"The energy of the space-time gate is full, and the host can go on adventures in other worlds. Determining the state of the space-time portal, Reilly began to choose the game world he wanted to enter. This time, he didn't plan to go to the Dark World. You must know that the corpse fire is the weakest lord-level monster in the Saint Hugh Ari plane, and even it has the strength of the legendary level, and those monsters in the back will only be stronger. Therefore, Reilly will not go to the Dark World for the time being.

"Right now, I'm a little short of time, reading, meditating, practicing spells...... It takes a lot of time. So, find a less dangerous world. Looking at the icons on the light curtain, Reilly quickly made his choice.

―――――――――― a long time ago――――――――――

Humans are under the protection of the gods and have a foothold on the earth and live a prosperous life. However, the ease of life led to their depravity, and eventually God lost patience.

God is gone, darkness spreads across the earth, countless cities are destroyed, and humanity is plunged into despair. However, there is still a person praying to the gods at such times.

In fact, the maiden named Elaine never forgot to pray.

God accepted the maiden's prayer, and he sent the last city into the air with its people, avoiding the darkness that covered the earth. The name of the city was Novas Etil, and Elaine was called a saint by humans.

Humanity has once again entered an age of peace, and although it is not as prosperous as before, civilization is certainly continuing.

Five hundred years later, tragedy struck again. A corner of the city suddenly collapsed, sucking thousands of people into darkness and many buildings in ruins. This catastrophe is known as the "Great Avalanche" and is deeply engraved in people's hearts.

The Great Avalanche changed the posture of the city. Originally, it was divided into the "upper class" where the nobles lived and the "lower class" where the commoners lived. However, the earthquake caused by the caving caused a part of the area to subside, and a lower ground appeared.

The surrounding cliffs isolate it from the outside world, creating a veritable prison. There are collapsed buildings and dead and wounded humans everywhere, and there is no shortage of relief supplies. Of course, law and order could not be maintained at all, and the place fell into a state of disorderly chaos.

Suddenly, an organization called the Immortal Locks rose rapidly and began to establish a new order. Reilly knew that the group would soon become the ruler of the prison, so he approached the other party early.

"So Mr. Reilly can provide us with a shipment of food?" said the man who spoke as the leader of the Locks of Immortality, Bolz Gouled.

"And in return, I hope that the gold lock will provide me with an undisturbed living environment. Reilly said with a smile.

"No problem. Boltz simply agreed to Reilly's request. In this time and age, grain is worth more than gold, how could he let go of the wealth that was sent to him?

In this way, Reilly lived a life of solitude in prison, studying and researching at home every day. On the other hand, he also found a very popular follower through the incorruptible intelligence network.

Three years later, Reilly had learned the forty-six basic subjects involved in Demonic Pattern Formation from books, but he always felt that he was still a little short of it. Reilly knew that he had to find what he was lacking in order to make the most of what he had learned. So, he went back to the deep blue.

Seeing Erin again, Reilly noticed that she seemed to have something on her mind, and her little face showed gloom that could not be concealed. However, the girl refused to tell him why.

"It seems that the only way to solve this problem is money. So, Reilly found Black Gold and bought the information he wanted from the gray dwarf.

It turns out that Erin, in addition to being Reilly's assistant, has also accepted a job delivering meals, which is another friend of Reilly's: Richard.

The teenager and the girl who get along day and night quickly like each other, but the huge gap in identity makes it difficult for them to be together. Deep Blue's enforcers even issued a special ban on Erin from having intimate contact with Richard, and also limited the time she could stay with Richard.

"Meow, what is this kid doing Richard? It's unforgivable that he made a girl cry!" Reilly angrily walked towards Richard's quarters.

With the arrival of summer, the ice floes show their most beautiful side. The calm sea shines like satin, the sky is like a crystal clear, and the plants take on the most vivid colors of the year. The number of tourists coming here has increased significantly, and the handsome men and women sunbathing on the beach form a beautiful scenery. However, Richard did not have the spirit to appreciate all this, and his world was full of darkness.

