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Compared to Icardinos, who does everything in a conventional manner, Mier can be called a genius. He can easily be the best among his peers in everything, so Icardinos naturally became dependent on Mier.

However, Mier didn't actually have much affection for Icardinos, this cowardly, timid, and useless noblewoman.

She distrusted this nobleman from the bottom of her heart.

She knew that once the aristocracy grew up in that decadent environment, it would be difficult for them to maintain such an innocent and naive appearance.

However, Mier, who was already quite mature for his age, knew that in order not to cause trouble for his parents, he should get along well with this noble lady, even if he was unwilling.

Mier spent the entire afternoon comforting Icardinos, whose eyes were almost swollen from crying, but still couldn't convince her to go home.

Finally, Mir, who was almost at his breaking point, started lying:

“Icarus, perhaps this is a trial given to you by the goddess, a test to see if you can overcome the most difficult nightmare. Why don’t we go to the temple and pray to the goddess for a talisman? Maybe tonight you will receive her protection and turn the nightmare into a sweet dream!”

Mier had no other choice but to deceive Icardinos in this way.

"really?"

Who knew Icardinos believed it?

So they followed Mieur toward the ancient temple in the capital.

……

The temple is ancient and simple, yet it is like a work of art.

Since it was late, there were hardly any people left.

The young priest who remained there was someone Mier had never seen before, and he looked drunk, with a wine bottle casually placed beside him.

"Priest, are you sure this is alright...?"

Mier called out to the seemingly unconscious young priest with some suspicion.

"Hmm...? Two little ones?"

Startled awake, the drunken priest fell into a deep sleep again.

"Priest, could you sell us two amulets before we go to sleep...?"

Icardinos mustered her courage and spoke softly.

She clearly believed Mir's words.

"Amulets? It seems they're all sold out..."

The young priest let out another hiccup and stammered,

"But I can also make them for you on the spot. Look, I'll make you two..."

The priest looked around, then strolled over to the goddess statue. He knocked a gem off the back of the book the goddess was holding, broke it in half, and then took some props from the pulpit. It took him more than ten minutes to make two amulets, and he didn't seem very skilled at it.

"Here, pay up."

The priest stumbled back to the two little girls, handed them the amulet, and stretched out his other hand to ask for money.

"You actually dare to make money like this...?"

Mier said with an incredulous look on his face.

She dared not accept the amulet from Icardinos, for fear of incurring divine retribution.

"No problem... The doctrine of the Sun God Cult is that it is not bound by details and makes the most of everything. Besides, have you two heard the legend of the Reincarnation Stone?"

The priest spoke unsteadily.

"what?"

Mier asked, frowning.

She was clearly full of curiosity about these things she didn't know.

"The Reincarnation Gem, also known as the Sigh of the Goddess of Reincarnation and Fate, may just be an ordinary gem, found in amulets obtained through sincere prayer in the Sun God Cult. However, if someone is destined to hold it in their hand, it will become the Reincarnation Gem, and they might even have a vivid dream. Therefore, it doesn't matter which gem our amulet uses; as long as you are destined, it will manifest its power."

The young, drunken priest offered a rambling explanation.

"Don't try to fool me. My father is a scholar, and my mother is a priest..."

"Don't worry... If anything goes wrong, I'll take the blame for you, even if it's divine retribution..."

"Really?"

Before Mie could question the priest further, Icardinos, standing nearby, asked in her soft voice, with a hint of doubt.

She seemed quite interested in the legend the priest was telling.

"I swear to the Goddess..."

"That's what the drunken priest said."

Icardinos looked at Mier, who hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Mier didn't want to be tormented by Icardinos for another day.

Let this drunken priest make some ill-gotten gains.

I'll ask my parents again if they'll be punished by heaven.

If there really is a problem, just throw these two amulets back into the donation box.

Mir thought to himself.

As a result, Icardinos still refused to go home and went back to Mia's house with her again.

Mir was on the verge of tears; she was truly exhausted.

