The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

however.

First floor.

Claire bit her lip, seemingly holding back tears, and bent down to pick up the small tin box.

Then.

And so, step by step, he walked to Chloeux and Judith's side.

She remained silent with her head down for a while.

Seeing Claire so close, Chloe couldn't bear to hold Judith any longer.

Or perhaps Judith was too embarrassed and pushed him away first.

The two finally separated.

"This, this is from your father, your Uncle Border Guard. He heard you reached the seventh rank and wasn't going home for the holidays, so he asked me to bring this to you..."

Claire's tears streamed down her face, but she still managed to finish the sentence, albeit haltingly, like a wronged child.

Chloeux's father seemed to have been in favor of the marriage between Chloeux and Claire for a long time.

So after learning about Claire's situation.

I still want to help Claire a little.

"Claire... what's wrong with you...?"

Chloeux, flustered and bewildered, asked.

He had never seen Claire like this before.

She, who always seemed to have a hard shell, was surprisingly soft and vulnerable.

Chloeux's gentle question only made Claire feel more heartbroken.

She knew it wasn't Chloeux's fault.

She felt mostly regret.

She wanted to say something, but felt overwhelmed by a sea of ​​guilt and didn't know where to begin.

Moreover, it felt as if there was no air left in my lungs, and I couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"call--"

Claire took a deep breath.

At least, she didn't want Chloex and Judith to see her in this embarrassing state again.

"I'm actually really fine...?"

Claire originally wanted to compose herself to correct her outburst.

I heard the Ice Princess singing coming from the second floor.

That heart-wrenching sound, like a biting wind amidst ice and snow, chilled and resonated in her heart.

It was as if this song was sung for her.

The singer's voice is full of stories.

Just hearing that voice made Claire feel an overwhelming surge of emotions welling up inside her, which she could no longer control.

Suddenly, Claire couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears like a child.

"This……"

This completely stumped Chloeux.

He finally realized it.

He originally intended to save Dekan.

I didn't realize I was also a clay bodhisattva crossing the river!

That's really bad.

These two best buddies are going to die together!

then.

In this mansion.

It has become a nightmarish cycle.

Chloeux frantically signaled to Dekan for help, for Dekan was the only one who could save him now.

Dekan grew increasingly afraid of Judith's attention and began to bury his head in the sand, curling up in Cornelia's arms and trembling.

Cornelia mistakenly thought that Little Grey was cold, so she hugged it even tighter.

Through the window, Ice Princess saw Cornelia lovingly embracing Little Gray. Tears welled up in her eyes and finally fell as she cried and sang.

As Claire listened to the Ice Princess's heartbreaking singing, she completely broke down and cried harder and harder.

Judith stood in the middle, looking at everyone with a puzzled expression, and finally could only stare at Chloex for an answer.

To Chloeux's left was his childhood friend, crying like a child, seemingly fragile at the slightest touch; to his right was Judith, staring intently at him. His composure was crumbling, and he could only anxiously look to Dekan for help...

......

"..."

Flora and Tata exchanged a glance.

Although they didn't quite understand the origin of this hellish scroll.

But Flora knew.

When two chaotic situations meet, it's generally not a scary thing.

However, when two chaotic situations collide, they also produce interconnected chemical reactions.

unpredictable.

It exploded immediately.

282 The Longest Day in Dekan

Everything was too late.

This was true for everyone present.

"Meow meow……"

Dekan let out a pleading meow.

In this situation.

He has given up on being a human being.

It actually pretended to be a real, pitiful cat.

He didn't know if Cornelia could understand him.

But I can only give it a try.

He's gambling now.

They continue to increase their bets on the road to social ruin.

The soft, kitten-like sounds that came from Cornelia's arms had already caught the attention of the sisters beside her.

Once people discover that this little gray cat is actually Dekan, the once fearsome gray demon will likely become a joke.

The Painful Bishop?

Bishop Cat!

"Little Grey..."

however.

Cornelia didn't understand.

Or perhaps she understood but pretended not to.

Unable to contain her longing any longer, she picked up Little Grey and gently rubbed her cheek against it.

"Little Grey, my Little Grey..."

Dekan: "(Ｔ▽Ｔ)"

This is the end.

The Snow Princess's singing abruptly stopped.

What followed was her helpless sobbing.

The emotions she had been holding in for so long seemed to finally burst forth at this moment.

And she was unaware that Flora had already closed the soundproof barrier.

Everyone can hear her heartbroken cries now.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the second floor.

Hearing the Ice Princess crying upstairs, Claire stopped crying.

She stared blankly at the second floor.

Suddenly she understood that there was someone else just as heartbroken as she was.

The sound of crying made her even more heartbroken, and she couldn't help but cry even harder.

Judith didn't quite understand the situation.

But she had sensed from the beginning that her best friend, Ice Princess, was acting very strangely.

I've wanted to go up there for a long time.

Now that Princess Ice and Snow was crying, Judith could no longer stand idly by. No longer caring about what was in front of her, she ran upstairs to the second floor.

however.