Ugou Mirai huddled in the study, trembling. The commotion outside had terrified her.
She clutched the button and tracker Kanzaki Rin had given her, but she didn't have her phone with her.
She'd left the bedroom in such a hurry that she'd forgotten to bring her phone. With the electromagnetic interference, she hadn't gone back for it, and the phone line in the study had already been cut from outside.
Ugou Mirai was now completely cut off, unable to call for help no matter how hard she tried. Qingxue, who had been protecting her all this time, was nowhere to be seen.
A moment ago, a loud crash had made the walls shake, and she'd screamed for a long time.
Kanzaki Rin had told her that if she was in danger, all she had to do was press the button in her hand, and Fang Cheng would transform into a summoned beast and come from the ends of the earth to save her.
Ugou Mirai didn't believe it, but she pressed the button anyway, filled with hope.
The instant she pressed it, another deafening explosion sounded outside.
"Ah!"
Ugou Mirai jumped in fright and dropped the button. She didn't dare pick it up, instead clamping both hands over her ears.
I was so stupid to believe something like that, meant to fool little kids.
Kanzaki is a big liar. How could Brother Cheng possibly be a summoned beast?
Outside the study, another attempt to blast the door open had failed.
Staring at the still-sturdy door, Hiya Kyohei's face twisted with rage. He roared and ranted like a maniac. "Is there really no way to get through?"
He hadn't been short-tempered by nature, but after being tormented by Aoki Yusuke's Resentment for so long, it was a wonder he hadn't gone