You sneaked into my simulation world and started spamming the panel?

"Yes. Swordsmanship takes a toll on your spirit, so learning meditation has its benefits."

“As expected of Lady Isolde!” Lotte grinned. “I’ve heard that meditation can bring the dead back to reality. If only I could meditate, I could come back and continue to protect Lady Isolde after dying at Uchi’s hands.”

The crackling of the campfire was the only sound in the entire forest. Lotte's words were like pebbles thrown into the sea, receiving no response.

Isolde stared at her toes, letting the firelight slowly melt away the cold mask on her face.

After a long pause, Isolde suddenly spoke: "Meditation is the only way for a person to break free from the control of the body and enter the spiritual world; it is a bridge to communicate with the soul. It is said that the dying person can learn to meditate more easily."

Meditation does not connect to the Land of the Dead. Isolde knew this, but she didn't point it out.

"Oh, I see."

The campfire slowly died down, and darkness completely engulfed the surroundings.

The break time is over.

Isolde stepped out of the campfire and extinguished the few remaining embers, then hung her sword at her waist and continued on her way, guided by the starlight.

"Let's go."

After that, the two had relatively little contact, and they continued on their way to Orlandis.

On this overcast grassland, before the pure white city walls, Isolde, sword in hand, still charged towards the walls alone.

The battle with the red-haired man has begun.

Isolde must severely injure the redhead within 8 seconds, preventing him from protecting Uchi in the subsequent battle.

1, 2, 3...

Based on past experience, Uchi should have already killed Lotte by now and was preparing to support the red-haired man.

But at that moment, Lotte's voice suddenly reached Isolde's ears.

"What's wrong, Uchi? Are you disappointed that the goblin standing here isn't your favorite? I know everything that happened last night. You want to make a move? Are you in a hurry to kill me to silence me?"

Goblins are the dirtiest and ugliest of the low-level monsters, but they have a strong desire to reproduce, and there are even people in this world who keep goblins as pets.

For nobles who valued their reputation more than life itself, Lotte's words were the ultimate humiliation.

However, Isolde didn't understand this, nor did she understand why she was angry about this statement.

But Uchi didn't actually come over; he was held up by Lotte.

Isolde seized the opportunity, her sword moving faster and faster. She began to expend a great deal of mental energy to unleash her sword techniques, striving to severely injure the red-haired man as quickly as possible.

5, 6, 7...

Uchi's magic still hasn't struck.

Isolde's swordplay never stopped; the grass on the ground was covered in frost, and the red-haired man's left arm was frozen by the sword energy.

12, 13, 14...

Not enough.

The red-haired man is, after all, a "catastrophe-level" enemy; it would be too optimistic to think that he could seriously injure him in just 10 seconds.

But 15 seconds had already passed, and Lotte could no longer delay Uchi.

Isolde glanced at the distant battlefield and saw Uchi standing in a pool of blood, grabbing Lot's collar and saying something to Lot.

It's over. Lotte should be dead by now.

Uchi abandoned Lotte and rushed towards Isolde.

Isolde sighed softly, already prepared to be killed by the two calamities.

It seems that this still won't work; this must be the limit for Lotte.

Perhaps... coming to Orlandis to challenge two calamities was a mistake in itself?

With their current strength, challenging two natural disasters is an impossible task.

Just then, Lot's voice suddenly came from the grassland again.

"This still didn't kill me... No wonder the goblins all like you, it seems you went easy on them last night too."

Lott is not dead!

Moreover, his voice echoed across the vast grasslands, reaching the garrison in Orantis City!

Uchi paused for a moment, then turned to look at Lotte with a gloomy face.

It was the first time that Uchi and the red-haired man had fought Isolde. They both believed that the red-haired man could defeat Isolde by himself, or at least last for 20 minutes.

A catastrophe-level duel cannot be decided in a minute.

So Uchi decided to let the red-haired man wear down Isolde's strength while he dealt with some personal grudges.

But he was wrong.

Isolde was no ordinary natural disaster.

In each of her lifetimes, she inherits a skill, an item, and countless combat experiences.

When 30 seconds had passed, Isolde kicked the red-haired man into the air, and then the sword in her hand gathered all the sunlight, causing the world to dim at that moment.

"Ding!"

A crisp sound echoed across the entire grassland. Isolde's full-force attack severely injured the red-haired man, slamming him to the ground!

The gale swept away everything in its path and also awakened Uchi.

Uchi immediately abandoned Lotte and rushed to support the red-haired man.

Lotte lay on the ground with his eyes half open, watching the sky gradually clear.

"He might actually like goblins... otherwise why would he be so angry..."

Lott was too sleepy to think, and this drowsiness even suppressed the pain in his body.

