This Mona was a bit mean, but she didn't expect that Little Amy, faced with her words, didn't retort but instead looked utterly aggrieved.
Little Amy's expression was like that of an abandoned kitten, on the verge of tears.
[Little Amy, aggrieved: "Mona… sob sob…"]
Now it was Mona's turn to panic. She couldn't stand seeing Little Amy with that expression!
[Mona: "What's with that face?"]
[Mona, arms crossed, turned her head: "Hmph. You're not about to give up, are you?"]
She couldn't bear it, but her tsundere nature couldn't be abandoned—ancestral law must not change!
But Mona's words actually meant: In Mona's heart, Little Amy would never lose!
Yet at this moment, Little Amy was truly shaken, even thinking, "She might be right."
At this point, the gentle Kazuha stepped in, starting to guide Little Amy's emotions.
[Kazuha countered: "No, please don't think that way. Your Highness the Prinzessin, do you remember why we came here?"]
He still called Little Amy "Your Highness the Prinzessin," playing along even now, giving her psychological affirmation.
Even if others refute you, even if the Immernachtreich rejects you, don't you still have us, your loyal retainers, by your side?
[Little Amy: "Kazuha…"]
At this moment, Little Amy was deeply shaken. Even with Kazuha supporting her like this, she still couldn't recapture her earlier mindset.
[Kazuha continued: "I am a swordsman from Inazuma, tasked with ensuring your safety. As for the others, they came at your call as well."]
These were the "roles" Little Amy had given them at the start. Kazuha still remembered them—he was truly too kind.
For some reason, this care made some readers feel like crying.
The feeling of being understood and supported was so warm.
Mona, Xinyan, and the Traveler naturally didn't object either. They all supported Little Amy because they were friends.
Go, Little Amy, turn that imperfect pure land into the one you envision!
Thousand-Rule… I mean, White-Stockings Fischl was still going strong.
[Immernacht Fischl, mocking: "…Oh, made some friends, have you? But do you think that's enough to defeat me?"]
["I am your fear and darkness, the nightmare you've never escaped all these years. Before me, you're nothing."]
To Immernacht Fischl's words, Little Amy responded:
["…No. I can't… I… I won't lose yet."]
Little Amy decided she'd no longer be cotton—she'd be steel!
I will… challenge you to a duel before the throne!
["I'm the winner! Just you wait, you'll regret this!"]
To initiate a "duel before the throne," she first had to reach her opponent. To reach her opponent, she had to face the maze-like library before her.
In the story, the group accompanied Little Amy, walking through the labyrinthine library.
The library was filled with monsters, as if they were manifestations of Little Amy's fears.
[Xinyan: "Get it together! Don't lose to others, and definitely don't lose to yourself! You're not weak at all."]
[Mona: "Hmm? My astrology seems to be working again. The result is… the Fischl I know wins big."]
Mona's astrology still wasn't functioning, but she was comforting Little Amy. Everyone was doing so along the way.
Friendship, victory, battle—this was a shonen manga!
Arriving before the Six-Eared Macaque White-Stockings Fischl, she was shocked, never expecting Little Amy to make it through the maze.
[Immernacht Fischl, flustered: "…Stand down!"]
Look at that—her post-defeat line was so similar to Signora's. It really was a duel before the throne.
Now it was king versus king. Little Amy declared: Your verbal attacks are done, right? My turn now, any objections?
[Little Amy: "You look down on me, think I'm weak and insignificant."]
["I've had days like that, because… I'm someone who can't face reality, always daydreaming and fragile."]
["But now I understand. The moment I saw this illusion, I understood."]
["Did you see that stunning vision outside? So vast, so beautiful… that's my imagination, the source of my strength."]
These words resonated deeply with the real Fischl. When she saw the illustrations, she marveled that this was the vast world she'd imagined!
This was her imagination! Her dream, her fairy tale!
She would proudly show it to everyone. Look, it's so beautiful!
In the story, Little Amy went all out, mocking Immernacht Fischl as the true failure, the one holding her back!
["Cowardly, so you bristle with thorns; timid, so you mask it with self-abandonment. You like that… are even weaker than me."]
As Mona said, cursing yourself so spectacularly—this really troubled you for a long time, didn't it?
As expected of her best friend—she really understood Fischl.
To translate Little Amy's meaning: You gave up and hid here, disguising yourself, but I won't. I'll keep facing everything!
I have my companions, Oz, and everyone. I—we—won't stop here!
Yes, Little Amy wasn't just any ordinary chuunibyou. She was also an excellent adventurer! She had companions!
An adventurer needs the spirit to take risks, the courage to face anything!
Her time with everyone was her courage, outweighing the loneliness of her past ten-plus years.
And now, she was going to take back her adventuring partner.
[Little Amy stepped closer to Fischl: "Give it back! Return what belongs to me! The Immernachtreich, the royal city, my subjects… and most importantly, my partner, Oz!"]
In the illustration, Little Amy advanced, and White-Stockings Fischl shrank back in fear, the two women very close.
When people get this close, they're either about to fight or kiss.
The illustration also showed Oz, right between the two women. Good thing Fischl's chest wasn't large, or it'd have blocked him.
[Oz sighed: "My, my, for Milady to speak such fluent and spirited words—you've truly grown into a Prinzessin."]
Indeed, she'd grown, able to say such long, complex sentences.
Now Oz seemed to prefer black stockings again.
[Little Amy, annoyed: "You dare speak, you traitor!"]
I called you my most important partner, and you betrayed me!
Bad raven! When we get home, I'm getting the little whip!
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Character Voice · Fischl: About Oz
Fischl: "That Oz, he's supposed to be my retainer, yet he's always lecturing me. How infuriating!"
Oz: "Ahem, Milady, mind your words."
Fischl: "…Oz!"