But Keo is a stubborn guy.

He was determined to live, even if he was tortured to pieces, he would fight to survive. He was determined to atone for his sins with his death and 'save' Yu Ling, and he was determined to achieve his goal no matter what.

So, Keo found Cecil yet again.

"He's not here right now. If you can't purify my old self, then just use me as your scapegoat..."

If, in the past, I still chose to do something that wronged him, then when history repeats itself, I can use this life to apologize to him.

Cecil said, "Didn't you ever consider that if history were to change and he were still innocent, wouldn't your death have been in vain?!"

Kao merely snorted softly, his eyes filled with stubbornness and obstinacy:

"No, the most important thing to the elves is the sacred tree. I am just doing the right thing. This is the most virtuous choice I have ever made in my life."

The Elf Prince may not have much anger or hatred, but he did go too far in his revenge and needs to atone for his sins. Instead of being a jerk and saying annoying things like "Sorry, or you can kill me," he should take action and do something beneficial for the other person to express his apology.

"My life as an elf was a mistake from the start."

Once Keo made up his mind to change, he wouldn't regret it. He was resolute and quite sincere with Cecil.

"Please help me this time, I beg you. Use any means necessary, even radical ones are fine. Purify me before we go back together."

This time, the system alert came a little later.

When Yu Ling rushed back, Keo's skin had faded to the fluorescent white of an ordinary elf, and he exuded an aura that made elves feel close to him. However... he had no magical talent left in his body.

Yu Ling didn't even bother with her disguise anymore. In a second, she transformed into an incomparably noble and luxurious version of the Elf Prince skin, pouring in abundant life energy as if it were free, and hugged the beautiful elf who had become semi-transparent.

After his dark skin turned white, Kaio, like the other elves, revealed his stunning beauty that was originally his.

But Yu Ling had no sentimentality whatsoever; she immediately began to scold:

"Kai'o, you idiot [beep beep beep—] are you out of your mind?! I'm really speechless. You can't even leave me for a little while? What's wrong with you? You've endured so much suffering. What, are you being with me making you miserable?!"

Yu Ling unleashed a barrage of attacks, hoping to expose Kaio's mind and see what he was thinking.

Cecil was a little confused when he saw that Yu Ling's reaction was strange. Had he done something wrong? Why did Kao look like he wanted to...?

Now is not the time to go up and invite trouble; we cannot delay Yu Ling's rescue of the spirit.

Cecil thought that no matter what the outcome, it would be better to apologize after everything had settled down. So, he politely left with a bunch of teammates who were watching the show, leaving Yu Ling and Kaio some private space to talk alone.

Keo is currently at his weakest physically, but also at his clearest. He shows no signs of going mad or going insane; he is gentle and compliant, completely unlike his former self.

"I'm truly sorry for making you suffer like that at the Earl's. I want to apologize to you. But only in this way can the Sacred Tree of the Elves be fully restored to its former glory, and isn't that what you need most?"

But, but...

"But nothing happened to me at all!" Yu Ling shouted. "That count is already under my control, practically my puppet. I just beat him up that day. What you're guessing about didn't even happen!"

"Then, how could you have amnesia?" Kaio muttered in disbelief, as if something unseen had shattered.

Yu Ling: "Of course I was just teasing you!"

Now that things have come to this, what does it matter if her image has collapsed? Yu Ling only feels like crying but has no tears left.

If he had known that the dark elf was so reasonable, he wouldn't have deliberately let him misunderstand.

"Aren't you even a tiny bit angry? That's right! I'm such a wicked little sprite, I let you go before, and now I'm teasing you, how awful! Hurry up and get angry!!!"

Kaio may indeed find this reversal a little hard to accept, but even with Yu Ling saying that, he shows no sign of being corrupted again.

"I'm overjoyed, how could I be angry?"

Kaio's sincere expression went straight into Yu Ling's eyes. He hugged the noble elf who was anxiously recharging him, and felt relieved.

"So, when we were friends, you weren't being nice to me because you had amnesia and I tricked you. We both followed our own hearts in making every choice."

"But I lied to you!" If it were Yu Ling herself, she would definitely be angry and hold a grudge. How come this usually crazy dark elf is so open-minded?

Kaio did not answer, but transformed into a streak of light and drifted away towards the direction of the sacred tree of elves. Elves are born from the sacred tree, and when they perish, they also return to the sacred tree. He was 'dead'.

Yu Ling was a bit resigned to her fate. No matter how much she tried to reason with him, he just wouldn't get angry. He managed to get himself out of trouble, but her mission was also ruined.

"Let's just leave. It would be great if the conditions linking the protagonist to the mission could be removed in the future. It's so frustrating for the protagonist to commit suicide!"

Yu Ling wanted to cry.

With only ten minutes left until the return to the future, how could Keo have left so quickly? This is too sudden!

【Host.......】

The system was summoned, and after searching through the system space repeatedly, it finally came to a conclusion.

[The main quest is still in red, but it hasn't failed yet. Host, the protagonist might still be saved!]

No failures? So that means...

Yu Ling had just thought of some possibilities, but quickly became indifferent again: "Maybe the two spaces haven't overlapped yet, and it will be judged as a failure in ten minutes?"

But what if?

As an intelligent assistant, the system doesn't possess much wisdom; otherwise, wouldn't it be better to do the tasks itself? But it only knows one thing: if it doesn't struggle, it will surely die peacefully.

Even a salted fish can turn its life around! With your incredible abilities, host, you might just be able to revive an elf!

“Alright.” Yu Ling shrugged. Although the system was a bit silly, this statement made a lot of sense. “I’ll think of a way. You keep an eye on that future sacred tree of elves and do whatever you want.”

【Received! Mission accomplished!】

The system came and went in a hurry, and only Yu Ling flew away right before Cecil's eyes, leaving him speechless with an awkward expression.

This time, Yu Ling didn't pretend anymore; she flew even faster than the dragon, completely dazzling Cecil's teammates. They all internally exclaimed, "Are elves this strong now? Is there anything elves can't do???"