After I died, my personal maid rebelled.

A week after the absurd joint operation of the systems came to an end, Oswald and Elene finally finished visiting all the villages and returned to the howling ice city with thick notebooks of questions.

Oswald appeared calm on the surface, but his mind was actually filled with a constant stream of melancholic love songs. The system was currently hopelessly immersed in a love triangle in the other world; it genuinely enjoyed watching the power struggles and would occasionally chime in with its own comment.

[Keep it up, Lily!]

By the way, Lily is the name of the female lead next door, while the female supporting character was only kept by the system after it did a lot of work.

In addition, the system in the neighboring world is also very satisfied with the current situation. Putting aside everything else, at least it's quite lively now.

Now that the host is emotionally stable and has more energy to work, it can finally find some amusement...

Upon entering the Duke's mansion, Luna, who had come to greet them, gave an elegant bow.

"It's so cold in the Northern Territory, elder brother."

"Get yourself together first, then talk to me." Oswald smiled helplessly as he ruffled Luna's messy hair.

After not seeing her for a while, Luna even had dark circles under her eyes, giving her a kind of working-class beauty.

After seeing Luna off, Oswald and Elene returned to their office. This time, Elene didn't rush to inspect the Duke's mansion.

After resting for a while, Elena made Oswald a pot of hot tea, grabbed her notebook, and quickly left the office to get back to work.

Oswald took out his pipe and lit it, while a mournful background music played continuously in his mind.

He exhaled heavy smoke. Even in another world, his fellow villagers didn't let him off the hook, playing one sad love song after another without repeating a single one.

Who exactly likes sad love songs? Oh, it's me. Never mind then.

After taking a sip of tea and tidying herself up, Luna regained her girlish charm. She took small, quick steps and walked over to Oswald.

Sitting back down on her own little stool, Luna couldn't help but feel like crying.

It's so tough. I have to handle all my work alone, and even when I'm sleeping, I dream about all sorts of troubles that happened during the day.

"You've worked hard these past few days, but you've done a good job." Oswald raised an eyebrow and poured Luna a cup of tea himself.

Luna picked up the teacup, feeling a sense of relief, knowing that she hadn't made a mistake.

"Thank you, elder brother."

"Besides the reward, I'll give you some more time off." Oswald patted her head with a chuckle, "But don't just play around; when you have time to rest, think things through carefully."

"During this period of handling official business, what experiences can be summarized, where did I not do well, what aspects of the problem did I lack understanding of, and how should I do it in the future?"

"At the same time, you should also go and see for yourself. See if the problems you've addressed have truly been solved, and whether you overlooked other issues when making the decision..."

Listening to her brother's familiar words of instruction, Luna felt a warmth in her heart, but she retorted with a pout, "There's work scheduled even during the holidays?"

"When our little Luna can handle anything with ease one day, she won't need me to make arrangements anymore."

At that moment, Luna was shocked to realize that her brother could be so gentle. Could it be that Elene had done something? What could be so inappropriate for a seventeen-year-old like her to hear?!

Oswald tapped Luna's forehead and chuckled, "What are you thinking about?"

Luna shook her head frantically. Recalling her romantic experiences from chivalric romance novels, she concluded that Elene must have done something.

"It's nothing. Is there anything else, brother? If not, I'll go chat with Lady Elene."

"Yes, go and fetch Paul and the elf; I have something to discuss with them. Also, tell Lisa that her father, Count Camillo, has asked her to reply to him."

……

After finishing the tasks her brother had assigned her, Luna searched for a long time but couldn't find Elini.

Thinking that they finally had some time to rest, Luna pulled Lisa along, and the two troublemakers returned to the streets of Ice City.

Their first stop was to harass the hero Thorne in the military camp.

Thorne, who was disliked in the ice city, has recently taken to spending time with the children in the military camp. Perhaps only in front of the children can he regain his warrior's aura.

When Luna and her companion arrived at the military camp, Thorne was helping the children chop firewood for the winter. In any case, among the younger generation, Thorne was undoubtedly a strong figure.

He squatted on the ground, casually swinging his axe to split the wooden stakes handed to him by the children, occasionally showing off his muscles.

"I can eat eight loaves of bread in one meal, eight! You're too young now. When you grow up, if you can eat that much, you might even have a chance to surpass me."

