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Chapter Title: Hellshout Eli ~Cast-off Beginning Star~
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"I see you've arrived."
Having made their way to the top floor, the party stood before the massive gates leading to Castle Csejte's main hall.
"We're really here…" Mash breathed out, trembling slightly before steeling herself with a mix of despair and grim determination. "This is, in a sense, our greatest trial yet…"
"Gorgeous said he'd be running a bit late. Shall we head inside, then?" TamaCat, carefree as ever, began pounding aggressively on the double doors. "Master! I've brought the audience! Open up! Sesame, open up posthaste!"
"Eek! You're here already?! Hold on a second, let me just move this over here, and put that over there…"
"Red-Liza-aaard!"
"Who are you calling a lizard?! I'm a dragon! A dragon! —Alright, you can come in now!"
Hearing Elizabeth's flustered, chaotic response and eventual approval, Tamamo Cat placed a paw on the door with a mischievous grin.
"Well then, prepare yourselves, everyone. The singing festival from hell is about to begin."
"~Is it really coming to an end, then…?"
Watching the doors swing open, Arcueid narrowed her eyes, a fleeting shadow of melancholy in her gaze. But she brushed the sorrow away in an instant.
"Mmm, well, whatever! It's a festival, so we have to enjoy it right to the very end!"
"Arc-sister?"
"It's nothing! Come on, Master! Let's finish this final stage with a Last Arc!"
"O-Oohhh~!"
Pushed along relentlessly by Arcueid, the group was pulled straight into the main event—!
The second the doors opened, a sudden weightlessness engulfed them.
The surroundings went pitch black—a man-made darkness, as if someone had abruptly killed all the lights.
"—Welcome, welcome! To this songstress's special Halloween stage!"
A shrill, boisterous proclamation rang out, coming from the matchless, world-conquering top idol (self-proclaimed). Leaving the group thoroughly bewildered, the venue's energy continued to skyrocket.
"Where is that light coming from?!"
One by one, the stage lights flared to life. Spotlights dazzled and gleamed, raining down onto the stage floor.
"You've done remarkably well to overcome those trials! You've done brilliantly to break through those hardships! For die-hard fans like you, I'm going to treat you to a very special, exclusive solo live today!"
Monopolizing the spotlight was a carefree, eternal young girl. Dressed in witch's garb, holding a wand, and donning a oversized hat, she was a rising idol who looked every bit the dragon-witch—and a thoroughly disruptive dragon girl to boot.
"And that soloist is none other than me—Elizabeth Báthory!! Come on, applause! You're practically in the arena seats, isn't that wonderful? Isn't it the absolute best?!"
Just as she had announced… the Halloween Servant known as Elizabeth Báthory was waiting for them inside…!
"Ooh~! Servants can pull off such flashy setups?! Is this some new kind of Marble Phantasm? How handy of you!"
Arcueid clapped enthusiastically, thoroughly admiring the dramatic entrance. Anything visually entertaining was, to her, an event worth enjoying.
"That's right! Nice audience reaction! You really know how to be a proper spectator, don't you!"
"I got praised! ♪ Hm~, that's great and all, but… where exactly are we?"
Arcueid looked around the room. The stage, the lights, the scattered posters… rather than Castle Csejte, this looked more like—
"Wait, isn't this Chaldea? This is Eli's room, right?"
At Rikka's answer, Elizabeth snapped her fingers with enough force to spit fire. "Bingo, Little Fallow Deer! That's right! This is Chaldea, Eden itself, where the Goddess of Paradise resides! Excellent work noticing! As expected of my Master!"
"Elizabeth-san, I demand a correction. Senpai is no longer a small animal like a deer. She is much, much stronger now."
"AHAHAHAHA! I won't deny it, but I really wish you hadn't surrendered that point so easily!" Rikka playfully pounced on Mash, drumming her fists against her. "Is it this mouth that's at fault?! Is it this mouth, Mash-the-perv?!"
"Ah, Senpai! Ah… Senpai…!"
"Yes, yes, it's wonderful that you two get along so well! But, but! Wouldn't you like to know why this place is connected here, and why it took this form?"
"I wanna know!"
"Then I'll tell you!!"
Arcueid and Elizabeth carried on the exchange with effortless rhythm. So long as seriousness didn't intrude, the two were as easygoing as could be.
"On your way here, you encountered a great deal of interference, didn't you?"
Hearing the word interference, several faces immediately sprang to mind…
"Mata Hari-san, Carmilla-san, Uncle Vlad, Tamamo Cat…"
"Interference… interference, huh… Come to think of it, aside from Uncle Vlad, felt more like a warm welcome…"
Aside from Uncle Vlad, who had played the role of the fool by taking the feast seriously, it felt like none of it could truly be called interference. Still, no one rained on her parade.
"Indeed! Fierce and unrelenting! A harrowing ordeal that sapped your energy, burned through your calories, and left you thoroughly exhausted and worn down, wasn't it?!"
"? Is that so…?"
"Was it…?"
(Play along, Avatar of the Planet. If you don't call her out, the conversation will keep moving on its own, like a conveyor belt.)
"THAAAT'S RIGHT! WE'RE SO TIRED~!"
"I thought I was going to die~!"
Prompted by Tamamo Cat, the group realized it was best to stop raising fine objections and questioning the details.
"Right?! I knew it! A march akin to crossing a desert, swallowing back dry spit down a parched throat… and what should meet the eyes of the Little Fallow Deer at the end of it all…!"
BAM!
"Happiness!! The Bluebird of Happiness was right beside you all along! The reward for this one-night Halloween dream is me! A one-night concert invited directly into my—Elizabeth Báthory's—very own room! For this night, and this night alone! I shall sing! Clear and loud!"
"…"
"Whoa~"
"Yeah, yeah… wait, what?"
The humans of Earth were left thoroughly dazed, bombarded by an approach to communication entirely alien to their world's conventions. Reading the room, Tamamo Cat stepped up to prompt them.
"Mm. I understand what you wish to say. You may vent it."
"S-Since the King of Heroes isn't here to offer a scathing retort… allow me to speak on our behalf."
"Huh? Gorgeous isn't here?"
"W-Would it not have been perfectly fine to simply ask us to come to your room in Chaldea…?"
Mash's logic was sound. If it was a one-night, solo live, all she had to do was invite them over. Everything would have gone smoothly… or at least, they would have had time to prepare themselves mentally.
"Eh? No way, that's terrible. Where's the fun in that?"
The Dragon of Romance & Sweets nonchalantly shot down that perfectly reasonable point. She laid out her completely wild, out-of-this-world philosophy without a shred of hesitation.
"Listen up! When you talk about an idol's live concert, it's a once-in-a-lifetime festival! Undeterred by summer heat or winter cold, queuing up for tickets, queuing up again for merchandise, crammed into a packed venue—yet despite all that, reaching ecstasy, falling into a frenzy, and losing yourself completely in the songstress's serenade… that is a fan's true calling…!"
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