Wait, what? Could this person before them be the real one? Could it be that Tarashil hadn’t died?

But Tarashil’s subsequent actions revealed the truth. “Being able to see Mother healthy in the final moments of my life, I’m already very satisfied. Good night, Mother.”

At this moment, the flower on Sephirena’s wrist extended vines, gently patting Tarashil’s head.

“...I didn’t expect to see you again, Mother,” Tarashil was stunned for a moment.

Finally, with a smile, she looked at Sephirena. She had always worried about Sephirena the most, but seeing Sephirena like this now, she felt somewhat relieved.

“I will protect Princess Liana well, Sister Tarashil,” Sephirena communicated with Tarashil in the elven language.

“You’ve really grown a lot, but I don’t want you to become me. Just be yourself, Sephirena. I feel very reassured about who you are now. You’ve realized that protection is more important than revenge, which is why you came here. I’m also at peace knowing you’re no longer the little mischief-maker from before. Take good care of Princess Liana.“

“Lastly... the current appearance doesn’t quite suit you. You’re better off being like before. Oh, but don’t steal Princess Liana’s cherries. People will really get angry.“

“...Goodbye, Sister Tarashil.“

“Mm, then, bye-bye,” Tarashil smiled slightly and completely disappeared from Sephirena’s sight.

Liana really wanted to ask what they were talking about, but wouldn’t it be impolite to ask now?

Besides, the illusion could no longer sustain itself. The surroundings began to collapse. If ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ they didn’t leave soon, Minoga would come to kill them!

“Now that the illusion problem is solved, you have the ability to control this illusion, right? End this illusion quickly, or Minoga will come!” Liana urged.

But Sephirena simply leaned on Liana’s back. “I don’t have any strength left, Princess Liana.”

“Hey! Don’t say such irresponsible things!” Liana was somewhat depressed. “If you do this, the Tree of Life will suffer!”

“Princess Liana, go to the Tree of Life sapling first. I’ll rest a bit and then come over,” Sephirena said.

But now the illusion had already begun to collapse. The longer they stayed here, the more dangerous it became.

“Get on,” Liana squatted down, preparing to carry Sephirena out.

“For a lady to carry a servant, isn’t that a bit wrong?”

“Don’t talk about it,” Liana said. Sephirena didn’t stand on ceremony with Liana at all and directly climbed onto Liana’s back.

Fortunately, Sephirena wasn’t very heavy, and Liana wasn’t the fragile skeleton she used to be, so she was capable of carrying Sephirena.

“Thank you...” Sephirena’s voice clearly carried a hint of sobbing.

Thinking about it, it was her sister after all, who was so important to her, disappearing before her eyes. Unless one was made of wood...

No, even the Tree of Life felt sad about Tarashil’s departure, let alone Sephirena.

At this point, Liana simply kept her mouth shut. Regarding the holy sword and this illusion, it was better to wait until Sephirena calmed down.

Liana could clearly feel that Sephirena on her back was trembling, and something like tears fell onto her back.

“You’re heavy...” Liana wanted to comfort Sephirena but didn’t know what to say.

“Pfft!” Sephirena on Liana’s back couldn’t help but laugh, tears sparkling on her gem like eyes. “Thank you, Princess Liana. I feel a bit better now.”

Liana carried Sephirena to the Tree of Life sapling. “Looks like we made it.”

Liana reached out and gently touched it.

The world before her suddenly turned black. When she opened her eyes, she saw Minoga holding her.

Liana looked at the sky. Stars twinkled in the sky, and a full moon hung above.

And the Tree of Life was emitting a different kind of radiance, with many fairies surrounding them.

Was it a full moon night again?

But...

Liana looked at Sephirena.

The Tree of Life had released her, and she laid on the ground, looking at the sky. Her eyes were somewhat red, and her chest was heaving continuously.

“I’m sorry, Mother. Today... I really don’t have any strength left,” Sephirena laid on the ground.

If it weren’t for the Tree of Life’s vines wrapped around her, providing mana, she would have collapsed long ago. “I was supposed to be treating you, but I’ve caused you a lot of trouble...”

