Villain: After I died, all the heroines cried themselves to sleep.

Woohoo! Woohoo!

The train emitted a sharp whistle and slowly pulled out of the station.

Rhodes never imagined that he would have to leave again after only a few days back in the capital.

After meeting the witch at the clock tower, he went to talk to Professor Moya in detail.

Although the two are mortal enemies, Rhodes did save Professor Moya once, and it involved their former student.

So Professor Moya informed Rhodes about the matter.

Do you know about the Kingdom of Ula?

"Of course I know, it's a small border country on the western edge of the empire."

"It is now extinct, or more precisely, swallowed up by our empire."

Why?

"Because the royal family of the Kingdom of Ula was bewitched and actually plotted to marry Her Majesty the Queen, she angered Her Majesty. So Her Majesty waved her hand and sent a large army to destroy the kingdom."

Professor Moya took a sip of red tea.

She put down her teacup and gave Rhodes one last, deep look.

"Later investigations revealed that it was the Advent Society that had bewitched the Ula royal family. From this, it was deduced that the Advent Society was lurking in Ula City, the capital of the Ula Kingdom, and seemed to be preparing to do something."

The students of the Golden Generation had obviously learned of this news and went to Ula City to investigate.

That's why Rhodes made this trip.

Back to the present.

"Actually, you didn't have to come along."

Rod looked at Ange beside him.

He originally intended to assist the Golden Generation himself.

After all, Luna might be there too. When Angela meets with her, Rod's intuition tells him that he will be caught in the middle and feel uncomfortable.

Ange simply smiled slightly, naturally moved closer to Rhodes, and hugged his arm.

"The teacher has only himself to blame for always leaving my side without permission. To prevent that from happening again, we must keep a close eye on him."

"..."

Feeling the unsettling atmosphere emanating from Anjie.

Rhodes was also helpless.

Anyway, it's not a bad thing that Anjie is here, so we can only let her come along.

While there's still plenty of time.

Bored out of his mind, Rhodes started flipping through research materials on soul magic to pass the time during his journey.

……

The train finally arrived in Ula City on the second day of its journey.

Not many passengers got off the train. Stepping out of the station, a desolate and dilapidated scene came into view.

The city seemed to be still reeling from the war, and most of the residents had blank stares, like zombies.

Rod frowned.

Did the Empress not appoint an administrator to take over Ula City for post-war reconstruction and governance?

In his mind, the Empress may have been decisive and ruthless, but she was by no means an incompetent mediocre person.

The city of Ula has a faint air of mystery about it.

Suddenly, Rod instinctively reached out his hand to the side.

He caught a disheveled beggar who was about to fall.

The beggar was dressed in rags, his hair was disheveled like a chicken coop, and he reeked of a sour stench.

She clung tightly to Rod's arm as if grasping at a last straw, then looked up, a strange smile spreading across her filthy face.

"Run! Run! But there's nowhere to run! He knows everything, he can see everything! Heh heh, the ending was already decided. They're all dead! They're all dead!"

The beggar cried and laughed, gesticulating wildly, then abandoned Rod and Ange, laughing loudly as he ran into the dark alley.

"Teacher, your clothes are dirty."

Ange wanted to help Rod wipe away the stains left by the beggar.

Rhodes glanced at his sleeve and could vaguely see a pair of blurry black handprints.

He gently brushed away the stain and said to Ange.

"That's good. Let's go to the city hall first and inquire about the situation of the Golden Generation."

Although there were no road signs to guide them, the town's residents were wary and unwilling to talk to Rhodes.

But Rod was familiar with the route and quickly arrived at the city hall.

The city hall is located next to the royal palace of the Kingdom of Ula.

By this time, the royal palace had already been reduced to ruins, and the city hall building had also been affected, bearing the scars of war.

Upon entering the city hall, you can see that it has undergone some renovations.

This indicates that the empire once sent an administrator here.

However, there is no one to be seen now.

The administrator and his subordinates vanished without a trace, as if they had disappeared into thin air.

"Teacher, there's something wrong with this city."

Anjie also noticed something was wrong.

"We'd better leave here first and think things through."

No, I want to stay.

Rhodes shook his head.

This city is very likely the headquarters of the Advent Society, and it must have been set up as a trap by them.

The sensible course of action is to leave first and escape the trap.

But Rod came here to find the Golden Age.

If I'm not mistaken, the Golden Generation has probably already fallen into the trap set by the Advent Society.

Then Rod had no choice but to risk his life.

"Ange, go back to the imperial capital and report this matter to the empire."

"Teacher, don't forget what I said, I will never let you leave my side again."

Ange flatly rejected Rod's proposal.

So for the rest of the time, Rod and Ange traveled to almost the entire city together.

Unfortunately, no trace of the Golden Generation could be found until nightfall.

Furthermore, no Adventist spells were found.

The two returned to the city hall empty-handed.

At this time.

The two noticed a figure lying prone at the entrance of the city hall.

"Teacher, it's the beggar we met before."

"I know."

Rod stepped forward and saw the beggar curled up with his eyes closed, trembling all over, as if he were having a nightmare.

"Let's take her with us first."

Rhodes used [Ether Domination], which transformed into a pair of enormous arms, and scooped up the beggar.

Back in the reception room of the city hall.

Rod placed the unconscious beggar on the sofa and checked on her condition.

The beggar's identity is not simple.

Her clothes were tattered and worn, but neither the material nor the style were suitable for ordinary people.

She was fast asleep with a high fever, her lips moving as she murmured incoherently.

"No...it hurts...it's so scary...I don't want to die..."

"Teacher, why are you staring at her? Is she that attractive to you?"

Anjie's voice drifted over softly.

"...She's no ordinary person."

Rod explained.

The beggar was not only of unusual status, but his body was also afflicted with some unknown curse.

Looking at the other person, Rhodes felt a strange sense of familiarity.

It felt as if we had met each other a long time ago.

That's what I was thinking.

Suddenly.

Rod suddenly looked up.

Something strange arose in his heart.

Countless unseen ripples spread in all directions and outwards.

"teacher."

Angela tugged at Rod's sleeve, her expression somewhat grave.

"I can feel that spacetime nearby is being abnormally distorted and disrupted."

As soon as she finished speaking, the surrounding environment began to change at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The decoration and furniture in the reception room quickly deteriorated to the dilapidated state at the end of the war, and then quickly rolled back to the state before the war.

The beggar who was originally lying on the sofa is also undergoing a rapid transformation.

The dirt on her body disappeared, her tattered clothes were restored to an exquisite and elegant gown, and even her dry and messy hair, which used to be like a bird's nest, became smooth and natural.

In the blink of an eye, the beggar on the roadside transformed into a noble princess.

"Well……"

The sleeping princess let out a soft moan.

She sat up groggily, rubbed her eyes, and slowly opened them.

There was still a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"Where is this? Who are you?"