The scene in the room had returned to normalcy. Warm sunlight filtered through the window glass, casting a drowsy glow that made one reluctant to rise from bed. Though completely awake now, Fait remained lying there with her eyes closed, only occasionally opening them slightly to peek... Naturally, she wasn't avoiding getting up due to laziness or lingering sleepiness - it was because someone physically prevented her from doing so.

When Mei Ou finally woke up and ran out of the bedroom with a sense of liberation, slamming the door behind her, Fait immediately noticed that Lin Luo's arms were still tightly wrapped around her body. No matter how she pushed against him, his grip remained unbreakable, causing her immense distress.

Last night's shared sleeping arrangements had already been awkward enough for her, but Lin Luo's impertinent behavior made both her body and emotions feel peculiarly unsettled. The first half of the night passed in a state of nervousness and embarrassment, only easing slightly during the latter hours. But now... she found that sleeping alone with Lin Luo was even more nerve-wracking than when there were four people together - despite the fact that Lin Luo appeared still to be asleep.

"Mmmph!" Just as Fait thought this, the moment she secretly opened her eyes, she discovered Lin Luo was looking at her with a mischievous smile, like a child caught in the act of wrongdoing. This immediately made her heart race and her porcelain-like face blush crimson red. Instinctively closing her eyes again, she couldn't help but emit an involuntary sound.

He's already awake... What should I do?

Fait felt her heartbeat accelerate suddenly as panic surged through her.

Observing the trembling lashes of her tightly shut eyelids, along with the already beautiful yet even more mesmerizing face now flushed from shyness, Lin Luo was instantly struck by a deep emotional resonance. Unable to resist any longer, he rolled over with a sudden movement and pressed himself onto Fait's body.

"Ahh!" The unexpected assault caused Fait to instinctively let out an exclamation of alarm. She reflexively opened her eyes just in time to see Lin Luo's face filling up her entire field of vision - so close that they were nearly touching. His warm male aura brushed against her face, making the already flustered girl even more disoriented.

"O-oniisan..." She had absolutely no idea what words she could possibly utter at this moment.

The scent of a young girl wafted from Fait's slightly parted cherry lips to Lin Luo's nose. He inhaled the fragrance like an intoxicated man, then gently pushed back her slightly tousled golden hair to pillow it on the bed, stroking her smooth flawless cheek as he spoke lovingly: "No matter when or where, Fait always carries that deeply captivating aura... Fait, you're mine. I won't let anyone else have you."

"Fait..." Lin Luo's heartfelt words made her so flustered she wanted to hide under the sheets completely. Her eyes instinctively averted his gaze, yet simultaneously, an overwhelming sense of happiness blossomed within her heart.

"Fait, I want to kiss you." Lin Luo adjusted her head so that their eyes met before saying this. Though he had engaged in some intimate physical contact with two girls last night, he hadn't gone too far because Mei Ou was sleeping nearby. But now, he couldn't help but feel the urge for a true kiss.

Such direct words made Fait unable to resist. Her heart already overflowing with shyness and joy left no room for even an ounce of refusal. Under Lin Luo's gaze, she nodded gently, uttering an almost inaudible "Hmm."

Lin Luo immediately leaned down and pressed his lips firmly against the girl's soft cherry lips. The moment their lips met, Fait's body involuntarily trembled slightly. Though her shyness caused her to tightly shut her eyes, her body's desires made her open her mouth, welcoming Lin Luo's tongue.

Exactly when had this feeling changed from a sister's affection for an older brother? Perhaps during those ten years filled with constant worry and longing, or maybe the moment she saw Lin Luo showing tenderness to Mei Ou not long ago. At least at that moment, she became aware of her changing emotions.

Now, Fait could clearly understand that her feelings toward Lin Luo no longer satisfied themselves with mere familial affection. Deep within her heart, she desired him to treat her as a man would a woman he loved.

What bliss... What fulfillment...

Drowning in the kiss with Lin Luo, Fait could no longer suppress the emotions in her heart. She extended her arms and encircled his neck while relaxing her tense body further and further, passionately responding to his kisses. Her increasingly heated and empty body began emitting subtle signs of desire through constant friction.

After last night's stimulation combined with today's flirtation, Fait's body had already become extremely sensitive.

Feeling the girl's silent demands beneath him, Lin Luo's own desires were further ignited. He directly tore off her sleeping robe along with its cups, instantly exposing Fait's full breasts into the air before using his hands to press... caress, rub, kiss and nibble - employing every technique on Fait's body.

Lin Luo's slightly rough actions caused Fait some pain but the intense stimulation from the unusual intimacy brought even stronger sensations. Her body suddenly heated up dramatically, instinctively arching her neck with eyes full of dazed lust as she let out soft moans unconsciously. Silver threads of saliva flowed from her slightly parted lips.

