I'll kill you after I finish this game!

Do I hate it? No, after all, I was saved because of the other party's promise.

Doesn't she dislike it? Not really. In this place where there are only two people, the topic has shifted to a third party, making Lizzie's mood anything but happy.

That's why it's said that a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea; even though Lizzie was still a minor, her inner thoughts were very complicated.

"Lizzie, what are your dreams for the rest of your life?"

Looking at the girl in front of him, Rei Zhe also ate the food that contained the girl's feelings. Even though the cheese was not very delicious to him, he could feel the girl's concern for him.

"...dream?"

Lizzie couldn't help but look up at Rezer. The look in his eyes that made her heart race still carried the gentle and calm she loved.

She has dreams about her life and how she plans to live her life from now on.

She... all she needs is faith.

Lizzie wanted to say that, but her inner reaction was different; she couldn't put it into words.

Because of what she had said, she felt she could no longer continue the conversation. That indescribable sense of loss made Lizzie desperately try to calm herself down.

"Oh, right... Lord Reiji, this is for you."

Making a very clumsy attempt to change the subject, Lizzette took out a brightly colored potion and reached out to hand it to the other person.

Lei Zhe did not rudely expose the girl's shyness, but instead looked at the potion in her hand.

"Is this... medicine-infused sour?"

“These are herbs that serve as our protective charms,” Lizzet explained to the man, defining the potion su in their culture. “They can protect the body from demons and witches.”

If you have to part ways with a man, at least... offer him your blessings in addition to gratitude.

However, when Reizer heard the word "witch" from Lizziet's mouth, a deep, somber look flashed in the depths of his eyes.

To avoid the girl thinking he didn't like it, Lei Zhe smiled slightly and accepted the medicine she offered.

Lizzie thought the man liked that smile, but Rezer just looked down at the herbs in his hand and suddenly said something.

"Why did you send me flowers, Lizzie?"

"because......"

Why? Lizette was speechless, but she asked herself frankly that if she chose the potion, she did want to bless the man to be protected.

But what were the reasons before that? She didn't understand.

"Is it because of your beliefs that you are doing this?"

The man in front of her smiled and asked gently, "Should I say yes? Would that satisfy me?"

"No, it's not..."

Following her truest feelings, Lizzie almost immediately denied the question as soon as the man finished asking, as if afraid of being misunderstood.

"Is that a habit you've had for years that makes you do this?"

"..."

Lizzie pursed her lips and remained silent, but there were words in her heart that she couldn't express, so she finally shook her head from side to side.

"I see..." Seeing the girl's nervous silence, Reiji didn't press further. He simply looked at Lizzie with gentle eyes and said with certainty, "In that case, it must be your gentleness that made you do this."

The original Lysette was kind and gentle, making her lovable. This pure girl with pure faith truly deserved Rezer's redemption through time travel.

The thought of this girl's predetermined fate stirred feelings of pity and anger within me.

"......!!"

Hearing Rezer's self-assured affirmation, Lizzette felt a terrifying pain, as if her heart had been torn apart.

But following the cracks in her heart that had been torn open, shyness, surprise, and confusion all surged forth.

For Puritan girls, 'that' would be taboo.

Seeing the panicked girl, Lei Zhe didn't provoke her further with words, but simply stood up from the chair.

Then he placed his hand on the spiral handle of the golden holy spear in front of him and pulled the holy spear out of the ground with a little force.

In Lizzet's eyes, the dazzling and solemn golden spear was clearly shaped like a spear, but after seeing the blade, Lizzet felt it was a perfect combination of a knight's sword and a spear.

The spear, which should have been so alluring to the young girl, drew her gaze to Razer after the man holding it turned to face her, and she became flustered.

despair......

As Lizzie involuntarily retreated in embarrassment, the man slowly walked directly to her, looking at her with a loving gaze that the girl could not comprehend.

Reiji reached out and placed his hand on Lizziet's head. The warmth of his large hand, which made her heart race, caused the girl's face to flush.

At such close range, Lizzie could clearly feel the intense masculine energy emanating from him, but even more intense was the tender warmth that the young girl could not comprehend.

Why show her such care? That look in her eyes was something Lizzie simply couldn't understand.

"Lizzie, you're a good girl..."

Reiji's gentle words brushed past the girl's ear, making Lizzie, who had to look up to see him, feel a strange sense of security and peace.

"Good children deserve a good ending, that's my heartfelt wish."

Praying for me...

With its head tilted back, the little animal's moist and dreamy eyes stared directly into Razer's majestic golden pupils. For some reason, it felt a sense of security that was even greater than when its parents were by its side, to the point of almost being lost in the moment.

