Story/Chapter 61: Difference between revisions

tr "GFX_ID_39814" = "[Red Demon Territory, Eastern Fields]''

tr "GFX_ID_39815" = "Yawn... Hmm.''

tr "GFX_ID_39816" = "You look tired. Rough night?''

tr "GFX_ID_39817" = "No? I slept well. Yaaawn.''

tr "GFX_ID_39818" = "Are you sure? You really do look tired.''

tr "GFX_ID_39819" = "Your eyes are visibly bloodshot. They're also quite dry.''

tr "GFX_ID_39820" = "It's probably the aftereffects of the Abyss. But it's interesting how the effects differ per person.''

tr "GFX_ID_39821" = "Let's see, Raven passed out from high fever, Laby had problems with her balance, Ara and I slept for days, and Chung... Sleepwalked.''

tr "GFX_ID_39822" = "Rose had motion sickness, Add had ringing in his ears with a severe headache... and I believe Lu and Ciel had terrible muscle cramps? There's no commonality at all. Is it all random since the Abyss itself is full of anomalies?''

tr "GFX_ID_39823" = "Hm, I don't know. I think I see a pattern.''

tr "GFX_ID_39824" = "What is it? Don't keep it to yourself.''

tr "GFX_ID_39825" = "All the effects make it harder for the individual to escape the Abyss. With the exception of me and Zero.''

tr "GFX_ID_39826" = "The whispering voices from the depths of the Abyss, the path that seemed to connect the entire Abyss despite the different stratums...''

tr "GFX_ID_39827" = "It was like a single organism.''

tr "GFX_ID_39828" = "Organism? The Abyss?''

tr "GFX_ID_39829" = "Yes. The symptoms combined make it more difficult to escape the Abyss, until in the end, you are completely absorbed to serve as a nutrient for the Abyss.''

tr "GFX_ID_39830" = "Uhh! I'm glad we managed to escape.''

tr "GFX_ID_39831" = "The aftereffects? Come to think of it, I think I dreamed a lot. Not that I remember anything.''

tr "GFX_ID_39832" = "Hm... Just what are you up to, Tir...''

tr "GFX_ID_39833" = "No, I'm surely playing into his hands by thinking about it...''

tr "GFX_ID_39834" = "Mrrmr... I don't know... I don't know! I don't want to seem like I'm obsessing over what he said!''

tr "GFX_ID_39835" = "(It seems you're plenty obsessing over it already.)''

tr "GFX_ID_39836" = "Hey, Ciel. Are you listening?''

tr "GFX_ID_39837" = "...Ah, sorry. What are we talking about?''

tr "GFX_ID_39838" = "Dreams. Come to think of it, I had a dream recently, too. I wanted to see my family and the Elder.''

tr "GFX_ID_39839" = "I dreamed about something too, but I'd rather not talk about it. It was really strange.''

tr "GFX_ID_39840" = "Did you have a nostalgic dream as well, Ciel? What was your sister's name again? ... Tir?''

tr "GFX_ID_39841" = "It's Terre. Please don't mistake her with the Red Demon King... She was much more adorable.''

tr "GFX_ID_39842" = "Let's see... I did dream about something. But I don't remember what.''

tr "GFX_ID_39843" = "Wow, so everyone had similar dreams? That's fascinating. Do you think this is also a type of Dream Demon magic?''

tr "GFX_ID_39844" = "If everyone dreamed based on what happened in the past, it's 100% due to the Abyss.''

tr "GFX_ID_39845" = "What does that have anything to do with the Abyss?''

tr "GFX_ID_39846" = "When someone has sudden flashbacks...''

tr "GFX_ID_39847" = "... It's a near-death experience? Don't be ridiculous!''

tr "GFX_ID_39848" = "Hahaha. What about you, Lu? Did you dream about anything?''

tr "GFX_ID_39849" = "... Hm? A dream? I slept deeply without a single dream. Huhu, were you curious about my past?''

tr "GFX_ID_39850" = "Yes. I don't think we ever heard about your family or your life in the past.''

tr "GFX_ID_39851" = "Is that so? I thought I have shared a lot... But I suppose they were mostly of the time with the Demon King or after I met Ciel.''

