Chapter 1337 - Twin Dream (1) (1/2)

“I’m flattered.”

In the face of Celestina’s taunts, Rhode, on the other hand, seemed really honest. As a matter of fact, the moment he saw the little Celestina, he already knew how to get out from deep within Celestina’s mind. He wasn’t trying to unite the two of them to defeat Celestina’s ‘self-esteem’, nor was he trying to turn the little one into the ruler of the mental world. Instead, his mission was simple. He only needed to make Celestina’s ‘self-esteem’ discover her hidden third personality and it would count as a victory for him.

And it was just as he predicted. As soon as Celestina discovered and defeated the projection of her third personality, she reverted back to her original form. Along with those words from Celestina, a blood-red mist emanated from her body and shrouded her and the two other Celestinas who were caught in her whips. After a few moments, the mist dissipated and Celestina returned to her original form, just like Celia had before. However, the other two Celestinas vanished completely. It seemed like they were completely absorbed by the original self. The current Celestina, on the other hand, gazed at Rhode with an apparent smile, wrapped her arms around herself, and grunted helplessly at him.

“Really, Master, I didn’t expect you to use such a way… Never mind, it’s my own mistake anyway, and it’s pointless to complain to you any longer. But you should know, Master, whatever happens here stays here. You have to keep it a secret… I may not remember it, but if you dare to mention anything, I won’t be so easy on you!”

“I’d like to see how badly you’re going to treat me.”

Upon hearing Celestina’s words, Rhode raised his eyebrow, before shifting his threatening gaze from her ample chest to between her legs as though he were scanning through her clothes. When she felt his gaze, she couldn’t help but blush and cover her body with her arms hurriedly, glaring back at him in displeasure. But it was a pity that Celestina’s complaints and discontentment were clearly ineffective against him.

“It seems like you got a little too carried away, Celestina.”

“Ugh…”

After hearing his words, Celestina’s expression stiffened slightly. However, she came back to her senses quickly and summoned up courage to let out a loud snort, before turning her head away from him as if she didn’t hear what he said. Soon after, she stretched out and waved her hand, only to see the flowing lava beside her separating itself. Along with a loud rumble, a huge steel door emerged from the pool of lava and opened slowly. It was then that Rhode witnessed countless obsidian slabs hidden underneath the lava pool flying into the sky and suspending in midair to form a new path.

“Alright, alright. Master, I know you’ve passed the test, but there are still eight sisters left. Keep up the good work, though I really don’t know if you’ll be able to hang on until the end…”

“Well… Celestina, do you have any tips?”

Upon hearing Celestina’s words, Rhode went silent for a moment. But in the end, he asked shamelessly. Honestly, throughout his journey in her mental world, he finally understood how troublesome it was to be unfamiliar with other people’s past. If he could know a little bit about Celestina’s past, he would have been in a better position to face the little Celestina, instead of waiting for her to give him an answer on behalf of Celestina’s mental world. He finally realized Celestina’s mental state in hindsight. On the other hand, if he had known a little more about Celestina’s past, he wouldn’t have made such a mess of being continuously imprisoned.

That was why he didn’t want to make the same mistake over and over again for the rest of the trip.

“Hmm…”

Upon hearing his question, Celestina frowned, thought for a moment, and gave her answer.

“… Although I can’t reveal much to you about Big Sister Gracier and Madaras, you just need to know that they were once the last princesses of the white elves and were really powerful. Of course, you also understand their temperament. But according to my judgment… You might get into trouble, Master. Because their mental world is most likely different from the rest of ours. And perhaps if you aren’t careful, you’ll fall into a bitter struggle.”

“Different from the rest?”

After hearing her response, Rhode subconsciously swept a glance around his surroundings. And upon sensing his gaze, Celestina jumped up like a kitten who had its tail stepped on.

“W-What I said was true! Not only are they different from me and Celia, but they are also unlike the rest! I think even Big Sister Shira’s mental world is more normal than theirs! Master, don’t think that I’m spouting nonsense, or you’re going to have a hard time after entering their mental world!”

“I see… In that case, can you tell me the specifics?”

After hearing her reply, Rhode abolished his contemptuous attitude. After all, Celestina made a plausible statement and even mentioned Shira, whom they both knew to have abnormal mental health. Besides, Celestina was also one of Shira’s victims in the past. Hence, it made it harder for Rhode to take in the information that Celestina said about Shira’s mental world likely being more normal than Gracier and Madaras’s. After all, in his opinion, Gracier and Madaras were more normal than Shira no matter in which aspect. Could it be that this was actually the opposite of what Celestina saw? That shouldn’t be right. But Celestina also didn’t seem to be lying. After all, she was afraid of all three of them. There shouldn’t be any doubt that she wouldn’t deliberately belittle or smear their reputation. So in that case, what exactly did Celestina mean by all of that?

And in response to his question, Celestina was taken aback. Then, she shook her head.

“Hmm… I can’t since it’s just my guess. But Master, there’s something that I must remind you of. You seem to be familiar with the Carlesdines, so if you’re having trouble in their mental world, you’d better think more about their characteristics… Alright, alright, that’s all that I’m gonna say. It would be a foul to say any more. The rest is up to you now, Master!”

After saying her piece, Celestina looked at the surroundings hurriedly and waved goodbye as if she were afraid of something. At the next moment, she metamorphosed into a gale and vanished before Rhode’s eyes. When he looked at the surroundings again, he could only shrug helplessly. It seemed like Celestina didn’t want to talk about it. But even so, Rhode raised his guard. After all, for her to tell him such things, it only explained that she definitely knew something about Gracier and Madaras that he didn’t. But it was apparent that she chose not to tell him the truth. Perhaps she felt like it wasn’t appropriate to do so, or that there were other reasons. No matter what, this was a matter that Rhode had decided on anyway.

When he got out of here, he would summon Celestina and torment her for three full nights to ‘repay’ her for her imprisonment.

I’m someone who reciprocates. Since you dare to lock me up so many times, I shall pay you back. Isn’t there a saying that went ‘one must repay every kindness with a drip of water’? As an outstanding young man of the new generation, how can I go against the teachings of our ancestors?

Celestina, you’d better get cleaned up and wait for me… In every sense of the word.

There was no point in staying here any longer. Celestina’s mental projections had already unified and most likely wouldn’t come out and meet him again. Rhode had no choice but to follow the obsidian path into the pitch-black door before him. Shortly after, he felt that dizzying feeling once again…

But after two similar teleportations in a row, he was used to it already. This time, he recovered from the dizziness quickly, opened his eyes, and took a serious look at the scene before him. After all, with Celestina’s warning, he was heavily on guard this time. But after seeing the surroundings, he was astonished.