Pleasure and the Search

"Sir..."

Tohsaka Aoi wanted to say something, but just an hour ago, she had personally witnessed Su Xiao severing someone's limbs. She had never seen such brutal methods in her entire life. Now that Su Xiao had brought her daughter to her doorstep, she had no idea what emotion she should express.

Matou Sakura watched Su Xiao's departing back. For some reason, she suddenly remembered the moment he had lifted her out of the insect pit.

"Thank you."

Matou Sakura's voice was so soft that even Tohsaka Aoi, who was holding her, didn't hear it.

Even if Su Xiao had heard her, he wouldn't have cared. The reason he had brought Matou Sakura to the Tohsaka household was simply that she was obedient enough. When she followed him, she neither cried nor made a fuss. She ate whatever food he gave her without ever being picky, and if he gave her nothing, she simply went hungry.

Su Xiao was indeed ruthless and merciless when killing enemies, but he wasn't a maniac. Killing people for no reason when they weren't enemies served no purpose. It could even cause him to lose his mind and become a killing machine.

Su Xiao wasn't a killing machine. On the contrary, his will was extremely firm, and slaughter couldn't bewitch his mind. He didn't use lofty-sounding excuses when killing people, either. Since they had chosen to become enemies, they would fight to the death. If the enemy was strong enough, they could kill him too. It was that simple.

"Bubu, which area has the strongest smell of seawater?"

"Woof."

Bubu Wang led Su Xiao toward the area where the smell of seawater was strongest.

A castle on the outskirts of Fuyuki City.

Inside the study, dim candlelight flickered. A young man dressed entirely in