Uploading date: 7/9/2018 [M/D/Y]

Re: Life in a fantasy world ~ Arc 2: An Everlasting Week

Interlude 2: Little, Great, but Lonely spirit

A little reminder, read this from Beatrice's point of view, and remember that she has barely made contact with Rem since Subaru came in the mansion, thus her attitude towards her in this chapter.

"Why… why!"

The little spirit murmured to the boy lying in front of her, lifeless and cold. She nudged the boy, as bits of blood seeped out from his closed mouth, she pleaded, "Tell me why…? Why did you do this…!" The boy didn't answer her, he didn't even twitch, he was dead after all.

Beatrice drooped down on the floor, the doll in her hand sinking down to the tiny pool of blood, tainting it's fur red. Was her hopes betrayed? Why did she look forward to meeting this boy so much, why didn't she just let him be, all of this pain could have been avoided, she should have never trusted him. The reason she feels like this, it's his fault after all.

"No…"

She whispered to herself. The corpse reeked of something, something other than blood and death. Beatrice went over to his hand and brought it close to her face, she could see a small scratch on it, not noticeable at all, black smoke was leaking out of it, remnants of a curse. "It's all my fault…"

-Earlier that day-

Beatrice was in her library, sitting on the stool, kicking her legs in the air, she seemed really happy for some reason, "I wish night time could just hurry itself, I suppose…" The library wasn't as silent as always, it was filled with the sound of Beatrice's horrid whistling, it could be called one of her, 'uncute' traits.

"Someone's calling, I suppose…" She senses someone on the other side of the door, it's most likely Subaru with her sweets, she couldn't help but smile, this was the first time in a long while that she's felt anticipation, "You're late, I sup-" She opened up the door using magic but to her astonishment, the one who greeted her wasn't Subaru, it was Ram.

"Expecting someone else, Beatrice-sama?"

Indeed she was, her anticipation was shot down with intense disappointment, but she's not really sure why she's disappointed, she wanted the sweets after all. She let out a dissatisfied sigh as she asked the maid "Where's Subaru, I suppose?" Ram was taken aback by the sudden question, she didn't expect her to ask so directly, it's not like her.

"Barusu is soaked up in sweat so he's in the bath right now, he's asked me to pass this on to you…" Ram had on her a large basket with what she thought, was filled with sweets. 'He bought that many?' Beatrice said to herself as she raised her hand, using magic to pull the basket from Ram's hand.

She took a look inside the basket and was beyond astonished, there was hell of a lot of sweets in there, and they were of really good quality, not something you'd expect from a village, 'I see… you're planning on having Betty share, I suppose…' A devious grin formed in her face, hidden from Ram's sight by her shortness, "I won't play into your hands, I suppose…" she whispered to no one in particular.

"Beatrice-sama, we are having lunch soon, will you be joining us?"

"Hmm, I think I'll pass for lunch, I suppose, I might come for dinner"

Beatrice turned around and brought the basket back with her inside, Ram looked at her with a bit of suspicion, "You've changed quite a lot, Beatrice-sama… did something happen?" Ram asked as she was about to close the door. Beatrice just stopped in her tracks, not looking back, "Nothing's changed, older maid… it's always been like this… I'm just using the most out of him before he disappoints me, just like the others…"

She said with a voice full of monotony, the way she said that line made one think that she's said it over a thousand times and to over a hundred different people. "It's not good to judge people on a whim, Beatrice-sama…" Ram replied, in a way that makes it sound like advice, but from an inexperienced person. "Then… please tell the same thing to you're sister, I suppose…"

The sudden mention of Rem made Ram a little on edge, "All of you annoy me to some extent, even Bubby sometimes, but the younger sister has been a little extra annoying recently…" Ram immediately bowed, and pleaded, "Please, forgive my sister, whatever she's done, I beg you to forgive her, she means no ill will to you, I can assure you…" She said desperately, she knows how powerful Beatrice is, getting her mad isn't something she wants to do.

