“I love him…” Celeste’s words were unwavering, and it caused me to stop and look over at her. “That is why I became a Fairy Queen… because I will no longer be a drone controlled by you. For twenty years I was trapped in this dungeon, torn between human spiritual half, trying to help me leave, and the compelling nature to be a good look fairy and follow her queen… but you haven’t been a true fairy queen in years! I’ve made my choice… I’ve chosen freedom!”
“He will betray you…” Astria growled.
“I don’t care if he loves other women, as long as I can have just a bit of his love, it’s all I want.” Celeste shot back.
“C-celeste…” I stopped with one foot on the stairway.
She turned to me and smiled. “Go… escape while you have the chance. I can’t give you the waters of life, but I will give you the only thing I’ve been able to take as my own… my life.”
“Foolish girl! Then die!” The Fairy began to throw more violent attacks at Celeste.
My heart was beating fast, and a shot of adrenaline shot through me. I race up to the library as quickly as I could. Touching the kiosk, I registered myself. I could now travel to the 29th floor. Just as I was about to switch position, my eyes landed on the mural. The last part of the story. It depicted Karr. He was an older man now. He had formed the city of Chalm and was starting to free the slaves. Then he…
I paused, my eyes widening. A moment later, they narrowed, anger spreading out from me. “You bastard… that’s what you did? Switch Position!”
The battle between Celeste and her mother continued, but there was no way Celeste could get the upper hand, especially given how much more powerful her mother was. The only thing she could do was hold on, but even with a renewed sense of determination, within five minutes her mana was exhausted and she had taken various wounds.
She stared up, shaking as her mother flew over her head, looking down at her with a sneer. “I won’t let you make the mistakes I did. I’d rather see you dead!”
“I-I love Master!” Celeste smiled anyway, a tear falling down her cheek. “I made no mistakes, and I regret nothing!”
The spell exploded out toward Celeste, but a sword sliced through it, causing it to break. Celeste looked up to see us standing there. Lydia and Miki were completely unhesitant when I had teleported in. I was just glad they had remained near the library rather than desperately trying to race down. Well, that wasn’t true. They had teleported back down to the 25th floor and were single-handedly trying to fight their way through the flood of ghosts. They had left a wake of death, but considering the number and time involved, that only meant they were about twenty feet from the door. I simply teleported in Miki’s place, grabbed Lydia, and then ran for the library. Two teleports later, we were all in the boss’s room. This was cheating, right? Well, it’s not cheating if it’s in the game, that’s what I always said.
“You… came for me?” Celeste said in wonder.
“She can talk!” Miki let out a cry, but I bonked her on the head immediately.
“Since Master made you his slave, I knew you must be amazing!” Lydia declared. “I will definitely fight by your side. Anyone who loves Master is okay in my book.”
“Ahn… they heard…” Celeste blushed, touching her cheeks.
“Keep her busy, will you?” I called out, grabbing Miki.
“You treacherous human, you know I can still hear you, right?” Astria screeched.
“Yeah? But you’re going to one, so don’t stop me!”
With that, I pulled out the entire remaining portion of fairy dust. As soon as she saw it, Astria’s eyes widened in alarm. “What are you doing?”
“Me? I’m bringing you some closure!” I dumped the entire remaining contents on Miki’s head.” Miki! Do it!”