I traveled through time and space as a villain and became her heart-stealer.

Seconds ago, he appeared to have been killed by Hohenheim.

The knife fell and consciousness dissipated.

But when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in another place.

Where is this place?

Richard quickly looked around cautiously. This place looked like a small village.

At this time, Richard was in a house in the village.

Not far away, the first thing that catches your eye is the dusty glass windows.

In front of the window, there is an old wooden table one meter wide, with traces of time on the table. Beside the table, a couple is standing in front of him, blushing.

The beautiful women seemed to be arguing about something.

There was a gleam in Richard's eyes.

Two possibilities emerged in his mind.

The first is that he was instantly teleported to another distant place.

Despite the close call, he managed to dodge Mr. Hohenheim's final blow.

But considering that his head is still on his neck, this possibility is not very high.

No matter which country, a person whose head is chopped off cannot survive.

Therefore, the current situation can only be explained by the second possibility:

He is dead, and this is the afterlife.

Richard looked around and felt inexplicably sad. He never expected that the final outcome of his life would be so ironic.

However, according to Richard's cautious habit, he still needs to understand the surrounding environment first.

After all, if you die again in the afterlife, no one knows what your fate will be.

At this time, the sound of argument was getting louder and louder, attracting Richard's attention.

"Four gold coins, it can't be any lower!"

The mute subwoofer made the whole room tremble. The woman slapped the table, her eyes bloodshot.

Richard couldn't help but frown and looked at the beautiful woman's body.

The woman was wearing a plain shawl and a purple gauze dress covering her snow-white arms. Although the fabric looked a bit cheap, her beauty was outweighed by her flaws, and poverty could not hide her beauty.

Standing opposite her was a Gothic Lolita who was about 1.5 meters tall.

"No, four gold coins are not worth it. I'm only willing to give you three gold coins~"

The loli's voice was graceful and elegant, with the corners of her lips slightly raised. She wore a black veil on her head, and her long black hair fell like a waterfall to her hips. Her tone revealed a calmness and composure.

The Gothic Lolita's skirt fluttered slightly, and her slender calves were white with a hint of pink, showing off the girl's youthful figure to the fullest.

"Let me remind you that, apart from me, no one else would come here to take in your daughter~"

As she spoke, the girl stretched out her soft fingers and yawned.

When Richard saw the Gothic Lolita's face, he finally came to his senses.

He had been here ten years ago.

That day, Richard followed the Gothic Lolita to a small village in the Pure Love Empire to conduct the final price negotiations.

The name of the "commodity" being negotiated is Lianna, and the negotiating parties are the girl's parents.

The content of the negotiation was to sell Lianna to Richard as his fiancée.

At this moment, this is the situation at the negotiation site on that day.

The beautiful woman stood in front of the wooden table, gritting her teeth with anger on her face, staring at the Gothic Lolita across the table.

Both parties originally agreed to the transaction, but they disagreed on the final price.

What a ridiculous scene, Richard thought.

At this time, Gothic Lolita smiled contemptuously and continued:

"In the Pure Love Kingdom, this kind of transaction is strictly prohibited. In our Pleasure Empire, any sale of humans must be approved by me."

"In other words, I have the final say on the price of your precious daughter."

"Do you understand, you bastards?"

"The price of three gold coins is already the greatest favor I can give you. If I want, I can take your daughter away without charging a penny."

"Not only are you not grateful, but you're also trying to bargain with me. Are you tired of living?"

The young beautiful woman was so angry that she trembled all over when she heard what Loli said. If looks could kill, this narrow room would have been stained with blood.

However, reality is always pale and powerless.

For this family, the consequences of rebelling against the Gothic Lolita are unacceptable.

"These gold coins are for her to take with her on the journey, in case she doesn't have enough money..."

The beautiful woman's eyes were a little red. Although her eyes were still filled with anger, she still tried her best to lower her tone, and said these words with trembling lips.

Richard looked at all this and felt a pang of pain in his heart.

He suddenly understood why he suddenly came back here.

——"Take all the guilt for your evil deeds and apologize to the next person you meet."

