The Death Dinner Table: Everyone Is Poisoned / Saori Bajeena Is the Poisoner ...

The four of them can live together forever, so what does it matter if they don't get married? Anyway, Shirou wants her to stay.

Of course, she would never voice these thoughts.

Thinking of this, Kirino's face flushed slightly, and she stepped on Shirou again.

Chapter 718 The Death Table, Everyone Poisoned

By this time, most people were already seated, and Ram and Rem had gone to the kitchen, just waiting to bring the food up.

"The tea is ready. I didn't know everyone's taste, so I added a lot of sugar. If you don't like it, I can brew it again." Saori came up with eight cups of black tea on a gold-patterned tray and served them to everyone. She added a lot of sugar and milk to the tea, which gave it a sweet aroma.

"Alright, Saori, please sit down too." The girls agreed with smiles. They really couldn't refuse the tea that this well-behaved and kind young lady had worked so hard to brew; they weren't that demanding.

Everyone was preparing to open the store when they discovered that one person was missing.

"Huh? Hasn't Miss Gyoubu arrived yet?" Saori asked, puzzled.

"Eriri, Kyoko, have you seen Hime no Toki?" Shirou asked, startled, looking at the two who lived next door to Hime no Toki.

"Ah, we did call her, but she's still sleeping. She probably stayed up all night reading novels last night," Eriri said.

"Yes, the Ministry of Justice did agree once, but then fell silent," Kyoko nodded in agreement.

At this very moment, in the girl's room, Hime no Toki was curled up in a pink blanket, fast asleep, completely carefree and oblivious to the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

"Ah, is that so?" Shirou nodded. Could it be that while he was running around trying to save his life, this child was just staying in her room reading novels? But given Hime no Toki's personality, it's quite possible. In the world of stories, people are often automatically assigned to similar characters.

"Then I'll go and call Miss Xingbu over," Saori said.

"It's alright, it's alright, she's always like this, she can't get up before ten o'clock. If Uncle Roswaal hadn't been there yesterday, she wouldn't have come over. Don't worry about her, let's eat first." Eriri waved her hand and said nonchalantly.

"Is... is that so?" Saori hesitated for a moment, but still sat down.

"Guests, then we shall serve the meal." At this moment, two maids came up and brought plates of breakfast prepared from the kitchen to the table. Rows of oval-shaped baked noodles were wrapped in bamboo baskets, with several small bowls next to them containing flat knives, which could be used to spread their favorite jam on the noodles.

It's like a nut paste made by frying shelled berries, crushing them into powder, adding a lot of syrup, and stirring it into a puree.

The most common cheeses are made with fresh fruit, such as strawberry jam, blueberry jam, and rich, flavorful peanut butter.

The bread is on the firmer side, not as soft as cake. But with each bite, you can fully enjoy the aroma of the firm wheat flour inside. However, some crumbs might get stuck in your teeth, so it's best to have a cup of black tea with it to soothe your throat and quench your thirst.

Finally, steamed sweet potatoes, a local specialty, were also served, each served in a small white round bowl by Ram.

The girls chatted and laughed as they ate their breakfast, sharing jam. The black tea was a bit too sweet, but it was still palatable with the bread.

For Shirou, this was a pretty good breakfast.

"Ugh..." Because of her pregnancy, Ayase's body was the most sensitive of everyone. She suddenly clutched her stomach, and blood dripped from under the chair onto the floor! At that moment, she felt as if she had lost the most important thing in her life.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!" A pitiful scream escaped her lips.

"Ayase! Ugh..." Shirou hugged the girl, but as he moved, he found that his stomach was also cramping, and his body became numb.

The other girls also groaned in pain and clutched their stomachs at this moment.

"Poison... there's poison in the tea!!" The Kuro Neko groaned in pain, black blood flowing from its mouth, nostrils, and eyes, before collapsing onto the table, motionless.

"Shirou... it hurts..." The blonde girl Eriri, clutched her stomach, sweat and tears streaming down her face.

