I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

"It seems it's either a powerful, destructive legendary destiny, the kind that could instantly kill you if you're not careful, or a disgusting, causal legendary destiny." Duke casually offered two guesses, then narrowed his eyes. "So, what about Amber? In the last cycle, you should have already foreseen the choice I would make, right? Or do you think you can stop me from destroying the nearby Magical Supercomputer 5497?"

"Just a reminder, I am a legend, and you haven't even touched the threshold of a near-legend."

"So what? As long as you don't dare to kill me and can't bear the consequences of losing me, then there's no point in you standing in my way."

Duke rolled his eyes. He checked his single-draw tickets; he now had two, one from the previous two time loops, and the one he used in the last loop had reverted to an unused state. He casually drew one, bringing back both the Poison Apple and the Golden Apple.

"But on the other hand, I dare not kill you, because if you die, this time loop will stop, and all possibilities will collapse into a fixed future... At least not now, we cannot confirm the possibilities yet."

Duke paused for a moment, then continued:

"Alright, stop playing riddles with us, and stop forcing me to continue being a madman, Carol. Tell me, what exactly do you want? Why did you kidnap Amber? What do I need to do to get Amber back?"

Carol looked at Duke, a sudden surge of jealousy welling up inside her. Amber received so much of Duke's favoritism… even though she was the first to notice Duke, the first to become his friend, and the first to be accepted by him. When Duke first arrived in this other world, during his most vulnerable period, it was Carol who stayed by his side.

She should have been the one to become Duke's lover.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

"I will make you forget me, make you face what is worth saving, make you change the star map system, and ultimately make you the savior of the floating city."

To save the floating city, and for the sole goal she has strived for over ten thousand years, she needs to erase Duke's memories, she needs to devise a plan to maximize Duke's effectiveness, and she needs to push Duke to become stronger and stronger.

It's okay. If everything really settles down, she still has the chance to start from scratch with Duke.

and so……

"Duke, you don't want Amber either..."

Before Carol could finish her threat, Duke pulled out his neon revolver, pointed it at number 5497 not far away, and said expressionlessly, "Do you really want to know if I can blow up the real thing at this distance?"

Carol: "..."

Neon might not be able to do it, but Duke still has cheat codes, the World Watch, and the "I Want" Gun... It's not surprising that he can do anything with the Star Chart System.

"...Alright, Amber is in this room, find it yourself."

Carol finally gave a hint with a dark expression.

Chapter 460 RIDER Anne (Revised)

After giving the warning, Carol vanished from her spot, and with her departure, the time freeze naturally ended, and everyone regained their ability to move. Ida, who had been sent flying by Carol's punch, finally landed—she easily twisted her waist in mid-air, spinning 180 degrees before landing steadily on her toes.

Although he looked a bit disheveled after being knocked away, Date didn't fall to the ground or get injured. In fact, after landing, he solemnly clasped his hands together.

As Ida moved, everyone present felt a slight change in the room. A mysterious power enveloped the core cabin of the floating city and spread to everyone. Duke could clearly feel that power transform into invisible tentacles that spread out of the air and quickly climbed onto his body.

Duke frowned, shaking his body uncomfortably, but he couldn't shake off the invisible and intangible thing. He could only ask somewhat displeasedly, "What is this thing?"

“It’s for dealing with Carol. Looks like I need to make some preparations beforehand to deal with her.” Ida closed her eyes and mouth, but her voice echoed in Duke’s mind. Clearly, she had used her telepathic communication ability from when she was a mute. “Don’t worry, if Carol dares to show up again, I’ll make sure she doesn’t come back.”

Duke: "..."

Although Duke wanted to criticize Ida's confidence—after all, wasn't it Ida who had just exchanged punches with Carol and been sent flying into the air by her?—how could she still be so confident in saying such lines? To be honest, looking at Ida, Duke had a feeling of seeing Megan.

Megan was just as confident back then, but she was then brutally beaten. The legendary figure not only failed to use her legendary destiny, but was even defeated by Duke, who was less than level 10 at the time, using the Witch Game mechanic. She is the most shameful and weakest legendary character to date.

In addition, Megan and her mother Ida look almost identical, and Megan even looks a bit more mature than Ida, which made Duke feel even more uneasy and had a stronger sense of déjà vu.

But Ida isn't Megan; she was the mute who could directly confront Ms. Scarlet back in the day. Her statement that Carol never returned is probably true—on second thought, Carol's sudden disappearance can also be explained. She knew that once the time stop was lifted, Ida, having suffered a loss, would act decisively, so she simply slipped away before the time stop ended.

That seems more logical.

Duke's lips twitched slightly, and he rolled his eyes again, deciding not to continue thinking about who would emerge victorious if Ida and Carol really started their death match... The more important thing now was to find "the amber in this room".

