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

Rhodes awoke from the underground research lab.

Ange appeared before him, welcoming his return.

Three days later, he returned to the capital with Anjie.

I obtained research data on soul magic from the witch.

After speaking with Professor Moya, Luna was found at Livia's house.

With Angela and Luna, they traveled to Ula City, found the Golden Generation, destroyed the Advent Society's headquarters, and saved Yuni and the residents of Ula City.

Upon returning to the capital, he entered the palace to pay homage to the Empress, only to discover that she possessed a dual personality.

On Witch's Day, she attends the academy party with Angela, Luna, and the witch.

Afterwards, he led the three away from the capital to search for the end of the world.

It was winter when we returned, and we had a snowball fight in the courtyard.

Finally, we arrived at the Winter Snow Festival.

Rhodes, Angela, and Luna attended a royal banquet.

The head maid brought the Queen's decree, requesting that Rhodes go to the Queen's bedchamber to pay his respects.

Rhodes met the Queen again.

The two were watching the snow from the balcony.

Rhodes' heart pounded, and he earnestly advised the Queen.

"Your Majesty is in great danger. For your safety, it would be best to leave the palace as soon as possible."

"Enough! Professor Rhodes, I said no one tried to assassinate me, and that's it! You'd rather believe another version of myself than believe me?"

The Empress's gaze gradually turned cold.

She led Rhodes to the Magic Mirror and personally demonstrated it to him, telling him that the second personality was nothing more than a product of the Magic Mirror's manipulation of people's minds.

Rhodes looked into the magic mirror and saw himself reflected in it.

"It's not the right time yet."

"I see myself in the mirror," I said calmly.

Under the Queen's insistence, Rhodes once again embraced the Queen and slept together.

Rhodes had a strong feeling that tonight would be extremely dangerous.

So he mustered his strength, wanting to talk with the Queen all night and get through this dangerous night.

"Shut up, I didn't give you permission to speak."

The Queen interrupted Rhodes.

Seeing that Rhodes still wanted to say something, she smiled coldly and started talking about Rhodes being with Angela, Luna, and the witch.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

"..."

The Queen snorted and fell into a deep sleep, holding Rhodes in her arms.

Rod observed his surroundings vigilantly, not daring to relax for a moment.

He was jolted awake by a sharp pain in his chest.

He actually fell asleep again.

Rod stared incredulously at his pierced chest.

He turned to look at the Empress beside him.

A dagger was embedded in the empress's chest, blooming with tragically beautiful blood.

Rhodes could only watch helplessly as the Empress withered away before his eyes.

……

Rhodes awoke from the underground research lab.

He took Anjie back to the capital.

I obtained research data on soul magic from the witch.

Find and inspire Luna to travel together to Ura City and help the Golden Generation destroy the Advent Headquarters.

Upon meeting the Empress, he discovers that she has a dual personality.

Spend Witch's Day with Angela, Luna, and the Witch.

Set out to find the end of the world.

Having a snowball fight in winter.

Attending the royal banquet during the Winter Snow Festival.

The head maid led Rhodes to the queen's bedchamber to meet her.

Rhodes told the Queen with utmost seriousness that time was constantly looping, and that the Queen had already died countless times. She must leave the palace immediately.

The Queen didn't care at all after hearing this, and instead told Rhodes not to think about such nonsense.

She led Rod to the magic mirror and explained its mysteries.

Rhodes touched the magic mirror.

"It's not the right time yet."

He looked expressionless in the mirror.

Rhodes ignored his reflection in the mirror.

With each cycle, his mastery of alchemy and soul magic became incomparable.

He vaguely glimpsed a trace of the magic mirror's secret.

"Stay tonight."

The Queen ordered Rhodes to stay.

Rhodes did not refuse and snuggled up with the Queen on the sofa to sleep.

Unfortunately, it's meaningless.

When Rod woke up.

His chest was pierced.

The empress beside him had withered away tragically.

……

Countless images flashed through my mind.

Rise again, my love.

Ange's kiss.

The witch's midnight rendezvous.

Professor Moya's afternoon tea.

Luna, huddled in the attic, looked utterly dejected.

Princess Yuni bit her tongue.

Moonlight purification ritual.

To lull the Empress to sleep.

Divination and dance during Witches' Day.

The joy of Water City, the adventure of Abyss City, the concert of Sky City, the ghostly farce of Nether City, the moonlit sword dance of Li City, the sunset over the clock tower of Witch City, and the annihilation scene at the end of the universe...

A snowball fight in the courtyard.

The Winter Snow Festival is approaching.

Coming to his senses, Rod had already followed the head maid to the bedroom.

Watching the snow with the Empress on the balcony.

Rhodes persuaded the Queen to leave.