"She hasn't 'done' anything, that's not what's annoying me, it's the way she looks at Subaru"

Ram lifted her head, from what Beatrice was telling her, it seems that her younger sister has gotten a little more aggressive with monitoring Subaru, indeed if this persists then she might not be able to control herself and take unnecessary actions, "I understand, Beatrice-sama, I will restrain Rem as to make sure nothing gets out of hand"

"That's not the problem, I suppose… didn't you hear what I just said? It's the way she looks at Subaru, Betty dislikes it when a fr… an acquaintance gets shunned at for no apparent reason, you feel the same, don't you, I suppose?"

Beatriced turned her head to face Ram, the pressure she released was extreme, overwhelming even for Ram, "I… I'll try in my best to get Rem to trust Barusu, Beatrice-sama…" She said while bowing, she then closed the door, clutching her heart, she didn't know that Beatrice could be this terrifying.

Once the door closed, Beatrice let out a huge sigh, "Hmph, they all overreact to the most trivial of things, I suppose… Now that the pest is gone, I can finally start…" Beatrice ran over to her bed and made a big leap, bringing the basket in with her. Eyeing at all the different kinds of sweets inside, she could feel her saliva glands acting up, this might as well be one of the best days of her life to count.

"Thanks for the food, I suppose" was what she said, before she lost herself to her eating spree. She didn't say it to anyone in particular but it seems to be aimed at the boy that wasn't present at the moment

She kept on eating and eating until she finished every last one of the cakes, "Stuffed… I suppose…" Beatrice laid down on her bed, even though she ate all those sweets, it doesn't seem she's gained any fat, spirits don't change their form because of biological factors after all.

"Hwaaawh…" For the first time in you can say forever, Beatrice yawned, she feels sleepy for once, "Impossible… I suppose…" She rested her head on the pillow, it feels oddly comfortable for some reason, it's never felt this good before. Why does it feel nice all of a sudden, she doesn't know.

"Hmph, might as well take a nap… I'll wake up in time for the doll, I suppose…"

And so she drifted into sleep, a deep and calming sleep. After lunch, she was visited by Subaru and Puck, though she was unaware of it. Right before dinner, Subaru visited again and took the empty basket away, then no one else visited and she was left to herself, still alone.

She sleep soundly for half a day and she woke up an hour before midnight. She stretched her arms out and let out another yawn, what a good sleep she had, "Hmph, looks like I slept a little too much... I suppose…" she got off her bed and surveyed the surroundings, noticing first off that her sweet basket has disappeared and the first thought that came to mind was.

"Gah! Did he walk in and see Betty's divine sleeping face, I suppose! No, impossible… Betty made sure that no one was to enter the library during my slumber… but Bubby can still enter, no Bubby would never betray Betty, I suppose!"

She walked down the isle of books, still feeling a tinge of drowsiness in her eyes, not caring about the fact that many of the isles have been sorted and cleaned, which is unusual, since she never lets any of the maids into the library. She walks over to her table and to her surprise, a tea set was there.

"Did Bubby bring tea? No… Bubby can't carry a tray this big… and Bubby never brings Betty tea! Unforgivable, so that man really has trespassed into Betty's domain! Even though he doesn't seem to be the type to do any perverted things… coming into a woman's room unnanounced is a crime, I suppose! Though… I might forgive him if he lends me the new doll he promised on working on… I might , I suppose"

She pushes her stool over to the table and sits down, pouring herself some tea, "Betty shall indulge in his kindness in the meantime, I suppose…" She could tell it was about to strike eleven soon, if he doesn't make it by then, she'll just check to see if he's either still working on it or fallen asleep during the process.

"Hmph, it's most likely going to be the latter, I suppose…"

She continued to sip her tea in the silent, lifeless library, her legs swinging back and forth was the only movement there was. Being alone is painful, she thought, but there's no helping it when it's part of the contract, she is a spirit after all, "Betty should just shut up and endure it, I suppose…"

She secretly enjoys Subaru's presence in the library, despite her attempts at ignoring his very existence whenever she's around him. It makes her feel calm, and it tells her that she isn't the only one suffering false hope, he is someone that can relate just a little with her, even though it's just a little, anything would beat four-hundred-years of isolation.

