It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Countless hot magma bubbles expanded and burst, splashing ultra-high temperature molten liquid into the magma lake, but failed to cause a ripple.

On the crystal island, facing the questioning of the dark blue doll girl, Roy's brain started working at an unprecedented speed under the intense stimulation of the crisis.

"Are you... here to kill me too?"

The word "also" indicates that someone arrived here before him and Lilia and attacked "her," the dark blue doll girl.

Before the two of them, only the Golden Armored Knight had entered this place.

The result was obvious: the dark blue doll girl was still there, and the golden-armored knight who had tried to attack her was nowhere to be seen.

The Golden Armor Knight is dead?

A dignified Gold Three-Star Knight, without even leaving a trace of struggle, died here?

But wasn't the Golden Armor Knight's goal to open the A-level forbidden item - the Lost Ice Coffin? Why would he attack the Dark Blue Doll Girl?

A chill ran through Roy's heart. Only then did he truly realize just how terrifying "she" was, a being that required eight legendary knights to sacrifice their lives to seal.

Even with the weakening effect of the century-old seal, beings of the Gold rank are still as weak as ants in her presence.

"Madam, we're here to rescue you."

A series of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Roy carefully chose his words.

The dark blue doll girl was sealed away a hundred years ago, and she is at least a hundred years old. Calling her "Miss" is a bit inappropriate; "Lady" would be more appropriate.

"help me?"

Perhaps the century-long seal was simply too long, and the prolonged solitude caused the dark blue doll girl, even after just surviving an attack, to choose to talk to Roy and the Shadow Witch Lilia instead of immediately attacking them.

Perhaps in her heart, the two weaklings posed no threat at all? Compared to the threat of an assassination, loneliness, with its agonizing influence on the human heart, is far more terrifying.

The doll-like girl's expression remained unchanged under the dark blue moonlight as she spoke: "You, who don't even have legendary strength, want to save me?"

Although there was no change in her expression and her tone was flat and monotone, Roy could still sense the slightly sarcastic attitude in the dark blue doll girl's words.

Roy breathed a huge sigh of relief upon hearing the dark blue doll girl's reply.

He didn't care about the other person's tone; instead, he was worried that the other person wouldn't say anything at all.

As long as someone is willing to speak, it means there is room for conversation.

“Perhaps you don’t believe me,” Roy said in a deep voice, “but I do have a way to open the lost ice coffin and rescue you.”

Roy said this with great confidence.

The Lost Ice Coffin, described as an "A-Rank Forbidden Item" by Crimson Sword Calles and the hooded figure in black robes, is actually still a magical item, specifically the [Source of Pride] magical item that he once sensed.

Different names do not change its essence.

As long as there is contact, Roy is confident that he can absorb her directly through the [Original Sin Cube]. In this way, the Lost Ice Coffin, which has lost its effect, will naturally be unable to trap "her".

Upon reaching the island, Roy could clearly see that the lost ice coffin beneath the dark purple crystal tree was tightly closed. Although he didn't know how "she" controlled the dark blue doll girl, or in what form the dark blue doll girl existed, it was an undeniable fact that "she" was still sealed away.

Roy hadn't forgotten that his purpose in entering this place was to save the healing witch Shanica, but there was no absolute conflict between the two.

She controlled the healing witch Shanica to come because she needed a vessel to save herself, but what if she wasn't weak after breaking free of her seal?

In this situation, "she" has no need for a "weak" vessel like the witch Shanika to heal her.

As for how to help "her" get rid of her weakness?

After confirming that the entire crystal island was made of low-purity magic crystals, and that there was also a large, tree-shaped high-purity magic crystal on the island, Roy was extremely confident that he could use his talent [Infinite Desire] to transfer enough energy to "her".

Although the energy transmitted by [Infinite Desire] cannot perfectly match the recipient except for himself, it should not be a big problem to get rid of the weakened state.

"Who told you that opening the lost ice coffin would save me?"

The dark blue doll-like girl looked at Roy with indifferent eyes.

