Sequence 8: Listener

Ms. M?

She's not dead?

She's still alive!

Inside the house at No. 6 Daffodil Street, the woman who greeted the Rondal siblings was dressed in White Robe, her hair as red as blood. Her golden eyes lingered Indifference on Luther, yet her delicate and beautiful face wore a gentle and loving smile.

Gentle, cruel, beautiful, evil... Ms. M a woman who seems to embody all these contradictory words.

The moment he saw the other person's face clearly, Luther was overwhelmed by immense confusion and fear, and he froze for a second.

"Luther, who's speaking?"

Cecilia's puzzled voice came from behind him, instantly bringing him back to his senses.

Run!

The thought of protecting his sister overcame his fear, and Luther gritted his teeth and reached out to touch the Bone Flute and Clown Doll in his arms.

At least let Cecilia escape.

"Quiet, don't move."

Just then, he met Ms. M's dazzling, molten gold-like eyes.

All movement stopped abruptly. Luther obediently lowered his arm and entered the house with Cecilia, who was also under control, and closed the door.

Calm down, calm down, I still have a cheat code that can resist Hypnosis... Luther told himself in his heart, waiting for the Phantom Tide in his mind to appear.

Then he watched in despair as Cecilia walked past him with lifeless eyes until she was embraced by Ms. M.

"A very beautiful dress, Luther. You're very good to your sister." She looked Cecilia up and down in her pale purple dress and praised her, "She's also very beautiful. The bloodline of your Rondal family is truly excellent."

The illusory sound of the tide belatedly rang out, and Luther was freed. He took a deep breath but did not move. Cecilia was being controlled by the other party, and he dared not make a move easily.

"... Wait, who are you, and why are you in my house?"

As Cecilia was being held by Ms. M, her eyes slowly regained their light. She was surprised to find herself being embraced by a beautiful, unfamiliar woman.

"I'm your brother's friend, and I'm here to help you."

Ms. M smiled and said to her, "Those who don't know her background might really be bewitched by her charming appearance and smile, mistakenly believing that she is a good person."

"Help us?"

"Yes, I will help you to know the greatness of the Lord..."

"Cecilia, don't listen to her!"

When Luther saw that Ms. M was actually going to preach to her sister, he couldn't help but shout to stop her.

Ms. M paused, glanced at Luther with a smile, raised her right hand to him, making a gun gesture, and pointed her index finger, adorned with a red Rose Ring, at him.

"Bang."

She said.

With a "poof," a bloody hole immediately appeared in Luther's heart. He clutched his chest in pain and slowly collapsed.

"Luther!"

Cecilia cried out and shoved Ms. M aside. She instinctively wanted to run to Luther, but suddenly stopped, glanced at Ms. M, and turned to rush into the kitchen.

His heart was beating with difficulty, and his muscles were stretching and repairing. Luther was completely powerless and lay on the ground, unable to get up for the time being.

"Do not move."

Ms. M walked up to Luther and once again used Psychological Suggestion to control him.

"Guess what your sister is going to do?"

She looked towards the kitchen and asked cheerfully.

Luther glared at her angrily, unable to speak due to the effects of Psychological Suggestion.

In just a few seconds, Cecilia rushed out of the kitchen, holding a gleaming kitchen knife.

Get away from my brother!

She brandished the knife and shouted at Ms. M, her small body emitting a loud roar, like a mother tigress protecting her cubs. Her expensive dress had already been torn open to facilitate her movements.

Run!

Luther wanted Cecilia to escape, but he couldn't make a sound.

What if I refuse?

Ms. M asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Cecilia immediately raised her knife and stabbed Ms. M without hesitation, just as she had stabbed Sirius before.

Like when Luther was rescued.

"Touching."

Ms. M praised her. Instead of flinching, she opened her arms and hugged Cecilia like a mother welcoming a running child.

"Puff!"

Ms. M was then stabbed in the abdomen by a kitchen knife, and blood gushed out. But she showed no sign of pain. Instead, she used her arm to hold Cecilia tightly with great strength, and reached into the wound, forcibly digging out a clump of her own Flesh!

Then, amidst Cecilia's fierce struggle, Ms. M forcefully and gently restrained her, forcibly feeding her her own Flesh into her mouth.

"Get out of here!"

Luther broke free of control again, leaping up and banging the Clown Doll in his arms. He could hardly bear to see Cecilia being fed dangerous Flesh and blood!

"Hahaha!"

Amidst the Clown's piercing and unpleasant laughter echoing from his chest, he suddenly accelerated, rushing to Ms. M's side and raising his pistol in her blind spot behind her.

Luther's situation was utterly hopeless. To fight Sequence 9 shepherd against a Sequence 5 Shepherd, especially with hostages involved, felt like he was charging straight to his death!

Shooting a gunshot would at least let people outside hear it.

However, before Luther could pull the trigger, a ball of flame suddenly erupted in front of him, Ms. M appeared abruptly in front of him.

Suddenly, a metallic sweetness filled his mouth, and something was stuffed in. The thing seemed alive, wriggling rapidly downwards and burrowing into his stomach before he could swallow.

Then, that thing began to wreak havoc inside Luther's body.

"Aaaaaah!"

His heart felt like it was being gnawed at, his intestines were being pulled taut, his kidneys were being squeezed... every part of his body was being tortured!

"Does it hurt a lot? You poor thing."

Ms. M held him and spoke softly, her fair and slender fingers gently stroking his face, as if she were not the one causing Luther pain.

After an unknown amount of time, the pain gradually subsided. The mass retreated back into Luther's stomach, remaining still and quiet.

Luther opened his eyes and saw that Cecilia was also in a weak state—it seemed that both of them had been forcibly fed into Ms. M's Flesh.

"What exactly do you want?!"

Luther gritted his teeth and said, "I'm the one who ruined your plans, it has nothing to do with my sister."

The people in the Aurora Order are incomprehensible Lunatic, but in this situation, he could only try to stall for time.

But Luther's heart was ice-cold. He had ruined Ms. M's wish and almost killed her. How could the hatred between them be easily resolved?

Ms. M looked at him with a smile.

"I've already said what I want to do."

Did she just say that?

Luther briefly recalled that Ms. M had just said:

"Help me?"

He found it utterly absurd even after uttering those words. Given the deep hatred he harbored for Ms. M, would she really help him?

"That's right."

However, Ms. M actually smiled and nodded.

"I'm here to help you advance further in the mysticism... I can sense that you've completely digested the Secrets Suppliant's Potion. So, would you like to advance to Sequence 8, the Listener?"

She asked this question, her gentle voice seemingly laced with some kind of malice.