However, her father was away traveling and studying for many years, and her mother was away carrying out missions for the Sun God Cult, so there was no one else at home to take care of her.

So the two of them leaned against the sofa and fell asleep.

They all had a very long dream.

From that night on, their personalities changed.

……

Later, Mier learned about it from his father's ancient books.

Legend has it that after touching the Reincarnation Gem, one will recall some fragments from a past life or even earlier that left the deepest impression.

In most cases, it is only when certain emotions such as fear, anger, hatred, suffering, sorrow, and doubt reach their extremes that they leave an unforgettable memory.

Although it is a legend whose authenticity cannot be verified, Mieur, who experienced it firsthand, was absolutely convinced of its truthfulness.

She also felt it was hard to say whether this was a blessing from the Goddess of Reincarnation or a trial before being given a great responsibility.

In that unforgettable dream, Mia was born in a cruel era. She hated the devil but was powerless to resist. She was even captured and imprisoned in a desperate and terrifying prison.

Ironically, she was eventually rescued by a gray-haired, golden-eyed demon.

For some reason, when Mir woke up, he felt an overwhelming sense of guilt that he could not express.

The only thing that kept echoing in her ears was that sentence: "Even though there is a risk of betrayal, if neither side changes, the relationship will never improve. Even if you might be betrayed, you must believe. Over time, you will make true friends."

It wasn't until many years later, when Mia saw the Shadow World record of Dekan's passage through the Demon Realm Prison at Hevenlitt Academy in the Kingdom of Norton, that she became certain of the origin of her dream...

Mia also remembered what Icardinos looked like when she woke up—

She clutched her head in terror, tears of anger streaming down her face.

He gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, "Chaos God... Chaos God..." a word whose meaning was unclear.

It's like being afraid of forgetting something.

From that moment on, Icardinos's personality completely changed.

Icardinos, who originally seemed to have no talent, became incredibly diligent and earnest.

She quickly revealed her true talent, like an infinite container with a funnel, and began to evolve at an alarming rate.

Later on, Ikadinos's ambition seemed to grow infinitely, and she even became the strongest in the Saron Empire, using every means at her disposal to finally seize the imperial power!

But even Mia didn't expect that Icardinos's ambitions were far from over.

After gaining complete control of the Saron Empire, she began years of preparation for her plans within the Kingdom Federation and the Church of Resurrection.

It seems that to achieve her ultimate goal, she must unify the world.

No matter how much Mier asked over the years, Icardinos refused to tell Mier what she saw in the dream of reincarnation.

"Dekan, what exactly happened in your fifth Shadow World...?"

Mir leaned back in his chair, looking exhausted as he muttered to himself.

After watching Dekan's four Shadow Worlds, Mia had learned a lot about the stories of the Holy Kingdom and the Demon Realm, and was convinced that she was the reincarnation of the Dark Saintess Milia.

But Mier still cannot recall or deduce who Icardines was in her previous life.

It has never appeared in Dekan's first four Shadow Worlds.

In her hazy memories, Mia was fairly certain that when she was the Dark Saintess Milia, she would have crossed paths with Icardinos's past life in a timeline long, long after the Demon Realm prison.

Presumably, Icardinos's dreams also converged there.

But that memory, close to the moment of waking up, was too hazy.

"Dekan, have you seen Icardinos's past life? Is the Icardinos you see innocent and naive or cold and ruthless...?"

Mia believed there must be a story she didn't know that truly led to Icardinos's transformation.

"No matter what, we can only ask you to stop her now..."

Mier sighed.

After being placed under house arrest, she would occasionally become melancholic and sentimental.

Just as Mir was feeling melancholy.

"boom!!!"

Suddenly, she heard a loud bang outside the tower!

Mier rushed to the window and looked out. Smoke rose from the direction from which the loud noise came!

Mier frowned. Although she could usually tell the direction of the change from the sound, she didn't dare to be sure until she saw her clearly.