You think you're worthy of saving the world?

Our investigation, based on the clues you provided, has revealed that the attack on Alavent Monastery four years ago was indeed linked to the Hermit Order.

That's all, just a short line of text.

The moment Yuri finished reading the message, the note burst into flames and turned to ashes in mid-air.

"That's true..."

Although it was just to be on the safe side, the results of Yuri's investigation of Blue Cosmos were exactly as he had guessed.

Four years ago, the monastery where Stella had stayed was attacked by a group of mysterious people of unknown origin.

In that attack, her family members, who were all the other orphans in the convent, were kidnapped by the attackers, and she was the only one who managed to escape in the chaos.

This incident left 12-year-old Stella with deep psychological trauma.

Instead of using magic to fight back against the attackers, she used magic to escape capture.

For four years, Stella never regretted her cowardice that night. She continued to search for her family and eventually came to the Papal City.

However, she ultimately went in the wrong direction in her search.

The group that attacked Stella's monastery was actually a villainous group from the anime/manga series *The Revelation*.

The Hermit Order is a secret organization established by the Hermits, one of the members of the End of the Ritual.

Although Yuri knows who Stella's enemy is, he doesn't plan to reveal this information to her for the time being.

There's still some time before the Hermit Order becomes active again in the original storyline, so telling Stella in advance, given her personality, will definitely lead her to act recklessly and without regard for consequences.

It's a small matter that Yuri left without saying goodbye, but it would be terrible if her actions caused a butterfly effect that led to changes in the main storyline of the game.

I'm sorry, Stella... you'll have to stay at the Vatican and keep me company for a while longer.

Yuri rested her chin on her hand, gazing at the receding scenery outside the car window, feeling the weight of the girl on her shoulder, and thought to herself.

As compensation, I will definitely take full responsibility for your matter.

……

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……

During the day, Yuri and Stella spent their time in their respective rooms as usual.

As soon as Miss Witch got home, she went to the attic to sleep and slept until three o'clock in the afternoon.

Yuri was similar; instead of going back to his room, he covered himself with a blanket in the living room and went to sleep.

Then, as evening fell, the two left with the large sum of money provided by the Elf Embassy.

They had dinner at a nearby Alsatian restaurant.

Two people who usually make do with bread for every meal splurged today in celebration of the successful completion of their mission.

Stella was dining at a high-end restaurant in the Upper East Side for the first time, and she made quite a few funny mistakes along the way.

Overall, it was a very enjoyable day.

On the way home, Yuri looked at the darkening sky and suddenly spoke.

"Stella, there might be one more person in the house soon. You don't mind, do you?"

As per the previous bet, Ms. Annabelle is about to come to Yuri's house to be his maid.

Although it was only a week, Yuri felt it was necessary to inform Stella.

The silver-haired witch frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Is this sexual harassment?"

"Your imagination is too vivid," Yuri laughed.

"Ugh...!" Stella gritted her teeth, her face flushed.

I got home at exactly 7 p.m.

The two chatted and played chess in the living room, passing the time until eight o'clock in the evening.

Just as Stella was about to go upstairs and Yuri was about to return to her room, there was a knock on the door.

Yuri opened the door and was surprised to find that it was the elven diplomat Mistra, whom he had met that morning.

Instead of wearing her work uniform, she changed into a light white dress.

A plain dress paired with a perfect elfin face makes her look both elegant and noble.

"?"

Yuri was stunned: Didn't you say this morning that "we won't see each other again"? It's only been a few hours.

Miss lowered her head, pursed her lips, and whispered, "Good evening, Lord Euryphus... Um, may I go in first?"

111 Shall I sign my name on the ⊙⊙ for you?

In the living room, Yuri and Miss Elf sat facing each other on a soft sofa.

"Uh...thank you."

Missy nodded cautiously to Stella.

After placing the three steaming cups of milk tea down, the silver-haired witch sat back down next to Yuri.

"Good evening... good evening, Lord Euryphus."

Miss's attitude was completely different from that during the day.

Gone is the arrogance and aggressiveness; in their place is haggardness and anxiety.

Yuri exchanged a glance with Stella: "Good evening, Miss Miss... Is there anything I can help you with?"

"—"

Miss didn't say anything.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, Miss remained silent, and a long and awkward silence filled the living room.

"?"

Yuri and Stella exchanged a puzzled look.

They had initially thought that Miss had come tonight to ask them for money or cause trouble, but it seemed that wasn't the case.

To say why-

The elf lady from the Holy Tree Kingdom's embassy looked like she was about to cry.

She pursed her full lips, her small shoulders trembled slightly, her proud chest rose and fell, and tears could be seen in the corners of her eyes.

She looked exactly like a child being scolded by their parents but being very defiant, with endless grievances emanating from her.

Miss: "Yes..."

Yuri & Stella: "Right?"

"Woo!"

Miss lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes uncontrollably.

Why did things turn out this way...?

All I wanted to do was try my best to protect the reputation of my country...

Why must I endure such humiliation...?

Why must I apologize to humanity...!

In fact, no one required her to apologize to Euryphus.

However, she is a sprite who loves to overthink things.

Missy unilaterally believed that Euryphus must be very angry after she mocked him in the morning.

She herself understands that it is extremely shameless for someone to come to her door asking for her autograph now.

Therefore, on the one hand, Myster felt that she should apologize to Euryphus, but on the other hand, she felt extremely wronged because of the dignity of the elves.

"……sorry."

The elf bit her lip and said in a tearful voice.

"I'm sorry... Lord Euryphus, I said some very hurtful things to you this morning..."

Oh, I hope you won't take it to heart... Thank you so much for everything you've done for the Holy Tree Embassy...

Personally, I also look forward to building a good relationship with you in the future... *sob*

After speaking haltingly for a long time, Miss covered her face and began to sob.

"Waaaaah... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... Waaaah... I'm sorry..."

Yuri and Stella were speechless at her antics.

"What's going on? Did you have someone threaten her?" Stella grabbed Yuri and asked in a low voice.

"I don't understand! I've been with you all day, and I'm totally confused!"

But to be honest, the arrogant elf who humiliated me in the morning came to my house crying and apologizing in the evening... that feeling isn't so bad.

Yuri handed over a handkerchief: "Anyway, calm down first, Miss Miss. I accept your apology."

"Oh... thank you... you're so kind..."

Missy nodded obediently, took Yuri's handkerchief, and blew her nose.

It took her about twenty minutes to calm down, her eyes still red.

"Lord Euryphus."

"exist."

Yuri sat up straight, worried that this neurotic sprite would come up with some kind of abstract performance art next.

After venting her emotions, Miss remembered the secret mission entrusted to her by the princess—

"Obtain a signed copy of Lord Euryphus Falción's autograph."

Under the watchful eyes of Yuri and Stella, Miss took out two whiteboards.

"What is this?" Stella asked curiously.