Chapter: 565
The eyes of the Chick Cage Queen, who’s a real love mess, are so scary. One wrong word and she’d pounce, ready to take my head off just like that.
But, I ain’t backing down even a bit.
You see, I like treating other shoddies like toys, but being looked down upon by another shoddy? No thanks.
Especially not by that washed-up auntie who couldn’t even beat the Evil God of Darkness after getting wrecked and was left crying on the ground. I do not want to lose to her.
“Don’t slander her!”
“Heheh! You really want to believe that? Heheh! It’s fun seeing a trashy auntie who can’t even believe she’s been dumped!”
“You!”
The Fairy Queen, looking all grumpy like a demon, seemed to have thought of something, paused for a moment, then went back to pretending to be relaxed.
“Oh. Is that what you’re trying to do, to get me flustered? But it’s pointless. I’ve seen Lord Erginius here. The Great Wizard who still holds his past!”
She really didn’t catch that it’s a fake, did she? No matter how refined the skeleton’s magic is, it shouldn’t be enough to fool the Fairy Queen.
“That person hasn’t forgotten the promise of the past!”
Ah, I get it now. It’s not that she didn’t understand; she just chose to ignore it.
She says she believes in Erginius more than anyone, yet deep down, she’s super anxious and can’t decide what to do.
“A little weakling? Are you talking about that little promise of expressing your heart if we meet again? Heheh?”
“…How do you know that?”
I took a guess since Erginius is that kind of empathy-lacking loser, and I was right.
How innocent can that guy be?
“Hey, hey, dumb auntie, have you ever heard someone say they love you?”
Mentioning love made the Fairy Queen shut her mouth. Just looking at her eyes, which were switching between creepy and normal, told me everything I needed to know.
Erginius has never confessed his love to her.
“Never, right? Heheh! Just as I thought! Who would tell a rotten woman like you that they love her?”
Of course, it’s not that he doesn’t love her. It’s just that for Erginius, who’s likely to faint before even uttering those words, he couldn’t bring himself to say it.
“When have I ever looked at you with beastly eyes? Probably never! No one could look at a granny who’s older than the universe that way!”
This is a lie too. Erginius must have thought about it a ton.
Isn’t it true that all rookies in love think about stuff this way? If Erginius has that awkwardness about him, he’d think even more about it.
But the Fairy Queen wouldn’t know that. She’s a mess in love just like him.
“Have you ever received a clear confession? Probably not! There’s no way a loser who only knows magic would leave room for that!”
This was just because Erginius was too shy to say anything, yet his heart was filled with countless words.
But since he failed to express those feelings, the Fairy Queen doesn’t know his heart. She can only doubt her own love.
“Still denying it? Are you running away because you’re scared of being betrayed for hundreds of years?”
“No, there’s no way. That person isn’t like that.”
Do you really think he isn’t? But why are your hands trembling? Is our attack getting even fiercer?
“Unlike you, who knows nothing but this dark forest, outside there are so many prettier, nicer, and more proactive girls than you! Do you think those lucky girls would just let our love-starved wizard be?”
“No, he only has eyes for me,”
Did that loser really say that? Or are you just making up a lie? It feels like you are creating a falsehood to deny reality, doesn’t it?
“Do you think people who will do anything for power wouldn’t have touched a loser who hasn’t even held a girl’s hand? They must have dragged all sorts of people to strip him!”
“Lies! Don’t lie! That’s impossible!”
If it’s impossible, why is your voice getting smaller? Can’t you look me in the eye?
“Do short-lived human loves weigh as heavily as the love of a hundred-year-old chicken coop lady? Do you think a loser could drive off all those girls who throw themselves at him?”
“No, no, no!”
What do you mean no? You’re doubting just as much as anyone. You, who fell into darkness long ago, can no longer wait for love while looking at the moon reflected in the lake.
“Do you really think I came to save a rotten auntie? Don’t you think I’m just looking for an easy target again?”
“No!”
You’re not pure anymore. The Fairy Queen, who once kept her innocence while knowing so many colors, is gone. All that exists here is the darkness that has tainted her.
“Hic Cough Haha! Ah~! Yes! Keep denying it! It’s a dream, and you should think whatever you want it to be!”
“Shut uuuuuup!”
As the Queen’s wrath echoed through the forest, the fairies attacking us froze in confusion.
Thanks to that, my friends seized the moment and turned the offense back on the fairies while I stepped forward to face the furious Queen who was catching her breath.
“That was all a lie~!”
“…What?”
“Hahaha! What can a love-starved loser possibly do when just brushing against a girl’s hand makes him faint?”
I saw the once angry but now bewildered black eyes of the Fairy Queen.
