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"Kaito!!!"
Willem stared at Kaito in disbelief. He had never expected someone who absolutely shouldn't have been here to suddenly appear before him.
"Cough, cough... You're not dead!"
Kaito glanced at Willem's battered body, casually pulled out a bottle of healing potion, and sprinkled it over him. A faint blue glow enveloped Willem, and all of his injuries disappeared in an instant. Even the old wounds he had carried for five hundred years vanished completely.
"This... this is..."
Feeling strength return to every part of his body, Willem stood up and cautiously moved around. When he realized he had fully recovered, he looked at Kaito in shock.
"Haha, it's just a healing potion. Nothing worth making a fuss over."
"You really are mysterious."
After saying that, Willem walked over to Chtholly and gently lifted her into his arms. As he stroked her blue hair, sorrow filled his face.
"Kaito... Chtholly is gone."
"But she left with a smile."
"I had just... Wuu... I had promised I'd make her happy... I... Waaaaah!!!"
As if he had finally found someone he could confide in, Willem's calm narration gradually collapsed into painful sobbing. Had Kaito not appeared, and had Nephren not still been lying nearby, he might have followed Chtholly into death.
"Willem, do you remember something I told you before?"
A playful smile appeared on Kaito's face as he looked at the crying Willem.
"What did you say...?"
Willem raised his head blankly.
Kaito immediately stood up, planted one hand on his hip, pointed dramatically at Willem with the other, and shouted:
"There'll come a day when you'll beg me!"
"Well?"
"Do you want to beg me now?"
"I can bring Chtholly back to life!"
The moment those words left his mouth, a spark returned to Willem's lifeless eyes, and hope appeared on his face.
"You... what did you say?"
"Bring Chtholly back?"
"Really?"
"You aren't lying to me?"
Kaito smiled and nodded seriously. At the same time, he raised both hands in a peace sign.
"That's right."
"Didn't I tell you before?"
"I'm omnipotent."
"Kaito, please save her!"
"Please save Chtholly!"
Willem carefully laid Chtholly down before attempting to kneel. Halfway down, Kaito grabbed him and pulled him back up.
"You really can't take a joke."
"Chtholly is adorable. Even if you hadn't asked, there was no way I would've let anything happen to her."
With a casual wave of his hand, a sphere of green light entered Chtholly's body. At the same time, the golden light that had been protecting her memories finally dispersed. The green light continuously repaired her body while organizing the memories released from the golden barrier.
"Oh, right. Almost forgot."
As if remembering something important, Kaito waved his hand again. A crimson sphere of light floated out from Chtholly's body and drifted into his palm.
"What's that?"
Willem stared at it in confusion.
"This?"
"Her past-life memories."
"Or more accurately, the memories of the little girl she would've eventually become."
"What?!"
"You can actually extract memories?!"
Willem was stunned. He thought he had already overestimated Kaito's abilities. Clearly, he hadn't. Just who was Kaito? There was no way this monster could possibly be human.
"Mmm..."
"Where am I...?"
At that moment, Chtholly's hair slowly returned to its original blue color, and she gradually opened her eyes.
"Ch... Chtholly!!!"
Willem immediately threw his arms around her.
"Wi... Willem?"
Chtholly looked at him in confusion. Hadn't she died? What exactly was happening?
"Yo, welcome back, my cute Sleeping Beauty!"
Following the voice, Chtholly turned and saw Kaito smiling at her.
"Mr. Kaito!!!"
"You're alright?"
"Hehe, of course I am."
"Not only am I fine, but all of you are fine too."
Hearing that, Chtholly shifted her gaze back to Willem, who still refused to let go of her.
"Willem..."
"I'm so glad you're alright..."
"Chtholly... Wuu... Wuu..."
"Wel... welcome back!"
Listening to Willem's tearful voice, tears gradually gathered in Chtholly's eyes as well. A bright smile bloomed on her face as she gently patted Willem's back.
"I'm back, Willem."
Clap! Clap! Clap!
"Oh my."
"I really do love happy endings."
"Tragedies are the worst."
Kaito applauded happily.
"So, Mr. Kaito, where exactly have you been this whole time?"
"And why did you suddenly appear here?"
Kaito turned toward Nephren, who had just sat up. All of her injuries had already healed.
"Nephren, is it really appropriate to ask me that right after recovering?"
"Can't you see the young couple is still busy being lovey-dovey?"
"Rejected."
Nephren first glanced at Willem and Chtholly. A faint smile briefly appeared on her lips before she turned back to Kaito.
"It is necessary for Mr. Kaito to explain the situation."
Kaito rolled his eyes. "Alright, alright. I'm really fed up with all of you. Fine, I'll explain everything. Willem, Chtholly, you two lovebirds should listen too. Stop acting all mushy for a minute."
"Oh my, Mr. Kaito, what are you saying?!"
Blushing fiercely, Chtholly buried her face in Willem's chest.
"Alright."
"Kaito is just teasing you."
"Let's hear what he wants to say."
"Okay..."
Chtholly slowly raised her head. Seeing that Nephren was completely fine, she smiled and nodded. Nephren nodded back.
"First of all, I think I should properly introduce myself again."
"I knew it!"
"I knew you couldn't possibly be an ordinary human!"
The moment Kaito started speaking, Willem immediately jumped in.
Kaito pouted in dissatisfaction.
"If you interrupt me again, I'll bury you underground and leave you there for three days and three nights."
"Alright, alright."
"I won't interrupt."
"Tsk. So petty..."
Kaito rolled his eyes and ignored the muttering before continuing.
"My name is Kaito."
"I wasn't lying about that."
"And my race is indeed human."
"As for my identity..."
"Hehehe."
Kaito suddenly raised his right hand and pointed toward the sky.
"Look up!"
"At the sky!!!"
Startled by his sudden shout, the three instinctively looked upward. Tiny black dots had appeared overhead. As the dots approached, they rapidly grew larger until they completely blocked out the sunlight.
"This..."
"What is this?!"
"It's enormous!"
"Is that a battleship?! Impossible!"
Watching their stunned expressions, Kaito planted his hands on his hips and proudly announced:
"I am one of the supreme leaders of the Jura Tempest Federation!"
"The founder of the Do-Nothing Organization!"
"The founder and honorary director of Academy City!"
"The first overlord of Imperial Commercial Street!"
"And the first loser of the marble shop!"
"I am His Highness Kaito!"
"The most respected person among 737,400,000 Imperial citizens and hundreds of thousands of Imperial soldiers!"
"Now!"
"Kneel and worship me at once!!!"
"Hahahahaha!!!"