"This is your brother? Haha, he looks quite ordinary."
"Medici, you're actually a little brother."
"Looks like we've been treating Medici unfairly. After all, he's a little brother!"
"Hahaha! No wonder you never discuss topics related to siblings. It's because of this. Understood, understood."
The atmosphere was suddenly shattered, accompanied by the banter of Soren and Einhorn. Suddenly, the atmosphere became cheerful, full of the feeling of a comedy scene.
"Shut up!" Medici couldn't maintain the dignity he had just established. His brows furrowed as he snapped, followed by a sarcastic remark, "I indeed can't compete with you guys in this regard. After all, I'm not a sister. Or should I address you both as old grannies?"
Sauron and Einhorn fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then opened their mouths to speak. However, Medici preemptively anticipated their actions, reaching out to rub their cheeks before they could utter a word, evidently preventing them from speaking further.
Seeing this scene, even though his mood was somewhat down, Lynn couldn't help but laugh. He felt that in this world, names might be called wrongly, but nicknames were never mistaken. The trio of comedians lived up to their reputation.
Then, Lynn tilted his head slightly, crossed his arms, and smiled, "Do you need your big brother's help, Little Red?"
His expression was gentle, exactly like an older brother caring for his younger sibling. However, only Lynn knew how much of this caring expression was genuine.
Although Lynn truly cared for Medici, he also enjoyed seeing Medici's antics and jokes. He was the kind of elder brother who would shield Medici from danger but would kick him if he fell into a pit.
You can't really say he's an irresponsible brother, but calling him responsible would be dishonest.
"You shut up too." In the midst of his busy schedule, Medici glanced at Lynn, clearly seeing through Lynn's true intentions. With a disdainful glare, he continued to quarrel with Soren and Einhorn, turning it into a domestic battle.
Lynn wasn't angry either, leisurely watching the scene. When Medici finally managed to suppress the other two members of the trio, preventing them from continuing their banter, Lynn calmly spoke, "Medici, how do you view me?"
"What do you think I should think of you?" Medici didn't directly answer Lynn's question, just staring at him with emotions that were hard to discern in his blood-red eyes.
Raising his chin slightly, Medici's tone carried a hint of mockery, "Brother? Or perhaps, a stranger who suddenly barged into my past?"
"That's truly saddening." Lynn pretended to look sorrowful, but he wasn't really too sad. Because Lynn could see that Medici's true emotions were not just mockery and sarcasm.
While Medici didn't truly see him as a monster or a stranger, he might not see him as a brother yet, but he was shaken by their shared past.
Therefore, Lynn didn't mind Medici's attitude. He just looked at Medici and said calmly but earnestly, "Of course, I hope you see me as a brother. Perhaps to you, I indeed seem like a stranger who suddenly intruded into your past."
Here, Lynn paused for a moment, sighed, and then continued, "But for me, you are the first family I've had since I came to this world. Your past may be history for you, but for me, it's the present."
"Medici, perhaps you think I've intervened in your past without permission, but in reality, I'm just living my life as best as I can."
Medici was momentarily stunned, his brows slightly furrowing as he asked, "What do you mean?"
"It means that since I arrived in this world, I've existed in two different timelines. Your past is my present."
"Perhaps you think I intentionally meddled in your past, but in reality, it's fate. Fate made me your brother in the Second Era, and it made me wake up in this body in the Fifth Era, able to see you now."
Lynn calmly dropped a bombshell. In that moment, he knew his previous speculations about the past were correct.
Therefore, after a few seconds of contemplation, Lynn decided not to hide the fact that he existed in two different timelines.
It was a secret, but one that couldn't be kept hidden, so Lynn decided to use it as leverage.
Medici was clearly shocked by this revelation, perhaps also surprised by Lynn's easy confession. His expression changed several times before finally returning to calmness, asking, "What are you, exactly?"
"That's a question I also want to know." Lynn shrugged. He truly wanted to know what he was, and he had contemplated this issue before, so he spoke openly about it now, "I know you suspect I'm from outside or some sort of Outer God, and I have the same suspicion myself."
"But regardless, one thing is certain: I harbor no ill will toward this world. Otherwise, with my abilities, if I wanted to destroy something, you wouldn't necessarily be able to stop me, right?"
Lynn smiled. His words naturally referred not to his Sequence 2 abilities but to the power he had shown in front of Medici and the ancient sun god, the power he had displayed after borrowing the power of an unknown entity.
In that state, Lynn was honestly not an opponent an ordinary Sequence 0 could handle.
Medici remained noncommittal, maintaining an air of superiority as he looked at Lynn, evidently weighing the credibility of Lynn's words.
Lynn then looked at Medici, continuing to smile as he said, "Little Red, haven't you realized what having a big brother like me means?"
Medici was momentarily stunned. As a top-tier conspirator, he almost immediately realized what Lynn meant.
"It means that as long as I'm willing, I can change your past, prevent you from being killed by Alista, change your current situation, and make you become the Red Angel again, or even more." Lynn chuckled as Medici grasped his meaning.
Then, Medici saw the young man in front of him extend a hand, as if extending an invitation:
"So, do you want your brother to save you? Medici."
(End of Chapter)