Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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Volume 1: Chapter 261 Lies Are Forbidden Here

"Is this Miss Elise's pet?"

Hattie looked at Little White lying on the corridor wall, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

At this moment, Xiaobai used the shapeshifter's ability to transform into a long-eared beast that nobles liked to keep, which looked cute and adorable.

However, she was clearly very wary of Hattie, and as she approached, Little White quickly jumped into Elise's arms.

Hattie is indeed a summoner, but the way she makes contracts with her summoned creatures is somewhat similar to how Elise seduces others; it's a talent she was born with.

She can force monsters to feel close to her.

If Xiaobai hadn't been branded with the mark of pleasure, she might have been attracted by that sense of closeness. But it was precisely because of this mark of pleasure that the closeness emanating from the other person only stimulated that mark, making Xiaobai feel threatened.

As Hattie watched the long-eared beast escape from her, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. She had a very clear understanding of her own talent, and such a situation rarely occurred to her.

Is there anything special about that long-eared beast?

Feeling Hattie's burning gaze, Elise reached out and patted Little White's head to soothe it before smiling and saying, "Little White is rather shy and has difficulty getting close to strangers."

“So that’s how it is.” Hattie continued to stare intently at the long-eared beast.

Even though the long-eared beast, which could withstand her own talent, seemed to have little combat power, she really wanted to capture it and study it.

Unfortunately, these were Miss Elise's pets, and as a guest, she couldn't very well ask for them, so she could only admire them from afar.

Elise casually handed Little White to Nora behind her and continued to lead the group on a tour of her family's manor.

Nora held the little white emu in her arms. Although the fluffy fur felt quite comfortable to touch, she was more concerned about the true identity of this long-eared beast—an extremely rare devouring beast.

She had read some documents before, and the Devouring Beasts were all extremely powerful. She didn't know how powerful Elise, this Devouring Beast, was.

Sensing Nora's fighting spirit, Xiaobai struggled a few times, then jumped out of Nora's arms and rushed towards the little maid.

The little maid really liked the Devouring Beast because it felt nice to touch and looked very cute. However, it loved to snuggle into its mistress's arms, something even she herself rarely got to enjoy.

Just as Xiaobai had relaxed, it suddenly felt a chill again. For some reason, even though the little maid's smile was very cute, it gave it a feeling of being chilled to the bone.

Helpless, Xiaobai had no choice but to leave again, running upstairs and randomly entering a room.

As soon as Xiaobai entered the room, he saw a human female pressing a small piece of cloth against her face.

"Hmm? Elise's little pet?" Wendy's voice rang out softly.

She had put away what she was holding at some point, and her emerald green eyes were staring intently at Little White, who was in the form of a long-eared beast.

Danger, extreme danger!

Sensing something was wrong, Little White scrambled out of the room and eventually returned to its master's room.

She felt that her master's place was too dangerous, with strange and unusual things everywhere.

This room still brings it a bit of warmth.

After Xiaobai left, Wendy casually beckoned to the door. A worm-like leg appeared on the door, hooked onto the wall to close the door, and then retracted the leg.

Wendy's room had long been transformed into something resembling an insect nest.

Meanwhile, Elise had already led her people up to the second floor and then led them to her room.

As soon as Elise entered the room, she saw Little White lying on her bed.

She glanced at Little White, then at Hattie, and suddenly had an idea.

She picked up Little White and threw it at Hattie: "Since Miss Hattie is interested in my Little White, then I'll lend it to you for a while."

Seeing the little white rabbit being thrown over, Heidi quickly reached out and caught it. Unfortunately, as soon as she caught it, the little white rabbit jumped out of her arms and ran out of the room.

Hattie followed without hesitation. Since Elise had offered to let her play for a bit, she certainly wouldn't be polite.

Seeing Hattie chase after the long-eared beast out of the room, Elira was about to follow when Iris's voice rang out: "Since Miss Hattie is going to find Little White, why don't we take this opportunity to chat?"

As soon as Elise finished speaking, the maid closed the door, pulling Nora out with her before she did so.

Seeing this, Elira's alarm bells rang. What did this world-destroying witch, Iris, mean by leaving her alone? Could it be that she really wanted her body?

She's not that kind of person.

However, if the world-destroying witch used force, it seemed that he really had no way to resist.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have come with that jerk Hattie. She just left me behind like that.

Seeing the nervous Elira, Iris also showed a resentful expression: "Am I really that scary? I don't think I've done anything too outrageous to Miss Elira, have I?"

Elira instinctively wanted to refute Iris's words, but she forcibly held back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

She thought about it carefully, and realized that Elise hadn't done anything to her, either in the past or now, except...

