《Reincarnated Villainess From Scratch》 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Transmigrated as a villainess and then was judged ~~~~ [Alicia, will you admit to all the crimes such as bullying the Holy Maiden of Light, Ifty?] [¡­] Alicia was dazed and confused about what was happening in front of her. Why was she handcuffed and shackled, facing the cold eyes of everyone, and being judged here? What¡¯s more, why do they call her Alicia¡­ Her real name is Hanane, a harmless college student. How harmless is she? On weekdays, except for the necessary attendance, she basically does not step out of the gate of her rental house. After all, her greatest joy is to stay in a simple rental house to make up for time in Otome games. Thanks to this lifestyle, let alone having conflicts with other people, when she went to college for two years, she doesn¡¯t even know anyone. After all, in order to avoid contact with people, Hanane opened up excel to formulate an action plan that allows her to have the least contact with other people while barely meeting the minimum number of attendance, and she strictly followed this plan of hers. For her meals, she orders take out and does not go out unless necessary. Hanane believes that contact with people is meaningless and troublesome, and feels her life lackluster. Only when she is immersed in the world of anime can she feel the color of the world. If you want to talk about dreams, it is to watch all the animes in the world and push down all the beautiful girls in the Otome games. This is her, she has nothing to do with bullying. ¡ª- The white-bearded old man sitting on the high platform wearing a judge¡¯s hat banged on the table angrily ¡®bang bang bang¡¯ when he saw that Alicia didn¡¯t speak. [Refusing to admit hard facts. Unexpectedly, you would still stay silent when all the evidences are placed right in front of you! What a vain daughter of a duke. Well, let the witness speak for you. First up, Prince Arthur.] A tall and majestic man took a step forward, his face very serious under his short gray hair. [Duchess Alicia, who once stuffed her most hated caterpillars into Ifty¡¯s clothes, I witnessed it with my own eyes and I naturally stopped it!] [Very well. Next is the second prince, Edward.] A handsome man with long blond hair and a flirty smile stood up. [Yes, I testify that Alicia stole the magic props from the academy and wanted to frame Ifty-chan. As Alicia¡¯s ex-fianc¨¦, I know her perfectly well.] [Very good. Next is William, the son of the prime minister.] A dark-haired gloomy handsome man stepped forward. [Yes¡­ Alicia, she once took a few of her followers to besiege Ifty in the woods outside the campus. Unfortunately for her, I witnessed everything and helped Ifty clear the siege, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.] [Is that so, the daughter of the Marquis, Tilla and Roselle?] The two eldest ladies with exaggerated curly hair stepped forward and complained tearfully: [Mr. William is right. But Alicia used her power as the daughter of the duke to force us to help her do evil. All of this was orchestrated by Alicia alone, we tried to persuade her otherwise, but to no avail.] [Great! Now finally, our last witness, the most outstanding student of the year, Joffrey, a commoner. He is without a background so what he says should be credible enough.] A man, wearing glasses, took a step forward and gave Alicia a vicious look before saying: [In the magic theory exam, it was Alicia, who tried to cheat, yet she framed it as if Ifty was the one who did it. If I didn¡¯t clarify it in the end, Ifty would¡¯ve been expelled.] [I think we have heard enough. So many witnesses testified together, including the princes, future prime minister, as well as an excellent commoner. If what these people said together are not credible enough, then I¡¯m afraid no one in this world is credible.] The white-haired old man paused and said towards Alicia: [Alicia, I¡¯ll give you one last chance to plead guilty. May this be your last dignity before passing.] [¡­] Alicia didn¡¯t understand the situation at first, but when the witnesses charged herself impassively and seeing their faces, she suddenly realized: Aren¡¯t these all the characters from the Otome game ¡°First Love Magic Academy ~ Dokidoki¡¯s Heart Adventure¡±? There are a total of four characters that the player can interact with: the reliable prince Arthur, the handsome slutty second prince Edward, the gloomy prime minister¡¯s son William, and the commoner Joffrey. The protagonist of the game is the baron¡¯s daughter, Ifty, who looks gorgeous but her presence is a little transparent due to her lack of outstanding achievements and status. However, with her beautiful face and kind heart, she succeeded in attracting the attention of these male targets and finally awakened light magic. A double harvest of both lovers and career. Of course, the game is not smooth sailing. Among the challenges you face, there are many villains, who will do everything possible to obstruct the protagonist. The most distinct of them is Alicia, the fianc¨¦e of the second prince. Although Alicia¡¯s little stature does not have the villainous style of the eldest prince¡¯s fiancee Sarah, she is worse than being annoying, harassing you everywhere. Therefore, after Alicia was finally convicted, even Hanane, who was a little tired of the cliches in the game, felt a little refreshed. Of course, if she is the one being convicted, she will not be happy at all! Bang bang bang! [So you won¡¯t admit it ¡®till the end? That¡¯s regrettable. Now I will sentence Alicia to death. With grave crimes such as bullying the Holy Maiden of Light, Ifty! She will be executed today!] ¡ª- ¡®Hey, is there something wrong with the death penalty?!¡¯ Leaning against the cold wall of the prison, Alicia felt like she was in a dream and it was a nightmare at that. She racked her brains and finally concluded that the reason for her death sentence was because her duke parents were charged with treason. The other characters, who bullied Ifty, were only punished in each story line, but it was only Alicia, who could not escape this fate. She was thinking that if she were to be halfway through the story line, she could still rely on her rich experience playing this game to prevent her irreclaimable future. But if the start is here, what is there could she do!? Could it be that she played too many Otome games that she was punished for her frequent empathy? ¡®Cuckoo Cuckoo Cuckoo¡­¡¯ [Uhm¡­ I¡¯m so hungry¡­] Click¡­ The iron door of the prison cell suddenly opened a crack and the guard handed over a hearty bowl of pork chop rice. [Miss, this is your last meal, so enjoy.] Bang¡­ The iron gate was slammed shut again. No matter how much (imaginary) stars appear in her eyes to show amazement at this, she just ate it immediately. After a full meal, Alicia, whose blood was concentrated in her stomach to promote digestion, was a little drowsy. This must all be a nightmare, just close your eyes and go to sleep, when you open your eyes again, it will be the familiar rental house ceiling. That¡¯s right, she was just pulling another all-nighter playing this game and fell asleep accidentally, that must be the case. This is just a nightmare that warns her to not stay up so late in the future. Forget it, go back and change your bad habits. ¡ª- The next day. Early in the morning, Alicia, who was rudely awakened by the guard, did not return to the reality she wished. And without any struggle, she was dragged out by the guards and walked in the dimly lit prison. Climbing up more than 100 steps of stairs, the