“Today... Tarashil has already treated the Tree of Life for you. I saw it,” Liana suddenly said.

Sephirena was completely stunned. She looked at the stars in the sky and felt they were becoming blurry. It’s raining...

Minoga carefully examined Liana. “Princess Liana, you’re injured.”

Minoga took out bandages and used healing magic to treat Liana’s injuries.

“It’s just a minor wound. Don’t worry about it too much,” Liana looked at the location of the wounds, which were mostly under her clothes.

“If Princess Mephilia sees this, she’ll definitely kill me,” Minoga said.

“How would Mephilia see...” Liana suddenly realized something, her face turning red, and she obediently closed her mouth.

The wounds were indeed under her clothes. Even if they left scars, it wouldn’t matter since most people wouldn’t see them.

But Mephilia was different. Mephilia was someone who would strip her naked. She would definitely see them.

“See?” Minoga said with a smile.

“I get it, Minoga, don’t say anymore!” Liana said somewhat embarrassedly.

“Rest assured, Princess Liana, I won’t leave any scars,” The magic in this world was far superior to the treatment methods in Liana’s original world.

Scars, unless created by some special means, basically wouldn’t remain.

“Mm,” Liana obediently accepted Minoga’s treatment.

“Today’s events must be kept secret from Mephilia,” Liana emphasized. “If she finds out, we’re both done for.”

“Haha,” Minoga laughed. Indeed, as Princess Liana said, if Princess Mephilia found out, she would probably be more controlling towards Princess Liana, and Minoga definitely wouldn’t escape punishment either.

“Understood, Your Highness,” After ensuring Princess Liana had no issues and was only suffering from excessive magic consumption, Minoga felt relieved and left with Gardenia and the others.

This place, she would leave to them. Minoga wasn’t clear what Princess Liana and the others had seen in the illusion, what had happened.

But Her Highness being able to bring Princess Sephirena back was already the best news.

Liana laid on the ground. She didn’t have much strength either. The so-called illusion consumed real stamina and magic power in reality.

This was the first time Liana had encountered such danger in an unknown situation. In the illusion, Liana felt her hands trembling.

But what she still didn’t understand was why she had to be the one to go in. Wouldn’t Minoga going in be safer and simpler?

But it was good that there weren’t any major problems with the outcome. It was good that Sephirena could safely come out.

Liana touched her pocket. The special bullets were all used up. Without these things, she wouldn’t have been able to find Sephirena.

“Princess Liana, how did you find me? Didn’t that book not record this method?” Sephirena asked.

“I tried something out,” Liana still had a strand of white hair in her hand. “You’ve seen this magic.”

“I didn’t expect the illusion magic that the elf race is so proud of would be broken by such a simple magic?” Sephirena was somewhat depressed.

“How is it simple?” Liana said irritably. “Just that tiny bit of light, I almost couldn’t find it. And this was with the help of the Tree of Life, and in a situation where you couldn’t control this illusion, I could only find just a tiny clue.”

If Sephirena had been in her peak normal condition, it would have been impossible to work properly.

“That’s more like it,” If the elf race’s illusion magic could be so easily broken, it would be a devastating blow to her entire kind.

“What was that sword?” Liana asked.

“It seems to be... the holy sword?”

“The holy sword...” Indeed, it was what Liana had thought. “Why was the holy sword in your illusion?”

“This isn’t the real holy sword. Princess Liana should have noticed that my illusion magic is the entire Elf Forest. The location where the sword was stored is its position in the original world,” Sephirena said.

“It’s in...” Liana couldn’t really say where it was, after all, she had used magic to find Sephirena all the way, and the starting point was different.

“I’ve seen it in the illusion a long time ago, but I’ve never found it in reality. And I’ve never touched it in the illusion before. This time was the first time. It was only after touching it that I confirmed it was the holy sword,” Sephirena said.

“Then this time, since you were able to touch it, does that mean you were chosen by the holy sword?” Liana asked.

