The pharaoh was attacked by the demon race, just as the foreseen future predicted.
He had taken various precautions and made numerous preparations, but the outcome remained unchanged.
‘It’s just a matter of holding out for a few more seconds.’
As his soul faced the threat of annihilation, the pharaoh moved his body into the statue he had prepared in advance, leaving his physical form in Serrek’s secret space.
At that moment in the past, Lily, I was sleeping within the depths of Kaums’s sword.
The demon race had an incredibly high awareness of power.
No matter how much they tried to hide their presence, they would inevitably be caught.
Ideally, it would be best if they were outside the continent, coming back when the situation was over, but at this moment, it was uncertain when it would collapse.
This was information that even future Lily didn’t know, so this was the only way.
Furthermore, even the ‘second time frame’ in which future Lily appears remained unknown.
I was falling into a deep sleep while continuing my long contemplation.
Understanding the distant future Lily and deciding what to do with her.
For some reason, future Lily was weaker than herself.
She wasn’t weak enough to be pitiful, but if it continued like this, it was highly likely that we would win.
But still, she was Lily.
‘The one who ended the war of two races.’
No matter how low her level was, she must certainly be hiding something.
I didn’t know what abilities future Lily would possess, but one thing was certain.
‘The past does not change.’
The fundamental law of the world I experienced painfully long ago.
No matter how much they rampaged here, there was no ‘Lily who knows the future.’
If the ruins dungeon were to disappear, I would vanish as well.
This was a world created against a backdrop of the past.
If I had been unaware of this fact, I might have lived on as it was… but now. It was not possible.
I explored numerous methods.
To avoid being left behind in this fake world and disappearing as it was, I continued countless attempts, among which was a plan to use the ‘Heritage Successor.’
Heritage Successor.
The only entity that could change the past and the future through a special power called ‘interference.’
Once, obsessed with that, I ran numerous simulations and devised plans.
No matter how much that Lily tried, as long as her ‘interference power’ was limited, there were constraints on what could be done.
Since I had stronger power and no restrictions, Lily would inevitably fall victim and lose her future without any means…
“…….”
‘What am I doing?’
It was disgusting.
Losing the world I lived in to some transcendent being and taking it away from innocent others.
What was different from the ancient beasts I loathed and hunted?
Future Lily had done nothing wrong.
She simply worked harder than anyone else, crossing numerous perilous lines, and eventually returned to Earth.
The very reason she came here was to take care of the pharaoh.
‘What qualifications do I have?’
“What qualifications do I have?”
What on earth do I have to take her place?
Is it because she’s not a god?
Because she’s walking around smiling in such a manner instead of becoming something transcendent?
…Let’s be honest.
I’m jealous of her.
Lily, who returned to Earth.
Lily, who, after ending everything, lives without any worries back on Earth.
What she’s doing is just a game, and numerous people like her.
The people around her have no fear of death, and their relationships are not just between a Savior and those saved, but more like comfortable friends.
I mocked her for being ridiculous, but if I were to return to Earth in the far future…
“Wouldn’t it be better if Lily, who remained human, is preferred over the Lily who became a goddess?”
I need to meet her.
I have to meet her and ask.
What on earth happened?
Why does she look like that?
…What on earth should I do?
■
“Then… let’s wait reasonably for a bit, give some training, and move on. Scorpio, right? Maybe it will show up in the third time zone?”
Future Lily is conversing in the air, leaving me and Kaums behind.
…Now that I think about it, did I think of future Lily as resembling the Celestial Race?
Since she has divinity, I had no choice but to think that way, but it was a really ridiculous story.
Lily as a Celestial Race? No way.
─……
“Didn’t it say to move? The chance is only now.”
The sword infused with the Pharaoh shakes with a low hum from Kaums.
That’s right. The chance is now.
Future Lily will set up a safety mechanism as soon as the Forgotten Emperor awakens, and afterwards, she will surely separate Kaums and the Pharaoh.
Currently, I am in the situation behind the sword infused with Kaums.
If this continues, I will be forever separated from the Pharaoh.
To execute the ‘future heist’ plan that I mentioned to him several times, now is practically the last chance.
─I won’t do it.
‘? What?’
But she won’t do it.
No, she can’t do it.
It’s not because it’s a disgusting plan.
Even if I’ve lost the thought of doing it, I still shouldn’t.
This is the only method left.
─Instead, please convey my words.
‘……I have no idea what you’re thinking.’
Kaums lets out a sigh but opens his mouth.
“Lily. I have something to say.”
■
I raised Kaums, who was embedded in the Pharaoh’s body, and escaped from underground.
The Demon Race’s villa, which was an absolute mess.