"Kyoko! Eriri!" Shirou cried out, clutching his abdomen. He felt a sharp, cramping pain, as if a rat had crawled inside his stomach, wriggling and tearing through his intestines and internal organs.

"Shirou... Brother... Baby's gone..." Ayase's pale face was wide with anxiety, tears of despair streaming down her cheeks. Her disheveled hair clung to her face as she stretched out her blood-stained hand to Shirou with difficulty, uttered her last words, and collapsed to the ground in utter desolation.

"Ayase!!!" Shirou cried out in anguish. The cramps in his stomach grew more and more intense, and something inside him surged toward his mouth, spitting out black clots of blood.

"Damn it! Who is it?!" Kirino gritted her teeth, glaring at her surroundings as she shouted.

No one answered, but of the seven people present, only one, excluding Hime no Toki who hadn't come out, was unharmed.

That was Miss Saori, who had remained quiet since she took her seat.

"It's you!! You bitch! Die!" Kirino grabbed the jam-spreading knife and stabbed at Saori.

However, the knife didn't fly halfway before falling and hitting the plate with a sound. The harder she tried, the faster the poison flowed through her body. Kirino had no more strength left and collapsed onto the table.

Saori retreated in a panic, knocking over the chair behind her, and slowly stood up, clearly startled by Kirino's sudden outburst. She carefully distanced herself from the poisoned girls, her eyes fixed on Shirou and the others without blinking, seemingly waiting for them all to die, the silence terrifying.

"Why?" Shirou asked Saori, suppressing his anger. She didn't seem like the type of person who would do such vicious things often.

"..." Saori looked at Shirou, tears welling in her eyes, as if she were saying something.

Unfortunately, Shirou could no longer hear the girl's voice. Only in the moment when everything went completely black did he see the girl softly muttering something... and then everything went dark, and he collapsed.

In the darkness, some tentacles swayed, and time began to turn back once more. After regaining consciousness, Shirou sat up in bed again. He had died from poisoning. Not only him, but all the girls who had eaten breakfast and drunk that cup of red tea had died.

He only regretted that he was too restricted and too lax in the world of the story, and that he didn't treat the delicate, obedient young lady as a suspect at all. Otherwise, he should have been able to sense something was wrong from the red tea.

Shirou covered his face, recalling what had happened. He had thought that once he got through the first day, everything would be over, but it seemed he had been too naive.

Chapter 719 The Murderer Who Poisoned Saori Bajiina

Shirou was seriously considering the whole story.

The eight heirs brought to the castle, seven of whom were women besides Shirou, were all stunningly beautiful, each with their own unique charm. They were pretty and delicate, but who could have imagined how terrifying they would be if they went berserk?

To be honest, he doesn't want to experience being stabbed in the heart by his sister again. It's not like fighting an evil enemy; being hurt by someone close to you is something even the Heart of Steel can't withstand.

Those who enter this castle seem destined for a fate of either killing or being killed. The girls are already terminally ill, and everyone is a dangerous individual, potentially to be killed by anyone at any moment.

Even the seemingly gentle and kind young lady, Saori, resorted to murder, and... what's even more troublesome is that... she used poison, meaning she had prepared the poison before entering the castle. Unlike the other girls who lost control due to the influence of the black mist and acted recklessly.

All of this was premeditated and planned.

With a click, the door was pushed open, interrupting Shirou's train of thought.

"Is this the first day? Nice to meet you, maids. Please take me to see Uncle Roswaal." Shirou stood up and said to the two maids.

"Guest? What strange thing are you talking about? Lord Roswaal went out yesterday and hasn't returned yet, right, sister?"

"Yes, Lord Roswaal might not be back in time today. Did our guest fall off the bed and hurt his head, Rem?"

"It was said by the twin maids."

"What! Today is the second day?!" Shirou's eyes widened in surprise, and he rushed forward to grab the blue-haired maid's hand and asked.

