I'll kill you after I finish this game!

The sisters around her all wore the same expression, looking at their youngest sister with a mixture of kindness and mischievous smiles.

Lizzie is indeed at that age.

To describe the man they see as so perfect—what else could it be but being in love? How come they've never seen such an outstanding man before?

Here, blonde hair contrasted sharply with Lizzie's sparse silver hair, so when Lizzie said that the other person was more dazzling than gold and the sun, they thought it was quite an exaggeration.

So the older women tacitly agreed that Lizzie was blind to beauty.

"Waaah... I didn't lie, everything I said is true!!"

Lizzie blushed crimson as her sisters teased her, and her heart pounded faster with each word. Her expression and eyes conveyed extreme embarrassment, anger, and anxiety, indicating that everything she said was true.

Clearly... clearly that Eastern man named Lei Zhe is exactly as she described!

His pupils were like molten, flowing gold, and his golden hair, which would make any woman envious, lost its luster and seemed to be swallowed up under the sun.

"Yes, yes, yes~~, Prince Lizzie is the most perfect, we all believe in you."

The sisters all gave Lizzie a knowing look when they saw her anxious and shy expression, and said with teasing words that they believed in her.

"Waaaaah, I'm ignoring you all now!!"

The innocent Lydette couldn't stand her sisters' teasing. She immediately covered her blushing face and ran away in a panic amidst her sisters' playful expressions.

I should have kept quiet and not shared it with them. My friends don't believe me when I tell them, and they say it's her crush. It's so embarrassing!

However, after listening to Maria's advice, Lizzie finally mustered up some courage, packed some food, and prepared to meet the man in the city at night.

I want to talk to him.

—At least, being able to be by their side and properly thank and communicate with them.

With these thoughts, which she wondered if they were sinful, Lizzie set off carrying cheese, bread, and a little something extra.

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Chapter 76 I love everything, therefore I will love you.

Bonfires were placed throughout the city streets, painting the streets with the colors of flames, and light shone through the wooden windows of every household.

Because she was almost assaulted during the day, Lizzie is now like a frightened little animal, very wary and somewhat timid around others. So she walks very carefully, as if her feet are burning, not wanting anyone to hear her footsteps.

The streets became quiet under the night sky. The innocent young girl was thinking about something as she walked on the stone-paved ground.

Something about that man from my memory...

The thought of wanting to touch gold, a feeling that felt like a crime, took root and sprouted in my heart like a seed.

That wasn't just because she was shy.

In the teachings about faith I have received, my thoughts are derived from things of original sin, and therefore I should be punished.

Amidst the harmless teasing of her former companions at the Sisters' House, Lizzie's thoughts about sin and punishment became ambiguous.

The more she thought about it, the more new ideas she had never had before emerged in the girl's mind, and she continued to grow.

Before meeting that man, she felt uneasy, an inexplicable unease, an unease she couldn't understand the reason for.

Therefore, she couldn't run away out of unease before seeing the golden-haired man, because she felt her faith would crumble completely.

The sweltering steam caressed the girl's cheeks and nose as Lizzie searched for the figure of the person she longed for, as if pursuing reality.

On the streets illuminated only by the campfire, they blindly searched for each other, hoping that the other was still there and had not left the city.

However, Lizzie, who was not very brave, felt no sense of security walking in the dark, so she also became afraid, her breathing became heavier, and her body trembled.

In response, she could only quicken her pace to calm herself down.

All of this was witnessed by three pairs of eyes, each carrying a different meaning, within the dark barrier not far away.

Liselotte's eyes held a sense of vicissitude and complexity as she looked at her past, innocent self, and tears inexplicably welled up in the corners of her eyes.

Since she became a witch, she has never shed tears for anything else. What is she crying about now?

It was indescribable; even Lizzie, who was equally excited and nervous, couldn't help but shed tears.

She clearly hates that weak version of herself, but now that she sees her earliest self, is she truly rejecting it?

It's complicated, my feelings are so complicated. I wanted to see my past self before, and now I've seen it in secret, one-sidedly. Both my good and evil personalities are very complicated inside.

Relief, excitement, sadness, nostalgia...

There are so many, with different emotions bursting forth every moment.

As a gesture of comfort, Rei could only put his hands on the shoulders of the two girls.

The hand that appeared on their shoulders supported their fragile hearts and brought the two girls back to their senses.

"That 'me' was looking for you, wasn't it? Let's go back first."

Lizzie took a deep breath and spoke to Reiji after giving Lizzie a long look at her, who was searching for something.

Reiji summoned them, allowing them to see a glimpse of their past selves, and they were already quite satisfied.

However, in order not to interfere with Lei Zhe's plans, they absolutely cannot face their past selves, let alone have any conversation with them.