No matter how much malice the world attacked her, everything disappeared when she was near the man.

The large hand above her head, like comforting a crying child, soothed Lizzie's anxious heart.

"Therefore... Liselotte."

The man spoke softly a name that Lizzie couldn't understand, but which shook her soul violently. The golden color before her seemed to be illuminating her entire being.

However... the girl still didn't understand the emotions in the man's eyes when he said that name, but a strange sadness welled up inside her.

"There's no need to hate the world anymore. My soul loves everything, because it will also love everything (that destroys) you."

Love everything...

What was that? The man's eyes were burning, their deep golden color etched into his soul.

Razer... what exactly are you saying, sir?

He was speaking to himself, calling out the name that resonated with him, and what exactly did his final words mean?

The man kindly escorted her back to her sister's home. On the way back, the two did not speak again, but simply and calmly saw the girl back to where she was temporarily supposed to go.

Today is over, but at the last moment, the man took Lygate's hand and handed her a sapphire that shimmered with two snakes entwined in a scepter of mutual destruction.

Very valuable!

That was Lizzie's first thought when she saw the gemstone. Its magnificent azure color shone brightly even at night, and the incomprehensible patterns within seemed like a vortex that would suck Lizzie's soul in.

The girl liked it very much, but she couldn't have it.

She wanted to say that, but seeing the man's gentle yet firm gaze, she remained too weak to utter a word.

As if to reassure the girl, Lei Zhe smiled and took out the potion she had given him, speaking politely to her.

In exchange, this is a talisman I give you. It will protect you from misfortune and guide you toward a peaceful future.

Lizzie unconsciously tightened her grip on the sapphire in her hand. In her bedroom, she recalled Rezer's blessing when he left, and couldn't help but feel happy, a smile naturally appearing on her face.

In the pitch-black bedroom, with no lights on, Lizzette carefully held the blue gemstone in her hands, gazing at the wondrous and magnificent double snakes fighting within it.

As a girl, she should be afraid of and hate snakes, but the silver snake pattern inside the sapphire carries a noble quality that is no less than the golden color of the man in her memory.

Gold and silver—one is a man's color, while silver is Lizzie's current color.

Looking at the magnificent gem in her hand, Lizzie thought of the man's last blessing, and while she was happy, she couldn't help but feel lost.

This... must be what farewell is like.

Perhaps, maybe, we will never see each other again.

The girl remembered someone saying that war was something like that.

"...Lord Lei Zhe."

My current feeling is sadness. If I try to hide my sadness and do nothing, my inner instinct tells me that I can't.

Lying in bed, Lizzie closed her eyes, savoring her complex memories and examining her feelings time and time again.

The feelings that arise are not a sin, not a grave sin. Sister Maria said the same thing: longing is not a sin.

This is what her heart is telling her, responding to her confusion and also to the budding feelings within her.

P.S.: Please vote and recommend! I'll still post a chapter even though it's late at night........................................

Chapter Seventy-Seven: Fate Begins a Different Cycle

Reizer, perched in the sky, watched with a gentle and amused expression as Lizzie slept peacefully, looking like a little girl.

"Soon, the hardships in your destiny will no longer befall you, but you will still have to go through the cleansing of time and meet my past self."

Such nimble words determined Lizzet's fate. Rezer turned his gaze to the outskirts of Bézier, where the lord's troops were suffering a crushing defeat.

After all, the difference in numbers was too great; without a miracle, there was simply no way they could have won.

Soon, the city of Béziers will be destroyed in the war, and he will not openly eliminate these Crusaders whom Rezé despises.

They will be judged and punished after death at the appropriate time, just as their Lord would.

Although this is not Rei's native world, the evildoers who use his wife Xiao Sheng's name to commit crimes are even more intolerable to him.

Rezé didn't show any rejection towards the various branches of Christianity out of consideration for the young saint. However, since he would have to accept his wife's dowry in the future, the so-called religious order would have to undergo his reform.

He, Rezhe, has zero tolerance for those who commit evil under the guise of God.

As night fell, the Crusader troops arrived as scheduled. A knight rode up to the gate, carrying a banner that resembled a cross, and the three star-shaped badge on his chest was a mark of the famous knight who served the Pope.

"We are sent by the Pope, an army assembled under the banner of the cross to fight for our faith! People of the city, listen carefully!"

The knights shouted loudly below the city walls, as if making a declaration.

"To be forbidden by the council and to seek salvation through heretical teachings—what a depravity that is!"

"Throw away your prayers along with your deep sorrow and grief! But at this moment, the sky and the earth... all things are under the Lord's protection!"