“But the person who found and brought the sword was you, wasn’t it? The person truly chosen by the holy sword is you, Princess Liana, right?” Sephirena said. “I’ve never gotten the holy sword before, not once.”

Liana was bewildered. She asked, “But you used the holy sword to break this illusion, didn’t you? And isn’t this a sacred object of the Elf Forest? I’m a human, you know.”

“Who knows? Anyway, no one knows where the holy sword is now. They only know it’s somewhere in the Elf Forest. And even if the holy sword is found, whether it acknowledges you is another matter,” Sephirena said indifferently.

Sephirena seemed different from the Sephirena before. Now, when talking to Sephirena, Liana could clearly feel that Sephirena appeared very relaxed and natural, quite casual.

“Do other elves know about this?” Liana asked.

“Of course they know. This isn’t something that’s easy to hide. However, it seems this sword only appeared in my illusion.”

“Then you truly are the chosen one,” Liana said.

“That doesn’t matter anymore,” Sephirena felt her body had recovered pretty well, so she sat up.

But Liana didn’t have Sephirena’s monstrous recovery ability and was still lying on the ground, not wanting to move.

Sephirena looked at the flower on her hand. The vine connecting the flower had completely withered, leaving the flower so intact. It seems the magic consumption just now was really too great.

“I’m sorry, Princess Liana. I broke your bracelet.”

“It’s fine. As long as you’re okay. Besides, this was given to me by Princess Avira, so it’s like your sister protecting you,” Liana said.

“...Is that so?” Sephirena looked at the flower in her hand. The Tree of Life’s flowers don’t wither so easily.

Sephirena secretly hid it away. She remembered the style of the bracelet. When she had the chance in the future, she would weave a bracelet and return it to Princess Liana.

“Can you use illusion magic now?” Liana asked.

“Yes, but the collapse of the illusion magic this time means it would need some time to recover before it can be used again. But rest assured, Princess Liana, it will definitely be in time for your plan,” Sephirena said.

“So you really did take this risk for me?”

“It was just incidental,” Sephirena pursed her lips.

‘I’m truly very grateful, Princess Liana...

Not only did she help me gain back the ability to use illusion magic, but she also allowed Sister Tarashil, who had been lingering in my illusion, to find peace.’

Although Sephirena was very reluctant, Sister Tarashil had truly left her, but... she couldn’t continue to be selfish anymore, couldn’t keep trapping Sister Tarashil forever.

“Is that so? Well, that’s a big help. Thank you,” Liana went along with Sephirena’s words.

It wasn’t wise to expose her at this moment. “Nine hundred and twenty-five days left, right?”

“...Mm,” Sephirena nodded. Princess Liana was really attentive to this matter.

However, this timer needed to be paused a bit because, in that illusion, Sephirena had discovered some clues.

Who in the Elf Forest had conspired with the demon race? Who had turned to the demons?

Even though their Mother was suffering from the demon race’s torment, they still did this?

Even though historical records show that the elf race and the demon race are mortal enemies, why did they do this?

And the elf who could do this was definitely not ordinary.

That night, the elf girl who invited her out, was it a coincidence? Why did she have that leaf? Why was the timing so coincidental?

All of these things had been sealed in the deepest part of Sephirena’s memory, but after today, those memories became clear.

Some strange aspects of the original story, after knowing the answer, became traceable.

The only regrettable point was that she hadn’t taken that leaf after learning about Sister Tarashil’s news that day.

But that was just what the illusion wanted to show her. Sephirena didn’t think that getting that leaf would really change the Tree of Life’s current state, anyway.

Liana looked at the stars, twinkling.

“Princess Liana, aren’t you going to ask more?” Sephirena was somewhat puzzled. Normally, after seeing Tarashil, wouldn’t people be curious and ask?

But Princess Liana didn’t inquire about this matter and even intentionally avoided it.

“There’s nothing to ask, right? If you’re willing to tell, you naturally will.”

“Princess Liana, do you know something?” Sephirena asked.

“How would I know about the affairs of Elf Forest?”

“It was Sister Avira who told you, right?” Sephirena said.