sudden exposure to sunlight made her narrow her eyes slightly before stepping forward, the noise of the crowd echoed in her ears. Squeak¡­ Alicia was dragged to the wooden stage where she saw a large crowd and at the front of the crowd is exactly Ifty, who is the cause of her trial in the first place. Beside her are the male targets of the Otome game. And in front of her eyes is¡­ The silver-white blade fixed above, the reflected light on the sharp blade was very dazzling. This¡­ is that Alicia only had seen in history books and games, The Guillotine! No, does she really want to be executed? Why are so many people looking at her, so scary, so scary¡­ Alicia¡¯s pupils dilated, only then did she remember to struggle desperately, but it was too late. Her weak body was completely unable to defy the heavily armored guards. Soon, her neck was fastened to the wooden plank that declared her death. Unable to bear the gazes of people, Alicia had to close her eyes tightly. With the passage of an unknown amount of time, the grip of death hasn¡¯t got a hold of her yet, not that she felt her soul float out her body. In the darkness, Alicia could only hear the clamor of the crowd suddenly amplifying. Then her vision returned. ¡®In the end what happened?¡¯ With such a question in mind, Alicia opened her eyes, and in front of her was Ifty, who was crying with tears in her eyes as she covered her mouth in distress. [No, no, I never wanted Alicia to end up like this.] [Darling, you are just frightened. It¡¯s okay, just don¡¯t look at it. ] Edward blocked Ifty¡¯s vision, and looked straight into Alicia¡¯s eyes with contempt as if looking at a worm. Unable to stand the contempt-filled vision, Alicia avoided his gaze. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw herself¡­ No, it was her lower body. ¡®Oh, so I¡¯ve already been executed.¡¯ This nightmare is really dragging for a bit, but after you close your eyes again, you will return to reality. The previous fears vanished with the onset of darkness. ¡ª- Bang bang bang bang! [Alicia, will you admit to the grave crime of bullying the Holy Maiden of Light, Ifty?] [What?] Opening her eyes again, the first sentence she heard was the question of Judge Whitebeard. What on earth happened!? Did she¡­ go back in time? ~~~~ Translator¡¯s Notes: None so far but¡­ Will be filled in the future¡­ probably. At least 5 chapters will be updated by the end of the week. If not then¡­ Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The villainess meets her end ~~~~ [Refusing to admit your crimes. Unexpectedly, you would stay silent even when all the evidences are placed right in front of you! What a vain daughter of a duke.] The judge¡¯s words brought Alicia from her daze. She mustered up the courage to look up and then around, but the scornful and gloating eyes of everyone made her frightened again, and then she hurriedly stared back to the ground. [Then, let the witnesses speak for you. First up, Prince Arthur.] The situation was so bizarre that Alicia peeked at the witnesses who spoke. Sure enough, they had the same faces and said the same words as before. ¡®Hey, what¡¯s going on here? Haven¡¯t I already experienced this trial?¡¯ Is it because her quality of sleep is so poor that she had a series of reoccurring dreams? If that¡¯s the case, what exactly does one need to do to wake up? As a result, Alicia was unable to say a word during the trial and had to lower her head like an ostrich, waiting for the end of the torture. ¡ª- After that, Alicia was escorted to the dungeon again by heavily armed guards. The guard rudely threw her onto the cold hard stone ground and slammed the door shut. Even the location of the prison is the same as before. But she, who was wearing handcuffs and shackles, knew that all resistance was futile. The cells are located underground and do not have any of the facilities of a modern prison. There are no toilets, bed boards, or windows, and there are only high walls around, a stone floor, and endless darkness. Alicia¡¯s eyes got used to the dark environment after a while, but her heart never got used to the darkness. Her fingers slowly stroked the cold wall, the rough touch was very real, and the stomach began to growl again. If all of this is just a dream, then why does everything feel so real¡­ Her stomach will be hungry, the flesh on her hand will hurt, and¡­ the mental sting caused by the cold eyes of everyone in the courtroom. Click.. The guard once again delivered a bowl of pork chop rice as she remembered and she was extremely hungry. Although she was mentally afraid that everything will repeat itself again, her physical hunger made her subconsciously rush to the food bowl. She grabbed the food with her hands and sent it to her mouth. Soon, drowsiness swept Alicia¡¯s brain again. She gave up thinking and felt very¡­ tired. ¡ª- What happened after that is very clear to Alicia. The high steps, after passing through the light, is the execution device on the high platform. The ice-cold blade reflected a strong light and a noisy crowd was watching the excitement under the stage. She walked through the execution process once more with a dead expression, but when her head was fastened on the guillotine, her numb heart finally felt overwhelming fear. Alicia, who had closed her eyes waiting for the end, feared not only her upcoming fate, but also the possibility of reversing time and space, returning back to the scene of conviction. ¡®God, if you exist¡­ Please end this absurd farce. I swear I will be a good person when I return to reality, I¡¯ll confess everything!¡¯ Clap clap¡­ The silver-blade of the guillotine fell, her head rolled on the basket, and she fell into darkness once again. ¡ª- [Alicia, will you admit to the horrendous crime of bullying the Holy Maiden of Light Ifty?] When she opened her eyes again, the familiar court appeared in her field of vision. Alicia¡¯s pupils dilated, her mouth opened wide in surprise, and she couldn¡¯t make a sound. [Hmph, are you afraid? Knowing that it will result to this earlier, why did you do it in the first place? Confessing your crime may be your last dignity.] There is no doubt that she has experienced this scene twice already. If she doesn¡¯t make any changes, this cycle may continue forever! Alicia no longer cared about her fear of speaking in front of everyone. She stood up directly and cried loudly: [Why treat me like this! I obviously didn¡¯t do anything!] The purpose of her lifestyle is to avoid causing trouble to others, thus avoiding all contact with others, she only lives in her own little world. But now, she has fallen into the experience of being executed again and again. It¡¯s acceptable for a good person to not be rewarded but why does she, who had no contact with other people, fall into this situation! Is there any reason for this to happen to her?! When she came back to her senses, tears has already flown down her beautiful cheeks. Hearing Alicia¡¯s words, the quiet courtroom suddenly became noisy. Bang bang bang bang! [Silence, silence!] Judge Whitebeard slammed the table hard. [I gave you a chance to keep your last dignity but you tried to flip the truth here! What a vain daughter of a duke. Well, let the witnesses speak¡­] Afterwards, several handsome guys spoke out their testimonies that she had heard over and over again. What they said was indeed in line with what Alicia in her memory did, but when the last witness¡¯s statement was over, she retorted loudly: [Yes, I may have done these things, but this sin will not amount to a death sentence! Let me be exiled, remove my noble status, whatever else, I