After a brief stalemate, the little girls who had been jolted awake realized that danger had arrived and reacted in different ways.
Kohaku, the elder sister from the Miyojo Family, instinctively pulled her younger sister Hisui into her arms and curled up fearfully in the corner.
Asagami Fujino sat blankly where she was, devoid of life, like a dull puppet with self-destructive tendencies.
Meanwhile, Tohno Akiha, the seemingly aloof young lady of the Tohno Family at the front, reacted the most fiercely.
Bad guy!
A ferocious glint flashed through the black-haired little girl's eyes. A streak of crimson gradually stained her pitch-black pupils as she lunged straight at the Black Shadow in the room, intending to rescue Ryougi Shiki, who had been taken hostage.
Bang!
But with a dull thud, the little tiger was unsurprisingly knocked unconscious by the intruder's hand chop and collapsed limply onto the floor.
"Help..."
At once, the Miyojo twins in the corner and Asagami Fujino, who had been sitting blankly in place, came to their senses. Their little faces turned pale as they opened their mouths and gathered breath for a piercing cry.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
However, the Black Shadow flashed past like the wind. A series of dull impacts echoed through the room, and the three little girls who had still had time to call for help each saw darkness before their eyes and crumpled to the floor.
A clear metallic ring suddenly sounded. A dagger displayed on the weapon rack as a collectible gleamed with an icy white light in the darkness.
Alive... bad guy... something that can be killed!
At the same time, a pair of black eyes reflected iridescent colors, like brilliant seven-colored aurorae—dangerous and beautiful.
The killing weapon became a nimble extension of that slender arm, thrusting steadily forward. The