You sneaked into my simulation world and started spamming the panel

"Look, these star-like grasses covering the ground are the tears shed by the witch."

"They flowed desperately backwards into the night sky, just like her futile attempts to reverse time time time again..."

Lotte swayed her head slightly to the bard's song and stuffed the last bite of apple pie into her mouth.

"I'm sorry, Lord Isolde, for making you come to a place like this."

"It's ok."

Isolde wiped the cream from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief and was about to get up and leave when her body suddenly froze in mid-air.

She looked down at her feet and felt something furry rubbing against her.

“Lotte,” Isolde said softly, “come and help me.”

"what happened?"

Lotte moved closer to Isolde and found a gray and white kitten rubbing against Isolde's leg, looking very affectionate towards her.

Lott crouched down, picked up the kitten, and gently rubbed its head. "It's all dirty; it looks like it was abandoned."

She only sat down with a sigh of relief after the kitten left Isolde's side.

"Is Lord Isolde afraid of cats?"

"No, I just didn't know my own strength; I was afraid of accidentally breaking it..."

As soon as Lott released the kitten, it pounced on Isolde's legs, rolled over, and gently patted Isolde's boots with its paws.

"It seems to really like you."

"Monsters usually worship the strong. I am stronger than it, that's all."

Despite saying that, Isolde didn't kick the cat away immediately, but let it roll around next to her boot.

Isolde kept her head down, her icy blue eyes seemingly stroking its fur.

Lotte picked it up and held it in mid-air. "Lord Isolde, shall we take it back? Having a pet will prove that we have been living in Orlandis for a long time, so that others will not easily become suspicious."

"But I don't know how to raise them."

"It's okay, I can."

The cat was held aloft, its paws outstretched towards Isolde. Its pink paws were slightly open, making one want to gently touch them.

Isolde looked away. "I don't care."

Are you going to carry it back?

"No."

This outing ended with finding a kitten.

Putting aside the unpleasant incident of the statue being destroyed, Lotte was still quite satisfied with the trip.

He finally learned that the timeline of the predicted world was two hundred years in the real world.

The city of Orantis, where they were located, was a city belonging to the Elando Empire, situated at the northernmost edge of the human border, far from Fengen Town.

For the next three weeks, Lott and Isolde stayed in the hotel.

Lotte's panel is constantly changing.

Every night, Isolde would read and study with Loth, and his knowledge and analytical skills continued to improve.

The room the two lived in also changed a lot. Lott would occasionally ask Isolde to buy some green plants, paintings and the like, so that the temporary room would at least not be monotonous and would gradually become a comfortable home.

The kitten they found was still very attached to Isolde, and it would always linger around her legs whenever she came back.

At first, Isolde was unwilling to approach it, but as time went on, Lott would occasionally find Isolde secretly crouching next to the kitten, watching it roll around on the ground.

One by one, statues of Isolde were toppled throughout the city, erasing all traces of her.

The only place where the two stayed remained unaffected; it still retained traces of Isolde's life, and they were becoming increasingly richer.

Until that day comes.

A month passed quickly.

More and more guards were deployed on the streets. All ten members of Ellandor's [Cataclysmic] forces had gathered here, remaining on the outskirts to protect the city's safety.

As night fell, accompanied by lightning and strong winds, a torrential downpour began.

The kitten hid in the corner; it seemed very afraid of lightning.

Isolde, who was still reading in the distance, noticed the shivering kitten. She hesitated for a moment, walked to the corner, and gently rubbed its head.

"Meow~"

The kitten clung to Isolde's wrist, gently nibbling at her fingertips.

At that moment, Lotte pushed open the door and looked around before finding Isolde crouching in the corner. "Lady Isolde, the carriage has arrived. We should set off."

"Ah."

Isolde stood up and looked out the window at the castle.

In this life, she will infiltrate the castle's underground passages, find the location of the magic circle, and completely change the future.

The two changed their clothes and pretended to be a noble couple.

The kitten at her feet kept rubbing against Isolde's legs, seemingly unwilling for her to leave.

“Lotte, come with me into the underground passage. We’ll go find the location of the magic circle.”

"clear."

The warm yellow light shone throughout the room, keeping the wind and rain out.

Isolde glanced back at the room, then took Lotte's arm, preparing to go downstairs with him.

"By the way, Lord Isolde, do you have any magical items like self-destruct rings?"

Isolde stopped in her tracks, staring at the shadows of the two figures on the ground, remaining silent for a long time.

"Ah."

Lott continued, "What if—I mean, what if—we couldn't find the magic circle in time, but the ritual was about to begin? If, in a situation where there wasn't enough time, I rushed into the banquet hall with the self-destruct ring and detonated the sacrificial ritual magic circle that was in operation, what would happen to the magic circle underground?"

Isolde stood still for a moment before saying, "The magic circle will be affected, producing reactions such as high temperature, bright light, and explosion."

These are all facts from "Los Wessin Basic Arcane Arts".

Lotte reached out to Isolde, "Lord Isolde, could you give me the self-destruct ring? In the worst-case scenario, I'll rush into the banquet hall and self-destruct, which will cause the underground magic circle to malfunction, making it easy for you to find it."

The shadow began to spread beneath the white hair, gradually covering Isolde's entire face.

She slowly released Lott's arm and took off the self-destruct ring from her right hand.

This ring was a prop she left for herself to commit suicide during her long period of retrospection.

The rings were exchanged in the dimly lit room, moving from Isolde's hand to Loth's.

"Thank you. Let's go then."

Chapter 27 I'll cover the rear and farm the panels!

A curfew will be in effect in Orlandis tonight.

The only carriages on the streets were those invited to the castle, their wheels muffled by the heavy rain.

The ten Scourges stood far outside the castle, and without the emperor's order, they could not approach Orantis even a step.

Like countless other nights, the people of Orlandis would return home to enjoy a steaming hot cream stew, take a relaxing bath, and unwind from the day's fatigue.

Tonight, the life force of half the city's population will be carried into the castle through a sacrificial ceremony, nourishing the nobles who have come to the city and the emperor who is high above them.

The castle is bustling tonight, and the battle beneath it is fierce.

"Lord Isolde, which way should we go?!"

According to Isolde, the magic circle that drives the sacrificial ritual is located underground, and the castle's underground passages are like a complex maze.

After the two slipped into the banquet hall, they went straight to the underground area.

The stuffy, damp air, the faint torches hanging on the wall, and the occasional appearance of guards—all these factors combined to cause the omnipotent Lord Isolde to lose his way.

Isolde looked to the passage on the right: "This way."

We just walked this way!

"Then let's go the other way."

Time was of the essence; the sacrificial ceremony was to begin in 20 minutes, but they couldn't even find their way.

The appearance of the two also attracted the attention of the guards. Isolde led the way, while Lotte brought up the rear to block the pursuing guards.

A guard wielding a spear charged toward Lot with a shout. He gripped the spear tightly, pulled back his elbow to gather strength, and thrust it violently toward Lot's upper body.

Lotte activated Oath of Protection, and the white light from the sword was dazzling in the dim cave.

The longsword was raised from below, and the power amplification from the oath changed the direction of the spear, causing it to deflect into the air and miss Lot.

The inability to quickly and continuously activate the [Oath] skill prevented Lot from seizing the opponent's weakness in time, allowing the opponent to adjust their position and raise their spear to stab Lot again.

A blue light flashed from the tip of the spear, and then three identical blue streaks appeared in Lot's eyes at the same time.