When everything returned to calm, all that was left was a ruin.

Xilin did not see the end of this war.

Before that, she fainted.

When I woke up again, I was already in a makeshift hospital in the ruins.

Time is accelerated.

Louis watched the ruins sunset 24 times, and only then did Celine see Princess Diana again.

Seeing that Princess Diana was in much better condition, she asked in confusion, "What did you do to make the emperor so miserable?"

Diana smiled and said:

"Maybe it made him feel like he was going to lose me?"

Xilin felt a little panicked after hearing this.

The princess had been in poor health before.

Now that she heard such words again, she panicked as expected.

Princess Diana comforted her and said, "He had a little problem before, and I helped him solve it, but he got hurt. Thanks to your painting, it would have been very troublesome to solve it otherwise."

"Aren't you afraid?" Xilin felt that the question was definitely not as simple as the princess said.

Although she had never seen the emperor before, she knew what the outside world thought of him.

To make such a person suffer so much...

In response, Diana said:

"Xilin, if one day you meet someone you don't want to give up on no matter what, you will understand."

After a moment, she said, "Maybe you have already met him?"

Xilin was confused.

She didn't quite understand what the princess meant, but she didn't have anyone she liked right now.

On this day, she met the rescued half-succubus maid again.

The maid still looked mentally unstable, but she still recognized Xilin.

She stammered a little as she handed a dimensional bag to Xilin.

That is the dimensional bag that Xilinpin uses to store his completed paintings.

She left this thing at home before going to the palace.

Unexpectedly, in the chaos that suddenly broke out, the little maid was able to bring out the dimensional bag in time.

That night, he found some time to count the paintings in the dimensional bag.

Suddenly, she saw a picture.

The painting shows a snow-capped city wall.

No one knew that painting better than Louis.

That's "Snow Country Border".

"Strange, I always feel like there's something missing from the painting."

"What is missing?"

The maid said nothing.

She just lowered her head to help Xilin organize the paintings. She handed the paintings to Xilin one by one in the chronological order left on the paintings.

Suddenly, when she got a painting, a strange expression appeared on her face:

"Master, the painting is strange."

Xilin heard her voice and walked over to take a look out of curiosity.

"Huh? Who is this?"

The painting shows a handsome blond young man.

Xilin said with a smile, "This look is quite to my liking."

"But I have no impression of this painting."

He reached out and gently stroked the dried paint, with a slightly confused look on his face.

She is an undoubted genius in the field of painting.

Just by looking at this painting, you can feel the unimaginable love behind it.

It’s just that love is so familiar yet so strange.

"Master, face."

The maid handed the handkerchief to Celine.

Only then did Xilin realize that for some reason, her eyes had been filled with tears.

She could even feel her heart beating faster.

An indescribable emotion spread in his heart.

"What's going on?"

She was a little at a loss.

The style of that painting is undoubtedly her style.

But she never had this painting in her memory.

It was as if someone had forcibly dug out a piece of memory from her mind.

"But... that strange feeling is not a lie."

This painting is obviously hers, but it does not have the miracle of genius like other completed paintings.

It's not that the painting is fake, but that there are no eyes in it.

It was as if there was some reason that caused her to stop painting midway.

"You go out first, I'll stay here for a while."

Although Xilin is physically weak, she is definitely not a fool.

“…Only the emotions expressed in the painting will not lie.”

She gently stroked the painting, tears streaming down her face.

But no matter how sad she was, she could only recall vague memories.

There is always someone in my memory.

Those memories are like flowers in the fog, unclear.

But the genuine happiness left her at a loss.

Suddenly, time stopped at this moment.

Louis felt as if he had jumped back to Byron Territory.

At this time, Lord Byron was in Rudelson's room. He looked pale and thin.

It looked like he would leave everyone if there was only a gust of wind.

Bishop Tut stood by him quietly.

Suddenly, Rudelson slowly opened his eyes.

He looked at Tut who was standing aside and said, "The Imperial Capital..."

"She's fine. Although she was injured, she's safe now."

"Help me up..."

"Rudelson..."

