82. Only a Day’s Memory
This sudden anomaly occurred, and naturally, Kephiel and Nilu no longer dared to think about settling accounts with the two white-haired elven sages. Instead, they immediately returned to my side, protecting me while also checking on Lin Ke’s condition at that moment.
It could be considered both unfortunate and fortunate. Although the sudden betrayal by Ilushir had indeed pierced through Lin Ke’s body, causing her to lose consciousness, the fortunate part was that I had intervened in time. I used the power of the fairies to tear apart the chains with a swift claw, preventing Ilushir from turning Lin Ke into a human trophy. If that had happened, it would have truly been beyond saving!
“There’s still a faint breath.”
Nilu immediately took Lin Ke from my arms, but even before I could breathe a sigh of relief, Nilu’s question inevitably reminded me of the crisis that had just unfolded in the script!
“Mr. Oujilide, how did this fairy…”
Of course, I knew that neither Kephiel nor Nilu would doubt whether I had made a mistake in judging Ilushir’s loyalty. But that was precisely why I couldn’t even afford to feel guilty. Because…
“Ilushir!”
“Ah… it seems like you and I have known each other for more than just a day~ I guess that makes you unlucky~”
Not far away, the elven sorceress Ilushir had returned to her carefree demeanor from when she was a “bounty hunter.” However, her heartless behavior at that moment was anything but endearing; it was somewhat unsettling.
“Because, in the ‘time’ you know me, I should have never told you: the things I can remember temporarily only last for ‘a day.’ This is the ‘curse’ I exchanged for my blessing, handsome~”
[The necromancer Ilushir’s temporary memory lasts only a day.]
As the script unfolded, this detail made me suddenly recall the “strange” actions Ilushir had occasionally displayed since I first encountered her, and the true reason behind them.
The reason Ilushir chose to act against me during my attempt to capture her, despite knowing who I was and having a similar experience before, was that she simply did not remember our first encounter! Naturally, she wouldn’t recall my identity or the familiar traps!
As for her behavior of wanting to escape the day after I had captured her and reached a verbal agreement, it was now easy to understand. Forgetting the verbal contract, when she discovered the next day that she was locked up, anyone would think of escaping.
Afterward, her compliance was entirely thanks to the written employment agreement. After all, with black and white on paper, she could at least remember our employment relationship to some extent. But in that recent scene, with midnight approaching and no time to check any written agreements, Ilushir, as a white-haired fairy, naturally forgot everything she had previously stated and set her sights on Lin Ke.
In this state, the script involving Lin Ke would not contain any “hidden motives.” This was because every moment, every day, the Lin Ke I saw in the script was a “brand new” Ilushir, and today, “this Ilushir” had become our enemy, plain and simple.
Perhaps, when I learned that Ilushir was the younger sister of two elven saints, I should not have had too many expectations or intentions regarding her stance and actions! The fact that these three sisters share the same position is probably the most “reasonable” part of the script!
However, it is too late to regret all of this now! Because, although I did notice the anomalies in the script at the first moment and somewhat saved Lin Ke’s life, some things… were still inevitably destroyed!
【Ilushir took away the power of the “bloodline”!】
I certainly understand what this sentence represents, for just moments ago, Lin Ke’s existence clearly prevented us from being affected by the domain opened by the two elves, and now… such content has appeared.
These white-haired elves are destroying the “main line”! They are undermining the methods by which Ke Fei Er and Ni Lu could contend with the domain in the script!
Realizing this, I immediately planned to take action, but my impulsive behavior was quickly restrained by Ke Fei Er and Ni Lu. Moreover, the “BOSS” we were facing was definitely not some “low-level BOSS” that would take advantage and then start rampaging; these three elves had no intention of taking my life while I was down, but rather… to leave.
【The white-haired elves decided to leave.】
As the script unfolded, the leading Ula Xilu even took the initiative to retract her weapon and bowed to us with great seriousness!
“As I just mentioned, our judgment of the ‘bloodline’ has been completed. Continuous ‘judgments’ will only cause chaos in ‘order,’ so… Mr. Oujili De, you still have time to catch your breath.”
“I do not expect you, who are already beyond saving, to develop any reverence or faith in the great goddess, so… please escape, hide in the safest place you can find with your connections, and avoid our ‘judgment.'”
“Although you certainly won’t listen, I sincerely wish: we do not have another opportunity to meet.”
The pure white nun Ula Xilu—were her final words a serious, sarcastic mockery of me, or was she genuinely reminding me to hurry and hide like a turtle?
I do not know, for I had not yet had the chance to look at the script when these three elves began to disappear into that purple space, just as the Sword Saint Ludwig opened the “door.”
“That’s right~ I actually find judgments quite troublesome too. But if I have the chance… Ke Fei Er, I will come back to ‘evaluate’ you~”
“Eh? Employment contract? Ah~ Hahaha~ Sorry, sorry~ Am I a bit late in noticing? I won’t pay any breach of contract fees, you know~ I told you before, employer, not to rely too much on me. After all, if we ‘overtime,’ I won’t be responsible for my actions the ‘next day.'”
Ilushir finally discovered a way to at least echo her previous “stance,” but it was clearly too late. She crumpled the employment agreement into a ball and threw it forward, then followed in her sisters’ footsteps, disappearing right before my eyes.
And now, holding onto an injured person, all we could do was the option of “watching them leave,” and… even this low mood could not be allowed to linger for too long!
“Ke Fei Er, Ni Lu, take Lin Ke back immediately! First, ensure that Lin Ke is not in any life-threatening danger!”
I forced myself to pull together, for although I had indeed survived the pursuit of the two elven saints this time, I had no time to check the death script now.
Crisis, worries, and a pile of situations flooded my mind, but…
At least let’s wait until Rinko is safe and sound before we hold a “post-war summary”!
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This volume is almost at its end; in the next volume, I plan to make a big move.