Talulah, I'm still a child.

Shuiyue should have arrived at Rhodes Island long ago, but for some reason he went astray. Yesterday, the Doctor was suspended and did not see him. Kal'tsit talked to him but did not get any results. Shuiyue seemed to only be willing to talk to Meixue, or rather, there were some things that only Meixue could know.

Meanwhile, in the palace of Londinium in Victoria, Theresa stood alone by the window, looking at the desolate city, and a wave of sorrow washed over her.

The Sarkaz's memories are passed down through their blood, intended to ensure the better continuation of civilization. However, compared to the ancient civilization, the deep-seated hatred and rage occupy the Sarkaz's hearts, making it impossible for them to integrate with other life forms on this land and eliminate hatred.

Since the initial Sarkaz Demon King was betrayed by his confidants and subjects, Kazdel has fallen apart. After millions of years, how many people can remember that Kazdel was once another name for this land? Even the Sarkaz themselves have forgotten.

The ancient Creator bestowed names upon every race on this land, with the best wishes, hoping that one day they could break free from this cage.

"But now... the fighting never ends."

Theresa could understand Theresis's actions and the Sarkaz's choices. They had lost their homeland for too long, and their hatred had been building up for too long; they were bound to explode eventually.

But compared to the matter she was worried about, all of this seemed to be insignificant drizzle. She didn't know where the voice in her heart that was telling her to stop Mei Xue came from, and her memory was incomplete, but she just had a sense of urgency.

After witnessing the chaos in the starry sky that day, she became even more convinced of her belief that Su Xue'er was not a threat, but Mei Xue was the one who truly needed someone to restrain him.

Kal'tsit gained Theresa's trust with her theories and knowledge, and the Doctor, despite having his own secrets, was still loyal. Only Mei Xue... He didn't care about Theresa, Babel, or Kal'tsit; he only chose to stay because of the Doctor.

Theresa knew very little about their relationship; she was far too young compared to the others.

"Your Highness, what are you thinking about?"

Salus, one of the Absolutioners, has a lively and active personality, but Theresa could sense a hint of disdain in her voice. After all, neither Theresa nor Theresis are as pure as the Absolutioners in terms of bloodline.

"I'm wondering when Mei Xue will arrive. Salus, the Absolute Master should have studied him, right? How much do you know about him?"

"To be honest, not much, after all, we have had very little contact with him, but I think the Great Yan Dynasty doesn't know much about him either. Your Highness, no one can see through fate."

After finishing the last piece of cake, Salus licked the cream off her hands. Seeing her like this, everyone except the experimental subjects she had cut up with her scalpel would probably think she was an outstanding woman.

"Some people compare fate to a book, some see it as a predetermined path, and some believe that when you make choices in life, you will split into two worlds at a crossroads, like the tree on the other side. But how can such a superficial view be fate?"

"Although this is just my personal opinion, I think that so-called destiny is nothing more than the traces of the past, the current position, and the choices for the future. These three factors complement each other and are indispensable."

"But to be honest, if that lord really comes in person, you must stop him. I don't want to be killed by a meteorite or erased from the past without knowing why."

Salus talked a lot, but Theresa just smiled. Of course, she didn't believe what he said. Salus's opinion was not just a misconception; he had clearly perceived something essential. The Absolution Master relied on the secret technique to pass down his knowledge, which was equivalent to immortality in terms of memory. How could he not understand Mei Xue after so many years?

However, this fear, or rather worry, was real. Although Mei Xue was simple-minded, she absolutely disliked the behavior of the pardoners, nor would she like the current Sarkaz. If he lost his temper, only Theresa could persuade him.

I just hope that Mei Xue, who has now regained her nine tails, can be more at ease. She said she would stop him, but Theresa doesn't know what the little fox is planning to do, and she doesn't know how to stop him either.

"Your Highness, although it may be inappropriate to say it this way, how do you view fate?"

"I?"

Theresa pointed to herself, then smiled and answered the question.

"Everything I do is not an arrangement of fate, but rather I am painting colors on the blank page of fate."

This is what Mei Xue told her. Although the little fox did not explicitly explain what fate was, Theresa could sense that it was something that could not be explained in words, and everything was contained within fate.

At the same moment the two were talking, in the Rusthammer camp, the youngest steam knight, Charles Lynch, had become a weathered old man, and he had not forgotten the days he spent infiltrating Londinium.

To this day, two letters drifted in from Rhodes Island and Deeppool respectively. He tore off the huge tarpaulin in front of him, revealing the brand-new, tall steam knight's armor hidden inside.

“Old friend…it’s time to wake up and greet the monarch of Victoria.”

