“Correct!”

Solaris clapped her hands together. I was dumbfounded.

I never thought the real Shailyn would be inside my body……

“She’s living well. Want me to show you?”

When I nodded, she snapped her fingers. White smoke billowed up above Solaris’s hand.

Soon the smoke cleared in a circle, showing my appearance in the real world.

Diligently volunteering at an orphanage and handing over donations, then driving off in a foreign car with some man beside her.

‘Shailyn, you……’

You’re really living well, flexing with my 5 billion.

I don’t even know how to drive, but when did she get a license with my body?

Feeling somewhat deflated for some reason, I was slightly dazed when Solaris spoke to me.

“As you can see, she’s doing good deeds and dating, living happily. She already expressed her desire to live in your body to me.”

“Haha…… that’s good.”

I replied sincerely. Her personality seemed much brighter than in my memories, so it seemed Shailyn had grown as much as I had.

Though it was somewhat ironic that we each found what we wanted in each other’s worlds, it was fortunate that our intentions to live in exchanged bodies matched.

“I have the same thoughts as Shailyn. So please send me back quickly.”

“Whoa whoa, don’t be so hasty. If you go back now, you’ll just die, won’t you?”

Solaris, who calmed my impatience, placed her hand on my forehead.

I was bewildered about what she was doing, when white light flowed from her fingertips and seeped into me.

“Sorry to say, I still can’t go down with you. Instead, I’ll make you my proxy and temporarily grant you power.”

The holy power directly bestowed by a god breathed vitality into my body.

It felt like downing a cup of coffee when exhausted from working overtime?

“Stab the holy sword into Rudvalt’s heart. Then my power dwelling in your body will automatically drag the demon back underground.”

“I understand.”

When I nodded resolutely, Solaris smiled slightly as if pleased.

It seems a bit creepy when she does that with my face?

“If you go up those stairs and exit, you’ll be able to see the real ending you chose.”

She pointed to the white stairs on my right and added.

“I hope it will be a happy ending.”

“Thank you.”

I bowed my head lightly and stepped forward without hesitation.

I never looked back once while climbing the stairs and grasping the door handle.

‘Wait, everyone. I’m coming to save you now……!’

Click.

I opened the door without hesitation and stepped toward the pouring light.

***

Shailyn’s body, with her soul departed, collapsed powerlessly like a deflated balloon.

Kyllen, who urgently embraced the frail body, contorted his face. Tears fell ceaselessly from his eyes.

He had ultimately sent away the person he loved with his own hands. But he had no regrets.

‘It’s better that only we lose you than for you to die.’

The Diart family would all understand when they heard the truth.

He stroked the white face sleeping quietly like a doll and gritted his teeth.

Though it was terrifying that he couldn’t feel any breath from Shailyn, he had to continue with what came next.

If he gave up like this, the departed Shailyn’s heart wouldn’t be at peace.

Kyllen laid the body that had become an empty shell in a safe place and covered it with his jacket. Then he moved his legs with a coldly hardened expression.

While he was away, Rudvalt attacked indiscriminately, destroying the square and knocking down people.

“Hahaha! No matter how much a bug struggles, it’s just a bug! You’re nothing but my prey—!”

Chester, Dain, and Linus struggled to stop him as he excitedly hunted humans.

“I’ll draw his attention as much as possible, so attack in that gap, Dain.”

“Got it, Linus.”

“I’ll protect you both.”

Linus bravely stepped forward with an ordinary sword, not a holy sword.

The empress took refuge with the Bartholomew father and son inside the barrier Deborah created and quietly bit her lips.

“Don’t cowardly torment powerless people and come at me, demon.”

“There are always humans not valuing their lives anywhere, anytime.”

Rudvalt snorted derisively at Linus’s provocation and kicked off the ground to rise into the air.

Claws harder and sharper than most swords aimed for Linus’s throat.

Linus quickly raised his sword to block this and frowned.

‘Ugh, what kind of strength……’

It was ridiculously strong enough to crack his sword in one blow.

Linus couldn’t last even ten seconds, rolled across the ground, and fell.

Dain silently approached from behind Rudvalt as he confidently approached him.