Her words puzzled Roy: "Weren't you sealed inside the A-level forbidden artifact—the Lost Ice Coffin? Now that the Demon-Sealing Array has been broken, can't you leave this place after opening the Lost Ice Coffin?"

"...Is this how people perceive things...?"

A slight ripple appeared in the dark blue doll girl's calm tone as she looked at Roy: "Can you tell me how much time has passed?"

"How long has it been?" Roy hesitated for a moment. To be honest, he only knew that the seal had existed for hundreds of years, but he didn't know exactly how long.

"It is now the year 498 of the Radiant Calendar." At this moment, the Shadow Witch Lilia, who had been silent all along, spoke up.

“Radiant Calendar… 498 years… Time flies, a full 150 years…” The dark blue doll girl slightly raised her head, her dark blue, clear eyes gazing at the crescent moon above: “So, what is your real purpose in coming here?”

After hesitating for a moment, Roy decided to tell the truth. There was no point in lying in front of such a being: "My partner, the Healing Witch Shanika, is affected by the magic that escapes from your annual Fertility Festival. My purpose in coming here is to find a way to save her."

"So your goal shouldn't be to prevent the opening of the Lost Ice Coffin?" The dark blue doll girl continued to gaze at the sky, speaking calmly.

“That was indeed the case at first.” Roy nodded. “The intelligence I received was that someone wanted to take advantage of Shanica’s high compatibility with your magic to lure you into using her as a vessel, so that they could kill you.”

“I didn’t want to see this happen, so I chose to stop the opening of the Lost Ice Coffin, but after I got here, I changed my mind.”

"You need to use Shanika as a vessel because you are extremely weak after breaking the seal, right?"

"I have a way to help you get rid of your weakness. In exchange, how about you let Shanika go?"

"She's just an ordinary witch who hasn't even broken through to the 'Grand Rank' yet. I'm sure you wouldn't even look at such a frail body, would you?"

The dark blue doll girl turned her gaze back to Roy, listening quietly as he finished speaking. She neither denied nor confirmed Roy's words, but simply asked softly, "Let me see your so-called method."

“As long as there is physical contact, my talent can completely neutralize the forbidden object.” Roy said seriously, “After the forbidden object is neutralized, you can come out from inside. Then, I can use the large area of ​​magic crystals under my feet to transfer energy into your body to help you get rid of your weakened state.”

"If you don't believe me, I can try to show you."

"There's no need to worry about the forbidden item failing for now. Let me see your method of transferring energy," the dark blue doll girl said calmly.

Roy hesitated for a moment: "Energy transfer also requires direct physical contact."

"It's alright." The dark blue doll girl released her hands, which had been clasped together and placed on her lower abdomen. She raised her left hand slightly, and under the dark blue moonlight, her five fingers, with their skin so delicate that they were almost perfect, had a semi-transparent, unreal quality.

"I apologize for the intrusion." Roy bowed slightly, then stepped to the base of the dark purple crystal tree and stood before the dark blue doll girl.

As he passed the lost ice coffin, he glanced at it out of the corner of his eye. Unfortunately, the ice coffin was very thick and not transparent, making it impossible to see what was inside.

At the base of the dark purple crystal tree, clusters of deep purple crystals sprouted, while the spot where the dark blue doll girl sat was the cross-section of an exceptionally large crystal, nearly thirty centimeters in radius, which had been broken in half and polished flat. Even with only half remaining, it was still nearly a meter tall.

Although the hat worn by the dark blue doll girl looked soft and puffy, she was actually quite petite. Even sitting on a one-meter-high crystal surface, including the height of the hat's tip, she was still slightly shorter than Roy.

Roy raised his hand and gently grasped the hand of the dark blue doll girl in front of him.

The touch from my fingertips is so delicate, like the finest fabric in the world, and after that delicate touch, it is soft and fluffy, like a cloud.

Under the indifferent gaze of the dark blue doll girl, Roy steadied himself, raised his other hand to touch a deep purple crystal beside him, and activated his talent [Infinite Desire]!

