[The winner of the contest is Ariel!]
Wahhh! Clap clap clap!
As soon as I entered Ariel's mindscape, vigorous applause and enthusiastic cheers struck my ears.
The sight of countless people gathered to celebrate was quite overwhelming.
She stood on stage, rejoicing in her achievement and shouted.
"Wow~! Thank you, everyone! With this popularity, I'll become the best singer! Although it's unfortunate for those who lost because my singing skills are outstanding, I hope you find another path~"
Ariel at this time looked really insufferable.
Look at how high and mighty she is.
I wanted to hit the back of her head right then and there.Anyway, the atmosphere here was incredibly blessed.
Jack, Pinocchio, Little Red Riding Hood, Peter Pan.
Their pasts were all dark and even horrifying.
Ariel said she had won the contest through singing in the game and came out.
She said there was no arduous process, but was what Ariel said true?
"Urgh! To hear such a beautiful song in this lifetime... I can die without regrets now!"
"Senior! As expected of you!"
"The best~!"
"Uhuhuhu... Ahahahaha!"
Ariel, showered with dizzying praise, shamelessly laughed.
I couldn't bear to watch any longer.
I swallowed my curses and barely managed to keep watching.
"You're amazing, Ariel. You really cleared the game perfectly."
"Ah... You are."
Mephistopheles appeared beside Ariel as if he had teleported.
He looked exactly as he did when I was human... No, let me correct that.
He wasn't that handsome.
Can memories reflected in mirrors be distorted too?
Interesting.
Anyway, Ariel looked Mephistopheles up and down and then said something completely out of the blue.
"I fell in love with you at first sight."
They say love comes suddenly like fate... But isn't this on the level of Juliet and Romeo?
Ariel told Jack that love is blind and he wouldn't understand, and it seems that was because of this.
What returned to Ariel, who was sparkling with hope, was rejection.
"Sorry, Ariel. I have someone I need to focus on. I don't have time for things like love."
"Who is it? Whoever it is, I'll make you love me!"
Is this... Really Ariel's past?
Did she really win and come out of the game without any hardships?
How pathetic.
Falling in love at first sight with someone she just met and selfishly trying to use those around her.
I didn't expect this, what a disappointment... But there are two awkward points.
First, I don't show how she won.
Even Little Red Riding Hood showed her past from the beginning, but now she's only showing the conclusion.
Second, even though I've been manipulating the mirror to see further into the past, it's not working.
[The winner of the contest is Ariel!]
Again.
[The winner of the contest is-]
Again
[The winner...]
Again
[The winner of the contest, please step up to the podium!]
The line changed slightly, but again!
Again! Again! Again!
I became stubborn and tried to dig into the past several times.
It seems like Ariel is resisting.
Should I just go back and save more strength? Around the time I was pondering that.
When I turned back for the last time.
A completely different scene appeared where two women were talking.
"Sister. How will you live if you succeed?"
"Hmm, maybe freely and nobly like a dragon, looking down on others?"
"Urgh... That's so tasteless."
Crack-!
"...!"
A crack appeared in Ariel's mindscape.
Dangerous.
Crash!
I was thrown out of the mirror, and the mirror I used on Ariel shattered into pieces.
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