You think you're worthy of saving the world?

“That’s just how it is.” Yuri said dismissively, “Tuck your tail between your legs and run away, I won’t stop you.”

When we meet again, draw your sword—I will show you a more profound defeat.

"..."

The Black Knight remained silent, saying nothing, which was considered an acceptance of Yuri's agreement.

Black mist wafted from the gaps in his dark armor, gradually obscuring his figure.

"I am one of the Four Heavenly Kings under the command of Demon King Rosa, the Double Phantom Fies."

Huh? Double illusion?

Was this guy's monster race not originally a Black Knight or something?

Depending on the worldview, Double Phantom is also translated as Double Body (in horror stories) or Shapeshifter (in fantasy stories).

Its name comes from the German word Doppelganger, which literally translates to "twin observer".

In Western European culture, if a person sees another version of themselves in reality, it means that they are about to die.

—Double phantoms are often described as ghosts that look exactly like the victim and even retain the victim's memories.

The appearance of a doppelganger is usually malicious; it will absorb the energy of the original body and may even kill the original body.

However, in some works, the doppelganger helps the original body—for example, by making some valuable prophecies and warnings.

"I see..." Yuri suddenly realized.

The image of this Black Knight is not that of the Double Phantom itself, but rather a stolen image of Yuri.

Because he is a phantom with two illusions, he is more interested in interfering with and undermining Yuri's will than in fighting.

After all, this is what an evil spirit trying to kill its original form should do.

At the same time, Yuri roughly understood the source of his anxiety tonight.

—The other party imitated me.

Not only in appearance, but also in tone of voice, personality, and way of thinking...

It was precisely because the other person shared the same personality and way of thinking that he understood Yuri's current state of mind.

It was precisely because the other person was similar to herself that Yuri felt a strong sense of disgust.

But... a fake is a fake, and no matter how hard a fake tries, it can never become the real thing.

The attitude shown by the double illusion when it saw Celestia clearly proves this point.

There's a limit to how much the double phantom can imitate; otherwise, why wouldn't he just imitate the Demon King directly and take his place?

Not to mention Celestia, who is stronger than Demon Lord Rosa and has surpassed the level cap.

Celestia could probably see through the true form of the double illusion at a glance, which is probably why this guy was so flustered!

"Yuri, the hero, you are now unable to save the world, nor can you save anyone."

The black knight, the ghost, who was gradually becoming transparent, continued, "If we continue to maintain this hedonistic mindset..."

One day, you'll regret your past foolishness.

"……snort."

Yuri curled the corners of her lips slightly.

After learning the other party's true identity, his rhetoric that had previously annoyed Yuri no longer worked.

Yuri simply waited quietly for the double illusion to disappear.

"Yuri the Hero..."

"If one day you regret your past recklessness and remember my words... go to the Mirror Temple in the north, where you will find what you seek."

north?

Yuri thought for a moment; that didn't seem to be the direction leading to the Demon King's castle.

Hmph, I'll never go there in my entire life.

First of all, I will not regret anything I have done.

"Don't forget what I said, Yuri the Brave."

The black knight vanished, leaving only a wisp of mist.

"Lord Brave!"

Celestia ran quickly and rushed up to Yuri.

It flew up and down, shaking violently.

"Has an enemy appeared? Are you alright? Who were you fighting just now?" the Elf Queen asked anxiously.

"Nothing much...just insignificant minions," Yuri said calmly.

"Is it really okay?"

Celestia noticed Yuri's transformation into a demon.

This was the first time he had used this trump card skill since entering the singularity.

Clearly, the enemy we just encountered was no pushover.

"It's alright, I'm sorry... I made you worry, Celeste."

After saying this, Yuri turned around and embraced the Elf Queen's voluptuous body.

"Waaaaaah! Brave, Hero!?!?!?!"

Celestia blushed and cried out in bewilderment.

This was the first time Yuri had ever hugged her on her own initiative.

In the past, Celestia was always the one to take the initiative, this was the first time Yuri had ever taken the initiative like this.

"Is this...is this a dream...? I feel so happy???"

Celestia suppressed her shyness and tried her best to hug the boy back.

“You’re not dreaming, Celeste,” Yuri said with a smile.

"Waaah?"

The double phantom's night raid was thus fooled.

Yuri buried his face in the sweet, gentle valley of the Elf Queen, thinking to himself.

For the rest of the journey, let Celeste handle the other enemies.

But only that guy...

Only that double illusion will not allow Celeste to interfere; she must kill it herself.

175 The Death of Princess Celeste

Travel resumes.

Yuri and Celestia continued their advance towards the Demon King's castle, defeating the Demon King's army along the way.

Rosalia, as the Demon King, seems to be set up to stay only in the Demon King's Castle.

She wasn't idle either; she was frantically leveling up in the Demon King's castle, planning to raise herself to the level cap (Lv.100) before the hero and princess arrived.

Yuri often receives letters from Rosalia.

"What did the letter say?" Yuri asked curiously.

The letter from the Demon King Rosa was addressed to Princess Celeste.

"Hehe...no, it's nothing."

Celestia smiled and burned the letter to ashes with the sacred fire, then put her arm around the hero's arm.

"Let's continue on our way, hero."

In her letter, Rosalia told Celestia to stay away from little Yuri.

However, these warning letters did nothing but excite the Elf Queen and add to her enjoyment.

Soon, Yuri and Celestia encountered the territory of one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's army.

The master of this demonic realm is a dragon.

He was none other than the third of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's army, the giant dragon Fafnir—

A fat dragon so obese that it fills the entire castle space and can't leave its own vault.

After defeating the henchmen, the hero Yuri and Princess Celeste entered his castle.

Unlike the lich Leoric who was killed before, the dragon Fafnir received the Demon King's blessing—actually a potion developed by Rosalia—and his combat power increased to a new level.

Even so, it was no match for Celestia; the Elf Queen easily annihilated the dragon.

"Resurrection magic?" Yuri frowned slightly.

"Hmm, a Lv.110 Holy Ultimate Magic... 'Monster Resurrection'!"

Celestia and Yuri walked hand in hand, saying, "Although it's considered an absolutely impossible 'miracle' in our original world..."

But in this singularity, resurrection is actually possible, isn't it?

Upon entering this world, I automatically learned magic capable of resurrecting others.

Resurrection...

Yuri fell into deep thought.

In the world of "Perfect World", resurrection is considered impossible.

After all, that worldview is copied from the real-world Catholic Church, while resurrection is a miracle that belongs exclusively to the Savior.

However, in this fictional singularity, the worldview of a traditional RPG game is used, and resurrection is not such a sophisticated concept.

In games like Dragon Quest, even an ordinary priest in a random village can resurrect the dead.

At least here it's restricted to Lv.110 to use resurrection magic... um, wait a minute.

"Celeste, you should have already exceeded the level cap, right?"