Your King Can Only Be Me

The scene then shifted to Melina and Ranni's souls separating…

This was the only scene the three of them saw identically.

Next was Ranni's vision…

The scene she saw was astonishing.

Lin Luo defeated Starscourage Radahn, the Ancestral Spirit, a Dragon Soldier, and a Gargoyle with his longsword.

He burned "giant ants," kicked giant iron balls, tore apart the "Calamity Shadow" sent by the Two Fingers with his bare hands, waded through a cesspool of corruption, enjoyed a thrilling coffin ride, and finally defeated the alien star-shaped entity—the Dark Child of the Stars—before standing outside Manus Church.

For some reason, as Ranni watched this cinematic sequence, especially the part where Lin Luo put on the Dark Moon Ring and finally took her hand at the end, A smile involuntarily appeared on her face. She didn't know why.

At this moment, the scene cut to Lin Luo standing before the Elden Beast, longsword in hand, facing the Greater Will…

Ranni couldn't believe it. She knew how powerful the Greater Will was. No matter how many gods entered the Lands Between, they were all defeated one by one by the Greater Will and eventually fled in disarray.

It was so powerful that even her mother, at her peak, would never dare to provoke it.

Yet, Lin Luo, with just his sword and himself, could stand in an invincible position…

Then came the scene from the beginning…

The three of them stood on the magic tower's summit in a daze for a long time, and the sky gradually darkened.

Seluvis below was getting impatient.

"What is Ranni doing?"

"I don't have the patience to stay here and play boring games with you!" Seluvis said angrily. "If I had nothing to do, I'd surely be researching my lovely puppets right now! Instead of sitting here eating dust!"

Because Ranni summoned them, even though they were spirits, their true consciousness was brought over simultaneously.

"Seluvis, watch your words!"

Blaidd narrowed his eyes, a hint of killing intent glinting within them, and slightly gripped the Royal Greatsword.

Iji also looked at Seluvis with displeasure.

"Nuh nuh nuh… Don't be so serious, I'm just complaining…"

Seluvis felt a chill and quickly said.

He knew that if those two said they would kill him, they would actually do it…

However, his own loose tongue was something he definitely couldn't change.

…Seluvis slapped himself silently and lowered his head, but a hint of ferocity flickered in his eyes.

Seeing that Seluvis knew his place, Blaidd snorted and looked up at the tower with some confusion.

However, he knew what he should and shouldn't do. He put down his greatsword and continued to sit on the steps, waiting.

Time flowed slowly, and Lin Luo's eyes began to clear.

He was the first to recover…

A few seconds later, the two women also regained consciousness.

Melina's eyes were red, and it was unclear what she had experienced. Ranni's condition seemed unchanged, but she silently pulled down her hood, not appearing entirely calm.

Melina suddenly hugged Lin Luo and burst into tears.

"I… I'm sorry…"

Lin Luo was stunned. What was going on? Who am I, where am I?

Lin Luo didn't have time to think. He quickly hugged Melina and patted her back to comfort her.

At this moment, Lin Luo remembered what had just happened. Could it be… those were Ranni and Melina's memories?

Then… Melina just now…

Lin Luo suddenly understood.

He raised his hand and wiped the tears from Melina's face.

"There's no need to apologize… Those things weren't done by you,"

Lin Luo lightly kissed Melina's forehead and slowly said.

Melina looked at Lin Luo with teary eyes and hugged him tightly.

Ranni looked up and gave Lin Luo a meaningful glance. Being in her "rebellious phase," she absolutely wouldn't get involved with this Tarnished because of this memory!

At most… just a little bit of good feeling, yes… just a little bit.

Anyway, the Ranni in his memory wasn't her.

Ranni kept persuading herself in her heart.

"So… Witch, can I help you kill the Two Fingers now?"

Lin Luo looked at Ranni, his eyes filled with an unreadable emotion.

Ranni felt inexplicably angry upon hearing his words.

That damned Tarnished, why is he being so distant! Ah, no, why should I be angry?

"No rush!"

Ranni huffed, "The Godslayer's Greatsword must be obtained."

"I at least want to get my hands on that weapon!"

Lin Luo sensed the strange undertone in Ranni's words.

He tentatively asked, "Ranni?"

"Hm?"

Ranni's eyes lit up, but her hood obscured them, so Lin Luo didn't see.

"If the Fingers keep sending the Black Knife to ambush us, it'll surely cause a lot of trouble..."

But Lin Luo regretted saying that immediately. He seemed to understand Ranni's thoughts.

"I'll go get it for you!"

Lin Luo suddenly changed his mind. This was indeed a lapse on his part, as Ranni didn't have many ways to counter the Black Knife assassins. However, with the Godslayer's Greatsword, things would be completely different.

Moreover, even if this Two Fingers was killed, the Greater Will would still have other Two Fingers to dispatch Black Knives.

As for Lin Luo's previous weapons imbued with the Death Rune, almost all of them had been merged already.

And his previous Godslayer's Greatswords had been shattered in his game of wits with the Greater Will.

Therefore, besides the Black Sword and the Frenzied Flame, Lin Luo didn't seem to have many other methods to deal with the Greater Will.

Ranni glanced at Lin Luo quizzically, pursing her lips as if to say something, but ultimately said nothing.

Ranni looked at the several books piled on the wooden chair, but ultimately chose not to sit on them.

After a few seconds of silence.

Ranni spoke, "Um... I'm going to sleep now. You should leave. I hope when I wake up next time, I'll hear good news..."

Ranni clasped her small hands tightly, thinking about something unknown.

"Okay."

Lin Luo nodded lightly, picked up Melina, and walked directly out of Ranni's room.

"?"

Ranni froze, what was going on? So decisive!!

He shouldn't have lingered a bit? At least given her a look of reluctance... leaving so decisively, didn't she mean anything to him at all...

An inexplicable anger welled up in Ranni.

"Damn it, he's just a Tarnished! Those memories aren't mine! Why should I..."

Ranni grew more upset the more she thought about it, eventually sitting directly on the floor, puffing out her cheeks, her small hands patting the ground repeatedly.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

And then...

As he left, Lin Luo hid on the stairs, with Melina standing beside him. She nodded slightly at Lin Luo.

Having received the approval of his "main wife," Lin Luo happily kissed Melina's lips, then took the opportunity to slip back into Ranni's room.

Just as Ranni was sulking, Lin Luo's head slowly appeared at the doorway (it looked a bit weird, don't mind it). This perfectly captured Ranni's mortifying moment.

Ranni, perhaps because she was angry, didn't notice Lin Luo's arrival.

It wasn't until Lin Luo approached her that Ranni felt a part of the light before her was blocked.

Only then did she look up.

Ranni's puffed-out cheeks deflated instantly. Logically, given her personality, she should have been ashamed and angry. However, upon seeing Lin Luo again, she felt inexplicably happy...

"Why are you still here! I'm going to sleep!"

Ranni lowered her head and said haughtily.

"I just came to remind you of one thing..."

Lin Luo's expression was extremely calm, which made Ranni feel a little disappointed.

This was immediately followed by anger. After all, he was just a Tarnished, how dare he...

However, what Lin Luo said next made her completely fall for him.

Lin Luo placed Varre's bouquet on Ranni's lap and whispered in her ear.

"Your lord... can only be me."