Chapter 1331 - Dark Palace (1) (2/2)

“Hehehe… Hahaha…”

And at that moment, laughter as clear and crisp as bells rang in his ears. As soon as he heard the laughter, his face sank. It was apparent that the other party was making a fool out of him! That was a true demon for him, behaving exactly the same even in such a cunning and annoying place.

“Hmph!”

With a soft grunt, Rhode dashed toward the area where the laughter sounded from. And upon seeing him coming after her, that petite figure turned away hurriedly, disappeared down the corridor, and turned a corner again. But this time, after seeing the petite figure in action, Rhode’s lips curled up slightly and a smiley glint flashed in his eyes.

All of a sudden, the sound of footsteps disappeared entirely. The entire corridor once again returned to its original peace and silence. Aside from the shadows caused by the burning flames, there was no other presence here. After some time, along with a nearly imperceptible rush of footsteps, the petite figure returned to the earlier corner again. She looked around suspiciously as if she were searching for Rhode. But what astonished her was that there was not the slightest sign of his presence as far as the eye could see. It was as if he had completely vanished from this world. The puzzled petite figure walked to the corner cautiously and poked her head out to look at the other side. However, she didn’t find anything.

Then, she raised both her hands to her mouth.

“Ah———!

Along with this scream, the petite figure hid once more, while her scream echoed deep in the corridor. But even so, Rhode didn’t appear. This left her even more confused. She stepped out from around the corner and took a few steps forward as if she were investigating the situation. But all of a sudden, as though recalling something, she retreated instinctively. But unfortunately, it was too late.

“Caught you!”

In the sound of a gust, Rhode leaped down from the ceiling, seizing the petite figure with gripping hands like that of an eagle’s talons. And upon sensing his touch, the petite figure panicked and struggled. But unfortunately, she wasn’t as strong as him. Rhode’s hands were like iron pincers imprisoning her, where she couldn’t even move one bit.

“Alright, little rascal. You’ve caused me so much trouble. Now, it’s time for me to see your true colors!”

Rhode said and revealed a proud smile. Since the entire corridor was only lit up by the faint light of the torches, he was only able to faintly see her silhouette. Although he was certain that this petite figure was, in fact, Celestina’s mental self, judging simply from her silhouette, she was much smaller than the Celestina he remembered. Could it be that this was also Celestina’younger self?

However, while Rhode was about to get a glimpse of her face, the petite figure that seemed to figure out what he was trying to do screamed out loud.

“Let go of me, you pervert!”

With that, the petite figure stomped her foot onto him violently. At the next moment, the solid ground beneath his feet suddenly disappeared and he fell into the abyss of darkness along with that petite figure.

The sound of the whistling wind blew past his ears. There was only darkness around him. But even so, he still had a firm grip on that petite body and didn’t let go despite how hard she scrambled. It was clear that this little fella was the key to Celestina’s mental world. Rhode had no doubt for a second that if he were to let her escape, he would fall into this darkness for eternity.

Bam!

Finally, after some time, Rhode found himself crashing onto a soft object. And surprisingly, the impact of the fall from that height didn’t hurt him at all. Instead, he felt like he had jumped onto a comfortable bed. And almost at the same time, a bright glow once again emanated before his eyes.

“This place is…”

Rhode looked up and saw that he was now in a lavishly-decorated bedroom, surrounded by all sorts of luxurious decorations and furniture. He was in the center of this bedroom, on a bed that was a full two to three meters wide. Crimson drapery hung down from the ceiling, exhibiting a graceful and luxurious atmosphere. And at that moment, a young voice sounded from below him.

“Let go of me, you pervert! Lecher! Rogue!”

“Hmm?”

Upon hearing the voice, Rhode looked down.

And a petite little girl came into view.

She was undoubtedly Celestina. But compared to the Celestina in his memory, this Celestina was much smaller in size and about the same age as Mini Bubble Gum. Not only that, but her gorgeous black dress was also disheveled from the struggles she put up. The little girl’s slender legs wrapped in black garter belt stockings stuck out of her messy skirt, kicking him hard. Even though her arms were grabbed tightly by Rhode, she didn’t seem to have the intention of giving up yet. On the contrary, she glared at him, her adorable face revealing unmistakable wrath.

“Get out of my way, you pig! How dare you hold me down! Do you know what crime this is!”

The little fella grumbled and wrestled as she twisted her body. However, there was no way for her to break free from Rhode’s restraint. One had to admit that looking from a distance, this scene was as if Rhode were about to violate the girl. It was filled with a certain unspeakable criminality.

But…

This feels exciting.

Looking at the girl struggling desperately in front of him, Rhode’s mind, however, came up with a rather dangerous thought.