Chapter 4002: The song of [Purple Moon] (53)—Tessarosa's... origins
In a dark golden maze passage, a figure strolled along, humming an unknown tune... [Demon Sword Caesar]—or rather, someone merely using that identity.
At that moment, [he] was dragging Boros along by the ear... he had brought the Long-eared Tribe rabbit out with him when he left the [Maze Heart].
The humming abruptly stopped.
[He] surveyed his surroundings, looking thoughtful.
"Looks like you finally evolved into a [Super Divine Artifact]." [He] lowered his head in thought. Suddenly, a [Maze Eye] appeared silently on the floor behind [him].
Without a word, [Demon Sword Caesar] stepped back and planted his foot directly on the [Maze Eye].
Pop!
Its contents burst out!
"Heh, you've only just evolved, and you already can't wait?" [Caesar] chuckled. "Forgot who helped complete this body of yours?"
The surroundings were eerily silent... but no more [Maze Eyes] appeared.
[Caesar] paid it no mind. He continued dragging Boros the rabbit through the maze's convoluted passages, as casually as if he were out for a stroll with no destination in mind.
Eventually, [he] stopped, drawn by a low sobbing sound... his footsteps fell into rhythm with those faint sobs.
[Caesar] came before a... little girl with long pink hair.
But the pink-haired girl was not alone!
There were also numerous [Weeping Angels] on the verge of shattering... and off to one side lay an unconscious man—the male knight, Gejiefu!
[Caesar] pondered for a moment.
The sobbing little girl was curled up, but she was not crouching on the floor... instead, a woman with disheveled long hair, a simple sea-blue dress, and an extremely pale face held her from behind. The woman's tangled hair wrapped tightly around the girl's frail body like black seaweed.
The woman kept humming something into the girl's