You think you're worthy of saving the world?

"Ok?"

Chaika blinked, then grinned mischievously and said, "Could it be... that you're feeling lonely?"

Yuri is actually jealous of a 5-year-old girl! She really hasn't grown up yet, haha~

Come here, let your big sister gently pat your head~

Yuri pushed away her smiling, outstretched hand and said expressionlessly, "That child is just a figment of my imagination... You know that very well, don't you?"

“Little Emily isn’t fictional! She’s real…”

Chaika pouted, a little annoyed: "Although she didn't live in the same era as us, she was still a real, living person in history!"

"..."

Yuri glanced at her and said calmly, "I didn't mean that."

What I'm trying to say is, don't invest too much emotion in the illusion; it will be very painful when you part ways.

"Well……"

Jaika remained silent.

Then, as if unwilling to admit defeat, she changed the subject slyly and said, "Hehe, is this Yuri's experience with the singularity?"

The black-haired boy walked forward silently.

"Wait for me!" Chaika chased after her.

……

……

……

at last.

On the eighth day of their stay on the island, the two were given the opportunity to visit the residence of the "Dragon Priestess".

"Thank you, village chief!"

The old man shook his head: "It wasn't me, it was the priestess herself who expressed her wish to meet you who came to the island."

"Then it was you who conveyed our request to the priestess. Thank you!"

"No, it was the priestess who foretold your visit... Last night, she announced the oracle, saying, 'It seems that two outsiders have come to the island. Bring them to see me.'"

Those guys tried to keep your affair a secret, but the priestess still found out. Truly worthy of being the Dragon God's priestess…”

The village chief spoke while praying devoutly.

Yuri and Chaika looked at each other in bewilderment.

This leads to two possible scenarios.

The first possibility is that the "Dragon Priestess" truly possessed the divine power to foresee the future and summoned the two of them.

The second possibility is that Stella finally realizes on the eighth day that Yuri and Chaika are on the island—

Since she hasn't come to see her, she's probably not a resident of the island, which is why the reunion of the three has been hindered.

The next morning, led by the village chief, they arrived at the mountain in the very center of the island.

The temple, built in the forest, is magnificent, with a spacious courtyard and solemn arches.

Because more than ten maids were responsible for cleaning the environment, the temple was spotless.

Yuri and Chaika walked along a long corridor lined with dragon statues on both sides and paved with pebbles.

Finally, they arrived at the temple's most magnificent main hall, with its high dome.

In the center of the main hall, a woman stood quietly.

She wore a shrine maiden outfit with a pure white base, and her dazzling silver hair was even longer than her height, cascading down the ground like a waterfall.

No matter how you look at her face, she resembles Stella, but her aura is that of a stunningly beautiful fairy descended from the heavens.

"..."

Yuri and Jaika were dumbfounded.

The boy tilted his head and said to the girl with braids next to him, "We seem to have made a mistake. She is not Stella."

"It's me!" The Dragon Priestess's beautiful eyes widened, and she stomped her foot on the floor.

Stella usually dresses like a female college student playing in a band, but unexpectedly, the noble and elegant witch costume also suits her very well.

"Hehe, I almost didn't recognize you with your clothes on," Yuri said with a laugh.

"!"

Chaika covered her mouth in surprise: "I'm sorry, Miss Stella... I didn't know you and Yuri had this kind of relationship..."

Stella frowned at Yuri: "Don't say things that could be misunderstood."

And so, the three-person team, which had been scattered, regrouped, and the strategy for simulating the singularity officially entered its second phase.

"In any case, let's exchange some information first."

To avoid being overheard, Yuri and his companions used a common language to communicate.

He cut to the chase and asked the question that concerned him most: "Have you seen Lord Dragon God these past few days?"

It is said that each generation of "Dragon Priestess" can use a power called the Dragon's Word of Power.

That is the only language that can communicate with dragons; only the priestess clan is born with this ability to summon the dragon god.

That is why they can serve as a bridge between the dragon god and humans.

Stella shook her head: "No, I've been staying in the temple these past few days and haven't had a chance to go out..."

As I am a priestess who has just taken over the duties from the previous generation, there is a lot I need to learn... especially in terms of etiquette.

"Ugh, this is exhausting. I wouldn't want to do this if it didn't affect the final score!"

Stella plays a young witch who has never presided over any formal events, a fact Yuri already knew.

The priestess had just taken office, which was one of the reasons why they had not been able to obtain permission to visit.

“So that’s how it is…” Yuri stroked his chin.

"really?"

Chaika asked, puzzled, and Yuri explained, "Why do you think it takes more than a dozen maids to serve a priestess? The female population on the island is so scarce."

"That's because the priestess has a venerable status..."

Yuri interrupted, "It's to control her."

"Oh, is that so?"

Jaika looked at Stella, who nodded: "While it's not exactly house arrest, my movements are more restricted than I imagined."

"And you, did you find anything there?"

Yuri recounted what he had seen and heard over the past few days, especially the strange ecology of the islanders growing much faster than normal humans.

"Is this the influence of the Dragon God...?" Stella asked.

"No, does the Dragon God really exist?"

Yuri raised his question: "If the Dragon God really exists, why is he never willing to show himself in front of people? Is there some reason why he cannot show himself?"

154 It's just a big flying lizard!

"The Dragon God doesn't exist... What does that mean?"

Stella and Jaika asked in unison.

“The literal meaning,” Yuri said. “Nobody has actually ever seen the Dragon God, has he?”

Only priestesses have ever seen the Dragon God, and even that is merely a claim.

It's really strange, isn't it? That's a dragon's offspring!

A dragon, greedy and wicked, who loves to soar through the skies and patrol its territory with an air of arrogance… how come no one has ever seen it?

Chaika nodded: "That makes sense, but... everyone firmly believes in the existence of the Dragon God."

Moreover, it's true that this island is shrouded in some kind of mysterious power... Miss Stella, do you know anything about this?"

The silver-haired witch shook her head.

She knew nothing when asked, and her knowledge was even less than that of Yuri and the others, who had been freely roaming the village for a week.

After all, one cannot inherit the memories of predecessors when descending into a singularity, especially since Stella is playing a novice priestess who has never presided over a ritual before.

"Um~~~"

Chaika's beautiful eyebrows were furrowed into a knot.

Is the Dragon God truly not a real person?

If the Dragon God doesn't exist, then what is the purpose of holding the monthly sacrificial ceremony?

Dragon God Island possesses extremely rich natural resources, and the islanders' growth rate far surpasses that of ordinary humans...

If these are not blessings from the Dragon God, then what are they?

What kind of calamity will occur if the ritual of offering sacrifices to the dragon god is stopped?

There were simply too many mysteries, and the three of them couldn't come to any conclusions in a short time. They could only summarize the information for the time being, exchange opinions, and occasionally raise a few questions or conjectures.

Why is the ceremony on the island called the "Crimson Festival"?

Chaika stroked her chin and murmured to herself, "Crimson... I remember that should be the name of the Witch Queen, right?"

During his last singularity journey, Yuri summoned the darkness of the abyss and killed the Witch King before the evil god.

Finally, the "Crimson Witch" replaced Lady Valpurgis as the new Witch Queen.

Because of this action, the foundation of the world has also changed.

History itself did not change, but all the information about the Witch King changed.

Lady Valpurgis is a low-key evil hand, choosing to hide her name in the shadows.

However, the Crimson King acted in the opposite way to her, and very publicly announced his information to the world, which is why Chaika knew the meaning of Crimson.