"It's been so many years, and I...I am no longer alone...not alone anymore," the woman spoke, her smile becoming much more serene.

"Youmu..." I didn't know what else to say, so I could only silently witness everything before me, letting it continue like this.

"Leave me!" the woman bid me farewell. "With my disappearance, this world won't last much longer. You should go and interact with real humans. After all...it must be strange for a spiritual being like me, who doesn't belong to this world, to communicate with you."

"No, it's not like that! Youmu...Youmu..." I tried to rush over, but I was blocked by an invisible wall.

From the moment I first saw her, I felt something familiar about her. Regardless of how she treated me, I was aware that she didn't mean any harm.

"I'm just the cancer inside you!" the woman laughed.

"Now that your body has recovered, it's time for me to leave...don't you think so?"

"Yes, you've really suffered all these years..."

I closed my eyes tightly, savoring these last moments.

This was truly the end...my spirit was almost drained, and I only had a little strength left, right?

With the last of my energy, what should I do?

Snap!

Just as the woman was about to escape from me, she realized that my arm had firmly grasped her, preventing her from escaping my clutches.

"Hehe, where are you going?" I asked.

"What...what are you doing!?"

"I don't have much strength left, and I don't know how to release it, so..."

"Stop messing around! Youmu, let me go quickly. I can't just leave like this. I still have time, I...ahhhhh!"

"You won't be lonely on your journey, Youmu sis, because you have me, your cute little brother, accompanying you!"

Yukari-chan could already feel the fear, yes, this is the feeling that one can only have before disappearing. Ordinary humans would never be able to bear it.

"Juxi, no matter how you put it, what you're doing is that of an anonymous hero. Besides that, you're nothing else. No one will rush to thank you for everything you've done for them!"

"No, perhaps someone will remember...But Yukari-chan, you have to leave with me, you know?"

"Damn it!!!"

The black mist in my chest started struggling fiercely, as if it wanted to break free from my body. She seemed to not want to disappear! In order to prevent her from lingering in this world, I had to completely destroy my body, so that her spirit could no longer possess it.

"..."

My vision suddenly darkened, and at that moment, my mind ceased all thought. Then, a long, endless tunnel appeared before me.

No end...no light.

Is this the final destination of death? I told myself in my mind, in order to keep my consciousness awake, so that I wouldn't sleep forever.

Uh...is that light?

I saw a light ahead, so I desperately ran towards it, hoping to reach it faster...faster!

Buzz!

After only hearing a brief sound of teleportation, I appeared in a huge square, and around the open white square, the space was filled with distortion, and gravity was chaotic here.

Just at that moment, a turtle's head suddenly appeared in front of me, startling me.

"Hey, looks like there are good guys in that world too!"

"Who are you...?"

"Me?"

The little turtle in front of me pointed to itself, thinking what I said was strange.

"Hahaha...sorry, I don't have a name, actually none of the spirits here have names."

"Uh, no names? Then...where am I?"

Hearing that the little turtle said there were no names, I started to feel a bit scared. But then again, why can a turtle talk?

"Forget to introduce myself, I am your guide. Because of your special status, a guide has been assigned to you to go to a more excellent world."

"A more excellent world?"

"Yes, among the Divine Realm and the Godless Realm, only the lower class will choose the Godless Realm. As for a hero king like you who was born in a lower world...hehe, the Divine Realm suits you better, old man."

"There's a Divine Realm?"

I didn't hear clearly what the Divine Realm meant?

If the world I lived in before was the Godless Realm, then why are there legends about gods?

"Hehe, maybe I can explain that to you."

The little turtle jumped onto my shoulder, explaining to me.

"The Divine Realm actually exists because of special abilities that cause an inherent gap due to power. I don't need to say much about the Godless Realm, it's just like your world, originally there was no such thing as gods, even if gods are occasionally seen, it's just the image created by the subconscious."

"Oh...well, just pretend you're talking nonsense."

"I'm talking nonsense?"

The bright smile on the little turtle's face just now dimmed at this moment.

"Ah, you really have no awareness at all..."

"What?"

"It's about you already being dead...dead, do you understand?"

"Oh, oh, oh, I was very clear-minded when I died, so I know what happened back then. You don't have to say these things."

"No, there is nothing wrong with your death, instead it has accomplished a great thing!"

"A great thing?"

"Yes, the existence of the illusion in your world is for the purpose of disrupting the order of the world, and you have successfully stopped her, which has saved our staff a lot of trouble. After all, it is not easy to repair a world just by saying so."

"..."

"You can't understand at all. As someone who only knows how to enjoy, you won't know how troublesome it is to deal with these broken ruins. But fortunately, our staff is serious and responsible, and in order to make the world more perfect and flawless, we have added a lot of natural factors."

The little turtle explained a lot to me, but never got to the key point.

"Anyway, come with me to the bar for a drink! That's the place where business should be discussed. We can drink and talk at the same time."

"... Okay, let's do as you say."

"Very good. Anyway, Lady Shadow has rewarded you with a lot of money. If you don't spend it before you leave, you'll be very..."

"Don't even think about framing me in any way. I won't fall for your tricks!"

I pulled its little cheek and made it clear that I am not a fool.

This guidance is really cunning. It wanted to blackmail me while I was still clueless. Fortunately, even though I couldn't remember anything for the time being, my rationality was still intact.

Walking on unfamiliar streets, it was quiet and silent everywhere. It must be said that this world is quiet everywhere... no, it should be dead silent.

Even when we entered the bustling bar, everyone had a gloomy look. Some people had accumulated a lot of bottles of alcohol, but they didn't seem drunk at all. Instead, they ordered another bottle of alcohol.

"The people here don't drink alcohol. This is a holy water that can make us temporarily forget loneliness. It's the best-selling thing here!" Seeing the shock in my eyes, the little turtle quickly explained.

"But isn't that still alcohol?" I was puzzled. The holy water that can make people forget sorrow, isn't it still something like alcohol?

"It's different, you see, the things in your world are just virtual, but in the real world it's different. Everyone here is a god, and we can't die, so naturally we can't forget certain things. In the universe, we are beings who don't even know when we were born. It is said that there is always a beginning after an end, but we are different!"

The little turtle became a bit proud, but I was still curious why it looked different from the despairing scene around.

"I know you are curious. Just like what we said earlier, each of us spirits is different. In the original world, only spirits like us who can often experience life in other worlds can live so happily every day! Hahaha, I don't mind telling you that in the world you are in, I used to be an excellent engineer. I was very wealthy after retirement, and my wife was..."

"Enough, enough. I'm not in the mood to hear your exciting family story."

I was already getting a headache from listening.

"Please tell me, am I really dreaming right now?"