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Belle was silent for a moment, then began to speak quietly.

This includes her arrival seven years in the future, her origins in the Hestia Familia, and her own confusion.

"Hestia? I've never heard of that kind of clan?" Anya asked, holding Lily.

“Of course, according to Bell, this goddess shouldn’t have descended to the mortal realm yet,” Charles prompted.

"A goddess who has not descended to the mortal realm?"

Lily suddenly gasped for breath, staring at Charles in disbelief, then at Belle:

What kind of goddess is Hestia?

Belle blinked:

"Short, with pigtails... usually very gentle, but surprisingly innocent? Likes to read at home, and despite being a god who controls fire and family, still manages to blow up the stove, and..."

She blushed: "Your breasts are very big."

"It's... a busty, useless loli goddess!" Lily exclaimed, feeling a weight on her neck as a magical cat stepped on her head, a sharp killing intent emanating from above.

really!!!!

They claim that all prophets are frauds, that they not only know what people looked like a thousand years ago, but can even predict the appearance of future gods.

Is Lord Ciel also a time traveler?!

"As expected of Lord Ciel!" Lily exclaimed in disbelief.

Withdrawing his claws, Charles simply lay on Lily's head, teasing Anya with his tail:

"So, if this is a dream, and you can't wake up, you'll be stuck here. What will you do then?"

Belle paused for a moment, then said firmly, "It really is this. I want to see those companions who should have died again. If I could, I would try to change the past. If I did, what would happen to my world?"

“No, that won’t work.” Charles’s gaze sharpened. “Even an omniscient, zero-powered god cannot change the past. I don’t know what will happen to your world, but the moment you appeared, this world split off into a completely new one.”

"Everyone's fate will deviate from its original trajectory. The more you interfere, the more the future will veer off course. Even whether you, in this world, will become an adventurer is now 'unknown.'"

Actually, the story was already different the moment I appeared... Ciel thought to himself.

"I can rewrite the future of this world?" Belle was stunned.

"No, it's that everyone in the present can influence the future."

Charles sensed something was amiss and whispered, "What happened? You've been talking about passing away and all that since just now? The 'Dark Period' being described as a beautiful dream... it all seems so incongruous."

No matter how Ciel recalls it, the greatest suffering Bell has ever heard of must have been the complete annihilation of the Astraea Familia and the great struggle during the Dark Ages.

Belle gave a bitter laugh:

"Because... the Tower of Babel collapsed, and under a huge pillar of light, Orario vanished. All the monsters rushed out of the great void... countless heroes were buried under the ruins, and humanity is desperately trying to survive with its remaining strength."

"Farmland is polluted, rivers are no longer clear, and it is very difficult for people to even have enough to eat."

"I think even the worst outcome is better than this. So, even if it's just a dream, I want to try to change this era."

“Uh…” Charles was stunned, and exclaimed, “How could this be?”

He had originally been thinking about how to use Bell to achieve his own goals, but now this rabbit seems to have reached its end.

A rabbit with this kind of determination will definitely take the path of resisting the dark period, without a doubt.

Sorry, I don't know who Rudra is!

A shadow of gloom crossed Belle's eyes: "It's all my fault... The Urban Destroyers planted a bomb—Nighogd—in the man-made labyrinth. With a tremendous roar, Orario's pillars collapsed, and order was thrown into chaos. Loki and Freya's Familia, who were united to fight against the darkness, were almost completely wiped out inside the labyrinth."

Charles's face darkened: "Back then... were you there?"

Belle looked ashamed: "I had just returned from the depths and was seriously injured. I couldn't have stopped that evil dragon by myself. The difference in strength was too great."

In Ciel's memory, during the "Siege of Knossos," if any link in the chain had gone wrong, the city would have fallen. It was a terrible conspiracy planned for 15 years, and due to some unforeseen circumstances, the story deviated from its intended course, making its eventual demise inevitable.

Judging from Belle's understanding of Marie, Heretic should have joined the fight, but why did he lose?

Haruhime isn't here? Lefia and Bert didn't unleash their full power? Ais didn't kill Revis (the red-haired monster)? No, there are just too many elements affecting the route!

The struggle for this battle began as early as fifteen years before it broke out.

I need to know the details so I can prepare for what's to come.

Charles took a breath and said in a deep voice, "Can we start from when you were born? Ah, let's not talk about the mundane things like food and fuel. I want to hear your heroic tales."

"A hero?!" Belle waved her hands frantically. "I'm no hero, but... okay, I also want to know what caused Orario's destruction."

Belle pleaded, “Please, Mr. Charles, lend me your wisdom.”

Charles shrugged: "Please begin your performance."

After a pause, Belle organized her thoughts and began to speak slowly and deliberately:

“As far back as I can remember, I lived with my grandfather in a small mountain village. He was an oddball who always said, ‘A man should have a harem!’ I didn’t quite understand why he would say that to me. There were many stories of heroes in our house, and I was exposed to them and began to yearn for heroes.”

“Until I was six years old… no, probably seven, that woman who called herself my mother found me.”

"Wait!" Charles interrupted, coughing violently. "What, what did you say?"

"Grandpa... harem?"

"No, no... the last sentence!"

"Mother?"

"Yes!" Charles exclaimed inwardly, "Holy crap! This is just a rabbit from an 'what if' scenario? How did Orario manage to lose with this kind of start?"

"Is this mother's name Alfia?"

"Charles knows Mom?" Belle's eyes lit up with surprise.