Reilly sat across from Richard and said nonchalantly, "Do you like Irene?"

"yes. Richard subconsciously agreed, and then showed a surprised expression: "Hey, you know Erin too?"

Reilly rolled his eyes and scolded, "Useless thing! You don't even know this, and you dare to say that you like Irene?!" Even ordinary husbands rarely know their wife's friends one by one, not to mention that Richard and Erin have not even decided on a relationship.

"I'm ......" Richard was speechless, his face full of shame. The fact is that he doesn't know anything about Erin's situation, which makes the teenager feel inferior in front of Reilly.

"Richard, did you know that Erin is a nobleman?"

"I don't know. Richard shook his head.

"Do you know what country Erin is from?"

"I don't know. Richard pursed his lips.

Reilly flipped the coffee table in front of him and said angrily, "Then do you know that Erin's father only wants to sell her for a good price?!"

"I ...... I don't know. A cold sweat broke out on Richard's head.

"Well......" Reilly sighed, then handed Richard a piece of paper and said, "Take a look." ”

Richard took it and looked at it for a while, and then showed a shocked expression: "This is ......"

"Irene's information, ...... worth it" Speaking of this, Reilly showed a mocking smile: "Five hundred gold coins, which is the money for a bottle of mana recovery potion." In fact, Richard no longer drank this ordinary mana recovery potion, and he was now drinking a powerful mana recovery potion worth three thousand gold coins.

Richard's heart twitched inadvertently, partly because of Irene's embarrassment, but more because the value of a girl was so low. Perhaps, only he would feel that she was precious.

Richard suddenly felt that he was very superficial and incompetent.

Reilly patted Richard on the shoulder and walked out the door without saying a word.

Richard looked at the paper carefully, as if he wanted to imprint every word on it.

Like the protagonists of many stories, Erin comes from a small aristocratic family. His father was a hereditary knight and owned a small estate consisting of two villages. The old knight had a penchant for art and was keen on high society socially, but he was not good at running a territory. As the days passed, the debt gradually accumulated to an astronomical amount.

From the age of ten, Erin was sent to Deep Blue to learn magic. By Jazz Collar's standards, her magical talent is not bad. But in the navy, the girl is nothing at all. She soon ran out of savings and received less and less support from her family, leaving Erin to find a way to earn her own living and studying. In fact, the knight couldn't afford to fund a magician who grew up in the deep blue, and he didn't have that kind of idea. This guy's real intention is to brand the girl with a dark blue halo and sell it for a good price.

So Erin desperately tries to make money to keep herself in Deep Blue. Because she knew that once she returned to the family, she would be used as a bargaining chip in a political marriage. On the other hand, Jazz's debt has reached a critical point and may be taken away at any time, so he did not force Erin either.

The reason why the creditors did not file an application to the Circuit Court for Jazz to be forced bankrupt was because they would seriously consider the future of a young magician who could stay in the dark blue and study. They didn't want to offend a future archmage or even an archmage for that bit of gold. As long as Erin remains in Deep Blue, the creditors won't go too far. Of course, if she is willing to go back, the debt problem will be solved. There was already an elderly widow viscount who had made a fortune offer to take on the debt for Sir if Erin agreed to marry him.

Richard took a deep breath and put the paper in his pocket.

After getting Erin's information, Richard observed her more closely. Although the girl still faced him with a bright smile, he could see that there was another Erin sobbing behind the smile. Richard wanted to say that he could take on the debt for her, but he was afraid of hurting the girl's self-esteem.

When he came to his senses, Richard was already seated in front of Reilly.

"What should I do?" a dry voice came out of his throat, and the boy's eyes looked like a lost child.

"You have to be strong!" Reilly said coldly: "As a man, you have to be strong! Only in this way can you protect the woman you like! Since you have chosen Erin, you have the responsibility to become stronger, strong enough to protect her!If you can't become strong as fast as possible......" Reilly grabbed Richard by the hair, pulled him in front of him, and said word by word: "You will lose her!"