I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 34: Everyone Depends on Fate
Catherine said, "Roland, I won't let you die."

Roland said, "Senior, you trust me too much. Everything I just did might just be a lie. I was trying to gain your trust, then use Roland's identity and walk out of here with you."

Catherine said, "And then? After you gain our trust, what will you do after I take you out?"

Roland said, "Maybe I'll go back to the academy with you... in this life. I want to be a wizard."

Catherine said, "What happens after you become a wizard?"

Roland said, "Are you sure you want to listen?"

Catherine suddenly stopped talking.

Roland's cultivation level reached the level of Alayeh's Notes. Given his mediocre aptitude, he could only cultivate this type of meditation.

So, if Roland said he wanted to be a wizard in this life, then his goal must be to cultivate into an evil god.

Catherine was not on the path of a good god, but she couldn't say something like, "This path is good. I enlightened you just to lead you on this path."

So she said, "Roland, you are my student. I brought you in. If you leave me in the future, no matter what you do, the responsibility will lie with me, your mentor, not you."

Roland said, "Senior, don't say any more. If you really believe me, then when we return, you can just take the lead and attack Leonard."

Catherine gritted her teeth and said, "I will."

Roland nodded and said, "Then let's wait and see."

At this point, the two of them had already arrived near the magic array. Catherine said, "Roland, you haven't come into contact with the knowledge of magic arrays yet. Come here, I'll guide you."

Under the guidance of his mentor, Roland adjusted the several magic circles that the two of them were responsible for.

When Roland was processing the last magic circle, his mentor left a special spell symbol on the magic circle.

This spell symbol is used to remotely adjust the magic circle. It is like a switch. As long as the caster thinks about it, the magic circle will be disrupted.

The instructor didn't explain her actions, but simply handed Roland a small bag.

The small bag bore the insignia of Black Abyss Academy, seemingly a 'magic storage bag' given to freshmen. The bag the instructor had given him was a bit more advanced, a 'dimensional space bag'.

The dimensional bag contained Roland's belongings, several scrolls for escape, a book about magic circles, and a magic map.

Those escape scrolls look very advanced.

The instructor said, "I don't have any magic stones anymore. The scroll can send you to the entrance of the ruins. Outside the fern forest is a magic circle that the academy built in recent years. It can lead to the academy. The specific location is on the map, and the relevant instructions are in the book. If we all die, you will return to the academy on your own."

After a pause, Catherine looked at Roland and added, "Of course, you can't leave now. I'll make all the arrangements."

Roland said nothing more. He put away his dimensional bag and followed his mentor to the meeting place in the center of the garden.

The others had already returned and were discussing something around a few crystal balls.

The gathering place was originally an empty field, but after the magic circle was adjusted, a clear pool of water appeared. The water was as clear as a mirror, without a single ripple.

The crystal ball in Wallace's hand was facing the water, studying something. A palace could be seen inside the crystal ball.

Wallace stroked his beard and whispered to Roland, "This is the sealed inner world—the garden beneath our feet is the outer world, and the palace in the crystal ball is the inner world of the garden."

Roland suddenly remembered the escape scrolls and the tricks his mentor had played on the magic circle.

If the four of them go down and the mentor casts a spell, the pool will disappear immediately.

After that, unless the Abyss Demon kills Hall, the mentor and others outside and then adjusts the magic circle, he will not be able to enter the palace.

Therefore, the palace under the water will become the safest place!
At this time, if someone has an escape scroll, they can leave!
Since the seal has been broken, after the magic circle is destroyed, the inner world simply has no exit. Therefore, the escape scroll is effective!
At this time, the Baron came to Roland and Catherine with a golden compass.

"Catherine, we are very lucky. The seal is intact, and the incarnation of the Lord of the Abyss has not come out - look." The baron placed the golden compass on the water.

The compass floated on the water, and the three needles on it slowly pointed to several different symbols.

According to the compass, the remnant was still sleeping in the hall, and the abyssal aura within was extremely weak. This meant that the remnant's power had been weakened to the point of being a possessed evil spirit.

Roland thought to himself, "It's over. After breaking the seal and escaping, Reynard (the regret) split into two. It left the weaker part to sleep in the hall, then repaired the seal, creating the illusion that the regret was still sleeping inside. No one will believe Reynard is the regret of God anymore."

"Hall, is this compass accurate?" Catherine asked.

