My Substitute CEO Bride

In the end, he made a pact with an old friend. When he reincarnated as a human, that friend would help his new self. His friend agreed despite the risks. As fate would have it, the reincarnation was successful, and he became Clint.

However, due to the direct reincarnation, some of his celestial power remained within him. It was because of his deep longing for familial love that he had manifested an older brother for himself-Declan was merely a figment of his imagination.

As for his childhood memories, they had been subtly altered by the Sun and Moon Sovereign's power. The love and care he received from his parents in reality were transformed into the brotherly affection from Declan in his altered memories.

"Do you understand now?" Clint asked as he looked at the younger version of himself. He pointed to his 'brother's' blurry figure and continued, "All of this was just our imagination. But I'm grateful because, through this, I genuinely felt the love of a family. And that's enough for me."

Clint smiled with contentment. He had finally spoken the truth of the reality he had once refused to accept. As he did, his memories reverted to their original form. He remembered his father, mother, and sister-all of them who had been delighted by his birth.

His father's eyes would always light up with joy when he looked at him, and his mother's gentle, caring voice echoed in his mind. That afternoon was filled with nothing but warm, familiar chatter.

He took the younger Clint's hand. "Let's go."

In the darkness, a path slowly emerged, leading toward liberation.

Clint felt a sense of relief wash over him upon uncovering the truth, a discovery made while under the influence of Zirconia's powers. The cult leader had triggered deep-seated fears within Clint's memories, which, in a twist of fate, led him to fully recognize his true self. This realization brought him back to consciousness.

However, Clint then noticed that the younger version of himself was not moving. No matter how hard he tried to pull, the child remained rooted in place.

"We need to go," Clint urged.

"But I don't want to leave," the younger Clint said, gazing longingly at the fading shadow of his imaginary brother.

"Why?" Clint asked, puzzled.

He had already accepted the truth and even used that realization to understand his power over the black hole extradimensional space a power that was a manifestation of his subjective consciousness.

Returning to the present, Clint looked at the light ahead, feeling reluctant to leave. There were so many things in this world that he still cherished.

"Dad, Mom, Sis, Delly, Rainey, Em..."

The name 'Em' caught him off guard. "Em... Who is that?" Clint wondered aloud.

At that moment, the younger Clint began to merge with the shadow of the brother he had conjured before taking on the form of the Sun and Moon Sovereign. The figure before him now wore an expression that seemed to plead with him not to leave.

"Who... Who are you?" Clint asked, staring at the person in front of him, who looked exactly like himself.

"I'm you in your past life... and I'm the one who doesn't want to leave," Clifton responded.

At that moment, Clint recalled the Fox Queen from the Summit of Ten Thousand Dynasties.

"Ember? You don't want to leave because of her?" Clint asked.

Cliffton nodded.

"But... we must leave now..." Clint said, glancing toward the growing light ahead. "Look, the light is getting closer..."

...

Back in the real world, the Fox Queen, Ember, had reached Clint's side and once again sensed Cliffton's presence.

"It can't be wrong this time..." Clinging to her conviction, she decided to take a bold step.

Ember's soul left her body, which collapsed next to Clint. As her consciousness entered Clint's

subconscious, she grasped both of their hands tightly.

...

In the Netherworld, the Undying God, who had become one of the kings of the Netherworld, looked at the ledger in his hand with a hint of irritation.

"These two... Seriously." He sighed,

then lifted his gaze to address the being before him. "I say, you don't need to keep an eye on me like this. I'm not going to interfere with anything. I'm doing my job by the book. Isn't that enough, Ruin?"

Nearby, a massive serpent-like beast, shackled by fine chains, was silent. This was Ruin's true form. Henoveldrama

did not respond, only closing his eyes in resignation.

"Ruin, don't worry about me," the

Undying God said, flying up to the serpent's eyes. "If you keep letting your powers run wild in the mortal realm tike this, that old man might come looking for you any now." en

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