" The truth was, she wanted to laugh, throw away her notion of revenge, and surrender to only the most convenient option—which was to keep herself alive and spoil herself.

It was a pretty normal, guilty, but nice wish.

But Dia was no longer normal.

Another one, then another one—the ones she loved fell one after another. The day of the storm, Dia had broken beyond saving.

Therefore, even if she wanted to escape from there due to being unable to stand it, she would always end up returning and knocking on the door of revenge.

It was like a nightmarish maze.

Each time, she would be struck by the brutality and ugliness of herself as she tried to ruin herself—it was like seeing a monster in the mirror. "

― , 長い夜の国と最後の舞踏会 1　～ひとりぼっちの公爵令嬢と真夜中の精霊～ (オーバーラップノベルスf)