After an unknown amount of time, Lott suddenly felt something fall into his hand.

He struggled to open his eyes and found it was Uchi.

The Arcane Sage, Uchi, who stood at the pinnacle of humanity, lay beside Lot, tears streaming down his face.

Lott suddenly laughed. He found the scene somewhat comical, as if the two of them were brothers in misfortune in a hospital room.

Uchi cried and begged Isolde beside him, "Isolde... spare me... I'm in this state, please spare me, I promise I won't hurt you..."

Isolde raised her sword and swiftly severed Uchi's head.

It rolled a few times and came to Lotte's side.

Lotte silently turned her head away.

Holy crap, Uchi's expression is terrifying; looking at it too much will give me nightmares.

Isolde walked over to Lot, knelt down, and wiped the blood and grime around his eyes with her hand.

"Success."

"Um……"

White hair obscured Isolde's face, preventing Lot from seeing her expression.

“I’m leaving you behind,” she said. “You’re incapacitated, and my life-saving potion won’t heal you. And I need to get into the city.”

Lotte nodded. He didn't want to continue living in this body, since he couldn't even acquire his talent. He might as well start over.

What is your wish?

Lotte forced a smile and said softly, "Lord Isolde, does learning [meditation]... take your time?"

Now is the best time to learn meditation, as Isolde said.

Isolde stared quietly at Loth's face, then suddenly nodded.

She herself didn't even realize what she was doing.

Despite being tortured by Uchi, the knight endured the pain and fear of death, managing to delay a [Calamity] for 30 seconds.

After all, in his eyes, the world cannot be relived.

Perhaps admiring his courage and will, or perhaps recalling their conversation around the campfire, Isolde agreed.

"I was exhausted from that battle, and I need to rest for two minutes to recover. You won't hold me up."

"Please..."

Soft white hair fell onto Lot's chest. Isolde leaned down and whispered in Lot's ear, her warm breath dispelling the chill in Lot's body.

so good……

Lotte looked at the blue sky and white clouds, squinting slightly.

A minute later, Lotte's panel popped up.

Name: Lott.

Status: Near death.

Skills: [Oath Keeper] [Breathing Meditation Lv.1]

Without needing three gold coins or spending several months, Lotte learned the [Meditation Skill] while on the verge of death.

He can now choose the profession of a monk in reality.

Why is the word "breathing" added to this meditation? Is it meditating while breathing?

Lott lay on the ground and took a deep breath.

"Lord Isolde, please... end my suffering..."

Isolde's shoulders slumped. She brushed her hair aside, and her icy blue eyes reappeared before Lot.

She used the cloak behind her to wipe the blood off the sword, then pointed it at Lotte's chest.

"it is good."

After everything was over, Isolde took off her cloak and draped it over Lot.

Without turning back, she picked up her sword and headed towards the city of Orlandis.

......

[In 221, Loth died.]

[World's Gift Upgrade: Accumulate 7 points of physical resistance and 5 points of magical resistance.]

[Essential Derivation: 0.02% → 1%]

In March 221, Isolde died. Isolde chose to inherit "Analysis" and proceed to the next deduction, which would rewind the world to 221.

Chapter 10: The Mage's Adventure Begins

Isolde slowly opened her eyes, and she found herself back in the original plaza.

The dragon was in the distance. Next, she would take Lot away and then enter the city of Orlandis.

The reason she kept coming back to life at this particular time was because she had just become a natural disaster at that moment.

Through several lifetimes of simulation, she discovered that the appearance of the dragon was not accidental, but rather the result of her uncle's betrayal.

She must immediately infiltrate her uncle's territory—the city of Orantis—after escaping the dragon. If the key figures in the city are evacuated, the truth will be completely buried, and she will have to waste several more years searching the world for it.

However, Orantis City is a border city with a detection magic circle, so anyone who sneaks in without being registered will be detected.

So Isolde decided to force her way into the city, learn to analyze magic, and break the detection magic circle. That way, she could easily infiltrate in her next life.

In her previous life, after Isolde learned to analyze magic, she was preparing to break the magic circle, but the appearance of a dragon thwarted her plan, and she died in front of the magic circle.

Therefore, in this life, she needs to break into the city again and use analytical magic to break the magic circle before the dragon appears for another three months.

However, everything has to start all over again.

Having Lott delay Uchi by hurling insults was purely a last resort for Isolde. She knew this method was inefficient and unreasonable, but after all, she couldn't possibly train Lott into a catastrophe-level fighter in three days.

Isolde sighed and rushed toward the distant knights' camp.

As countless times before, Isolde hoisted the astonished Lot onto her shoulder and used the thrust of the dragon's breath to escape into the forest.

She found Lott strange; he did something different in each of his lifetimes.