You think you're worthy of saving the world?

Stella's smile froze.

The gray pigeons in the square fluttered their wings and returned to the sky.

Along with the girl's sneer, the surrounding noise also disappeared.

Time and space around them seemed to freeze at this moment; conversations, hawking, noise, and footsteps all disappeared.

However, time did not actually stop; the clock in the corner of the square continued to tick away crisply.

—It was she and everyone around Yuri who stopped.

The citizens who were walking through the square and hurrying along just a moment before stopped in their tracks.

The couple stopped arguing, and the acrobat's ball fell to the ground.

The homeless man stopped pouring alcohol, the painter put down his brush, and the little girl lowered her hand that was holding flowers.

The more than two hundred humans gathered in Prosperity Square now all turned their faces toward Stella, staring at the girl with cold, expressionless eyes.

"When was it..."

Faced with this surreal and bizarre scene, even the usually fearless Stella felt as if she had fallen into a bottomless abyss, struggling to keep her body from trembling.

The girl's voice was hoarse as she didn't know which of the hundreds of gazes to respond to.

"No...these, they...they're all your people?"

"What do you think? This is what we call 'Power'... the greatest magic in the world."

Yuri, with a calm smile, put the star coin back from his fingers.

In the next instant, time and space in the square began to flow again.

013 I, the innate savior of a soft rice bowl

The time goes back to three hours ago.

Yuri and a group of the assembled Lily Cross Knights set off and arrived in the lower city.

Because of the Holy Son's special status, he must be accompanied by a personal guard if he wants to leave the Upper City. Ruby and the others have always been taught not to leave Yuri's side easily.

However, today's situation is special, and Yuri suggested that the two sides split up.

Lily Cross first went to the Lower City Hall to check the resident register and found a girl named Stella among the three million citizens—

Because these are very common female names, it would probably take quite a bit of time to filter them one by one based on age and physical characteristics.

They then went directly to Stella's house and took her away before the news leaked out.

The plan was perfect, but for Yuri, the real challenge was yet to come—

"And what about Lord Yuri?"

“I’ll just wander around the neighborhood,” Yuri said.

"Holy Son! Please allow me to accompany you!" "No! Let me go!" "It is I who should serve Lord Euryphus!"

"What did you say?" "A duel?" "Don't embarrass yourself!" "Let the Holy Son decide!"

Amidst the cacophony of arguments among the female knights, the black-haired boy sighed.

"Just leave me alone. You can't scatter your forces; the enemy is a vicious criminal."

A young girl shouted, "That won't do! How can we leave Lord Yuri alone in this dangerous area full of commoners?"

"Young lady, I'm just a commoner too," Yuri thought helplessly.

The other girls chimed in.

“That’s right, that’s right.” “Lord Euryphus’ safety is the top priority!” “Did you notice? Several men were staring at us with particularly lewd looks just now.”

"That's a good start!" "I really hope that all men in the world can learn from the Holy Son's character..."

Safia finally broke the deadlock.

"Since Yuri insists on having someone, let's obey his orders."

The group members looked at the vice-leader with short blue hair, and she said.

“Little Yuri will be an adult in three months. We can’t treat him like a child anymore. He will definitely know how to protect himself when he’s out there.”

"Huh?" "Even Lord Safia says so..."

As expected of the Prince of the Lily Cross, he shook the morale of the army with just one sentence.

Afterwards, the other two vice-captains, Ruby and Emerald, also stood up to support the Holy Son's idea.

“Okay, that’s the arrangement. I’ll be waiting for you at Prosperity Square,” Yuri said.

Safia walked up to him, patted the boy on the shoulder, and revealed a meaningful, mischievous smile with her androgynous beauty.

"?"

In that instant, Yuri seemed to suddenly understand something.

Safia would support her reasons—

Oh no, she seems to think I'm planning to find an excuse to go to the brothel district...

"I will keep this a secret from Cecilia."

Safia gave a thumbs up and said, "Keep it up, kid."

……

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……

This was the first time in Yuri's life that she had walked alone on the streets of the Lower City.

Prior to this, he had rarely been to the Lower City, and his activities were basically limited to the Upper City and the Papal Palace.

Filled with excitement, Yuri walked through the bustling city streets, hurrying towards his destination.

As he strolled through the streets, he also observed silently.

Yuri was very curious about how many people in the Lower City knew him, the prophesied child, and concluded that nobody knew him at all.

Most of the gazes directed at him were drawn to his appearance, with many coming from older women who still retained their charm.

The women blushed when Yuri smiled and greeted them.

Shortly afterward, he stopped in front of a chamber of commerce called Blue Cosmos.

This is a small business association located around the Papal City, mainly dealing in handicrafts.

The dilapidated house, full of downtown style, looks very inconspicuous, with a sign that reads "Blue Cosmos" written on it, but painted red.

While not as extreme as on Earth, blue extract is still more expensive than other colors in the world of "Perfect World." Even in the church, only the nuns' uniforms at headquarters use such a luxurious dye.

It's currently the busiest time of the morning, but the chamber of commerce is quite deserted with hardly any customers.

Yuri entered through the main entrance with an air of nonchalance.

The man who looked like a guard at the door gave Yuri a very incredulous look.

"He probably doesn't know me," Yuri thought to himself.

That expression just now wasn't the reaction one would expect upon seeing the legendary child of prophecy walk through their front door—

The thoughts were revealed too obviously.

That person probably just thought it was strange for an arrogant brat to walk in.

People sat scattered around the room, staring intently at Yuri as if they were making comments about him.

One of the men whispered to his deskmate.

"He belongs to Miss Cecilia..."

Yuri continued to ignore them and walked straight to the counter.

Upon seeing him approach, the man sitting behind the counter immediately stood up.

"Excuse me."

"what?"

Yuri was certain that he knew who he was.

The man said, "Have you come to the wrong place?"

"I want you to do something for me."

As Yuri spoke, he pulled out a "Valentine's Star Coin" from his pocket and slammed it on the table.

"........."

The man stared intently at the gold coins on the table with a serious expression.

Yuri nervously swallowed, wondering if it would even work...

Rosalia had assured him that the coin was unique in the world and a precious item that represented her own will.

Your Highness, are you kidding me?

These people were not actually her subordinates, and the gold coin they were given was just an ordinary gold coin.

If that were the case, Yuri would probably recall this day's events from time to time for the rest of his life, and every time he did, he would be so ashamed and angry that he would smash his head against the wall.

The man frowned, staring at the gold coins, and remained silent.

Seeing this, Yuri mustered his courage and urged, "If you can't make the decision, then let the person in charge here take over."

"Understood, please wait a moment."

After leaving those words, the man turned and went through a door.

Yuri rested one hand on the counter, accepting the attention of the other people in the store with an open and honest demeanor.

Not long after, a tall man came out from behind the door.

He glanced at the gold coins and then bowed to Yuri.

"What are your orders, Lord Euryphus?"

Yuri feigned curiosity, deliberately trying to make things difficult for him: "How do you know me?"