"Guest, we are Lord Roswaal's servants, please let go!" Rem looked at Shirou with a cold gaze and said indifferently.

"Guest, please let go of my sister, or I'll get angry," Ram said coldly, warning Shirou.

At this moment, the two seemingly harmless maids were subtly emanating a murderous aura.

"Answer my question!" Shirou shouted, he didn't have time to waste any more time.

"If we're talking about when you, guest, arrived at the castle, this is indeed the second time we've greeted the morning here today," Ram said.

"Really! I know!" Shirou grabbed the clothes from the shopping cart, no longer bothering to hide from the maids, and immediately unbuttoned his pajamas, changed his clothes, and hurriedly ran towards the dining room.

"Rem, I'm sorry about earlier! I had to go because I had to leave!"

Only two maids remained in the room, watching with suspicious eyes as Shirou's figure gradually ran away.

Shirou hadn't expected it to be like something out of an old RPG game, where you update your save file by sleeping in bed.

'Hurry up!'

We have to hurry!

Shirou ran hurriedly, having been delayed by his conversation with Ram and Rem, and arrived at the restaurant even later than yesterday.

Meanwhile, in the restaurant, a tall girl with long, wavy hair, wearing a Princess- style long dress with a high-necked top and long sleeves, was preparing black tea on a small table with her back to everyone. Eight cups were already arranged on the tray, and hot water was ready to be boiled.

Vegetable leaves were scooped from the sealed jar and poured into a gold-patterned teapot. A small pot on the side contained white milk, and a small cup held a pile of white sugar cubes.

If someone were to walk by from the other side and look at the tall girl's face, they would notice that she was completely devoid of her usual composure and gentleness. Fine beads of sweat were forming on her forehead, and her hands were trembling slightly.

But on the night she left for the castle, the words her viscount mother had spoken to her echoed in her mind, "Saori! As long as you have enough strength, you can do whatever you want. The strong prey on the weak; that's the rule of the nobility. If you don't want to be killed, do as I say! Remember! It's either you or them who die!"

The girl grew up in an upper-class family, so her temperament and upbringing were much more virtuous than other girls. However, her status actually came from her widowed mother, Viscountess. She inherited her deceased husband's title—yes, not the father of Shirou and the others, but a viscount.

Saori was actually born ten months after her viscount 'father' died, which aroused a lot of suspicion about her background, and there were many different opinions among her servants.

However, with the protection of her father, the Earl, the Viscount's relatives dared not say anything and could only suffer in silence. Saori, along with her mother, lived a peaceful life as a young lady, enjoying the adulation of others.

But now that the Earl's biological father has died, everyone's opinions have changed. Some relatives even said that the Viscountess should return the title to her husband's family so that it could be inherited by the offspring of her husband's relatives.

Saori desperately needs the support of her biological father's family, the Earl's side, namely the protection of the head of household, Borderier Roswaal. Otherwise, once her mother dies, the title will surely be seized. Not only will her comfortable life be jeopardized, but she will also face the vicious retaliation of her relatives.

Simply receiving some inheritance is fundamentally insufficient for Saori.

The night before she was to leave for the castle, the Viscount's mother came to Saori's room and found her.

This is a still-charming noblewoman, nearing fifty years old. Due to her frequent use of poisonous medieval cosmetics, her face bears indelible wrinkles. However, her features still bear some resemblance to Saori.

They had the same hair color and the same eye color; the only difference was perhaps the murderous aura hidden in their eyes.

At that moment, the noblewoman handed Saori a small packet of poison and said to her, "This is the last thing your mother can do for you. Kill them, and you will be the sole heir. Once you become Earl, no one can touch a hair on your head. You can also transfer all the wealth your mother has accumulated to her. As for those poor wretches, none of them will dare to utter a single word in front of you."

Saori! Remember this: those people aren't your family, they're your enemies who will kill you. That damned bastard's mistress and illegitimate child—he hid them so well, otherwise I would have had them killed! But it's alright! As long as we mix what's here into the black tea we drink, that'll be fine!"