Seeing Fait in such an erotic state, Lin Luo couldn't help feeling like his body was about to explode. He could no longer hold back and suddenly lifted the blanket up before peeling off the last piece of Fait's sleeping shorts as well. Lifting both of her legs with two hands... immediately, the girl's perfect body lay completely bare before him, including that already soaked private paradise.

"No!"

Fait wasn't entirely open-minded yet. Upon realizing Lin Luo was staring intently at her most embarrassing part, she quickly extended her hand to cover herself, her face blushing so intensely it seemed like blood would spill out any moment.

"Fait, I want you," Lin Luo leaned down and gently bit on her ear lobe as he spoke.

Fait naturally understood what "wanting" meant. Her own body had already become unbearably hot due to the previous affectionate moments, subconsciously longing for union with Lin Luo too... However...

"Outside..."

The weak voice filled with nervousness, anxiety and shyness immediately revealed Fait's concerns to Lin Luo. Though they were alone in this room, Mei Ou and another girl were still outside. If someone suddenly entered...

Thinking about it, Lin Luo quickly sensed around and confirmed that neither of them was present before saying: "They're not here. Mei Ou must have taken the other girl to school for a sick leave... We are truly alone."

Upon hearing this, Fait gave him an affectionate yet somewhat reproachful glance before hesitating for several moments until finally giving up and closing her eyes resolutely. At the same time, the two hands covering her lower body slowly moved aside.

Having obtained Fait's consent, Lin Luo immediately gently spread her legs apart and positioned his already fully erected cock against Fait's damp passage. "It might hurt a bit at first. Please endure it for me."

"Um." Fait nodded slightly.

As Lin Luo pushed forward with a deep thrust while Fait's expression was full of nervousness and unease, there came a sudden "plop" as her maidenhood gave way to his invasion.

"Ahh!" With the blood marking her first time flowing down, Fait's body suddenly shuddered violently, frowning slightly with pain flashing on her face.

"Painful?" Lin Luo asked while continuing to caress her body in concern.

Fait offered a slight smile and shook her head: "No... no problem. Not very painful."

"Then shall I continue?"

"Um."

To help her adapt quicker, Lin Luo placed his hands on her buttocks and lifted her body sideways into an arching position. Though this stance made Fait so shy she could barely look him in the eye, at least it diverted some of her attention.

Immediately afterward, Lin Luo began delivering wave after wave of fierce thrusts to her body.

When the initial pain was gradually replaced by intense pleasure, Fait started actively responding to his movements. The strong yet stimulating sensations from below made her feel as if she were floating in heaven and hell at once before soon becoming completely immersed in it. Her and moans continuously flowed out... until finally, with a high-pitched scream of ecstasy, this passionate encounter came to an end.

Lying on Lin Luo's chest with her soft delicate body, Fait wore an expression of pure happiness and satisfaction on her face.

...

"Hey, Fait, why does your face look so different?" A while later when Mei Ou returned to the house together with someone named Wei Wei Eu, she noticed the faint redness on Fait's face who was just packing up her belongings. She questioned curiously, "Are you not feeling well? Should we find a doctor?"

Fait felt an inexplicable sense of anxiety and guilt in response to Mei Ou's concern. She almost couldn't bear looking into her eyes as she continued packing while saying: "N-nothing... I just took a bath recently, so don't worry about me."

"Oh, that explains it then. But I didn't know you had the habit of taking morning baths either."

"That... is just occasional."

Since occasional behavior could be considered spontaneous and many people did things differently from their usual habits for no particular reason, Mei Ou naturally didn't suspect anything and returned to the bedroom with a few quick steps to start packing her own belongings as well. After all, they needed at least one week on Earth this time so laundry was essential.

"Strange... Fait, where is our bedsheet?" As she entered the bedroom, Mei Ou suddenly noticed that their beautiful bedsheet had disappeared miraculously and asked curiously.

In the living room while packing up her belongings, Fait's hands froze in place as she blushed before answering: "The bedsheets got a bit dirty. I was about to wash them... they're in the bathroom."

"But we just changed this bedsheet two days ago. How could it get so dirty already?" Mei Ou questioned with confusion while moving toward the bathroom.

"...". Fait found herself at loss for words, not knowing how to answer.

As soon as Mei Ou opened the bathroom door, she saw Lin Luo squatting on the ground wearing only shorts and vigorously washing the bedsheet. She immediately exclaimed in surprise: "Oniisan! What are you doing?"

Lin Luo looked up with somewhat awkward smile: "Uh... I just took a bath and thought that since we were going to travel soon, it would be inconvenient piling up laundry. Since I had nothing else to do anyway, I decided to do it... on impulse."

"You also took a bath?" Mei Ou was slightly surprised, "I didn't know you two both have the habit of taking morning baths."

"Hehe." Lin Luo smiled without speaking.

"Alright, fine," Mei Ou thought she wouldn't dig deeper into this bathing issue and simply said seriously: "Taking baths is indeed good habit. However... hey Oniisan! Doing laundry shouldn't be man's job anyway. Let me do it... wait?"

