The Black Book That Was Utterly Spineless, Lord Magatsu and Tetris, Getting Off, Then Completing the Embrace of the Pill

When Uesugi Tetsu saw the frantic blood-red words that were noisy enough to hurt his eyes, he frowned and unceremoniously slapped the yellowed page.

"Stop making such a racket! What are you yelling about?"

Holding the Black-Skinned Book, he whispered toward the absorbed Lord Magatsu,

"Can't you see she's at a crucial point in her game?"

Smack.

The Black-Skinned Book snapped shut almost instantly, pretending it had seen nothing.

But the next moment, smiling at the corners of his mouth, Uesugi Tetsu reached his hand back inside and forcibly pried open the cover that had clamped itself shut.

Before Uesugi Tetsu could speak, savage, terrified blood-red words began pouring across the first page—

[Run! Run! Run!]

[Uesugi Tetsu, have you gone mad?! The one sitting there is "Calamity"! Once "Calamity" reacts, it'll be too late!]

[You, me, and everyone else will all be finished!]

At enormous risk, the Black-Skinned Book squeezed out the two characters [Calamity]. It "stared" fixedly at Uesugi Tetsu, who had stopped moving while holding it, seemingly realizing something.

It hurriedly continued producing blood-red words.

[Do you understand now?! If you do, hurry and leave this damned place...]

Who could have expected Uesugi Tetsu to suddenly laugh? Looking relaxed, he said, "Heh heh. Who said I'd be finished with you?"

He bent down with a smile and spoke softly. "Little Black, you don't actually think I was joking when I spoke to you before, do you?"

"—What do you think my relationship with her is?"

For a moment, no more blood-red words appeared on the Black-Skinned Book.

Only after Uesugi Tetsu slipped one hand into his pocket and silently carried it behind Lord Magatsu did anything happen.

Along the way, the Black-Skinned Book slowly and silently closed itself.

All the blood-red words on its pages vanished. No