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#095. Crying Woman (5)
“What did you do to Madame Lenia!”
Denaine charged at Ray like an angry bull.
He swung his fists without stopping.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhh! Sh …h!
Fierce and brutal attacks of a different level from what you see in the open space.
The red mana flowing throughout Denaine’s body indicated that he was currently under the effects of strengthening magic.
It must be a magic granted by the power of the necklace.
Shh …! Shhhhhhhhhh!
However, it was an attack that was only fast and strong, without any special techniques.
The opponent wasn’t that difficult.
Ray attempted to converse while dodging all the incoming attacks with minimal movement.
“for a moment….”
“How dare you threaten Madame Lenia!”
BAM─!
“Let’s talk….”
“You made my wife sad! Right now! Right now! Get out of this mansion! Or I’ll kill you!”
Kwaang─!
… … .
Aren’t you the one who’s making your wife sad?
Because the mansion is being completely destroyed.
And if you let me go, I can leave the mansion or not.
Although the exact reason is unknown, Denaine was showing blind loyalty to Madame Lenia.
And they recognized this side as a complete enemy and attacked it recklessly.
‘The conversation isn’t going well.’
It seemed like there wasn’t much information to be gained even if I stalled for time.
It is a well-known fact that we feel a strong curiosity about empty vessels.
But now there was something that had to be taken care of first.
Even at this very moment.
“AAAAAAAHHHHH──!”
With Madame Lenia’s screams.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Because the mansion was collapsing.
‘Ensuring the safety of Philip and Veronica is our priority.’
fault!
Ray, who had finished making his decision, jumped up from his seat.
In an instant, he wrapped himself around Denaine’s body and strangled her with his arms and legs.
“Crash, croak!”
Thud! Boom!
He released his limbs and stepped back.
After confirming that Denaine had lost consciousness, he immediately opened the door and went out.
“There it is! There it is!”
“Get me out of the mansion!”
A dark hallway.
Children running across the street.
The red mana that ran through my entire body flashed like a siren.
“How dare you harm my wife!”
The appearance of not caring about things like crumbs falling from the ceiling or vibrations all around.
No, to be exact, it seemed as if he wasn’t even aware of the collapse of the mansion itself.
This is not a normal mental state.
Mrs. Lenia, the children, everyone.
fault!
Ray turned and ran down the other side of the hallway.
There wasn’t enough time to move forward while subduing all the children.
“think!”
“Stop them! Catch them!”
I quickly closed the distance to where I could feel Philip’s presence, shaking off the children who appeared along the way.
And not long after.
“Get out of here! You guys! Where are you putting your hands from!”
I found Philip climbing up on top of a tall display case on one side of the hallway.
“Grab it! Reach out a little further and grab its foot!”
“Drag him out and kill him!”
Philip was wielding a sledgehammer and fighting desperately at the children under the dresser.
Then he found Ray and his face brightened.
“Ray! Mr.! You’re all dead!”
Ray ran without slowing down and just ran through the gap between the children.
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Knock! Knock! Knock!
Children whose necks were struck with the blade of a hand fell down with an unbelievable thud, despite their size.
Philip climbed down the dresser with Ray’s help.
“What the hell happened? The mansion suddenly started shaking, so I went outside, and the kids suddenly ran into me.”
“First, find Veronica, and I’ll explain everything to you at once.”
The two ran down the hallway again.
And then, far away, I found Veronica with her back turned towards me.
“Veronica, it’s okay… … ! … Yes. After all, she was a wizard too.”
Philip looked awkwardly at the sack in his hand.
In the air in front of Veronica, several children were floating, tied to the wind.
While struggling and throwing punches and kicks at Veronica.
“Get out of this mansion!”
“We don’t need people in this mansion who make their wives cry!”
Knock! Knock! Knock!
The children’s bodies sagged along with Ray’s quick hand movements.
The unconscious children fell to the floor with a thud as the wind dissipated.
“Ugh… The mansion is shaking, and the kids are chasing after me. How did this happen all of a sudden… .”
“Ah …
“… Is that it? No matter what happens, it seems like it’s firmly in place.”
A loud scream was heard all of a sudden.
Veronica, who had been wiping away her tension with a sigh, asked again, her tension rising.
“Madam Lenia came into the room I was moved to.”
Ray quickly recounted what had happened in the room.
“So, you’re saying that you tried to use the necklace to make you the same as the other kids, but when the lights came on, you screamed and ran away. To the fourth floor.”
“Yeah, yeah. It definitely looks like it has some kind of connection to Murkred.”
“But why are you doing that when you see the light?”
Philip frowns.
Ray took a diary and a photo out of his arms and handed them over.
“What is this?”
“I found it in the room.”
The faces of the two people who read the diary and identified the person in the photo hardened.
Especially in Philip’s case.
“The child in the photo… I think he is Madame Lenia’s son.”
“… … .”
“It says I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you. Could it be… that you’re dead?”
“… … .”
While Philip remained silent, Veronica continued to speculate.
“I learned this from my grandfather before. It’s called trauma. Could it be that seeing the light brought back memories of something bad that happened to you before? If you were emotionally unstable to begin with, seeing the light caused it to explode…?”
Bad thing.
Perhaps it has something to do with the death of his son Joshua.
“Ray, what are you going to do?”
“… … .”
The safest course of action was to leave the mansion immediately.
Using the shield might have allowed you to survive the collapse of the mansion, but escaping from the rubble afterwards was a completely different matter.
If you’re not careful, you could end up seriously injured.
‘It’s even harder to stay in the mansion because I have to take care of Denaine and the other children.’
I’ve already made a promise to find the missing children.
Even if it wasn’t a promise, I couldn’t just abandon them because they were informants who would walk the streets and do the legwork for me.
