"Cough, cough. In any case, little sister Castorice, there's no need to worry."
After comforting Castorice, Lumina felt the gazes of the people around her and reluctantly released her hug.
The sight of Castorice just now had made Lumina feel it was an extreme pity that she hadn't taken the opportunity to do some more thorough actions.
With such a good opportunity, even if I did some very excessive things to Castorice, I bet she would still forgive me in the end, right?
No, it should be: I bet in the end, Castorice would even thank me, right?
Lumina thought happily in her heart.
But unfortunately, with so many people around, this extremely happy-feeling scene could only be covered by the feeling of pity in the end...
"Sigh..."
Sighing silently in her heart to express her regret about this matter, Lumina smiled at Castorice, gave a final gesture, and then turned her gaze back to the crowd in the Vortex of Genesis.
Perhaps because she was the person with the highest status and strongest strength here, when she was comforting Castorice, none of them had said a word, quietly waiting for her to completely finish comforting her.
To be honest, Lumina really enjoyed this feeling.
Becoming the center of attention for all the beautiful girls present, isn't this exactly what Lumina had been looking forward to?
It's excellent, truly wonderful, and they should definitely keep it up.
And they should also be proactive and take this behavior a step further in the future!
Lumina, acting like an experienced senior leader, expressed extreme approval for her beautiful female subordinates' conduct.
Without thinking any further or dwelling on the matter, Lumina swept her gaze across everyone present and asked Mem with a smile, "In short, Stelle is the one who needs to complete the Trial of Time within fifteen hours, right?"
"Mem!" Hearing this, Mem nodded quickly, the cute little plushy face still showing the same expression of worry and concern as before.
The worry and concern on her face did not fade away because of Lumina's words.
"Then there's no problem. Just let Stelle complete the Trial." Lumina smiled faintly, making no move to help Stelle, who had already fallen into a "near-death state."
It's just a mere "near-death state," what's there to make such a fuss about?
Forget a "near-death state," even if it were a "dead state," Lumina could still bring her back to life.
The power of [ Abundance ] is quite miraculous, isn't it?
Although Lumina didn't know whether the "resurrection" function belonged to the power of [ Abundance ] or not, it wasn't a big deal. She could just treat it as part of this [ Abundance ] power.
In any case, it was all her own power, so there was no difference.
"Mem?"
"Huh? Are... are you just going to leave her like that?"
Hearing Lumina's words, Mem was instantly stunned.
This... you're just going to leave her to fend for herself?
Mem blinked her big, round eyes, somewhat at a loss for words.
Seeing Mem's cute appearance, a wave of healing washed over Lumina's heart once more.
Walking over to Mem, Lumina's evil... no, immaculate little hand reached out and pulled Mem into her arms, holding her like a doll.
One arm held Mem, while the other hand constantly teased the top of Mem's head over and over again.
The comfortable sensation was perceived by Lumina's hand, very comfortable, very soft.
It was fluffy, making Lumina a bit reluctant to let go.
"Mem... Mem, Mem, Mem!"
Lumina's movement was very fast, almost completed in an instant.
So Mem didn't react right away. Only after being "toyed with" by Lumina for a while did she belatedly snap back to her senses.
The moment Mem snapped back to her senses, she began to struggle a little, though not too intensely.
"Me-mem..."
After her struggles proved futile, Mem let out a soft, helpless whimper. The two large ears on her head instantly drooped, and she stopped struggling altogether, seemingly having completely given up and resigned herself to whatever Lumina wanted to do.
Of course... the prerequisite for this was definitely that she was quite comfortable herself.
Lumina's embrace, Lumina's small hand, it was as if they possessed some kind of magic power.
Even if it was forced, even if it was sudden, no anger arose in Mem's heart; on the contrary, she felt incredibly, incredibly comfortable.
She wanted this to continue forever. She wanted to keep feeling the warmth Lumina gave her.
"Mmm~♪"
Seeing Mem lost in the warmth she provided, Lumina nodded with great satisfaction.
At the same time, a sense of anticipation blossomed in her heart.
She wondered just how cute Mem would be after transforming into a beautiful young girl.