He thought for a moment, then suddenly beckoned to Annie beside him, took something out of his inventory, and showed it to her: "Annie."

Anne glanced instinctively at what Duke was holding—a gorgeous white wedding dress.

Annie was stunned for a moment, then looked at herself with disbelief, covering her mouth with both hands. Although she had seen this scene in the magic mirror before, the impact of seeing the 2D scene in the magic mirror was completely different from seeing the same scene in real life.

Anne's reaction was exactly what she truly felt. She beamed with joy, took the white wedding dress, and tore off her own clothes to reveal the final outfit she had prepared for Duke.

Duke glanced at her decisive outfit, which instilled an unwavering belief in victory, then looked up at her expression. He felt he had reason to believe that Annie's actions were a "self-fulfilling prophecy" made after seeing the image in the magic mirror—that is, people unconsciously act according to known prophecies, ultimately making the prophecy come true. Moreover, Annie herself felt only longing and envy for what she had seen in the magic mirror, so she acted according to the "prophecy" almost without the slightest hesitation.

So, what's next...?

Just like in the magic mirror, Annie first glanced at the white wedding dress she was holding, and then pondered why Duke would take out this wedding dress at this moment—it was clear that Annie had now realized that Duke had not obtained this wedding dress temporarily, and that Duke probably already had this wedding dress when the magic mirror showed the scene.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Duke definitely wasn't planning to take it out. The fact that he did means... Duke likes her and wants to marry her!

Once the thought and emotion took hold, Annie became completely absorbed. She immediately forgot whether she should put on the beautiful wedding dress first, and instead, clutching the gown, rushed towards Duke, who was standing right in front of her. Normally, becoming a Heroic Spirit requires dying once, but at this moment, Annie skipped this impractical step, directly becoming a RIDER through Duke's presence.

Anne is a beautiful girl, and although she's mentally unstable, no one would guess from her appearance that this pretty girl with a girl-next-door vibe is a crazy yandere. However, even knowing she's a yandere with some mental issues, when she openly reveals her final outfit in front of you and becomes a RIDER with an A+ riding skill... it's likely that few men could remain calm and composed in such a situation.

If this weren't happening in front of everyone, but in a small hotel room where a man and a woman were alone, if Duke weren't in a rush to save Amber, but instead had some romantic time... Duke couldn't guarantee he wouldn't accidentally cross the line with Annie.

“But now is not the time, Annie.” Duke’s lips twitched slightly. “Get down… ouch!”

"I do not want."

Annie shook her head vigorously in refusal, then winked at Duke, leaned down and brought her little face close to Duke's shoulder, then opened her little mouth and gently closed it again.

"Hiss—" A sharp pain made Si Mo gasp, and he glared angrily at the yandere. "What are you doing?"

Anne, who had lightly bitten Duke, was like a proud general, leaving a medal of honor on her beloved opponent's lips. She chuckled and said:

"This is such a rare opportunity, why don't we just go with the flow..."

Anne's voice stopped abruptly, because she was only wearing her final outfit when she was suddenly grabbed by the ankle by some unseen and intangible force, then lifted up upside down and brought in front of her by Ida.

"Alright, that's enough for now. You can do the rest somewhere I can't see you later."

Ida stared blankly at Anne, her voice echoing in both Anne and Duke's minds:

"Annie, hurry up and put your clothes on. Duke, what's so special about this dress?"

Chapter 461 Self-Proving Prophecy

Anne pouted. After being put down by Ida, she began to put on the gorgeous wedding dress with a displeased expression. However, she soon became happy while dressing herself—because she immediately realized that the wedding dress was tailor-made for her and matched her body proportions so well that the dress clung to her skin perfectly. Wearing the dress felt as comfortable as if she were wearing nothing at all.

But what made Annie even happier was that... her body proportions were quite different from Amber and Cecil's, so the fact that the outfit matched so well meant that Duke had made it especially for her, and it was definitely not a powerful prop that Amber and Cecil had no choice but to give to her because they weren't there.

You said you don't like me? You said you're not going to propose to me?!

Annie smiled at Duke, making him rub his temples in exasperation.

"What's so special about this dress? Uh, does it count as it looking exceptionally good?"

[Item Name: Bride Princess Anne]

[Item Description: When a young woman gets married and wears that pure white dress, she will be the most beautiful and dazzling person in the world.]

[Item Effect: When a limited-time character wears this item, their charm value is fixed at 1 + the charm value of the "most attractive person in the target's eyes". Limited-time character "Annie".]

Duke glanced at the item description in the system, then at Annie, who was already dressed in her wedding gown. His eyebrows twitched slightly, his lips parted slightly, and his pupils contracted slightly in amazement—Annie had ultimately made the wrong decision. If she had worn the Princess Bridal gown and then ridden on Duke, it would have been a fatal blow! Not only would Duke have been unable to resist, but Ida and the others would probably have given up trying to stop her because the sight of her and Duke embracing was too pleasing to the eye.

