I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 254, page 1.17, 31: A Night of Madness
Fitch is known as a rational madman. What's terrifying about him isn't the Joker's chaotic, insane, and cruel side, but rather how he slowly and meticulously tortures his enemies to death with his original elegant and nonchalant demeanor.

Crazy yet rational, maintaining his gentlemanly demeanor from beginning to end, but his methods are ruthless and bloody.

He may have initially become the dungeon master because of the Joker's talent, but he became the ninth dungeon master not because of his brute force, but because of his terrifying mind and cruel methods.

He was never a fool who liked to rush to the front lines; he was a madman who plotted slowly from behind the scenes.

The sky was pitch black, without a single star. Unlike the dazzling lights in the distance, only dim coal lamps illuminated part of the area. A dilapidated church, half-collapsed, was scattered with rubble.
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I pray here—Famra
May you protect the lives in this place.
Dispel darkness and gloom
Purify all impurities

War, blood, and corpses will disappear.

May the gentle breeze carry the prayers of believers to the Lord's ears.
Life is illusory and fleeting.
Life, both strong and fragile.
A life of despair and misery.
Redemption will eventually come.
Believers swear an oath with their lives

Let the name of Famra be spread throughout this continent in eternal songs.

The innocent souls who died will awaken in Paradise.

In this pure light

Obtaining Immortality
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The fragile girl leaned against the broken church door and murmured softly, her amethyst eyes clouded with darkness.

The singing was beautiful, yet it carried a sense of weakness and despair, like a lone boat adrift on a vast ocean, lost and helpless, unsure when it would reach the unknown shore.

Loneliness.

confused.

despair.

Crystalline tears slid down her cheeks, washing away the dust on the door, but also making the grime on it even darker and more gloomy.

“Ferna…” Koya stood behind her, hesitating for a long time before calling out.

She has been in this state ever since she found Felna unconscious four days ago.

She was completely absorbed in her own world, and no matter who called her, they couldn't wake her up.

Koya even tried calling out Tang Xiuna's name, but she almost got stabbed in the heart by Felna instead.

Actually, she just couldn't bear to leave Fernna, a girl, there. In this dungeon where everyone is ruthless, she had witnessed firsthand how miserable it would be for a girl who was unconscious.

That's why, upon seeing Fernana, she didn't hesitate to take her with her and hide in the church to avoid everyone.

Fernana woke up three days ago and has been in this state ever since.

Yesterday, when the church collapsed, it almost hit her. If she hadn't pulled her out of the way in time, Fernna would be lying under the rubble now. But even so, she still hasn't come out of her own world.

Koya had heard that Fernana's lover, Tang Shuna, had died in front of her while protecting her, and she also encountered Tang Shuna, who had become an NPC. However, Fernana was unaware that Tang Shuna was still alive, and he told her not to tell her.

In the end, she said nothing.

After all, she was an outsider and didn't know what had happened, so whatever she said would be wrong.

If her lover were to die in front of her one day, she thought she would also feel despair, but she didn't think that Fernna's current state was directly related to this incident. Because, chronologically speaking, Tang Shuna should have been dead in Fernna's heart for eight or nine months.

It's unrealistic to think that the pain from that time still lingers, otherwise, in her current state, Fernana could be easily killed by anyone. "It suddenly got dark just now, something might have happened. I'm planning to go check what happened. Do you want to come with me? I'm worried about leaving you here alone," Koya asked when Fernana didn't respond.

Fernana didn't react to her at all, as if Koya didn't exist to her at all.

"Do you really want to stay like this forever? Tang Xiuna won't be happy if you die," Ke Ya said, frowning.

"Shut up." This was the first time Ferna had spoken to Koya in three days, but her tone was impatient and cold.

"Finally, you've answered me. I thought I'd always been a dead person in front of you. Come on, Tang Xiuna doesn't want to see you continue like this, so dejected," Ke Ya tried to say to her again.

Fernana turned to look at Koya, her eyes shrouded in darkness, her tone sharp and sarcastic as if Koya were her enemy, "What do you know? It's just the living's wishful thinking and speculation. The dead can't speak."

"Then what do you know? You yourself said the dead can't talk, but please don't impose the idea that the dead don't exist on yourself." Besides...

Moreover, Tang Xiuna is still alive; he is not truly dead.

"My affairs are none of your business." Fernana gave Koya a cold look and walked out of the church.

"Hey! Wait for me!" Ke Ya clicked her tongue in annoyance and jogged after him.

Even if she was being nosy, she still needed to make sure the person could protect themselves before leaving.

I feel a little sorry for her; as a girl myself, Felna is actually very strong.

She had heard Moa describe Fernana calmly; she seemed to be a very gentle and considerate girl, with a delicate mind and great intelligence.

But now she didn't see any of Moa's opinion of her in Fernana, as if they were two completely different people.

The Fernah she saw was decadent, indifferent, and spoke with extreme harshness and ruthlessness, as if everyone was her enemy.

It's heartbreaking to see Felna like this after just a few months. I really want to know what she went through.

No matter what she went through, she never imagined she would develop this kind of personality.

"Don't follow me." Fernana paused slightly in her steps, turned her head coldly to look back at Koya, and drew the dagger from her waist without hesitation, pointing it at her.

“If you come any closer, I’ll kill you,” she added.

Koya's mouth moved slightly, but she stopped and raised her empty hands, saying, "Okay, okay, I won't come closer. Look, I don't have anything in my hands. Don't worry, I won't hurt you."

Fernana remained silent, seemingly pondering the truth of Koya's words, before she sheathing her dagger and turning to continue walking forward.

Ke Ya sighed deeply. This person was so difficult to deal with. Maybe she should just leave, but she was also a little worried...

She irritably ruffled her long, straight hair. Ugh, should she continue following along? Anyone would be furious to be disliked like this, but she found herself not really angry. It was more like a mother's concern for her daughter.

Holy crap!!
You can compare her to Fernana in the travelogue; they're very different. Of course, I haven't deviated from her character's persona.

After all, judging from the details, Fernana is actually a very fragile person psychologically, and now that string has snapped.

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(End of this chapter)