“...?”

“Princess Liana, don’t forget, although the illusion wasn’t under my control, it’s essentially my illusion. Everything that happened in the illusion, I could see. I never told you about Sister Tarashil, but you recognized her at first glance. If you say you never knew about this, it seems quite unlikely, doesn’t it?” Sephirena said.

“Princess Avira only told me the general outline, saying your relationship was very good. After Princess Tarashil’s death, you were devastated and even used forbidden magic to find the truth, but ultimately found nothing,” Liana revealed the information she knew.

Beyond this, Liana truly didn’t know more.

“Does Princess Liana want to know about the relationship between me and Sister Tarashil?” Sephirena asked.

“No,” Liana said after some hesitation.

After all, this was someone else’s private matter. Liana also didn’t like talking about her and Mephilia’s matters to others. So, even though Liana really wanted to know, she held back.

Sephirena looked at Liana and walked to Liana’s front.

Suddenly, a shadow of two hills covered Liana’s face, and in the next second, Liana knew how this shadow had appeared.

Liana pouted, very dissatisfied, not at all envious of these large ones. Walking must be very tiring for them. Her own size was just right, not too much, not too little, able to be held in one hand.

“Really don’t want to know? If it’s Princess Liana, I don’t mind. Besides, in the future, if you want to ally with us, you’ll know about this sooner or later anyway, right? After all, the matter between Sister Tarashil and I would be provided,” Sephirena said.

It’s hard to say whether Liana wanted to know, but Sephirena definitely wanted Liana to know about her and Tarashil.

“Since you put it that way...”

Sephirena placed her finger on Liana’s forehead.

[Eternal Memory]

Liana came to the Elf Forest a hundred years ago, seeing young Sephirena and young Tarashil.

And then, their story.

...

After a while, she came out of the illusion.

“...”

Liana sat up, looking at Sephirena, not knowing what to say for a moment.

“That...”

“There’s no need to force yourself to say anything. I’ve accepted this matter, and I’ve properly said goodbye to Sister Tarashil,” Sephirena didn’t show too much sadness.

“You seem different from before.”

“I have a new goal now, after all, and many past issues have been reconciled with myself,” Sephirena took a deep breath. “Thank you, Princess Liana.”

“I didn’t do anything.”

“But I still need to remind you, the minimum standard for using illusion magic is at the level of an Executor. Next time, please don’t casually enter others’ illusions. You really could die in there,” Sephirena warned.

“I understand,” Liana had also recovered pretty well. She stood up and stretched. “Today’s training has exceeded the limit.”

Then she set her thoughts on Sephirena’s illusion. “Sephirena, is the damage received in the illusion magic linked to the real world?”

“Yes, or you can understand it as your actual self entering the illusion, and I’m just using magic to change the surroundings. Such special situations rarely occur,” This illusion magic was completely the opposite to normal illusion magic.

“Using it for my training seems like a good method,  isn’t it?” Liana lacked a lot of practical combat experience, and this illusion magic could just make up for this point. With Sephirena watching, there was no need to worry too much about safety.

But this didn’t seem to have as much significance as real deadly battles. After all, knowing one is absolutely safe would definitely lead to some relaxation, but it was still better than nothing.

“Others avoid illusion magic, but Princess Liana is quite eager to enter,” Sephirena said helplessly.

“Alas, I’m too weak.”

Time was getting closer and closer. It was time to prepare for this matter.

Another month passed.

This period was relatively peaceful. No one came to disturb Liana, and the training was quite smooth.

Liana opened her eyes. Today was the agreed-upon time, also the day for the plan to proceed.

“Princess Liana,” Minoga had come to Liana’s room early. Now, Minoga was more nervous than Liana.

“Don’t worry. This matter has been tested many times in Sephirena’s illusion. As long as no Judge comes to interfere, there won’t be any problems,” Liana said.

“Let’s hope so,” Minoga was still somewhat worried.

During this time, they had also intentionally and unintentionally made some feints to deceive the assassins sent by Hodwen and Oester. Basically, every few days, Liana would have a few minutes without protection.

