The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

It's not easy to have a chance to rest and recuperate, so what's wrong with enjoying it?

It was this shift in thinking that gradually transformed Tilisa's image in Little Vina's mind from a beautiful, mysterious, futuristic rogue into a good-for-nothing older sister who just loafs around and waits to die.

The change in address from "hooligan" to "Sister Tilissa" was definitely not because she gave too much, but because Tilissa was Little Vena's only means of accessing information from the outside world.

What Tilissa found a dull and tedious demon-hunting life was an exceptionally exciting one in Vina's eyes.

Although he always thought that Tilissa was made up.

What does it mean that the hero is just his underling, and that she has to clean up his messes when they can't beat others?

He doesn't drink a drop of alcohol, yet he talks nonsense that even a drunkard wouldn't utter.

But little Vina listened with great interest, and even went so far as to abandon his dignity and call her "sister" a few more times in order to get Tilissa to talk more.

But these days will eventually come to an end.

Looking out the window at the villagers preparing for the harvest party, Little Vina casually asked, "It's almost Chinese New Year, Sister Tilisa, aren't you going home? It's not impossible for you to stay and participate in the party, but surely someone is waiting for you?"

“I’d like to go back too, but I can’t,” Tilisa said, patting little Vina’s head. “They’re still waiting for me in seven and a half years.”

"You really didn't run away from home?"

Viner was somewhat surprised; he had always assumed that his adopted sister had run away from an arranged marriage in some prestigious family.

“I really am from the future,” Tilissa said helplessly, “and I really can’t leave Lumiel Village.”

If she could leave, things wouldn't be like this, just sitting around doing nothing.

Not only could she not leave, but even the letters she wrote and the letters she had someone else write for her could not leave Lumiel Village.

Just like how Tilisa is not allowed to interfere with anything outside of Lumiel Village.

"...Prove it to me."

"Okay."

Tilisa, with little Vina, arrived at the border of Lumiel village.

"Look closely, that's outside Lumiel Village."

Tilisa gave Vina a reminder, then began her full-speed sprint.

This speed, in her prime, would probably be no different from an ant crawling, but it is indeed her current full strength.

"Snapped!"

In the instant of the leap, Tissa's body seemed to be subjected to double the impact force, and she was thrown far away.

When little Vina ran up to her, she found that she looked as if she had been hit by a heavy hammer, with varying degrees of bleeding all over her body.

"Cough, see, I didn't lie to you, did I?" Tilissa coughed up a mouthful of blood.

“I didn’t ask you to go this far!” Little Viner said anxiously.

"I was just afraid you wouldn't believe me... Ouch, be gentle."

Little Vinna helped Tilisa up and limped her back to the blacksmith's shop.

"I will definitely help you go back."

"Ah, I'll believe you for now."

"I can tell you clearly don't believe me, let's pinky swear."

"Okay, okay, I told you it was just a child."

Chapter 516 The Initial Awakening Equipment

For some time afterward, little Vina deliberately avoided Tilissa, and it was unclear what he was busy with.

Little Vinna thought he had concealed it well, but little did he know that he couldn't hide anything from Tilissa's eyes.

One night, little Vina was dragged out of bed by Tilissa.

Tilisa sighed softly and said calmly, "I can understand that a child your age is experiencing the stirrings of adolescence and has many thoughts, but you are still young, and there are some things you shouldn't be exposed to so early. Take your hand away so I can see what you're hiding."

Little Viner reluctantly moved his hand away and unfolded a parchment scroll that had been pressing down on him in front of the two of them. "Can you see it clearly?"

Tilisa snapped her fingers, illuminating the entire room.

Although it will be at least another year before she can awaken another "Tilisa" emblem, she is already able to cast this zero-ring spell.

“This is…” Tilissa stared at the parchment scroll, her brows furrowing slightly.

A complex emotion flashed in her eyes; she hadn't expected to see this thing in Vina's hands.

Little Vena, unaware of what Tilissa was thinking, explained, "A new brat has come to the village named Arios, and he makes outrageous claims."

"I got this blueprint from a bet with him."

Just as Tilissa was about to speak, she found that she couldn't say Arios's name no matter what she did.

Little Viner continued, "If what's on these blueprints is true, it might be able to help you travel back to the future."

"Let alone the fact that you don't have the ability to create this thing, even if you did, how would you obtain the materials?"

Tilisa sighed softly, cursing Arios countless times in her heart.

How could someone hand something so dangerous to a child?

“I actually managed to save some money in the past six months,” Little Viner replied.

"...If I remember correctly, all that money was given to you by me, right?" Tilissa's lips twitched slightly.

She had seen Viner forge for the villagers, charging almost only for the cost of materials; he would only accept the forgings if the villagers gave him extra fresh vegetables and meat.

“I’ve been researching this for several days. If we use some alternatives, we could give it a try.” Little Viner pretended not to hear.

