I humbly apologize for using you like this, Reyna... but for the sake of everybody's life, including yours, I have to do this. Tomorrow Ria will wake up, and I don't want to be grieving on that day. Hahaha! I really have grown insane! I'm... exhilarated! Just wait for me, Hitoshi! |...| I heard tables banging; it echoed throughout the room. As the sound waves traveled, it sent chills down my spine. The atmosphere is tense enough to break anyone's will. And the source of such intimidating aura is none other than... Rigor Santiago. "Who do you think you are, brat?!" Sir Rigor yelled. His aura is as imposing as always, but right now, it's on another level. This old geezer has murder in his eyes. If I were just a regular seventeen-year-old, I would've fainted. We're in an interrogation room... just the two of us. Hahaha! It's... the perfect scenario! "You're stuck in quite a predicament, Sir Rigor... It's either ride with me or...

He turned his body around and approached me. Without a trace of emotion in his voice, he whispered, "I'm not playing around, Miles. I have murder in my mind..." Well... I'm fucked! |...| What will you do if you sit across a man playing with a knife, with a stiff, emotionless face? Will you panic? Frozen in place? Or beg for your life? Well, to be honest, I have no fucking clue. No normal seventeen-year-old gets to have a fan meeting with death. But! As I struggle to control my shivering, I can't help but smile... Nobody has seen Sir Konstantin like this except me. For some twisted reason, I feel complimented. "Miles... have you played Russian Roulette?" Sir Konstantin muttered as he threw his knife in the air and caught it. That dagger he's holding may end up in my head... I gulped... and with all my remaining confidence, I asked, "I apologize, Konstantin, but I simply don't have time for your antics. All I need is a yes, or a no... wi

Things are dicey right now... I'm usually too embarrassed to do this, even with Ria, but... I need you for this operation, Reyna, so I'll... With all my confidence, I embraced her. "I'm warm, see? This Miles's warmth, right?" |...| I've never comforted anyone before. Usually, because I'm the one who needs it, but... I'm not alone anymore, so I have to step it up. There must be something that can calm Reyna down! As I try to figure out a way to comfort Reyna, a recognizable voice whispered in my head. "Master, isn't that the girl who saw your past?" "Nori?! Aren't you supposed to be keeping Eric at bay?!" I muttered back. "Eric is recharging right now, so I have time." "What brings you here?!" "I thought you needed help, so... Master, touch her forehead, and leave the rest to me." "S-So... what will you do to Reyna? You aren't going to cast a spell on her, I assume?!" With a meager grin on

Eh? Where the fuck are we? Aren't we supposed to be in a gang hideout? What the fuck is with this lively bar?! |...| I could hear the voices of a crowd, and cheerful screams echoed throughout the room. The sound of brash laughter, metal spoons on ceramic plates, and the sizzling noise made while frying meat... almost as if there was a feast. It's day and night from what I expected. Despite being notorious criminals, these men, utterly clueless of the fate that awaits them, seem to be enjoying life to the fullest. "M-Miles... are we in the right place?" I checked the map to verify, and it looks like we're in the... dining hall. With all this noise, it's safe to assume the map is accurate. "I know how you feel, Reyna, but we're in the right place." I replied. It appears we're currently at the... stage?! That's unexpected! But this is perfect... All I have to do is unveil these curtains, and all the attention will be on me!

Reyna broke the silence and said, "Miles, I'm sure you're unaware of this, but ten years ago, there was an incident called the night of noble snakes.""Your lady is correct, Miles... ever since that day, the police corps have killed ten thousand as a result of collateral damage."Huh... Sir Rigor's police corps?! That's... ridiculous.|...|An excruciating pain stung my back. Almost as if I was stabbed by a dagger. My emotions were hard to put into words... constantly shifting between anger and misery.Right now, I'm stuck to my chair while staring at the ground; It's like my soul had left my body. It left me clueless, but there's one thing I'm sure of... For some reason, I felt betrayed.It was glaring from the start. The same police corps that Sir Rigor is leading is the same police corps that murdered an innocent man and his daughter..."With that said, Miles, I have another proposal..." Hitoshi said.Another proposal? What