The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Even if there's a lie that both sides see through but don't say, he's willing to believe Mir.

But some lies, once exposed, can never be covered up again.

Dekan was unwilling to imagine the day when he would have to face Mier, who had truly become his enemy.

No matter how ruthless and decisive Dekan may be towards his enemies.

He didn't know about Mir.

301 Mir's Farewell

It was as if the other side of the night had been blackened with ink.

Inside the mansion where Alice and the others were.

Faint flashes of light, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, would occasionally appear outside the window, followed by deafening roars.

The capital city has been completely turned into a battlefield.

Although the commotion outside was countless times more terrifying than any thunderstorm.

But even Alice felt a little more at ease at this moment.

Dekan should have gradually turned this apocalyptic situation around.

Only Cornelia looked out the window with particular concern.

She sensed an undeniable weariness in Dekan's voice when he announced the Shadow Bishop's betrayal to the entire city.

Normally, given Dekan's personality, even if he was exhausted, he would pretend to be very imposing and use a sarcastic tone to mess with the other bishops' mentality.

This time, however, Dekan's voice was unusually calm.

Cornelia knew it was a kind of exhaustion filled with pain.

It was precisely because she had always been by Dekan's side that she understood Dekan's thoughts and feelings.

Besides being close to his limit, Dekan's mood has become quite depressed for some reason, as if he has been hit hard.

She had never seen Dekan like this before.

"Dekan...what exactly happened..."

Cornelia desperately wanted to get to Dekan's side, even if it was just to hold his hand, as long as he could see her.

Cornelia's mission is to protect Alice and Flora.

Besides the Church of Resurrection, they also had to guard against attacks from the persecuted.

Cornelia couldn't help but glance back at her other combat-capable companion.

Mir seemed very sleepy from the beginning and started to doze off on the sofa.

Cornelia often stayed with Mia during her trip to the Kingdom of Landil for the seventh-tier team assessment.

Mir was indeed very sleepy.

"Cheer up, focus."

Cornelia patted her cheeks.

At this moment, she needed to concentrate on her work and wait for Dekan's victorious return.

No matter what troubles Dekan has, she will listen to him carefully and then soothe his weary soul with her words.

"Um……"

With a soft murmur, Mir slowly opened her eyes on the sofa.

This time, however, her eyes changed; they no longer looked like the Mia we knew.

It has become much colder and harsher.

She seemed to be planning to leave without saying goodbye.

But he found that his wrist was still being gently held by Alice.

Slightly stunned.

She hesitated.

He slowly turned his head and looked at Alice, his expression full of reluctance.

In an instant, it was as if the usual Mir had returned.

It's like waking up from a long dream and still feeling reluctant to let go of the faint memories.

She seemed to have something to say, but hesitated whether or not she should say it.

The brief silence brought Alice into her gaze.

"Mier... what's wrong with you..."

Alice looked somewhat bewildered.

"Alice, if there's something I've been lying to you about for a long time, will you be angry?"

Mir simply asked in a soft voice.

"Huh? Why are you suddenly saying all this... Don't be angry, I promise I won't be angry!"

Alice didn't understand why Mir would suddenly ask that question.

"Then I'll tell you?"

“Mier, you say it.”

"Do you remember when we first met, you said you would teach me how to make magic cards?"

Alice was slightly taken aback when she heard Mir's question.

She recalled her first year of school.

The first thing I did when I met Mia, who lived in the dorm next door, was to brag to her about how amazing I was.

At the time, Mir just kept smiling and nodding, and frequently praised Alice.

Perhaps it was from that time onward that Alice, who had just left the palace and entered the school, began to enjoy being praised more and more.

Pouring it into a cup always works.

pity.

A year later, Alice finally met her match.

—This refers to Dekan's boasting about his card-making skills.

Whenever Alice thought about it, she wished she could disappear into a hole in the ground.

"What's wrong? No, no, you're not a super skilled card maker either, and you've been keeping it a secret from me all this time, are you?!"

When Alice was asked a question by Mier, the first thing that came to her mind was the "princess joke" she made in front of Dekan after being spoiled by Mier.

My PTSD is about to flare up!

"Actually, I'm no worse than Dekan."

Mir leaned closer to Alice and whispered in her ear, accompanied by a chuckle.

Mir initially found the princess amusing and couldn't bear to tell her the truth.

So he lied to her, saying he wasn't good at making magic cards.

Unexpectedly, two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The lie seemed to gradually become the truth.

"You, you must be making fun of me!"

Alice tried to push Mier away to look at her, but found that Mier had already gently hugged her.

It was unclear whether Mia didn't want Alice to see her expression, or if she simply didn't want to meet Alice's gaze again.

“Apart from that, I have never lied to you.”

Mir continued softly to Alice,

"But Mier, a second-year student at the Alchemy Department of the Norton Kingdom's Hevenlitt Academy, is the biggest lie to you."

"What are you saying... what does this mean..."

Alice spoke haltingly, but suddenly recalled many things about Mir that she seemed to know nothing about.

Sometimes when Alice asked Mier about her, Mier would just dodge the question. For example, when asked where Mier's home was, Mier would only answer that it was in the north, but Alice didn't know the exact location.

Mia seemed to have finished saying goodbye to Alice, and finally let go of her, glancing at Cornelia and Flora.

"And Cornelia, Flora, I've had a wonderful time with you. Although I wish I could spend more time with you, this is my final farewell."

“Mier…”

Cornelia had no idea what Mier was going to do next.

But for some reason, she had a premonition that Mier was leaving and never intended to come back.

Mir stood up, looked at the three of them, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes, before turning cold and distant again.

“I am the Shadow Bishop of the Church of Resurrection, and the commander of the Saron Empire's magical special forces. Yes, your enemy!”

As he said this, Mir's figure gradually turned into specks of orange light and began to dissipate.

Alice looked flustered and reached out to grab Mier, but could only watch as the faint light gradually dissipated in her hand like sand.

Alice is a card maker.

In these final moments, I saw clearly the properties of the vanishing Mie, or rather, the summoned creature.

Shadow Saint

[Category: Summoning Card]

[Rarity: Orange Epic]

[Class: 8]

[Effect: Perfectly disguises as any human of rank 6 or below, inherits the summoner's attribute growth potential, synchronizes with the summoner's will, and can be controlled and retrieved from an extremely long distance.]