[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game":3,"chapter-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-382":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How to survive in the Romance Fantasy Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1218671,1604,"Chapter 382 382: Alice Holloway~4","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-382",382,"\u003Cp>When they first met, a maelstrom of emotions surged within Mirana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprise. Happiness. Sadness. Regret. Acceptance. Anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a myriad of other feelings she had long since buried stirred within her, shaking the foundation of her once-cold heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To think that her mortal enemy—her destined adversary—was merely a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A child tasked with a fate so cruel, so unrelenting, that no matter how many times the cycle repeated, it never changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cursed the roots of fate that had woven such a merciless design.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burden of being the successor to the broken White Queen should have been hers alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a weight she had chosen to carry, a responsibility she had long accepted as her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the cruel architects of fate had other plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had placed that impossible burden upon the shoulders of a child—a gullible, innocent, and lovable child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A child who should have never been given such a role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A child who should have never been forced into this fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, look! It's a talking rabbit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fufu… yes, it's a talking rabbit….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! Over there—look at those moving eggs! No, wait—why is that bird singing like a human? Ah—Mr. Hatter, welcome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories long buried surfaced within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A time when warmth, laughter, and innocence still existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A time when the child she once cherished still smiled without the weight of the world on her shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that warmth was long gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those days had withered into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in their place—a cold, unforgiving reality remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was no longer just Mirana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a being tasked with creating a new world—a White Paradise that would wash everything clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To do so, she had abandoned her humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was a necessity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing her mortal enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing the Red Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing the innocent child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing her daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing her Alice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a reality she needed to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A truth carved into her very existence—one she had no choice but to fulfill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those who had betrayed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reenact the catastrophe that had been forced upon her on that fateful day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To fix what was lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—many would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innocents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entire worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything would fall apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in its destruction, a new world would take its place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A world where the mistakes of the past would be erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where everything would be pure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'For the sake of the world… yes… for the sake of it…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'You must die… my dear daughter.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her white pupils expanded within her ever-radiant form, the White Queen smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a smile of love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor of sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one of horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For in that moment—she felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last fragment of emotion she had for her daughter…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ah…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange sensation filled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liberation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a freeing feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final shackles of her humanity shattered into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure white energy surged through the air, expanding into the very fabric of reality itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A laughter that spread across realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A laughter that shook the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A laughter that tore through dimensions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The laughter of a woman lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A laugh filled with pleasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the power of the White Queen coalesced into something beyond mortal comprehension, her gaze slowly drifted forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bloodied, bruised figure stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl with red eyes like burning embers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl whose body was already failing, already cursed to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—she still stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Queen smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her perfect white paradise was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feeling of intrigue swelled within the White Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Death's hands looming over her, despite the clear inevitability of her demise—Alice did not waver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her determination burned, unyielding, unyielding even in the face of oblivion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Queen raised her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single motion—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red and white clashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy surged, colliding in an explosion of pure will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality itself twisted unnaturally, reshaped not by fate, nor by time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Recreation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world around them was caught in an endless cycle—dying, reviving, dying, reviving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A battle so grand, so beyond comprehension, that even time itself failed to grasp its beginning or its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fight had only just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The end of the world was already near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All those times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty… can I sleep here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm? Is the bed prepared for you uncomfortable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmhm… I just… wanted to sleep with you… um… can I—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warmth of those moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The softness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling of home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past and present clashed within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A twisted contradiction of emotions—happiness, grief, rage, betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm within her crimson heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice gritted her teeth as the weight of pain bore down upon her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure of the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unbearable weight of everything that had been stolen from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her power met the White Queen's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A collision of opposites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A world reborn in chaos, reshaped by their clashing existences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, amidst it all—clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew exactly who the White Queen was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The being who had killed her beloved friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The being who had stolen her childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The being who had betrayed her entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all began on that fateful day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day the White Queen's power awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day she wiped out everything Alice once called family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day her true family died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She should be angered by all this she should hate the white being to her very core yet…. Alice couldn't help but feel remorse…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, Mother...