"What's this?"
I tried to grab my right hand with my left, but the situation was similar there.
“Huh...?”
Like the ashes of burnt paper, my body fluttered into the air. The only difference was that, unlike ashes, it was golden.
“Wait, wait!”
When I looked, it wasn't just my hands that were showing strange phenomena, but my whole body was like that.
As I started running, golden dust began to scatter in the direction I'd passed, and before I knew it, my legs were gone. My vision darkened, and my voice was lost...
I lost my mind.
What is needed to turn back time is 'a wish, a promise with the god who created the world, and a key'.
One wish,
- I want to live happily ever after with my master.
The promise with the god who created the world,
- If you show me tears, I'll give you one thing I want. Yes?
- Yes!
Key,
- [ The Life of Litri Extra ].
Two wishes,
- Shish, you will be happy.
The promise with the god who created the world,
- I will make you happy. I promise.
Key,
- Retri Extra.
Dae-eng.
The giant clock at the center of the world began to turn backwards with a clear sound.
The final condition was written on the scroll.
If you want your wish to come true, move forward with your own will. The world provides only the environment; it is you who seize the opportunity.
A thud.
The ball hit the cold floor, and my head felt dizzy, so I closed my eyes for a moment.
“Oh my, what is that?”
“That’s it? Isn’t it a person?”
“How long have you been lying there?”
Flash.
When I opened my eyes, I saw unfamiliar shoes. Some were moving busily, but most were still.
It's like deja vu.
So, when have I ever seen such a sight?
"Gasp."
As I suddenly stood up from my seat, the shoes surrounding me suddenly fell back.
“Wow, it’s really pretty.”
“Are you mixed-race?”
I looked at my outfit and realized that I was wearing a simple dress and low heels, the last thing I could remember wearing.
So I thought I was turned to ashes, but I wasn't. Yes, I'm out of the book!
"Hey."
"Yes yes?"
The other person was startled, perhaps because the person on the floor, dressed in strange attire, spoke to him. But the important thing wasn't that he was surprised.
“What day is it today?”
“Today, you know. Now, just a moment—”
“-Hey, look at your phone. Your phone!”
The man handed me his cell phone and told me today's date.
Here and in the book, the sense of time is the same, and time flows equally. I'm certain that time has flowed the same way there, as long as I've been away.
The high, blue sky and the coolness that replaced the muggy atmosphere. The leaves began to change color in a vibrant array of colors.
Obviously, when I go back there again, the seasons will be noticeably different from here.
When I arrived in the world of the book, I vaguely recalled the memories of comparing the dates when I followed my senior to the palace.
“Gasp.”
I tried to grab my right hand with my left, but the situation was similar there.
“Huh...?”
Like the ashes of burnt paper, my body fluttered into the air. The only difference was that, unlike ashes, it was golden.
“Wait, wait!”
When I looked, it wasn't just my hands that were showing strange phenomena, but my whole body was like that.
As I started running, golden dust began to scatter in the direction I'd passed, and before I knew it, my legs were gone. My vision darkened, and my voice was lost...
I lost my mind.
***
What is needed to turn back time is 'a wish, a promise with the god who created the world, and a key'.
One wish,
- I want to live happily ever after with my master.
The promise with the god who created the world,
- If you show me tears, I'll give you one thing I want. Yes?
- Yes!
Key,
- [ The Life of Litri Extra ].
Two wishes,
- Shish, you will be happy.
The promise with the god who created the world,
- I will make you happy. I promise.
Key,
- Retri Extra.
Dae-eng.
The giant clock at the center of the world began to turn backwards with a clear sound.
The final condition was written on the scroll.
If you want your wish to come true, move forward with your own will. The world provides only the environment; it is you who seize the opportunity.
***
A thud.
The ball hit the cold floor, and my head felt dizzy, so I closed my eyes for a moment.
“Oh my, what is that?”
“That’s it? Isn’t it a person?”
“How long have you been lying there?”
Flash.
When I opened my eyes, I saw unfamiliar shoes. Some were moving busily, but most were still.
It's like deja vu.
So, when have I ever seen such a sight?
"Gasp."
As I suddenly stood up from my seat, the shoes surrounding me suddenly fell back.
“Wow, it’s really pretty.”
“Are you mixed-race?”
I looked at my outfit and realized that I was wearing a simple dress and low heels, the last thing I could remember wearing.
So I thought I was turned to ashes, but I wasn't. Yes, I'm out of the book!
"Hey."
"Yes yes?"
The other person was startled, perhaps because the person on the floor, dressed in strange attire, spoke to him. But the important thing wasn't that he was surprised.
“What day is it today?”
“Today, you know. Now, just a moment—”
“-Hey, look at your phone. Your phone!”
The man handed me his cell phone and told me today's date.
Here and in the book, the sense of time is the same, and time flows equally. I'm certain that time has flowed the same way there, as long as I've been away.
The high, blue sky and the coolness that replaced the muggy atmosphere. The leaves began to change color in a vibrant array of colors.
Obviously, when I go back there again, the seasons will be noticeably different from here.
When I arrived in the world of the book, I vaguely recalled the memories of comparing the dates when I followed my senior to the palace.
“Gasp.”
“Why, why are you doing that?”
“Something important came to mind.”
Today, before Shish dies.
The problem is, I know it's close to the day the incident happened, but I don't know exactly how many days ago it was. Maybe it was the day before, or maybe it was the day itself.
