Li Aili held her husband's body, looking at the shattered world.

Albert said to her, "Ellie, you can come to the New World and continue living happily with Arthur there."

He was as gentle as he had been a thousand years ago: "Victoria likes you very much, and you can become very good friends."

A tear slid down Li Aili's cheek as she looked at the 'devil' in human skin before her. "Will the Arthur of that world still be my Arthur?"

Albert smiled gently and said, "If you think he is, then he is."

Li Aili asked, "What about Alice? What about Fisher-Nankey? What about all those innocent lives that died because of you?"

Albert sighed. “Ellie, the Holy Dragon was wiped out because of ‘outsiders.’ In the 100,000 timelines that Gilmanoa and I have experienced, all the people you mentioned have raised their swords against the Holy Dragon.”

"Please understand, I don't want to put a treacherous butcher into the home I've painstakingly rebuilt."

Li Aili held Arthur's hand tighter and tighter.

“I refuse. Albert, I will not erase my current husband for the sake of that world you speak of!”

She wouldn't use so many lives as stepping stones to reach the 'new world' Albert spoke of.

Albert shook his head with a hint of regret.

“But—” he glanced at the corpse Li Aili was holding, “do you have any other choice?”

At that moment, Li Aili felt as if her blood was freezing.

I see.

That's why he had to kill Arthur.

As long as Arthur in this world is alive, she will not agree to his plan... she will stand against him.

But the enormous bone dragon overhead, which seemed capable of swallowing the entire sky, was also so despairing.

Albert reached out his hand to her again. "Ellie, believe me, the Arthur who 'wakes up' will still be the Arthur you love."

"Don't you miss your mother? She loves you more than Anyana. Don't you want to see her reunite with your father?"

A familiar, aged sigh echoed in Li Aili's ears.

It's Merlin!

It's Principal Merlin's voice!

Li Aili almost couldn't wait to ask in her mind, "Principal Merlin, is what he said true?"

Merlin didn't answer the question directly, but instead asked: "Child, at every crossroads in time, people who make different choices will develop a 'new self.' Do you think these people who make 'different choices' are the same person?"

Li Aili: "I...I don't know." This is a very profound question, like the 'train problem,' not one that is easily answered.

Merlin said softly, "This is a question that the Alchemy Academy is still debating."

The wise alchemist rephrased the question: "So, would you trade your current husband for a new, unknown one?"

Li Aili answered decisively, "No!"

Merlin smiled gently. "The one you know is Arthur Saint Dragon, who has endured all of this, whose soul has undergone countless trials."

[But Albert Saint Dragon wanted to create a brand new, pure soul that had not undergone any trials.]

Although this soul is also called 'Arthur the Holy Dragon'.

[Oh, about the soul state, perhaps you can take Professor Clement's class when you come to the Alchemy Academy.]

Li Aili pleaded, "Mr. Merlin, do you have a way to resurrect Arthur?"

Merlin remained patient. "There are no other timelines in this world anymore."

There is no other timeline; there is no past and no future.

After being rejected by Merlin again, Li Ai Li felt as if she were truly in an endless purgatory.

Previously, she had always held onto a sliver of hope.

She thought that, like the time 1000 years ago, she could bring forth the Philosopher's Stone, and then... then she could go to the Alchemy Academy, learn the skills, and then come back to explain to Arthur.

But Merlin's rejection made her realize once again that Arthur was dead.

Her lover has truly left her world.

In the future, Arthur Saint Dragon will no longer be a part of her life.

Merlin said softly, "Say goodbye to this world, and then come to the academy to report for duty, child. You're already late."

Merlin's voice disappeared.

...

Alchemy Academy.

The deans watched through a water mirror as the enormous bone dragon devoured everything.

"Ah, old man, is there really no other way?" The dwarf vice-dean of the Golden Stone Academy opened one eye and glanced at Merlin, who looked like an 'old fox'.

Merlin sat in the rocking chair, looking up at the sky.

His consciousness is scattered across millions of worlds.

The body that remained in the Alchemy Academy always felt like 'network lag'.

After a long pause, Merlin finally spoke: "Oh, that possibility is too low, almost impossible."

"Even I couldn't do it back then."

“I have high hopes for that child, but I don’t think giving her vague answers would be a good thing for her at that time.”

Merlin slowly closed his eyes. "The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Perhaps..."

He then fell silent.

This left the other bigwigs from the Alchemy Academy scratching their heads in frustration.

"Hey! Finish what you've said before you go to sleep!!!"

Li Aili looked up at the enormous dragon in the sky.

She was about to be swallowed up, swallowed by the 'abyss' called despair.

'Click'

The Philosopher's Stone that was about to be born inside her body had developed a crack.

Li Aili could clearly feel the Philosopher's Stone's extremely panicked struggle.

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