Ito Shirou Avoids Being Killed / Going to Kuroneko's Room

Collusion among various rights holders, competition with nobles, cooperation with merchants who possess capital, exchanging the name of the people for power, and using the interests that should rightfully belong to the people for transactions—all these elements, along with the exploitation of everything available, are necessary to achieve success in a vicious cycle of competition.

As a woman from such a family, she was naturally not immune to such influences. For the sake of political struggles, women like her were often sent to the side of other powerful figures to gather information, and when necessary, they would even be ordered to assassinate them. Therefore, in this world, Ayase actually possessed the skills of an assassin, was proficient in the use of daggers, and was no less strong than an ordinary adult man.

For reasons unknown, her family ordered her to take down Earl Shirou to the Count's throne. So, she had already secretly had a relationship with the protagonist. Ayase had been raised with this kind of education since childhood, and could only accept her unfair fate.

However, since the object of her affection was Shirou, she didn't actually resist. When the two of them embraced naked, the girl buried her face in the man's chest and whispered:

"Brother Shirou... I'm so glad I met you."

"I have no regrets about giving you my first time..."

Ayase became pregnant with Shirou's child, but she kept it a secret from her family and Shirou, waiting for a more suitable opportunity. By then, she was prepared to give birth to the child, even if it meant eloping. This was the fruit of her love with her Shirou.

However, after the Earl's death, Ayase was told that she was actually Shirou's half-sister. She had thought she could be with Shirou, but she was devastated and her heart was already on the verge of collapse.

"Aaaaaah!!!" Ayase's eyes turned bloodshot, tears streaming down her face as she let out a mournful scream.

In the instant Shirou was stunned, Ayase shoved Shirou aside, picked up the dagger from the ground, her eyes unfocused and filled with madness.

Shirou suddenly had a very bad premonition. An ominous black mist was churning outside, seeping in through the cracks in the tightly closed window, drifting slowly towards the restaurant, and through Ayase's shadow, it entered the girl's body.

At this moment, thin, transparent tubes, just like Eriri's, appeared on the girl's body. They were now filled with an ominous blackness, which churned inside the tubes, seemingly about to break through everything, explode, and destroy everything.

"Ayase, calm down!" Shirou said to the girl; the truth was simply too shocking.

"Brother... I can't bear it anymore, why are we siblings..." Ayase looked at Shirou, tilted her head back, closed her eyes, leaving two tear tracks. The dagger she held was not pointed at anyone else, but resolutely slashed down towards her own neck.

"No!!!" Shirou cried out. This time, the ominous feeling once again froze Shirou's body, making him feel cold and stiff all over. Time suddenly slowed down, slowing down every movement of his. He could only watch helplessly as the dagger sliced across his throat.

"Aaaaaaah!!!" Kyoko covered her face and let out a piercing scream! She was no longer that Servant, but a little girl in the story who loved to read and had no one to rely on.

"Guests! We've arrived! Rem, light the lights."

"Yes, sister!"

"Miss Ayase?"

"Aaaaah!!"

The others rushed over upon hearing the noise. Kyoko was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, while Ayase had slit her own throat and stopped breathing.

"Ahhh..." Kyoko collapsed to the ground, seemingly terrified, as if she had lost her soul.

"Ayase! Ayase! How could you do such a stupid thing? Get up! Ayase!!" Kirino saw this and rushed over, kneeling on the ground and pushing Ayase was lying on the ground, repeatedly.

"Hey, she's already dead. No matter how much you call her, she won't come back." At this moment, the Kuro Neko frowned and said to Kirino.

"What are you talking about! Ayase isn't dead! Call the doctor right now! I know! You've been cursing us behind our backs, haven't you!" Kirino's eyes turned strange as she pointed at the Kuro Neko and shouted.

"Yes, if I could curse, I would have cursed you to die a thousand times over!" the Kuro Neko said sarcastically.

"You bastard..." Kirino held the dead Ayase, her head bowed, gritting her teeth, blood flowing from her mouth.

Kirino, Kuro Neko, and Ayase all come from the same place, a few streets away from Shirou's house, located in the middle-class area where lower-ranking nobles live.

Kirino is nominally the daughter of the Knight Commander of the Guard Regiment, but in fact she is the granddaughter. Because her mother died early, she lived with her grandparents and was raised as their daughter.