"If only you were the one, I suppose…"

She remembered that time she asked him if he was the one she has been tasked in waiting for, she knew she was just spelling herself trouble by asking that but she had to know, because once that was all cleared up, she won't need to think of him critically anymore and she then she can start to get to know him, be his friend.

"And it went well, I suppose"

She puffed out triumphantly, and then she let out a sigh, "It's taking him a while, guess I'll go out of my way and check on him, I suppose" she said in a rather supercilious manner. She gets off her stool, sets her teacup down on the tray, and walks out of the library, leaving the door open behind her.

She treads down the hallway, heading in a certain direction, but then she heard a voice "Screw… this…" she heard a voice exclaim, and it was most definitely Subaru's,"Wai-" another voice, a hesitant one followed after. Then she heard a rush of footsteps approaching her, Did someone find out about the doll? Heh, that's how he reacts, I suppose?" Beatrice jokingly thought to herself as she obliviously walks over to the sound of the footsteps.

Just as she was able to see him in turning the corner, he fell down, tumbling straight to her feet. At first, she thought he was just clumsily rushing over, and was too tired to get up immediately, but once she felt the air of weakness he gave off, she knew something was wrong.

She saw him struggling to move forward, the look on his eyes was that of death, he was dying, dying right in front of her, "Who…" she let out, not brave enough to utter the rest of the question of fear that it was true. She couldn't move her body, not while witnessing this scene, not while she was expecting something else.

"Why-"

"Here…"

She moved her hand to him, in case it wasn't too late to save him, but he grabbed it. His hands felt cold, icy cold, but calming nonetheless. She could see that he was happy she was there, for whatever reason, she doesn't know. He placed a doll in her hand as he slumped down, the moment she saw this, her heart split in two.

"But!"

"Promises… I don't break mine…"

His eyes closed as he coughed up blood, Beatrice could only watch as the scene unfolded, her face twisting in terror. This was the worst possible scenario, why was this happening? What did she do to have fate lashback this badly?

She herself fell to her knees, the utmost amount of rage was filling her heart, her very soul, and a single teardrop fell from her eyes, once it touched the ground, the whole mansion, even though it was only for a brief moment, was filled hatred, sadness, and many more negative emotions, all stemming from the little spirit.

The huge pressure she created alerted everyone in the mansion, Emilia, Ram, even Roswaal awoken to the burst of emotion.

Beatrice just stayed there, staring lifelessly at Subaru's corpse, cursing herself silently as her hands holding the Puck doll trembled.

By the time everyone made it, it was around half past eleven, Emilia was completely aghast, Ram was frozen in fear and probably regret, while Roswaal just looked over with sadness and a tinge of disappointment. Was I too late on holding Rem back? Ram thought, while Emilia just muttered out, "Why… why… why…"

Roswaal was the first one to take a grip on the situation and turned over to Rem who was beside Emilia, "Rem… did you perhaps-" "Betty has had enough of this!" Beatrice said while stomping her foot, "Again, Betty was too late to do anything!" she this time she pulled on her drills, "They always go away!" now she slammed her hands into the ground. Her violent actions shocked everyone, especially Rem. "Enough of this…"

She turned around and walked away, "Beatrice, you're not planning on going are you?" "I am… don't even think of following…" She snapped back at him rather coldly, it scared Ram the most, "Beatrice-sama, please, Rem-"

"He was killed by a curse, older maid… in this mansion, only Betty has the skill to cast such a spell, and I haven't made any physical contact with him today, the only explanation is that the killer is in the village, meaning he got it when he went to get sweets for me…"

She said, not knowing exactly why he was going to the village in the first place, she wish she's known, so she didn't have to mention him buying her sweets. She had dropped of her usual 'I suppose' and was speaking serious, it was probably the most serious she's been in a while, "Then if the killer is in the village, I as the lord mu-"

"I won't be having that… I will go and take care of it, I won't allow any of you to follow me…"

She said while glaring back sharply at them all, "Beatrice-sama… please... let Rem accompany you!" Rem said hesitantly, Beatrice could only look in astonishment, but reverted back to her glare as she turned around, a rip in space appearing in front of her, "Your concern is appreciated, I suppose… but mind your own business…" She said the former with a dry laugh and the latter with a sharp hiss, it frightened Rem.

