The Smell of Blood at Demon Hour

That evening, after Tohno Shiki left, Fang Li secretly slipped out of the Tohno family and went out into the street, just like the night before.

The objective, of course, is still to hunt down the dead who run rampant in the shadows of Misaki City.

Of course, Fang Li wasn't doing this to protect the people in the city; it was just because of his own mission.

It's important to know that Fang Li's Main Mission One requires killing the killers, and the evaluation and reward are determined by the number of kills and the individual's level.

Therefore, Fang Li naturally needs to hunt the dead.

Unfortunately, the vampire who was manipulating the dead behind the scenes did not appear; otherwise, Fang Li's Main Mission Two could have been completed at the same time.

The hunting operation continued until almost dawn.

After all, the deceased was a vampire's servant, and was only active at night, never during the day.

Therefore, Fang Li returned to the Tohno family just before dawn and fell asleep immediately.

Naturally, the next day, Fang Li woke up late again, which finally made Tohno Akiha lose her temper. She caught Fang Li and gave her a lecture.

Clearly, just as Tohno Shiki has become the eldest son of the Tohno family and is no longer a survivor of the Seven Nights Clan, Tohno Akiha also intends for Fang Li to become the butler of the Tohno family and no longer an orphan of the Seven Nights Clan.

As he himself stated, Tohno Akiha is trying to resolve past grievances and make amends in his own way.

The people who need to make amends are Fang Li and Tohno Shiki.

However, today is destined to be a bad day.

Tohno Akiha intended to make amends to two people: one was not dutiful and did not act like a butler, and the other had even gotten into trouble.

Just Fang Li sent Kohaku to clean the courtyard and returned to the mansion alone, intending to check if the uninhabited rooms needed cleaning, he found Hisui in the living room, seemingly talking on the phone.

"Yes, I understand."

The call ended with this sentence, and Hisui put down the microphone.

Immediately, a hint of worry appeared on that pretty face that had remained completely calm until now.

Upon seeing this, Fang Li spoke up immediately.

"What's wrong?"

The sudden sound made Hisui's shoulders tremble slightly. She turned around and finally saw Fang Li.

Fang Li's somewhat panicked reaction rather novel.

Since arriving at this mansion, Fang Li has gradually become familiar with Tohno Akiha and Kohaku.

Only Hisui remained silent throughout, and had never spoken to Fang Li since Fang Li arrived at the mansion.

Seeing this usually expressionless and taciturn girl behave like this, how could Fang Li not feel curious?

(This child isn't as cold-hearted as he seems...)

Unaware of what Fang Li was thinking, Hisui seemed to have calmed down.

"... Mr Fang Li."

Hisui bowed to Fang Li.

"Alright, no need for formalities." Fang Li waved his hand and asked Hisui, "Judging from your expression just now, what happened?"

"...Yes." Hisui was silent for a moment, then spoke in a low voice, "Just now, Young Master Zhigui's school called to say that Young Master Zhigui's anemia had flared up and he has taken leave and returned home."

"Anemia?" Fang Li raised an eyebrow.

Indeed, Tohno Shiki from anemia.

According to him, the illness stemmed from a car accident that nearly killed him in the past.

As a result, Tohno Shiki would often show signs of anemia and had to take many days off from school since he was a child.

This time, the result was the same.

"But Young Master Zhigui has been away from school for some time now." A hint of worry began to emerge in Hisui's eyes as she said, "Judging from the time, he should have returned by now."

However, Tohno Shiki has not yet returned.

This is exactly what Hisui is worried about.

Could something have happened?

This is what Hisui was thinking.

Incidentally, starting yesterday, Tohno Akiha assigned the Hisui to Tohno Shiki, making him exclusively at Tohno Shiki's beck and call.

Tohno Shiki's affairs are usually taken care of by Hisui.

Fang Li then touched his chin, then looked up at Hisui.

"Leave this to me," Fang Li said to Hisui. "I'll go out and look for it. You just continue with your work."

"...Understood." Hisui returned to her expressionless state and bowed to Fang Li.

Under these circumstances, Fang Li turned around, feeling Hisui's intense gaze as he walked out of the Hisui Tohno family.

Throughout this process, Fang Li kept recalling the plot of the original work.

In his memory, Fang Li discovered something.

"Could it have already happened?"

With these thoughts in mind, Fang Li left the Tohno family and headed to find Tohno Shiki.

Misaki City is undoubtedly much more lively during the day than at night.

Because of the murderer's case, there's a sense of unease in Misaki City these days. Unless there's no other way, generally no one wants to wander around at night for fear of becoming unlucky.

Therefore, Misaki City Misaki City is much more lively during the day than at night.

Fang Li the bustling crowd, Fang Li, using the map that Tohno Akiha had provided when she invited him here, and after two nights of exploring the area, gained a general understanding of the terrain.

But it's just the terrain.

Fang Li, who had only been in this world for a few days, naturally couldn't possibly have a complete understanding of the detailed layout of Misaki City.

In such a vast sea of people, finding one person is extremely difficult.

Therefore, when Fang Li found Tohno Shiki, it was already evening.

Looking at the sunset, just like the one when he first met Tohno Shiki yesterday, Fang Li recalled a sentence.

"The Demon Hour..."

If daytime is human time, then nighttime is ghost time.

Evening, which falls between day and night, is precisely the time when both humans and ghosts are active.

Therefore, this country usually refers to evening as the Demon Hour, that is, the time when one might encounter demons and monsters.

During this time period, Fang Li found Tohno Shiki in a park.

They found Tohno Shiki sitting on a bench, head down, his expression unreadable.

"Splash..."

The rain suddenly started to fall.

Pedestrians on the street fled in panic, making the surroundings instantly quiet.

Tohno Shiki seemed oblivious to everything, remaining seated with his head down, as if he had fallen asleep.

Only Fang Li could still smell it, even in the rain.

"The smell of blood..."