Keela warms the soup back in the pan.

A long wooden cylinder resembling a water bottle on the side.

I wonder if they're going to take it to Ole, who is lurking somewhere.

"... I'm really surprised."

Point your gaze at the slimy leaking Keira.

"Didn't you expect me to notice?

No, that's true...

Lift from the fire before boiling, tilt the pan, and pour the soup slowly.

The white hot air rising filled a slightly chilly room.

"Rosie, you don't blame me for the murder."

Cotton, put down the water bottle and look at me over his shoulder.

My anxious eyes were shaking quietly.

"I'm not affirming another murder, and I'm not going to say I can't help it. However, I understand a little how you felt about the murder. [M] That's why I wanted to help."

"... that's strange. If someone else told me the same thing, I would never understand how I feel. Rosie thinks you might understand."

"Yes, because that's the con artist."

Keira rounded her eyes in surprise and then giggled.

Such a smile that the load on my shoulders fell off just a little.

"Well, Rosie has lived a way that no one could ever tell you. Fufu, this shouldn't look like a normal kid."

"Everyone who lives here is, isn't it? You have an invisible wound, or you're hiding a past that hurt someone."

"... well, that's right."

With a bitter face and a bad tooth cut, Keira grabs the jacket she wore in front of her door.

Well then, shall we go?

"I know you do, but let's go and make sure nobody finds us. I'll take care of it when it's time."

Smile lightly at Keira nodding and leave her house behind with the candlestick light on.

Outside is as dark as ever. The color at night was darker than when I came here.

"Lead the way so that it doesn't come off. If anything happens, I'll slap you in the back."

"If so, how about this?

Interacting with each other in a small voice surprisingly shakes hands.

You're completely treated like a child.

"... let's go"

It was a waste of time to argue, so I decided to spoil the situation.

I have no problem with that. It's easy for me to give Keira instructions, and it's just more efficient.

I don't know what it means, but just in case, I look back a few times to make sure there's no tail.

If the opponent is professional, there is nothing I can do, but just looking back at it at random will be enough to restrain it.

It would be helpful if Risha were here at this time.

"Rosie, wait here."

We walked on for a few minutes until we reached the empty house on the outskirts of the village.

Keira went round the back of the empty house as she got used to it. Probably a few times in the undercover.

I decided to observe the surroundings for the time being.

There is no light in the empty house.

This is natural.

If there's a light leaking out of a house that's supposed to be empty, it's like saying there's someone there.

Though preliminary, there are surprisingly many cases where a person's whereabouts are revealed due to neglect of consideration in this area.

"Three tracks..."

I can't rely on the moonlight alone, but I can see it if I get closer to my face.

I think it belongs to Keira and me, and the other belongs to Ole.

It is careless to say that you will never be found.

"Come in."

While doing that, the entrance to the empty house opened slightly, and Keira's voice was heard from inside.

I properly erase my footprints before entering the house and close the door so as not to make as much noise as possible. [M]

It was slightly warmer inside than outside.

"This way."

He was guided to a small room of about 6 tatami mats.

It's obvious because it's empty, but there's no furniture or feeling of living, so it's quite a killing scene.

Keira walks to the corner of the room and snaps her toes several times with the concon.

And then...

"Keira, what's wrong?

"Well... there's someone here who wants to see me."

Butterfly, the floor door opens with momentum.

Well, you converted the underfloor storage into an entrance to the basement.

"Wait, Ol. Rosie will help us."

"... eh, cooperation? I don't know what that is."

Ol and I looked at each other.

But after a suspicious expression, he leaned his neck to the thread of memory.

It's not impossible not to know.

I've never seen his face before.

"Nice to meet you... no, it's been a long time. Ever since we met in the fog forest. I borrowed a Seirian emblem from you and it was very helpful."