"Your face isn't filled with guilt, or sympathy, nor sadness... it's full of disappointment, disappointment due to the fact that he wasn't what you thought he was. That's why you hesitated to help him in the last moment, it's because you were so ingrained on the fact that he was in the bad that you couldn't bring yourself to help him, I won't accept help from a person like that..."

And with that she went through the rift, the others could clearly see that the village was on the other side, Rem couldn't move, Ram was shocked beyond compare, and Roswaal, he was just stuck there. Only Emilia chased after Beatrice and she had successfully made it through the rift. Ram tried to stop her but the rift closed before she could even move an inch.

"Roswaal-sama, we have to-"

"That won't do Ram…"

Roswaal replied with a depressed tone, almost as if he's lost all hope, "If we follow her, she's going to fight us back, maybe even kill us if she's that serious, and seeing that she's pushing the bounds in her contract, she's more than serious enough… we'll just have to hope for the best…" Ram looked down, there truly was nothing they could do, she glanced over at Rem, who was eye widened and looking at the ground in shame, muttering out curses to herself.

"Hey, Beatrice wai- the portal closed?"

"I'll only allow you to tag along, the other's better stay put in the mansion…"

Beatrice moved on forward, the village was in a riot, people were out with torches calling out names. Emilia went up to them and asked, "Everyone, what's happening? Why are you all here at this time of night?" they all one by one noticed Emilia, and the first one to come to her was the village chief, an old woman.

"Emilia-sama… it seems the village kids have gone missing, we can't find them anywhere… please, will you aid us…"

The old woman pleaded to Emilia, who could only nod while saying, "Of course!" Beatrice was beside her and she blurted out, "It must be related to the killer that's able to curse, does anyone here have any clue as to where they are?!" the latter part was shouted out in a really loud voice, almost ear shattering actually.

From the crowd that gathered around the two, a lady and a man came out, it was Lisa and Baldrick, the people Subaru met just yesterday. They walked up to the two and told them, "Subaru-san told us this morning that the dogs the kids were playing with was suspicious and told us to keep an eye on it…"

"The kids were playing with the dog by the fence this evening and were suddenly gone"

Just hearing his name made both Emilia and Beatrice shudder in pain, the one who passed away already knew of the incident before them. Lisa showed Emilia and Beatrice to the site the kids were last spotted and they were brought to the fence Subaru met them in this morning.

"This is where we saw them last…"

Emilia and Beatrice looked around, she confirmed the trace of a Yin magic user in the area and Emilia found out that one of the barrier stones on the trees were shut down. "Then, it must have been the dog… Emilia, you stay here and restore the barrier stone…" Beatrice said while narrowing her eyes down at the forest.

"What will you do?"

"I'm taking vengeance…"

And with that, Beatrice started walking to the forest, surprising everyone at the scene, "Emilia-sama! We're not really letting her go on her own are we?!" Lisa worriedly asked Emilia, who could only look at Beatrice with uneasiness, "She won't let anyone come with her, she even snapped at Roswaal… we can only pray for her and the kids safety…"

Lisa looked back at Beatrice as she started to enter the forest, alone, and she thought, is she the 'princess' Subaru was talking about?

.

As Beatrice was walking through the forest, following the curse's scent, she had one thing repeated in her mind, "Kill the one that cursed Subaru… kill the one that killed her hope" she repeated it, as if she could kill just by saying that, her voice sharp as a needle. Through the brushes and thick grass she was able to glimpse something, a red ribbon, probably from one of the village girls.

"Lucas! Please, just hold on!" After hearing her voice she confirmed that it was indeed a village girl and she appeared before them,

"What happened, I suppose" She said, trying to be as calm as possible, which proved to be difficult as her heart was rage filled. Beatrice didn't need the girl to answer though, it was obvious what had happened, the boy with her was cursed, but it was still in the early stages, she should be able to ease the pain while she finds the assailant.

She holds her hand out and a blue orb appears on top of the boy, his face of anguish soon calmed down, Beatrice looked around, all was forests and there was no clear way of returning back to the village safely, "You, help your friend up and follow me… how many more of you are there?" She said while continuing on into the forest, the girl helping the boy up and quickly following behind Beatrice, clearly scared.

