Midnight

After a knock on the dormitory door, a rather magnetic voice came through:

"Brother Allen, I've come to discuss tonight's plan of action with you."

The visitor was none other than Cas.

Thinking about his father's problems and the feeling of unfamiliarity upon returning to his family, Cas was restless in his room... Unable to hold it in any longer, he decided to talk to Han Dong.

Cas even considered spending the night together, keeping an eye on what was happening upstairs.

"Wait a moment!"

After waiting for a minute, Han Dong Door Opening.

Meanwhile, Sylest had already hidden in the closet room.

If she took the initiative to approach Han Dong, especially if she found Han Dong's room in the middle of the night.

If this matter gets out, it could damage her reputation as a member of the Holy Knight Order.

Hiding in the closet, I quietly waited for Cas to leave.

Who knew?

Once Cas started talking, he couldn't stop.

Han Dong tried to persuade Cas to go back to his room and rest through some indirect means.

To everyone's surprise, Cas didn't go back to his room.

They even called Sophia over, simply because it would be easier for the team to move around together.

In addition, only one person needs to stay on night watch, while the other two can sleep and rest... If there is any noise upstairs, the person on night watch can wake everyone up.

Han Dong looked helpless at how things were unfolding.

If this continues, the noble Knight Sylest might be locked in the closet all night.

"Where is your sister?" Cas asked.

If anything serious happens tonight, we may need to rely on this Punishment Knight.

"My sister said she had something to do and left half an hour ago."

"Hmm... Formal Knight already bear a heavier burden than us, so I guess she'll handle something that needs to be done within the Knight Order."

In that case, I'll leave tonight's arrangements in your care.

"Fia, you and Brother Allen rest first. I'll keep watch... Wake you up if anything unusual happens."

At this moment, Han Dong suddenly interrupted, making a strong demand:

"I'll take the night watch! I Cas you to help me with some 'odds and ends' early last night, you probably didn't sleep well, right? Let me take over tonight."

"Okay... I really didn't get much rest."

Cas, remembering Han Dong's increasingly strong physique, agreed to his request.

Sophia, standing nearby, immediately gave him a very grateful and adorable look, knowing that this meant she could 'sleep together' with Cas...

Although both of them were wearing outer clothes, Sophia was already more than satisfied to be able to lie in the same bed with Cas.

Cas fell asleep almost immediately after lying down.

Although Sophia had her eyes closed, she was not sleepy at all.

Her little heart was pounding, and her slightly chubby little hands moved slowly on the bed, wanting to touch Cas's strong arm, but she immediately pulled them back when she got close.

They kept repeating this contradictory action.

Han Dong sat at his desk, quietly waiting for the young woman in the team to fall asleep so that Sylest could come out of the closed wardrobe.

Han Dong glanced at the blinds of the wardrobe every now and then, looking helpless.

I waited for a full two hours.

Sophia's conflicted feelings gradually subsided, and she gently grasped Cas's arm and fell asleep.

Creak~

The wardrobe door opened, Sylest, who was hiding inside, was sweating profusely, with parts of her white clothes even soaked with sweat.

When leaving the dormitory, she deliberately took off her boots and walked barefoot on the wooden floor to avoid making unnecessary noise.

Sylest kept her index finger to her lips the whole time, signaling to Han Dong not to talk to her.

However.

She had just walked to where Han Dong was sitting.

The knight's keen senses made her turn her head sharply...

Sophia had already sat up slightly on the bed, staring at her with a blank expression.

Sophia couldn't sleep from the beginning, as she was too excited.

She opened her eyes at the slightest movement in the room and saw her sister, who was carrying long boots, leaning against the desk with Han Dong.

Moreover, from Sophia's perspective, the two were completely close together, and her sister was drenched in sweat.

It was as if the two of them had just finished doing something...

"Fia, shush!"

Sylest blushed and tried her best to keep her sister quiet.

"Sister, you..." Sophia's mind was completely blank; she couldn't comprehend what she was seeing.

At the same time.

Ta-da~

The sound of footsteps from upstairs reached everyone's ears clearly.

Unfortunately, the gear clock on the desk had its three hands pointing exactly at the number '12'... This created an even more eerie atmosphere.

"Cas!"

Han Dong disregarded these trivial matters and quickly woke up Cas.

Cas, who was suddenly awakened, was slightly surprised to see Sylest in the room, but he was most concerned about the footsteps coming from the Third Floor.

Judging from the direction the footsteps came from, the father was definitely not getting up in the middle of the night.

It sounds more like walking around in circles in the room.

Han Dong immediately asked, "The housekeeper said that your father went to dig in the Backyard while sleepwalking. At what time was that?"

Between 4 and 5 a. m.

"It's midnight now... there are still four hours left. While your father was sleepwalking, he may have done other things in the house besides digging."

"Let's go up there right away!"

"Okay... keep your voice down, don't let anyone find out."

Because the strange thing happened to his father, Cas was still a little anxious and walked in front.

Han Dong deliberately walked at the back and whispered a reminder: "Sister Wino... please consider the House of Martini's matter first."

"I know!"

If the light is bright, you'll notice that Sylest's cheeks are flushed.

Family reasons and her identity as Holy Knight Order made her very attentive to these details.

"Sister Wino, you'll cover the rear, right? I'll lead the way."

"You...lead the way? This incident seems to be more than just a simple matter. Just now, when the clock struck twelve, I could feel a distinctly strange aura permeating this mansion."

"Don't worry, at least I won't be contaminated... and it's safest to have Sister Wino cover the rear."

While the possibility is small, the possibility that the House of Cas has been completely 'occupied' cannot be ruled out.

We must anticipate the worst-case scenario and devise the safest solution.

"Um..."

Sylest held a special Destiny Item in her hand.

"Relic - Celtic Judgment Cross"

It can use sacred objects as the core to construct any form of 'light vessel'.

The light shield that was formed during the previous battle against the Fallen Beck, as well as some ranged holy light physical attacks, were all due to the effect of this cross.

If any evil entity appears, Sylest will activate the cross and destroy it instantly.

With Sylest covering the rear, Han Dong only needed to consider the situation ahead.

"Cas ... I'll lead the way! I recently learned a new skill in [Stitching] specifically for observation."