Lumina figured she would definitely be a fragrant, soft, cute, and pretty... pink-haired beautiful young girl~
When the time comes, wouldn't it be incredibly, incredibly comfortable to hug her and pet her?
As she lost herself in these thoughts, Lumina felt her future was already filled with brightness.
Why not just go for a full collection of rainbow-colored hair!
Lumina didn't know what she was thinking anymore, but she was no longer satisfied with just this. She had set a new goal called the "Rainbow Collection."
However, while she said "full collection," it wasn't the kind of collection where one gathers precious items.
Because she cared far too much.
Lumina would treat every beautiful young girl with her most sincere and heartfelt devotion!
Every beautiful young girl would be a precious gem that Lumina would hold tightly in her palms, terrified that she might face even the slightest danger!
Coming back to her senses, Lumina lowered her head and looked at Mem, who was quietly held in her arms. Though her large ears were drooped, her face wore an expression of pure enjoyment. Lumina chuckled softly.
Then, she asked in a gentle voice, "Little Mem, do you still not trust me?"
"Me-mem..." Hearing Lumina's words, Mem let out another soft whimper, one that carried a great deal of pleasure.
Just by listening to her voice, one could tell without even looking that Mem loved being treated this way by Lumina.
Though it wasn't voluntary...
But... But sometimes, being forced is also a kind of enjoyment.
At least at this moment, Mem, as a "doll" and a "flying object," thought so.
"Hehe." Lumina smiled, loosening her embrace, withdrawing her small hand, and gently placing Mem in mid-air.
Looking at the lingering expression on Mem's face, the same one Lumina had just seen after comforting Castorice, Lumina let out another pleased hum in her heart.
"Anyway, Stelle will be fine, Mem can rest completely assured."
"Even if Stelle really runs into trouble, even if she accidentally dies, it's completely fine."
"I have ways to snatch people back from the Death God."
Looking at Mem swaying back and forth in the air, Lumina also gently signaled, indicating to Mem that Stelle would not be in any life-threatening danger at all.
Even if there were life-threatening danger, it would only be temporary life-threatening danger.
At the same time, the so-called "death" would also only be a temporary "death."
If Lumina wanted you to live, then even if the god came, it would be absolutely impossible for him to bring you "death."
Because Lumina herself was the god in the hearts of all beautiful young girls!
"Mem... Mem!" Hearing Lumina's words, Mem snapped back to her senses, the big ears on her head standing upright again, returning to normal.
"Yeah, yeah, I know."
"Sister Lumina... Sister Lumina is the best!"
Through her observations of Lumina over this period of time, Mem had a good idea of what kind of person she was.
She was someone who loved beautiful things and cute things.
Even more so, she was the type who loved being praised by beautiful and cute things.
This was Mem's judgment of Lumina's personality, so she did not hold back her praise, her face full of smiles, happiness, and liveliness as she swayed her body floating in the air, offering Lumina a compliment.
"~♪"
It was obvious that Lumina thoroughly enjoyed Mem's praise, almost acting on the urge to pull Mem back into her arms and pet her countless times.
"Sigh..."
Feeling the gazes of the people around her, Lumina sighed silently in her heart.
Just like with Castorice before, there were too many people around, which hindered her performance.
If they were alone, Mem would have fallen asleep by now, wouldn't she?
Of course, this was sleep in the literal sense. Under Lumina's absolute gentleness, the recipient would feel a wave of drowsiness and then fall asleep unconsciously...
This was a natural reaction, and Lumina would never tamper with anything halfway through.
All actions during the process were made by the recipient according to their own will.
As for afterward... that was harder to say.
To have a beautiful girl sleeping soundly in one's arms, if one did not do something about it, would that not be somewhat "worse than a beast"?
Lumina was certainly no beast, so in order to avoid any misunderstandings, even if she personally did not want to do it, she would definitely have to do something to maintain her reputation.
Well... she did not personally want to do it.
Shaking her head, Lumina shifted her gaze from Mem to Stelle, who was being supported by Hyacine.
She spoke softly to everyone, "Let's take Stelle back to rest for a while."