"F-Five more, they went ahead…"

Beatrice sighed as she followed the scent, she really doesn't want to be dragged down by these kids, but she's not about to just leave them here and die, "Whatever happens, stay close, I suppose… unless you want to die…" the girl with the ribbon shivered at Beatrice's warning, and quickly sided closer to her.

Then, the bushes started rumbling, dragging both Beatrice and the girl's attention to it, and the next moment, an Ulgram leapt from it, intending to maul the two apart. Petra could only watch as her face twisted in terror, while Beatrice narrowed her eyes at it. "You're not the one…" She whispered, and the beast was suddenly slammed to the ground, a crater forming where it landed.

"Betty advises you to look away…" and that the girl did, next thing she knows, the sound of crushing bones and tearing flesh was all she heard, and the whimpering of the mabeast stopped. The girl didn't even think of looking at what Beatrice had done to the beast, she was too terrified to see.

"Come, I suppose…"

Beatrice went forward, the girl behind her scurrying quickly. Feeling pity for the girl who is scared out of her pants, she decides to try and calm her down, "What's your name? And how long has it been since your friend has been unconscious?" it caught the girl by surprise, but she seemed a bit happy Beatrice.

"P-Petra, my name is Petra… and Lucas was like this after we got split from everyone, that wasn't long I think…"

"Then your other friends probably still have time to if they got inflicted by the curse too…"

Petra didn't quite understand the situation fully, so she decides to ask Beatrice, "Um, excuse me…" "Beatrice, I suppose… remember it, this might as well be the only time your going to see me..." she informed her with a monotone sigh. "Beatrice… do you know what's happening right now?" Beatrice stopped and looked around, she could sense several curses, freshly casted to that, it'll only be a matter of time before they fall down to mana loss.

"We've spotted a killer, I suppose… we may think it's the dog you were playing with this morning…"

"A killer… wait the dog? H-How did you know about the dog, Beatrice, I didn't see you at the village this morning…"

"You know of a man named Subaru? A butler, scary eyes, he was holding a basket this morning, he told me that you guys were playing with a dog and said that it was acting suspicious…"

Just saying his name made her feel weak, worthless, "The Onii-san from this morning…" Petra replied. Beatrice went through some ferns and bushes until she stopped at the edge of a cliff, a steep drop down was what she saw, but there was something else. Four kids were laying down unconscious, while one lay with a pack of Ulgram surrounding her, it wasn't the aggressive type of stance they had, more like an obedient one.

"So one was a mabeast user?"

Petra made it over with Lucas to the cliff and froze up, "B-Beatrice-chan… we're not going to jump are we?" but before she could say anymore, Beatrice grabbed her hand and leapt straight off the cliff, "Kyaaaa!" Petra screeched out as she hung onto Beatrice like a lost child to her mother. The Ulgram at the bottom of the cliff noticed Beatrice and started barking endlessly, annoying Beatrice beyond compare.

"None of you are the one!"

With her hands outstretched she chanted out a spell and conjured spikes of crystallized mana in the air, the spikes shot out with near sonic speeds. The beasts were powerless as the spikes homed on them, impaling them in several different places, Petra had her eyes shut as they both descended down, slowing down for some reason unknown to Petra.

"Hmph…" The moment Beatrice's foot touched the ground, and astounding amount of force was exerted down on everyone that wasn't a human child. Beatrice opened a rift behind her and shoved Petra through, Lucas was next, "Emilia, take care of them, I suppose. The killer is still here somewhere"

"Okay, Beatrice, please stay safe!"

She ignored the half elf as she shot the other four kids through the rift, then closing it, now she was alone again. "So, which one of you is the curse bearer, I suppose…" She walked forward, but more specifically, she was walking towards the cyan haired girl that was surrounded by Ulgram.

The girl was wary of Beatrice and from the forest, several more Ulgrams joined in on the fray and rushed towards Beatrice, their mouths gaping and ready to snap at Beatrice, but with nothing more than a simple finger gesture, she flung them all off their feet. She then chanted again, and all of them were shot through with spikes, easily killing five to six of them.