can accept it!] [Hmph, you really look like your treasonous duke father! Listen up, if you¡¯re just bullying people, not to mention exile, you won¡¯t even be judged. However, what you are bullying is the hope of our kingdom, Lady of Light! Then you must die!] The eldest prince, Arthur, delivered the unavoidable death sentence to Alicia instead of the judge. Ifty, who was sitting next to him, wanted to say something but was stopped by Arthur¡¯s momentum and her slightly opened mouth closed again. ¡®Sure enough, according to the game setting, the awakened protagonist, as the only being who can use light magic, is the only hope for the kingdom to purify the [Disaster] that strikes the northern land. Therefore, after her light magic is awakened, her identity becomes sacred and inviolable¡­¡¯ [But that¡¯s all Alicia¡¯s doing, isn¡¯t it?] [What are you talking about¡­] [I am not Alicia! I¡¯m just a soul that possessed her. I am actually just a civilian, who did nothing wrong, you can¡¯t execute me!] Alicia¡¯s dying struggles didn¡¯t have the corresponding effect. [Forget it, Alicia, the way you struggle is really ugly. If you still remember me as a former Fianc¨¦, give up and accept your destiny.] [It would be nice if things could end so easily, but ah, I¡¯ve been dying all the time¡­] Suddenly, Alicia¡¯s heart felt a crazy sense of oppression, as if being held by a pair of black hands. Those hands were constantly exerting force and then more force was exerted¡­ She felt the blood in her body coagulate and she could no longer use her strength to squat on the ground. The suffocation made her grip her chest hard, trying to gain breathing room. Finally, when the sense of oppression disappeared, she greedily sucked the air, as if air were the most precious thing in the world. [The debate is over. Then guard, take her to her cell.] The judge clapped his hands, and the knights in armor stepped forward to grab Alicia¡¯s arms again. ¡®Don¡¯t!¡¯ Alicia knows what kind of fate awaits her if she is taken away now. ¡®No, absolutely do not obey them!¡¯ [Let go! I¡¯m innocent, you can execute me! You can¡¯t execute me, you can¡¯t¡­ woo woo woo!] The guard rudely covered Alicia¡¯s mouth and forcibly dragged her away. She struggled desperately and was dragged away abruptly. On the way, she heard the onlookers talking about her: [This eldest lady is really sad, she was blessed with such a beautiful face in vain.] [She deserved it. You should be punished if you do something wrong and the crime of bullying the Holy Maiden of Light makes her worthy of death!] [Bullying¡­ It¡¯s not because the backer fell that she was left in this state. Duke Eisen is also too ambitious, conspiring to usurp the throne.] [Look, she¡¯s still struggling, it¡¯s really ugly.] [Of course, she¡¯ll struggle. After all, she¡¯s going to be sent to the guillotine. How could the eldest lady, who is pampered on weekdays, not be afraid?] Alicia tried to hold the ground tightly, but even though the nails of her ten fingers were bleeding, she was unable to resist and was dragged into the cell just like that. ¡ª- After being thrown into her cell, Alicia still slammed on the door with all her might, but even though her hands were swollen and red, there was no response. But she knows that the door would definitely open once and this is her only chance of escaping. After about an hour, a guard opened the door and delivered a bowl of pork chop rice. Alicia seized the opportunity and firmly grasped the guard¡¯s feet. [Don¡¯t go, Lord Guard, I was wrongly convicted!] [Get lost!] The guard kicked Alicia in the face and felt relieved. Then he took the opportunity to escape and closed the door before leaving. After her struggle, the pork chop rice on the ground was scattered all over the floor. At this time, Alicia¡¯s face was in great pain from being kicked by the heavily armored guard. Her hands were swollen, her nails still bleeding, and her stomach growling with hunger. The physical and mental torture made her cry but after crying for a long time, she didn¡¯t even have the strength to cry more. After an unknown amount of time, Alicia felt the strength in her body declining and she gradually lost control over her body. Everything is moving away from her. Maybe it¡¯s because of the beating or because of starving, either way, she is already dying. If she dies here, she won¡¯t have to go through the terrifying guillotine and be publicly executed in front of everyone. In this way, it doesn¡¯t seem too bad. Thinking of it like this, Alicia¡¯s consciousness fell into the embrace of the endless darkness once again but¡­ this time may be different. ~~~~ Translator¡¯s Notes: Although there are no notes for the first two chapters, you readers aren¡¯t too interested in it, right? So¡­ I promise I¡¯ll be keeping this streak going! (£þ¦Ø£þ) Chapter 3 Chapter 3 The villainess dreamed of returning to her home in her previous life ~~~~ When she opened her eyes again, she was greeted by the sight of a familiar¡­ keyboard. Alicia rubbed her eyes and looked around. On the bed behind her was a rolled-up quilt and a stack of comic books. She was sitting on a comfy gaming chair with a half-eaten bag of Lays potato chips, a can of Coca-Cola, two bottles of ice tea, and six computer monitors. An MMORPG game was running on the large curved screen among five other similarly curved computer monitors. The three screens on the left, right, and top are running beautiful girls and Otome games. The one in the upper left corner is running the conviction scene of Alicia. ¡®Is it really just a dream? It¡¯s a terrifying dream to be convicted three times in a row.¡¯ In the dark room, the light from the computer screen was particularly dazzling. Alicia quit the rpg game and saw that it was four o¡¯clock in the morning displayed in the lower right corner of the desktop. She was about to lie back in the bed to take a nap, but a dark shadow suddenly appeared at the corner. [Have you finally woken up?] Alicia was shocked. She usually lives alone in this humble rental house, but at this time, there is a strangers¡¯ voices and they are still hiding in the blind spot of her vision. However, when she put on her glasses and took a closer look, a cold sweat broke out on her palms. It doesn¡¯t matter if you don¡¯t see it, it¡¯s even more terrifying when you see it. That black shadow looks exactly what she previously looks like! ¡ª- [This¡­ What the hell is going on here!] Alicia¡¯s voice trembled a little. She had just woken up from the nightmare but before she could relax, her nerves were tense again because of the changes in reality. The other Hanane (Alicia¡¯s previous name) smiled and said: [You don¡¯t understand the situation yet? Take a look in the mirror.] Alicia hurried to the bathroom and when she turned on the light to see herself in the mirror, her eyes widened in shock. [What¡­ What¡¯s going on here!] In the mirror was the image of a girl, she has long, vibrant, waist-length golden hair and her emerald-like pupils were crystal clear. The snow-white skin looks unbelievably soft and the surprise in her eyes were also cute. Who is this delicate loli that looks like the most perfect doll crafted by the gods? [Ah¡­ ah ah ah¡­] Alicia couldn¡¯t help but let out a cry. The girl in the mirror followed her actions in response. She blinked and the girl in the mirror did the same. ¡®Without a doubt, I am the girl in the mirror. But that¡¯s impossible! I have an ordinary face that couldn¡¯t be any more ordinary. Although my hair can only be said to be ordinary black and straight, my skin will never be so smooth because of staying up so late at night. Yes, I shouldn¡¯t be like her.