Their commission was suspicious.

Kaguya Houraisan has been dragged into the bar by Chen Luo's giant silken hand, and is now running around the bar barefoot, dragging clothes that are several times larger than herself.

Meanwhile, the Lawbringer was chasing after this overly energetic guy, occasionally glancing back at Chen Luo and Mebius, whose head was resting on Chen Luo's lap.

The reason Chen Luo was able to see what had happened to Kaguya Houraisan was because, in a sense, the "Curse of Time" was also a time-related ability, which is why Chen Luo could find it in Kaguya Houraisan's purchase list.

This means that Chen Luo can purchase this [ability].

[The Curse of Time]: The river of time has remembered you and planted an eye in you. Until the curse of time on you disappears, age will have no effect on you, because your physical state will randomly jump back and forth on its own timeline, possibly to the present or to the future. As for the duration... time has no meaning to the river of time.

Price: 2500 raw stones (5000 raw stones)

This curse of time can only be purchased by Chen Luo himself, and it's incredibly expensive.

Buying it is out of the question, but Chen Luo can find out what this ability is all about through an introduction.

Kaguya Houraisan's situation is a bit tricky.

It's clear that the River of Time was quite unhappy with Kaguya Houraisan's two raids, especially the last one.

The last time, because of excessive force, the river water jumped directly out of the bar for a period of time.

However, upon hearing Kaguya Houraisan's unrepentant cry of "Wuhu takeoff," the River of Time prevented the remaining rapidly evaporating water from merging back into the River of Time. Instead, it splattered the water onto Kaguya's face and used its power to imprint a mark upon her.

This is the curse of time.

"Thud!" The Herrscher of Knowledge, who was chasing after Kaguya Houraisan, witnessed Kaguya Houraisan's body suddenly grow a little bigger, and then she stepped on her clothes and fell to the ground. Fortunately, she wouldn't get hurt in the bar, otherwise it would have hurt a lot.

A little older, Kaguya Houraisan stood up and rubbed her head, as if she had just remembered something.

"that……"

Kaguya Houraisan shrank even smaller halfway through her sentence.

The curse of time is far more terrifying than Chen Luo's special ability to shrink people, because the ability remains effective no matter where you are.

Bars can't organize it either, because they can only guarantee that people won't get hurt or suffer any negative effects. But Kaguya Houraisan isn't considered hurt. Every time she changes her age group, Kaguya Houraisan gains some insights about time.

Being able to jump back and forth on one's own timeline is an extremely precious experience.

Since it brings benefits and has no drawbacks, the bar does not consider it a bad thing.

"Kaguya, come here." Chen Luo beckoned to Houraisan Kaguya, who excitedly ran towards him.

It seems that even if the timeline changes, the favorability rating shouldn't be affected too much.

Moreover, Chen Luo was confident that when a child was in an unfamiliar environment with unfamiliar people, he was definitely the one most likely to be trusted.

"Dad." Upon hearing this address, Chen Luo's body trembled, and he subconsciously glanced at Möbius, whose head was resting on his lap.

Chen Luo breathed a sigh of relief after finding that Mebius showed no signs of waking up.

Those who knew the Law had heard of this title before, so they weren't surprised at all. However, the title shocked those outside the bar.

When Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu, who were in the middle of surgery, heard this title, their hands trembled, and they almost sent their subordinate to his death.

Because Mebius is collaborating with Chen Luo on the fusion surgery today, neither Cang Xuan nor Dan Zhu, who won today's Seven Saints Summoning, will have the opportunity to assist.

However, the fusion surgery couldn't be performed without someone, so Chen Luo called Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu, who were staying at St. Freya Academy, to come over.

Although Cangxuan and Danzhu had some reservations about the matter, after being glared at by Mebius, they obediently began the fusion surgery.

This is no longer simply a matter of whether Cangxuan and Danzhu are currently working under Mebius; it's due to their accumulated power and influence.

Abby, who was listening to Mozart's music nearby, did not hear this.

However, even if Abby heard it, she would probably be confused, since her worldview had already been shattered after meeting Chen Luo. So, no matter what she saw, she would probably just think it was common knowledge in the underworld, right?

