Chapter 453

But when Noa took out the Imprint Stone, she found that it did not react at all.

"Since it's not mine... then it must be—"

"Player [Doctor] has been 'killed'; Player [Doctor] has been killed."

Ischa stood there, stunned, her delicate face filled with astonishment.

"Why... how could this happen...?"

Squeak—

The wooden door behind Noa slowly opened.

The familiar man stood behind her.

[The Avengers]

When you witness a kill, you will immediately gain a kill ability.

In his hand, he held a piece of cake with a small bite taken out of it.

22 Let's duel, you and me.

"How... did you do that?"

Ischa still couldn't quite believe that she had been killed by Leon's knife.

"When we met in the corridor just now, you and Little Los definitely didn't have kill cards, because if you did, you wouldn't have turned around and run away."

"But only a dozen minutes have passed, not enough time for you to complete a mission that earns you a kill card..."

"So how exactly... did you do that?"

Rather than the question of how her Dad killed her aunt, Noa was more concerned with:

Where did Mom go?

According to what my aunt just said, Dad Mom should have acted together, but why is it that only Dad is the one who has come to the rescue?

Noa lifted her little face to look at Leon.

Leon slowly spoke,

"I don't have any item cards that can directly kill players, but I do have one... [Avenger]."

Ischa raised an eyebrow, "[The Avengers]?"

"Yes, if I witness a kill, I will temporarily gain the ability to kill players."

Even though Leon possessed the [Avengers] item card, Ischa still didn't understand for a moment.

"But you weren't there when I killed Mu En and Claudia, so the [Avenger] effect couldn't be triggered at all. So how did you—"

Ischa stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence, her red dragon eyes widening slightly as she looked at the piece of cake in Leon's hand that had a small bite taken out of it.

She also figured out some of the characters' abilities throughout the game.

For example, Little Los's "Royal Chef" can use pastries to inflict special negative effects on targets, and even "poison" them.

At that moment, Ischa realized the truth.

"Little Los ate the poisoned cake she made herself in front of you, 'eliminating' herself and triggering your [Avenger] effect, right?"

Leon nodded.

His face was expressionless at that moment.

But it doesn't seem like he had negative emotions because he "sacrificed" his wife.

However, the game is quite immersive, and using self-inflicted injury to trigger the Avengers seems somewhat tragic, so Leon simply couldn't bring himself to tell his older sister about it with a smile.

After learning the whole story, Ischa sighed, then shook her head and smiled.

"As expected... you two working together are indeed very strong. I should have eliminated one of you sooner."

Speaking of this, Leon also has a question.

"I can roughly guess that your method of killing people involves using the disease transmission in the [Alchemy Lab] combined with your antidote. You can kill someone after each Meeting End."

"But even if you want to keep me and Losweiser alive until the end, there's no need to kill Hikari first."

"If I were you, I would just kill Claudia directly. After all, if she survives to the later stages, she will still pose a great threat to you."

Upon hearing this, Ischa helplessly shrugged.

"I can't specify a particular goal."

"Can't specify?"

"Yes, players who take my secret antidote will be stabbed after each Meeting End, but this stabbing is random and I can't control it."

Ischa said, "To explain it in the words on the [item card]: everyone has different resistance to poison, so the time it takes for the poison to take effect is also different."

"I see..."

"But you are really smart, Leon, to be able to deduce my method of stabbing people under such tense circumstances."

Ischa didn't hold back in praising her brother-in-law, "Including when you were proving your innocence, you said you would accumulate kill cards and then use them on the field when you had enough. I took your advice and decided to end the game in this round."

"Oh, by the way, you're really lucky; you weren't randomly eliminated."

If Leon had died in a random 'knife-killing' after a certain round of meetings, then Ischa would probably have won by now.

"I will definitely not die from your random stab," Leon said calmly and confidently.

Ischa raised an eyebrow with interest. "Why?"

"Because after the outbreak of the infectious disease, I didn't take your antidote to undo the negative effects. Instead, I used the [Mint Herbal Tea] that Losweiser gave me before."

"Oh, so you were cautious from the beginning. Then I accept my defeat wholeheartedly."

Ischa laughed, "Congratulations, brother-in-law, you've finally gotten your revenge on me."