However, she has a very strong-willed personality, even more assertive than boys, and a very stubborn temper. In fact, she looks down on the rules and regulations of the aristocracy.

However, she is very intelligent and knows how to disguise herself and befriend the children of powerful families, so she can get along well wherever she goes. She and Ayase can be said to be leaders in the aristocratic class. As a young lady who is just entering the social world, she gradually integrates into the aristocratic circle. With her outstanding appearance, it would not be surprising if she were to marry into a high-ranking noble family in the future.

Kuro Neko is the tailor's daughter. Because her mother was born into a viscount's family, although she did not inherit the title, she was still considered a member of the aristocratic circle. Therefore, this tailor shop served the nobility. She had been entertaining nobles since childhood, so she was quite knowledgeable.

However, being more independent, she disliked associating with those high-ranking nobles and preferred to do things that interested her, such as studying black Magecraft with occult wizards. Even if her peers considered her a reclusive eccentric and shunned her, she didn't care at all.

So, despite living in the same neighborhood, the two seemingly opposite personalities didn't forge a friendship between them; instead, they were more like mortal enemies. However, in reality, Kirino and Kuro Neko do share some similarities in personality. They both dislike the aristocratic system and want to change their own destinies, making them kindred spirits.

However, their personalities seemed to be inherently incompatible. After arriving in the castle, they accumulated even more anger and could easily start arguing. They were like two powder kegs, ready to explode at any moment, and they would quarrel at the drop of a hat.

But wanting to kill the other person is simply out of the question. However... now it has happened.

The ominous atmosphere in the air grew stronger, and the black mist seemed to be filling the entire room.

This shouldn't have been the case. Even if it was an argument, this time it wouldn't end so simply. The girls seemed to have become puppets, losing their senses. They argued for the sake of arguing, and were angry for the sake of being angry. No matter what they said, it would only ignite the anger in their hearts.

"Damn it! You admit it! It's all your fault! You're the one who killed Ayase, and I'm going to avenge Ayase! You die too! Go to hell!" Kirino inhaled the black mist, feeling a surge of violent anger rush to her head. She glanced around, walked to the hearth, drew the sword hanging on the wall, and charged directly at the Kuro Neko.

"Wait! Kirino!" Saori ran up, trying to stop Kirino.

"Die! Die!" Kirino seemed to be affected by the black mist as well, her expression ferocious beyond that of a young girl. She brandished her iron sword, launching indiscriminate attacks on those who stood in her way. It looked as if she was about to strike Saori, with whom she had a good relationship.

Saori hadn't expected this; unable to dodge in time, she closed her eyes.

Shirou grabbed Saori and took several steps back, dodging the sword strike.

"Aaaaaah!!!" Kirino bypassed Shirou and charged at the Kuro Neko with her sword in hand.

"You madman! You can't even explain yourself! What does her death have to do with me! Since you want to kill me, then I'll kill you first!!!" The Kuro Neko retreated repeatedly, but finding it impossible to dodge, it suddenly became vicious as well. Its face was covered by black mist, turning incredibly dark, and its eyes were bloodshot like those of a murderous maniac. With a gritted tooth, it grabbed the spikes of the candlestick, trying to use them to block the attack from the crazed Kirino.

The transparent pipe filled with dark mist that appeared in front of both of them was no longer them.

Kirino acted as if she had gone mad, ignoring the spike and raising her sword high, determined to strike the Kuro Neko even at the cost of her life.

The Kuro Neko revealed its ferocious face, showing no sign of stopping, and aimed its spikes at Kirino's heart.

Everything was too abnormal; the two of them were like they had mad cow disease, having lost their minds and only wanting to kill each other.

It looks like two more lives are about to be lost here.

"Stop! You two!" Shirou rushed forward, standing between the two, trying to stop them.

With a hissing sound.

The spike pierced Shirou's back and broke through his heart.

The sword slashed down, tearing from the shoulder downwards and lodging at the collarbone.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, spraying across the entire room and completely staining Kirino and Kuro Neko's faces red, their long hair mingling with the blood.