¡¯ [You still don¡¯t understand yet? Then I¡¯ll tell you, for some reason, you have been reincarnated as Alicia.] [What?!] Alicia returned to the room and looked at the screen showing the conviction scene of Alicia again. That¡¯s right, she does look exactly like Alicia, who was shivering in the screen. Could¡­ being convicted not be a dream, but this reality can no longer be considered real? ¡ª- [How is this possible¡­ How am I¡­] Alicia looked up at the other self. Since Alicia¡¯s appearance is a small and exquisite loli, she had to raise her head to meet the gaze of her other self. This made her, who was not very tall, a little frustrated. [I, myself, don¡¯t know the full situation, but it seems that a part of our soul is reincarnated and I am the remaining part.] [How come!?] [I woke up that day and saw Alicia¡¯s conviction on the screen repeating. At first, I thought it was an Autoplay, but I could somehow understand that the girl on that screen is another me. Speaking of which, your performance is really poor. Under such circumstances, how could they believe that you are a reincarnated person?] [Make it short! There is no other way for me either, you must understand me best.] [Well, who made you me?] A moment of silence. [In short, the situation is that my time in reality keeps looping every time you loop in the game.] [So, what¡¯s the situation?] [Look, it¡¯s four o¡¯clock in the morning, the game¡­ no, it should be the time when you passed out because of hunger in another world. In fact, the loop has been repeated twice, from 9:00 pm when you were executed to 3:00 pm when you were convicted.] [So amazing!] Alicia just listened to his eloquent analysis. Once upon a time, she was talking to herself in the room like this, analyzing each plot in the game. [Cough, cough, cough!] Suddenly, a cough interrupted his analysis. Seeing this, Alicia quickly and skillfully took out a piece of paper and gave it to her other self, then he spit out bloody phlegm. After that, there was an awkward silence. ¡ª- Suddenly, Alicia noticed that everything in reality was rapidly fading, and she looked around in panic. [Looks like the time is up, Alicia. Although I don¡¯t know anything about the principles of your time and space travel, but¡­ I am so envious of you.] [What is there to envy! I was killed over and over again! Staying at home and binging through games is my fun, and entering this death game in person is not my hobby.] [At least¡­ you still have a chance to escape, but¡­ my time is running out¡­] (Flashback, still using the ¡°she¡± pronoun but it is male in this flashback.) Alicia lowered her head. The stimulation of crossing made her temporarily forget her pain. Not long ago, a medical examination at the city hospital announced her a shocking news. She has advanced stage cancer, and the cancer cells have spread to the rest of her body, which is simply hopeless. Knowing this, she went to her room and burst into tears. Since childhood, as the second eldest of the family, she has been unloved, and her introverted personality made her unable to find friends. Only by watching anime can she give herself some comfort. Her current sadness is not because she has any nostalgia for her family and friends, but simply because she doesn¡¯t have enough time to watch more anime. So, she used the college tuition to buy the highest-end computer and several monitors, ready to spend her last moments enjoying herself. She didn¡¯t say anything about her condition. It¡¯s better to enjoy the remaining time of her life than receive unnecessary treatment in the hospital and dealing with people, who doesn¡¯t care about her at all. After letting go of all her burdens, she began to play day and night. But she really did not expect to enter the game world. (Flashback ends, the rest of the pronouns will be what it actually is now.) [I really am very unlucky in life. Even when I reincarnate, I will reincarnate to a villain, who ushered in a bad ending, which is really bad. What is there to envy, I would rather exchange it with you than to be killed in an infinite loop.] The other Hanane smiled playfully: [Actually, I can see a little bit of your future. And spoiler alert, you¡¯ll soon find a way to break the cycle.] [What is the solution, tell me quickly.] [Eh.. it might not work..] The surrounding scene became more and more distorted as it fades away. Alicia could no longer see the figure of her other self, so she could only shout loudly: [At least give me a hint!] [Remember¡­ Don¡¯t feel to immersed, analyze everything from God¡¯s perspective, and open your eyes! And¡­ actually the choice options are everywhere, it¡¯s just not in front of you like a game. Pick that critical save point and you can break the cycle.] [It¡¯s really that simple!] ¡ª- The scene in front of her has completely disappeared and the surrounding is once again the endless darkness. But in the dark, the pain from her head and fingers came again. At the same time, her stomach was growling, conveying an indescribable feeling of extreme hunger. ¡®Ah, I¡¯m really back¡­¡¯ The feeling of a hard rock pressing on her back. When she opens her eyes, she will return to that desperate world. ¡®What that guy said sounds really easy, but people are convicted and will usher in a BAD END. What¡¯s the point of choosing options and save points? What else are you talking about analyzing from God¡¯s perspective and broadening my horizons when this is a game?¡¯ Thinking of this, the corners of the wounded girl¡¯s mouth raised slightly. ¡®Well, it¡¯s not too bad. As Alicia, let me struggle as hard as I can.¡¯ Taking a deep breath, Alicia opened her eyes, ready to meet her fate ahead. ~~~~ Translator¡¯s Notes: Nothing at the moment. Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The spiritual guide that appeared out of thin air ~~~~ But even with her newly found determination, Alicia still has no idea how to escape her bad ending. According to the information obtained from her other self, it is already past four in the morning. And since the time when she will be executed is nine in the morning, there is only five hours left until her end. She has wounds all over her body now, and she¡¯s so hungry she didn¡¯t even have the strength to walk. ¡®Even if the other me¡­ said that I can break through this situation, but in the face of such desperate, there really isn¡¯t anything that I can do.¡¯ Alicia thought helplessly. The only clue she has is to pay more attention to her possible choices. After thinking about it, Alicia found that the situation had already developed to this point and the only choice left was whether to eat the pork chop rice given by the guard. ¡®I have already tried the choice to eat the pork chop rice and it is a bad ending. So, let¡¯s try the choice of not eating.¡¯ ¡ª- While still being convicted, Alicia was already hungry. Maybe she hadn¡¯t eaten anything the day before. And now that it was the next morning, the girl no longer felt hunger, but she felt endless fatue and powerlessness. Although just not eating for a day will not starve her to death, but because of the weak physique of a young noble lady and the physical damage from being beaten by the guards, now Alicia really feels that her life is near its end. If enduring the hunger is ineffective, then the only way to find a breakthrough is from other alternative choices. ¡®I feel so tired of thinking¡­¡¯ ¡ª- After a while, Alicia felt her spirits come back and she could think normally again. ¡®Is this the legendary life return?