Because of the words of the Great Blood, I went upstairs with a fluttering heart.
The top of the tower had originally been the Research Level, but the figures of researchers could no longer be seen. Aldebaran also did not seem to be tinkering with any inventions or creations anymore, appearing somewhat desolate and fallen.
"Aldebaran?"
Receiving no reply, I pushed open the door directly and walked into the office, only to still not see anyone.
"Not here?"
"Puff puff! She should be right here, yo!"
Azura pointed to a small room attached to the wall tiles in the corner of the office.
If I remembered correctly, that side seemed to be a restroom or a bathroom?
The door was not closed, but drawing closer was startling.
In a slightly dim atmosphere, the white tiles were covered everywhere in bloody traces. Aldebaran, wearing a summer dress, was lying in a bathtub full of blood red.
She tilted her head and remained motionless, as though she had fainted, or as though...
"Hey! Hey!!"
My heart skipped a beat.
Those words she had said to me at the very end of the Old World, lacking any will to survive, had caused me to constantly worry that she would seek death upon reaching the New World.
As the saying goes, whatever you fear most comes to pass—I never expected to actually run into it.
"Hey! Don't do anything stupid!"
Disregarding whether I would step in bloodstains, I rushed forward and scooped Aldebaran out of the bathtub.
Her body was very light. Despite having a similar figure, she was even lighter than Barbara, as though she were merely a hollow doll.
Yet there was still a heartbeat and warmth, and the wounds were...
"Hehe~"
I searched for the areas that needed to be bandaged,