"Ugh..." Shirou couldn't control his head, which tilted to one side. He saw Kirino, who had been stabbed through the heart and was now mentally broken. A vertical tube appeared on her body, filled with ominous black energy, as if it were about to shatter. She coughed up blood and collapsed weakly to the ground.

"Brother..." Kyoko stared in shock at the scene.

"Shirou --!!!" Eriri screamed.

Chapter 711 Shiro Shirou Avoids Being Killed

Shirou's vision went black. This time, he seemed to hear the silvery, charming laughter of a young girl. Sometimes the laughter seemed far away, as if it were coming from a deep abyss tens of thousands of meters underground, but at other times the sound was very close, as if it were whispering in his ear.

However, the sound didn't please Shirou, because Shirou also heard noises behind it. Along with the girl's melodious voice, there was a monstrous roar, an unknown language, mysterious and dangerous.

The tragedy that had unfolded inside the restaurant was frozen in time; the girls stood motionless on the floor, and the clock ticked rapidly counter-clockwise.

When the soul returned to the soul and the body returned to the body, Shirou, lying on the bed in the guest room, opened his eyes once more.

Shirou sat up abruptly, as if he were back in the morning of the first day. Cold sweat dripped down his face, staining the white sheets with tiny, watery dots.

Although all his wounds have healed completely, the pain he felt before his death has not subsided; he still experiences chilling, excruciating pain in both his heart and neck.

If it weren't Shirou, but an ordinary person, after experiencing inexplicable events and suffering two tragic deaths, he would probably have broken down. Shirou doesn't consider himself anything special; his only redeeming quality is his resilience in enduring pain.

Shirou recalled everything that had happened.

Roswaal's departure was initially thought to allow outsiders to take advantage of the situation. However, it seems that this is not the case. The girls' emotional changes are so hysterical; once they become agitated, they behave in particularly strange ways. And that pipe of black mist seems to possess some eerie power influencing the emotions of the people here.

In the first loop, Ayase was killed because of Kouko-san's words. Eriri was framed and went berserk, so she killed him.

In the second loop, he Eriri, which calmed Eriri down and prevented her from acting strangely. He then stopped Ayase from attacking Kyoko, but in doing so, Ayase committed suicide. Ayase's death caused Kirino to have an emotional breakdown, leading to a fight between her and Kuro Neko.

Shirou guessed that the reason they went berserk was related to the negative emotions accumulated in the girls' hearts. Once they crossed a certain threshold, they would be affected by the black mist and become brutal and bloodthirsty.

This story has made Shirou fully aware of the author's malice. Everything seems to be developing in the direction of tragedy. The girl, driven to the brink of despair, has a heavy side behind her glamorous facade. There is also a dark and eerie fog that drives people to madness and hysteria.

If Shirou wants to find a perfect ending here, he must figure out what's going on!

Just then, the door was pushed open, and two twin maids came in pushing a cart.

"Good morning!" Shirou sat on the edge of the bed and greeted the two of them with a smile.

Shirou waited for Eriri, talked to her to help her relax, and then they went to the restaurant for a meal together.

"So slow!" Kirino slapped Shirou's thigh.

Shirou opened his palm and took Kirino's hand in his, as if Kirino had placed her hand in Shirou's palm on her own initiative.

"Shirou! What are you trying to do?" Kirino blushed as her hand was grabbed, and whispered reproachfully.

"There's something I want to discuss with you. Don't leave after you finish eating," Shirou said softly to Kirino.

"I know! Let go!" Kirino forcefully pulled her hand out of Shirou's palm and slapped it against her face, feeling her cheeks burning.

"Shirou- nii-san?" Ayase, who was standing to the side, had already noticed the commotion and looked at Shirou with a puzzled expression.

"Ayase too, I have something important I want to talk to you about." Shirou took Ayase's hand and said gently.

"Eh?... Yes." Ayase was startled and looked at Shirou with some panic.

However, Shirou's gentle and tolerant gaze put Ayase at ease.

Although the protagonist who had a relationship with Ayase happened before the main story, and it actually had nothing to do with Shirou, since he is the protagonist of the story, he also has a responsibility to ensure that Ayase's future is secure.

"Hehe, the siblings really have a good relationship. It's true that people who grow up in the same town are different," Roswaal said with a meaningful smile.

"Yes, I hope I can get along well with each of my little sisters," Shirou replied.

