Chapter 89:

Although Ah Ha was usually an unreliable senior... well, he'd never been serious with Liu Huo.

But Ah Ha was still a senior, even to Lan—so, when Liu Huo was following Lan, he'd paid quite a bit of attention to this ever-present senior. So

much so that he'd even memorized several of Ah Ha's common human forms.

Of course, a big part of the reason was that, aside from Ah Ha, none of his acquaintances had the leisure to transform into humans.

By this point, Un was 800% certain that this memory bubble was the memory he'd previously deposited with Fu Li, intending to retrieve after Xiao Long's transformation.

...No wonder he hadn't noticed any gaps in his memory timeline—he'd accidentally stumbled into such an advanced timeline; relying solely on chronological speculation wouldn't reveal any gaps.

However, this memory bubble didn't end so quickly—Un continued to observe.

Aha had no idea Un had recognized him: after all, this was just a new image he'd created on a whim. Even Akivelli hadn't recognized him, let alone a little guy who'd spent years fine-tuning his human form.

Un glanced at Akivelli's complete lack of reaction and chose to be a sociable Star God: since Akivelli wouldn't expose Aha, he'd pretend nothing had happened.

Mimicking the strong and surviving was a standard practice in "Flow."

Well, let's not talk about that previous attempt to imitate IX and the resulting elbow strike from Lan.

While Akivelli was pretending to be "the Nameless Guest," he didn't seem to be demanding a duel with Un. He simply asked Un about Lan's characteristics, and he was rewarded with a Lan plush.

Akivelli, holding the plush, looked left and right, then belatedly realized: Ha... so the hind legs are actually wheels...

He had always thought Liuhuo's wheel-legged humanoid was just joking.

But he had to admit: Hmm, I've never seen one before. I really haven't.

As a Star God who, at this point, loved to travel and even chart his own itineraries, Akivelli had assumed that even if he didn't know all of his kind,

he should have at least a vague idea of them. Not as familiar as he was with Aha, but at least he shouldn't be completely baffled. But even with Un simulating a new power of destiny, he could only claim he'd never seen this one.

He suspected that this person had been imprisoned by Klippo.

Un himself didn't react—after all, he knew the timeline was off, and Lan's absence was acceptable.

Un took the Lan puppet from Akivelli and simply carried it to play with Aha.

Akivelli began to wonder if it would be better to ask other Star Gods, like Klippović. If Hu was willing to reveal himself, he'd be a suitable person to ask, but unfortunately, he couldn't contact him.

With this thought in mind, Akivelli made a slight adjustment to the train's itinerary.

But he truly had no intention of directly entering the "Shanjian Heaven"!

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Despite encountering the "mystery," Akivelli was still forced to take Un to apologize to Fuli: he couldn't just blow a hole in someone's house and walk away.

Un didn't know why he had to apologize... but since he was already there, he was just being taken to meet a kind he already knew, and Un didn't mind.

Fuli wasn't really angry. It was such a small matter, and he wouldn't have taken it to heart even if Akivelli hadn't shown up—but "Flow" was another matter.

Akivelli could treat him like a newborn, but Fuli could tell at a glance that something was amiss: Un wasn't being defensive, and Fuli wasn't deliberately trying to pry into Un's privacy. Given his skill, a single glance would tell him this cub must have at least a dozen Amber Ages worth of memories...

But when Akivelli spoke to him, he explained that he had found this cub an Amber Age ago, and that he hadn't even sensed the fate of "Flow" before...

Fuli: Akivelli, is this a scam?

While Fuli didn't think Akivelli would suffer any loss, he certainly remembered the incident.

Akivelli didn't get any answers from Fuli, so he turned around and took Un out to play—well, even though they were pretending to be human, that didn't mean they'd encounter any trouble on their "exploration" journey: they were genuinely just having fun.

Un found it quite amusing, even pretending to be chased by the planet's natives, he found a bit of joy in it.

Much like how humans pretend to lose in tug-of-war with Wangwang, he'd learned to find joy in "entertainment" rather than "victory."

And Aha's joining in felt seamless—after all, he was so good at pretending to be human that Un wouldn't expose him.

And with three of them, they could play Monopoly—a game of pure luck—and Un could have fun with it.

Unfortunately, this joy didn't last long.