Cannot observed all of this. This steam knight was left behind by Mei Xue; the others were hidden elsewhere, symbolizing the glory and will of Victoria.

"Do you know, my friend, I can feel that the times are at a crucial turning point!"

"There's no need to get so excited. This is just the beginning of a new year."

Arturo put down the violin she had just tuned, glanced at the ring on her hand, and pondered a question in this serious moment: should she still call Meixue "Dad" in the future, or would it be more appropriate to do so in certain special circumstances?

For example... when I can't release it? I wonder if Mei Xue will hit me on the head then.

Chapter 65 Shuiyue and the little fox are getting all lovey-dovey!

"Come to think of it, I've known Mei for so long, and I still don't know how you achieved your wish."

Everything has its own operating principle, but Mei Xue's existence is really challenging everyone's long-held understanding, and it can even be said to be a challenge to the word "science".

However, according to Su Xueer, this simply means that the scientific level here is not yet capable of reaching that level.

"How to fulfill a wish?"

The little fox, with a wooden spoon in its mouth, glanced at the red-haired woman beside it and pondered for a moment.

"Because I lose my memory every time my wish comes true, I don't know it myself; I've only heard my sister mention it."

After throwing the empty ice cream box into the trash can, Mei Xue took out an apple from his tail and took a bite. He couldn't remember what he had done with his two tails. Whenever he asked Su Xue'er, she would always give him vague answers.

However, so many years have passed, and it's impossible to keep it a secret forever, so Mei Xue still knows how she fulfilled other people's wishes.

“Generally speaking, if someone successfully makes a wish to me, I need to determine their wish, and then… cut the world line.”

"Cut off the world line?"

The red-haired girl frowned in confusion. Such a practice was utterly incomprehensible to her. As a civilization that had established "planetary engineers" as a profession, things like warp travel and planetary terraforming were commonplace, but this was still an unfamiliar area for them.

"Like this."

Mei Xue casually picked up a hemp rope and then took out a pair of scissors, gesturing with them.

"First, determine the content of the wish, such as whether it is related to the past or the future, and decide which timeline to cut."

As the sharp scissors snapped shut, the hemp rope broke in two. After doing all this, Mei Xue recalled Su Xue'er's teachings.

"After cutting it, you decide whether to add, modify or delete based on the content of your wish. Generally, it's modification, such as changing a person's past to make them a billionaire."

"...Won't this kind of thing affect the current timeline?"

Even without a deep understanding of Mei Xue, this kind of thing had been discussed in the early days of civilization. Faced with the other party's question, the little fox shook its head.

"Changing one person's fate may be a big deal for a small town, a city, or even a country, but if you expand the scale to the entire galaxy and the entire universe, the fluctuations in an individual's fate are just like an insignificant fiber on this rope, and their presence or absence is irrelevant."

The little fox rested his chin on his hand, looking rather adorable. It was precisely because of his handsome face that he was able to get along so well here. At first, everyone was quite wary of him, but someone successfully used a lollipop to entice Mei Xue's gaze to wander up and down.

Later they learned that Su Xue'er had gone somewhere, and the little fox was so hungry that it came out to find food on its own, and ended up on Wei Yue.

"So this kind of small wish is very simple, but, well... if it involves something too deep, then a considerable price needs to be paid. Well, right now, there are really only so many things that can be done. The Seven-Tails' influence is only about eight thousand light-years around."

Although Mei Xue's explanation was not very clear, the red-haired woman could still understand the general meaning based on her knowledge. What Mei Xue did was not simply to tamper with history, but to directly create a completely new destiny that overlaid on the original timeline. The change in history was just the most direct and obvious manifestation, but this change could cleverly avoid an excessive butterfly effect.

"Then what's the principle behind your teleportation?"

"That's simple too. Fate is everywhere, so it's the same for me and my sister. But she only has one tail, so she always gets lost."

"Does having more tails make you stronger?"

"Ah, that's how it is for me. The number of tails determines the quality and strength of one's fortune. However, my sister was born with only one tail, so the more misfortune she controls, the bigger her tail will become."

The little fox, carrying an apple in its mouth, reached out and stuffed the shortened rope back in, sitting with the red-haired woman as they looked at the enormous artificial satellite.

"The more tails you have, the stronger your control is. My sister and I are the same in that respect."

"I see... but why is there hemp rope in your tail?"

Mei Xue's tail seemed to contain everything, but everyone knew that the little fox's act of taking out an endless supply of fruit was merely a trivial wish. The rope from earlier wasn't just some random straw rope; it was exactly the same as the latest material that the lab had recently discarded.

