Returning to the Roswaal Mansion was eight hours after leaving the "Sanctuary" - six hours after we separated from Jaffier on the road, and before evening.

"Is it really okay not to go together?"

The one who lowered his voice uneasily was Otto who parked the dragon carriage in Alam Village.

After returning the "Sanctuary" evacuation team to the village without incident, what was happening in front of them was a touching reunion of family members who had been separated for a long time.

Otto would lower his voice, probably because he was afraid of disturbing their joyful reunion.

"Oh, Yuexing and I will just go back to the mansion. If nothing goes wrong, I will send my thoughts to you right away. After you receive them, come and meet us."

"Mr. Natsuki has a lot of distracting thoughts. I'm worried about whether he can receive important thoughts..."

"Then just wait for my news with peace of mind. If something happens to us, we need you to go to the "Sacred Domain" to report."

"... Even if it's a hypothesis, I still don't want anything bad to happen."

"Yeah, please, I'll just leave it to you, your highness, our camp's dedicated businessman!"

"Well, leave it to me... you mean, when did you recruit me into your camp without permission!?"

Being given an unimpressive job, Otto couldn't help but raise his voice. After a brief farewell, they left the village. The two of them rode on the earth dragon and ran like the wind along the road leading to the mansion.

It was late afternoon, and the orange sunshine was shining on the Roswaal mansion in the mountains. The eastern sky gradually began to smell like night.

"...first is the first level"

Standing in front of the door, Subaru held the doorknob and said this, taking a deep breath, and then mustered up all his strength to make the sound of a guest coming into the building.

Then I waited for the internal reaction for a long time——

"No one responded?"

Yuexing looked at the door in confusion. According to reports, at least Petra came out to greet...

With just a slight exertion, the door opened and it was not locked. It was too careless.

Looking at the house that I have returned to after three days of absence, the spacious entrance hall is deserted, at least I can't feel the presence of anyone nearby.

What Ram said before departure suddenly came to mind - if Frandelica is hostile, she is no longer in the mansion.

"Has she already..."

The worst possibility flashed through Subaru's mind, and he nervously looked at Yuexing beside him.

"This can only be known after investigating the situation. Don't draw conclusions prematurely."

Yuexing looked towards the deep corridor and said

"Let's take a look separately first. I feel something is not right. Pay more attention to your surroundings. If there is any special situation, call me loudly."

Subaru took the long sword from Yuexing and nodded seriously.

In the corridor on the east side, I saw a wonderful scene

——What you can see is that all the doors in the corridor are open.

"...It's not like it's for ventilation or something."

Only the door was open, and the windows in the corridor showed no signs of being touched. They had been cleaned and put in perfect condition.

Frandelica and Petra’s servant skills are proven here

But everything looks too weird

We can only check the situation one by one first...

…

Feeling strange and disgusting fear crawling all over his body, Subaru suppressed them with all his strength and took a deep breath.

There is something strange, an abnormal situation, and now I can feel it. Subaru, who has been in crisis many times, has a survival instinct that is telling him that there is some kind of problem in the mansion.

If he had obeyed his initial judgment, Subaru would have immediately found Yue Xing, then left the mansion to meet up with Otto, informed his companions that something strange had happened in the mansion, and then found the best solution.

"————"

I understand in my heart that I am being reckless and reckless, but I still have to confirm

It would take a long time for Subaru to bring his companions back. During this period, their chances of survival in the mansion would be greatly reduced. This is something that cannot be weighed on a scale.

"The priority is..."

Holding the handkerchief tightly around his wrist as if to confirm, Subaru's mind was racing to the point of boiling.

Of the four people staying in the mansion, each one is a woman. Among them, Frandelica has the lowest priority. As far as the current situation is concerned, her position is very unclear to Subaru, and she may have fighting ability to deal with it.

The ability to answer questions is also very high

However, there is a person who lies unable to move, has no consciousness and is completely unable to resist, and whose existence has been forgotten by others exists in a certain room.

"She's in her room..."

She must be sleeping. There is no reason to move her. Rem is still sleeping in that room.

He didn’t know what Yuexing’s situation was, but Subaru felt that he had to check on Rem’s situation. Subaru immediately set off to the east building of the mansion—Rem’s personal room.

"————"

All the doors in the corridor of this building are open, even when entering the east building of the destination. Even the floor where Rem's personal room is located is the same. Rem's room is at the end of the corridor, and all the doors on the road are open.

"Damn it...where has this guy Yuexing gone!"

After walking up the stairs near him, Subaru smacked his lips and ran towards the end of the corridor.

The sunset that shines through the window into the corridor is rich in color, and the quiet air carries a hint of sweetness. Half of Subaru's body is dyed orange, and even though his breathing is short, he still quickens his pace.

My heart became an alarm bell, and there was a feeling of soreness or pain deep in my eyes beating.

The brain is filled with fear and can only think of one thing

Now, no matter what, we must first confirm the safety of the people inside——

"——Woo, oh!?"

His thoughts were impatient. When he arrived at his destination after passing two rooms, Subaru subconsciously pulled out the long knife on his waist and held it across his chest.

"Ding--!!"

A harsh collision sound and huge force came from his hand, and the long knife was knocked away. The emergency response caused by multiple deaths allowed Subaru to block the sudden blow.

As he fell backwards, Subaru's foot suddenly tripped on something and his body hit the ground.

He stood up with difficulty, lowered his head and saw that he had tripped on something and it was still entangled in his feet. Looking over, he saw the door that he had just passed through, and a long and thin thing had fallen under his feet.

Under the illumination of the setting sun, it is difficult to discern the original color of something with a wet and soft luster.

However, the slender object continued without interruption. After following his eyes to the end, Subaru finally realized that it was nothing.

——That’s what fell out of Subaru’s split flank.

"--ah?"

The right abdomen of the sportswear was beautifully cut open, and the pink internal organs inside flowed out.

A large amount of blood soaked his feet, and what he tripped on his right foot was his own small or large intestine. In short, his internal organs were wrapped around his feet, as if they were holding on to the host.

"...Oh poof"

The moment he realized this, his throat was blocked by blood clots, and his vision was dyed bright red.

I wanted to use my trembling fingers to push the internal organs that had been spilled due to abdominal pressure back into the body, but my hands had no strength and my legs had lost strength. By the time I noticed, I had already collapsed on the carpet.

I don’t know what happened. I just know that being cut open in the abdomen will kill you——

"The same move will not work a second time~"

Suddenly there was a sound

Someone was talking behind Subaru who fell to the ground.

He didn't even have the strength to turn his head, and his consciousness was mixed with the overflowing internal organs and the bleeding blood and spread outward. In order to bring back the world he had left, Subaru desperately blew the blood bubbles.

"————"

The high-pitched footsteps created ripples, and a black shadow stood in the fountain of blood that dyed the passage crimson.

Black clothing, slender figure, long black hair tied into braids, charming eyes looking down at death lovingly

Having these impressions and the feeling of "being chopped in the stomach" allowed Subaru to understand who the other party was.

"—I told you, before we meet next time, take good care of your intestines."

It was an unconventional declaration of love, the pure love of a killer that no one could understand.

The finger of his soul only touched this, and Natsuki Subaru's consciousness began to become hazy.

blur, blur, blur, dull, dull, dull, finally

Everything disappears, ends, and then - begins again
Chapter completed!