Running to Chen Luo's side, Kaguya Houraisan's jealousy suddenly erupted when she saw someone lying on Chen Luo's lap. She prepared to shake the person up and make her leave immediately. But Chen Luo quickly stopped her.

Little darling, what are you trying to do?

And why are you calling me "Dad" again?

After Kaguya Houraisan walked to his side, Chen Luo patted her head.

Chen Luo didn't call Kaguya Houraisan here specifically to pat her head, but because...

"Bang!" Kaguya Houraisan instantly transformed from a small child back into a normal human form.

"Quickly, use the power of eternity on yourself," Chen Luo said, stroking Kaguya Houraisan's hair.

After a moment of surprise, Kaguya Houraisan exerted her power upon herself.

Seeing this, Chen Luo finally released Kaguya Houraisan.

"What on earth happened?" Recalling the series of events that had just transpired on her, Kaguya Hourai was somewhat annoyed.

Kaguya Houraisan roughly guessed what had happened to her, but she didn't know the details.

“You currently have something called the Curse of Time on you, and its effect is…” Chen Luo began to explain.

"Then why were you able to restore me to my original state?" Kaguya Houraisan asked with some suspicion.

Kaguya Houraisan knew that Chen Luo could turn people into children, but now he's turning adults into children, isn't he?

"Nonsense, of course it's because I'm the river god. Although I can't remove the curse of time from you, I can adjust the time period you'll jump to. But if we're a little further apart, you'll be controlled by the curse of time again, which is why I told you to cast the power of eternity on yourself."

Because the curse of time is essentially a curse of the river of time; you are cursed because the river of time dislikes you.

However, since this is only a derivative of the river of time, and not the river of time itself, Chen Luo can only influence it, not eradicate it.

"Of course, don't think that the curse of time is gone just like that. Your power of eternity is essentially the power of time, and at most it can only extend the time it takes to become your original form."

"In short, you're in trouble." Chen Luo let out a gloating laugh.

"You still have time to laugh? Aren't you going to help me figure out how to break this curse of time?" Kaguya Houraisan said, somewhat embarrassed and angry.

"Don't say that. Every time you travel to a different time period, it deepens your understanding of time, which is a good thing. So, are you really planning to lift this curse?"

"Do you have a solution?"

"No."

"Then what the hell are you talking about?"

Chen Luo probably couldn't fulfill this request, but if Kaguya Houraisan really did issue the request, Chen Luo might try to reason with the River of Time. Whether he could succeed or not, Chen Luo would definitely give it a try.

"By the way, how many days does this curse of time last?"

"I don't know, the time is uncertain. Time has no meaning in the context of the river of time. The specific situation depends on the mood of the river of time. If it's in a good mood, the curse might be lifted in a while; if it's in a bad mood, you might never be able to lift it." Chen Luo shook his head.

I'm not the river of time, so what's the point of asking me?

"Why did the River of Time impose this curse on me? I'm not even from this world. Oh, right, do you think this punishment could be lifted if I went back to my own world?" A thought suddenly flashed through Kaguya Houraisan's mind.

"Stop lying to yourself. You should know that this curse of the River of Time is not a curse imposed on you by the River of Time of some other world, but a curse imposed on you by your own River of Time. Unless you kill yourself, your own tributary of the River of Time will definitely be affected by the great River of Time."

Everyone carries within them the river of time, and everyone is a tributary of that river; therefore, the river of time is omnipresent.

Perhaps time does differ in every world, but in each world you enter, your own river of time will always connect with the main current of that river of time.

Every individual is a branch in the world, while the river of time is the trunk.

Changing to another world is like breaking off a branch and grafting it onto another tree. Even if it's grafting, doesn't the branch still have to be inserted into the trunk?

In short... you've offended the river of time and you still want to run away?

"Ah, then why don't you have the curse of time? Logically speaking, if you spit into the river of time, shouldn't you be even more unlucky?" Kaguya Houraisan said, somewhat annoyed.

"But the problem is... I only poured time into the river to summon the more precious water of time. It was unintentional. What's that called... ignorance is bliss."

"Nonsense!"

"Whether it's fallacy or not, you're the one now under the curse of time, not me. Instead of thinking about how I'm trying to get myself afflicted with the curse of time, you should think about how to keep yourself from turning into a child and going around calling everyone 'Dad.'"