Luna secretly watched for a while, and after discovering that Thorne wasn't doing anything bad, she walked over with a bit of regret.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Thorne froze in mid-air with his axe in hand, reflexively springing up from the ground and retreating cautiously.

"I...I haven't offended you recently..."

"Alright, why are we being so tense between old classmates? Can't I just come here to chat?"

Luna handed the snack basket to the children and waved Thorne away impatiently. The children left laughing, while Thorne, gripping his axe, quickly shook his head in refusal, simultaneously checking the area behind him.

This is a military camp; you never know when a few burly men might jump out and give you a righteous brawl.

"In the Northern Territory, do I need any special tactics to fight you?" Luna waved impatiently again. "Get over here, I'll buy you some good juice."

In the end, Thorne yielded to the domineering attitude of the Northern Territory's young lady. He put down his axe and followed the two at a distance to a coffee shop.

The three sat down, and Luna handed him the menu, calmly saying, "Speaking of which, I haven't asked you yet, how have you survived all this time?"

After ordering, Thorne quickly rubbed the dust off his hands. "The Duke has arranged accommodation for me, and there are plenty of jobs in the city. I mainly work for a merchant guild, moving goods, and the money I earn is enough to support myself."

"So you've been wasting your time all this time, haven't you?" Lisa's sharp retort made Thorne's face extremely embarrassed.

There's no adventurers' guild in the Northern Territory; even if magical beasts appear, they'll be quickly defeated by the army. Unable to become an adventurer, Thorne can't join the army either, and there are no girls or nobles here to help him…

Returning to his old job as a porter, and living paycheck to paycheck, Thorne reminisces about his past every sleepless night.

Back then, all I wanted was to support myself, save up some money, buy a sword, and become an adventurer who traveled the world.

That was his original dream.

It wasn't until he displayed his talent, by chance saving a nobleman, that things changed. In gratitude, the nobleman offered to send him to school and promised him a position as a knight commander after graduation.

Thorne thought it wasn't a bad idea; being a knight was a respectable job, so he readily agreed.

However, on his first day at the academy, Thorne became the chosen hero without even realizing it.

Upon arriving in the world of nobles, he indeed faced many difficulties at first. If the nobles support you, you are a hero; if they don't, you are just a dog that can be replaced at any time.

To prove he was no less capable than anyone else, Thorne worked even harder, but unexpectedly met Lilith and joined Princess Diana's faction.

With a stronger backer, Thorne forgot about the nobleman who had sponsored his schooling.

It's unclear when it started, but Thorne had become accustomed to this absurd life. After all, no matter what he did, others would unconditionally support him, and he seemed to have truly become a hero in name and in fact.

Until one day after graduation, Lilith suddenly awakened her memories of her previous life...

Thorne learned of the existence of time travel, but he was more afraid of the madness of those around him than of his failure in his previous life.

Unexplained calamities occurred frequently, bone dragons appeared, and the dragon slayer died in the wilderness.

Suddenly, a sharp blade was drawn in the Northern Territory, and Maria, the most rational member of the group, died instantly, but strangely transformed into a curse, revealing the most terrifying truth of this life.

How ridiculous! While they were making plans and discussing how to change the future, they didn't even notice the silent eyes behind them!

Thorne took a sip of juice and tasted only a sour and bitter flavor. He stopped reminiscing, unable to shake the image of the girl's smiling face from his mind.

"Lilith, what will happen to her?"

"It might become a curse, or he might spend his whole life in the dungeon." This time, Luna didn't mock Thorne. She could tell that even though he had been with countless women, Lilith was the most special person to Thorne.

Upon hearing this, Thorne wiped his face and sighed slowly, "Is that so...?"

"You can't save her. You could say that from the moment you left the Northern Territory and set foot on the Central District, the struggle surrounding you will never stop."

Hearing Luna and old man Medivh say the same thing, Thorne looked surprised and felt a sense of wonder at the countless heroes in the world.

Luna ignored his change in expression, gently stirred the blood-red grape juice with a glass tube, and offered her suggestion.

"I came here to tell you, Thorne, that if Lilith did not become the embodiment of the curse, then your only hope of saving her lies with my brother."