“Miss Elira seems to have something to say, why don’t you just say it?” A look of pleasure appeared in Iris’s eyes as she once again seduced Elira.

However, her charm still had no effect on Elira.

"I... I was just thinking that Miss Elise might have some questions for me, which is why she kept me behind alone," Elaira said, forcing a smile.

“That’s right.” Elise nodded directly. “I’m very curious about Miss Elira. I feel a sense of familiarity with you, but I can’t remember when or where I met you before.”

Seeing that Elira was about to answer her question, Elise spoke first, saying, "Lies are forbidden here."

As she finished speaking, the entire room was enveloped by a force of order, and the mark of greed on her chest had somehow transformed into a holy mark of order.

When the laws of order take effect, there will be no more lies in this room, and the words Elira was about to say were blocked again, and she could not utter a single word no matter what.

Volume 1: Chapter 262 Question and Answer Game

As the power of order filled the entire room, Elira couldn't help but twitch her lips. Wasn't the God of Order long ago?

Also, why can the World Destroyer Witch use the power of order? She should have been wielding the power of the Gluttonous King before.

Well, after all, she's a world-destroying witch; it's not surprising that she changes her faith every day.

But then a problem arose: under the constraints of the power of order, she couldn't utter a single word of her prepared statement.

Seeing the silent Elira, Iris smiled faintly. She hadn't been able to make a move before, but now she finally had her chance: "Have we met somewhere before?"

Elira did not answer Elise's question. The law only forbade lying, not that she was obligated to answer Elise's question.

She wanted to stall for time. After all, Elise hadn't directly attacked her, rendering her powerless to resist before using the laws of order, which meant she probably didn't want to push things too far.

Perhaps if he could hold out until Hattie returned, he could break the deadlock.

Elise, standing far away, overheard Elira's little scheme. She slowly walked to the bedside, sat down, crossed her legs, and exuded a languid air: "Miss Hattie probably won't come back to you until I get the answer I want."

Elira understands Hattie, and so does Iris. She even knows some of Hattie's little secrets. It would be very easy for her to stall for time.

How could she possibly invite Hattie and Elira to her home without any preparation?

The Order Mark on Elise's chest shone once more, and a solemn voice rang out: "Here, every question must be answered."

Order is fair; even Elise is bound by the power of order, though the degree of constraint is much lighter than that of Elira, and she can even break free of the constraint for a short time.

Elira clearly understood this, so she immediately asked, "What do you want in return for letting me go? Can Hattie's safety be guaranteed? What is your true purpose?..."

A barrage of questions followed, including one about the style of Elise's underwear, in an attempt to block Elise from asking any questions. Unfortunately for Elise, she was now a follower of order with the mark of order, and she ignored Elise's questions, forcefully resisting the backlash of the power of order. She then issued another decree: "Here, questions and answers should be asked in turn, and no more than one question may be asked at a time."

As Elise finished speaking, Elira fell silent. She hadn't expected that Elise could withstand the backlash of the power of order and forcibly restore the rules. Now she only had one path left to take: to cooperate with the other party in a question-and-answer game.

As for forcibly resisting the constraints of the power of order, she is not a believer in order, and that could lead to death.

Elise took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, then smiled at Elira and said, "Now it's my turn to ask you a question. Where did we first meet?"

Even if Elira wanted to find a loophole, she couldn't do anything about it, and could only helplessly say, "Right here."

Elise raised an eyebrow. If she remembered correctly, this was Elera's first time visiting Seria, and also her first time visiting her own manor. She had no memory of ever being here in her previous life. In addition, the power of order did not fluctuate, which meant that Elera was not lying.

This is quite interesting. Did the two of them first meet in their own manor?

Feeling Elise's burning gaze, Elira didn't flinch this time, but looked directly into her eyes and said, "After you get the answer you want, what will you do to me?"

"That depends on whether you pose a threat to me. If not, then we can still be good friends. If you do, then I can only say sorry." Elise answered very frankly. However, through this question, she felt that Elira was similar to herself, both of them were very afraid of death.

Now the initiative was back in Elise's hands, and she asked another very important question: "Do you know about 'Eternal Era'?"

“What is that? I don’t know.” Elira frowned, beginning to ponder the meaning of the word.

Elise didn't ask the other person if they were a time traveler, as that would directly expose the fact that she herself was a time traveler. So she chose the game name as her entry point. Although Ela could still use that word to question her, Elise had plenty of ways to avoid it, and could even forcefully ignore the constraints of the power of order and disregard the question.

