One could only say that in the past, reviving Vander indeed had a great use.
But after Zaun and Piltover reached a consensus, their development speed exceeded even some of Faen's expectations.
Thus, Vander's resurrection now, for the Twin Cities as a whole, could only be considered the icing on the cake.
Watching the "father and daughters" embrace and weep in front of him, Faen simply waited in silence.
After all, he had already tasted this plot in the anime before crossing over.
The current environment had changed, but the content remained mostly the same.
While thinking this, accompanied by Jinx and the others pouring out their hearts and expressing their mutual longing, Vander, having regained his composure, came before Faen.
Meeting Faen for the first time, although Vander still harbored some doubts and curiosity about Faen's identity, he had to admit that Faen's appearance was absolutely top-tier.
Even without the effects of the Joy Factor, Faen gave off an aura of a sharp, heroic youth that the Zaun of the past could never have produced.
With sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, a balanced and powerful physique, and eyes full of spirit, anyone would praise him as a heroic young man.
Now, with the added effect of the Joy Factor, which naturally made Vander harbor goodwill and a positive impression toward Faen, Vander—who was originally confused about Zaun's current state—couldn't help but think:
"No wonder Zaun can improve; it's because such a person is guiding it."
With that thought, Vander's voice relaxed a bit as he asked: "You must be Faen, right? I heard from Jinx and Vi. My resurrection and the changes in Zaun all started with your arrival."
"More or less. I only did some minor work. Most of the implementation was carried out by Zeri's mother, Shorna."
Hearing this, Vander nodded thoughtfully.
Vander remembered Shorna. A female warrior who came from the bottom but refused to admit defeat.
Although she had participated when Silco launched the rebellion, Vander was familiar with Shorna's character.
It seemed that in the end, Shorna also chose to leave Silco after seeing through the hypocrisy of the Twin Cities...
He didn't harbor any hatred or similar emotions.
Because Vander knew very well that among those who had followed Silco to start the Zaun riots, some truly hoped for Zaun's rise.
Unfortunately, Zaun's true rise was not that simple.
Therefore, after seeing the truth of the Twin Cities, that was when the real pain began.
Thinking this, Vander couldn't help but smile bitterly. He looked at Faen and said:
"Speaking of which, when Jinx and Vi talked about you, their expressions were a bit strange. Is there some misunderstanding between you?"
Hearing Vander's words, before anyone else could speak, Vi couldn't help but blurt out: "Wait a minute! Vander, that kind of thing—"
"It's alright." Tacitly ignoring Vi, Faen simply shrugged at Vander with a face full of purity and an embarrassed expression:
"The main reason might be because I am the boyfriend of both of them. So, seeing you again makes them a bit nervous."
Hearing that Faen was the boyfriend of both sisters, Vander's mouth dropped open in surprise. He then looked at Jinx and Vi behind him.
Meeting Vander's gaze, Jinx just crossed her arms and rolled her eyes, giving off an aura of total indifference.
Vi, however, was full of embarrassment and tension, looking as if she wanted to say something but didn't dare to.
Seeing this scene, Vander sighed and looked at Faen.
"Zaun's previous environment was too harsh, and people's personalities were quite radical. If they have caused you any trouble, I apologize on their behalf..."
"You're apologizing for us?!" Vi pointed at her own face, her expression one of pure disbelief.
Vander, have you gotten something wrong? Your two foster daughters might have accepted reality, but just yesterday, they were being pinned to the bed and humiliated by this dog of a man! Even after Jinx finished her first time, with her lower half still leaking virginal blood diluted to a pinkish-white by his milk, he was still using her back hole without hesitation. He worked through all three of our ports in a single night, drilling us thoroughly—and you're not angry? You're apologizing to him for us?
It wasn't just Vi who felt the disbelief. Even Jinx, whose mental issues were already severe, couldn't help but rub her forehead in pain after hearing Vander's words.
The most critical part of this problem was that they couldn't even explain it.
If they told the truth, they were worried Vander's mental state would suffer unnecessary damage.
In fact, the relationship between Faen and the girls was very secret.
Whether it was Zeri or Seraphine, their parents didn't know their state inside the High-tower Manor.
Even Caitlyn was known to the outside world for being calm, elegant, cool, and noble.
Who would have thought that privately, the moment she entered the High-tower Manor, she was all about that "Ho-ho-ho-ho"?
As for Faen, he gave off the impression of a man who constantly traveled the world via magic, grandly calculating the future of the Twin Cities.
He was practically a living saint in the eyes of the people—especially the Zaunites.
Who could guess that this saint was actually in the same league as Gandhi's darker rumors—spending all day "practicing abstinence" and failing at it every single day?
Even in Vander's eyes, a handsome lad like Faen looked bright and cheerful, clearly an honest and upright young man.
How could he possibly be playing such a "heavy" game?
Vander likely thought that his own "early death" led his two foster daughters to go to extremes, teaming up to force a gentleman like Faen into making a "painful" choice.
To this, Faen merely showed a look that was 30% ashamed, 30% sad, 30% helpless, and 10% conflicted as he said sheepishly:
"It's okay. I'm also at fault."
Vi: "Motherfucker..."