Since I can’t feel any magic, it seems this place wasn’t destroyed because of the demons.
The demons probably used the villa for a short time before leaving, and then others must have come and ruined it.
‘Well, the name is “Villa” after all.’
[So, what now?]
[Actually, there’s not much to do for the second one either.]
[Just educate the Forgotten Emperor and then head to the third?]
[Shouldn’t we look for the ruins?]
[The interference power is less than I thought ;;]
[When will the Emperor wake up?]
“Should wake up soon. I didn’t hit him that hard.”
The Forgotten Emperor has just taken possession of the body.
No matter how strong Pharaoh’s body is, it’s still in an adaptation stage, so what’s inside isn’t that sturdy, but he’ll be up in no time.
Once he wakes up, I’ll give him a decent education and think up countermeasures for Scorpio.
At that moment, Kaums asked.
“Lily. I have something to say.”
“What is it?”
“How much interference power is left?”
“Huh?”
[?]
[Why is he asking that?]
[Huh?]
[Why would an NPC care about that?]
[???]
[He’s been asking weird questions since earlier.]
[Is he the one who’s acting strange?]
“Why are you asking that?”
“…It depends on the interference power what can be done. I can’t do it, but if you allow it, I can.”
“……”
“Please. You know well, but compared to you, I’m still a newbie. So I’m asking.”
The Pharaoh’s eyes were quite serious.
That being ‘An’ thinks I know everything.
[What is he talking about?]
[?]
[The slave seems off.]
In fact, I’m half in doubt too.
‘At this stage, I’m at the end of a transition, so I don’t know where I might end up.’
“I don’t understand what you’re saying. Kaums, your role is already over. You can leave anytime.”
“Lily Elbrite.”
His eyes, glowing blue under the sun, fixed on me.
[Current interference power – 62.6%]
Even though I haven’t used it, the interference power is depleting.
─The great Lily Elbrite. Savior of humanity.
‘…I’ve never used that title.’
─I’m sorry. I don’t even know myself well. Have I lived too long? Now I can’t hold on any longer.
[?]
“What?”
─I have many questions to ask you. But if I let you go like this, I’ll never be able to discover the truth. So I’m begging you. Please… Ugh?!”
Whack!
The Pharaoh brutally slaps the past Lily with the tip of the spear.
It was one of the actions that ‘he’ often did in the past.
It hurts like hell, but it’s a technique that doesn’t leave wounds.
The startled past Lily, clutching her head, looks at me.
The chat window is in chaos.
‘…Sigh.’
I’ve hidden this well enough.
I’m lucky to have not been caught until now.
Woosh!
[Current interference power – 60.6%]
I spread my two wings.
The Wings of Light fluttered, and the Holy Power embedded in the White Guardian lifted me into the high sky.
As the sky darkened like the apocalypse due to the Demon Race, a pillar of light descended and wrapped around me, forming a glowing ring.
At this point, I probably look like I’ve taken a penalty.
“Ugh?!”
[Current Interference Power – 50.6%]
At the same time, I sent the Pharaoh and the past Lily tumbling to the ground.
As the screen captured two Lilies, the already chaotic chat window went completely bonkers.
I tried to quietly skip over this, but nope.
“You little brat.”
“???? Huh?”
“Where do you think you’re saying whether you should stop or not? That’s not even half of what it should be.”
The 18-year-old Lily is truly just a rookie of rookies.
She hasn’t even experienced the ‘second’ incident and hasn’t crossed hundreds or thousands of life-and-death situations yet.
She talks as if she’s seen it all, but she’s still got a long way to go before she reaches ‘past Lily.’
Past Lily gritted her teeth and glared at me.
“But! This place is fake…!”
“Fake? Who says this place is fake? Did the Pharaoh say so? That this place is fake, therefore everything is meaningless?”
“…….”
“Don’t get it twisted. Just because I disappear doesn’t mean you disappear.”
This is merely an IF world of what it would be if future Lily had come here.
Even if the ruin dungeon disappears, as long as the system is intact, she will continue to live here.
Of course, I understand.
At this stage, Lily has never seen the ‘real’ powers.
She probably thought that if everything disappeared, she would disappear too.
But there was enough evidence.
“Does time pass all together, or does your time just pass at once? Everything is aligned with me, so if I leave, does your existence lose meaning?”
No.
This place determines the future of the Pharaoh’s ‘Heritage Successor,’ and the person named Lily Elbrite has nothing to do with it.
She will still remain here, and the only thing that changes is that she now knows this is a virtual world.
But, already having been reincarnated into a game world.
“Is that really something to be shocked about?”
“Rather, the one under restraint is me. Whether you live or die is your will. So don’t piss me off.”
It would be better to just charge at me.
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