‘I have to pierce his heart!’

Recalling the method to seal the demon, he raised his hand high.

But before he could properly swing the holy sword, the quick-witted Rudvalt spun around and stabbed him.

“Ugh!”

“Brother!”

When the jet-black claws penetrated Dain’s shoulder, Deborah turned pale and called out to him.

Rudvalt lifted Dain in that state and slammed him down.

Clang.

The holy sword that fell from Dain’s hand rolled to the opposite side.

Fortunately, Chester’s barrier blocked Rudvalt’s additional attack.

“Young master, are you alright?!”

“Huff, yes, Tower Master…….”

Dain clutched his injured shoulder and grimaced. For him, a right-handed person, a right shoulder injury was fatal.

It would be difficult for him to continue fighting with the holy sword.

“Pathetic things huddling together trying to struggle to death.”

Rudvalt clicked his tongue audibly and turned toward the holy sword.

He planned to eliminate the only means to seal him beforehand.

Linus noticed this and threw his body to get the holy sword in his hands.

“Tower master, help me!”

“Yes!”

He rushed at Rudvalt with all his might, holding the holy sword.

A translucent golden barrier overlaid around Linus’s body.

‘Please……!’

He aimed for the demon’s heart and thr*st the sword. Rudvalt’s hand gripping the blade burned.

“Hehehe…… Hahaha! Do you think I’d fall for such a thing again?!”

Rudvalt burst into laughter with his mouth wide open, ignoring the burning pain in his hand as he snatched the holy sword and threw it.

His reddened burnt hand quickly recovered. Linus was horrified witnessing this before his eyes.

Unlike his expectation that Rudvalt would be hurt just by touching the holy sword, Rudvalt was fine.

“Now, it’s my turn. I don’t need an imperial family who won’t submit to me.”

He easily broke Chester’s barrier and grabbed Linus by the throat.

“Gack……!”

“Your Highness!”

Chester, anxious at the crisis that could cost the crown prince his life, launched a magic attack.

However, the magic sphere condensed with magic power strong enough to become the youngest tower master dealt no damage to Rudvalt at all.

“You’ve been bothering me quite annoyingly from earlier. Shall I deal with you first?”

Rudvalt changed his mind to k*ll Chester first and threw Linus away like garbage.

Seeing the demon approaching him, Chester broke into a cold sweat. His hands trembled faintly with instinctive fear.

Then, someone blocked his front. Rudvalt’s eyes narrowed with an interesting light.

“Hooh…… the bug that ran away has returned without fear.”

Kyllen picked up the holy sword that had fallen carelessly on the ground and slowly stood facing him.

“The bug isn’t me but you. The stench is vibrating, just like a maggot.”

“Ha! Do you think you’re something just because you’re holding that sword?”

“Shut up. I absolutely hate talkative guys like you.”

Kyllen gripped the holy sword properly and curled up one corner of his mouth.

“Grit your teeth and prepare to get hit.”

“This insolent……”

Rudvalt’s face hardened stiffly. Tension flowed between the two men.

The first to move was Rudvalt. He leaped like a swift beast and fiercely swung down his claws.

Kyllen ducked his waist by a hair’s breadth and thr*st out the holy sword. Then Rudvalt quickly stepped back.

Screech.

As the holy sword and claws collided, a chilling sound like scraping metal echoed.

“Not bad. You remind me a little of that d*mn human who sealed me.”

“I didn’t ask. Get lost.”

Kyllen firmly gripped his sword and immediately proceeded with the next attack.

He moved the sword as if striking down from top to bottom. Rudvalt flexibly twisted his body like dancing to avoid it.

‘D*mn……’

Kyllen frowned at the distance that seemed to reach but didn’t.

Thinking of avenging Shailyn, he wanted to immediately stab the sword into his heart, but it was infuriating how he slipped away like a coward.

‘……Shailyn.’

Rudvalt didn’t miss the moment when his concentration wavered and raised his hand.

Claw tips sharper than a blade grazed Kyllen’s left arm, leaving a deep wound.

Kyllen bit his lips tightly and endured the groan, stepping back. His black uniform was soaked wet.