Mediator? Messenger?

"Lin... huh?"

Seeing someone tear through space to arrive, Nolan instinctively stepped forward, shielding Linsey behind him.

But the moment he took that step, something astonishing happened.

The intense aura of the Divine Court and Seven Stars Federation around Linsey vanished completely.

If Nolan had not been utterly confident in himself, he might truly have thought there was something wrong with his senses!

"..."

Linsey said nothing and merely shrugged at Nolan.

Handling this was far easier for him than for ordinary people. He only needed to remove his equipment in the Equipment Slot, and he became as clean as a newborn infant.

"You..."

"You really are something."

Nolan looked somewhat helpless, but he quickly turned around to face the spot where space had been torn open.

Four humans—three men and one woman—were emerging before them.

The man standing in the center wore leather armor, and an unmistakable aura of technique clung to him.

The traces of spatial fluctuations were far too obvious.

Though he tried his best to conceal them, he could only gather those conspicuous ripples little by little.

As for the other three.

Linsey could tell that both men were Awakened.

Only the Madam—upon meeting her gaze, Linsey instinctively felt favor toward her, as if she were a close friend or relative to whom he could entrust important matters.

"..."

"A messenger."

Linsey made his judgment. In the future era, the Awakened from Starhorn City possessed this sort of power to influence people's hearts.

A moment later.

The middle-aged man in the lead stepped forward and stood opposite Nolan.

"Nolan, hadn't you decided to leave?"

"Why have you come back now?"

Nolan answered with a confident smile:

"What do you mean, come back?"

"When I said goodbye to Bena, I only said I was going for a