"You just said... I killed you?"
Roland's eyes widened slightly as he stared at the puffed-up Arcueid, his perpetually composed expression finally giving way to astonishment.
"Of course! The scars on my body are the best evidence."
Apparently thinking he meant to deny responsibility, the white Vampire Princess rocked a few times like a little boat despite being tightly bound, then snorted.
"Those eyes that can see the end are a miracle that never appeared even in the Age of Gods. They're even harder to imitate in this era."
The girl gestured toward Shiki Ryougi with her lips.
Watching the indignant Arcueid, Roland blinked blankly.
Although he had originally intended to use this excuse to approach the White Princess, having her pin the blame on him so confidently before he even spoke still left him rather speechless.
Still, Arcueid's words and attitude were enough to make him notice something odd.
Although Shiki Ryougi and Fujino Asagami had been watching from the sidelines without so much as whispering, a True Ancestor's senses could not possibly overlook their presence.
The earlier breast-grabbing incident made it clear that, despite her innocent and frank personality, the White Princess was not actually that easy to fool.
She had been suddenly attacked while out hunting.
Under those circumstances, even if she did not strike to kill, she would maintain at least some vigilance.
Thus, knowing full well that the culprit who had cut her into seventeen pieces was right before her, Arcueid seemed far too unconcerned, even if his joking had let him seize the initiative.
The Blonde Girl continued complaining incessantly.
"Having never encountered that kind of power, I could only search for a solution by responding passively while dead. That was humiliating enough, but more importantly, it was really, really agonizing."
"It hurt so