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time—she called her that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A word that carried the weight of love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A word that once held warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A word that now felt like an open wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I hadn't hesitated… it wouldn't have turned out like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The regret clawed at her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past she had grown to despise—a past where she failed to act, a past where she had let things spiral into this nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe if she had been stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe if she had moved faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe if she had made the right choice that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regrets wouldn't change anything now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too late to rewrite the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not too late to fix the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft, almost bittersweet chuckle left her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know I'm a little late, but… I'll make sure to fix all of this, okay? Hehe~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her energy ignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice knew—she was about to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain she felt was unlike anything before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her soul cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, despite it all—despite the unbearable agony—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suppressed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She buried it deep inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't let it stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not when everything depended on this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know… I actually met him,\" she murmured, her voice softer, almost wistful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The person you told me I could trust. Red and white, wasn't it? Hehe… I didn't get what you meant back then, but now I do…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind drifted, memories flashing through the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ever since I met him… everything felt lighter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warmth spread within her chest, something foreign yet familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At first, I was skeptical, you know? I didn't understand how just meeting someone could change everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips curled into a small, genuine smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But after spending more time with him… I understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart ached—not from pain, but from something deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was never really a need for a reason for everything… just letting things flow, just letting myself be… it was the nicest feeling I've ever had.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed her eyes for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when she opened them again, her mind was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her resolve—unbreakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she recalled the face of a certain Junior of hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Despite being older than him, I'm usually the one who ends up getting embarrassed and played by him. Ah, but of course, I do get my chances…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice chuckled softly, even as power surged between them, white and red energy clashing in an endless storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, sometimes at least… You should've seen his face when I kissed him. Hehe~ It's something I'll never forget.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the middle of battle, the memory made her heart flutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's a bit foolish, a bit secretive, and a very, very selfish junior of mine~ Despite the fate of the world clearly telling us that we were meant for one another, despite his heart already beating for me from the moment we met—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile wavered slightly, but the amusement never left her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He had the audacity to date two other women before me. Can you believe it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp laugh left her lips, her body twisting midair as her blade clashed against the White Queen's overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But even so… despite all that—can you believe it? I actually think it's cute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed, shaking her head at her own foolishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They say love makes you blind, and now? I finally understand where that saying comes from…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze softened as she recalled him—the one who changed everything for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, if you're wondering what he looks like—he's really handsome. And his body…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated for a second, a faint blush creeping onto her face despite the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-he's body is really well-toned and hard… and thic—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She coughed, shaking off the embarrassing thoughts before she lost focus entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although he rarely expresses his feelings on the outside, seeing the deep emotional affection he holds inside… that was really something, you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice turned wistful, her grip tightening around her weapon as she dodged another devastating blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, even just recalling the moments we spent together sometimes feels suffocating—but in a good way, if you know what I mean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as she continued to pour her heart into her words—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their clash ignited even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, did you meet Cheshire already? He must've gotten even more annoying, right? You probably already punished him… well, he kind of deserves it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice let out a small laugh, though there was no real humor behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So go ahead, torture him more if you want. How dare he abandon me during a crisis like this, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even as she joked, she knew—deep down—that the being she once considered her mother was no longer inside the monster standing before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization cut deeper than any physical wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart ached, a pain far worse than the searing agony burning through her body. Yet despite it all, she continued stepping forward, facing everything with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was well aware that the worst had probably already happened to Cheshire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And without him guiding her this time… everything felt hopeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For once, she actually missed his ever-sarcastic, whimsical voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Soon, I'll be joining the place you put Cheshire in…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was soft, almost whisper-like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why, in order to make this the grandest reunion we could have—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head, eyes gleaming with fierce determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll make sure you join us too, Mother. Hehe~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her soul was breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alice didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harnessing the power deep inside her, the flames within her ignited into something more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her form shifted, her once familiar silhouette now wrapped in an overwhelming crimson light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her flaming red hair danced wildly against the winds of destruction, her crimson eyes locking onto the pale, cold gaze of the White Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world trembled as her body burned away, consumed by the intense energy she bore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep, blood-red crown formed above her head, lowering itself onto her as if it had always belonged there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality itself rippled, bending to her will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Red Queen]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice Holloway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I love you, Riley.