Chapter 238

"That's not enough. Give me yours too."

The cold voice, though not loud, was very clear.

Camilla instantly, her body stiffening.

"... I also?"

Next, before Camilla could react...

What happened to the Moon Devil King before is now happening to Camilla.

She vomited blood, looking at the Witch as if she were crying, but she didn't even know how to shed tears.

However, her voice was weak and hoarse, as if she were calling out the Witch's name.

"Lilith..."

Even at the very end, she couldn't believe that she too could be deceived and betrayed by Witch.

Of course, this was all wishful thinking on her part.

What will happen next?

The Flower Demon King was unaware of this.

She only saw the woman take out a Magic Wand she had never seen before.

That appears to be a Scythe.

Then, the Witch did something incredibly crazy.

She was... putting their Crystal, one by one, into that Magic Wand.

Camilla's Crystal... The Moon Devil King's Crystal... The Wind Devil King's Crystal...

Finally, there was a Crystal that appeared to be a dreamy pink color.

The Crystal looked incredible; it resembled a heart, a vibrant and beautiful peach heart, radiating a pure and hazy light.

For an ugly, Monster to have Crystal with such a beautiful appearance is truly laughable.

Could it be that her appearance suggests she actually understands the meaning of love?

But at that moment, she suddenly felt a tearing pain.

As the Witch fused the Crystal with her Magic Wand, some powerful force was tearing apart her Crystal and soul, twisting everything about her.

She had already foreseen the fate of the Crystal.

Those Crystal, a piece of them, were forever torn off, shattering into an irreparable gap and crack, like a wound to the soul.

---And a piece of her heart's Crystal was torn off, leaving a flaw in her once perfect heart that could never be mended.

Chapter 42 Haihara and the Witch

"And so, the Demon King kings vanished, just as the Witch had told them, they would never wake up again."

Inside the exhibition room, Ms. Tachibana held the fairy tale book and narrated it in her beautiful voice.

She didn't seem to feel thirsty.

Haihara listened quietly to the sound.

To be honest, this isn't a story that will move you.

On the contrary, it might feel a bit boring and inexplicable.

Haihara doesn't care about the protagonist of this story.

She sounds like just an exceptionally lucky, spoiled child who did a bunch of messy things, and Haihara can't really empathize with her experiences.

If this is a story written by Tachibana, then it's truly awful.

What happened after that?

She saw that when Miss Tachibana stopped talking, she suddenly fell silent, her face lowered, and she seemed somewhat dazed. So, for the first time while Miss Tachibana was telling the story, she spoke up to ask her what happened next.

What will happen next?

If it's a cliché story, it's probably easy to guess.

For example, because of the adopted child who died, she might do something reckless and hurt other people who had always loved her deeply.

This seems pretty bad.

Haihara hopes it won't be a story like this, but she always has a feeling that maybe it will be.

"Hmm... who knows?"

However, Ms. Tachibana suddenly shook her head, her face still bearing her usual gentle smile.

"I haven't thought about what happened after that, but, Miss Haihara, if it were you, how do you think this story should end?"

Ms. Tachibana has very long hair.

If not properly organized, it can easily cover the eyes.

If other women had hair like hers, it would probably look sloppy, but for a beauty like Ms. Tachibana, it still looked quite pretty.

Haihara saw those beautiful eyes beneath her bangs, gazing at her.

She lowered her head and remained silent for a while.

She had heard this story before.

Perhaps describing it as "hearsay" is not accurate.

So, what exactly was the Witch in the fairy tale thinking?

He conducted forbidden experiments, raised Monster, and ultimately gained the power of Demon King.

Then, Haihara had an idea.

Under Ms. Tachibana's gaze, the woman spoke:

"In the end, that Witch will die, right?"

Regardless of what happened afterward, and regardless of what the Witch was thinking, Haihara felt the story should end like this.

Although Haihara hasn't heard about the evil things the Witch did later from Tachibana's story.