"..." Upon hearing Shirou's words, a light appeared in the girls' eyes, but they quickly seemed to remember something, and their gazes dimmed.

"Now let's get down to business..." Roswaal then explained the distribution method to everyone, and then let the girls discuss it among themselves over the next few days.

"I have a request..." At this moment, Kouko-san raised her hand and spoke.

"Oh, tell me about it," Roswaal said.

"I disagree!" Shirou interrupted directly. He wasn't going to let Kyoko stay here by giving up her inheritance, nor was he going to let Ayase have any thoughts of killing Kyoko. He wanted to take the initiative to reverse everything.

"Huh? Brother...?" Kyoko looked at Shirou in surprise, her expression showing unease. If she couldn't stay, her future would be uncertain.

The other girls also gave Shirou a strange look, feeling that this wasn't like Shirou at all.

"Hey, you won't die if you listen to her, will you? You just refused outright, how stingy!" Kirino said indignantly.

Shirou looked at the woman and said, "Kyoko, don't be sad. What I mean is, you don't need to make a request at all. If there's anything you want, just say it out loud. We're family, there's no such thing as asking or not asking! If anyone in the family objects, I'll take responsibility for discussing it with them. We can decide for ourselves, right, Uncle?"

"Well, the property was meant for you anyway, I was just acting as the Shirou," Roswaal said, amused.

Shirou stood up, nodded to the girls present, and said solemnly, "Everyone! Whatever problems you have, whatever dissatisfaction you have, please tell me! I will do my best to help you achieve what I can. I hope that everyone can find happiness and leave this castle with a smile."

Chapter 712 Going to the Kuro Neko's Room

Since arriving in this world, Shirou's will to survive has grown even stronger. He tries his best to extend kindness to the girls, hoping to alleviate their conflicts and at least prevent them from becoming enemies. However, Shirou knows that this is still not enough...

For the girls, the issues are not all the same. Not everyone values the inheritance as much. Some need care and support, some just want a place to live, and some are under pressure from their families.

Different people have different problems, which may conflict with each other. For the sake of one person, another may be hurt. Layer upon layer of problems pile up, like interlocking rings, mutually restraining each other to form a dead knot. Perhaps only through mutual understanding and laying everything out on the table can things become clear.

After everything was explained, Roswaal left first, leaving the successors to discuss and reach a decision in the next few days. However, the event was sudden, and no one was prepared. Facing half-strangers made the interaction even more awkward.

The girls prepared to get up and go back to their rooms to do their own things. However, Kirino and Ayase remained seated in their chairs because Shirou had asked them to stay.

Shirou brewed black tea for them.

"Speak, what is it?" Kirino said, arms crossed, looking at Shirou with an annoyed expression.

"Yes, I want to take you to meet a few people. Ayase, you can come too," Shirou said.

"Yes... Shirou -san." Ayase nodded in response when her name was called.

"Ha, what are you up to?" Kirino asked Shirou impatiently.

"Alright, let's have some tea first, then we'll head over," Shirou said to the girls.

After some time had passed, Shirou brought the girls to Kuro Neko's room and knocked on the door.

"Is there something you need?" A moment later, the door opened, and a black-haired girl with one hand on the doorknob peeked out.

"I just wanted to talk to you, Ruri," Shirou said with a smile as the girl greeted him.

"If you wanted to talk to me, did you have to bring them along?" The Kuro Neko looked at Kirino and Ayase behind Shirou with some confusion, but she quickly noticed something was off in the girls' eyes.

She looked down and realized that she had changed out of her gorgeous gothic lolita outfit and was now wearing a simple, solid-colored nightgown. Since she was alone in the room, she had chosen something more comfortable for her. However, for her, the fallen angel Kuro Neko, this outfit was a complete disaster for her image.

"Ah! Wait a minute~!" The Kuro Neko cried out in surprise when Shirou saw its true form and slammed the door shut.

"What is she doing? This gloomy woman. I thought her pajamas would be more glamorous, but they're surprisingly simple." Kirino said irritably from behind.

"Yes, Ms. Ruri seems more approachable this way," Ayase agreed.

"Actually, there's no need to worry about it so much," Shirou said with a smile. In his opinion, these pajamas were cute enough on a young girl.