You think you're worthy of saving the world?

Rosalia chuckled and asked, "What's with this outfit you're wearing?"

"What I stole from your men, compared to this..."

Just as Yuri was about to speak, Rosalia interrupted and asked first.

She looked over the boy's shoulder, glanced around, and asked curiously, "Where's Celeste? I haven't seen her."

"..."

Yuri grabbed Rosalia's shoulders with both hands.

"...What's wrong?" The Empress blinked.

It was only then that she noticed the Child of Prophecy's expression was somewhat abnormal.

He was so happy to be reunited with Yuri that he overlooked this fact.

"Wait...wait, Yuri..."

Rosalia suddenly felt a strong sense of unease.

“Celesteia is dead,” Yuri said.

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……

"Celestia's death is entirely my fault... I'm sorry."

Yuri calmly recounted everything that had happened so far.

His adventures with the Elf Queen, and the unexpected turn of events they ultimately encountered.

The betrayal of the Four Heavenly Kings lich Leoric, and its subsequent theft of the Goddess's Core, transforming it into a monster beyond its level cap.

To avoid its surveillance, Yuri met up with Rosalia and pretended to seek revenge against the Demon King, entering the Demon King's castle alone.

"........."

Rosalia listened silently.

The Empress's face was still beautiful and dignified, but it was mixed with an indescribable sadness and weariness.

Long after Yuri had finished telling the whole story, she whispered a sentence.

“It’s not Yuri’s fault…it’s Celeste who was too careless and too willful…”

"He should have carefully preserved his reserves of divinity, but he exhausted them all before even seeing me..."

Rosalia's voice held a hint of anger.

"That smug idiot...!"

"I'm the one who made Celeste like that, so it's my fault."

Yuri said through gritted teeth.

Even though almost a week has passed, there are still things he can't figure out—

That was Celestia's divine energy depletion.

Although Celestia squandered her divinity recklessly from beginning to end, Yuri was actually secretly recording and calculating the consumption of her divinity for her.

According to Yuri's calculations, Celestia should have had at least a quarter of her divine reserves when she entered the miasma lands.

If Celestia still retains so much divinity, she would be unharmed even if the lich secretly cursed her and attacked her from behind!

However, the Elf Queen had already exhausted all her divinity at that time... which is why she was able to have her divine core ripped out by the enemy without any resistance!

Why is this happening?

Did I really make a calculation error?

Because he could not come up with a reasonable explanation, Yuri believed that he bore some responsibility for Celeste's death.

"I want revenge..."

Rosalia pursed her lips, and a flame ignited in her purple eyes as she looked at the boy.

“Unforgivable. Even if it costs me everything... even if I have to stay in the singularity for another ten or twenty years, I will kill the guy who killed Celeste.”

"...So you really don't intend to keep Celeste's last words."

Yuri sighed.

He knew Rosalia's personality well and knew she would do that.

Rosalia raised an eyebrow: "And you? Judging from your expression, it seems you've already decided what to do next."

“Hmm.” Yuri nodded, then named a place.

"The Temple of the Mirror on the Northern Continent..."

If my guess is correct, the item that can revive Celestia is kept there.

"resurrection……!?"

Rosalia's eyes widened: "Is that even possible?"

Knew it……

Even Rosalia, the continent's strongest alchemist, believed that resurrection was impossible.

Even in this singularity, there are no legends about resurrection.

However, Celestia once said that she could use resurrection magic, which means that resurrection magic does indeed exist in this singularity.

Yuri had a nagging feeling that there was still a chance to salvage the situation—

"Yuri the Hero..."

The boy recalled the conversation from that night.

"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."

The last of the Demon King's Four Heavenly Kings, the Double Phantom Fies...

After that night, Yuri never saw him again.

Yuri took a deep breath: "That guy... he's probably waiting for me at the Temple of the Mirror."

The guy that I had to defeat myself no matter what, knew from the beginning what I was about to face.

That's why he appeared that night, mocked Yuri, and uttered the prophecy.

He should be waiting for me in the Temple of the Mirror now, to make the final decision with me.

“…That guy?” Rosalia frowned slightly and asked in return.

Yuri took the "Empress's" hand: "Is there a way to get me to the Northern Continent without Leoric's spies?"

He must travel to the Temple of the Mirror in secret, without letting the lich Leoric find out.

That guy now...

"Hey...no problem."

Rosalia began to explain the principle of "the Demon King's blessing" to Yuri.

Create an absolutely invincible domain around yourself, free from interference from anything outside.

Whether it's a physical attack or a magical attack.

Of course, the same applies to detecting magic.

"So, as long as you stay by my side, you don't have to worry about being detected."

Rosalia said, "The Mirror Temple in the Northern Lands, the resurrection item... Did you hear some rumors on your way here?"

Anyway, let's give it a try..."

Yuri nodded.

After discussing it, the two decided to set off immediately.

Rosalia extended her invincible domain, covering the entire Demon King's castle, creating the illusion that she and Yuri were engaged in a fierce battle.

This should be enough to fool Leoric's informants.

The hero Yuri and the demon king Rosa held hands and flew towards the northern land.

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……

After a two-hour flight, they arrived at the northernmost point of the continent.

Using magic, the location of the Mirror Temple was easily found.

The two of them barely spoke the rest of the way.

Celestia's Resurrection

Rosalia had never considered this possibility, but after Yuri said it, she began to have a glimmer of hope.

The Temple of the Mirror can be considered their last hope.

If there's nothing there... Rosalia couldn't imagine.

The Temple of the Mirror is a rather dilapidated, simple, and unremarkable building.

The pristine white marble was covered in cracks, and the walls were covered with lush ivy.

Yuri and Rosalia walked hand in hand through the temple gates.

Rosalia could feel the trembling in her palms, and she felt uneasy.

The interior was surprisingly spacious and empty.

The temple had a high ceiling, and it wasn't as dusty as I had imagined; on the contrary, it was quite clean and tidy.

Not only that.

The interior of the Mirror Temple is composed of countless prisms, both in its walls and floor.