Just as Mei Ou reached out to take the bedsheet from Lin Luo, she suddenly noticed some red bloodstains on a certain spot of the bedsheet and asked: "Why is there blood? Oniisan, did someone get hurt?"

"Blood? Where?" Lin Luo's heart skipped in surprise but he maintained an innocent expression. Taking advantage of Mei Ou not noticing, he used his thumb nail to quickly slice across his palm, immediately causing a large wound with blood gushing out.

"Oh my! There really is blood!" Lin Luo exclaimed dramatically.

"Oniisan! Quickly press the wound and don't move around so much!" At the same time, Mei Ou's expression changed instantly as she hurriedly ran away. After a short while, she returned holding first aid supplies before taking over Lin Luo's injured hand. While cleaning his wound with water, applying medicine and bandaging it, she scolded: "You're really careless! How could you not even realize you were hurt? Are you actually the type who just looks smart but is secretly clumsy?"

Sorry to be such an oblivious person.

Lin Luo laughed nervously while looking at Mei Ou's concerned expression, feeling both amusing and touched. He then used his other uninjured hand to stroke her head: "Mei Ou, you really are a good girl! I swear never to lie to you again."

So please forgive me for this time.

Hearing this, Mei Ou immediately blushed shyly before lowering her gaze.

Soon after Lin Luo's wound was properly bandaged and the medical box was put away, Mei Ou instinctively reached out toward the blood-stained bedsheet: "Oniisan, let me take care of thi..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Luo had already snatched the bedsheet into his hands before quickly stuffing it into a nearby trash bin. "No need! No need! This bedsheet is already contaminated with my dirty blood so just throw it away."

Speaking while Mei Ou stared at him in shock, Lin Luo tied up the plastic bag in the trash can and then took it outside through the bathroom window to toss out forcefully.

With this single action, that plastic bag containing the bedsheet instantly flew for thousands of miles before burning into ashes without ever touching the ground due to some unknown fire igniting it along the way.

"All settled then," Lin Luo smiled at Mei Ou while saying so.

"Oh... but I actually liked that bedsheet very much." Watching as the bedsheet disappeared beyond her field of vision, Mei Ou felt a bit regretful. But since it was just one piece of bedding after all, she didn't get too angry and quickly moved on past this minor disappointment anyway.

After briefly going through their packing process, everyone finally prepared themselves for departure before Shinkai arrived with Xiao Lin to reunite with them... Originally according to Shinkai's intention, he wanted to bring over the guardian knight as well. However considering her rank as a general, both Higen and Vita felt uneasy about leaving all matters behind in her absence so they insisted on staying back instead. After repeatedly trying to persuade them without success, Shinky was forced to give up.

After all, there would be plenty of opportunities later on anyway.

"Here we are then - the ship we're going to take." Then under Shinkai's guidance, everyone arrived at the harbor and faced a massive dimensional navigation vessel moored there. Shinkai smiled toward Lin Luo while saying: "We're lucky this time around as the transportation team from the agency will pass through Earth's constellation so we can conveniently hitchhike with them, saving us much trouble."

"That makes sense," both Mei Ou and Fait nodded in agreement.

Though all three of them held high positions within the temporal administration agency which made obtaining private ships relatively easy, they didn't want to abuse their power for personal affairs. For such private matters, they always followed proper procedures through official channels - even at their current status these procedures could be somewhat cumbersome so naturally being able to hitchhike was definitely more convenient.

Then under the guidance of the captain of this warship, everyone began boarding the vessel one by one.

Lin Luo walked at the very end but just as he stepped onto the ship, an unexpected voice suddenly rang through his mind causing him to change expression drastically and instinctively stop walking.

(Please don't rush me.)

Closing his eyes, Lin Luo mentally spoke:

(I know exactly what you want to say. I also know precisely what I should do. But this life of mine is important too! I don't want just cut it short so suddenly. At least only recently did we reunite and I don't want to part from them so soon... So please give me some time at least until the very end when I can be with them happily before... no matter what happens between us, between you or her - I will settle everything.)

(Yes, of course, I understand. It's best if you comprehend it.)

(What nonsense! You don't need to worry about any such things because... I know everything already.)

"Oniisan, what's wrong?" Noticing Lin Luo hadn't followed along yet, Mei Ou turned back and saw him standing there motionless before asking.

Lin Luo opened his eyes with a slight smile: "Nothing much really. Just my natural clumsiness flaring up again."

Saying that, he hurried over to join them.

(The last moments no matter what I have already decided... Sorry about this.)

...

The Pantheon of Gods.

Now the master here was no longer the gods but Luya Tiayi.

Standing at the peak overlooking the outside world, Luya Tiayi looked somewhat lost in thought.

"Was it always like this before? This kind of feeling really is quite lonely... little brother..."

"Owner."

Suddenly a girl clad in red armor appeared beside Luya Tiayi and knelt on one knee respectfully calling out:

"No. 3