"Right now she is simply sleeping and will wake up in a short while."
"Before the hour of Fifteen arrives, nothing will happen to Stelle's body."
"Since this is the unique Trial of the Time Titan, let her complete it herself. I will not step in to help her."
Lumina spoke line by line, making her position clear.
Lumina would not step in to help or interfere in this Trial of the Time Titan.
This was an opportunity for Stelle to grow, an opportunity for Stelle to gain power. If Lumina truly wanted what was best for her, she would never help her.
Though it seemed she had already gained power...
But that wasn't a big deal. The main purpose of this trip wasn't Stelle, but Castorice.
Facing that Hand of Shadow, this must be something related to Castorice.
And then, she could take the opportunity to see the reaction of the real-world community. Oh~ my little sister Castorice is actually the main DPS for the anniversary celebration!
So beautiful, so powerful, so cool!
In the story of the current version, Castorice's presence is definitely indispensable.
Castorice's progress was already as high as 90%. Next, Lumina only needed to give her a slight push, and she could naturally and completely get her under control~
After that, she would take down Hyacine, and then take down Aglaea together with Castorice and Hyacine!
Finally, she would team up with Castorice, Hyacine, and Aglaea, leveraging the home-field advantage to launch wave after wave of attacks on the "Boss" Little Herta. Before leaving Amphoreus, she would defeat and conquer this "Boss," making her Lumina's personal trophy!
Lumina had already laid out her entire future plan in Amphoreus.
After all, her ultimate goal was to conquer Herta.
As for the Lord Ravager in Amphoreus, whose rage could devour galaxies?
Lumina didn't care in the slightest. If it ever showed up, she would deal with it on the spot.
If it didn't, it was just being sensible.
Well... unless... unless this Lord Ravager was also a beautiful girl.
Then Lumina would start taking it seriously.
Instead of dealing with it on the spot, she would use "love" to reform it, making it want to "love" the Cosmos instead of destroy it.
This might be a bit hard to understand, but if you bring up the name "Phantylia Kitten," it becomes perfectly clear.
If it's stubborn or disobedient, she will teach it a lesson.
If it's well-behaved, she will reform it with "warmth and love."
Anyway, Lumina had plenty of ways to handle it.
Did they really think her experience befriending all those beautiful girls was fake?
After a moment of joyful contemplation, Lumina continued, "But rest assured, if Stelle ever meets with danger, a real threat to her life, I will step in and help."
Lumina's final words were undoubtedly a shot of reassurance to everyone present, completely putting them at ease.
"Sister Lumina, thank you." Stelle was now a [ Demigod of Time ], and as the current leader of the Chrysos Heirs, Aglaea naturally stepped forward to offer her thanks.
"You're welcome~" Lumina gently winked at Aglaea. Her playful and cute gesture, combined with her flawless appearance, caused even Aglaea's heart to skip a beat.
Unfortunately, however, a blush did not appear on Aglaea's face as a result of Lumina's actions.
Lumina wasn't particularly concerned about this.
Aglaea's humanity had only partially returned. Lumina hadn't cured her completely yet, planning instead to heal her bit by bit, building affinity while continuing the treatment.
This way, the achievement related to Aglaea would be completed on the day her humanity fully returned.
Hmm... Come to think of it, would it be a bit inappropriate to classify a beautiful girl's affinity as an "achievement"?
Lumina suddenly realized this, but soon stopped caring.
An "achievement" was just a name. All of Lumina's actions were heartfelt.
In that case, why worry about a name or a term?
"Alright, let's go. Let's take Stelle back to rest first..." Lumina said with a smile to everyone present, then waved to Herta and Hyacine, signaling them to leave.
"Although Stelle failed the Trial at the 15th hour, I will still step in to protect her life."
"But if possible, I hope that by the time the 15th hour arrives, it won't come to me having to intervene."
After leaving those words behind, Lumina, Herta, Hyacine, Stelle, Dan Heng, and Mem left the Vortex of Genesis.
Only Aglaea, Phainon, and Castorice remained. They began to discuss matters concerning the [ Death Titan ] and Stelle...