"Ah, this was given to me by the Doctor. She even played games with me, tied me up and threw me on the bed, then stuffed me into the closet. But she went to play with Precys right away, so I put the rope away and came to find food, and that's how I met you."

Although she didn't quite understand what kind of game this was, Mei Xue really liked the rope and could take it back to make a hammock.

"That guy..."

The purple vertical pupils couldn't help but reveal frustration, helplessness, and a hint of anger. The red-haired woman was truly speechless about the Doctor. As the first woman eager to get married who dared to try to trick Mei Xue into going on a date with her using lollipops, the Doctor's feelings for Mei Xue were really hard to fathom.

In contrast, Mei Xue also seemed more inclined to get close to the Doctor, even at the risk of Su Xue'er pinching her ears and cheeks, to protect her. Her favorability towards her was also quite high, but neither of them could explain why they had such trust and affection for each other.

However, regardless of the circumstances, this behavior is no longer simply about liking the little fox; a strong response is necessary!

"You can play by yourself for a while longer, but remember to go back early. We don't want your sister to destroy another satellite."

Su Xue'er, that doting brother maniac, thought her younger brother had been kidnapped by this place last time. Without a word, she dismantled one of the artificial moons. If Mei Xue hadn't stopped her in time, who knows what would have happened.

Goodbye, sister~

After waving goodbye, Mei Xue was about to finish her food and go back when she noticed that Precys had been watching her from around the corner. She probably had overheard their conversation.

"Sister Precys, isn't the Doctor with you?"

"No, she was in a hurry to go back to her bedroom after she sent me away. I wonder what good things she's hiding in her room."

"This is a lie," Precys said as he walked over to Mei Xue and reached out to hug and rub his tail.

Actually, she only went to eat with the Doctor because she saw that the Doctor had tricked Mei Xue into her room; otherwise, she wouldn't know what the Doctor would have for dinner today.

The two stopped talking and didn't know what the other was thinking. Mei Xue was wondering where her sister Su Xue'er had gone this time, while Precys was thinking about why Mei Xue and the Doctor had such an almost instinctive trust in each other despite not having known each other for long.

These were just fragments of Amiya's dream. She slowly sat up, looked at the bright sunshine outside, and realized she had overslept.

Amiya's dream just now wasn't the first time. Ever since Meixue transformed into the Six-Tails, Amiya's dreams have frequently contained similar content. According to Theresa, these are memories from a past even more distant than the history of the Sarkaz.

But that red-haired woman from earlier, her eyes were extremely similar to Surtr's, and that woman named Precys, whose perspective in Amiya's dream was mostly in the first person, and her temperament and eyes... were so similar to Theresa.

"Brother Meixue, what exactly are you..."

"Brother Meixue!"

They had just reached the door of the lounge when they heard Shuiyue's voice before they saw him. Shuiyue's sudden attack caught Meixue off guard. Meixue was already very light, and Shuiyue's strength was considerable, so he knocked the little fox away.

"Gu! Shuiyue, it's been a long time."

Quickly regaining their balance, the little fox and Shuiyue hugged each other affectionately and rubbed their faces together. After so many years, Shuiyue was now over 1.6 meters tall, much taller than Meixue (of course, still shorter than the author).

Unlike the soft and delicate feeling of Mei Xue, Shui Yue's face felt more like a delicious pudding when rubbed against it. Perhaps because of her constitution, it even felt a little cool. In short, it was very comfortable.

"Hey~ Brother Meixue too, it's been so many years since I last saw you, um, you're still...so cute."

Actually, Shuiyue wanted to say "still so short, hasn't grown any taller," but as a polite and well-mannered child, he knew very well how to keep Meixue's goodwill towards him, such as never mentioning the little fox's height.

"Of course, hehe~ But you've grown quite a bit too, you used to be about the same size as me, um..."

Being mentioned by others and Mei Xue mentioning her height on her own initiative are two different concepts. The little fox has a particular obsession with this. He can mention it himself, but it's not acceptable if others do. However, watching Shuiyue grow up, he rarely felt how quickly time had changed.

As someone who is not bound by time, Mei Xue does not have the concept of actual lifespan, and her sense of time becomes weak after her memories are restored.

"Brother Meixue will grow taller too, no need to rush."

Watching Shuiyue skillfully stroke Meixue's head, occasionally fiddling with her ears to make Meixue nod comfortably, the Doctor and Kal'tsit exchanged a glance, both seeing the thoughts in each other's eyes.

(This kid is exceptionally skilled at dealing with Mei Xue. Luckily, he's a man, so he's not a big threat.)