"Oh, spirits, now I have to really step up!"

Louis was increasingly suspicious that the reason the original host had perished was related to the Gate of the Abyss beneath the empire.

Logically speaking, if he had just crossed over and discovered the abyssal gate beneath his feet, his first reaction would definitely have been to run away.

Whoever loves to block this gate can go ahead; with my little arms and legs, I can't block it anyway.

But for the Emperor, Beatrice, and even the little swan, it was impossible to let the abyssal gate open directly.

Even... for the original host as well.

Unlike Louis.

Before Louis crossed over here, although life was often depressing, it was not like the original host who became an experimental subject.

Having never experienced such pain, he naturally wouldn't have the gratitude of being freed from a nightmare.

This is also why when facing Beatrice, his early approach was more about "clinging tightly to the big wife's thigh without wavering" rather than the extreme adoration found in the original host's diary.

But even without that sense of admiration for Beatrice, after Louis learned about the abyssal gate, he still chose to help the big wife and Emperor Lao Deng to resist the abyss.

Because he knew he couldn't hide for long.

So what about the original host?

Louis had sketched a profile of the character based on the original host's diary.

Perhaps due to being experimented on for too long in the White Tower, the original host was not the most stable character.

Faced with powerful enemies, he would feel fear, and his diary documented some childish actions he had done and how he particularly liked to show off when dealing with opponents.

The act of the Arcane Knight not wearing armor, only he could pull off.

This isn't just showing off anymore; Louis was willing to call him a "showboat."

But sometimes, these kinds of timid, showboating people might display extraordinary courage when faced with dire situations.

Louis opened the car window, looking at the increasingly close weak spot guarded by the Jade Phoenix Mage.

He suddenly understood some things.

Perhaps for the original host, his determination to guard the abyssal gate was deeper than his own?

Thinking from a different perspective.

Foreign armies are about to invade the Imperial Capital; the entire royal family, from the emperor to the princesses, has been killed in battle, and only ten thousand soldiers remain inside the Imperial Capital.

The princess has saved your life and entrusted people to train you into a capable person, a debt akin to rebirth.

At this point, the foreign demon stands outside the abyssal gate and says to you:

"Louis, as long as you open the abyssal gate, I swear by my demon identity, I won't kill you, and I'll even give you lifelong wealth and glory."

Any man with a bit of backbone would fight the demon with all his might.

If I win, I'm Yu Qian; if I hold on to the end, I'm Zhang Xun; if I die, I'm Lu Xiufu; if I'm driven off, I'm Guo Ziyi, and now you want me to kneel down and become Wu Sangui?

A tattoo of me would have to be on Qin Hui's back.

Reflecting on the future, the diary entries by the original host became fewer, and his temper more irritable...

Ouch, if his guess was right, then despite the original host's various inferior actions, he still acted like a man at the crucial moment.

Louis's sudden action caught William's attention:

"Your Highness, what's the matter?"

Louis said wistfully:

"I suddenly realized that Olivia was quite open-minded, having directly forgiven 'my' mistakes."

Louis was referring to the Black Swan.

After learning that the Black Swan had been reborn, he also knew that the little swan had been reborn too.

So he curiously asked the Black Swan:

"Logically speaking, shouldn't the little swan, after being reborn, have directly killed 'me'?"

After all, the little swan didn't know the conspiracy behind everything.

It's not impossible to unilaterally blame it all on Louis.

But in the end, she merely created a "prince's trial" to "test" him.

Honestly, such an operation was a bit too petty.

"Because the past 'me' was just a bit slow, not a fool."

The Black Swan glared at him with a dark expression and said:

"I know very well who my enemy is. Even if she doesn't know the specific reasons, she won't blame you entirely for Beatrice's death and the empire's collapse."

Exactly.

The little swan was most upset because Louis, as Sister Wang's guard, failed to protect her.

Additionally, the Black Swan shared part of her memories with the little swan.

The memories formed from the Black Swan's more objective and fair perspective naturally wouldn't hold malice toward Louis.

So in the end, the little swan just felt very frustrated and thought Louis didn't have the ability to protect Sister Wang.

But to say she wanted to kill Louis, that was never on her mind.

As for Louis...

He thought about how he was in such a dangerous situation right after his rebirth.

To be honest, if the little swan had indeed decided to eliminate him at that time, the most he would have received was a severe scolding, and even Beatrice would reluctantly help to cover up for the little swan.

But what was the outcome?

A princess's reincarnation revenge tale was forcefully turned into a "little sister in-law angrily helping the big wife" scenario by the simple little swan.

Thinking about it made Louis burst into laughter.

In this light, the little swan was actually the matchmaker between him and his wife.

But Louis failed to notice the subtle expression on William's face.

"I didn't expect things to get so intense last night between your highness and the Second Princess, and she forgave your highness without hesitation."

"Is this the self-restraint of a succubus?"

"Your highness, aren't you afraid that once Beatrice finds out about the problem between you two, she'll go full yandere on you?"

Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to voice his thoughts aloud.

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