The others whimpered in the ground as they were slowly dying of blood loss, "Tell me, I suppose… which one of you cursed Subaru!" More Ulgrams came out of hiding but were simply pinned to the ground by Beatrice's magic, the very ground the stood on started to crumble at the sheer force of the spell.

The girl was now aware that Beatrice was a big threat to her, and wasn't going to get away with a simple apology. "Go!" She commanded the remaining Ulgram to charge for her and they obeyed. All at once, they rushed at her, but before the first one could reach her, "Shamak" she shot out a blast of black smoke at them, the smoke split up and targeted each one them, engulfing them.

At first glance, the spell was the same as Subaru's, but the way she executed it, making it split and home at her targets, that alone shows her mastery of the spell, a feat that Subaru had dreamed of achieving.

The Ulgram stopped in their tracks as they succumbed to the darkness. Beatrice moved towards the girl who could only scramble back in fear. "Bring me the one…" Beatrice tone was dark, bloody rage shown through her butterfly pupils. The cyan haired girl was lifted up by the neck and was pinned to tree, Beatrice stayed a good distance away while her other spells kept the Ulgrams down.

"Even if you don't tell Betty, I can still track him down… now please, I don't want slaughter a poor, mislead girl like you…" Beatrice said in a tone that could only be understood as pity, but the girl replied with a struggling voice, "Betty… friends, shouldn't… hurt each other… ya know…"

Just that single statement nearly blew the switch of in Beatrice, "Friend…?! Don't screw with me… Betty's only friend lost his life to your pup, don't go talking about friends…" the grip on the girls neck and limbs tighten, it was clear that Beatrice was going to choke her soon. "Call the dog…"

The girl struggled even more, tears of pain streaming down her face, no doubt about it, any longer and she'd suffocate. "Then have it your way… I suppose…"

Beatrice was about to land the final blow when, "That'd be problematic…" she heard a voice say and she instantly chanted, "Kardese!" Beatrice clasped her hands together, a bright purple barrier spawned around her and two knives bounced off, most likely from the owner of the voice.

She saw a shadow move in the forest and the next thing she knows, the girl she was strangling had escaped already. She looked around and found her, being carried by a woman donned in a purple black dress, one which let's the owner move with ease.

"Hmph, no mistaking it, the Gut hunter has come to finish her job… is that right?" Beatrice asked the lady of the night who could only reply with a giggle, "To think that even a little girl would know of my name… surprises even me…" the woman, now revealing herself to be Elsa, took out another knife, preparing for battle.

"Though both this job and the last one had the same objective… the targets are completely different…"

She pointed her knife at Beatrice, "If you're thinking of ending Subaru, then you're already too late, I suppose" Beatrice chanted and shot out several spikes at Elsa, who ran and dodged them. She threw the cyan haired girl up in the air and an Ulgram came and grabbed her, running off into the distance.

The other Ulgrams surrounded Beatrice, seems they are on Elsa's side, but there was something that caught Beatrice's eye, a puppy was in the group of Ulgram surrounding her, and it reeked of the curse that killed Subaru, "You're the one!" Beatrice said in anger, she faced the pup who sneered at her.

Elsa then made her move, "Looking away during a fight is-" before Elsa could utter another syllable, she froze, so did all the other Ulgram. The only one unaffected by this was Beatrice, the root of the problem.

"Only Betty has the leisure to talk in a time like this, now all of you can die quickly, you are of no interest to me…" she had literally stopped time.

Suddenly, as if an invisible blade had been summoned, everyone, Elsa, the Ulgram, they were all sliced in half, only Beatrice and the puppy remained. Time then resumed and blood was spilt everywhere, Beatrice made sure not to get her dress dirty and so she made her way to the puppy, who only growled insanely at her.

"Wipe that look of your face, I suppose…" she slammed the puppy to a tree, it whimpered in pain but did not cease it's barking, "I'll make you cower in fear…" before Beatrice could attack though, the puppy had undergone a transformation. It's cute eyes turned into demonic glares, it's tiny legs became sturdy and large, and it's teeth turned to fangs.