"Help me up, and let me see the scenery of the North again."

Bishop Tutt couldn't persuade him and had to help him up.

Rudelson sat on the windowsill, looking at the snowy scenery outside.

"That's good. The snow in Byron Territory is too cold for her. She should stay somewhere warmer."

"Do you really think so?"

"Oh, by the way, Tut, I have chosen an heir. If there is any trouble in the family in the future, please take care of her."

"Is that the girl?"

Tut pointed to a girl training in the snow.

The girl had red lips and white teeth and was good-looking. She was an orphan from a branch of the Rudelson family.

Louis took one look and sighed.

The girl's hair and eye color were exactly the same as Xilin's.

She had light lipstick on her lips, and the north wind made her pale face look even brighter.

“I like her lipstick…”

He said softly, "I really want to buy it for her, but I don't have time anymore."

Rudelson's breath gradually faded.

Bishop Tutt stood quietly beside him, constantly summoning his strength to save his friend's life.

But separation still comes quietly.

He can't hold on any longer.

Suddenly, time paused again.

The surrounding scene instantly switched to Xilin's side in the temporary residence.

She looked quietly at the painting in her hand. In the foggy memory, the only thing she could see clearly was the man's eyes.

Those were calm and peaceful eyes, and just looking at them brought an indescribable happiness.

Louis watched the scene quietly.

He already knew what the painting was.

"'Love of My Life', what a pity, the original copy was not preserved in the end."

Xilin sat there for a long time.

Suddenly, she gently stroked the edge of the painting: "My painting will not lie to me. It contains the happiest moments of my life."

Xilin stood up and stuck the painting on the drawing board.

The brush gently embellished, and the unfinished eyes were completed.

"Ah, I found you."

"Rudelson...my love and salvation."

At her call, the miracle of genius disease successfully took effect.

She finally remembered Rudelson.

But at this moment, the expression on her face turned into fear.

Because Rudelson, who had just been summoned, completely dissipated before he could touch her.

At the same time, the painting began to deteriorate at an irreversible rate.

If the portrait of Princess Diana decays at a rate of 1.

Then the speed at which "Love of My Life" decays is at least 10.

Although her memory was incomplete, she guessed that Rudelson was now heading towards death.

"No...I want to go back."

She stumbled out of the door with the help of the maid.

She was going back to Byron.

That's her home.

The approval for the teleportation array was quickly passed.

Just as Xilin was about to leave with her maid, she met the Pope of Love.

"Do you remember?"

“I don’t remember all of it.”

"He is beyond help."

"I want to try it, and I want to accompany him."

"Why bother?"

"Your Holiness, perhaps this is why I yearn for the God of Love."

"The reason for admiring the God of Love...?"

The Pope murmured: "Yes, we have vowed to fight for all the good in the world."

“Not tomorrow, but today.”

He looked at Xilin and said:

"I've finished my application and I'll go back with you guys."

Soon, the group returned to Byron Territory.

When Xilin saw Rudelson lying on the hospital bed, she finally couldn't control her emotions and hugged him tightly.

The Pope at the side cast a spell on Rudelson:

"I still hate necromancers, but you're pretty good."

He said nothing, turned around and walked into the snow: "So, I'm going to do what I should do."

"Love of One Life" continued Rudelson's life. On this day, the two people who almost parted ways were reunited briefly.

"Xilin, I have something to go out for today."

Xilin scolded, "We finally meet, can't you stay with me for a while?"

"This is a very important matter," he said.

"Okay, now that you say so."

With Tutt's help, Rudelson went to the local Church of Love.

There he met the church knights who were under martial law.

He was stopped by the knight and it took him a long time to successfully enter the church.

There he met the Pope, fully armed.

"Your Holiness, what happened?"

"Kid, this has nothing to do with you."

"It's not... about me, is it?"

The Pope sighed:

"You shouldn't have come. This is our fight."

Rudelson said stubbornly:

"Would you please tell me what happened?"

The Pope looked into his sincere eyes and finally spoke:

“Do you know who the biggest enemy of the Church of Love is?”

Rudelson said: "The Four Gods of the Abyss?"

