Kekkon Shoya no Deathloop~Nosuji Reijou wa Nando Shindemo Megemasen~

Pretty light, I could take Serenia out.

Isn't Serenia being watched by dreameaters? Is this it, assassin?

No, as far as I'm concerned, it's perfectly fine and much appreciated... The strange lack of response is disgusting.

Tell yourself that alert is forbidden and take your feet carefully, but even while you take Serenia on the move, there's no sign of anyone coming at you in particular.

From Mr. Risel's story, I thought the assassin was nagging like a cockroach in the castle.

Two people's footsteps are sucked into a quiet, unpopular hallway.

"... Is that guy a long time being a samurai?

"Yes. Amanda has been serving us for seven years..."

When I was curious and asked, Serenia answered me as I bounced my breath.

"Of all my sidekicks, I'll be the longest samurai I've ever been with. Um, did she say anything to bother you?

"Yeah. I was just wondering"

Are there a few Serenian maids? It's obvious if you think about it carefully. Because I had three samurai attached to me.

Then it doesn't just mean that Amanda is suspicious. Besides, she's been working here for seven years. He was kind of a strange person, though.

Through the interstitial winds flow through the crossing corridor to reach the west wing.

Couldn't take it very slowly, I quickened my legs a little.

I'm still going to slow down walking as far as I'm concerned, but it seems like a pretty early walk for Serenia. Still, she lagged behind and followed me diligently, out of breath.

But as I cross the stairs leading to the third floor and try to push through the hallway upstairs, Serenia's legs stop perfectly.

"Um. We're headed to your sister-in-law's room, aren't we?

"Yeah, that's the place"

"I heard your sister-in-law's room is on the third floor of the west wing."

"There's a stop in front of me."

"Stopping by...?

Serenia's gonna be fine, but I'm gonna pull her arm around and go further into the hallway. And when I arrived in front of the desired room, I glanced at the door all the way.

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—— Still no signal.

Riselle was restless and stared at the ceiling of the room.

Until earlier, the noise as if it were even a rough elephant rang from overhead. Intruder Haltris said this noise was caused by his sister Cattleya.

How come the bride, who has just been married, is so raging? There wasn't enough room in Riselle to question that.

The noise lasted for a while, but after one loud noise that caused something to fall, and then went on to make a noise that pulled something together, the upper floor suddenly became perfectly quiet.

Instead of noise after that, I can't even hear people's footsteps.

When Haltris confirmed that the noise would subside, he returned to his room with a relieved face, but Risel's anxiety was rather stirred by the sudden visit of tranquility.

Is it possible that there was a mix of signals in that noise? Suddenly quiet, but what if the bride went to the master bedroom? Or did something unforeseen happen and there was a change in the plan?

But I can't go and make sure without confirmation. In the end, he had to wait in his room for the signal.

I wish the morning had come with nothing. Katrea Bardo is a dear friend of mine. I don't want to kill her. Besides, once you sin, Riselle will lose everything.

But they will not have mercy on Risel, nor will they allow a compromise.

They don't want to kill Cattleya. I don't want Riselle to kill people.

Because I want Riselle to kill Cattleya --.

Concon, and I heard knocking on the door.

Riselle jumped up, holding on to her sweaty fist at some point, and turned her eyes toward the door.

Concon, there's another noise.

Riselle swallowed the gokuri and spit, but never approached the door with her will.

At midnight like this, there's no way a decent human being would come to visit the room. Who is at the end of the door? Dream eater, or ——

While on guard, slowly open the door inside.

Seeing the dreaded hallway, the visitor's figure was slightly below Riselle's gaze.

"Serenia......!

"Riselle...... brother......"

Soft silver hair with pale, radiant clear blue eyes.

A girl who hopes to protect even if Riselle collapses everything, a girl who is supposed to be under the watchful eye of a dreameater, somehow lets her fear stick to her face and stands in the hallway.

I thought you were seeing it even in the phantom, but blinking your eyes never made that figure disappear.

It was as if things couldn't swallow, but anyway, trying to protect her, Riselle tried to take a step forward.

Don't move.

There, another girl's voice.

If you look closely, there's another figure behind Serenia. As Risel tried to move out, two arms grabbed Serenia's neck from behind. In one of its hands is a grip.

"If you move or speak up, this will cut Serenia all the time"

Noisy words are spun in a tone somewhat lacking in tension. And all I'm saying is, "Here we go, cut it," and the blade of the bamboo sweeps over Serenia's neck.

Riselle felt the crisis in a different way and nodded without words, as the blackmailer had said, to a vague gesture that seemed to inadvertently harm Serenia as it was.

"If you don't want to hurt her, please act as directed by me now. Otherwise, uh... I'll hang up Serenia!

They had no choice but to cut Serenia.

The blackmailer gripped the handle of the bamboo strongly, as he indicated he was serious.

—— Katrea Bardo.

She was supposed to be killed by Risel in the master bedroom, somehow in front of the murderer's room, trying to stick a razor blade to Serenia's neck.

In his eyes was a fierce light.