Apparently, she had kidnapped him because she believed he was the main character in a movie.
In the film, Cesare’s character—Rossini Echo—had been imprisoned by the female lead.
The story was set in the basement of a grand city opera house, where Rossini was trapped in a room lined with hexagonal mirrors, gradually descending into madness alongside Beatrice.
In the end, as he tried to escape, Beatrice—who had no intention of leaving—died.
Rossini, driven mad by the ordeal and realizing too late that Beatrice had been his long-lost lover, hanged himself from the roof of the opera house.
Thankfully, this place wasn’t filled with mirrors like in the film.
Cesare found a sliver of comfort in that fact, though he still didn’t know how to snap her out of her delusion.
His mind felt blank—he’d never heard of anything like this happening before.
Still, he forced himself to stay calm.
Even if he couldn’t find a way out right away, it didn’t matter.