"Well, to be more precise, it is Slaanesh among them."

The Pope raised his head and said, "It is rumored that Slaanesh was once a member of the great sin, Lust. He likes to extinguish all the beauty in this world."

"However, Slaanesh allows it, but my god does not."

"The remnants of the goddess of beauty and the gift of the goddess of love are combined here. This is something Slaanesh does not want to see."

"The followers of Slaanesh will launch a murder attack on you. I can smell the danger."

Rudelson was silent: "Is there no possibility of stopping it?"

“Unless we abandon you,” the pope said.

Rudelson hesitated and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"

“Then go to the city of art, which is the heart of our Church’s faith in Enser,” the pope said.

He smiled and said, "Don't show your sad eyes. Fighting against evil gods is the mission of the Church of the God of Love."

"Not to mention Slaanesh."

"We fight to protect what we believe in."

Rudelson was speechless. After returning home, he packed his luggage and took Xilin to the City of Art.

However, the attack was not at all diverted by the thoughts of others.

Just as they arrived, a mighty force swept across the entire city.

The Pope who had just been teleported here looked gloomy:

"These bastards act fast enough."

The Cardinal who noticed something was wrong and rushed over said:

"Your Majesty, a demigod just activated the demiplane."

"It's the Chosen One of Slaanesh. Fulin, you go ahead and call for help. I'll go first."

Cardinal Flynn was stunned for a moment, then said in panic:

"Your Majesty, that is the Chosen One of Slaanesh. He must have made preparations long ago before he took action this time. Moreover, if we start a war in his demiplane, we will lose the advantage of taking the initiative."

But the Pope shook his head and said:

"It doesn't matter. We're going to have to fight anyway, so why not let me start it first?"

He raised the holy book in his hand and smashed it directly into the void.

A hole was visible to the naked eye in the void.

Across the hole is the demiplane of Slaanesh's Chosen One: "I swore to God that I would fight for all that is good. Now, it is time for me to fulfill my oath."

The Pope stepped into the demiplane.

A new war has begun.

In the demiplane, Rudelson held Xilin in his arms and looked at the bloody battlefield ahead.

He showed a pained expression.

“Why is this happening?”

"Keep your head up and watch carefully, boy."

The pope's voice was as loud as thunder: "I will be one step ahead of God and execute the justice of my God."

It was a contest of strength and beauty.

The Pope of Love is like an angel on earth; wherever he goes, the sky falls and the earth collapses.

The followers of Slaanesh and the summoned demons of the abyss were no match for him in one blow.

But there were too many enemies on the scene.

Especially the two Chosen Ones of Slaanesh who attacked.

They are all demigods, and given a little time, they can turn half of the continent into a wasteland of monsters.

The power of the demiplane locked Rudelson and Silin.

They tried their best but couldn't leave.

The Pope said nothing, but he protected them both while fighting a bloody battle with his opponent.

A loud roar was heard.

The horn on the Pope's holy book directly smashed one of the Chosen Ones of Slaanesh into pieces, and he fell to the ground and died on the spot.

And another chosen one has already pierced the Pope's body with the spikes of his tail.

The Pope is laughing.

He simply grabbed the tail and pulled the other chosen one to his side.

His hands were like shackles that could restrict a criminal's movements, binding him tightly.

"Hulin!"

As he called out, a terrifying shock wave tore through the crystal wall of the half plane, and a middle-aged man with white hair came out in the smoke.

The terrifying mace smashed down hard, directly turning the Chosen One of Slaanesh who was locked up by the Pope into a puddle of mud.

The person who came was the cardinal in charge of the Enther Empire region, Archbishop Fulin.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry to be late."

His eyes were red, and from the unfolding demiplane, priests and temple knights walked out.

That is the core combat power of the area surrounding the church.

"Everyone, this is a holy war!"

"How wonderful! How wonderful!"

The believers of the God of Love who came out of the Fulin demiplane shouted wildly.

"Everyone, carry out God's will and maintain our justice."

"Charge into the abyss!"

A new war has begun.

(End of this chapter)