tr "GFX_ID_39852" = "Laby wanna know more about Lu, too. Laby is curious why Tir said something like that. What's in Lu's land? Did you have family and close friends?''

tr "GFX_ID_39853" = ".......''

tr "GFX_ID_39854" = "The Demon Realm did remind me of many things in my past. I suppose I can share a few.''

tr "GFX_ID_39856" = "It may be hard for you to imagine, but before the Demon King, the Demon Realm was much more chaotic.''

tr "GFX_ID_39857" = "Even more than now?''

tr "GFX_ID_39858" = "Yes. For example, the Dream Demons act almost indistinguishably from humans.''

tr "GFX_ID_39859" = "Dream Demons, Aegirp's people... They've all been influenced by humans in some way. I think it's a good thing.''

tr "GFX_ID_39860" = "A time of chaos and disorder... That was the Demon Realm before I was sealed.''

tr "GFX_ID_39861" = "It was the same for my land. Though not all of it was mine."

tr "GFX_ID_39862" = "Was there another ruler besides you?''

tr "GFX_ID_39863" = "There was a tyrant by the name, Bifron. Though he was more a monster than a ruler from his actions.''

tr "GFX_ID_39864" = "He was ruthless beyond comparison. If you rubbed him the wrong way, even a little bit, you were severely punished.''

tr "GFX_ID_39865" = "Not only that, he had a strange obsession. He saw his people as possessions."

tr "GFX_ID_39866" = "As... possessions?''

tr "GFX_ID_39867" = "He would capture them every opportunity he got and lock them up. As such, his castle had more dungeon cells than living spaces.''

tr "GFX_ID_39868" = "A previous lord... Is this before the Demon King? That must be at least several centuries ago.''

tr "GFX_ID_39869" = "That's a long time ago...''

tr "GFX_ID_39870" = "(...Wait, she was alive several centuries ago?)''

tr "GFX_ID_39871" = "Huhuhu, that's how it was back then. It's easy to see why his reputation wasn't great.''

tr "GFX_ID_39872" = "It was to a point that when I managed to defeat him, not a single demon wished to revolt against me.''

tr "GFX_ID_39873" = "Anyway, he really must have been something else. I thought stories of rulers throwing people in the dungeon was just that, a story.''

tr "GFX_ID_39874" = "... Yeah! The Lord Laby knows is a really nice person!''

tr "GFX_ID_39875" = "Hm? Huhu, you're listening so seriously, it's a little embarrassing.''

tr "GFX_ID_39876" = "I was always curious. But figured we should wait until you felt comfortable sharing.''

tr "GFX_ID_39877" = "I was starting to think you were full of it, with barely anyone recognizing you despite calling yourself 'queen'.''

tr "GFX_ID_39878" = "Hohoho, would you like to repeat that again?''

tr "GFX_ID_39879" = "Hmph.''

tr "GFX_ID_39880" = "Anyway, I could no longer turn a blind eye to his tyranny and decided to act with the help from Barkat, who was Bifron's subordinate at the time.''

tr "GFX_ID_39881" = "I snuck inside the dungeon and set everyone free... But could not take back all the harm Bifron has already caused.''

tr "GFX_ID_39882" = "Of course, what I have done is nothing to scoff at. In fact, that's where the legend of the merciless Steel Queen started...''

tr "GFX_ID_39883" = "When I defeated him, those who suffered under his rule came forward and asked me to promise not to follow in his footsteps.''

tr "GFX_ID_39884" = "So I claimed the throne not as a King but as a benevolent ruler, to cut the cycle of violence and open a new era.''

tr "GFX_ID_39885" = "So that's why you're the Steel Queen, not the Steel King.''

tr "GFX_ID_39886" = ".......''

tr "GFX_ID_39887" = "...? What is it, Lu?''

tr "GFX_ID_39888" = "Uhh, come to think of it, it was Barkat who suggested that as well! It's infuriating to think about it!!''

tr "GFX_ID_39889" = "Hold the thought, I think we're here. It's the Queen of Gold's Palace.''

*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''???:''' ''-''