“Wait, what? Did you just doubt me? You don’t believe a loser who has locked himself away for hundreds of years to save one lady?”
I stared closely, pressing her. Did you ever think that could be possible? Can you really not trust your one true love? Was your love really that shoddy?
“Apologize! You disgusting loser loving a mess like this! Apologize for coming here for a trashy girl like you! And apologize to the fairies turned bugs because of your shoddiness! Then bite your tongue and die!”
With the Fairy Queen’s sanity pushed to the brink, I simply kept a smug grin on my face.
Then the Fairy Queen began mumbling crazily and covered her face with her hands.
Stumbling backward, her footsteps wobbled. Her voice losing form as she fell into despair. There was no sign of reason left in her eyes. Her body trembled uncontrollably.
The Fairy Queen is crumbling.
The fairy, who lost her purity, hugs her own body.
“Ah.”
Then, all of a sudden, the shivering stopped on the Fairy Queen’s shoulders.
“Yes. That’s right.”
The voice, which had fallen apart, regained its shape, but it was different from before. A voice mixed with excitement and eeriness made my spine chill.
“I have lost my purity.”
The Fairy Queen, who managed to stand up while staggering, looked at me.
“So what?”
The gaze of madness reflected me.
“This is all Lord Erginius’ fault. Yes. He did wrong.”
“How disgusting, Chicken Coop Auntie! Is this you blaming your opponent now?”
“I waited.”
…No answer?
You were so angry just a moment ago, and now you won’t even turn your head? What’s up with that?
What? Can’t you hear my voice?
“I waited so much. I waited just for him. Repeating dreams countless times, preparing the form he would love. Over and over and over!”
Uh. Oh. Grandpa. What’s wrong with the Fairy Queen? It feels like she’s completely lost her sanity! The look she had when treating us like toys has vanished completely!?
<...That must be the real her.>
‘The real one being…’
[The Queen's expression, which maintained her reason until just now, was a facade of her dreams.]
Did I just shock her back to reality with what I said!?
Joy joy!
Have I given you enough time? Are you ready yet?!
Almost done? Just a little bit longer? How long is a little bit?
“So my madness is all his fault. He left me to rot in a dream! I did nothing wrong. I tried my best. Yes. I… I… I.”
The illusions around us started crumbling. Everything created by the Power of Darkness fell apart.
What we thought was darkness was only a purification.
All of the world’s darkness, both physical and mental, everything abstract, seemed to reside in this site that felt like hell.
“Ah, yeah. Since he did what he wanted, I’ll do what I want too. I’ll keep him close. We’ll dream together. Heeheehee.”
Whoa, if I leave her like this, she’ll break the barrier before Joy finishes her prep work!
“I need to distract her somehow!”
Taking a breath, Karl swung his sword, but the path of his blade disappeared into the darkness.
“…What is this?”
Fray’s sword was the same, swallowed by the deep dark that permitted no one else.
“Saintess! Purification!”
“I’m doing my best, but the darkness is too strong! Something’s off! Even when directly facing the Evil God, it wasn’t like this!”
Phoebe and I kept trying to fight off the darkness with divine light, yet the darkness wouldn’t budge.
This was definitely strange. Facing the Evil God of Darkness or the Void Evil God wasn’t like this before!
What’s wrong? What’s happening!?
[The dream hasn’t ended yet! The laws here are different from reality!]
‘I know what the problem is, but that’s not what’s important right now!’
[Dance! This is the fairy's dream! The Fairy Dance can never be denied!]
You want me to dance in this situation!?
Agh! Damn it! Fine! If anything goes wrong, I’ll blame it all on Grandpa!
Tap.
With light steps, I tread atop the darkness.
Not knowing where the ground is, nor what obstacles lurk ahead, I move my body relying entirely on instinct.
“Oh. There you are.”
Tap.
Swimming through the darkness with tiny arms and legs.
I hope my dance reaches beyond. Flowing around me.
“…Huh?”
Tap.
Dancing.
Dancing the Fairy Dance.
Becoming a fairy, I dance.
Dancing among the fairies in the darkness.
I wish for just one thing.
To catch the gaze of that crazy lady even for a moment.
“Fairy?”
“Lucy!”
As soon as the Fairy Queen’s gaze hit me, I heard Joy’s desperate voice from behind. Ignoring the consequences, I threw the sealing artifact of the Evil God down onto the ground.
The seal, which had taken on the form of a sphere, shattered.
In an instant, the surrounding area turned white.
And then, all the darkness around started getting sucked into it.
[The Evil God of Darkness reveals himself.]
The Evil God of Darkness descended upon the Fairy Forest.
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