The Absolute Godspeed of Infinite Worlds

Chapter 825 - 825

"Ding-dong!"The doorbell had only rung for three seconds before the door swung open.

"Eiji, you're here! Come in quickly!"

A woman with a doll-like face poked her head out, looking at him happily.

Eiji half-reluctantly allowed himself to be pulled into the room by her.

The room was as messy as ever.

She seemed completely unconcerned about her appearance.

Girls tend to be like this when pursuing someone, which showed just how carefree she was.

Generally speaking, girls like this would have been dumped by the guy long ago.

"Only someone like me wouldn't care about this. I'm so considerate!"

Eiji sighed deeply for a while before Mimori Akatsuki pressed him down onto a chair.

"Your favorite ice-cold cola!"

She took several cans of cola from the refrigerator, personally opened one and handed it to Eiji, then opened one for herself. The rapidly bubbling drink made her stomp her feet in delight.

"Thank you, Auntie."

Eiji politely expressed his gratitude.

"Auntie, may I ask why you called me here?"

"Nothing important."

Mimori Akatsuki looked at him with a blissful expression.

"Big sister just wanted to see you, that's all!"

Eiji showed an awkward yet polite smile.

Don't you know I was just having fun with Nina?

When I got your call, I thought something important had happened and rushed over so quickly.

And now you're telling me it's nothing?

"Huh? Eiji, what's with that expression? Were you lying when you said before that big sister could contact you even if nothing was wrong?"

Mimori Akatsuki looked on the verge of tears.

Eiji's expression shifted.

He glanced downward.

A beautiful leg clad in black stockings extended from under the table opposite him, lightly tapping back and forth on his leg.

"Nothing like that, of course I meant it!"

Eiji said with a serious expression.

"That's great! Big sister doesn't want to be disliked by Eiji!"

Mimori Akatsuki's tears turned to laughter.

Under the table, that beautiful black-stockinged leg had already boldly stretched toward him.

This woman really knows how to play, truly a married woman!

"Speaking of which, Eiji—"

Mimori Akatsuki smiled, the frivolous expression slowly fading from her face.

"Do you know how the strength of vampires is determined?"

She propped her cheek with one hand.

Her face gradually showed signs of discomfort.

Her physical stamina wasn't very good, and keeping her leg raised was starting to make it sore.

"I know, it's based on accumulated time, right?"

Eiji slowly sat up straight, leaning forward.

Mimori Akatsuki immediately relaxed, her leg conveniently resting on Eiji's lap.

Suddenly, her foot felt slightly warm, as if it had fallen into someone's hand.

Mimori Akatsuki looked at him with a smiling expression.

"Correct. Generally speaking, the older a vampire is, the more powerful they become. This is because they typically have accumulated more time."

She spoke like a teacher, skillfully guiding the discussion.

"Then, why do you think the Fourth True Ancestor became the world's strongest vampire?"

Oh?

Eiji's eyes narrowed slightly, and the hand caressing the black-stockinged leg paused for a moment.

Mimori Akatsuki maintained her smiling expression.

The foot in his hand wiggled slightly, as if dissatisfied with his sudden pause.

"I actually don't know that."

Eiji rubbed his chin.

For vampires, time means blood, time means magical power.

Thus, the older a vampire is, the stronger they become. The three True Ancestors possess such terrifying power precisely because they are the original vampires.

What about the Fourth True Ancestor?

An artificial True Ancestor, mostly sealed away—how could they become the world's strongest vampire?

Even if their familiars are incredibly powerful, where does the magical energy to control them come from?

Without accumulating so much time, how did the Fourth True Ancestor obtain such vast magical energy?

"Plunder."

Mimori Akatsuki raised a finger, her expression gradually intensifying.

Eiji's gaze sharpened.

Plunder?

"The reason the three True Ancestors are powerful is because they inherently possess vast accumulated inherent time."

From Mimori Akatsuki's mouth came a strange term.

Inherent accumulated time.

It refers to the time a living being has accumulated up to the present.

"And the Fourth True Ancestor is powerful because they can plunder others' inherent accumulated time!"

Eiji's eyes widened slightly.

Such a thing exists?

By plundering others' time, they accumulate vast inherent accumulated time.

In this way, they can instantly possess power rivaling or even surpassing the other three True Ancestors!

"Is such a thing possible?"

Eiji furrowed his brow.

Frankly, this part was too fantastical, beyond even his imagination.

"Among grimoires, there is one that possesses the ability to manipulate inherent accumulated time, though it's said to no longer exist."

Mimori Akatsuki gave Eiji an example.

Grimoires refer to books with special magical powers. These books themselves possess power and choose qualified mages as their masters.

They are more like magical artifacts than mere books.

"I understand."

Eiji nodded solemnly.

Having lived in this world for fifteen years, most of his time was spent under house arrest, and the remainder wasn't under his control. His understanding of the power system was far less than Mimori Akatsuki's.

Though Nina was by his side, due to Natsuki Minamiya's presence, they couldn't communicate freely, which was another issue.

"Because the Fourth True Ancestor plunders others' inherent accumulated time, I can't get too close to Nagisa."

At this point, Mimori Akatsuki mentioned an unexpected name.

Why bring up Nagisa now?

No.

Thinking carefully, this actually made sense.

Nagisa's body hosts the true soul of the Fourth True Ancestor.

Once the Fourth True Ancestor revives, they will inevitably plunder the inherent accumulated time of those around them.

The more contact with Nagisa, the more time would inevitably be stolen!

To avoid forgetting her daughter, Mimori Akatsuki deliberately settled at the MAR research institute, rarely returning home even once a week.

This was Mimori Akatsuki's well-intentioned but helpless decision as a mother.

In this regard, Kojou Akatsuki was actually the same. His travels weren't just to find a cure for Nagisa but also to avoid having too many memories of his daughter and son stolen by the revived Fourth True Ancestor!

"Auntie, you're telling me this... because you know what I'm doing?"

Eiji asked calmly while stroking the two black-stockinged legs resting on his lap.

"Yes, I know."

Mimori Akatsuki lay back comfortably in her chair, pushing her legs further toward him.

"I know very well."

"Whether it's your past as Narcissus—being confined, exploited, hunted, and forced to flee—or your present as the armored man seizing homunculi and confronting the True Ancestor, I know every detail clearly."

Eiji fell into silence.

Mimori Akatsuki's depth of understanding about him had completely surpassed his expectations.

"Even what you just did with your liquid metal lifeform subordinate—I can see it all! Ohohoho!"

Mimori suddenly covered her face with a laugh, though her eyes held no trace of amusement.

Eiji's hand trembled violently, nearly crushing her leg in his grip!