Chapter 261

It was Lin Que who brought back everything her future self had experienced and stuffed these memories into her mind.

Relying on these memories, she saved her Astraea Familia comrades and successfully killed the Juggernaut in return.

"Wait a moment, everyone."

Ryuu's gaze looked around: "Since I successfully obtained these memories, it means Lin Que is nearby."

"I'll go find him; it will be much more convenient if he explains it."

"Memories? Lin Que?"

Hearing the strange words and an unknown name pop out of Ryuu's mouth, the cautious Kaguya frowned slightly.

"Who is that? Where did you meet such a strange guy."

"It's me~"

A reply sounded, and a palm patted Kaguya's head.

"When dealing with a savior, it's better to have a better attitude."

"When did you get close!"

Facing the sudden strange presence, Kaguya's body tensed, and she subconsciously pulled away to assume an attack stance.

But the next moment, she seemed to recall Ryuu's words just now, moved her palm away from the hilt, and looked suspiciously at her original position.

"You are the Lin Que that Ryuu mentioned? And what's this about being a savior."

"Hmm... although Ryuu said it would be more convenient to leave the explanation to me, it would be too inefficient to explain it sentence by sentence."

Looking thoughtfully at Kaguya and the others, Lin Que suddenly snapped his fingers, a smile appearing on his face.

"Anyway, you all need to 'die' for five years, so just understand all this while you're asleep."

"Die? Asleep?"

Alise realized something was wrong: "Ryuu mentioned earlier that we don't have to die, so what exactly do you mean by your death... eh?"

Before she could finish her sentence, a sense of drowsiness suddenly rose in Alise's mind.

Sounds of people falling one after another came, and Alise's peripheral vision caught Kaguya and the others collapsing to the ground.

In less than the blink of an eye, besides her still barely holding on, only the culprit Lin Que and Ryuu remained standing.

"This is the first time I've encountered such powerful magic."

Forcing herself to endure the sleepiness, Alise sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, since Ryuu chose to trust you, I won't continue to resist."

"When I wake up, you must give us a proper explanation."

Boom~!

As soon as she relaxed her tense nerves, Alise instantly fell into a deep sleep, collapsing to the ground just like Kaguya and the others.

"Big harvest~ Big harvest~"

Lin Que flicked his fingers, sending out ten red lights that wrapped around Alise and the others, transforming them into red beads.

Controlling magic threads to string these ten beads together, Lin Que smiled and waved at the only remaining elf girl.

"Thanks a lot, Ryuu."

"With your help, I've harvested ten beautiful girls all at once~"

"You're saying strange things again."

Although in the current Ryuu's eyes, this was her first time meeting and interacting with Lin Que...

The sense of familiarity brought by the future memories allowed her to converse with Lin Que very smoothly.

"What should I do next? Do I need to carry out another purge of the Evilus as I did in the memories?"

"No need to be that troublesome."

Lin Que smiled and tossed the bracelet made of Alise and the others over.

"I will temporarily seal and modify your current memories to ensure your future behavioral trajectory remains the same as the original timeline."

"When I return to the future and unseal your memories, I will 'resurrect' all members of the Astraea Familia without causing any changes."

"Is that so... it seems another storm of blood is about to be stirred up."

Ryuu sighed, but didn't dwell too much on this matter.

Just as she had said when communicating with Lin Que earlier, as long as she could resurrect Alise and the others, she could bear any price.

"Then see you in five years, although for you, it might just be an instant."

"Not necessarily."

Lin Que smiled: "I still have some things to handle, so I won't be returning to the future immediately."

"You're not leaving immediately?"

Ryuu was stunned: "What else are you going to do."

"Go find the fifth member of our Familia."

Lin Que smiled: "Anyway, when you wake up again in five years, I'll give you a surprise."

"Just hold onto that anticipation and wait obediently for five years."

Invisible mental fluctuations spread from Lin Que.

Without giving Ryuu a chance to continue asking, Lin Que directly sealed her memories, leaving her with only the experiences of the original timeline.

Watching the girl who was suddenly stunned, as if she had experienced something unacceptable, a look of despair appearing on her face.

Lin Que thought for a moment, then tossed out the weapons of Alise and the others he had collected, scattering them into various areas.

"Hmm... this should be fine."

Nodding with satisfaction, Lin Que activated time magic again before Ryuu could come to her senses.

"As for the time point, let's jump back another two years."

Looking at the silver figure that remained in Ryuu's memories and left a deep impression, Lin Que smiled and vanished from the spot.

Next, it was time to save his own fifth Familia member.

The Silent Witch, Alfia.

The scorching heat of magma... she didn't feel it.

Alfia slowly opened her eyes, looking at the night sky above and the surroundings that were familiar beyond measure.

"This is... the top of Babel?"

Alfia, who often came here to enjoy the quiet life when she was still in Orario, had a look of surprise flash in her eyes.

What happened?

Wasn't she just fighting in the Dungeon and finally decided to turn herself into nourishment for the new generation of heroes, jumping into the magma?

How, in less than the blink of an eye, did she suddenly end up at the top of Babel?

"Moshi moshi~ If you really can't figure it out, why not turn around and look at me?"

"!!!"

Alfia, who hadn't noticed anyone approaching at all, looked with surprise at Lin Que standing behind her.

"Are you... a god?"

"Oh? This is truly interesting."

Lin Que let out a soft laugh: "You are the first person since I came to this world to think I was a god at first glance."

"Because I felt an aura similar to the divinity of gods on you."

Alfia looked seriously at Lin Que: "It's just that I don't know why, but after feeling it deeply, I always feel it's something that only seems like it."

"You don't have to feel that way; the aura on me is indeed not the divinity you understand."

Lin Que replied with a smile: "If I have to explain, it's something similar I created by referencing divinity so that others could more easily accept my identity as a god."

"Although there are indeed many differences in the details, you are indeed very talented to be able to spot the difference at a glance."

"Accept your identity as a god?"

Alfia keenly captured the keyword: "You are not a god, but a... special existence disguised as a god."

"Well~ it's pretty much as you understand it."

"Anyway, before I find someone I don't like and devour them, I'm temporarily not the same species as them."

And you have devouring abilities?

The sharp Alfia noticed the key information Lin Que revealed in passing again.