Back at the Crimson Moon Pack, the celebration for the Full Moon celebration were in full swing, though it would soon end. Larkin initiated to walk her home, but she declined, thinking that Andros might see them. Celes decided that she would stay longer to enjoy the last minute show, the highlight of this event, before going home.
"This should have been my last firework with him," she muttered to herself.
Until the final fireworks exploded in the sky. And as she stood beneath the night sky, Celes surrender all the love that was left in her heart along with the fading echoes of the fireworks.
When she was on their home, Celes felt an overwhelming weariness despite not having been physically active during the entire procedure. As she arrived, her eyes fell upon Andros waiting for her, and to her surprise, Szarina was with him.
The sight of Szarina brought back a flood of emotions for Celes. She had not yet moved past the sting of Andros leaving her to tend to Szarina and her son, and now, here Szarina was again. Celes recalled the hurt she felt upon seeing the photos of Andros and Szarina together during the Lunar Month, which Andros' mother had continuously shared in their family group chat. These pictures, filled with moments of Szarina and Andros enjoying the pack’s festivities like some power couple, had been a painful reminder of her exclusion from their family.
Throughout the Lunar Month event, Szarina had been at the center of every activity, enjoying her role as the pack's Luna. In one particularly stinging video, Andros had carried Szarina in his arms, eliciting cheers and comments from the pack members who declared them a perfect match. They indeed looked too perfect for each other, she could not even deny. It was only stopped when Ales finally commented, "Delete these, Mother, before Cel sees this."
But it was too late; she had already seen everything.
Now, back in the present, Andros could sense her disappointment. He began to explain his actions during the Lunar event, claiming he had only taken Szarina out because she was bored and needed company. She was still the Luna, and he felt it was his duty to keep her entertained. His explanations were filled with justifications, but they only deepened Celes’s sense of betrayal.
"Celes, believe me."