¡¯ Suddenly, a flood of memories flooded into her mind and those fragmented memories record the life of Alicia. Alicia, who was born with a golden spoon, was loved by the Duke¡¯s family, and her environment made her arrogant and vainful. Later, she fell in love at first sight with the second prince, Edward, when she saw him at the tea party, and then pursued him fiercely. Although the second prince was eventually engaged to Alicia, his attitude towards her was very indifferent. After enrolling in the Magic Academy at the age of fifteen, he walked very close to the baron¡¯s daughter, Ifty. Out of jealousy, Alicia begins to bully Ifty in every possible way. That¡¯s right, the accusations of the conviction are true and it is indeed Alicia herself, who did these things. However, she was not the only one who bullied Ifty, everyone else had their parents as their backers, only she was convicted because of her parents¡¯ ¡®accident¡¯ (treason). These are game settings, Alicia herself knows it very well. But when she really experienced the memories of Alicia, she felt and understood the feelings of the Duke¡¯s daughter. She is not just a character in the game, but a real person. ¡®You are Alicia!¡¯ The souls of the two have become one and no longer separate from each other. At the verge of death, Alicia completely abandoned her identity as the otaku, Hanane, and truly recognized her new identity, the villainess. In this very moment, the Duke¡¯s daughter¡¯s hands and feet were already frosty, she was shivering from the cold, and she felt that she was slowly losing control over her body. But after having reincarnated twice, Alicia was not afraid. She knew her mission had only just begun. ¡®Next time¡­ Next time, I¡¯ll be sure to look for opportunities to break through. I must escape and survive!¡¯ Just as she was full of determination, strange patterns suddenly appeared on the walls of the prison. Those patterns were like arrows, pointing somewhere on the wall. At the very last moment before she fell into darkness, she engraved the pattern in her mind. ¡ª- [Refusing to admit it, huh? Unexpectedly, you have yet to say anything even when all the evidences are presented! What a vainful Duke¡¯s daughters.] Sure enough, when she regained consciousness again, the scene of conviction is right in front of her. Alicia¡¯s¡­ third reincarnation. ¡®That texture on the wall, what is it? Is it a dying vision?¡¯ Years of gaming experience and intuition told her that if something is an illusion, it would definitely be the key to breaking through the situation. Although it is absurd to think about breaking through the current situation, Alicia decided to return to the previous cell as soon as possible to find out what it is. In the end, she repeated the previous two reincarnation experiences and was sent back to her prison cell without struggling at all. However, the texture on the wall has disappeared and the black marble wall is so solid that it seems there never was any pattern. But, Alicia rushed to the area very quickly, just in case she forgets the area of the texture due to short-term memory loss. ¡®If I remember it right, that arrow-like thing does point here.¡¯ She touched the wall and saw that when her finger touched the end point, the corresponding wall suddenly disappeared, leaving a small groove. [Bingo!] Excited, Alicia hurriedly reached inside, and finally got a jet-black orb. Before she could study what this orb was, it unexpectedly emitted an ominous black light from the inside out and floated up automatically. [Wow.] The girl was startled and took a step back. She quickly covered her mouth, fearing that her voice would attract the attention of the guard. Much to her relief, the guard did not come, but the orb began to spin rapidly after it floated up. In an instant, it took a sharp turn and merged into Alicia¡¯s body as if it was just an illusion. Because the speed was too fast, the girl did not respond. ¡®Ding Dong, congratulations on obtaining the Dark Magic Guide Fragment, you have already qualified to be the Demon King.¡¯ ¡ª- The voice in her head made Alicia shudder, but before she could think anything else, a small figure flew over. [Hey, why are there flies here?] [How rude, are you the noble Demon King that this guide is in charge of?] [Wow, you can talk!] Taking a closer look, the fluttering figure has a cute little face like a loli, with arms akimbo and a milky voice, complaining to Alicia. [Is this¡­ an elf?] [It is said that I¡¯m not such a low-level creature. Listen, my name is Hesperus, the god of the dark stars, and I now descend to be the guide of the demon king of the star of Albert.] [Your name is too long to remember.] [Uh-uh¡­ You can call me by the name of this world, Yuri.] Alicia confirmed that the flying little thing could communicate. Surprised, she felt that she had found an artifact. [Then, Yuri, since you are so powerful, you can definitely help me escape this god-awful place.] [Ehehe¡­ I am only a guide, the test of this world is still up to you to complete.] [Me? But I don¡¯t have any fighting ability at all!] It is very unfortunate that Alicia has no magical talent. She knows because she double checked it with the memory of Alicia and the game settings. Even if she entered the Magic Academy through the power of the Duke¡¯s family in order to be in the same school as the second prince, Edward, she could only perceive earth magic and she tried her best to generate some small mounds. [Don¡¯t worry, this will give you dark magic.] [It¡¯s useless, I don¡¯t have any magical talent at all.. um eh eh?] Yuri touched Alicia¡¯s chest with her pocket-like hand, and instantly the girl felt the resonance of the orb in her body. She was pleasantly surprised to find that she could manipulate the dark magic power emitted by the orb! ¡®It¡¯s unbelievable that I have mastered magic power¡­ I not only had the talent to live to this day but also obtained such an adventure.¡¯ But soon, Alicia found a problem. [Even if I have magic power, I don¡¯t know any magic spells. Isn¡¯t that still useless?] [You have said too soon.] Yuri snapped her fingers, and suddenly, just like this, a voice appeared in her mind: Dear Demon Lord candidate, you are now level 0 and have 1 skill point, you can choose to learn: What¡¯s this all about! ~~~~ Translator¡¯s Notes: Empty as always. Hehe. Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Learning Dark Magic ~~~~ ¡®So, does that mean I can only choose one of the three?¡¯ Alicia glanced at Yuri next to her, but the floating little guy just closed her eyes and gave a ¡°comprehend it yourself¡± look. The game she came across is not a simple AVG text adventure game, but it does also has elements of RPG. If it weren¡¯t for the magical aspect of the game, Alicia wouldn¡¯t have played this clich¨¦d game in the first place. Although the magic system of the game is also very clich¨¦d. The magic system is divided into four common elements of the world. Wind, water, fire, and earth. Plus two rare elements like lightness and darkness. The setting is, only nobles and illegitimate descendants of nobles have magical talents and the obligation to defend the kingdom. The main enemies of the Anders Kingdom where Alicia is located are the strength-loving Natalo Kingdom of the west and the Calamity in the north. Among them, there is a buffer zone called ¡°The Far East¡± between the Kingdom and the Calamity. Most living there are thieves and some peripheral monsters. Speaking of monsters, they are mostly composed of slimes, goblins, and skeleton soldiers. The game only sues disasters as a means of fighting monsters and leveling up, without going into