They wanted to act but didn’t have a particularly suitable opportunity, after all, Minoga would quickly return to protect Liana.

“Don’t worry. The plan might be exposed, but I definitely won’t come to harm,” Liana smiled. “With all these layers of protection, it would be hard for me to get hurt even if I wanted to.”

Liana got up from the bed. With Sephirena’s illusion magic, Liana wasn’t worried about the plan failing. What Liana was most concerned about now was Loraviel’s matter.

Liana took a deep breath. “Is Loraviel ready?”

“Yes,” Minoga nodded.

Loraviel had been ready several days ago. According to Orleya, these days were specifically used to let Loraviel rest, so she could help Liana in the best state.

“Where is she now?” Liana asked.

“After the plan starts, when the assassins are about to act, Loraviel will appear and ‘kill’ Princess Liana,” Minoga said.

“Phew,” Liana was prepared.

“Princess Liana, the King of Lisat has suddenly requested all Judges and heirs to return to the Lisat Kingdom, saying he has something important to announce,” Minoga received a message from the King of Lisat.

“Oh? It seems the King didn’t lie to me,” This was good news, after all, if all the Judges went, Liana would be absolutely safe.

But not bringing Liana under these circumstances was a very strange behavior.

“Won’t they be suspicious if they don’t bring me?” Liana asked.

“No one will be suspicious, Princess Liana, because this is a first-level command. We can’t let others know our destination,” Minoga said.

“Is it okay for you to tell me this?”

“It’s fine, after all, Princess Liana already knows what we need to do this time,” Minoga said.

I know? If Minoga says so, then it’s probably about Mephilia giving up her heir status.

“Then, Princess Liana, please be very careful,” Minoga repeatedly urged.

“Yes, I know. Wait for my good news.”

“This can hardly be called good news,” Minoga shook her head helplessly and disappeared from Liana’s sight.

At this moment, Sephirena “happened” to go to the back garden to deal with the Tree of Life’s matters.

Liana walked alone in the forest, using a bow and arrow for simple hunting practice.

After all, without the protection of those two, using magic would be detected.

With the practical training she did in illusion magic, Liana could now also sense that there were indeed many people lurking around.

But exactly where they were, Liana had no idea. This was an unknown.

Liana deliberately changed into that outfit inscribed with runes, hiding the gun under her skirt, with the gun already loaded with a special bullet.

If anything unexpected happened, Liana’s priority was to ensure her own safety.

If it failed, there would be another chance, but her life wouldn’t.

Those assassins lurked in the shadows. Obviously, these assassins weren’t clear when Minoga would return.

Although Liana had created many opportunities, they knew that if there wasn’t a one-hit-kill opportunity, they wouldn’t act, because they knew they only had this one chance.

If they missed it, then there would truly be no more chances. Princess Mephilia would absolutely not let Princess Liana leave her side.

Liana was somewhat bored, hunting a gray wolf. The weather had started to clear up, winter had passed, the snow had begun to melt, and it had become colder.

Liana was puzzled. If these guys didn’t come out soon, she would freeze to death.

It seemed that news of Mephilia hadn’t spread yet, and the assassins still had concerns.

Liana wiped her palms. “It’s getting a bit boring. I wonder when Minoga will be back.”

Liana walked back towards the wooden house but heard a strange roar.

“Huh?” Liana turned to look and saw a huge gray wolf. Its size was several times larger than a normal gray wolf.

“Hey, hey, hey! What kind of joke is this!” Liana quickly drew her bow to resist, but the arrows couldn’t even scratch it, couldn’t penetrate its thick fur.

Liana ran, running towards the wooden house.

“...” The assassins watched the sudden situation unfold, not knowing whose handiwork this was.

Some wanted to take Liana’s head, which would fetch a more lavish reward, while others wanted to take advantage of the chaos. As long as someone took out Liana, they would get the minimum reward.

[All assassins, take note. Princess Mephilia has given up her status as heir. Minoga is on her way back now. You have five minutes.]