Kugugugugugu───!
bang!
A large piece of ceiling debris fell down next to Ray.
The collapse was happening faster than expected.
‘There’s no time to waste. The best option is to lure all of the Dinaine and the children out of the mansion.’
But if we do that, it will be impossible to hear the information directly from Madame Lenia.
Also, there is a chance that the necklace may break.
Above all─
“Philip.”
“Huh, huh?”
“Do you still think that Madame Lenia could be your mother?”
“… … .”
Kugugugu──
There was silence for a moment.
Even a fool could tell that if he didn’t hurry and leave the mansion, his life would be in danger.
But asking a question like that.
‘… He’s giving me a choice out of consideration for me.’
Philip bit his lip.
Judging from the parts that were presumed to be members of the Murcred organization and the contents of the diary, the possibility that Madame Lenia was the real mother was close to zero.
But it’s true that I had that thought too.
How wonderful it would be if such a loving and kind person were my mother.
How heartbreaking it must have been for him to lose his son.
‘… I want to save Madame Lenia. Honestly.’
At this moment, it didn’t seem important what the other person’s status was.
But Philip was not a child so clueless as to show his greed at any time.
Rather, he was a child who was more than twice as perceptive as his peers, and who had a strong desire not to be a burden to his friends.
“No. I don’t think so.”
Philip parted his lips and spat out a delayed reply.
But Ray’s reaction upon his return was completely unexpected.
“lie.”
“uh?”
“Don’t lie, Philip.”
I feel like my heart is sinking.
Ray’s gaze was now directed to her chest, that is, to the vessel containing her emotions.
‘ah.’
It was a moment that I felt again.
The fact that I can’t hide my feelings in front of Ray.
“Veronica, lure Denine and the kids out of the mansion by going around the halls. Keep an eye on the numbers so you don’t miss anyone. The kids who passed out didn’t hit hard enough, so they’ll wake up soon.”
“Okay, okay. I’ll try.”
“Philip and I will go to the fourth floor to stop the collapse.”
Philip hurriedly intervened as Ray gave instructions to Veronica.
“Wait! Wait! Why don’t we all just leave the mansion together─!”
“Philip.”
Philip shut his mouth tightly when his name was called.
Ray is usually the epitome of seriousness, but this side of him seems to be even more prominent now.
“This is my decision. There are things I need to hear directly from Madame Lenia.”
“… … .”
“So I hope you trust me and follow me.”
I’d rather go to the 4th floor because of you.
There was no such thing.
Whether it was intentional or not, Ray was blaming all of the reasons for heading to the fourth floor on his own goals.
What was clear was that this put Philip’s mind at ease.
“… I understand. You are the leader.”
A deep sense of gratitude blossomed in Philip’s bowl.
After quickly checking the plan, the group prepared to tear apart in both directions.
“How many times in the future will I have the opportunity to drive around with this many guys?”
Veronica, who is very nervous, makes inappropriate jokes.
“They’re not all to my taste though.”
Then he glances at Ray.
With eyes filled with anticipation.
Of course, the person who was being stared at didn’t notice the gaze at all.
‘Oh my.’
Philip, who was watching, just twitched the corners of his mouth and said, “Look at this.”
“You two might want to cover your ears for a moment.”
Philip and Veronica quickly cover their ears as instructed.
Ray took a deep breath after seeing the sight.
And when my heart was full.
“I’m here! 1st floor! Central hall!”
He let out a loud scream.
It was an application form of the voice amplification magic used by Madame Renia that excluded the element of destruction.
Even if he couldn’t, his voice would have echoed throughout the first floor.
─There it is!
─Everyone here!
Sure enough, before long, children appeared at the end of the hallway.
“See you later, guys!”
Veronica, who had given herself a strengthening spell and surrounded herself with a small protective shield, ran towards the children.
Ray and Philip, who had been watching the scene for a while, also turned around and started running.
Kugugugugugu───!
The stairs leading up to the upper floor were scattered throughout the hallway.
The boys ran.
Avoid falling debris.
I climbed the shaky stairs.
I jumped over the collapsed floor.
Meanwhile, Madame Lenia’s screams continued to be heard.
“Philip, how long do you think the mansion will last like this?”
“Huh… I’m not a builder… Huh… I don’t know… gasp, gasp… If this continues, won’t it collapse in less than 10 minutes?”
Ray agreed with that.
The rate at which the mansion was collapsing was accelerating, giving the impression that it was now irreversible.
Madame Lenia’s bowl must also be on the verge of exploding.
‘We have to get there faster.’
The only fortunate thing is that the direction from which the screams come does not change, so the location can be determined immediately.
The two boys ran as fast as they could and arrived in front of the large, ornate door on the fourth floor.
They nodded to each other and immediately grabbed the two handles of the door.
Kkieeeeeeeeee──
The moment the door opened with a loud noise.
Aaaa …
Hoooow──!
A huge gust of wind came out with a sharp scream.
The wind was so strong that if I hadn’t reflexively taken a step forward and taken a stance, my center of gravity would have collapsed.
“What is this wind…!”
“… … !”
The continuous gusts of wind made the two boys’ hair and clothes flutter wildly.
I kept my legs strong so as not to fall, and looked around the room with narrowed eyes.
Aaaaah──! Aaaaah──!
At the center of the room was Madame Lenia.
Hooo …
A harsh wind blew around her.
Books, clothes, furniture, pieces of wood.
All kinds of junk and concrete debris.
All kinds of objects and materials were flying through the air, carried by the wind.
So to speak, she was at the center of the typhoon.
And the center of the center.
Her vessel where emotions run wild.
One emotion was shining brightly, showing the greatest volume.
The name of that emotion is sadness.
It was a pink mana.
The color that takes up the largest proportion of the boy’s ring.