Thanks to the miraculous healing potion, Madam's injuries had recovered considerably.
Only then did Seele and the others accompany Madam to the suite next door.
However, Seele felt that her condition was becoming increasingly strange. She felt as though her body was a little beyond her control, and her thoughts kept drifting toward strange things.
Still, Seele restrained those thoughts and feelings, doing her best to appear fine. Once Madam had seen her son, Seele planned to take a cold shower and calm herself down.
When they arrived at the neighboring suite's door, Milk Seele's expression turned somewhat strange. She gave Madam a thoughtful glance but said nothing.
She had not sensed any living beings in this room. She did not know how Madam would react.
They violently forced open the door and entered the room with Madam. After switching on the lights that still had power, everything inside was revealed before them.
"Kagehisa, Kagehisa, where are you? It's Mommy!"
Madam called into the room, but no one answered. She seemed to have thought of something, and her face went pale. Yet she refused to accept that possibility and continued calling out.
At the same time, she hurried inside and began searching the bedrooms.
Then, in the second bedroom, she found... a child's corpse.
Looking at the body lying amid nearly dried bloodstains on the floor, Madam's world seemed to suddenly turn gray. Her only attachment to this world was gone.
The corpse was her son. He lay there now, completely motionless.
His face still bore an expression of fear...
"He's been dead for at least a day... He was killed by a blade. He was slashed five times in total."
Saeko Busujima went over and examined the body, clearly stating the cause of death. The child had not turned