Liana frantically ran back to the wooden house, and inside, an assassin appeared. Although the person wore a mask, hiding their identity, Liana could still sense a familiar feeling.

“Are you... Lo?” Liana asked.

The other party was first stunned, seemingly wondering if her disguise could be so easily seen through.

Then she felt touched that Princess Liana could recognize her at a glance, and Princess Liana, to protect her, didn’t say her full name.

“Yes, Princess Liana, it’s been a while,” Loraviel waved her small hand, and a dagger slid out from her sleeve. “I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time!”

This isn’t right?!

But Liana ultimately chose to believe. Loraviel was a person who knew how to repay kindness. At least she wouldn’t act against her now because of these things.

Loraviel directly pressed one hand over Liana’s mouth and pushed her to the wall.

Now Liana understood. Loraviel’s palm had a pill. Without hesitation, Liana extended her tongue and licked the pill into her mouth.

Loraviel could clearly feel the sensation of Princess Liana’s tongue on her palm, which almost made her...

“I’ll give you a suitable explanation,” Before “dying”, Liana conveyed this message to Loraviel.

Loraviel’s task was completed. Now it was to protect Princess Liana from being harmed by others.

“Awoooo!!!” A piercing wolf howl came through, followed by several claws shattering the wooden house.

It would be simple for Loraviel to deal with this giant wolf, but she didn’t intend to.

Because before the plan started, Loraviel knew that this giant wolf was an illusion, a fake.

At this moment, another voice came into Loraviel’s mind. ‘Are you Miss Loraviel?’

‘I hope you won’t harm Princess Liana.’

‘Don’t worry, everything is an illusion,’ Sephirena said.

The giant wolf directly destroyed the wooden house, and then, in front of everyone, sent Liana flying, with Liana embedding into the wall.

“...Huh?” Loraviel, standing to the side, let out a puzzled sound in cooperation. “What kind of joke is this?! My extra reward! You died just like that?”

People who can’t use magic are so fragile. When encountering some magical beasts, they’re not a match at all.

At this moment, other assassins came forward, ready to finish off Liana.

Loraviel showed no mercy, directly penetrating the other person’s body. Terrifying poison dissolved the assassin’s body. “Get lost. This is my prey. Even if I didn’t kill her, bringing her corpse back will still get me the extra reward.”

These assassins naturally recognized the unusual nature of Loraviel’s poison and stepped back a few paces.

“We don’t want to compete with you for the extra bounty. We just want to confirm if Liana is truly dead,” an assassin said.

“Hahaha!” Loraviel laughed. “Really? Are you truly assassins? You can’t even determine if the target is dead? That is really, really funny.”

Loraviel mocked them.

And some who had already confirmed Liana’s death had already left early, after all, Minoga was on her way back. If they ran too late...

[This sword shall slay all evil!]

A sharp blade directly slew all the assassins.

“We’ll meet later, Princess Liana,” Loraviel licked her palm and disappeared into the shadows.

Faking death wasn’t just about dying. Liana still needed Mephilia’s help.

Minoga cleared the scene and treated Liana, but ultimately looked at Mephilia and shook her head.

“Liana...” Mephilia knelt before Liana. She held Liana and began to cry loudly.

At this moment, Artivens also followed, and Sephirena had already dispelled the illusion when Minoga arrived, so what Artivens saw was Liana in a death state after taking the forbidden drug.

He repeatedly confirmed that Liana was dead.

And Mephilia crying so sorrowfully didn’t look fake.

Minoga drew her weapon and directly swung at Artivens, playing her part fully. “You beasts!”

“Minoga!” Mephilia suppressed her sorrowful heart and called out to Minoga.

“I understand...” Minoga glared at Artivens. “You will pay for what you’ve done today.”

“We didn’t do anything. During the meeting, we were together,” Artivens smiled. There had been too many good things happening today. Now, he needed to return to Crown Prince Hodwen’s side immediately and tell him about this.

Mephilia cried loudly, her voice becoming hoarse.

And at this moment, it began to pour rain. Mephilia tightly held Liana’s body, kneeling in the rain.