"How pitiful…" The alpha Ulgram stomped it's feet on the ground, causing it to burst out as it head over to Beatrice. It's eyes was like an animal looking down on a hopeless ant, it ticked her of, "Learn your place…"

Without evenoving a muscle, Beatrice slammed the ground in on itself, completely nullifying it. "I'll show you my anger…" and with the snap of her finger, she instantly ripped off one of it's front limbs, making it fall to the ground, withering in pain.

"You're a bad little girl!" As Beatrice was busy amputating the Ulgram, Elsa, who was supposed to be dead, lunged at Beatrice and sliced at her back, but she turned to smoke in an instant, disappearing. "Little ones are always so rowdy…" Elsa said in motherly like tone.

"Funny though, to Betty, you are the child that needs disciplining, I suppose. On the count that Betty is most likely hundreds of years older than you…"

Beatrice reappeared behind Elsa and slammed her to the Ulgram, the pinning them both to the ground, "Betty heard you were a vampire, I was planning on bringing you to Emilia, but it seems I'll have to end right here, right now…"

Elsa was still stick in the ground, unable to say anything, then, Beatrice chanted "Ul-Minya…" blue light surrounded both Elsa and the Ulgram, with Beatrice clasping her hand, it ensnared them, and after releasing her hand, it erupted into an incandescent explosion, lighting up the night sky as it travelled upwards. It startled everyone in the village and even the maids in the mansion could see it.

Beatrice sighed as her anger died down, but deep inside she was still frustrated, alas there was nothing she could do about it. She decided to walk back to the village taking a glimpse at the rising sun, she noticed that she had been gone for quite a while, and she also noted that it has been a while since she has seen the sun Dawn.

Once she returned to the village, she was showered with worried looks, a little girl tainted with dirt and blood isn't exactly a calming thing. They all asked what happened and if she was okay, but she ignored them all.

She went to check on the kids, making sure they were all fine, which Emilia confirms. Once she told her about Elsa and the mabeast user she decided to finally take her leave, but she was stopped by Lisa, the sweets shop owner. "What do you need, I suppose?"

"Beatrice-sama, we can't thank you enough for what you've done, please accept this, it's the village's finest sweets…" She looked at the lady eye widened, was fate taunting her? "Sorry for making assumptions but Subaru came last afternoon and told me that the person he bought the sweets for that day really enjoyed them… so I…"

"Betty shouldn't have let him in, I suppose…" Beatrice started murmuring to himself, "If only I knew I was digging my own grave… thanks, I appreciate the thanks…" She grabbed the basket from the woman, her hands slightly trembling. This was unbefitting for the great spirit, but she couldn't help it.

"Emilia!" Beatrice calls out, regaining her composure, "This may as well be the last time we meet, I wish you luck with the election… and please send Subaru my regards…"

Before Emilia was able to reply, Beatrice was already gone. Through a rift, she entered the library and she sank down, a heavy feeling spawning in her chest, a lashback for stretching the boundaries of her contract.

It was an uncomfortable feeling but she indulged in it, she blames herself for Subaru's death, if she hadn't slept, no, if she hadn't been so selfish as to ask for sweets, maybe, things would have ended differently.

"I'll accept my fate, mother… but the fate that I have chosen…" she could feel the tears streaming down her face, what she said to Emilia was serious, she has disconnected the library from mansion, with the added fact that she lost a huge amount of mana, at most she could survive for a couple of years, if the person who should come doesn't, then let it be.

"This world… is no longer worth living for"

A/N

I really want to hear Beatrice say that line "Friend? Don't screw with me…", if my Japanese is correct it should go, "Tomodachi?! Huzakenjaneiza…"

Probably never going to happen though…

Beatrice is now beyond depressed and she also missed on Subaru's funeral, how sad… told you to faith in le all powerful Betty, Tales of Puck.

MNR-AMR

You are certainly getting better at writing this! Aah, I can't wait to see the very first chapter that exceeds 10k words from you… Also, Hi! You'll be seeing more from me now, more or less. o7 ReviewR.

Let's all do our best! o7

Also, mind if I ask what AMR stands for? I know what MNR is but the latter three character doesn't ring a bell.