Principality of Ilysis.

Capital city, Auburnro.

In the early morning, as everything came back to life.

The vast city of Auburnro gradually became bustling.

Inside a room at the Bard Count's mansion.

A girl on the bed suddenly opened her eyes.

Her face was full of exhaustion, her eyes clouded with gloom.

"Ugh!"

She leaned over the side of the bed, dry heaving.

Tears streamed down her cheeks like a flowing river.

She covered her mouth, sobbing.

Even though she had died over and over again.

The pain that death brought her was still so deeply etched in her memory.

After a while, the girl finally stopped crying.

She wiped away her tears and got out of bed.

Dressed in a black nightgown, she walked to the window and looked at the courtyard outside.

This was the Bard Count's mansion.

Although he held the title of Count, Bard did not have any land.

A Count without land was known as an honorary noble.

As a court magician of the Fire Saint level, Count Bard enjoyed a high status in Auburnro.

Meeting Elisa had made her a guest at the Bard Count's mansion.

"I must find him!"

In over twenty Death Loops, only the appearance of a fellow countryman broke the cycle.

Though the final outcome was still death.

With Silver Mask, there was a possibility of creating a perfect ending.

"What should I do?"

Standing by the window, Susan furrowed her brows.

If she left the mansion with Elisa, then Aima and Aya would die.

Although she could take Aima and Aya with her.

She needed a reason to get everyone out of the house.

Susan couldn't think of a reason that would convince Aima and Aya to leave with her.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

The sound brought Susan back from her wandering thoughts.

Susan rubbed her somewhat stiff face.

Then she turned and walked towards the door.

When Susan opened the door, she saw the maid standing outside.

She wore a black and white Gothic maid outfit.

Her shoulder-length blonde hair was smooth and shiny.

"Miss Susan, breakfast is ready!"

Aima placed her hands on her abdomen and bowed slightly.

"Uh... okay, Aima, I'll come after I change!"

Aima said no more.

She bowed to Susan once more before turning to leave.

Morning, Bard Count's mansion, dining room.

"Susan, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing Susan a bit absent-minded, Elisa asked with concern.

Sitting at the long table, Susan turned to look at Elisa beside her.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about what I could do."

"Susan, isn't it good here?"

Facing Elisa's gaze, Susan shook her head lightly.

"We've imposed on Lord Bard for too long; we must learn to be self-reliant!"

Self-reliant?

Elisa looked at Susan with some concern.

It would be hard for Susan to survive alone in Auburnro, wouldn't it?

"It would be difficult for Miss Susan to survive on her own, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, there's no doubt about that."

"Just look at Miss Susan's hands; they're more delicate than a princess's."

"It's hard to imagine how Miss Susan would survive outside on her own."

"Women have it easier than men."

Standing nearby, the sisters Aima and Aya chimed in.

The two sisters looked almost identical.

Except the elder sister had shoulder-length hair.

And the younger sister had waist-length hair.

Aima and Aya's words made Susan smile awkwardly.

"Aima, Aya, am I really that useless?"

Am I really not that useless?

Susan also deeply doubted this.

If she hadn't met Elisa on her first day in this world.

She probably would have suffered.

She would have gone hungry, been cold, and begged to survive.

As a girl, she might have been captured and enslaved before becoming a beggar.

She wasn't a protagonist in a novel who traveled to another world with invincible powers.

Even though she had the "Death Loop" cheat.

Her own weakness often led her into dead ends.

Like this time, no matter what she did, she couldn't change the outcome of death.

It was only after dying repeatedly that she met Silver Mask, the one who could break the cycle.

"I've decided, I'm going to learn survival skills!"

Although she would meet Silver Mask in three days.

Silver Mask wasn't someone who would only exist three days later.

As long as she found him in advance, she could create the most perfect ending.

Watching Susan's determination, Elisa smiled softly.

Let Susan give it a try.

After breakfast, Susan hurriedly set off.

Although Silver Mask's attire was a bit odd.

One thing was undeniable.

Compared to her, Silver Mask possessed great strength.

In the last loop, Silver Mask easily dealt with the assassins chasing them.

Such a powerful person would surely act as an adventurer.

So Susan decided to keep an eye on the adventurer guild.

With Silver Mask's conspicuous outfit, he would definitely be noticed once he appeared.

Time passed bit by bit, and the day quickly went by.

The streets at dusk were draped in a light red glow.

"Did I look in the wrong direction?"

Walking slowly down the street, Susan pondered.

From morning to afternoon, she had been watching the adventurer guild's entrance.

Among the adventurers coming and going, she hadn't spotted Silver Mask.

This made Susan wonder if she was looking in the wrong direction.

Perhaps Silver Mask wasn't an adventurer but a guard for some noble.

The place where she met Silver Mask was also a bit far from the adventurer guild.

"Tomorrow, I'll wander around the area where I met Silver Mask."

With only two days left, she had no time to waste.

Before nightfall, Susan dragged her tired body back to the Bard Count's mansion.

Early the next morning, Susan set off again, full of energy.

"This is where I met Silver Mask!"

Outside the alley, Susan stared into the dim depths of the alley.

Following the route in her memory, Susan found the alley where she met Silver Mask.

Standing on the street, Susan looked around.

She found a place to sit down.

Watching the people coming and going on the street with anticipation.

As time went on, her initial excitement gradually turned into disappointment.

"Miss, you've been sitting here all day, are you waiting for someone?"

A fruit vendor on the roadside had been watching Susan.

From morning till afternoon, she had been waiting there.

This made the vendor curious.

Susan looked up at the vendor.

"Uncle, have you seen someone wearing a black robe and a silver mask?"

Someone wearing a black robe and a silver mask?

The vendor thought for a moment and shook his head.

"It's getting dark, it's dangerous for you to be here alone, you should go home."

Susan looked up at the sky.

It was getting late, time to head back.

After all, this was another world, and the security couldn't compare to China's.

During the day, she hadn't entered the alley.

She was wary of the darker side of Auburnro.

Without Elisa by her side, she didn't dare enter the alley.