They don't want me to try anymore.

Luvia, realizing what she had interrupted, turned ashen-faced.

Stealing cat!

You filthy pirate!

I'll make sure you expose and destroy your makeshift troupe on Divine Grace Island!

But now is not the time to talk about these things...

Luvia explained to you that a legendary figure from the Empire used secret techniques to track you down, and she risked her life to escape and come to warn you.

You frantically tried to move to another location, but it was too late.

A blazing fireball, as bright as the sun, fell from the sky and crashed down in front of the wooden house.

It didn't announce itself, nor could you tell if it was male or female. It had no intention of communicating at all, yet it launched a fierce attack on you.

The intense flames and light pressed down relentlessly, putting both Luvia and Veronica at a disadvantage. After holding on for three minutes, they both lost their strength and collapsed to the ground.

Good guy...

This is absolutely legendary level of skill!

No, is it really necessary? Using close-in weapon systems to kill a mosquito...

Luvia was even more surprised than Richard.

Because she discovered she didn't know this legend.

Is he a hidden master of the empire? But I've never heard of him before. If he's such a mysterious hidden master, why would he expose himself to chase a fugitive?

Speaking of which, this aura... seems familiar, like it's been felt around the Second Prince before?

This legend is under the Second Prince's command? Are you kidding me? A prince who hasn't even secured his place on the throne yet has such a powerful and mysterious ally?

How could His Majesty the Emperor tolerate such a thing!

However, no matter how many doubts they had, it was all in vain.

After defeating the two women, the fireball did not stop, but continued to gather power towards them, the terrifying pressure causing the trees in the entire mountain forest to bend their necks.

Richard also sensed that something was wrong.

This is a deadly attack!

But putting Veronica aside, there's also Luvia here. No matter how ruthless the internal strife within the Empire is, they wouldn't just so carelessly kill a Gold Saint!

Unless, this giant fireball is not a force under the official imperial command?

Who on earth would go to such lengths?

Richard couldn't understand the problem, but for some people, action doesn't require understanding.

No one can stop this mysterious legend.

However, Veronica and Luvia did not use their last strength to escape until the very last moment before the heavenly fire descended.

Luvia raised her sword and stepped forward without backing down, while Veronica pulled a teleportation scroll from her bosom and tossed it to you. Then, she and Luvia stood side by side in perfect unison... They were determined to buy you time with their lives.

Thousands of miles away, Veronica snorted softly and muttered to herself, "Run, you idiot... I should have been faster next time, but I don't know if he'd be fast enough."

Three miles away, Luvia also sighed deeply: "At least, this time I'm not his enemy..."

[At the critical moment]

You threw the teleportation scroll back to Veronica, then yelled at the fireball, "Hey, you little bastard!"

[The Source of Hatred trait activates; the fireball instantly abandons all other actions, redirecting the deadly attack towards you.]

Amidst the dazzling light, you faintly heard the beauty's gasp.

【you are dead】

This simulation has ended.

call……

Sorry ladies, I don't have the habit of trading a woman's life for my own.

In the St. Goethe's men's dormitory, Richard opened his eyes.

it is finally over.

This time it didn't take long, but it was incredibly exhausting...

To be honest, the waters of the empire run incredibly deep!

The church's blue gloves, the mysterious voice from the central prison, the firewood of the final day, the scent of an ancient dragon, a message for the goddess of night in the north, a legendary fireball like the sun... Well, is this supposed to be one of the seven great ghost stories of the campus?

With too many loose ends and too few clues, Richard couldn't sort things out in a short time.

But he knew he must have stumbled upon an incredible secret.

It seems necessary to go to the central prison again to gather more information.

However, we'll have to wait for the next simulation...

Now...

Go to sleep now, don't let the call of your blankets go to waste!

But what Richard didn't know was that, at that moment, someone else's simulation was still going on.

Vandan, the royal palace.

Alice's eyes widened in disbelief at the words that had just appeared before her.

She had noticed Richard's arrest beforehand and was very worried. This made her even more resentful of Luvia, who was good at stealing men but couldn't take care of them properly, and was a gold digger with poor character.

But she wasn't in a hurry at the time, because she felt that there was no use in being anxious. In her haste, she could only ask the Empire to release Richard through diplomatic channels on the grounds of friendship. She didn't dare to say anything too definitive, lest she provoke an overreaction from the Empire and make Richard's situation even worse.

In her mind, since she wasn't sentenced to death, she could slowly figure out a way to deal with it.

who knows……

It's only been a little over a month!

To be more specific, it took him a whole day to escape from prison, and then he was killed along the way!

The situation changed so quickly that even Luvia disappeared, catching Alice completely off guard.

However, considering that Luvia was willing to sacrifice herself to protect Richard, she gained a little more respect for her.

That said, the Empire itself doesn't seem to know who did it either, officially stating that they are still investigating, leaving her equally confused...

The waters run deep; it seems Richard really can't be left in the Empire...

Alice felt very tired.

However, after calming down a bit, she thought of other things.

How did Veronica from Divine Grace Island end up in Idariel? Was it a coincidence, an accident, or...deliberate?

Maybe……

It's not just us who have simulations?

Alice was startled as soon as the idea came to her.

But her years of experience in governance allowed her to quickly calm down and come to several conclusions:

First of all, it's possible that everything was just a coincidence.

Secondly, even if others could simulate it, the number of people involved would certainly not be too large, otherwise, there would have been a huge mess in reality long ago.

It's very likely that it was Veronica first, and then Luvia—which is why the latter was able to stop the crisis in Nion City in time, preventing Richard from being teleported to God's Grace Island.

Hmm, we'll need to test the waters later...

Alice pondered for a long time before continuing the simulation.

Soon, she saw it...

Years later, Norton I died of illness, and the second prince, Bayard, imprisoned his brother and became the new emperor...

The Empire has officially declared war on Vanderbilt...

...More and more countries and races joined the war, and the whole world was engulfed in flames.

Tsk, here we go again.

Alice sighed: "This is the only war I've encountered every time..."

Going back to reality.

After a short nap, Richard slowly woke up.

"Cough, I'm a little thirsty."

He straightened up, intending to ask Katyusha to pour him a glass of water.

However, the next second, he saw that the bedroom window was open for some reason, swaying in the wind and making a clicking sound.

That shouldn't be the case; Katyusha would never make the mistake of forgetting to close the window...

Someone came in?

A thief? An assassin? A classmate making a joke without thinking? Or...?