After I died, my personal maid rebelled.

As dusk fell, Oswald, wrapped in a bathrobe, sat cross-legged on a chair next to his desk, gently swirling the glass of red wine in his hand.

Standing before him, also drinking, was Paul, who looked relaxed.

The system, which had been gone for some unknown reason, returned and automatically played a rhythmic piece of music in Oswald's mind.

[It's a wonderful night... The second player was the bodyguard with a sword... Finally, everyone's eyes turned to me, asking what role I was playing. I looked at my character ID and said I was...]

Oswald pressed his temples. "You beat up the hero, that's fine, but the three of you carried a coffin to the old count's house, 'exchanged' his wine cellar's treasures, then sold those wines to me, took the money, bought a restaurant, and treated those hundreds of cavalrymen to drinks and meals. And in the end, you tell me the bill arrived at the Duke's mansion?"

Oswald was so angry he almost laughed. It was a terrible headache, not just any headache. Paul was usually fine after his life changed, but when he encountered those two troublemakers, he became incredibly carefree.

[A sunny and cheerful young man, a sunny and cheerful young man, my only talent is smiling...]

Oh, I forgot to congratulate you. Lao Luo has successfully obtained a new entrance music from the system.

However, you're being a bit too cheerful right now!

"It's not about the money, Your Grace. The main problem is that we don't have enough money. The young lady and her family eat too much." Paul calmly took another sip of wine. To be honest, the old count has quite good taste.

Oswald sighed. "I'll teach you a lesson next time... And one more thing, what are you planning to do from now on?"

Upon hearing this, Paul put down his wine glass and immediately became serious. "I will do anything His Majesty commands."

"Well, that's fine. I'm not able to move around right now, but you guys can form a small team to deal with any emergencies."

After careful consideration, Paul is still quite astute when it comes to important matters. His character and abilities are beyond reproach, making him a suitable mentor to the little ones as they grow and experience adventures.

"What about your own marriage and such? What are your plans?"

Paul blinked, somewhat confused by the Duke's meaning, and simply replied, "No."

"I'm referring to Sister Janet, not your character..."

"How could Your Grace presume to judge me like that!" Paul, displaying his Paladin demeanor once again, suddenly interrupted Oswald.

"Lady Jane saved my life. Of course, I must serve my savior as if she were my own mother; otherwise, wouldn't I be a heartless wretch!"

Oswald was shocked. "What the hell? What's going on with you going crazy right now...?"

Perhaps he was really playing matchmaker, Oswald thought to himself with a wry smile. Now he really didn't know how to reward Jenny, who had made several great contributions.

He waved his hand impatiently, "Alright, I misspoke. You should go back to your room and rest."

"No, since I am staying at the Duke's mansion, I have an obligation to serve you. Right now, the Duke is not able to move around easily, so I can only go back to rest after I have helped you to sleep."

serve……

Paul kindly helped Oswald to bed, and before leaving, he even tidied the blankets for him. After the door was closed, Oswald still felt bewildered.

No, do they see me as an immortal or a disabled person?

Lying in bed that night, Oswald lost track of time, only hearing the system's voice in his mind: "[Host, this system can help your soul find peace. Would you like to customize an alarm clock?]"

(No need for now, help me organize the information.)

The system has once again traveled to several worlds to plunder, from the Eye of Cthulhu, the Eye of Sauron, and the Eye of the Void to the Eyes that can be donated to others if no longer needed.

It collected many strange and unusual eyes, but unfortunately, Oswald couldn't use any of them.

However, a transmigrator and system from a certain supernatural world gave them a cultivation technique for spiritual vision, which might come in handy.

This technique doesn't last long and consumes a lot of magic power, but it can at least change Oswald's current state of complete blindness.

(Still no new intelligence on your end?)

[We've complained about this to our superiors, but they said the future depends on us.]

Oswald became interested. (Oh, how did you complain?)

[At the time, this system simply provided the superiors with a fabricated story.]

A mechanical voice rang out, and the system quickly replayed its performance in front of its superiors. Within a digitized space, the system, which had previously played two roles, appeared.

[This system says the worldline collapse is my fault, the host says it's not your fault, this system says it's my fault!]

[On the day it snowed, a time reversal had just occurred. My host was summoned, and as soon as I entered his mind, this system pressed me into his soul space, saying: "Little System, everyone says you have ideas. Give me some advice. What should we do now?"]

[This system says: We'll save time reversal for now, but the curse that follows time reversal, well, let's see!]

[The host said: Explain yourself clearly!]

[This system is really simple, starting tomorrow, all the heroines in the world who possess the Wishing Star, *snap*! Their curses will be eradicated!]