Lizzie also wiped away her tears and said to Reiji beside her, "Everything... is in Reiji's hands."

"Ah."

Without saying much, Rezer simply responded and took Liselotte and Lisette back into his inner world, then dispelled the dark concealment barrier.

Watching the frightened girl search for him in the darkness, Lei Zhe smiled gently and released his mental energy to slightly interfere with her somewhat flustered gaze.

While searching everywhere, Lizzie was drawn to the golden color out of the corner of her eye.

In the dark, unlit corner of Houjie Street, the man she longed for was sitting there, and joy and a sense of security instantly drove away the unease and fear in her heart.

Even in the darkness, the man sitting there shone like the sun, and that was how he appeared in Lizzet's eyes.

Her long, golden hair was still as flowing as molten gold, but what Lizzie could not ignore even more was the golden spear stuck in the ground in front of the man.

Beautiful, dazzling, solemn, magnificent, and majestic—these are the powerful auras emanating from that long spear.

The golden spear stuck upside down in front of the man gave Lizzie a sense of a throne. A domineering will was at play, and she could feel a powerful force compelling her to bow her head.

The girl couldn't help but smile, holding the food in her arms, a hint of longing flickering deep in her eyes, as she mustered her courage and walked over.

"Lei Zhe...sir."

“Lygate…”

The enchanting voice responded to the girl, and a gaze filled with complexity and gentleness fell upon her once more. As Lizzet was directly looked at by this gaze, her heart calmed down, but her heart also began to beat faster.

She still looked at the same pitiful little animals with the same eyes as before. Although Lizzie didn't understand the meaning behind Reize's eyes, she didn't dislike them.

"Um... Lord Reiji." Despite mustering the courage to approach and speak, the girl's innocence and reserve made her voice still nervous, and she said somewhat loudly, "Please have some of this food."

Lizzie stretched out her hand, controlling her racing heart, and said that she wanted to offer the man bread and cheese, wondering if the dinner at the Sisters' House would suit his taste.

The girl was nervous about the food, and also nervous about whether she would be rejected.

"Thank you so much. It's really kind of you to go out alone so late at night."

Reizer accepted Lizzie's concern and kindness with a light smile, thanking her profusely. Seeing her nervous expression, a gentle smile, devoid of any mockery, unconsciously appeared on his lips.

Reiji's words of thanks and concern, and the direct gaze of his golden eyes, made Lizzet feel as if her heart was being bound.

"...It's alright, I'm the one who should thank Lord Reiji for saving me during the day."

As she nervously poured out her gratitude to the other person, Lizzie felt a very different version of herself.

"War is about to break out here. What are your plans, Lizzie?"

"Tomorrow...we will go to the city of Carkate."

The girls of the Sisters' House made the decision to leave Béziers before Lizzette's visit.

Although it was sudden, there was nothing we could do.

With no other option but to escape the impending war, these vulnerable women and children, unable to offer any help, had no choice but to seek refuge.

And Lizzie is one of them, after all, she is just a weak girl now.

But before leaving, Lizzie wanted to know one thing.

"Lord Reizhe, will you also leave this city?"

Lizzie asked anxiously, not wanting the person who saved her to be caught in the war, but looking at the golden spear in front of the man, the girl didn't know if he would stay and fight.

Is simply thanking the other person enough? No, Lizzie doesn't think so.

For her, this morning's important encounter was memorable.

So, even though she was about to leave and might never see him again, the girl wished, more or less, that the time she could spend talking to the man could be a little longer.

"This city is about to be attacked by some hypocrites who claim to be gods. We want to defend it, but the disparity between us and the enemy is too great."

Lei Zhe did not answer the other person directly, but continued to look at the lovable and innocent child in front of him with the same eyes he used to look at a small animal.

"Yes... that's what I heard." Lizzie, who had never experienced war, was also confused.

“Lizzie, do you remember why I came here?”

"...Huh!?" Lizzie was stunned for a moment, and then her face flushed red after she realized what was happening.

Looking into the man's gentle, golden eyes, Lizzie's heart, which had finally calmed down, was thrown into turmoil again.

Could it be that those initial words were just a joke teasing her?

"I made a promise to a girl, and the reason I'm here is to see you and help you."

Did you make a promise to a girl, which is why you came here to see her?

Moreover, in order to help her, she might have already been defiled if the man in front of her hadn't been there that morning.

Although she was happy about this, Lizzie didn't understand why the girl the man was talking about had made a promise to help a complete stranger.

"...Lord Reiji, you've already helped me."

Lizzie, her head slightly bowed and her skirt tightly clutched, responded to Reiji in a rather soft voice.

She had mixed feelings because the other person was only helping her because of an agreement and a promise, and it was a promise made with other girls.

What should have been an encounter between her and the man turned into an unexpected third party.