Willfully escaped from the original world, so Edward did not deserve to be happy.

Like him, he didn't want to see his mother's tearful eyes, and wanted to see his father's gentle smiling face again, and Sheila also willfully used the Sword of Calamity, so she also suffered a lingering curse.

"I was born a genius, and I have the power of my father and the power of my mother. ”

"I can take full control of the Sword of Calamity and let it take me wherever I want to go without being strangled by the turbulence of space-time, and I'm so much better than you are. ”

"But ......"

However, she could not change her fate.

Shera went back in time, took Idir's place, became pope, and secretly helped the amnesiac Edward in his attempt to break free from the shackles of reincarnation.

Sadly, as if cursed, no matter what Sheila did, she couldn't save the poor woman. Each time, she could only stand aside, looking at the crying Edward and the guilty Emilia in distress, and nothing could be changed.

The third world, which is the current world, is not much different from the second world, except that there is more of a naughty ghost.

"I'm sorry, but I'm too willful......"

After all, Sheila is still a child, and she doesn't know what kind of expression to use to meet failure after failure, and in the end, she can only choose to give up and pin all her hopes on that pervert.

Not to take anyone or anything in the Third World lightly, not to meddle in the battle between the Gate of Original Sin and them, and not to give Edward any hints, her task is only to put the Sword of Calamity in Edward's hands before the woman dies.

That's all.

"Half of the blood in my body came from my mother and half from my father. ”

Shaking off her long silver-white hair, Sheila stared at her eyes with a sad and joyless expression.

Snow-white skin. With red eyes, a thin figure, and a handsome face, she looked like her mother, but her long silver-white hair was very different from her mother, but more similar to her father.

Inheriting the excellent bloodline of her parents, this little girl has an outstanding talent from the moment she was born.

"Although I can control the Sword of Calamity with my powers, but. Only one can do it alone. Pointless. There's nothing I can do to change my fate!" Sheila said in frustration.

Why did the woman die?

Even if there was no ambush from Idir. She will also be betrayed by Flandor, and even without Flando's betrayal, she will definitely be killed by a new enemy.

Maybe it was pierced through the heart with a sharp weapon, or maybe it was torn to pieces by magic. Or maybe it's a simpler way to die - a fall, hit the ground in the back of your head, and die.

The cause of Night's death is not some metaphysical event, but fate itself.

The end has come, life has come to an end, and from the day the world was born, this poor woman was destined to leave on this ordinary summer night.

Sheila guessed the law of fate. The real cause of her death was the original origin.

A metaphysical bifurcation.

The first world. Emilia died, and the person who accompanied Edward for the rest of his life, was Night. In the second world, Emilia did not die, and Edward's partner was changed from Night to Emilia. So, the person who died was replaced.

Fate, it's really desperate. It only gives you one of them, and then cruelly takes the other treasure you hold dear to you, never to be returned to you.

Sometimes, Sheila unconsciously thinks that there may be only one way to save that woman.

Then go back to the beginning, go back to the first world, bypass any forks, and let the world go the way it was. In this case, the woman would not have died, but the dead person would have changed from Emilia ......

"It's a paradox. ”

The world is falling apart, and finite space and time are collapsing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

The world they live in is coming to an end, which seems to foreshadow the decisions that Edward might make in a few minutes.

"If I return to the first world now and let the original story repeat itself, I can save that woman, but that is meaningless, because you will definitely use the Sword of Calamity to reach the second world again, and witness the death of that woman in the second world, and then the willful me will definitely travel to the third world, and then, and then fall into a dead loop......"

"What if it's not you, then, who is back to square one, but me?" asked Edward.

"You can't do it either. ”

Although she gave Edward the Sword of Calamity and put her hope of escaping samsara on Edward, he also failed to succeed.

The third world is a world of constant reincarnation.

Edward lost his memory, rescued Amilia, destroyed the Gate of Original Sin with the help of Sheila, obtained the Sword of Calamity, and then, in order to save the night, he went back to the past again and again, but in vain, in despair, he was rescued by Shera, and then ...... And then now, at this moment, he will get the help of Sheila and return to square one.

Back to last summer, the bifurcation point of all worlds.

"I can help you get back to square one. These are the seven tears of the goddess. Sheila pulled out seven strange stones and placed them in front of Edward, "They will allow you to restore all of the Ninefold Demon King Seals, so that you will have enough strength to use the Sword of Calamity to go back to that summer a year ago." ”

"But...... My memories could not be kept. Edward said with a wry smile.

"That's right. ”

Only a genius like Shera, who has both demon and human blood, can fully control the Sword of Calamity, and can freely cross the rift of time and space without being injured.

As for Edward...... Not only does he need to endure the torture, but he will also lose all his memories because of it.