My fingertips were trembling, but I calmly asked the person who had told me the date one more favor.
“Can you show me the map?”
“A map?”
“Yes, I was wondering where I am.”
“I’m here. Where are you looking for?”
The passerby was incredibly friendly, and I asked if I could look at a map. Fortunately, the modern gadgets I'd seen so far felt familiar.
This place was not far from the door my senior had told me about.
Yeah, I've fallen here before.
“Thank you. I enjoyed it.”
I held out his phone to the other person and bowed, and the other person, without realizing it, bowed their head as well.
“Wow, is this what they call elegance? Class?”
As I was about to head towards ny destination, leaving the man behind, telling Lily something she would enjoy hearing, a man and a woman making a fuss came into view.
“Isn’t this a broadcast? Take a good picture.”
“He seems like a celebrity. Should I ask him to take a picture with me?”
They were filming, so I made a heart with both hands and shouted towards them.
"Mom, Dad! I love you! Don't worry, I'm on my way to find true love, yes? My little brother, you too, I don't know about you, but listen to your parents and do well!"
As I was about to leave, I got worried and turned back to the camera and shouted.
"Mom, don't worry. I'm on my way to becoming a Duchess! Eat well and live well!"
“I guess she’s just a strange person...”
I heard a disturbing story, but I ran, remembering the route shown on the map. I'd seen videos of me in my priest's uniform circulating before, so I figured it would be the same this time.
At least my brother will find it.
I'm sorry, Mom and Dad.
If possible, I'd like to say goodbye properly and leave, but if I don't go now, that person will die. He has no one else but me, so I have to go and save him.
Knock, knock, knock, knock.
The sound of heels hitting the hard floor feels like the ticking of a clock.
The attempt to turn back time was clearly successful. So, to what point did they return?
The best scenario is while Shish is still in the palace. Then, I can capture him and prevent him from leaving, but I must also prepare for the worst.
For example, Shish has already gone to the magic tower and is about to stab his heart.
Exactly, exactly.
The sacred object hanging around my neck struck my collarbone, causing pain.
Aegis's shield had been automatically reassembled once the crisis had passed. I tried to return it to my senior, but he told me to keep it.
I'm glad I have it.
“Over there!”
There were more people than the last time I came, but I ran without paying attention.
My breathing was racing, my lungs were about to burst, my feet were aching, and the wind was beating my hand. If there was even a single ray of hope, a lifeline, I would see it through to the end.
I passed through the unusual door that my senior had told me about at the same speed I was running at.
Please, please, please! Let me go. Let me go back there.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
The moment I passed through the door, I saw it flying in the sky again, so I guess I came to the right place.
I narrowly avoided the disaster by curling my body into a ball, as I was about to be slammed face-first into the green grass.
“Ugh...”
I quickly raised my aching body and looked around. It was a familiar place.
“As expected, it’s Atla’s Hill.”
The beach was quiet, but it was difficult to tell what time it was just by this.
It wouldn't have been before Titiana arrived. I couldn't pinpoint the exact date, but I don't think we had that much time.
Well then, one thing I can do is look for cracks.
"There is!"
It was only for a moment that I was happy to have found the crack in the corner of Atla's hill.
"The lightning stopped, but there's still a crack? Then Shish must have already entered the tower!"
If it catches someone, that's the worst-case scenario.
Please, I hope Shish hasn't already stabbed Yuno in the heart.
I tore off my sleeve, removed Aegis's shield, and wrapped it around my hand. The relic's activation condition was that it touched the wearer's skin.
At the time, I was so panicked that I didn't even think about it.
Senior, of course, he wanted the relic to activate automatically when I was in danger, so you put the necklace around my neck. Or maybe he didn't know how to use it.
But I couldn't help but suspect that maybe he deliberately withheld the instructions. When Shish told me he was going to the Magic Tower, I didn't seem to tell him that I liked him.
Just because you didn't lie doesn't mean you're being honest.
“No, no.”
What matters isn't the senior. I can punish the senior later!
Just focus on saving Shish!
“You can replace the magic stone with a holy relic, that’s fine.”
I took off one of my shoes. I used to be able to get to the 57th floor without bumping into anyone, but now I don't know.
I jumped into the crack.
Fortunately, the inside of the tower was still empty, so I quickly caught the elevator.
The power of sacred relics is derived from sacred power, but most of their origins are those that were used to contain magical power. For example, Dietrich's sword.
So, assuming that there would still be some magic left, I placed the necklace on the elevator's magic inlet.
As if to prove my prediction correct, the elevator began to move smoothly, and I took a deep breath and did some mental image training.
I was only looking at Shish, so the surroundings outside of Shish came to mind vaguely, but I squeezed out the memories.
Yuno was in the same place at the time. It seemed like Shish had done something, but diverting his attention was the top priority.
Throw your shoe to distract Yuno, then grab the shield and stab Yuno in the heart with your sword.
As soon as the elevator opened, I was hurled out like a spring. Without even a stumble, I just kept going.
“Shish.”
I've always hesitated, avoided things, and pretended not to know, but just this once, I'll do what my heart tells me to do.
Before I knew it, beads of sweat had formed on my forehead and were running down. I kept my eyes wide open, afraid that wiping them would slow me down.
Upon entering the room where Yuno's heart was kept, Yuno was seen holding a lump of flesh, a small bottle flying through the air, and Shish was about to stab the heart.
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