the details. The player manipulated Ifty to upgrade and deal with the crisis while also gaining the favor of the target of the raid. After the successful raid, the end will be ushered. Humans with dark attribute magic did not appear in this anticlimactic game at all, which the forum was bombarded with complaints at that time. However, after leveling up and choosing one out of three starter skills like a clich¨¦d plot of a game, the direction of the choices is determined according to one¡¯s character attributes. [Yuri-chan, can I check my attributes? ] Alicia asked. The reasoning is still the same. Although there is a general idea, but Alicia still wants to look at the attributes first then the skills. [As long as you silently recite ¡®attribute panel¡¯ in your mind, it will appear! That¡¯s it.] [So casual¡­] Alicia complained a bit but still followed the instructions. Immediately, she felt the bead in her body emit light again and what that light projected was her own attributes. Alicia finally did as she did, and she immediately felt the beads in her body emit light again, and that light was the projection of her own attributes. [Let me see, Let me see¡­] ¡ª- Alicia Age: 15 Gender: Female HP: 10 MP: 10 Physical fitness: Physical Skills: none Mental adaptability: 1 Mental Skills: none Normal Magic Talent: Wind element talent 0 Fire element talent 0 Earth element talent 5 Water element talent 0 Magic Skills: Small earth clump magic ¡ª- [Hey, is there something wrong with this status bar?] What level of talent this should be, Alicia couldn¡¯t be more clear. At the initial interface of the game, players can freely assign 100 talent points to various attributes for Ifty. You can earn skill points every time you level up. The higher the attribute talent, the fewer skill points are required to learn a new skill. And if the talent is zero, no matter how many skill points you have, you won¡¯t have any chance of learning magic skills. ¡®But in my memory, my performance at the Magic Academy was not smooth sailing, at the very least it was terrible. If my talent is zero, then it explains everything.¡¯ [This¡­ This is wrong!] After Alicia thought of this, Yuri, who was beside her, leaned over to take a look and let out a terrifying cry. [Why¡­ Why is the person with qualification I will guide completely incompetent! I got it, it¡¯s definitely a trap that the Fosfloss guy deliberately made to make me suffer!] [What are you talking about?] Yuri cleared her throat. [Listen, you scrap iron. I ate hot pot, sang songs, and lived a nourishing life in Pluto, which I ruled. It¡¯s a pity that I had a crooked thought for a while and wanted to be dyed with Venus, the god of light, so I was assigned to be a guide in this inferior planet. But I am so unfortunate as to be allocated with a scrap iron like you!] [My name is not Scrap Iron, It¡¯s Alicia! And what do you mean by a qualified people, what exactly are they?] Alicia had never heard of a qualified person in the game, so she was at a loss as to what Yuri said. [You don¡¯t need to know, just relying on this data, it¡¯s useless for you to know.] Seeing Yuri fly into the corner with a sad face and mutter to herself, Alicia also felt a little shocked. She bowed her head angrily and continued to sweep down the panel. ¡ª- Special magic talent: Light element Talent 0 The dark element Talent ¡Þ Skills: none ¡ª- ¡®Hey, I really don¡¯t have any talent at all¡­ Wait! Something seems wrong.¡¯ Alicia rubbed her eyes vigorously, only to find that the dark element talent is not zero, but an 8 lying down, which is the symbol ¡Þ representing infinity. Yes, there is one skill point before, and there are three skills that can be learned. [Staring] and [Crazy Scratching] are very elemental physical and mental skills. They are indeed essential basic skills for children. It is not surprising that they can be learned with only 1 point. But the name of the skill [Dark Arrow] sounds very high, but it can also be learned with 1 skill point? Could it be that this panel display is not a bug, but that she really has a strong dark element talent? Eloquence is not as good as practice, Alicia returned to the skill selection interface and chose [Dark Arrow] without hesitation. ¡®Ding dong, you have learned [Dark Arrow] and consumed 1 skill point. The remaining skill point is 0. Character level 1.¡¯ ¡ª- So, what is the use of this [Dark Arrow]? Yuri was still drawing circles in the corner and muttering something, looking very resentful. Alicia ignored this little thing, and when she thought about it, a symbol similar to a crosshair appeared in front of her eyes. The girl was pleasantly surprised to find that she could move the crosshair with her mind. In the end, after thinking about it again and again, Alicia aimed the crosshair at the closed door, ready to try the power of this [Dark Arrow]. ¡®Are you sure you want to activate [Dark Arrow]?¡¯ There was a mechanical female voice in her mind again, Alicia nodded, and instantly, she felt a force emerging from her right hand. She raised her hand subconsciously, and an arrow with a dazzling black light shot at the iron door of the cell! Rumbling Rumbling¡­ The hard wall collapsed suddenly! Alicia stared at her right palm in disbelief, still unable to believe that the power came from herself. [This, this, this, this¡­ Scrap iron, what did you do?] Yuri¡¯s trembling voice came from beside her. [Just tried the newly learned [Dark Arrow].] [Dark Arrow]? Where did you get the aptitude to learn this skill¡­ Wait, this dark element talent is actually infinite! And there¡¯s no sense of discord with it being a row of 0s!] [I said I have a name, don¡¯t call me scrap iron¡­] [Lord Alicia, I have long understood that you are a once-in-a-lifetime, one-in-a-million top genius! I, Yuri, hereby swear that I will dedicate everything to my Lord. Mighty Alicia-sama, please accept my loyalty!] Seeing that Yuri, who had been ignoring her just now, was so courteous, Alicia was speechless for a moment. ¡ª- [What¡¯s going on.. Huh? Huh?] The sound of the door collapsing caused a commotion, and the black-haired youth in the cell next to him almost dropped his jaw in shock. And this commotion naturally caused the guard, who saw Alicia actually broke the door, and rushed over with the machete. [Be careful, Master Alicia, use your skills quickly!] [Oh oh.] Alicia, immersed in the joy of being able to use magic, returns to reality. With this ability, jailbreaking is not a matter of minutes? ¡®Activate [Dark Arrow]!¡¯ The girl meditated in her heart. ¡®Abnormal, unable to activate [Dark Arrow]. The reason, MP is insufficient.¡¯ What! Unable to activate skills! ¡®That¡¯s right, my MP seems to be only around 10, and the average student doesn¡¯t say more than a thousand, it¡¯s at least three digits. ¡® Seeing Alicia standing still, Yuri screamed excitedly. However, the guard¡¯s machete didn¡¯t wait for anyone. He raised the knife and slashed the machete into Alicia¡¯s heart. [It hurts ah ah ah ah!] Not as neat as a beheading, there was severe pain in the chest after being stabbed by the knife, and Alicia fell to the ground instantly. Then, her consciousness became blurred, and at the last moment of falling into darkness, she saw Yuri¡¯s desperate expression, and a large piece of blood dripping on the ground. ~~~~ Translator¡¯s Notes: No notes now for this chapter. Sorry for late translation, accidentally fell asleep and woke up at 3AM. Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Yuri, Her best friend! When she opened her eyes again, Alicia saw Arthur speaking out about her crimes again. ¡®Oh, was I really too careless?