Natsuhi Ushiromiya only wanted to get away from the nauseating steam filling the bathroom as quickly as possible. She pressed a handkerchief over her mouth and ran out of the room.
Just one glance had burned the sight of their miserable state firmly into her mind. If she kept looking, that scene would surely never disappear from her mind for the rest of her life.
A wave of nausea surged up inside her, exactly like it had that morning at the Rose Garden Warehouse. With her back to the guest room, Natsuhi Ushiromiya fought against the urge to vomit for quite some time.
"Anyway, the children mustn't see this room. George especially mustn't see it. Lock this room immediately."
"That's right. He absolutely can't see this. George must never see his parents die so horribly."
Just then, a set of rapidly approaching footsteps came from the hallway. Before the person even burst into the room, they knew it was George.
George had previously been staying in the parlor with the other younger members of the family, but when he saw Genji summon Natsuhi Ushiromiya and watched her sprint away with a deathly pale face, he instinctively sensed that something was wrong.
Then, when he saw so many people gathered before the guest room, he became even more certain.
"Dad. Mom."
"What is this? Another Magic Circle?"
"..."
"Aunt Eva and the others are all right, aren't they? Hey, Kanon. Why are all of you gathered here?"
"Master Lin Yan."
Even without Kanon saying anything, once they heard George rush into the room and scream, they understood everything.
"Who was it? Who did this? I'll kill them. I'll definitely kill them."
"George, pull yourself together."
Natsuhi Ushiromiya reached out and touched George's shoulder, but he violently brushed her hand away. George