Why are all the people in my chat group rumored to be from the outside world?

The PhD student rolled his eyes: "You call yourself a researcher with this? You're not allowed to call yourself a researcher anymore."

Ember: "Didn't they say they were looking for their daughter, Kiana's dad?"

Just as Siegfried was about to nod in agreement, Ember's next words left him stunned.

"Of course, he is also Durandal's biological father."

What...what did he say?

I must have heard correctly. When did I become Durandal's biological father?

Seeing Siegfried's blank expression, Ember reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"I know you're surprised. In short, even though your daughter was hit by debris from the exploding aircraft and fell thousands of meters to the ground, she's still alive and well. Isn't that amazing? I find it outrageous."

At this moment, Siegfried was completely stunned. His mind began to echo with Ember's words, trying to decipher their meaning. Finally, he came to a conclusion.

Durandal, that Durandal, the strongest Valkyrie of Destiny, is... his daughter!

His and Cecilia's daughter!

His biological daughter is still alive!

Upon receiving this result, Siegfried suddenly grabbed Ember's shoulder, his face filled with pain, urgency, and anticipation.

"Are you telling the truth? Are you telling the truth just now? Durandal, Durandal, I am your daughter!"

Seeing Siegfried grasping at his last straw, Ember nodded.

“That’s your daughter. She didn’t die, but she lost all her memories and grew up in an orphanage as Bianca.”

He was alive; his daughter was indeed still alive and had become the strongest Valkyrie.

Looking at Siegfried, whose eyes were already reddening, Ember pried off the hand that was gripping his shoulder.

"Alright, I've told you the truth. Now it's up to you to figure out how to recognize each other."

Raiden Mei was surrounded by the two doctors and her father, and she began to explain the problems that had happened to her.

Regarding the fact that he seems to have gained another daughter, Raiden Ryoma said that it doesn't matter how many daughters he has, he will raise them all!

Like Yu Jin, the two doctors began to question the meaning of life.

And the other side.

Kevin stared silently at the silent gray snake before him, and the two remained locked in a stalemate.

After a long while, Kevin sighed softly.

"You must have noticed that I am not the same person as your sovereign."

Faced with Kevin's words, Gray Snake remained silent for a moment before speaking respectfully: "...But you share a common trait, and I see his shadow in you."

"...After all, we are essentially one person...He is the future, I am the past. Let's continue the mission of the World Serpent. The Stigmata Project is necessary for that moment to arrive." With these words, Kevin turned and left.

The gray snake stared at the figure with its back to it; it was so familiar… No!

familiar!

Looking at the figure with its back to the gray snake, the gray snake understood at that moment!

"With Your Excellency's abilities... it's not impossible."

"Could it be because, during the long years in the Sea of ​​Quanta, His Majesty looked back on the past and created his former self!"

"But why was he able to return to reality, while the Lord is still in the Sea of ​​Quanta? And who are those people?"

Just as Gray Snake was pondering these things, a hand put its arm around his shoulder.

Gray Snake snapped out of his thoughts and saw Ember with a big smile on his face.

"...Is there anything I can help you with?"

Ember: "There's something I need your help with."

"what's up."

"Where is Jizo Mitama?"

The gray snake's eyes flickered a few times before it asked, "What do you want to do?"

"No, no, no, it's not what I want to do, it's what we want to do."

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Ember added somewhat embarrassedly, "Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you what my name is? You can call me the Firelinker."

"The Firebringer," the gray serpent repeated the name softly.

Pass on the fire...fire, chase the fire!

Moths drawn to fire!

The one who chased the fire has now become the one who passed it on. Is this what he meant?

Looking at the person he had already imagined, Ember couldn't help but sigh, "The Doctor was absolutely right."

You just throw the information at those so-called smart people, and they'll think about it themselves and accept the answer.

Having finished his mental calculations, Gray Serpent looked at Ember again: "That weapon is dangerous; I don't recommend you touch it."

Ember said seriously, "Don't worry, we've already taken precautions against it. Now is the time to activate that weapon."

"...I understand. I will inform you of its location and information."

Others who witnessed this shook their heads.

Ai Ge tapped her chin lightly with her finger and smiled, "I feel like Yu Jin is quite good at acting."

The professor spread his hands: "Who says otherwise? I just gave him a few pointers, and he got completely fooled."

Aika: "But this can't last long, the truth will eventually be revealed."

The doctor shook his head: "The truth doesn't matter. Even if he finds out the truth afterward, all he can do is investigate us. After all, we didn't do anything, and we were already gone by then."

"And the more he searched, the less he could find us. Isn't it more frightening to have someone who knows the whole picture of his plan hiding in the shadows?"

Aige pondered for a moment, then casually said, "I don't really understand, but I feel like you're very good at these things, Doctor."

"Uh...really?"

Chapter 67 Sakura and Kallen

Jizo's Soul.

The Divine Key was forged from the core of the twelfth Herrscher of the previous civilization, the "Herrscher of Erosion".

It's called "building," but it's never actually finished, and it hasn't even started.

Five hundred years ago, when the current Bishop Otto was young, it appeared again in the eyes of the world as a black box.

