Defying the Fate of Beheading

Grace thought back on everything that had happened along the way.

"Amazing... every single person, even Her Highness Olivia, who seems younger than me, is beyond what I can compare to now."

"If it weren't for the blessing, I wouldn't even be qualified to participate in combat."

"Let alone someone like Master Rogen, who's a paradigm of existence..."

"How many battles like this have Mr. Caesar and the others gone through?"

"If it were any enemy besides the living dead or evil beings, I wouldn't even have the right to watch."

"Is this what a model tier battle looks like?"

She looked up and spoke to the little fairy:

"Miss Fairy, can you tell me what method I can use to catch up with my benefactors and friends?"

"Please tell me."

The little fairy giggled and said:

"If you ask me, I don't know. I'm just a little fairy, but I suggest you complete our trial. I don't know about this, but Lady Diana certainly does."

The little fairy, Lulu, flew around, pointing to a corner ahead:

"Go, complete the trial. The answers you want, Lady Diana has them all."

Grace lowered her head and held the cross again:

"Lord, grant me the means to practice Your word and understand Your way."

"Walk with me on the path of truth, let the wisdom of glory and righteousness descend upon me, praise my Lord, under the witness of the stars, glorify the name of the Lord."

"I won't be proud and confused anymore..."

...

[Location: Mountain Top]

William sighed and said, "Why would this secret realm forbid anyone over 24 from participating!"

He frantically messed up his hair.

Dammit, although he's no longer the kind of fool in his youth who thought the world revolved around him, as His Highness said:

"A boy till his death remains young."

For men, once they hear about the heroic great treasure and if a clue is really discovered, they'd naturally want to venture out themselves.

But now, it's over, everything is over.

What's sadder than not seeing the heroic great treasure is that he'd already bumped into the great treasure, yet in the end, could only be pathetically teleported to the mountain to face the cold wind.

_(:з」∠)_

Now he lay on the ground, not wanting to get up.

His gaze shifted to the maid sitting quietly under the tree, Lumi, and he said somewhat helplessly:

"Lady Lumi, shouldn't we care about His Highness and the others?"

"Just sitting here on the mountain seems inappropriate, doesn't it?"

"How about we join forces, see if we can directly go down and enter the secret realm."

William looked expectantly at Lumi.

However, Lumi rejected him expressionlessly:

"No, I want to rest well today, I'm a bit tired."

William chuckled and said:

"Mainly because there's no way, right? We've both already exceeded the age allowed by the secret realm, we can only watch them strive from the mountain top."

Suddenly.

Lumi quietly raised her head.

"18..."

"Huh?"

"I'm 18, not overage."

"Hahaha, Lady Lumi, you do love to joke..."

William's words were left stuck in his throat.

When the clouds cleared, the only thing left was William who had been beaten up.

He held his cheek, once again understanding what it means when they say "a woman's age is a secret."

Her gaze then moved to the girl sitting on the crystal throne.

"Long time no see, Diana."

The girl on the crystal throne slowly walked down to Lumi's side.

"Are you the future Lumi? Hehehe, your attire looks much more mature, come, let me pinch you."

The girl reached out her hand and pinched Lumi's face, making it somewhat deformed.

Lumi barely managed a smile:

"It's really been a long time, almost 20 years."

The creator of the secret realm, Celestial Destiny Mage Diana, smiled, but her expression was somewhat melancholic:

"Has it been 20 years already? I'm envious of you, who can walk under the sunshine."

"Then why don't you come out with me?" Lumi's speech quickened, "There are many people waiting for you, wouldn't it be good to go back with us?"

However, Diana shook her head:

"Lumi, don't say strange things, you should be able to see, I'm just a reflection, not that person in your memory."

"..."

"Ah, don't show that you're about to cry face!"

"I..."

"You should have a different mindset on this, the Lumi I know isn't a pitiful thing covered all over with heart scars."

"..."

"Lumi, our death left you with a heart scar that cannot heal, didn't it?"

"Yes."

"I knew it. If it weren't for the heart scars, with your talent, you would've reached legendary already after all these years."

Diana gently brushed Lumi's hair aside, their foreheads slowly touching:

"Lumi, Lumi, don't cry!"

"If the main body knew, it would also feel sad."

Lumi snorted lightly, with a slight upward curve on her lips she said:

"I'm not crying, just sometimes, I miss the past a lot."

Diana said nothing more, she just raised the Magic Staff in her hand.

As the spiritual light flickered on the Magic Staff, the scenes of the four people participating in the trial at the four poles of the earth appeared projected in mid-air.

During the remaining time, Lumi just watched Diana chirp away like a little sparrow commenting on each person.

...

"Hey, are imperial youths this incredible now?"