You think you're worthy of saving the world?

Just like their conversation in the living room last time.

Tonight, Rosalia's proud "reason" was once again completely defeated by "emotion" in front of Yuri.

"And then, at this very moment, he's so defenseless, like a child... my accomplice?"

Simply because his sleeping face was too endearing, Rosalia subconsciously reached out to touch the boy's cheek.

"Are you awake, Your Highness?" Yuri suddenly opened his eyes.

"Ugh...!!!"

Rosalia blushed and withdrew her hand in a flash.

"That brat, he's been pretending to be asleep all along..." She bit her full lips, feeling both ashamed and annoyed.

Yuri yawned and propped himself up: "Good morning, Your Highness."

Good morning, Your Holiness.

Rosalia quickly tidied her disheveled hair and pale appearance.

"Just call me Yuri."

The boy stretched and said, "Although I know you are still resting, I shouldn't disturb you at this time."

But first, tell me, who on earth could have injured you like this?

In the game, Rosalia Valentine Augusta is a woman shrouded in mystery.

Although she had a daughter, she had no husband and never told anyone who Cecilia's biological father was.

Rosalia is one of the few eighth-rank humans, three ranks higher than her brother, Emperor Augusta.

It's no wonder that there are rumors that the weak and mediocre royal brother is just a puppet of the Grand Duchess, and that Rosalia is the true master of the empire.

Aside from characters like the "Saintess" who are practically overpowered, the tenth rank is the limit that humans can reach, while the eighth rank can be said to be only two steps away from the end of humanity.

Even though Rosalia wasn't a combat-specialized class, Yuri couldn't imagine what could have injured her so badly, almost to the point of death. Did she provoke a fire-breathing giant lizard?

No, if it were her, she should... even if it meant facing a dragon...

"I am Rosalia from the future."

The blonde archduchess did not answer his question, but instead said something quite unbelievable.

"A year later, I died in the advancement trial."

On my deathbed, I sent my consciousness back to this time, a year ago.

029 Return of the Soul

Goddess of the Dead is a pay-to-win gacha game, but it also features classic dungeons and quest systems.

The dungeon mechanism is a mysterious alternate dimension known as a Singularity.

A special spacetime singularity that exists independently of the timeline and cannot be explained by any existing theory.

There are many different types of singularities.

Some of them are dreamlike fragments from another unknown universe beyond the mirror image.

Or perhaps it is a mirage reflecting all the events that have ever happened on this planet, whether in the past, present, or future.

In addition, singularities are also divided into many types, such as death type, non-death type, role-playing type, intervention type, multi-person type, single-person type, etc.

Starting from the first rank, anyone holding a rank can enter the Singularity Challenge.

Some say that singularities are trials of fate prepared by the goddess to test the sons of men, while others claim that singularities come from some kind of great power that transcends the goddess.

Incidentally, those who told the second version of the story were all captured by the Knights Templar and forced to write confessions.

The prevailing view is that singularities are closely related to dreams, and everything within a singularity is illusory and not real.

In the game, players team up to enter dungeons of the corresponding level to farm materials or complete related tasks.

Additionally, when a character advances to a rank of five or higher, they must complete the corresponding star-level dungeon.

The same applies to the real world.

The difference is that in games, you can challenge dungeons an unlimited number of times, while in reality, a person's life is obviously only once.

If you're unlucky enough to encounter certain death-related anomalies, failure would mean the end of your life (brain death).

"I am Rosalia from the future."

The elegant lady with golden curls sat on the bed and calmly uttered unbelievable words.

"A year later, I died in the advancement trial."

On my deathbed, I sent my consciousness back to this time, a year ago.

……

……

……

"You came a year ago..."

Yuri's eyes widened, secretly taken aback.

Isn't that just time travel? No, it should be called return from death?

Although there are indeed rumors that there is a way to reverse time, this is the first time I have seen it with my own eyes.

Moreover, Rosalia's true strength lies in the fact that she returned from death in a singularity!

Singularities are spacetime phenomena that transcend order and chaos and cannot be explained by any rules.