Before Richard died, Mr. Hohenheim left these words.

And now, the angry eyes of Lianna's parents undoubtedly aroused Richard's deep guilt.

Richard realized that this was Hohenheim's final punishment for her.

Maybe it would be better if the reality of the established past could be changed?

With this thought in mind, Richard took a deep breath and spoke to the Gothic Lolita in the distance:

"How about four gold coins?"

He wanted to change the course of events.

However, this is of course impossible.

The reason why the past becomes the past is that it cannot be changed.

Like cast iron, it is imprinted in people's memory.

When Richard opened his mouth and tried to squeeze words out of his throat, he found that only a sound like pulling a bellows could come out.

Whoosh!

There was no way to say that sentence, and naturally it was impossible for anyone else to hear it.

In the end, the couple gritted their teeth and accepted the price proposed by the Gothic Lolita.

"make a deal."

A heavy metallic sound was heard, and three gold coins were lined up on the table, reflecting a dazzling golden color.

The Gothic Lolita snapped her fingers elegantly, the corners of her lips slightly raised, and she was very satisfied with the transaction.

On the table, three lonely gold coins reflected a faint light. They were the price tags of the couple's precious daughter, thrown on the table casually.

Like garbage.

Before leaving, Gothic Lolita left a meaningful smile and slowly said:

"Ten years later, see you at 38 Dieter Street, Beloved City."

"Don't forget the agreement, otherwise you will bear the consequences~"

Leaving behind a threatening remark, the Gothic Lolita disappeared without a trace like smoke.

In the huge room, only Lianna's parents were left standing there, unable to recover for a long time.

Little Lianna, who didn't know it at the time, was sold to the Empire of Joy by her parents.

Fate has already secretly marked the price.

This is the end of what happened in the past.

As for Richard himself, he could only watch all of this happen again and could not change anything.

The feeling of guilt, like ink dripping into a water tank, began to spread rapidly.

There is nothing he can do.

Only at this moment did he understand the weight of Mr. Hohenheim's last words.

Only repentance can atone for sin.

At this moment, the beautiful young woman who had remained silent suddenly raised her head and stared at the empty space.

"Ten years later, will you treat her sincerely?"

She uttered a few words through her teeth, one by one.

Richard could not help but stand there in a daze, and suddenly he felt his heartbeat slow down.

Who is she talking to?

Such questions popped up in Richard's mind, and he felt a little frightened.

From the beautiful woman's perspective, she was staring at the empty ground and talking to herself.

But from Richard's perspective, it's not the case at all!

He was being stared at closely by a beautiful woman!

"I'm just talking to you, don't look around."

The beautiful woman spoke again, giving Richard a blow on the head, and then quickly said:

"Ten years later, have you treated her sincerely?"

The beautiful woman's face was as cold as ice. She turned her head and stared at Richard, repeating it again.

This time, Richard's heartbeat was not just a little slow.

Lianna's mother was actually talking to him directly!

How can this be?

Richard felt a chill on his back, as if someone was grabbing his heart.

She was questioning him about the mistakes he had made.

"I……"

Richard opened his mouth, but found that no words came out.

His throat was like a bellows, only able to make broken exhalation sounds, unable to squeeze out even a single word.

This time, Richard understood why he couldn't speak.

Because of guilt.

For half a month, there was almost no interaction between him and Lianna.

Like a stranger he met by chance, he didn't like Lianna and didn't care about her life or death.

It was just necessary to disguise himself and use Lianna as a shield in order to complete the invasion mission.

"You really failed her."

At this time, the beautiful woman turned around with a gloomy face and walked straight towards where Richard was.

"No, I just..."

Subconsciously, Richard tried to turn and run.

However, just as he was unable to make any sound, his limbs were also imprisoned by an unknown force, unable to move.

The beautiful woman's eyes were red and swollen. She stretched out her hands and pressed Richard's neck hard, strangling him so that he couldn't breathe.

"Tell me, why do you treat her like this?"

Richard struggled desperately, his bloodshot eyes bulging, trying hard to breathe.