[Host has been staring at me for a while... Go on.]

[The system says this is all about saving the world, letting the higher-ups know that we have a heart set on moving forward! Simple logic!]

[Upon hearing this, the host pointed at the system and said: "System, everyone says we brothers get along well, and it's true! You hurry up and get out of here right now... and get this done!"]

[Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! This system dashed out of the soul space. Ha, it's snowing heavily outside! But I'm radiating particle waves, absorbing some solar energy, and even sucking in two solar winds.]

[But when I returned... the host went blind and became an undead...]

Oswald remained silent for a long time; the system had indeed been residing in his mind for far too long.

So he asked hesitantly, "(You made up so much, did your superiors believe you?)"

[No, but this system has taken the opportunity to collect a lot of things. Would you like to take a look?]

As expected, he shouldn't have had any expectations of it. Oswald sighed and gave up on finding a breakthrough in the system.

There is one thing that must be confirmed: whether the curse will actually happen to every female protagonist, and if so, how it is triggered.

Around March of next year, it will be the time for Lilith to use the Wishing Star. At that time, she and Thorne went on an adventure in the dungeon. Thorne accidentally fell to the bottom of the dungeon and was killed by the BOSS.

To save Thorne's life, Lilith used the Wishing Star.

Now that Thorne has been taken to the Northern Territory and Lilith is under house arrest by Frank, the previous situation will naturally not repeat itself.

March... March...

If Lilith transforms into a curse in March, then everything will become incredibly troublesome.

Because the timing of two female protagonists using the Wishing Star is still unknown, there was a time when the timing was confirmed, but the user could not be identified.

(Tongzi, do you think the time travel that Eleanor and the others faced was initiated by Princess Diana?)

[Why would the host make this guess?]

(Because I speculate that if a Wishing Star is meant to destroy everything in Oswald, including its soul, then the initiator could only be Annie.)

(Annie is Oswald's fiancée, and the two are each other's greatest misfortune. If, and I mean if, the first-life Anne knew she could go back in time, would she have thought—without Oswald, my life would be...)

……

The next day, Oswald was awakened by the system's alarm.

The old butler, who had been waiting for a long time, heard the commotion inside and quickly pushed open the door, instructing the maids to prepare the toiletries.

At this moment, the important figures of the Northern Territory were gathered in the office.

The military representative, Red; the noble representative, Morpheus; Jenny from the medical department; Paul, the former Holy Knight Commander; Miss Luna; and Lisa and Jacob by her side.

To be honest, with Lady Elene absent, no one feels confident. In the past, if we didn't know what to do, we could ask Lady Elene for advice, and if we made a mistake, Lady Elene would always be there to protect us.

Now, Red and Morphy exchanged a glance, both feeling immense pressure.

Reid was thinking about the Duke's words to him: "If you make a small mistake here, I will have to pay with countless lives to make up for it."

Mofi's thinking was simpler: it was about the rows of noble heads falling after the Duke got angry...

The autumn days in the Northern Territory are chillingly cool.

With a creak, the office door was pushed open, and Oswald, supported by the old butler, walked in step by step, leaning on his cane.

Everyone knelt down. After the Duke sat down and the old butler went out and closed the door again, they heard the Duke sigh softly.

"Get up, all of you. You are all pillars of society. My health is not yet fully recovered, and the Northern Territory will need your support in the future."

After saying that, Oswald raised his hand again and beckoned to everyone as they stood up, "Luna, come here and sit next to me."

"Yes, elder brother."

Luna obediently complied and sat down on her special little stool. Just as she straightened her back, she heard her brother continue, "While Elene is not back, Luna will still handle the daily affairs of the Northern Territory. But don't worry, I will take charge of the important matters myself."

A hand reached out, and Luna immediately understood, placing her brother's hand on her head.

"Morpheus, Red, you two will stay with Luna and endure the hardship for a while longer."

"Yes, sir." The two men breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the order; thankfully, it was just some simple work assignments.

Oswald nodded and said in a deep voice, "Jacob."

"Your subordinate is here."

Jacob immediately knelt down. He knew perfectly well that this was a turning point that would determine his fate, a perilous leap from counterfeit to genuine.

But after several tense seconds of anticipation, Oswald chuckled softly, first acknowledging his previous work.

"No major problems have occurred in the eastern agricultural region; you've done a great job."

"I need an executive officer here, and I also have a development plan covering the entire Northern Territory. Do you have the confidence to take on this responsibility?"

Upon hearing this, Jacob felt every pore on his body exhale, and he felt a little lightheaded. He took a deep breath and responded loudly.

"Yes! My lord, please rest assured that I will entrust this to you!"