He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

That night.

Xie Bai sat in the chair, his eyes half-closed as he looked at the three helpless people in front of him.

Ivy, Hilary, and Chrisos.

The atmosphere was exceptionally tranquil under the night sky.

After an unknown amount of time, Xie Bai spoke first.

"Alright, now that you've seen me, if there's nothing else, please go back to your respective places."

"As for Clythos, I plan to have her improve her nutrition here first, but I won't necessarily supervise it myself. Someone else will probably take care of it."

"Having finished speaking, is there anything else you'd like to add?"

Xie Bai crossed his arms and waited quietly for the three to reply.

Under Xie Bai's gaze, Ivy tried raising her hand.

"Um...can we stay here a little longer?"

"no."

Xie Bai answered quite decisively.

She had already indulged Ivy and the others many times before, and now with the return of the new knights and the frequent appearance of the final power, she naturally couldn't let Ivy and the others take away her attention again.

Upon hearing Xie Bai's refusal, Ivy tremblingly withdrew her hand.

But then she seemed to remember something and raised her hand again.

"By the way, the issue regarding the Fate system hasn't been fully investigated yet. Could we stay and assist with that?"

"Stay and help? Hmm... is it really necessary?"

Is it necessary...?

Faced with Xie Bai's questioning, Ivy looked away and quickly came up with a reason.

"I feel there's more to this than meets the eye. Based on my intuition about fate, there's definitely... well, something very significant here that Gallost guy can't handle. Since you've been quite busy lately, we can lend a hand..."

"Is that so?"

After listening to Ivy's explanation, Xie Bai lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

She felt that Ivy had made up a reason on the spot, but the matter of the Famine Knights was resolved too easily, so she felt that something bigger was waiting for her.

But is it necessary to involve Ivy and the others?

To be honest, this is really unnecessary.

She dealt with the famine knight in just a few seconds, and even if there were more outrageous troubles waiting for her later, it would only take a few more minutes at most.

It's just something that can be done easily; there's no need to put the lives and safety of Ivy and the others at risk.

"but…"

Xie Bai looked up at Ivy, who was blinking.

After giving the reminder, Xie Bai stood up from his chair.

"I'm going back to the Void to rest for a bit. This time, you can't sneak into my bed while I'm asleep again, or I'll leave you to wander around the outer edges of the Void for a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Bai disappeared from the spot, leaving only Ivy and the others in the room.

Ivy looked around and, after confirming that Xie Bai was not watching them from the shadows, breathed a brief sigh of relief.

At that moment, Hilary quietly approached and poked Ivy in the back.

"So what you just said was true? Like you said before, that what you say is necessarily fate's arrangement?"

Upon hearing this question, Ivy's lips twitched slightly.

Seriously…

Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about? You just have to bring this up with her.

She was just teasing Hilary with a joke, but she didn't expect that not only would the girl believe it, but it would actually come true in the end.

Where can I go to reason with this?

Although the process was a bit convoluted, the final result did indeed match the description.

Considering that she might need Hiti, a high-end combatant, Ivy patiently explained.

"Yes, that's right, that's exactly what you think."

"Is that so…?"

After receiving Ivy's affirmative answer, Hilary nodded thoughtfully.

Since Ivy's previous prediction came true, she has developed an unprecedented level of trust in Ivy.

Now that she was allowed to stay because of Ivy's pleas, she suddenly felt that Ivy was someone she could get along with.

At least for now, getting her to let go of past grievances is absolutely no problem.

Thinking of this, Hiti turned her gaze to the third person present.

The Witch of Fortune, Clythos.

She was a very weak person in my memory, with little strength and intelligence, and was originally at the lowest level in terms of threat level. How did she become so troublesome now?

Back then, she was the one who summoned him back herself.

Noticing that Hiti was looking in their direction, Cressoth turned her head away.

"What are you looking at... If you don't like me, you can send me back to Valhalla, instead of giving me that look..."

Just as Clythos's tone grew increasingly dejected, Ivy suddenly reached out and shouted.

"Alright! Let's not bring up the past anymore. What's past is past. Besides, we're family, there's nothing we can't reconcile."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Clythos.

"Crysos, I need your help now. If you don't mind, we can shake hands and make peace right now."

When Ivy reached out her small hand, Chrisos glanced at it and then turned her head away.

"Tch... What era do you think we're in now? Still playing the same old tricks you used when you were the boss. I didn't say anything when you were still a kid, but now that you're all grown up, don't you think it's childish...?"

"Also, you were able to be the boss before because someone was always protecting you. Now that person is gone, why should I listen to you?"

Crysos attacked Ivy without reservation, as if venting her dissatisfaction with Ivy over the years.

Even so, Ivy did not let go of her hand.

She kept staring at Cresos until Cresos finally couldn't take it anymore.

"Fine, I'll do as you say, okay? Staring at other people like that makes me really uncomfortable..."

As she spoke, she grasped Ivy's small hand and shook it reluctantly.

Thus, a peace agreement was finally reached among the three.

Krysos quickly withdrew her hand and said in a doubtful tone.

"So... what you just said to fool my older sister wasn't all made up?"

Ivy shook her head.

"No, it's just made up."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere at the scene instantly fell silent again.

Krysos looked at Ivy with a hint of speechlessness.

"Couldn't you even pretend to lie to me for a moment? If what you just said was a lie, why are you still so determined to recruit me?"

Faced with Chrisos's questioning, Ivy shook her head again.

"You can't say that. At least I personally think this matter is quite serious. After all, that's the Fate Department, which I've been protecting. How could it possibly have fallen to last place? Those who say the Fate Department is a loser are definitely spreading rumors!"

Ivy's tone suddenly became excited, as if she had become a different person, which almost startled Cresso.

"In short, there must be someone targeting the Fate system, and their strength may be no less than mine. I can't fight alone; I need your help."

Upon hearing Ivy's explanation, Clythos's eye twitched slightly.

"All right…"

Although she really wanted to say that Ivy's strength wasn't that great to begin with, she swallowed her words since she couldn't even beat Ivy.

"Since I've already agreed, I'll try to offer some small help."

Crysos took out a bronze mechanical pocket watch from his pocket and then gently pressed it under the watchful eyes of Ivy and the others.

"Click..."

[Strange Object: The Guide Pocket Watch Codenamed Detective]

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