Initially, no one knew what this black box actually represented.

Even the saintess who brought it out of the cycle of fate only knew that it was dangerous.

However, "dangerous" is an understatement to describe its terror. With the death of the saintess, the whereabouts of the black box seemed to be unknown to anyone. Wait... is it really not there?

The man who had lived for over 500 years retraced the path once trodden by the saintess. Did he truly not know the location of the black box?

He might not know what the black box was, but he definitely knew where it was hidden.

The reason he didn't move... was probably because of the saintess.

The saint who refused to tell anyone about the black box until the very end of her life.

And how could the World Serpent, an organization that has been hiding in this world for a long time, constantly gathering intelligence in preparation for that day, not know why the saintess died back then?

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"Why did I have to come all this way to this remote mountain wilderness with you?" the professor complained as he walked up the stairs.

“Then you could choose to spar with Mei like Kevin and Hoshi did,” Yu Jin raised an eyebrow.

Ember's words successfully made the Doctor break out in a cold sweat, recalling the battle they had witnessed before they arrived.

Putting aside Raiden Mei's special effects-like fighting style, Kevin should have been about the same level as himself, but he's getting stronger and stronger. From being suppressed at the beginning to a draw, and then to being suppressed in the end, even the Doctor is starting to doubt his own life for Raiden Mei.

Shaking his head, he dismissed those thoughts from the doctor's mind and said, "Can't I just find somewhere to curl up?"

Ember: "Once we get back to our hometown, you'll have plenty of time to relax and unwind."

"I don't think so." The doctor looked at the necklace on his chest, his meaning already self-evident.

"The Doctor seems quite afraid of that Miss Precyth," Aika Sajou asked curiously from the side.

Yu Jin shook his head: "It's normal for slaves to be afraid of their masters."

"Go to hell! You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. Let's leave this topic at that," the professor said irritably.

If I keep talking, what if I reveal something? Will I even be able to survive when I get back?

Looking at Ember's grinning face, the Doctor felt like he was walking on thin ice, unsure if he could ever reach the other side.

"Alright, alright, that's enough, we're almost there."

The doctor looked at the end of the stairs not far away and nodded.

Looking around, Ayaka Sajou said softly, "I have a feeling this place is a bit too desolate, like no one has been here for a long time."

Yu Jin casually said, "That's normal, isn't it? After all, that thing is right here. If people come here too often, something terrible could happen."

The three of them walked onto the platform and looked at the shrine buried in weeds, without showing much surprise.

Ember looked at the Doctor: "Can you find the entrance?"

The Doctor did not answer Ember's question. He closed his eyes, and in that moment, the wind became his ears, capturing the surrounding environment.

The wind whistled through the weeds, and soon the doctor opened his eyes.

"Found it, come with me." After saying that, the doctor led the way, and soon, a seemingly sealed-off hole came into their view.

"It's just like a forbidden area that a magician doesn't want anyone else to enter," Ayaka Sajo commented.

“I have a feeling you’re very experienced.” Yu Jin raised an eyebrow, sensing something was amiss.

Sajou Aika smiled and said, "Because whenever this happens, I ignore their wishes and go in to see what's new, but in the end it's always just a pretty boring thing."

"You did this, and no one said anything to you?" the professor pointed out a blind spot.

Sajō Aika shook her head quickly, as if recalling something, and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, they won't say anything."

I'm not so sure. x2

Ember could even imagine those magicians biting their handkerchiefs as they watched Ayaka Sajou go in and out of her most important place, looking utterly helpless.

There are cows!

Ignoring the two's critical gazes, Sajou Aika looked at the cave entrance and said, "According to the information given by that gray snake, as long as we enter this cave, we will automatically enter a strange space."

"And if we can't find a way out of that space, we'll be stuck there forever."

"How about it? Scared yet?" Yu Jin teased with a smile.

"Afraid?" Aika Sajou tilted her head, looking puzzled, then smiled and said, "I really don't know how to write the word 'afraid'."

She is the Princess of Root, possessing a starting point that others wouldn't even dare to dream of from birth. She is an existence beyond the imagination of modern magicians; more than a genius, she should be called a monster.

Monsters are always the ones who are feared by others, so how could they fear others?

Sajō Aika turned around, wanting to be the first to enter the hole, but just as she was about to step in, she was pulled back by the hand.

Faced with Sajou Ayaka's confused gaze, Yu Jin reached out and pulled back the Doctor, who suggested that it was too dark inside and they should go back and buy a flashlight.

"Try to avoid being scattered, even though it might not be very effective."

"……All right."

The three walked side by side in the dark cave, their footsteps echoing clearly throughout the entire space.

"This place is a bit too eerie; there's not a single sign of life," the doctor said softly.

This clearly unusual discovery also confirmed the information that Gray Serpent had previously given them.

Any life that enters this place will go to a space where it will either find a way out or remain there forever.

Just then, Ayaka Sajou seemed to sense something and turned to look at Ember and the Doctor: "It's coming."

Almost the instant his words fell, some kind of substance enveloped the three of them.