Aha's trick had blown up half the train, exposing him.

Akivelli protected the back half, so only the front half was damaged.

Un instinctively scooped up the "nameless guest" inside, even the affected planet suffered only minor shockwaves.

Well, there was actually considerable damage on that planet, but if Un hadn't intervened, it would have likely been pulverized.

With all this commotion, Aha naturally slipped away, and Akivelli freed his hands to pull Un off the train. Well, if they weren't both attacking simultaneously, then the "nameless guest" must have detected them both.

Akivelli was a bit surprised by Un's strength—it was indeed much stronger than he'd expected.

Un was certainly stronger than Akivelli had expected, but not by much: He had simply been keeping an eye on Aha, fearing he'd cause a major disturbance. This time, he'd discovered it early, and with his foresight, he was able to retrieve all the "nameless guests."

However, what puzzled Akivelli most wasn't Un's strength, but: Why would you save people?

If it was just to rescue the "nameless guest," Akivelli wouldn't be so surprised, but as for the life on that planet...

He couldn't understand Un's actions.

Un's response to this question was a quick answer: He had always done this when he was with Lan.

Lan's destruction and salvation were one and the same, but Un knew very well that Lan would not act rashly as long as the world could be saved - but when Un was with Him, he would 'guide' Him towards the target.

He would even act before Lan, eliminating the changes caused by the Pharmacist's Blessing and saving him from Lan's light arrow explosion. It

was completely a conditioned reflex formed over the years.

At this moment, Akivelli was really starting to take an interest in 'Lan'.

Un was different from Lan. If Akivelli gave him a chance, he would praise Lan to Akivelli, and praise her a lot - at this time, Akivelli realized belatedly: Eh? You are not from this timeline?

Akivelli: What a pity, from what you said, it will probably be a long time before I meet this "hunter".

Un: ...

He was silent for quite a while... After all, in his memory, Lan had never taken him to meet Akivelli—which almost meant...

Akivelli: You're like this... It seems I won't have the chance to meet him.

Akivelli: Don't be sad, I'm glad to meet you too.

Akivelli: Really, look how rare this opportunity is.

Akivelli: Star gods will die too, I'll accept that, but from what you've heard, it should arrive sooner than expected... It's okay, we can speed up our journey... Hey, don't cry, look at this galactic track, we're "opening up" the entire universe!

Akivelli, who really didn't know how to comfort Un, saw the Lan doll held by Un and felt like he had found his savior: "Then I'll give you a doll too... I'll make it myself, how about that? Then you can introduce the doll to Lan. You see, that way Lan will get to know me too.

"—Just like I can get to know Lan through the Lan doll.

After finally coaxing Un into submission, Akivelli transformed himself and dragged Un aboard the Star Train once more—their pioneering spirit wouldn't stop!

Un, realizing this time wouldn't last, unexpectedly learned to cherish time. He no longer passively waited for Akivelli or other "nameless guests" to visit his carriage. Instead, he often stayed by Akivelli's side, even curiously learning various human languages, trying to understand their conversations...

Un: They really like you.

Akivelli: Huh? They're "nameless guests," after all... You'll find humans who like you, too.

Un: Just like them?

Akivelli: Humans are diverse too... Don't worry, you're already a good Star God, you'll definitely meet good humans... Humm, don't make that expression... You can find humans you like... Hey, look, that singer is from Tiafoe, he's a great singer...

Don't worry about what Un thinks, just say he's acting like a human now that Akivelli is with him.

So Akivelli and Un, who acted too human, were picked on after creating a wall.

... Akivelli looked left and right awkwardly, but he didn't dare to open his mouth to defend himself.

Un, holding the Lan doll, huddled behind Akivelli - he had never seen Klipper so angry.

In the original timeline, he could find a comfortable and convenient position like he was clinging to Lan, watching Klipper swing the hammer. Although Klipper rarely responded to him, his emotions were always overly stable. As long as Un didn't make things worse, Klipper didn't care how he messed around.

He would even give Un some small toys to quiet him down for a while!

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But... But Akivelli couldn't apologize here for too long...

His time was very precious.

Un, who had been hiding behind Akivelli for a long time, hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to stand in front of Akivelli, holding up his most precious Lan doll.

- Klipper, this is for you, don't be angry.