Chapter 182: The Tin Knight and The World Inside The Library (2)
Reached the ending.
It was a phrase that carried an ominously strange feeling in this situation.
Dorothea asked, “You, are you perhaps under some kind of curse?”
“Hmm, should I call it a curse, or a rule, it feels like I’ve been incorporated into the story of the game book. Originally, whatever ending you meet would just be a setting, but now this game is becoming reality. Once you reach the ending of ‘becoming the labyrinth’s guardian’, it really comes true.”
“Then, do you have to be trapped here forever from now on?”
A slight, very small hint of sympathy crept into Dorothea’s voice.
To her, it seemed like an utterly tragic ending to continue living as part of this unidentified space, this unidentified game.
Adelaide, being sensitive, even covered her mouth with her hand and turned pale.
“Eh? No, not really. I can probably leave if I want to, maybe.”
The poignant atmosphere was instantly shattered.
Ignoring the bewilderment of those around her, Gale explained while repeatedly throwing and catching an empty teacup high in the air.
It was a sight that would horrify someone strict about etiquette.