At the center of the throne room sat a giantess—entirely of brittle white salt—with an extremely beautiful human-like face and bright white eyes framed by long red crystalline eyelashes.
She had long white hair of red-and-white crystal, wore a shimmering salt-crystal dress, and bore a red crown. She stood twenty meters tall—the Area Boss of the Dimensional Labyrinth's First Layer.
The Hollow Queen.
"Welcome… my dear guests… you have… proven worthy…" she spoke, surprising Zorba. "Have you come… to pass? I will allow… let's not… fight…"
"She doesn't want to fight?" Zorba asked, surprised. "But why? I thought all Entities or Grievances were…"
"What? Dumb? Stupid? Idiotic?" Louis replied. "It varies. The higher their level, the more intelligent they become. The Hollow Queen is a Level 3 Entity bordering on Grievance. Records show that sometimes, when facing a strong opponent, she offers passage without battle. She's surprisingly easy to deal with."