These past few days, besides studying the blueprints, he's been racking his brains to gather the materials for them.

Some of the materials were things that Little Viner had never even heard of, so he could only find substitutes by "thinking about it".

"Sigh, if you really want to try it, then go ahead. I'm going to sleep now."

Although Tilisa did not examine the contents of the blueprints closely, she was well aware of just how difficult it was to manufacture the blueprints that Arios had presented.

She guessed that Little Vina was doing this without her knowledge because she wasn't sure she would succeed.

If you succeed, show off properly; if you fail, pretend it never happened, at least you won't disappoint your cheap older sister.

But she still managed to find out beforehand.

"This shimmering light spell will probably last for another two hours. Before it ends, you'd better go back to sleep, understand?"

Tissa tried to assert her sister's authority.

But she encountered a rebellious young Viña, who said, "Isn't all this just because you're worried no one will cook for you tomorrow morning?"

"...You're such an unlovable child."

............

Tissa put on the blindfold and earplugs and started thinking about Arios.

She knew that Arios came from Lumir Village, but judging from what Vina said today, he had just arrived in Lumir Village as well.

This is a bit intriguing.

Tomorrow, I must go to the village and visit Arios at this point in time.

After making her plans, she slowly fell asleep.

Two hours.

"Alright, it's almost midnight, the kids need to go to sleep."

Tilisa, sensing the dissipation of the fading light spell, awoke from her sleep.

She knew that if she didn't get up and urge him, Viner definitely wouldn't go to sleep obediently.

But when Tilissa took off her blindfold, she was stunned.

The dim light spell had indeed been lifted, but a new light source illuminated the room.

The light source was not from candlelight or moonlight, but from the silver pocket watch-shaped pendant in Venus's hand.

It floats in the air, its surface engraved with intricate gear patterns and flame-shaped reliefs, emitting a ghostly blue light in the darkness.

"Um... I think I succeeded."

Even Venere, who created the pendant, was still somewhat bewildered at this moment.

"Are you OK!"

The pendant only distracted Tilissa for a moment; the next second, she noticed the injury on Vina's arm and rushed over to ask about it.

"I just accidentally scratched my hand," said little Viner, not seeming to care much.

He was so focused on crafting the equipment that he hadn't paid any attention to the time, and as soon as the Radiance spell ended, he made a mistake and the carving knife grazed his wrist.

This blood constitutes the final part of the "Midnight Lost Child".

"This was definitely not an accidental scratch."

Tissa was heartbroken and tried her best to recall the healing spells she could use right now.

Unlike the heralds, Little Vina's body wasn't as sturdy and durable. With such a large wound, it was uncertain how long it would take for the bleeding to stop on its own.

However, before she could even begin to sing, the wound on little Vina's hand began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"this--"

Tilisa then turned her gaze back to the pendant in Vina's hand.

After all, it's the only thing that could have healed Little Viner's injuries right now.

"See, I didn't lie to you, I really succeeded!" Little Vena also noticed this and excitedly showed the pendant to Tissa. "According to the name on the blueprint, it's called Zero Hour Lost Child."

The moment Tilissa received it, a bell suddenly rang in their minds.

Then the gears on the pendant began to turn, the hands rotated counterclockwise, and a ghostly blue flame appeared in the center of the dial.

Tissa, unaware of what was happening, only managed to warn, "Be careful!" before she saw the Zero Hour Lost Child disintegrate into particles of light and flow into her body.

The magic energy she had lost suddenly returned, and in the next second she was restored to a ninth-tier emblem master, once again becoming the fearsome red-haired, scorching-eyed conqueror.

But Tilissa was not happy at all, because the moment her strength was restored, the rejection of her by this space-time also returned.

"Little Vena, I might need to—"

Tilisa lowered her head, intending to say a final goodbye to little Vina, but all she saw was a blank, indifferent gaze.

Her presence was not reflected in those eyes.

The moment Little Vina released the Zero Hour Child, he had forgotten everything about the Zero Hour Child, including, of course, Tilisa, who was the vessel of the Zero Hour Child.

Tissa had seen this scene many times before, but she had never been as angry as she was now.

"Arios, you bastard—"

"Shh!"

Tissa's body also disintegrated into particles of light, and even the last trace of her disappeared in Lumiel Village.

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Chapter 517 Felix, who thrives on chaos

"Midnight Lost Child:"

Equipment Type: Special Noble Phantasm

Equipment Level: A+

Usage restrictions: Vena, Tissa

characteristic:

The Two of the Promise: A special artifact created by Venus to fulfill their promise, usable only by Venus and Tilisa. The Zero Hour Child can interfere with time magic, usually manifesting as granting the two of the promise resistance and tolerance to time magic.

Eternal Corridor: Completely repairs the holder's injuries and mana at midnight each day, and removes all abnormal statuses present at that time.