Published at 29th of July 2026 6:43 am

Chapter 2606: Demon Realm Amusement Park

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Cornelias current state bears a striking resemblance to the one Barons daughter Marie Ritch once found herself in. That said, there are, of course, some key differences.

Marie experienced such an overwhelming succession of utterly unrealistic events that she convinced herself everything happening was just a dream. By accepting that delusion, she established the ultimate form of self-preservation, escaping reality and temporarily attaining an incredibly optimistic mindset that simply ignored every troublesome situation.

Cornelia, on the other hand, does not believe her current circumstances are a dream. She fully recognizes them as reality. Even so, she has always coped with situations beyond her ability by deliberately setting them aside for later, preventing them from exceeding the limits of what her mind could handle.

Someone as mentally resilient as Eris could face the relentless torrent of events head-on, no matter how overwhelming they became, but Cornelia simply doesnt possess that level of strength or mental fortitude.

As a result, she developed a kind of survival strategy: separating what she could deal with immediately from what was beyond her capabilities, postponing the latter until later.

This time, however, everything happened far too quickly the encounter with Kaito, greeting Fate, receiving Fortunes blessing, the appearance of Lillywood and the Seven Princesses, and then being randomly teleported into Lillywood and Fates group. The chain of events was so relentless that it exceeded her limits before she even had the chance to realize she had reached them. As a result, a kind of self-defense instinct kicked in.

By instinctively putting her long-practiced deal with it later survival technique into effect the moment her brain recognized it, she completely stopped thinking about every stressful situation. She entered a state where she simply looked away from all of it.

Unlike Marie, however, she wasnt walking around in a dreamlike haze. She was simply no longer feeling the stomachache and was able to rely on the social skills she had cultivated to carry on conversations normally. To an outside observer, she appeared calm while interacting with Fate and Lillywood, and indeed, she seemed perfectly composed.

Of course, all she was really doing was piling up an invisible mountain of emotional debt. So when she eventually came back to her senses, the aftermath would be absolutely disastrous

While Cornelia was, in a sense, sprinting headlong toward certain doom thanks to her invincible state, there was another group that could hardly be called peaceful.

Yes, Eris had also ended up in a rather troublesome group, and a bead of cold sweat unconsciously ran down her cheek.

[Ah, Theta ended up in the same group as me.]

[It appears so.]

To begin with, besides Eris, the group included Caraway and Theta. As far as those two were concerned, there wasnt a problem at all.

Although Eris had never spoken to them directly before, she knew they were Kaitos attendant and maid. Likewise, the two of them greeted her as soon as they noticed her.

[Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Caraway, and I serve as Kaito-samas attendant. This is our first time speaking, but since fate has placed us in the same group, I look forward to working with you until the end.]

[Maid, Theta. Pleased to meet you.]

[Thank you both for your courteous introductions. My name is Eris Dia Hamilton. Id appreciate it if you treated me not as a noble of Hamilton Marquisdom, but simply as one of Kaito-samas friends.]

Smiling, Eris returned their greetings, and for a brief moment, a warm, friendly atmosphere settled over the group Then, all three of them turned to look in the same direction at the fourth member.

The pressure emanating from her was overwhelming. Standing there silently with her arms folded, eyes narrowed into a fierce glare she radiated such an oppressive aura that it almost seemed as though ominous sound effects were rumbling around her It was Rosemary.

[Um, the last time I visited Kaito-samas house, I heard Nebula handled the reception Ive actually never spoken to Rosemary-sama before but isnt she angry about something?]

[S- Such overwhelming pressure. As expected of a Peak Count-rank.]

[Rosemary-sama is quite famous for being difficult to approach. Its possible weve unknowingly done something to offend her]

Overwhelmed by Rosemarys terrifying presence, the three of them instinctively lowered their voices. After all, none of them had ever properly spoken with Rosemary before.

Neither Camellia nor Kaito, who would normally have acted as interpreters, were present. In fact, none of the Seven Princesses were here either. As the person who was obviously of the highest standing in the group, Rosemary already appeared to be in a foul mood, causing anxiety to spread among the other three.

In reality, however, the one giving off that overwhelming aura was panicking internally.

(Abababa T- T- T- Theyre all people Ive never talked to before!? None of the Seven Princesses, Lillywood-sama, or Kaito-kun are in my group!? Awawawa, I- I- I- Im scared I havent even spoken directly to Eris-chan before At this rate, itll probably take me 20 days before I can manage to talk to her W- W- What am I supposed to do? Lia, Kaito-kun Help meeeee!)

Yes, Rosemary had an extreme case of stranger anxiety, and being thrown into a group with three people shed never once spoken to directly had sent her into a mild panic. As a result, her body had stiffened completely, and the overwhelming magic power she unconsciously emitted had become an oppressive aura Unfortunately, there was no one present to explain that.

Serious-senpai : [Things are just as bad over here, the chihuahuas going all out intimidating everyone!?]

? ? ? : [As long as theres someone around to interpret for her, theres absolutely no problem, but the tragedy is that not a single one of the Seven Princesses ended up in the same group Well~~ the wine sure is delicious!]

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