Danmachi: The Sign In System!

In the bizarre flow of the time channel, Orsted quietly observed the scenes around him.

This channel recorded everything in the world. The past, present, and future were displayed here, one by one.

Orsted could see them, yet they were both clear and blurry at the same time. He could perceive many scenes, but for most, he could only make out vague outlines, making it impossible to discern the specific details.

Orsted wanted to see them clearly and concentrated his mental power to its limit.

However, this only sharpened the images slightly. He realized that he could only see specific scenes with true clarity.

He discovered that the clearly visible scenes were all related to him.

Orsted suddenly realized this was the nature of the power of time; no one was allowed to peek into it at will. Only events closely related to him were rendered clearly.

He saw everything in his life clearly within this time channel. It was like a glance lasting ten thousand years; in just a single moment, he witnessed his entire life since being reborn into this world.

"What is going on?"

After observing closely, Orsted realized something was wrong.

The past from before his rebirth was not visible. He could see everything after his rebirth, but several scenes were flickering.

In one scene, he saw Tifa. In others, he saw Aerith and Senie. There were other flickering scenes as well, but unlike the ones featuring Tifa, Aerith, and Senie, he could not see into them.

"These are my past. Sure enough, the memories with Tifa and the others were not randomly inserted into my mind by the System."

"Instead, the System sent me to Tifa and the others in specific time periods, and I experienced everything personally. However, because it spanned a thousand years, I was unsure if they were real."

"Today, I can see it clearly."

"Those were not dreams, nor were they false memories fabricated by the System."

Looking at these images, Orsted's radiant form couldn't help but smile.

Then, he looked at the other pictures that were also flickering. At a certain moment, the flickering of one specific image gradually lessened, until finally, it stabilized and became clear.

After the image stabilized, Orsted's eyes flickered slightly.

"Found it. The past of the Astraea Familia!!!"

Looking at the younger Ryuu in the image, Orsted smiled faintly.

The next second, his figure sank into the image, officially stepping into the past spacetime.

Buzz!!!

In the past spacetime, five years ago, in the Lower Floors of the Dungeon, a figure made of light quietly descended.

As soon as he descended, Orsted heard a deafening explosion.

"Hmm? Was it a member of the Rudra Familia who caused that massive explosion in the Lower Floors?"

"It seems the Juggernaut of this era is about to be born."

Hearing the continuous explosions, Orsted instantly understood the specific moment in time he had arrived at.

Immediately, Orsted prepared to find Ryuu and the others as quickly as possible.

However, as soon as he set off, Orsted noticed the space around him flickering, as if another timeline was emerging.

"Is this what Ryuu mentioned? The shifting space!"

Looking at the flickering reality, Orsted understood. Once he began to intervene, a dimension similar to a parallel space would manifest around him.

This space would integrate into the world just as he did, overwriting what was originally there. The surrounding environment was gradually merging with this parallel space.

It was because of this parallel space that Ryuu and the others had witnessed the tragedy they were originally destined to experience. After the other members of the Astraea Familia fell, Ryuu had gone mad with grief and launched her revenge on the Rudra Familia.

"In the River of Time, the effect precedes the cause, and the effect is inserted into the past to form a causal relationship..."

"In my previous life, I witnessed the miserable plight of the Astraea Familia and felt great pity for them."

"This compassion awakened my wisdom. After coming into contact with Ryuu, I somehow gained the Magic of Causality(Miracle), which can interfere with the past."

"Using Ryuu as the catalyst, I intervened in the past to save the Astraea Familia."

"However, it is certain that the original cause lay in my previous life. Without the compassion born back then, this causality across time and space would not have been possible."

Orsted pondered this silently as he flew at high speed.

In this past spacetime, Orsted had not yet left any coordinates, so he could not use Instant at all and could only move at his own natural speed.

Fortunately, this causality avatar could fly and was extremely fast, allowing Orsted to travel rapidly as the space around him continued to flicker.

At the same time, in the dark, Orsted also felt an invisible force guiding him.

If Orsted could see the Falna on his back right now, he would find that the sacred hieroglyphs has recorded two new Magic: Extreme Time and Causality.

Meanwhile, on the 27th Floor, the Astraea Familia, having survived the initial explosion, officially encountered the members of the Rudra Familia.

Little did they know that a terrifying monster was currently being born on that very floor.

The moment the Astraea Familia and the Rudra Familia clashed, the monster was born.

The familiar roar reached Orsted's ears.

"Has it appeared?"

"But it doesn't matter. I already have a lock on it."

Listening to the roar echoing in his ears, Orsted raised his eyebrows slightly. His expression remained indifferent as he increased his speed...