The Queen refused.

She showed Rhodes the magic mirror.

Rhodes reached out and touched the magic mirror; he already knew one way to use it.

Thus, the power of the magic mirror was activated.

whisper.

A soft moan.

The Empress was in a daze.

When she regained consciousness, the domineering and forceful look in her eyes had vanished, replaced by—

"teacher?"

The Queen looked at Rhodes, puzzled.

Her second personality awakened.

"Come with me, we're leaving the palace."

Without saying a word, Rhodes picked up the Queen and carried her out of the bedroom to the balcony.

"Word of Power - Aurora".

He brazenly used magic within the inner court, transforming the Empress into a dazzling aurora borealis, soaring over the towering palace walls.

Heading to the bustling, ordinary streets and alleys.

The head guard saw the aurora flying out of the palace and immediately tried to intercept it.

At this moment, the head maid stopped him.

"Wait a minute, let them be."

The head maid gazed at the two figures in the aurora from afar.

"Perhaps this is also a wish that His Majesty has always kept hidden in his heart..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the head guard silently sheathed his sword.

……

The Queen nestled in Rhodes' arms.

She wrapped her arms around Rod's neck and looked down at the bustling street scene below.

Snowflakes fluttered down from the night sky, while the lights of countless homes on the ground twinkled like stars, bringing boundless warmth.

"What a nice view……"

The Empress murmured to herself.

Rhodes led the Empress through the entire imperial capital and arrived at the outskirts of the city.

He used magic to conceal his whereabouts and hid with the empress deep in the mountains.

"That's good."

Rhodes embraced the Queen.

He planned to wait with the Queen until dawn.

"Um."

The Queen nestled against Rhodes, nodded gently, and then slowly fell asleep in his arms.

Rhodes looked at the Queen, who was sleeping soundly like a baby.

I was just thinking about letting out a sigh of relief.

Suddenly.

A strong feeling of drowsiness washed over me.

When Rhodes awoke from excruciating pain.

His chest was pierced again, and blood was everywhere.

The empress in his arms gazed at him with longing, her pupils gradually dilating, like blood flowers withering away.

Why?

Why why why...

Countless questions popped into Rhodes's mind.

Could it be that the person who killed the Empress really knew everything and could see everything?

Is there no way to escape this inevitable death?

Rhodes looked at the girl who had died in his arms.

His will gradually became firm.

We must never give up.

No matter how many times I have to go through this, I must... survive...

……

With unwavering conviction, Rhodes embarked on one rescue mission after another.

Because time loops are accompanied by memory loss, previous loops only leave a slight sense of déjà vu in memory.

Rhodes could only make extremely minor changes each time.

In the fourth cycle, he tried to lead the Queen away from the palace and escape in another direction.

But they still couldn't escape the fate of death.

In the fifth cycle, he took the Queen and mingled among the crowds at the night market.

The result remained the same.

The sixth time, he hid with the Empress in the clock tower of the Imperial Academy...

The seventh time, he brought the Queen back to his residence...

The eighth time, he hid in the palace with the Empress...

The ninth time...

The tenth time...

Rhodes kept trying different methods to lead the Queen into hiding.

However, no matter how many times they tried, whether leaving the palace, staying in their bedchamber, or even asking the head maid or the chief guard for help to keep watch.

Ultimately, he could not escape death.

They didn't even see a shadow of the assassin.

On many occasions, Rhodes suspected that he was responsible for the Queen's death, so he chose to search for the witch, only to repeat the old story of the witch's rampage.

He also tried to tell everyone about the time loop and brainstorm ways to end it.

But even Rhodes himself, who knows the situation best, has no way to break the deadlock, let alone anyone else.

In the end, the outcome remained unchanged.

It's like an inescapable death loop.

As long as the Winter Snow Festival arrives.

The witch will inevitably go berserk, and the queen will inevitably die.

A new cycle begins.

……

Finally, after repeating this countless times...

Led by the head maid, Rhodes visited the Queen's palace for what seemed like the umpteenth time.

The two engaged in the same conversation countless times.

The Queen introduced the Magic Mirror to Rhodes.

Rhodes touched the magic mirror.

He secretly left behind his technique.

At the Queen's insistence, he lay down in bed with her and they slept in each other's arms.

As expected, Rod felt sleepy and drifted off to sleep.

Just then.

The magic mirror emitted a faint glow.

Rhodes's spell was activated, and his consciousness attached itself to the magic mirror.

This was a breakthrough in his soul technique that he had finally achieved after countless cycles.

Through the magic mirror, one can see the Queen's bed.

Rod observed everything quietly.

then.

Rhodes' pupils contracted sharply.

He finally saw it...

The dead...

the truth.