The Second Victim

The night was deep.

As night fell, the entire Rose Manor became eerily quiet.

The rooms chosen by the Players are mostly located between the Second Floor and Third Floor. The reason for living so close together is not only to look out for each other, but also to have the possibility of escaping by jumping out of the window in case of an emergency.

The height of two or three stories is a very small challenge for Player attributes are generally over 20 points. As long as they pay a little attention to the techniques, it's not a big deal.

"I wonder where this castle gets its electricity from..."

Bai Zhi lay on the recliner in the room with his head resting on Double Head Pillow, staring blankly at the chandelier above him.

He searched the entire room but couldn't find any light switches. The Lights seemed to be automatic sensors that would turn on automatically when the surrounding environment darkened.

This is also why the castle is lit up all night.

"If we consider the timing, it should be about right... hmm?"

With a slight thought, Bai Zhi turned to look at the doorway. Accompanied by a soft rustling sound, a white envelope was slowly slipped under the door.

Raising an eyebrow, Bai Zhi sat up from the recliner. A black Shadow spontaneously separated from his feet and darted out of the door like lightning through the crack in the door.

... and that was it.

In Bai Zhi's Perception, the connection between himself and the Shadow Guard he had just summoned had been severed, as if the shadow had been swallowed by the sea and had disappeared without a trace.

"Okay, Shadow Guard get instantly killed as usual... but these things are meant to be used as scapegoats anyway."

Reaching out to press his slightly aching head, Bai Zhi walked to the door, bent down, and picked up the white envelope.

The envelope looked unremarkable at first glance, and Bai Zhi examined it for a long time without finding anything useful.

"Alright, Eight-Choice Wish Request... Speaking of which, shouldn't I have an extra chance of getting points? After all, I am a user of the Appearance Fruit..."

Bai Zhi returned to his desk with the envelope and picked up the pen.

"It needs to be a specific and clear wish..."

After tapping his forehead lightly and pondering for a moment, Bai Zhi wrote down his wish on a piece of paper.

In reality, making wishes is a complicated matter; it's easy to cross boundaries unintentionally. It's best to proceed with caution until you understand those boundaries.

I want an Apple and a pineapple.

After writing down his wish, Bai Zhi stuffed it back into the envelope, and then tried to slip it back through the crack in the door. However, he had only managed to slip it halfway in when a tremendous Strength struck, pulling the envelope out of his hand.

After a brief rustling sound, there was no more movement outside the door.

"That doesn't sound like Anna... Are there any other Plush Cat -like dolls in the castle?"

After listening intently for a moment, Bai Zhi looked thoughtful.

After waiting patiently for a while, and confirming that the strange presence at the door had indeed left, Bai Zhi opened the door.

However, the sight that greeted him as soon as he opened the door made him pause in surprise.

In his line of sight, several Maid were pushing a food cart past his door, chatting and laughing. Amidst the flickering candlelight on both sides of the corridor, one could faintly hear a lively commotion coming from downstairs.

He had clearly seen two Maid pushing food carts past his door, but they completely ignored him, as if he didn't exist, and continued talking to each other.

"Today at Princess Anna's Birthday Banquet, I heard there are many talented Young Man from prestigious families. If only I could meet one of them at the ball... ah, if only I could find love at the ball..."

With her hands cupping her cheeks, the Maid with long flaxen hair was blissfully lost in her own fantasy.

"Hey, wake up! It's not evening yet. If you want to dream, wait until we get home tonight."

With a dark expression, a slightly older Maid tapped the other Maid's forehead with her finger, looking somewhat annoyed.

"If you ruin Princess Anna's Birthday Banquet, you'll be in for a beating. This party is extremely important, and you can't afford to mess things up at this crucial moment."

"Okay, okay, I'm not that reckless Catherine... By the way, have you heard that rumor that's been going around lately?"

After glancing around slightly, the Maid brought her mouth close to the other person, looking quite mysterious.

"I heard that the reason Catherine was put in solitary confinement is because..."

At that moment, the Bell Sound came from afar, melodious and lingering, as if announcing the start of the ball.

After hearing the Bell Sound ring, the two Maid didn't say anything more. Instead, they quickly pushed the food cart and hurried past Bai Zhi.

After crossing a certain boundary, the two Maid, along with the food cart they were pushing, gradually disappeared into thin air.

"An illusion... Past Reenactment?"

As Bai Zhi exhaled slightly, his gaze unconsciously followed the doorway downwards. However, when his gaze reached the doorway, his pupils involuntarily contracted slightly.

--At the doorway of his room lay a life-size, black Doll.

Soon, morning arrived.

When Bai Zhi yawned and entered the First Floor Hall, he found the atmosphere in the room to be unusually heavy. However, he soon saw the figure hanging from the chandelier above his head by a rope.

--It was a Doll whose body was half-burnt.

"Colorful Black... Has someone else died?"

Looking at the Doll above his head, Bai Zhi couldn't help but pause for a moment in surprise.

Who was the first to discover it?

Although most of the Doll's body was charred, he was still able to identify the person based on the Doll's appearance.

"... Yes, it's me."

Among the crowd, Between Heaven and Earth’s Mountains and Seas raised her hand with a slight nervousness. As a junior high school student who had just started junior high, she was quite petite and basically the kind of person who would be hard to find once she was in a crowd.

"I arrived here this morning and found this Doll hanging in mid -Doll air... It was still on fire, and I put it out."

How long ago?

Bai Zhi glanced at the water stains on the ground.

"Five, five minutes ago."

Five minutes...

"He only proposed the method of Fire Attack yesterday."

Turning to look at Bai Zhi, Fengxi’s Bone's face was expressionless.

"And then he died today, in the way he himself described."

"So what?"

Bai Zhi frowned slightly.

"It's simple. Rather than dying one by one in this ambiguous way, we might as well take a gamble."

He raised his head and looked directly into his eyes, Fengxi’s Bone was cold.

"I have a feeling that I'll be the next one to die, and I don't want to die."