Leon looked down at the cake in his hand, on which there was still a faint lipstick mark left by Losweiser.

After a short while, he said in a low, soft voice,

"But if I had noticed it sooner, Losweiser might not have needed to use this method."

Ischa tilted her head and said, "Brother-in-law, I have one last question."

"Yes, sis, go ahead and ask."

"Since Little Los ate the poisoned cake in front of you, her 'corpse' should also appear in front of you. So you could simply convene an emergency meeting and, together with Noa, vote me out. Why bother with the Avengers?"

As the game progresses, Noa has gradually deduced the unusual identity of Aunt Ischa through the clues she has gathered throughout the game.

What's more, her aunt had just been "chasing" her all the way here.

Therefore, if Leon were to hold an "impromptu meeting" right next to Losweiser's 'corpse', there is no doubt that Noa would vote for Ischa.

Instead of convening the meeting, Leon chose to use the Avengers.

In response, Ischa speculated that her brother-in-law may have considered several possibilities.

For example, it's uncertain whether she has other item cards with unknown effects, such as blocking a vote or transferring a vote;

Or perhaps he was worried that Noa would waver, because when Leon arrived there, he was unaware that Noa was being 'hunted down' by Ischa.

So... what exactly was the reason that her brother-in-law, who had turned the tide in this desperate situation, didn't call an emergency meeting?

The answer is—

"Because it looks cool."

Ischa: "..."

Noa: Yes, that's how my dad is. I even suspect he was actually hiding behind the door for ages, just waiting for the last second to open it.

Ischa smiled helplessly, thinking to herself that it's true that you can't sleep in the same bed with two different kinds of people.

If Leon were to commit suicide, I suspect Little Los would make the same choice: skip the meeting and go directly to Ischa to expose him.

After the debriefing was over, the staff who had been waiting nearby took Ischa's arm.

Ischa looked at Leon and Noa, "Alright, you two beat me. Now it's your father-daughter duel. I'm going to the observation room to watch the fun!"

"Xiao Guang, Mu En, Auntie's here!"

Ischa was taken away by staff.

Only Leon and Noa remained in the top-floor corridor of the castle.

After staring at his father's face for a few seconds, Little Curly King cautiously took a few steps back.

Leon paused, then smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"If you're on the good guys' side, then the game should end after Aunt Ischa is killed. Unless... you're the last werewolf."

At this point in the game, Leon really has no need to hide anything anymore.

"Yes, that's right. But I'm out of kill cards."

However, Leon also has a "Super Influence" card, which can increase his vote count from 1 to 5.

Only he and his eldest daughter remained as players on the field.

In other words, if Leon triggers the [Temporary Meeting] next to Ischa's 'corpse', he can win the game with an overwhelming 5 to 1 vote.

But he had already agreed with Losweiser that Noa would win.

He would absolutely never use this [Super Influence] card.

But Leon knew his daughter's personality; she certainly wouldn't accept a victory handed to her by someone else.

So now Leon wants to see how his beloved eldest daughter will make this final, desperate attempt.

"Finally... Daddy, it's just you and me left."

Noa's tone was very serious.

But beneath the seriousness lay a hint of anticipation.

"What?"

That tone, that expression... is he about to fight?

I'll attack Noa?

Please, I can't even beat Hikari, how could I possibly beat Noa?

A lament from the heart of a doting father.

Noa slowly took out a prop card from her pocket.

"[Reincarnation Desperate Situation] When only two players remain on the field, a 1v1 mini-game can be forced between them."

"The person who wins this game is the winner of the entire game."

"So, Dad— "

"Let's duel, you and me."

23. Can't do anything!

In the lobby on the first floor, all the players who had been 'killed' gathered to watch the final showdown between the father and daughter.

"Go, sister! Go, Daddy!"

"Go Noa-chan!"

Mu En and Helena volunteered to act as cheerleaders to create a lively atmosphere.

Xiao Guang was held in his aunt's arms, his little tail wagging excitedly.

After dozens of hours of gaming, Xiao Guang had seen a lot of fun, but it all felt a bit rushed and didn't quite get him really excited.

But at this moment, the final showdown will be between the eldest sister and the father—

Such amusement is rare.

Moreover, compared to other fleeting pleasures with short shelf lives, "filial piety and parental love" is the kind of pleasure that gets better with time.