In an instant, a surge of violent magic power poured into Roy's body from the deep purple crystal pillar. Without hesitation, Roy transformed the magic power and transferred it into the body of the dark blue doll girl.

Beneath the dark purple crystal tree, a strange light flickered in the eyes of the dark blue doll-like girl.

"This energy..."

If it's just a simple transfer of magic power, it's not very useful for the dark blue doll girl. Even the natural magic power within a high-purity magic crystal can't quickly replenish magic power for someone of her level.

But the energy that the young man was transmitting into his body had a strange property; almost the instant it entered his body, it was transformed into her own magic.

One minute later, the deep purple crystal that Roy was touching turned transparent, and all the magic inside had been drained.

"call……"

Roy opened his eyes, took a deep breath, loosened his grip, and looked at the dark blue doll-like girl in front of him, whose eyes were no longer indifferent but held something more. He smiled and said, "How was it?"

"Surprising... Your talent is amazing; it really helps me recover quickly." The dark blue doll girl spoke with certainty, which made Roy's smile even wider.

Before trying it, Roy was fairly confident, but he couldn't be completely sure. Now that it has been confirmed that he can help the dark blue doll girl recover quickly, she probably has no reason to refuse the "deal" he proposed that is beneficial to both of them, right?

Just as Roy was about to say something, the dark blue doll girl suddenly spoke up: "Can you tell me your names?"

"Roy, Roy Tulumber."

"Lilia Brunt".

“Roy and Lilia… those are two very nice names.” For the first time, the expression on the dark blue doll girl’s face changed. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, as if she wanted to smile, but because she hadn’t shown any facial expressions for so long, what was incredibly simple for an ordinary person was somewhat difficult for her.

"Roy, Lilia, it's a pleasure to meet you both at the end of my life."

"My name is Cecilia, the Great Witch of Moonlight."

Roy's eyes widened slightly.

Wait, what does "the last moments of life" mean?!

Roy tried to speak, but suddenly found that his body was frozen in place by an invisible force, and he could no longer move at all.

Not only him, but even the Shadow Witch Lilia, who was not far away, was frozen in place and could not even merge into the "shadow".

Beneath the dark purple ice crystal tree, the dark blue doll-like girl—no, she should be called the Moonlight Great Witch Cecilia—said in an ethereal voice, "Roy, thank you so much for your help."

"Actually, it was neither me nor you could say that I was the one who manipulated your partner to heal the witch Shanika."

"I am someone who is about to disappear from this world, and I should take everything with me to the dust, but your arrival has shown me the light and given me the urge to speak."

"Perhaps it's the resentment in my heart."

"I hope you can be a witness to this history..."

The voice of the Moon Witch Cecilia slowly faded into the distance in Roy's ears, and not only that, his vision gradually became blurred and distorted.

His consciousness involuntarily became hazy. Before he completely succumbed to darkness, Roy's mind was still filled with confusion. He couldn't understand why, just a moment ago everyone was chatting happily, and the next moment the Moonlight Witch Cecilia attacked without warning.

After an unknown amount of time, the consciousness that had fallen into the deep sea slowly rose to the surface and was greeted by light.

Roy slowly woke up, and the scene that came into view made him slightly stunned.

This is a very ordinary farmhouse, with a small courtyard simply enclosed by wooden stakes.

Laughter from Silver Bell Bar drifted from the farmhouse, mingled with the sounds of joyful running.

"Sehill, don't be naughty."

A gentle voice came from inside, followed by a "bang" as the wooden door of the farmhouse was pushed open from the inside out, and a little girl dressed in old gray clothes but whose youthful beauty could not be concealed rushed out.

Upon seeing the little girl's face, Roy's pupils contracted.

Although she was very young and her eyes were not dark blue but a common brown, Roy recognized the little girl immediately.

—The Moonlight Witch Cecilia in her childhood!

Where am I?

Roy was filled with astonishment. He looked down at his translucent, illusory hands and body, and recalling the words "witness to history" spoken by the Moonlight Witch Cecil before he fell into a coma, a realization gradually emerged in his mind.