¡¯ The girl scratched her head and reflected on herself about when she lost her vigilance due to the unexpected power she gained. ¡®Now I have to start all over again, it¡¯s a hassle¡­¡¯ Although complaining about the trouble, Alicia¡¯s expression was no longer so melancholy. If originally she was a pool of stagnant water, then when she found the orb was as if a stone has fallen into the stagnant water, adding some vitality to it. If you ask why she is no longer so melancholy, then it can be said that she is like finding a light of hope that shines infinitely in a dark and desperate world, giving her the motivation to solve her predicament. ¡®Okay, let¡¯s find the orb like before and learn [Dark Arrow] again. This time, think long term.¡¯ Alicia clenched her fist secretly, thinking positively. ¡ª- The court hearing was stinky and long. Listening to the vitriolic accusations of her former raiders and friends, Alicia tapped her fingers on her legs boredly. On the one hand, the original Alicia¡¯s memory regards these people as friends and love objects, so she is still a little sad about these accusations. But the newly integrated Hanane soul is clearly the main personality. So, she only sees them as the target of the game and the NPCs. She watches these people talk like a juggler, just like watching a clown in a circus. Although she will devote some emotions, their accusations cannot affect her feelings too much. ¡®However, did the conviction take this long?¡¯ Alicia thought boredly. Raiders listed all kinds of trivial evidence, and each came up with disparaging words in different styles. The trance of being reincarnated for the first time, the doubts of returning for the second time, and the desperate struggle for the third time, all made the girl not feel the passage of time too much. But this time, she had already figured out what was going to happen next, and she just wanted to quickly end the trial so she could go back and get the orb. This kind of mentality made Alicia feel that the trial was so long. At this time, she frowned slightly, and her face was full of impatience. [Hey, this group of people is too much, Alicia, you are actually here to forcefully endure their ramble, you are really suffering.] [That¡¯s right.] Hearing a voice expressing its thoughts in her mind, Alicia quickly agreed. ¡®What?¡¯ After subconsciously responding, the girl felt that something was wrong. She was tried here alone, where would anyone approach her? Besides, after the first three returns, no one said a word of sympathy for her at all. Alicia looked around, trying to find the source of the voice. [It¡¯s me, under your legs, look here, look here.] The girl obediently glanced down and saw that Yuri was lying on her left leg, looking up at her, surprising her. However, what surprised her even more was that Yuri swaggered and flew right in front of her, lying on the ¡®Sinner¡¯s Seat¡¯ sign in front of the table. [What are you doing, hurry up and hide. No, how did you come out, I haven¡¯t¡­] Bang bang bang! [Sinner give me silence! Didn¡¯t you hear the witnesses still speaking?] Alicia¡¯s voice alarmed the judge, which she quickly quieted down, fearing that it would affect the process of reincarnation. [Don¡¯t worry, they can¡¯t see or hear me. Only the qualified demon king can see my shape.] Hearing this, the girl breathed a sigh of relief, but she then quietly threw out her doubts: [How can you be here? I didn¡¯t let you out yet.] [What are you talking about, didn¡¯t you get cut down gorgeously after you became a qualified demon king? You scared me half to death at that time¡­] Alicia was even more surprised. She tried to summon the panel, and sure enough, the projection of the orb projected the data onto the table in front of her. After the girl looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to her movements, she was convinced that no one else could see the light and shadow cast by Yuri and the Orb. This made her feel free to browse carefully. The front half of the panel is the same as before, but the back has changed. Special magic talent: Light element talent 0 The dark element Talent ¡Þ Skills: [Dark Arrow] Remaining skill point 1, Character level 2 ¡ª- Alicia looked at the panel in a trance, and before she knew it, the trial ended, and she was pressed into the cell again. Yuri also flew back. As soon as she returned to the cell, she couldn¡¯t wait to touch the small groove where she had previously obtained the orb. But this time, the stone there is solid, not an illusion anymore, and the previous little groove looked like it never existed. Alicia thought that she had found the wrong place, so she even touched the large wall according to her memory, but it is solid without exception. [Don¡¯t touch it, it¡¯s all real. Because the time has been reset, but there is only one magic bead. Even if you take it before and do it again, you can¡¯t take the second one.] Hearing Yuri¡¯s explanation, Alicia asked the question she cared about the most. [Could it be, Yuri, can you follow me back in time?] [Idiot, such an obvious fact is obvious at a glance.] Alicia was stunned for a while, then hugged Yuri and burst into tears. [Hey, what are you doing, let me go!] But the girl did not let go of her arms. Since reincarnation, she has ushered in four death endings alone. She has made up her mind that she is alone and looks for a way to survive. Even if the light of hope shines on her, she can only enjoy the joy alone, there would be no one to share it with her. However, Yuri was able to transcend time and space and learn about everything she had experienced before. This made Alicia, who had already given up her mind to endure, let out tears at the corners of her eyes. It turns out she¡¯s not alone. [But, how did you do it?] [It¡¯s not me but the magic bead that bind our destiny together. The magic bead is an artifact that spans time and space. If you bind your soul, even if the time resets, I will still come to you.] [So amazing!] [And¡­ I¡¯m sorry, Alicia.] [Why do you apologize, Yuri?] [When I was awakened, I didn¡¯t know you were enduring such a cruel fate alone. You¡¯ve been reincarnated before and, uh, um¡­ I didn¡¯t this and said all those mean things to you, so I¡­ I¡¯m sorry.] [Yuri-san!] Alicia was so moved that she hugged the tiny little guy even tighter. Now, only Yuri can understand her and accompany her through reincarnation. Alicia knew that Yuri would be her one and only best partner. [Then please take care of me in the future!] ¡ª- [Having that said, you actually possess the skill of reincarnation, which is too outrageous to say the least. Much more outrageous than your dark element talent being infinite.] After a while of chatting, Yuri complained speechlessly. [I don¡¯t know how I have this skill and I can¡¯t seem to tell others about it.] [You will know the skill from its description.] [Skill description? where where? ] Alicia checked the panel again, and found that under the special magic talent, there was a column that marked ¡®magic skills¡¯. Magic Battle Continuation. Rank EX. You can go back to a specific point in time after death and each time you do so, you will receive 1 skill point. [Wow! Doesn¡¯t this make me invincible??] [Alicia¡­ Although this is a divine skill, it¡¯s definitely not invincible. Look at the small print below.] Hearing Yuri¡¯s accusation, Alicia noticed that there was a line of tiny ant-like fonts below the skill description, and the slightly larger words on it were a word, Defect. After reading the small print, Alicia¡¯s smile disappeared, and her face instantly turned ashen. ~~~~ Translator¡¯s Notes: Empty. More chapters tomorrow PS: Slow updates these weeks cuz I¡¯m not feeling well, a bit better now. Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Enlightenment in prison and an upgraded plan She saw what was written in the small print: Note that if you continue to return to the save point a certain number of times, the next return will be ten minutes after the previous one and so on. If the return continues until death, the skill will be invalid. Alicia slumped on the ground on one knee, supporting herself with her hands, her expression was a little ugly. She recalled the scene after each return and found that the warning is not a joke. In the first two return cycles, the judge is asking herself if she wants to speak. On the third time, she was directly yelled at, and the fourth time, she directly entered to the time of Arthur¡¯s speech. Indeed, the time in which she returned to is pushed ten minutes forward. That is to say, if Alicia keeps looping, then the final return time will be pushed back to the cell, or even back to the guillotine. If she got to that point, she would be completely helpless. [It¡¯s okay, Alicia. Just don¡¯t put too much hope on only 1 skill. Although [Death Return] is very powerful, how can it be invincible? ] [Huhuhu¡­] [Alicia? ] After seeing the girl making a strange sound, Yuri flew back a short distance in fear. But Alicia immediately stood up and cried out to the sky with a sad face: [Damn it! This way, I can¡¯t abuse the bug!] [What? ] Yuri tilted her head, not understanding why her partner is going crazy. [Let me explain, if I unconditionally return to a certain time every time I die and add one skill point, then I can just die infinitely to get a ton of skill points, which will then allow me to learn an infinite number of magic skills.] After Alicia finished shouting, she lowered her head and said tearfully: [However, if I got back with this restriction, then I can only learn a limited number of magic skills, so the gap is huge.] [Is this is the point here?! Pain Pain Pain¡­] Yuri stumbled upon hearing this and slammed into the cell wall. [Really, such a ruthless guy. I thought you felt the pressure of survival and that you became so depressed, so I wanted to comfort you.] Seeing Yuri complaining while covering her swollen forehead, the girl said thoughtfully: [Indeed, it is very uncomfortable to have to listen to the accusations of the annoying guys again after every return and it is also very painful to die.] [Alicia¡­] [However, complaining can¡¯t change the status quo, so I can only be more active and find a solution to the problem. Yuri, please help me. ] Yuri flapped her wings, flew on top of the girl¡¯s head, and said: [Of course, no problem! After all, I would be very troubled if I, as a guide, would let you die so quickly. Then¡­ let me help you with all my strength!] [Okay, so what are we waiting for, let¡¯s discuss the strategy quickly.] [Really, just promised to call people like this¡­] ¡ª- The cold and gloomy Bison dungeon is a classical story told at night by mothers in the Anders Kingdom to scare disobedient children. On this day, the guard Barnes was ordered to deliver a bowl of pork chop rice to the Duke¡¯s daughter, who was imprisoned in the deepest part of the prison. He had some sympathy for the poor little girl, but his sympathy evaporated after hearing the testimony of the witness as a court guard. ¡®Damn it, how dare you bully our Holy Maiden of Light, I can get rid of my hatred for you even if you go down to all eighteen layers of hell!¡¯ In his childhood, his parents respected and taught that the Goddess of Light is the most sacred being in the world. It was she, who gave life to all things in the world and dedicated her life to fighting disasters in ancient times. Even so, in order to protect her people, she also gave power to the chosen saints, allowing them to continue to protect them in different eras. However, this generation of saintess was not protected in time due to the bishop¡¯s negligence of duty, and was bullied before the awakening period. It is really hateful. Barnes clenched his fists, but beating sinners was not allowed. He had no choice but to take a sip into the rice to vent his hatred. Wearing heavy armor, he stepped into the depths of the dungeon with heavy steps. The prisoners along the road all looked at him with weak expressions, like a group of walking corpses. Barnes took out the key after walking to the location, and the door creaked open a small crack. He wanted to put down the meal and leave, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head. He took off his helmet and touched his forehead, only to feel a wet patch. [Hey, although I¡¯m wearing armor, why am I sweating so much?] These were the last words Barnes said before he fell. ¡ª- [Yeah, the battle is a great success!] Alicia dragged the fallen guard into the cell and the smile on her face revealed uncontrollable excitement. [It¡¯s really shameful that you can come up with this method in such a short time and execute it so decisively. By the way, are you really the delicate duke¡¯s daughter?] [What can I say, for players, this plan is just basics.] Alicia understood that her previous failure was caused by the [Dark Arrow] making too much noise and attracting the guards. And her biggest weakness is her lack of MP, so she can only shoot one arrow before she runs out of MP If that¡¯s the case, the only option is to sneak up on the guards. During the return cycle, there will always be a guard who comes to deliver food to him. If he is brought down silently, other guards who see him not returning will come to investigate. She will then wait in the prison for her magic power to recover, kill one, before finally borrowing the armor to get out. Although the plan is full of loopholes, the first step of bringing down the guard can be regarded as complete. The next step is to take one step at a time. Now there are still many opportunities for herself every return cycle. She can only use the limited options to change the progress of the cycle and use her life to explore the next development, and formulate strategies to deal with those changes. Her disadvantage is her combat power and her advantage is information. Making plans to strengthen her strengths and cover weaknesses is indeed the basic operation of a player. Seeing the guard, who was shot by the arrow of darkness in the temple of the skull, fall to the ground, a sense of accomplishment rose in her heart, her face flushed slightly, and a look of intoxication was shown, immersed in the recent victory. [Alicia, your expression is disgusting and it¡¯s weird to blush at a corpse.] [Talk less!] [Besides, as a daughter of a Duke, you are actually not afraid of the blood-soaked corpse with a hideous expression. I really don¡¯t understand you more and more.] Alicia¡¯s face suddenly turned cold. [What corpse? To me, it¡¯s just a mobs that carry experience points. Those who hinder me will eventually become my experience points and pave the way for me to move forward.] Yuri shivered in the corner, frightened by the dark aura that Alicia suddenly radiated. But the girl just slapped the guard on the face, and the poor heavy armored knight died. ¡®Ding Dong, defeated the dungeon guard, experience +100.¡¯ Current experience value: 100/100, character upgrade, current level 3, experience 0/200 Character leveled up, get 1 skill point. A total of 2 skill points available to unlock skills. ~~~~ Translator¡¯s Notes: Still empty. Maybe a third chapter will be out tomorrow, or maybe not. Still undecided.