"No, not necessarily. Perhaps I missed something."
A lens appeared over Dorothea's right eye. Without realizing it, she had entered Rationality Mode.
"I'm usually the one who cooks at home... There's another possibility."
"The food I cook can suppress the resurrection of corpses!"
Allen and Flora both drew sharp breaths.
R-really?
They had only been joking when they said Dorothea's cooking was like alchemy. Could it... actually have a supernatural effect?
In front of the Difference Engine.
Elliot looked at the new Card on the table.
[Believer Elsa Ramsey's Corpse]
On the Card, Elsa held a revolver to her temple. Her smile was warm, as though she felt relieved.
He turned the Card over. On the back was her corpse, her eyes already lifeless, with blood pooled across the floor.
Below it was a line of scrawled words, seemingly written in haste.
"This time, it's my turn to protect everyone."
Elliot frowned.
This Card revealed some information.
First, Elsa had indeed killed herself. On the Card, she was holding the gun herself.
And that sentence bothered him. What did she mean by protecting everyone?
Did Elsa think her death could protect the others?
Elliot narrowed his eyes slightly. Sure enough, there was more to Elsa's suicide.
The bad news was that Elsa still needed a few days to resurrect. The good news was... he seemed able to control her corpse.
Yes, he could control her.
Elliot had tried before. Apart from Vanessa, he could not fully control anyone else. Nonbelievers were out of the question, and even with a Believer like Dorothea, he could only exercise very basic control.
But last night's attempt at Dream Entry had given him a new idea.
What he could control seemed to be empty shells.
That had been the case even when Elsa was