Badak's reaction surprised Charlotte.
Looking at the forr City State Legion Commander, who appeared completely bewildered, Charlotte couldn't help but ask,
"Badak, do you… not rember Lilith?"
Badak shook his head,
"Lord Cain, the na Lilith is not uncommon, but… after thinking it over, I don't seem to recall anyone by that na."
Hearing Badak's words, Charlotte's expression beca slightly stern.
"Do you really not rember? Who was the one who led you to establish the Free City State Alliance?"
She couldn't help asking further.
Badak's expression beca even more confused,
"The person who led us to establish the Free City State Alliance? Wasn't that… you?"
Charlotte fell silent.
She sighed and tried a different approach,
"Then… do you rember Haral? Who is Haral's sister?"
"Ha…"
Badak faltered slightly.
He hesitated for a mont, not daring to ntion the na, and instead looked cautiously at the sky, asking with so trepidation,
"Do you an… the one above? Does He… have a sister?"
Charlotte's heart sank, and an ominous feeling intensified.
"Badak, who were the people who led you to establish the Free City State Alliance?"
She looked at Badak with a serious face and asked again.
"Wasn't it… you? You rescued us when we were in a crisis, leading us in rebellion against the Elves, blessing us with a new life…"
Badak stated matter-of-factly.
"Only ?"
"Could it… not be?"
Charlotte: …
Watching the girl's increasingly serious expression, Badak also started to appear hesitant.
He hesitated for a mont before asking,
"Lord Cain, could it be that… besides what happened later, I've forgotten sothing else?"
Charlotte remained silent.
"You say you lost your mory, so… what exactly is the mory you lost?"
Charlotte pondered for a mont before asking in a different way.
Badak respectfully answered,
"It's the mories after the Dawn Battle, during the 'Dawn Battle' where we clashed with the elf army, I was severely injured and fell into a slumber, and when I woke up, I was already in the tomb of the Nais Clan."
"I've communicated with the mbers of the Nais Clan, and they told that it was I who helped the Stargazer Cosy establish the Nais Clan, that it was I who supported Cosy in his rebellion against the rciless and tyrannical Blood True Ancestor, and that after the Blood True Ancestor disappeared, I led the Nais Clan towards true freedom…"
"But, I have no mory of these events, I even find it unbelievable that Cosy could have beco mythical, after all… in my mory, he was just one of the new Descendants you later selected to expand the legion, his strength… was too weak back then…"
Charlotte fell silent again.
She exhaled lightly and said,
"Badak, tell everything from our first encounter to before you fell asleep, exactly as you rember it."
Badak looked anxiously at Charlotte's serious face, nodded, and began to recount his mories from the beginning…
…
Badak recounted a segnt of mory that seed familiar yet starkly different from Charlotte's.
Similarities were there, like rebelling against the rule of the Elves, establishing the Free City States, and opposing the Old Gods and the Elves…
But the differences were, in Charlotte's mories, Haral and Lilith were replaced with herself.
Badak didn't rember Lilith; he had no mory related to Haral either. From the beginning to the end, it was only Charlotte who led them.
The deeds in Charlotte's mories belonging to Lilith and Haral had all beco her own, even the death of Lilith had turned into a near-death experience where Charlotte awakened the power of the Bloodline and beca the Ancestor of the Bloodline.
anwhile, Badak's mory stopped at the conclusion of the Dawn Battle.
In his words, the Dawn Battle was a major conflict between the Free City State Alliance and the Elf Alliance, a crucial battle for the dominion of the western mainland between the Elf Clan and the Bloodline.
What happened afterward, the severely injured Badak didn't know.
It wasn't until he awoke once more, baffled, looking at the Nais Bloodline, who bowed before him, and then learned about his own "great achievents" from the Nais Clan.
After hearing Badak's account, Charlotte sank into thought.
Honestly, she did not believe her transmigratory mories were false.
She had verified through "Been there, done that" that she indeed had traveled through ti, and she indeed had t "Lilith" and "Haral," becoming their teacher.
She indeed had bestowed powers upon "Lilith" during her previous travels; her mories should be true, at least regarding that.