Baron Hall said, "This is the compass of the Passionate Convent, and it has never been wrong."

Catherine nodded and said, "We still need to be careful. If He sacrificed his life to possess someone, it would be difficult to deal with. Although His power is fragile, like that of an evil spirit, His willpower is beyond our reach. Even I could be possessed by Him if I'm not careful."

The Baron said, "That's right. If He possessed the weakest of us, it would be easy to deal with. Otherwise, it would be troublesome."

Everyone looked cautious.

At this time, the baron suddenly said: "Lady Catherine, the janitors and freshmen of Black Abyss Academy should have no problem dealing with an 'evil spirit', right?" Wallace and the two freshmen were horrified and wanted to kill this stupid Muggle nobleman immediately.

What kind of a rotten idea is this?! Isn't this just sending us to our deaths?!

Leonard smiled and said, "Lady Catherine, Baron Hall's proposal is very good. Why not decide on it this way?"

Catherine nodded and said, "Then let's decide it this way. Wallace, take the three freshmen and go down to investigate. If you can't even deal with a single evil spirit, well, huh."

After hearing this, Wallace and the two freshmen turned pale.

'God damn it!' Wallace cursed in his heart: 'Baron Hall, if I can come out alive, I will never forgive you!'

Wallace and others did not know the strength of Baron Hall.

In everyone's mind, Catherine is the most terrifying person in the team.

Compared to the fragile, ghost-like remnant of the Abyss Demon, Catherine was far more terrifying. Therefore, her words were like an imperial decree.

Soon, the seal was broken by the instructor. Roland, along with Wallace and the other two, held torches and slowly walked towards the water. The instructor impatiently pushed the four of them forward with his mental power, "You useless idiots! What are you dillydallying about?"

Amid Catherine's scolding, the three fell into the pool.

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Amid the sound of rushing water, Roland and the others rolled into a palace.

At the same time, three very familiar voices entered Roland's heart.

[“Roland, let’s just leave it to fate. If you are the only one left alive, please collect our bodies.”] This is Catherine’s voice.

[“Don’t even think about fighting that thing in there, brat! Once you get the Holy Grail, run away. Your future mother-in-law is waiting to use it to treat illnesses!”] This is the voice of Baron Hall.

[“Hehehe. Little fly, buzzing and whispering, self-righteous but quite interesting. You are special and I like you very much. So don’t run away with the scroll. I can tell you that if you kill that clone of mine, your friends may still have a chance to survive. They trust you so much, you can’t abandon them. Hehehe.”] This is Leonard.

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The pool above the palace suddenly disappeared, and the hall was filled with darkness.

Roland closed his eyes deeply.

Roland opened his heart to others, but he didn't believe that others would treat him the same way - he said that this was the world of adults.

In the adult world, no one is sincere to others. Only naive children think that sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity.

Roland was indeed right.

But, precisely because of this, sincerity is so precious.

Roland doesn't belong to this world. He's a time traveler who just wants to survive. It's impossible for him to truly give his heart to this world.

But after witnessing the cemetery of the crucifixion, he faced the thousands of statues of the crucifixion and made a sincere vow.

The millions of heroes who sacrificed their lives did not let the world down.

Roland did not let them down.

And Catherine did not disappoint Roland.

【At the crossroads of fate, you chose to stand up and tell the truth (completed option B).】

【There was a slight change in fate.】

Completion Rewards: Teammate About to Kill You*1, Abyss Lord Avatar About to Kill You (Small) +1, Narrow Escape +1, Skill Insight +100

Roland should have died without a trace.

But the prophecy kept saying that he had a narrow escape from death.

This life comes from Catherine.

She was Roland's only hope in that life-threatening situation.

Roland opened his eyes and looked towards the dark palace before him.

Roland had always felt an inexplicable sense of crisis. His intuition told him that this sense of crisis came from that thing. But he couldn't figure out what role a lowly apprentice like him could play in this battle.

Now, he finally understood that he would indeed face the demon of the abyss.

What the mentors face is the Abyss Demon (the main body), and what they face is also the Abyss Demon (the fragile clone).

Roland quietly took a few steps back and hid behind Wallace and the two freshmen.

He said to his three teammates in his heart: "I'm sorry, you three are too unreliable. I can't trust you. One of us must die first before we can start the boss. So who will live and who will die next is up to fate for the four of us."

(End of this chapter)