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The fight between the hero and the devil.

The fight between the two did not end with a happy ending like in a fairy tale.

It wasn’t even intense.

Just a one-sided fight.

While the warrior Kariel was unable to touch even a single hair of the Demon King, his wounds were so tattered that it was safe to say that he would die immediately.

It was truly an overwhelming and one-sided fight.

Kariel did not give up.

He tried to somehow inflict even the slightest hurt on the Demon King, but there was a gap between the two that could not be narrowed with will alone.

Kariel was unable to endure in the end and had no choice but to lose his life.

And Lewen, who was watching all of this, looked at the scene while somehow holding back tears.

The current warriors nearby, Arien and Arel, were unable to withstand the aftereffects and fainted.

Only Llewen was looking at the current scene.

Naturally, Llewen’s condition was not good.

The feeling of helplessness and despair as you watch the death of your lover without being able to do anything.

It was so huge that I could confidently say that it was a pain beyond anything I could have imagined.

Nevertheless, the reason Lewen persisted was because she respected Kariel’s will and wanted to kill that damn demon lord someday.

“It was quite fun.”

The Demon King glanced at Lewen and a sneer appeared on his lips.

“That doesn’t make sense. Still, I will leave after seeing the hero.”

With those words, the Demon King’s seal disappeared.

And Llewen, who was there alone to regain her senses, burst into tears she had been holding back and hugged Kariel’s cold body.

“Sigh… ”

Even though I know that it is clearly unavoidable and that it is the right choice given the current situation.

The death of a loved one was a pain that felt like someone was cutting into one’s heart.

“Cariel… Kariel… ”

Llewen looked at his face in her arms and repeatedly called his name.

I can’t hear it.

He is clearly dead, and we also know that there is no possibility of his survival.

But still, I wonder if he will open his eyes and call my name.

I called Kariel’s name while holding on to non-existent hope.

“… ”

“Why on earth… You deserve this fate… ”

I didn’t want to blame anyone.

It’s time to stand up and remember the last words he said.

Llewen couldn’t do that, at least not now.

He resented the world that made him sacrifice, and even more, he resented the goddess who gave him his fate.

Near the woman who was crying so endlessly.

Space began to distort.

Lewen looked away for a moment due to the sudden change.

A woman appeared in the distorted space.

A woman who seems to embrace the word divinity itself.

Like Lwen, she had pure white hair, but her eyes were distinctly golden.

As soon as Lewen saw the woman, she knew what she was.

Even if you want to know, you can’t.

This is because the divine power she possesses is becoming more familiar than ever.

“Goddess… ”

“Lewen.”

The goddess looked at her with worried eyes.

Those eyes only made Lewen resentful.

“Why… ? Why did he… Should I die? I understand the facts now! Understand! I mean I can’t… ”

“Lewen. There is still a way.”

Llewen was momentarily speechless at the goddess’s firm words.

The goddess’s eyes were too honest to be considered a lie.

“What method… ”

However, even so, Lewen could not easily believe the goddess’s words.

Kariel is clearly dead.

That too clearly.

What solution is there in such a situation?

No matter what the goddess said, Llewen, who was already on the verge of collapsing, was distrustful.

The goddess responded, looking at her in disbelief.

“I’m going back to the past.”

“Past… ?”

Is that possible?

Although such a thought occurred to her for a moment, Llewen realized that the being in front of her was a goddess.

If she were a goddess, there would be no problem with going back to the past.

However, if we go back to the past, wouldn’t we just be able to save one person?

Llewen had that thought, but the goddess spoke as if she had already noticed.

“If Kariel is saved, the Demon King will have a reason to intervene again. And don’t be shocked, just listen. In fact, you’ve already turned back time once.”

“Yes… ?”

The shocking words of the goddess.

Lewen, unable to properly grasp the situation, asked back.

“Je, are you saying I went back in time and came back?”

“Yes. However, I was unable to preserve the memory due to my lack of strength at the time. So I modified a few other things… I guess it was too much.”

Llewen was speechless at the goddess’s confirmation.

In fact, the situation has already gone back to the past.

It is an incredibly shocking fact, but it is different if the being spoken of is a goddess.

What is it that the goddess is so sorry about that she tells a lie?

That really meant that I had returned to the past.

Now, I have failed so proudly.

When Llewen realized that fact, there was emptiness in her eyes.