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words left her lips like a fleeting whisper, carried away by the crimson winds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying her final goodbyes… she lifted her gaze toward the pale, endless white skies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything would be over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she felt herself crashing onto the ground, the impact barely registered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world around her blurred, yet the sky above remained painfully clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Millions of white spears—so numerous they seemed endless—formed above the heavens, their radiant brilliance casting an ethereal glow across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an omen of death, they hovered, poised to descend and pierce through everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the very sky itself would rain down metal and destruction upon the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint thought flickered in her mind as her consciousness struggled to remain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter laugh threatened to escape her lips, but even that was impossible now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like fragile glass shattering, she could feel something deep within her breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, despite that, she felt no pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a numbing emptiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distant part of her wondered—is this what death feels like?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That cold, yet strangely comforting sensation of everything being taken away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought alone sent a shiver through her broken body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears slipped from the corners of her crimson eyes, trailing down her face like silent confessions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body trembled, her breaths ragged and shallow, blood staining her lips with every weak exhale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had accepted this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had accepted her death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had accepted everything—the pain, the suffering, the loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep, primal fear clawed at her chest, tightening around her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'…I don't want to die…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words formed in her mind, but her voice no longer worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she screamed now, even if she cried out, she knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would hear her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vision flickered, the last strands of her consciousness barely holding on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And through the dimming haze, her gaze lifted—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To meet the cold, unfeeling stare of the White Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A being beyond her reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A force beyond her understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monster draped in pale, immaculate power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice's lips quivered, her final breath escaping like a fragile whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I'm… sorry… everyone…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes slowly closed, her body succumbing to the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the last of her strength faded—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air sang with the sharp, piercing sound of falling spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was on the brink of being swallowed by white—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deafening roar of an impact shook the battlefield, like lightning crashing down from the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer force of it sent a violent shockwave through the air, and for a fleeting moment, everything was engulfed in golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice's dimming vision wavered, her barely conscious mind struggling to process what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the blinding radiance slowly faded, a familiar figure emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His back was turned to her, yet there was no mistaking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how weak she felt, no matter how close she was to losing everything, she could never mistake him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white spears that once threatened to erase everything—shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks of golden light spread across the sky, and in an instant, the countless weapons of destruction crumbled into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief, surreal moment, it almost looked like fireworks—beautiful, fleeting remnants of destruction scattered across the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Alice barely noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze remained fixed on the young man before her, as if the world around them no longer mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—he turned to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His piercing blue eyes met hers, unwavering, unshaken, resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft, familiar warmth spread through her chest as she saw the faintest smile grace his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kneeling beside her fragile form, he placed his hand gently on her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A comforting warmth flooded through her broken body, golden light wrapping around her like an embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pain dulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her trembling stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the chaos of battle loomed behind him, even as the enemy stood just beyond, he focused only on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry for being late, Senior…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was calm and warm—soothing, familiar—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet beneath that softness, something else lingered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold, unrelenting fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling killing intent she had never felt from him before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Alice—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the most reassuring thing in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips parted; her voice weak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Ril—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp yet painless sensation struck her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vision blurred, darkness creeping at the edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last thing she saw—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-FOOOOSHH!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was his golden light, expanding, consuming, protecting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrapping itself around the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything faded to black.\u003C\u002Fp>",2720,"2026-06-03T14:40:38.925Z",1,"novelbin.me","a349f5c9f268b3506a26b639870480f090224d6fd76c097cf779d108f2d98715","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-48","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-47",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-cover.jpg"]