Unfortunately, it can't be replaced.

After all, it's not something you see every day that Charm 26 rides on Charm 25. If they wanted to see such a scene again, they'd probably have to find a divine kingdom and watch the gods fall in love with each other.

Unfortunately, Annie was unaware of the prop's effect—she hadn't even realized it until now, because she hadn't felt any change after putting on the wedding dress and thought Duke's prop was broken.

This prop is indeed very powerful, but its upper limit depends on whether the other party has seen a being whose beauty surpasses the limits of mortals. For example, everyone present felt a moment of disorientation when they saw Annie, and even experienced a lot of hallucinations due to her incomparably beautiful figure.

The reason is simple: Duke is the most handsome person in everyone's eyes, and even Duke himself is the most handsome person in his eyes, with a charm rating of 25. His charm rating of 25 is enough to make those who are not familiar with him feel breathless when they first see Duke because of his beauty, not to mention the 25+1 bride princess Anne.

If someone with weak willpower were to appear before them with Annie's charm at 26, they would be utterly captivated by her beauty!

Of course, this kind of thing generally won't happen.

Annie's charm level will only be 26 in the eyes of those who know Duke, but those who know Duke are already used to her superhuman charm and won't be surprised by Annie's charm level of 26. However, to those who don't know Duke or haven't seen her, Annie's charm level won't seem so inhuman—in fact, for most people, Annie is already the only beautiful girl they'll ever have, and she doesn't even need the "wedding princess" effect.

“Indeed, Anne looks even more beautiful than you now.”

Ida pinched her chin, still not opening her mouth to speak—perhaps because the power she had used earlier required her to maintain her "mute" state. However, not speaking didn't stop Ida from communicating with her companions. She carefully examined Annie, who was striking several poses. This wedding dress had brought about an almost earth-shattering transformation in Annie, allowing her to experience firsthand the inhuman allure of breathtaking beauty:

"But what's the point?"

“It really doesn’t make any sense.” Ida didn’t expect Duke to admit this so immediately, and then saw him take out a bronze mirror from his inventory. “I just wanted to confirm something.”

"What is it?"

"I have used this magic mirror called 'The Man in the Mirror' twice so far."

Duke held the bronze mirror reflecting his image and gently placed it in front of him, showing both himself and Annie, who was striking a pose, in the image: "The first time I used it, this magic mirror showed events that occurred in the 'future' time loop and events that occurred in the 'past' time loop. The second time I used it, you should have been there, the magic mirror first showed events that occurred in the 'past' time loop, and then events that haven't happened yet in the 'future' appeared."

"Although it may seem like a self-fulfilling prophecy, didn't my actions just now make the 'prophecy' made by the bronze mirror in the mirror come true?"

Annie came over with a grin, eager to take credit with Duke, only to be met with a glare from him: "Come on, I feel like what just happened is exactly what you wanted to do."

Annie: "..."

While Annie was unable to refute him, Duke clicked his tongue and said, "In short, I have confirmed the 'prophetic' logic of the bronze mirror in the mirror—it will present two images, neither of which will be the present possibility; it will always be a 'future' and a past."

Ida frowned and raised her question: "How are you any different from a frog in a well? A frog in a well only sees a small patch of sky the size of a well cover in its entire life, and then concludes that the whole sky is only the size of a well cover... But you've only seen it twice, and you've already made your own conclusion. Isn't that a bit too one-sided and simplistic?"

"It doesn't matter. For me right now, it doesn't matter whether it's one-sided or simple, as long as it works."

Duke spoke calmly, then picked up the magic mirror, pondered for a moment, and posed his question:

"Magic mirror, magic mirror, tell me what Anne will do after I die?"

This is something that happened in the past.

The image in the bronze mirror showed Duke, destroyed by the poisoned apple, followed by Annie, who had a look of sudden realization. She then used her bone-changing ability, turning one hand into a knife, and severing her own head with a single stroke.

Although Duke didn't witness it firsthand, it must have happened in a past time loop.

Duke reached out and gently ruffled Annie's hair. He stood beside her, quietly waiting for this scene to end and for the next scene to begin.

The next scene will be the "future".

Chapter 462 Let's get started!

The magic mirror showed images from the "future".

The image of Amber sleeping with her eyes closed first appears on the surface of the bronze mirror. Then the camera gradually pulls back to show where Amber is in the time loop of the "future"—she is lying in the transparent coffin where Duke's body originally lay. There is no green liquid inside, and her chest rises and falls slightly with her breathing.

Amber, lying in the transparent coffin, was clearly still alive; she was simply sleeping peacefully.

Duke frowned and subconsciously looked at the transparent coffin beside him, but clearly, there was no one lying in the transparent coffin, and he could not see Amber's figure.