Kaguya Houraisan's face instantly turned red with anger.

That's so mean.

And I don't just call anyone "Dad"!

You bastard!

However, Chen Luo's words make sense. How can we break this curse of time?

"I wonder how the big shots in your world solve the curse of time. Chen Luo, why don't you go ask them? Ask the Heavenly Emperor," said Kaguya Houraisan.

“No way. Do you think the Heavenly Emperor is so easy to meet? And even if we did meet him, why would he tell me the solution? Besides, the Heavenly Emperor is much stronger than you, and he's from a different world. His experience might not be useful to you.”

If Chen Luo were to ask the Heavenly Emperor, setting aside the question of who was actually under the curse of time, he would have a hard time explaining just where he even learned about the term "curse of time."

Although Chen Luo had already given up in the Heavenly Court and didn't want to explain why his divine authority was higher than the Heavenly Emperor's, he still didn't want to attract too much attention...

Chen Luo felt that this goal had already failed, or rather, since Chen Luo was able to freely travel between the mortal and immortal realms, it was no longer possible to do such a thing.

"That's true..."

Houraisan is certain that there are aliens in his Gensokyo world, since the Moon People are one type of alien.

Kaguya Houraisan has not explored the wider world beyond this, but she has heard of the Dragon God Kaguya Houraisan.

The Heavenly Emperor's position in the Chinese pantheon should be similar to that of the Dragon God. The Dragon God is definitely stronger than me, so I probably won't need the Heavenly Emperor's experience.

"Instead of worrying about when you can break this curse of time, you should think about how to appease the river of time. Also, aren't you playing games anymore?" Chen Luo pointed to the computer screen in Kaguya Houraisan's room, which was already showing a failure.

"Wait, I lost? How long has it been since I turned into a child?" Kaguya Houraisan exclaimed in surprise.

"I don't know, it's been a long time anyway."

"Wouldn't I be cursed to death? Forget it, those things aren't important now. What's important is how I can please the River of Time?" Kaguya Houraisan was somewhat troubled.

"I've never tried to please them, so I don't know." Although Chen Luo has never manipulated the River of Time, the fact that he can summon it at any time shows that he holds at least an equal position with the River of Time, and may even have a slight advantage.

This is only because Chen Luo is currently too inexperienced; otherwise...

In any case, Chen Luo probably doesn't need to curry favor with the River of Time anymore, unless he needs something from it.

Therefore, Chen Luo really had no experience in how to please the River of Time.

"Why don't you call Time River 'Mom' and directly acknowledge her as your godmother?" Chen Luo offered a constructive suggestion.

"roll."

"Why don't you call him Dad?" the Herrscher of Knowledge asked curiously.

"The River of Time is a river, and its status is probably equivalent to the mother river of all time-based cultivators, so it's not a loss to call it 'mother'."

That's how Chen Luo understood it anyway.

"Let me try to help you. Try to please them." Chen Luo threw out another drop of Time River water, connecting the illusory River of Time with the real River of Time.

Now Chen Luo only has two drops of Time River left.

The river of time that was connected did not start out calm like the original river of time; instead, it began to surge as soon as it appeared, and a wave surged out.

Kaguya Houraisan was startled.

This time, the target is not Kaguya Houraisan, but Chen Luo.

Upon seeing the river, Chen Luo instinctively wanted to run away, but Mebius was lying on his lap.

Moreover, Chen Luo thought about it carefully and realized that he was the River God, so what did he have to be afraid of?

Therefore, Chen Luo chose to face the long river of time that had begun to cause trouble.

The surging river of time slowly approached Chen Luo, but instead of slapping him like it did with Kaguya Houraisan, it... patted Chen Luo's head.

"???"

【good】

Chen Luo could probably understand the meaning of the river of time.

After a moment of surprise, Chen Luo understood why the River of Time had said that.

"..."

Damn it, you've taken advantage of me over time!

But after seeing that the cups that had been thrown out of the River of Time were now filled with the water of the River of Time, Chen Luo chose to keep quiet.

23 cups of time river water...

hiss……

Forget it, I'll remember this grudge and get my revenge later!

"It really works?" Even Kaguya Houraisan was astonished.