The fate of anyone who intervenes will be affected by the singularity itself.

"Is the time reversal mechanism triggered upon death? With the memories intact?" Yuri asked curiously.

Rosalia gave him a strange look, then denied it.

"So, I sent my consciousness back a year in the past while I was dying, not after I died. How can you rewind time after you're dead?"

"I see," Yuri thought to himself. "Tch, it's not Return by Death... Isn't that even more powerful?"

Actively activating it, taking your memories back to a certain point in your life—isn't that time travel?!

Yuri suddenly looked at her with a terrifyingly awe-inspiring gaze: "The Empress's Eye that can see through lies + time travel, is there anything you can't do, Auntie?"

As if sensing Yuri's thoughts, Rosalia sighed: "You seem to have misunderstood. This is not time travel."

"Why not?"

Rosalia rubbed her forehead, looking troubled. "Sending consciousness back to the past" is just a convenient way of saying it; it's not quite accurate.

I completely forgot that you're an overly clever, whimsical little devil. Let me put it more accurately.

"To be precise, it's not a return of consciousness, but a resonance of the soul."

The souls of the two versions of myself on the timeline resonated, thus "the present Rosalia" received death information from "Rosalia one year in the future".

The soul of "the current Rosalia" contains a portion of "remnants of Rosalia from a year in the future," but this does not mean that I have all the information now.

For example, I have a very vague and completely no understanding of what happened over the next year, or what happened in the instance.

It's not invincible time travel, but rather extremely weak interference with the past.

While it might not seem impressive from a gaming perspective, it would definitely be considered a god-tier skill in real life.

Even so, the enthusiasm in Yuri's eyes faded quickly.

"Is this your professional competence, or...?"

Rosalia shook her head: "This is a secret technique unique to me. I think... no one else can do this except me."

Arcane arts refer to skills/magic/divine arts that cannot be obtained through job leveling.

The principles behind its formation are not disclosed to the public, and the principle of secrecy is maintained to ensure the absolute strength of the technique.

The Grand Duchess said calmly, "It was originally an incomplete spell. Although it's only in fragments now, if we continue to refine it in the future..."

"It's not impossible that one day, complete information about a soul could be transmitted to the past; I'm also trying to research that."

"...!"

Yuri's eyes cleared and burned with passion once more: Your Highness, I'm determined to cling to your thigh in those red stockings and suspenders.

"So, the injuries on your body are..."

Rosalia nodded: "It's an effect that comes with the arcane art—when trying to resonate the soul with the past, the body will also synchronize with the state it was in at that time."

After all, the soul, body, and spirit belong to the sacred trinity, and they interact with each other subtly.

Because I used this secret technique when I was on the verge of death, my shattered physical state was also transmitted over.

Hehe, in situations like this, it completely becomes a side effect.

Rosalia stroked the bandage wrapped around her abdomen and gave the boy a deep look.

"……Thanks."

She spoke in a low, gentle voice, making sure the boy could hear her: "You saved me this time... Thank you, Yuri."

"Of course, now you owe me a favor."

Yuri emphasized with a grin, "Your Highness must repay me properly in the future!"

Rosalia rolled her eyes and took back her previous statement: "Not cute at all."

He'd be a perfect pretty boy if he just kept his mouth shut and put on a pitiful expression... Sigh...

"I will never forget your kindness this time. If there is anything I can do to help you in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."

"Well, I won't be polite."

At this moment, the first bright rays of morning light shone through the gap in the curtains, heralding the arrival of a new day.

Yuri and Rosalia both looked out the window at the same time, feeling the warmth they hadn't felt in the cold night for a long time.

At this moment, the boy suddenly realized something: in Goddess of Revelation, Rosalia was an eighth-ranked character, which meant that she had also failed to advance in the game's storyline.

However, in the game, she escaped death and returned to the capital or the Grand Duchy; in any case, she definitely didn't come looking for Yuri.

Meanwhile, Rosalia chose the teenage accomplice with whom she had formed an alliance less than a week prior.