Stop Hypnotizing Me, Antagonist Princess!

What?

Hearing the words of the Doomsday Witch, Lynn froze on the spot.

The future had changed, so he had to return to Ivyst's side.

What kind of logic was this?

He was suddenly dumbfounded.

At the same time, a ominous feeling rose in his heart.

Although he had not chosen the future that Miss Witch had arranged for him, according to his own plan, this Sealed Object uprising was an excellent opportunity to break free.

After that, he could change his name and fully rid himself of that woman's clutches, the world his oyster.

After all, Lynn believed he had done everything a subordinate should do.

He truly owed Ivyst nothing and just wanted to get back to a carefree trajectory in life.

Perhaps once he was stronger, he would return and help Ivyst.

But certainly not now.

Recalling the last time Ivyst left a bite mark on his shoulder and her sickly yet fervent gaze, Lynn shuddered.

Fortunately, Miss Witch had healed him, otherwise it would have been another indelible mark.

Thinking about it, round up, wasn't this wound actually bitten by Miss Witch before?

Why did she heal it?

Lynn was utterly confused.

But thinking of the cool Miss Witch bending down to lightly bite his shoulder, creating a shallow mark, he felt awkward.

No, that's not right.

He was getting sidetracked.

Wasn't the current discussion about whether or not to return to Ivyst's side?

Lynn discreetly gave Yun Chang a slap.

Regardless, if he now safely returned to that woman's side, certain undesirable scenarios were bound to occur.

Noticing Lynn's confusion and hesitation, Miss Witch said coolly, "You should have realized that this time I transported both your soul and body to the Pantheon."

Lynn nodded.

That was exactly what had confused him before.

According to the original story, the past and future shouldn't have been able to interfere with reality.

If it were really that easy to jump through the timeline, wouldn't that cause huge problems?

Even the male protagonist in the original couldn't accomplish that.

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"Regarding this, I have two speculations," Miss Witch said calmly, "First, perhaps because you are my follower and have received the blessing of the Eternal."

Hearing this, Lynn suddenly remembered an ability that Miss Witch had bestowed upon him, called the Eternal Chosen.

He had always thought it was useless, but now it seemed it was a teleportation anchor point?

No wonder he was able to communicate with Miss Witch so easily, even without setting up a full prayer ritual, and be pulled into the Pantheon by her.

"Second, your uniqueness," Miss Witch continued, "Though I don't know what secret you hold, to me, you seem like an 'impurity' that does not fit in this world."

"You have no past or future, only existing in the present."

"Just as you are now in the Pantheon, for reality, after you disappeared from the Soron Mountain Range, the future had no traces of 'Lynn Bartleion' ever existing."

"This led to everything that happened afterward."

At this point, Miss Witch seemed to recall something and slightly furrowed her brow.

"So, what exactly happened after I 'died'?" Lynn asked solemnly.

Miss Witch hesitated, then after a moment of thought, gently shook her head.

"You should see it for yourself."

Saying this, she gently raised her hand and transferred a memory into Lynn's mind.

The devastated Empire, countless dead citizens, soaring flames of war, a crying Holy Maiden, and an angry Hero...

All these scenes gradually appeared before Lynn's eyes.

Until the last scene.

It was a grim and terrifying Underground Prison where a white-haired woman in a red dress was locked in the deepest part, a sharp and holy glowing sword impaling her through the chest and pinning her harshly against the wall.

Blood continuously flowed from her chest, yet her expression was as withered as if her heart had died.

Was this...Princess?!

In an instant, Lynn recognized the real identity of this prisoner.

And he speculated about the place she was in.

According to the original plot, Third Imperial Princess Ivyst should have fallen into a deep sleep for over a year after devouring the Wish Jar, then belatedly appear during the climax of the King's election.

Due to her inability to control the spread of the curse within her, coupled with the influence of the Creation Demon and core characteristics, she nearly brought an irreversible disaster to the Imperial Capital.

Ultimately, she was stopped by Great Imperial Princess Hillena and the original hero Xiya and was locked in the Stagnant Water Prison.

The scene before him was clearly from the eighteenth level of the Stagnant Water Prison Underground.

According to this memory, after he disappeared from the world, Ivyst had descended into a state of despair and madness, and her hatred for Saint Laurent VI and this nation had escalated to an extreme.

Ultimately, with no Level 0 Sealed Object core or the hindrance of the Creation Demon, she quickly awakened her powerful abilities.

Then, she launched a bloody revenge against the Empire.

She was nearly successful, almost sacrificing half of the nation to ascend to divinity.

However, in the end, she still could not escape her fate of defeat by the hands of the hero Xiya, pinned by the Holy Sword in Stagnant Water Prison until she managed to free herself hundreds of years later.

The outcome...remained unchanged.

Although the process twisted and turned immensely, Ivyst was eventually sealed in Stagnant Water Prison.

And also, the people around her once again trod on the path to death.