Although that would hurt her, she has the mark of binge eating, and eating more would help her recover quickly.

"What does 'Eternal Era' mean?" The term was unfamiliar to her, but her intuition told her that it was very important to Elise, and perhaps she could use it as an opportunity to find a breakthrough.

Although Elise can forcibly ignore the constraints, there is a price to pay for doing so. She thinks that Elise should not be able to cheat in this way too many times. If she still does not want to answer certain questions, she will have to lift the laws of order.

"It's just the name of a game. How many times have you been reborn?"

Originally, he was still hesitant and prepared to continue (seizing the opportunity of '{Eternal Era Seven') to ask Ellie about her dress, but suddenly he found that the other party had sped up and directly skipped the question of whether he was a reborn person and started asking her about the number of times she had been reborn.

This immediately disrupted Elira's thoughts, but under the constraint of the power of order, she could only honestly answer, "I can't remember the exact number, but it's been over a hundred times. What about you?"

Elira knew very well that the witch who destroyed the world, like herself, was someone who could retain her memories and be reborn repeatedly. She had always been very curious about how many times the other party had been reborn.

It feels like it's about the same number of times I've been reborn.

Upon hearing that she had been reborn hundreds of times, Elise's expression became somewhat intriguing. She had initially thought that Elaira had been reborn about the same number of times as her, but now it seemed that Elaira's number of rebirths was just a drop in the ocean compared to hers.

"I can't count them all, but I have more than you."

"You've been reborn hundreds of times, so why do I still have no impression of you, while you know me and even understand me very well?"

Elise's question touched on Elira's biggest secret. Her expression showed some struggle, but under the constraint of the power of order, she still had to speak: "Because... my identity is different every time I am reborn."

Volume 1: Chapter 263 Survive

Elira is indeed a reborn being, but each rebirth brings her a different identity.

She had once been Elise's maid, though not in a personal capacity, and had also been Elise's classmate and even teacher. Each of her rebirths involved some degree of connection with Elise.

Even if one is reborn into a kingdom or even a holy country, it is still impossible to avoid, just like this time.

She had been trying her best to avoid contact with Elise, but in a place like the Endless Ice Plains, she still ran into her.

It was as if something in the dark was drawing the two of them together, which was why she was so familiar with Elise.

Elira's answer successfully dispelled Elise's doubts. She explained why the other person seemed so familiar yet she had no recollection of them. It turned out that the other person had changed identities with each rebirth. Elise generally didn't pay much attention to unimportant characters, nor did she have the energy to do so.

Dealing with all the main characters alone had already exhausted her.

Elira's situation reminded Elise of the player-created protagonist in the game.

Players can freely assign their protagonist a background, ranging from slave to royalty; the game always finds a way to reasonably arrange the protagonist's origins.

Elise remembered that before she transmigrated, some players even made the bizarre choice to be born as infants in the restroom of a brothel, saying they wanted to experience what a hellish start was like.

Putting aside those bizarre choices, Elira's situation is remarkably similar to that of the player-created protagonist.

She had been wondering why Elira was able to be reborn, but if she was also the protagonist, then everything seemed to make sense.

If she really is the main character, then she must live longer than me, right? So, could I ask her if the world became a better place after I died?

Elise thought to herself in a dark and twisted way.

"What is your purpose in being reborn this time?" With her biggest secret now known to Elise, Elira no longer intended to exploit Elise's weaknesses. Instead, she began to inquire about things that interested her.

Such candor is quite rare, and she was eager to learn more about this world-destroying witch.

"My goal has always been simple: to live, and if possible, to live without regrets."

"Survive?"

Elira stared blankly at Iris, seemingly not expecting the other's reason to be so...simple and unpretentious.

"You seem quite surprised by my reason, why?"

"Because my previous deaths were basically all related to you. Every time you died, the world would undergo dramatic changes, or even end soon after."

"Oh?"

Yi Yili revealed a look of surprise and disbelief: "I really want to know, why do you think the changes in the world have anything to do with me?"

"I don't know if you remember, but I remember once a crazy cultist unleashed the beings beneath Dragon Abyss and released the evil god that was suppressed beneath Antia."

"Let me add something. I also helped the Lord of Filth find his complete body, helped the Queen of Insects devour the Goddess of Earth, and helped the God of Shadows occupy the Eternal Shadow..." Elise recounted her glorious deeds.

She remembered that rebirth, which occurred after she had given everything and finally faced death, during which she suffered a mental breakdown and dragged the world down with her.

That madness caused her to be reborn several times before she could recover.

"I don't believe that's something a person would do just to survive," Elira said expressionlessly.