Chapter 48: Is Hell an Onion?

(*Celia’s POV*)

This place reminds me of an Onion… Shitty thing to be reminded of, I know. But how many fucking layers does this place have!? Since that cult one, I have been through five more layers, all of different themes…

If you’re wondering why Velta didn’t speak during that whole conversation with Hell Guide, it’s because she didn’t want to be noticed. Yeah, technically, I am breaking a few Hell laws by smuggling Velta and her daughters out of hell.

Yes, I said, “daughters” because I have already found and sealed them all. At least that problem is dealt with, now I just have to get to the last layer of this damn place. Or should it be called a damned place?…

Velta: “I can see that Hell is taking its toll on your mental health, Celia.” She said with a sigh.

Celia: “Can you blame me? Why do I have to suffer through Hell, when I haven’t even died, or done anything that would get me into Hell? I call bullshit…” I say with a sigh of my own.

Velta: “What was it that you said to the cult leader Hell Guide? That this was fate, right? It probably is. I’ll have you know, the plan wasn’t to take you into Hell, but someone else. I cannot remember her name, but it was probably one of your wives.” She explained.

Celia: “Ah, so it was you who laid that teleportation trap!? That makes me angry… Even more so when you mention that it was a trap for Lia…” I say with an annoyed tone.

Velta: “Hey, it’s in the past now, right? Besides, could you really hate your dear mother-in-law?” She said with a pouty tone.

Celia: “…I could try…” I reply with an unsure tone

Velta: “That didn’t work, huh? Alright, how about I tell you a secret about Ria?” She proposed.

Celia: “I am listening.” I reply with a nod.

Velta: “You see, she has a cosplay fetish.” She said in a whisper.

With a sigh, I pointed a knife at the gem on the ring containing Velta. Mostly just for fun, as I was getting quite bored with Hell. And Velta’s reactions are very entertaining.

Velta: “Wait… Wait! This isn’t slander to your wife, this is just a factual truth! Don’t kill me just for telling the truth!” She pleaded.

Celia: “I know that she has a cosplay fetish, Velta.” I reply with a giggle after I put my knife away.

Velta: “Ah, so you know that one? How about this one then? She has a blood fetish too!” She informed.

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Celia: “A what fetish?” I ask with a head tilt.

Velta: “She gets aroused seeing women covered in the blood of their enemies.” She explained.

Celia: “That so? Then I need to make sure to kill a bunch of shit around her sometime, just to tease her.” I say with a laugh.

Velta: “…The more I am with you, the more I realize why she was willing to marry someone so young.” She said with a sigh.

Celia: “Oh? It’s good that you’re getting to know me better, dear mother-in-law. Anyway, can you come out and deal with this puzzle? I am tired of doing them…” I ask.

Velta: “No, I cannot.” She denied.

Celia: “You can’t come out, or you can’t deal with this puzzle? I am confused as to which you mean.” I say with a sigh.

Velta: “I can do both. I just don’t want to.” She replied.

Celia: “…”

Fighting the extreme urge to destroy the ring on one of my fingers, I went ahead to solve the stupid fucking puzzle. Ah, right. I forgot to mention, but this layers theme is a puzzle maze. It wasn’t baby level tier puzzles either…

The maze was open, yes, but the top of the maze had an invisible barrier on it. I couldn’t just fly over it, and you were required to do a bunch of puzzles to progress. Keep in mind, finishing a puzzle doesn’t mean that you’re going the right way…

Many times I have spent almost an hour dealing with a puzzle door, only for it to reveal a fucking dead end… No. I cannot break the walls down either… Basically, I feel like this layer is more accurately Hell than the other layers were… Which is odd, considering that this is a lower layer than the rest of them.

Upon finally revealing the solution to another puzzle, the door was opened. Luckily, it was actually a path forward, and there was even a cute girl along with it! Said cute girl, was definitely a Hell Guide.

She seemed to be starving to death… Do these Hell Guides not have health benefits? Why is this the second fucking one that I have found that was in the process of starving to death? With great haste, I ran over to the Hell Guide with food in hand.

Like the last one, she ignored me and continued to eat plate after plate. Not that I mind. You see, some, if not most girls, are really cute when they eat. Yes, I will appreciate the cuteness of women that aren’t my wives.

Not like I want to date or do them, I just think that they’re cute. And cuteness is justice! If you think that it isn’t, then I shall present you the most painful death imaginable, teehee! Holy fuck… Hell really is messing with my mental health…

Celia: “Funnily enough, you’re the second starving Hell Guide that I have found.” I say with a giggle.

Starved Hell Guide: “Truly? How funny… Anyway, my name is Anna, I already know of you, Celia. Us Hell Guides do talk from time to time, after all.” She said with a laugh of her own.

Celia: “How did you end up like this, Anna?” I ask with a curious tone.

Anna: “The current administrator of Hell is very evil. That much you should know, right? I tried going against him, and I was rewarded by being trapped within my own maze…” She answered with an annoyed tone.

Celia: “He didn’t just kill you outright?” I ask with a raised eyebrow.

Anna: “He didn’t, no. Lew actually cannot harm any Hell Guides. He will lose his rights as administrator of Hell automatically if he did. But he can still send me anywhere he wants in my layer, which is what he did.” She explained.

Lew is his name!? I not only get to kill an administrator of Hell, but his name is really just fucking Lew!? I get to kill an evil person with an oddly funny name, and I get to kill an administrator, which is something that I’ve planned to do since reincarnating?

Maybe this really is fate… Anna did want to let me leave this layer, but she begged me to help get out of the maze first. Which I did. Once we were out, I gave her some food supplies and left to a different layer.

Yes, I have gotten used to the teleportation thingy now, so Velta and I just chill out and chat the entire time. Please, I beg of the next layer to not be too fucking annoying…