You think you're worthy of saving the world?

"Yuri...!?"

Rosalia turned her face and stared wide-eyed.

The next instant, Yuri's vision went black, and then a soft and wonderful sensation came over her face.

Rosalia rushed up and hugged him tightly—

"You're awake...that's wonderful...I was worried about what would happen if you never woke up..."

Her voice was like a dream.

This was the first time Yuri had heard Rosalia speak so weakly, and he instinctively wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Your Highness..."

"..."

Rosalia shook her head and said nothing more.

She simply hugged the boy's head tightly, as if trying to feel that Yuri's presence was not a dream, burying his face in her arms as much as possible.

"Well."

It was a very warm and harmonious atmosphere, but little Yuri, quite uncharacteristically, insisted on standing at attention...

"Hahaha, Your Highness, how much longer did I sleep than you?"

"More than four hours?"

Yuri nodded, thinking to himself: It seems that the passage of time in reality begins from the moment Rosalia leaves the singularity.

These are small tips that might come in handy later, so Yuri will keep them in mind for now.

At this moment, Rosalia finally let go of him—

Then, she cupped the boy's face in her hands.

"Uh...hmm."

The Grand Duchess's beautiful eyes trembled, her cheeks flushed, and her moist lips opened and closed.

Yuri felt like she was about to be forcibly kissed any second.

But Rosalia ultimately suppressed her desires.

Realizing that Yuri was very weak, the "Empress" regained her composure and reserve.

She quickly released the boy, turning her back to hide her earlier lapse in composure.

"Come on... come and eat! Yuri, you must be hungry! I've prepared lunch especially for you!"

"Haha, calling this lunch is a bit of an exaggeration; it should be called a banquet."

Yuri glanced at the sumptuous dishes spread across the table.

"I must be the happiest man in the world to wake up to a meal cooked by Princess Rosalia herself."

Yuri walked past the Grand Duchess with a grin toward her seat.

But at that moment, his wrist was grabbed tightly.

Rosalia used astonishing brute force to pull the boy closer to her.

Caught off guard, Yuli pressed down with one hand, his five fingers sinking deep into the soft warmth.

A sweet aroma wafted past the boy's nose.

The "Empress" held his shoulder and pressed her soft lips against his cheek.

"Thank you, my little knight."

Surprisingly... so innocent, Your Highness.

Little Yuri finally gave in and stood at attention, much to his disappointment.

……

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……

After the séance ended, the evil tree that stood between heaven and earth also disappeared.

However, the darkness did not fade.

The enormous arm that Yuri and his companions once stood on still stands on the earth.

Yuri, Rosalia, the "Crimson Witch," and the "Evil Witch" have all departed.

The dark hand of the evil god on the surface of the abyss has departed.

Even the tens of thousands of people who were prostrate on the ground disappeared without a trace.

There is no longer any life, no longer any cause and effect, no longer any encounters that will happen.

If we use a computer analogy, these are the cached junk files that the system naturally generates during operation.

This is an abandoned world where no destiny is born, so why does it still exist?

If you look closely, you can spot a stubborn little figure.

Right at the wrist of the giant arm—

A young girl, using two broken swords and carrying a large person on her back, climbed to a height of about 1,000 meters above the ground.

A tattered evening gown, grime-covered blonde hair, skin riddled with sores—even smeared with blood, her delicate features were still barely recognizable.

She was once an incomparably noble elven princess, Tia.

Using torn pieces of her skirt as strips of cloth, Tia tied the unconscious Cynthia behind her back and climbed a thousand meters up the 90° cliff using only two broken swords.

"The ceremony... how did the ceremony go!?"

"What happened? Why did everyone suddenly disappear? Were they used as sacrifices by Yuri?!"

"But why do Cynthia and I still exist? Have we been abandoned by the goddess?"

Was all of this a dream?

Or is it that... my life is just a dream?

In search of these answers, the fairy princess endured unimaginable pain and finally climbed to the top of the palm.

By the time she arrived there, no one was left.

Even if you shout loudly, you can only hear your own hoarse echo.

This is the most desperate thing a person can imagine—

There are no other living beings in this world besides myself.

Tia stood alone on the palm of the hand.

From that day on, she could no longer feel the scorching heat or bitter cold; the temperature seemed to have disappeared.

after a long time.

Cynthia did not wake up. She was still breathing, but she never woke up.

A long time passed.

For some reason, Tia was unable to feel hunger and fatigue, and therefore could not experience the passage of time normally.

It could be a day, a year, a hundred years, or even seventy million years.

The thing Yuri feared most and least wanted to see has happened—

Because Tia formed a karmic bond with the Singularity Descendants that went beyond the bounds of prophecy,

Because of Tia's extraordinary obsession with the prophesied child,

After darkness descended upon the abyss, the fairy princess became a being transcending the cycle of cause and effect.

In other words, she was someone who had been abandoned and forgotten by everything.

She was neither a living nor a dead girl.

She is a girl who exists neither in the real world nor in the sea of ​​dreams.

This is a tragedy that no one could have imagined or predicted.

"...This is really troubling."

Over the long years, Tia gradually gave up thinking.

She knew she could never go back.

She knew that the people and things she cherished were no longer there.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will stay in this abandoned world forever.

Until one moment, the fairy princess accidentally discovered—

A strange artifact that fell below the ring finger.

Exuding an eerie aura, the red eggs, scattered with human eyes and mouths, were extremely suspicious.

"Ah...this is Yuri's..."

Although it was the first time she had seen it, Tia's intuition told her that it was something Yuri had left behind.

What is it used for?

I'm not sure, but...

"Hehe, you're the one who's talking about me! You're a careless and sloppy guy yourself!"

Gazing at the ugly, deep red egg, the elven princess revealed a lonely smile after a century.

"I have to keep it safe. I'll give it to Yuri when he remembers it and comes back looking for it..."

Tia touched her lips: "I must teach him a lesson this time, and I'll complain to him to my heart's content!"

"Well... so... I have to keep waiting for him here..."

"This must be the reason I continue to exist... the final mission I've been given..."

"Yuri should come back... After all, this is something very important that he left behind..."