Was this the corrective force of the world's will?

Lynn was suddenly alarmed.

Even though he had pushed off the plot deviation of Ivyst to about ten percent, in just a few years, everything had returned to its original predetermined track.

He finally understood why after this event, the plot deviation of the Doomsday Witch had only increased by 1%.

One hundred thousand years.

On the scale of one hundred thousand years, everything he did was indeed too insignificant.

Perhaps, it wasn't only Princess Ivyst herself who needed an increased deviation in plotline, but many others as well.

After all, she couldn't possibly be the only S-class character in this world.

Seeing Lynn's troubled expression, Miss Witch fell silent for a moment before speaking, "Don't be disheartened."

"All you have done is not useless, you at least saved the past... her."

She actually wanted to say "me."

But for some reason, she inexplicably changed her words.

Not even she knew why.

Lynn took a deep breath, "So, in order not to let the past you repeat the future mistakes, must I return to your side?"

Only by him returning to the original trajectory of his world and stopping the emotional collapse of Princess Ivyst would the subsequent destruction of the empire be prevented.

Damn it, how did I not know I even had a function as a suppressant?

His mood felt somewhat depressed.

It wasn't that he truly disliked that woman, Princess Ivyst.

If he did, he wouldn't have risked his life just for the sake of pretense and endured so much suffering.

On the contrary, Lynn felt that he probably had a fondness for her.

At least... that night, when he witnessed the silent tears of Princess Ivyst, his heart was touched.

It was as if he didn't want to see her sad again.

Although such emotions were minimal.

However, that insane woman's pathological possessiveness was too strong, overwhelming him.

After all, Lynn was quite traditional at heart, leaning more toward male chauvinism, and rather than being treated as a mount passively enduring, he preferred playing the role of a knight.

It seemed that Miss Witch noticed his dilemma, a slight emotional trace appearing in her heart.

She thought for a moment and then softly said, "I know what you're thinking, but this time, things might be a little different."

Lynn looked up, somewhat surprised.

"When you leave, I will tamper a bit with you."

Miss Witch adjusted her skirt.

Lynn asked curiously, "What kind of tampering?"

"I will temporarily seal some of your emotions and memories," Miss Witch said while looking at him, "Of course, just a small part."

"About your intimate memories with her, and... your feelings for her."

"You will only remember being a subordinate who had recently joined her, and you will not notice any discontinuities."

This statement startled Lynn.

"So you're saying, I will treat the past you as a stranger?"

He asked cautiously.

"Exactly."

It was such significant news, but when it came out of Miss Witch's mouth, it sounded somewhat understated.

Lynn took a deep breath, "Dear Miss Witch, this joke is not funny."

"You... must understand, with your past character, if I really do this, then most likely I would end up with broken limbs and locked in the Underground Prison."

Hearing this, Miss Witch's eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly.

"She is her, I am me," Miss Witch suddenly turned, her back facing Lynn, "About this, I think it's best to keep things clear, after all, there are ten thousand years in between... what do you think?"

"You are correct."

Sensing the atmosphere suddenly growing colder, Lynn, sweating profusely, said,

Damn it.

It was the first time meeting someone who could split themselves as Miss Witch did.

And thinking it over, it seemed indeed true.

Princess Ivyst was twenty-three this year, while the Doomsday Witch was ten thousand years older than her.

Twenty-three years was just a fleeting moment on the scale of her long life.

And filled with countless painful memories.

It was just that previously she hadn't shown such thoughts, and it was puzzling that she brought it up suddenly today.

However, the more pressing issue was still on Princess Ivyst's side.

Miss Witch fell silent for a moment and then said softly, "Don't worry, after the memories are sealed, she won't do those cruel things to you."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"The reason... I don't want to say, but you can trust me."

I understand.

It's like chasing husband's cremation ground.

Lynn was sweating profusely.

Although on second thought, that "husband" really seems a bit far-fetched, since he didn't believe Princess Ivyst could so easily fall in love with him.

It was probably more because of that pathological possessiveness.

But would this really not get out of hand?

Lynn was full of doubts.

The atmosphere momentarily fell silent.

Not just him, even Miss Witch felt somewhat perplexed at this moment.

Why am I so insistent on making him see himself as two different entities?

And why would I propose the idea of sealing memories?

Even she wasn't clear about it.

However, when she thought of the "Third Imperial Princess Ivyst," an odd emotion momentarily flickered across her heart.

This feeling made her somewhat irritable.

However, it was much later when Miss Witch finally realized that this was an emotion known as "jealousy."

"Besides, I have another matter that needs your attention, you can consider it as part of the Ascension Trial."

After a long silence, she was the one to break the stillness.

Lynn instinctively looked up.

After all, this was the first time Miss Witch had actively proposed a trial for him.

What could it be?

Looking into her blood-red, beautiful eyes, for some reason, an ominous premonition surfaced in Lynn's heart.

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