With no memory, he can only keep struggling in the third world, witnessing the death of the night again and again, returning to the past again and again, and then starting from the beginning, falling into a never-ending cycle of death.

This is probably the curse he received.

"Hey, I really don't know what my mother is thinking, she actually likes you as a pervert, and she gave birth to me with you, it's really annoying. If you can. I don't want to run around for a pervert like you. Sheila suddenly said something irrelevant, frowning and grumbling.

"Shela, can you bring my memories back?" asked Edward.

"Well, I didn't dare to change the people and things in this world before, so I didn't dare to let you recover all your memories, but now it doesn't matter, I can heal your mental damage and make you remember all your memories. But only now...... Wait until you go back in time. You'll forget it all again. ”

"Good. So be it. ”

"You have to think about it. It's a very long, painful memory, and it might be a good thing for you to forget about it, do you really have to think about it?"

“......”

"Actually. Even if you don't go back, it doesn't matter. Wouldn't it be nice to live with your mother and forget about that woman forever?"

"Girl, you should understand that I wouldn't do that. ”

"Hee-hee, because you're a greedy pervert, aren't you? Sheila stuck out her tongue mischievously, "In that case, I'll do it for you." But be careful, remembering that painful memory. Edward, please be strong, don't let it become crazy. ”

With a single touch, the soft light instantly melted into Edward's body.

He finally remembered.

Death. Reincarnation, fate, struggle, greed, choice, sacrifice...... That's a not-so-happy story.

"So it's been so long. ”

A faint tear was engraved on Edward's cheeks, and his face was pale, like a patient who had just recovered from a serious illness, and when he was glad that he had survived the catastrophe, he inevitably felt some faint sadness in his heart.

It turned out that it was not the first time he had experienced these stories.

The third world is the world of reincarnation. He had experienced this situation more than once.

"yes, that's quite, quite long. Dad, you're amazing. How many times have you been reincarnated? Let me see...... Oh my God, fifteen thousand three hundred and eighty-eight times! Daddy, you've gone through more than 10,000 reincarnations, are your nerves really okay?

"Probably not. The beginning of reincarnation was last summer, in the Demon King Castle, and the end point is now?"

"That's right. Sheila nodded.

"One reincarnation takes a year, and this is the reincarnation of the third world. And I repeated it fifteen thousand three hundred and eighty-eight times. Hey, hey, hey, I'm already an old monster, and I've lived for so long and haven't died, right?"

Fifteen thousand three hundred and eighty-eight times, that is, fifteen thousand three hundred and eighty-eight years.

"No, you're not a youkai, you're just cursed. ”

"Cursed?"

"The curse of the Sword of Calamity. ”

"Yes, curse...... In order to punish a greedy person like me, even if it is thousands of years, tens of thousands of years, the curse will not disappear until ......"

"Until, when you break the cycle of samsara. Sheila said with a smile.

Some people say that eternal life is a curse in itself, and that those who truly receive eternal life will not be happier than ordinary people, but will suffer more than ordinary people.

So, if you add a definite term to eternal life and become "eternal life that falls into samsara", will the person who inherits eternal life become the most unfortunate person in the world?

Shera curled the corners of her mouth, forcing herself to smile and not let sadness well-up on her brow. She touched Edward's face in distress, then stood on tiptoe and kissed him gently.

"This is the fifteenth three hundred and eighty-eighth time, Dad, are you going to continue?"

"Go on. Edward replied in a whisper.

"Don't you regret it?"

"I don't regret it. ”

"Do you like Mom?"

"You know very well. ”

"In that case, are you willing to give up on her and continue to live with your mother?"

"No, Emilia won't allow me to do that. ”

"Why?"

"Because she said that she didn't want to be liked by cowards. Edward touched Shela's little head and said softly, "Your father can't be a coward." ”

What a wayward answer, you know that you can only choose one of them, and even if you go back to the beginning, you can't change that fact. ”

"I don't care. ”

It was a war of eggs against stones, and Edward had no chance of winning, however, he would not surrender.

"Hee-hee, yes~~ I see, my mother is probably attracted by your almost greedy obsession. I have to admit that the way you look now is really fascinating, and even I like you a little!"

"Isn't that a matter of course, girl!"

"Hee-hee, come on, I hope you can succeed this time. Don't worry, I've been waiting for you here. ”

"Thank you. ”

Stepping into the rift again, Edward whispered silently.

"Night, I will fulfill my promise to you. Amilia, I won't give up on you either. ”

"It's a curse, I'll take it alone, right?"

"Fifteen thousand three hundred and eighty-eight reincarnations? No, that's not enough......

"If you really exist, God of Light, please bless me. ”

"Bless me and break this damn cycle!"