However, from the very beginning when she heard this story, Haihara had a certain idea.

That Witch, I wish she were dead.

This was actually a rather strange conclusion, but after hearing it, Ms. Tachibana was stunned for a moment, and her previously enigmatic smile revealed its flaw at this moment.

Why?

The smile in her voice faded slightly.

"If it's for the sake of that dead child, and she later harms others, then regardless of success or failure, perhaps it's better for her to die in the end."

Haihara spoke of this matter calmly.

As she spoke, she lowered her gaze, which was unusual for her, but did not look at anyone.

Miss Tachibana's hand, which had been stroking the book, tightened its grip on one corner slightly without her noticing.

"... You're saying it's all for that dead child, is that right?"

Even though it was just a story being told, Ms. Tachibana seemed to be wavering.

Generally speaking, is this because it sounds like she's writing a terrible story?

Just kidding.

"Then what other reason do you think she could have to be more understanding?"

Haihara looked up at her, noticing that Tachibana- san looked somewhat strange and unsure how to describe it.

It's as if he's trying to find the answer within himself.

But perhaps it can't be found.

When Haibara saw Tachibana's appearance, Haihara felt that the subsequent events in the story would probably be similar to what she had imagined.

Witch are not suitable to be the protagonists of fairy tales.

Haihara just found this person annoying.

She receives unwarranted favor from many people, seemingly because she is very talented and gifted, yet she acts like a willful child.

As it turns out, this fairy tale is actually about why an evil Witch does bad things.

Ms. Tachibana seemed unsure how to respond to Haihara's question.

She could only smile:

"Haihara, can't you answer this question?"

Haihara's gaze faltered slightly.

Are you being understood?

She didn't think there could be any other reason.

But why?

She always felt that the Witch's story was missing a crucial part.

However, in the end, Haihara still didn't answer this question.

Just as Tachibana was about to say something to break the silence, she sensed the woman opposite her slowly walking towards her.

Just as Tachibana was wondering what Haihara was doing, she saw the woman reach out her hand to her.

She didn't understand the woman's purpose until the woman's hand touched her chest.

That hand, through her clothes, gently touched her.

It's like wanting to feel the heartbeat there.

Naturally, it was throbbing there, and it was throbbing faster and faster because of the woman's caresses.

Just as she was at a loss, the woman reached out with her other hand, grabbed one of Tachibana's somewhat limp arms, and lifted it up.

Tachibana watched as the woman grabbed her hand, and then... her hand was lifted onto the woman's chest.

Bang, bang...

Soon, she felt the woman's heartbeat.

And... that soft and wonderful feeling.

As she sensed Haihara's inner thoughts in this way, she subconsciously recalled something that had happened long ago.

Once, she too lay in that woman's arms, pressing close to listen to her heartbeat.

"..."

Now, why is this woman doing this?

After that, because Ms. Tachibana had some work to attend to, their sightseeing trip was temporarily over. Haihara did not immediately go back to find Ms. Suzuki, but instead stayed alone in a corner.

Haihara remembered that at first, Tachibana brought her there to cheer her up, but in reality, after hearing the fairy tale, Haihara's mood did not improve.

Rather, it made her think of some less pleasant things.

Although she always appeared calm, there were things about Haihara that made her feel hurt, but she just didn't want to show any weakness in front of others.

The story just told, anyone from R'lyeh would recognize, is about the rebellious Witch Lilith.

Haihara always seemed confused about herself and her.

Sometimes I feel like I only have that person's memories, and other times I feel like I am that person.

For example, if we were to talk about her relationship with Takanashi Shiori, Haihara would feel that Takanashi definitely belongs to her.

However, if you talk about what Lilith did in the past, Haihara feels it doesn't feel real.

She didn't know what that person was thinking, what they were doing, or why they were doing it, nor did she want to try to guess their thoughts from her own perspective.

Therefore, she couldn't understand it.