So… it was clear now.
The problem likely wasn't with her but with Badak.
Badak's mories about Lilith and Haral had been erased by so force, or rather… modified.
However, Badak still rembered the Divine Lord Haral of the Holy Royal Court.
What he didn't rember was Haral, the founder of the Free City State Alliance.
But for Lilith, her existence was almost thoroughly "erased," with all related mories replaced by Charlotte.
What in the world is going on?
Why are Badak's mories different from hers?
There are others of the Bloodline... Charlotte had turned many pages but found no ntion of "Lilith," and both Albrecht and Yulster seed to have no recollection of this na either.
Charlotte had thought that perhaps Lilith had concealed her real na for various reasons, but it now seed not to be the case; her existence had been "erased" from the mory of the Bloodline.
It appeared that the only traces left were in Charlotte's own mory and the signature in Lilith's handwriting on the title page of the Blood Holy Scripture.
The more Charlotte thought, the more confused she beca, and the more she pondered, the more alard she felt.
Clearly, in true history, Lilith had already beco a God.
Then what kind of power could erase the existence of a God?
And Haral...
Lilith was one thing, but Haral's existence was clearly still known. So why had his mories been altered too?
Who did this?
What conspiracy is this?
Does this also relate to her?
No...
The replacent of mories related to Lilith with her own must inevitably concern her!
Or maybe, does this mory disorder also relate to her crossing?
Charlotte's expression grew somber.
She only felt that in these jumbled mories, an unseen hand seed to be manipulating everything covertly.
And this could very likely relate to the "madness" of Lilith in true history.
"Cain, Lord, the mbers of the Nais clan tell of events after my slumber; the Blood True Ancestor they describe... is it really you?"
Badak hesitated and then asked.
Charlotte glanced at him,
"What do you think?"
Badak shook his head repeatedly,
"No, it can't be you; the Blood True Ancestor they described was so cruel and ruthless, I can't believe it's you."
"To provide us our own holand, you even spared your bloodline's essence. Such benevolence... You would never slaughter the Bloodline further!"
So... were you just speaking up for in front of those Nais Bloodline descendants?
Charlotte's feelings were mixed.
Honestly, Badak's mory had confused her with Lilith.
The experiences in his mory where the True Ancestor did whatever it took, even sacrificing their power for the future of their clan, were not those of Charlotte, but actually of Lilith.
Of course, various signs indicated that the "cruel and ruthless" Blood True Ancestor is very likely to have been Lilith.
"Cain, Lord, I... must have forgotten sothing crucial. Can you resolve my confusion?"
Badak requested.
His expression was anxious, seeming quite unsettled.
Looking at this forr Third Legion Commander, Charlotte paused for a mont and then said,
"You indeed have forgotten so crucial things."
"I did bestow the power of bloodline descendants to mortals, but... leading you to establish the Free City State Alliance, leading the Bloodline descendants to truly rise, was not ."
"At least... from what I currently 'recall,' that wasn't ."
"Not you? How is that possible? Are you saying my mory has been altered? Have all the Bloodline's mories been altered?"
"That's... impossible, I have already checked my mory, I indeed have forgotten so things, but my mory has definitely not been tampered with! Even gods, if they alter mory, would inevitably leave traces!"
"What... if the one altering the mory wasn't 'human'?"
Charlotte countered.
Badak went slightly pale, his eyes widening in shock.
For a while, both were silent.
After a mont, Charlotte sighed and said,
"Badak, let's not dwell on the mory issue for now, I will gradually figure out the truth. Of course, I'll need your help in this process."
"Naturally, you are our Ancestor, the great Blood True Ancestor; following your command is my duty."
Badak answered as if it was a given.
Charlotte paused, emotions more complex.
She sighed and said,
"In that case, start by integrating the power of the Nais clan for . Since the Nais clan respects you so much, I think... you can help , get them to let down their guard against , and swear their allegiance to ."
Badak nodded,
"I will follow your instructions."
"Additionally... do not reveal our conversation today to anyone."
Charlotte thought and then added sternly.
Badak's expression grew serious,
"I understand."
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