Undertaker - Black Butler Collab - Moon End

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() - Heroine's thoughts, Blue Text - Flashbacks

Undertaker - Black Butler Collab - Moon End

Chapter 6 - A Visitor

A few days later... 

-Flashback-

Undertaker: ...What about you? Your own beauty... Have you thought about it? 

-Flashback-

I couldn't forget those words from that time... To understand what he meant, I went to see him again. 

Undertaker: Wel~come. I had a feeling you would come. 

From within the dark room, Undertaker-san slowly appeared. 

MC: Undertaker-san... 

Undertaker: Now, come in. How about you sit over here? 

After pushing me to the table, Undertaker-san happily placed a beaker down. As he poured an amber-colored liquid into it, warm steam emitted from it. 

Undertaker: I was just thinking about how I wanted to see you. 

MC: Eh...? 

Undertaker: Now, drink up first. 

MC: Okay... Thank you. 

When I accepted the beaker, I took a sip. 

(...What? This flavor.) 

The next moment, I became dizzy. 

MC: Eh...

Just as the beaker slipped from my hand, it shattered loudly. The shards grazed the top of my hand, but I was unable to feel the pain and my vision became blurry... 

Undertaker: ...Heehee... 

(Undertaker-san...!?) 

Within my fading consciousness, I heard someone's voice... 

??: Hey! Is this where the Undertaker is!? 

Just as I heard that rough sounding voice at the end, I lost consciousness... 

Chapter 7 - While Sleeping

(Huh...? Where am I...?) 

There was a vast darkness in front of me. As there was a stinging pain in my head, I regained consciousness a little... 

(That's right, I...) 

-Flashback-

Undertaker: Now, drink up first. 

MC: Okay... Thank you. 

-Flashback-

(I drank the tea...) 

Just as I got up in a panic, my head hit something. 

MC: Ow... 

At the same time, something fell loudly and light entered my vision...

Undertaker: Oh? You're finally awake. 

My eyes adjusted to the light in the room. When I looked around, I was in the room before I lost consciousness. 

Undertaker: Aah... Just when I was about to stuff beautiful flowers in... Heehee...

MC: !? 

Just when I realized that I was sleeping inside a large box, there were white flowers scattered around my chest. 

(What... These flowers. They're just like the ones for a funeral...) 

Then, I saw what fell loudly earlier, a large cover...

(This is...) 

MC: A coffin!? 

Undertaker: Heehee... Wasn't it comfortable to sleep in? 

Standing beside the window, Undertaker-san turned towards me with a grin. 

(When the tea put me to sleep... He placed me in a coffin...) 

MC: U-Um...!

I got up quickly. Even though I wanted to step out of the coffin, I didn't have the strength, so I just sat in place. 

Undertaker: Ufufu... Are you okay? 

(Just... what is happening?) 

When I placed my hands on the edge of the coffin and gripped it tightly... 

Undertaker: It'd be best if you don't go out now. Otherwise, they'll take you. 

MC: ...Eh? 

When Undertaker-san looked outside the window again, I looked out behind him. There were many men being taken away by the soldiers. 

MC: They are...?

Just when I noticed that the window was damaged, I looked inside the room. Cookies and beakers were scattered around and the table and chairs were damaged. 

(What...) 

At the same time, I remembered the voice that I heard right before I lost consciousness. 

-Flashback-

??: Hey! Is this where the Undertaker is!? 

-Flashback-

MC: Could it be that you were attacked by those men...? 

Undertaker: It could be because they hold a grudge against me for revealing some information. 

MC: Then... They're the culprits that were spreading the poison around? 

Undertaker: Seems like it. Looks like my information was very useful. 

(Could it be that... He put me in there to protect me...?) 

As I looked at Undertaker-san's back while he was looking outside, I thought of that. 

Undertaker: Yeah... Even though you would've been happy if you were really dead. I would've been able to adorn the end of your life. 

When Undertaker-san turned around, he approached the coffin with keen interest. 

(...I might be wrong though.) 

Undertaker: It seems to be a little too big for you. But, it's hard to get some good materials here. 

When Undertaker-san sat down beside the coffin, he gently stroked the edge of it. 

MC: Um, why did you put me in the coffin...? 

Undertaker: What, it was my way of thanking you. As thanks for showing me something interesting... Right? I can't really do things normally, so wasn't it a nice experience? 

(Something interesting...)

Unsure about what he was referring to, the moment I thought about it, it suddenly occurred to me. 

-Flashback-

Undertaker: We are... 

MC: The Phoenix!

-Flashback-

MC: Please forget about the Phoenix thing... 

Undertaker: No. 

MC: Eh?

Undertaker: I wasn't talking about that. It's because you showed me your cinematic records. 

(Cinematic records...?) 

I tilted my head to the side from the unfamiliar words. As Undertaker-san looked at me, he laughed softly... 

Last Chapter - Even When You Come to an End Someday

-Flashback-

Undertaker: I wasn't talking about that. It's because you showed me your cinematic records. 

-Flashback-

(Cinematic records...?) 

As I tilted my head to the side from the unfamiliar words, I got up from the coffin... 

MC: What's that...? 

Undertaker: To put it simply, they're your memories that you've lived through till now. 

MC: Memories...? 

Undertaker: Wouldn't it be easier to think of it that way than the words, cinematic records? In our world, when people die... Grim reapers harvest their souls and examine those records. 

MC: Grim... reapers...? 

Undertaker: That's right. 

MC: ...Why would you check my records...? 

Undertaker: Who knows... Why is that? 

Undertaker-san picked up a bone-shaped cookie that was scattered on the table and brought it over to his mouth. 

Undertaker: It could be because I was a little interested in you. 

As he bit off a piece of the cookie, it made a light sound. 

MC: ... 

As all kinds of questions were coming up, my head couldn't keep up with them... and I became silent. Then... 

Undertaker: You are loved by so many people... How passionate. Kufufu. Also, your love for them too, they seem to live by believing in your power of hope... They were pretty fascinating records. 

MC: Did you really... see all my memories? Then, Undertaker-san, you're a grim-

Before I could finish, Undertaker-san touched my cheek. 

Undertaker: Let's stop a little... before we go any further than that. 

As I felt the cool sensation on my cheek, my words were put to a halt. 

Undertaker: You've said so yourself... You want to live beautifully. 

-Flashback-

MC: I don't know about my own beauty now... But. I want to live beautifully... That's what I think. 

-Flashback-

MC: Yes... 

Undertaker: Even though you said that... Heehee.

When Undertaker-san removed his hand from my cheek, he started picking up the shards of the beaker that fell to the floor. Amber-colored liquid was dripping from those shards... 

Undertaker: What if the tea from earlier actually had a deathly poison in it? 

MC: ...!

Undertaker: I could've sent you off at any moment... That would've been nice though. 

(I didn't think of that at all...) 

Unable to find the words to say back to him, I looked down at the scattered shards of the beaker on the floor. 

Undertaker: ...Remember my advice? You only have one life, so you must cherish it. 

I noticed that Undertaker-san sounded a little sad. 

MC: Um... Why would you tell me that? 

When I raised my face, Undertaker-san suddenly went past me...