Suppressing his doubts, Charles extended his paw: "It's alright, it's alright, you can continue!"

“Oh.” Belle continued, “Later… Mother Alfia drove Grandpa away and started training me. That period was really tough. Unfortunately… a few years later, Mother Alfia fell seriously ill and passed away.”

Is this the turning point?

Charles seemed to be deep in thought. The idea of ​​using love to overcome illness was too unrealistic. In the end, was it just a matter of prolonging one's life?

“That year, I was 14 years old. After burying my mother, I took my equipment and hitchhiked to Orario. Ah... because I had heard in the past that my mother Alfia had given up on a certain decision, so I wanted to take on her mission and become a hero.”

"The first few days were extremely difficult, but eventually we met the High Goddess, ah, Lady Hestia. We settled in this church, though the environment was even more dilapidated than it is now..."

"Based on Mother Alfia's teachings, I quickly adapted to the labyrinthine environment after receiving the blessing, and successfully reached the fifth floor within a week. My income also increased, and a few days later, with the help of Miss Eina from the guild, I purchased armor. I also got a new weapon..."

"When I entered the dungeon again, I encountered the Minotaur on the 6th floor. I later heard that it was released by Loki's Familia. Anyway, I was terrified at the time."

"Fortunately, I remembered Alfia's teachings. That hellish training was definitely worth it. I managed to defeat the Minotaur, getting covered in blood."

"Wait a minute," Charles interrupted Bell's story, confirming:

"You defeated the Minotaur all by yourself? Didn't any blonde swordswoman come to your rescue?"

"You mean Aissan? Ah, she is an extremely powerful adventurer. It was indeed she who brought me back to the surface when I was severely injured."

Ciel's expression was strange: "Have you ever had that feeling, 'This is a fateful encounter,' and become infatuated with Miss Ais, feeling like you can't live without her?"

"Hmm? Why?" Belle tilted her head, broke off a piece of orange that Marie handed her, and stuffed it into her mouth. "Mr. Charles feels so nostalgic, just like Grandpa."

"I think if Grandpa were here, he would ask me the same question."

“…Nothing?” Charles rolled his eyes, stopping Marie from wasting the precious item: “Then what were you thinking at the time?”

“Hmm…” Belle pondered for a moment: “It’s probably… another step closer to Mom’s goal.”

Ciel leaned back: "So, your heart is set on Alphia?"

Chapter 80 Who? Rudra, I don't know him!

Has this Belkrani managed to reach level 5 just by relying on a single undead?

What if he gets to see a living person?

No, that's not right. It shouldn't be about admiring Alfia; it should apply to heroes as well.

"When did you reach level 2?" Charles asked, propping himself up like a fan.

"During the monster festival, his encounter with Miss Mikoto helped them solve the problem of the monster feast that they couldn't handle."

Marie interjected: "A monster festival?"

Belle explained, "Oh, it hasn't started yet? It's the performance by the Ganesha Familia, the one where they tame monsters. It's to make the humans on the surface less hostile to outsiders."

Charles slapped his head in dissatisfaction: "We've gone off-topic, what about level 3?"

Belle's expression turned serious: "The war game with Apollo was followed by the encounter between the Ishtar Familia and Miss Haruhime."

"Level 4 is a heretical incident. I fought Asteros to a draw."

"Level 5 is..."

Lily's eyes widened: "Lord Al...you're actually a level 5, first-class adventurer?!"

The cat's paw landed on Lily's head again: "Don't interrupt! What's level 5?"

Belle gave a bitter laugh: "It's the Destroyer Zagnat, a very special monster. Five years ago... no, two years later, the Astrea Familia would be wiped out because of it. Hmm... due to various reasons, Rusang and I faced it again and climbed out of the depths together. After that came the chaotic battle of 'Knossos.' I was just lucky enough to survive, and as a survivor, I successfully leveled up to level 5."

"Speaking of which, I owe a lot to everyone who risked their lives to protect me back then..." Belle lowered her eyes and gave a bitter smile. "Speaking of which, I also owe a lot to everyone who took care of me along the way. Even here, there are kind people like Mr. Charles who are thinking of me."

"Hahaha." Silly child, I only have my eye on your body. Hurry up and become my vessel! Ciel thought to himself.

Belle added some information he had heard along the way, including the "27th Floor Nightmare" from six and a half years ago. The Dark Faction had dispatched all its forces to purge the adventurers, launching a vicious "Great Rebellion."

Charles pondered carefully, a chill running down his spine, as if he had grasped the key point: "What are the levels of 'Hero' and 'Fierce Warrior'? When did they level up? What about Ais?"

Belle recalled for a moment: "Mr. Finn was level 6, and Mr. Ota only reached level 7 two years before I arrived in Orario. As for Essan, she's level 5. Is there a problem?"

Of course there's a problem; our combat strength is insufficient.

Without the trial of the "Great Struggle," the city's strongest combat forces were delayed in upgrading for several years. Although the Dark Faction regrouped and resisted once again during this period, the entire combat force became disconnected due to the loss of two huge experience packs.

Ciel guessed that Finn must have left the fox on the front lines in order to counter the six celestial pillars of the Celestial Six Rings.

Bert might not even reach level 6, no, he might not even be in the Rocky Familia.

If the upgrade is delayed, then Bert's return to his hometown to fight the "Lord of the Grasslands" will also be postponed, and his ambiguous love interest will not die unexpectedly.

In this case, will the gray wolf, now immersed in a life of pleasure, still be as valiant as he was in the original story?