"Big sister, I can't see this big brother's future."
The voice was crisp and childish. Lin Qiye and Si Xiaonan swiftly turned around to see a girl with two colorful braids sitting on a tree branch, curiously studying them. She looked no older than sixteen or seventeen.
"The goddess of 'future,' Skuld?" Si Xiaonan murmured.
Hearing that name, Lin Qiye's heart skipped a beat.
Skuld? Was she the goddess of "future" King Mask had mentioned, the one who possessed the law of time flow?
"It's only natural that you can't see his future. Even a corner of his past has been concealed..." Urd stared at Lin Qiye, muttering to herself. "Interesting... Who exactly are you?"
Under the gaze of the goddess of "past," Lin Qiye took a deep breath and answered truthfully:
"My name is Lin Qiye."
"I know your name is Lin Qiye. What I'm asking is..." Urd paused, then shook her head helplessly. "Forget it. It seems even you don't know."
"Come with me."
Urd turned and headed straight toward the depths of the valley.
Lin Qiye and Si Xiaonan exchanged a glance before following close behind.
The actions of Urd and Skuld made Lin Qiye even more certain of his suspicions. The Norns were neither supporters of Asgard nor inclined toward either Loki or Thor. They had seen through his identity as an outsider and Si Xiaonan's identity as an infiltrator, yet they had not acted against them. Instead, they were simply taking them away.
What exactly did they want?
Though he was surrounded by two goddesses, Lin Qiye was not panicked. The God of Assassins, Number 27, was still hidden within him in the form of smoke. When it truly came down to life and death, he would not just watch Lin Qiye die. As long