A twinge of desperation flashed in Celestia’s eyes as she tried to think of a way to cheat the system in order to regain some height, however the game sensed her trickery and swiftly punished her. A sudden, intense force gripped her, and she began to shrink even further, her form becoming impossibly small.
Makoto gasped, and reached out instinctively. He carefully cradled the shrinking girl between his fingers, her presence barely discernible. He could almost feel her faint movements.
“I have to do something,” Makoto muttered, his mind racing. He needed help, and there was one person he could think of that could — Kirumi Tojo, the Ultimate Maid.
After explaining the situation to Kirumi, Makoto proposed something drastic: shrinking her to a size small enough to still be seen by the naked eye, and hopefully small enough to possibly assist Celestia. Kirumi agreed, understanding the gravity of the situation.
Once she was small enough, Kirumi knelt on the tip of his finger, her eyes scanning for the nearly invisible gambler.
In the distance, Celestia could see the Ultimate Maid, her towering form scanning the surface of Makoto’s finger. her typically sharp eyes were now rendered almost useless in locating her. Celestia’s heart ached with frustration and fear. She was right there, so close yet completely out of reach.
“Makoto, are you certain she’s shrunk here?” she asked, a bit of frustration lacing her calm demeanor. “I don’t believe I see even a trace of Celestia…”
Despite the dire circumstances, a sliver of her will remained. She focused on that inner strength, determined not to succumb to hopelessness…
Yet as the minutes stretched into what felt like an eternity, and the futility of her situation sank in, her resolve began to wane. Makoto and Kirumi’s efforts grew more desperate, but even they began to losing hope.
Celestia had gambled everything and lost, leaving her to ponder the cruel fate she was in. She’d be alone and forgotten in the endless expanse of a world that would soon move on without her. The realization that she might remain this way forever, filled her with despair…