Even if you could go back to the past, it wouldn’t make much of a difference if you couldn’t regain your memories.

however.

“But I will turn back time again. This time, Llewen, your memories will be preserved. If you fail this time too, there will be no more chances. Because I’ve already used most of the power I can use.”

The goddess’s next words gave Llewen hope.

If he goes back with his memories preserved, I will never let him die.

“I… What can I do?”

“Just go back and save him. Whatever you do is your freedom. However, you must not tell him these truths about the past. At least until Kariel reaches the state of transcendence. Additionally, as time goes back to the past, memories of the past will also return. So don’t get too confused. That’s it.”

With those words, light began to leak out from around the goddess.

The image of the goddess gradually disappeared, perhaps as a sign of returning to the past.

“Lewen. I believe that you, my representative and daughter, can save him. I think you and Kariel will have a happy ending. So, be sure to succeed this time.”

With those words, the image of the goddess disappeared.

Llewen’s space changed and she appeared when she was 5 years old.

In an instant, my vision was distorted and I was regaining memories from before that I had forgotten, so I felt a bit dizzy, but I was able to quickly come to my senses.

Lewen came to her senses and made a promise, recalling old memories that washed over her like waves.

I have already experienced two failures.

At first, the devil was captured, but peace was only achieved thanks to his sacrifice.

The second time, they couldn’t even catch the demon lord.

But now, the third time.

Since she returned to the past with her memories preserved, Llewen vowed that she would never fail.

***

All of Llewen’s stories have come to an end.

After listening to the story that lasted for quite a long time, I had to be lost in thought.

‘I never thought something like that would have happened.’

It was something much bigger and more shocking than I thought.

As if time had already been turned back to the past, it had been turned back once more.

If that’s the case, wouldn’t that have turned back time a total of two times?

‘Could it be that what I dreamed right before I woke up was what happened in the first episode?’

What made me feel somewhat uncomfortable while listening to Llewen’s story was that it was a somewhat different story from what happened after fighting the demon.

In the scene I saw at that time, Lewen was hugging me and telling me that she was wrong and foolish, but there was no such part in the story she said.

‘There is… ‘

Just hugging and sobbing.

The words the goddess said when she appeared were equally different.

For a moment, I felt a sense of discomfort in that area.

When I heard that I had once again turned back to the past, I realized why.

‘The scene I saw was during the first episode.’

I don’t know why I saw memories from the first episode instead of the second.

Whatever it was, it didn’t seem to matter since it was a memory of the past.

“But then, does Llewen still have memories from the first round?”

“That’s right. That’s why we don’t repeat the same mistake, and it’s with Kariel.”

While saying that, he snuggles into my arms.

Seeing that, I raised my eyebrows and hugged her.

“This is true. I had no idea that the saint would care for me like this.”

“… So, you have to be nice to me… ”

“Of course it should be.”

“… If you turn your eyes to another woman, she will hate you.”

“That can’t happen, so it’s okay.”

I said, feeling the feel of her warm embrace.

“Saint. I thought I was possessed here. In terms of time, it was 6 years ago.”

However, Lwen said that the past me had discovered the prophetic book.

In that case, the memories of the current possession were false.

The reason is probably obvious.

“Now that I think about it, I was also very confused at first because Kariel was a little different. Only later did I think that Kariel had finally come to his senses… Possession?”

It seemed like she didn’t know much either.

That means it must have been the goddess who caused the current transformation of memory.

“I think they thought it would be better to make people think they were possessed so that things like the past wouldn’t repeat themselves. Even if Lewen goes to the past with her memories preserved, it seems like unknown variables will arise for various reasons. Of course, the goddess knows the exact truth.”

I don’t know the exact details, but at least it was a good decision considering what I’ve done so far to achieve transcendence.

“But… Isn’t Kariel angry?”

“What do you mean?”

I asked, tilting my head at the sudden question.

Llewen answered him carefully.

“That’s right… It means that my current memories are lies… ? If you think about it, I thought that would make you angry.”

“Not at all. It was done for me, so how could I be angry?”

“Then I’m glad.”

With those words, the conversation ended.

The conversation did not continue and the air was filled with silence.

At this moment I felt more comfortable than ever.

Lewen was also rubbing her face in my arms.

“Lewen. Would you please raise your head for a moment?”

She purely followed my words and raised her head.

Then our gaze met.

I looked at her slightly red face and smiled.

We slowly narrowed the distance and kissed.