Chapter 720 Behind Saori's Murder

Recalling her mother that night, Saori's body trembled uncontrollably, but her hands remained firmly on her sleeves.

Before arriving at the castle, she sewed the poison into a hidden pocket inside her dress. She hadn't dared to touch the poison she was holding, for fear of spilling it.

She was actually living in constant fear because of this poison; she dared not use it, nor dared she throw it away.

As night fell, while everyone else slept, Saori couldn't fall asleep at all. Even when she did fall asleep, she would have all sorts of nightmares and be startled awake.

The more the girl saw Shirou getting along better and better with the other girls, the more confused she became.

The girl dared not turn around, afraid that her expression would give her away, and could only listen to the voices of her other sisters behind her.

Saori was struggling internally, her conscience constantly clashing with her will to survive.

'I'm sorry... I'm sorry... everyone... but if I can't get the title... I...'

'We've already found a way out...'

While the other girls weren't looking, Saori reached into her sleeve and pulled something out of a hidden pocket, holding it in her hand.

She still chose to poison him. As long as she mixed the powder from the small packet into the black tea and had others drink it, she could live a good life, living a life of luxury and comfort.

Smack!

Shirou appeared behind Saori, abruptly grabbing the girl's hand holding the small paper packet, glaring at her angrily.

Saori hadn't expected that someone was behind her; everything she had done had been exposed.

Feeling guilty, she was startled and shuddered. Something fell down; a small paper packet containing something bumped into the cup and landed on the tray, spilling a strangely colored powder onto the plate.

"Ugh! Brother! Let go!" Saori shouted loudly, completely losing her previous virtuous and obedient demeanor.

The girls all turned to look when they heard the noise. The scene was so strange that they were completely baffled. Saori was a well-behaved young lady, and Shirou wasn't the type to bully girls.

"Hey! Shirou, what's wrong with you suddenly running over here?" Eriri stood up and asked.

"What exactly happened?" Kirino asked, frowning.

"Shirou- nii-san?" Ayase also looked over, asking Shirou a question.

'If you knew the consequences of drinking it, you wouldn't be so rational now. But it's definitely better not to remember that kind of memory.'

Shirou had made up his mind. Without saying a word or paying attention to Saori's struggles, he reached out and grabbed the small paper packet, scattering it into a teacup. A chemical reaction occurred, causing bubbles to rise before subsiding after a while. Shirou finally understood why Saori had reacted so strongly when he approached the girl who was making tea last time.

"This is...?" The girls' expressions all changed.

"Poison?" The Kuro Neko had studied with the black wizard and understood the problem with this reaction.

"Could you explain this to me, Miss Saori?" Shirou said, holding Saori's hand tightly as she looked down at him.

"I... I don't know what you're trying to say! Brother! You're hurting me, please let go!" Saori said softly, avoiding Shirou's gaze.

"Answer my questions first: who ordered you to do this? And who provided you with the poison?" Shirou asked.

"There's nothing there! Just ordinary ingredients! Please believe me," Saori argued.

But this time, all the girls realized the military presence, and no one believed Saori; they just watched Saori silently.

"Ordinary ingredients? Would you dare drink this cup of tea?" Shirou picked up the cup of black tea sprinkled with powder. He could see tiny black lines moving inside, like a small snake swimming around. No wonder he had to use milk and sugar to neutralize it before.

"I... I..." Saori didn't know what to say. She raised her hand, but didn't dare to reach for the teacup.

"Enough!" Shirou released Saori's hand and poured the black tea onto the floor. The tea sizzled and emitted a pungent odor, clearly something no human could drink.

"..." Saori, now free, stumbled back a few steps, her back hitting the wall. At this moment, she had no strength left. Without Shirou's support, her legs went weak, and she leaned against the wall, collapsing to the ground.

Shirou exchanged glances with the other girls, looked at Saori with a complicated expression, Shirou finally spoke: