“Noah,” Dana called his name, gasping for breath. “Stop there, Noah.”
“Why are you…”
I looked down at her with a dazed expression, my face one of disbelief. Then, I quickly realized. My face, hair, hands, and clothes were all covered with blood. I looked like a murderer who had just committed slaughter.
“Go back, Noah Windsor,” Dana said firmly, without even trying to hide it. “Go back to the dormitory.”
“…”
To the dormitory?
Ah. Only then did I realize I had left the cadet’s corpse in my room. It was almost time for the roll call. Surely, the dormitory supervisor would find the corpse.
“Move.”
Let whatever happens happen. I no longer cared about anything. Whether I would get caught or not.
“Move. I have somewhere to be.”
Dana didn’t step aside, but I didn’t care and whipped the reins. The horse then roughly passed by her.
“Ah!”
Did she lose her balance from the wind? I heard the sound of Dana falling behind. That made me instinctively pull on the reins, sharply turning the horse around. I hurriedly jumped down from the horse.
“… I’m fine.”
“…”
Only then did I realize I had instinctively approached her to help her up.
Dana grabbed my arm. “Go back, Noah.”
“…”
“Stop it now. It’s enough. Just stop.”
I realized. She knew everything. Well, given my current state, it’s no wonder she figured it out.
“I can’t stop.”
“Noah.”
“Do you know how vile those people are? You can’t even imagine. Did you really think they just quietly admired your paintings with their eyes?”
As I spoke, anger surged within me again. Those b*stards must have violated Danae Windsor in their minds, in their imaginations, over and over again. My eyes were red with rage.
“I’ll kill them all.”
I can’t forgive them. Those who insulted this woman, I will never forgive them.
“Don’t worry about it. No matter what, I’ll make sure they all die.”
I tried to pass by, but Dana grabbed me.
“Let go of me.”
“You might die.”
“…”
At those words, I stopped and looked down at her. Dana seemed desperate.
“Don’t go. It’s a trap to catch you. You’ll definitely get caught, and you might die in the process.”
I couldn’t hear what Dana was saying. Only her pale face, bathed in moonlight, stood out. A face filled entirely with thoughts of me…
A chill ran down my spine. My mouth went dry, and something stirred deep, deep inside me.
What is this? I don’t know. But there was one thing I knew. Right now, that face is absolutely stunning.
“It doesn’t matter to me. Whether I get caught or die.”
“Noah!”
“Why do you keep stopping me? Did you secretly enjoy seeing those paintings sold?”
Then, flames sparked in her eyes. Dana’s eyebrows furrowed in anger. It was regrettable to see her pure face tainted by anger. But why did I find this face so pleasing?
I painfully realized. If I couldn’t become this woman’s greatest love, then I wanted to be her greatest hatred. If I could be that to her, then dying wouldn’t be so bad.
“Move.” I pushed Dana aside and mounted my horse again.
Dana’s POV
“Noah!”
Noah rode off without looking back.
I collapsed to the ground, watching Noah’s retreating figure. I should chase after him, but… Ah, I feel like I’m going to die.
The dizziness that had been creeping up, the rising fever, made my head spin. The aftereffects of using the vision—the third eye—had come again.
I don’t know anymore.
I gasped for breath, lying on the ground.
I don’t know. I can’t do it anymore. I’ve done as much as I could do. Whether Noah dies or not, what does it matter? There wasn’t a shred of affection left for him anyway. Yeah, it’s none of my business. The only reason I came this far was because… Noah’s crimes were my fault.
Tonight, Noah Windsor will die from a gunshot to the head. His beautiful face shattered, his skull broken, his brain spilling out as he died horrifically. He will die as he tried to avenge those who insulted me.
I didn’t like that. I didn’t want to be associated with Noah’s death. If that happened, I would feel uncomfortable even after returning to my own world. I will never forget the sight of him dying instantly from a gunshot to the head.
But this was as far as I could go. I had done everything I could. I even went to meet Viego, but he was out again…
What more could I do? Even resisting my vision’s encroaching darkness was already too much.
“Dana.”
Suddenly, my body was lifted off the ground.
“Are you okay?”
Why is this person here? I sensed a gentle gaze through my blurred vision. There was a man with endlessly kind and gentle eyes…
“Uncle?”
“Yes.”
Carl was holding me. He leaned in to touch foreheads with me, then lifted his face and clicked his tongue.
“You have a high fever. Let’s go back quickly. Take some medicine and get some rest.”
I was confused. Why was Carl here? How did he appear, from where? How long had he been watching? Did he just miss Noah?
“Uncle, Noah is.”
“Yes, Noah is.”
“Noah is…”
As I hesitated, Carl smiled gently.
“Noah is the culprit?”
What?
“I know.”
Know? You know?
Carl looked at me intently. “So?”
At that moment, a sense of déjà vu hit me, just like that time.
So? And? What are you going to do about it? That endlessly clear gaze was exactly the same as back then.
“Don’t worry. Noah will be caught soon. It looks like he’s heading to the cathedral, and there are about a hundred police officers in ambush there.”
“…”
“It’s unfortunate, but Noah must pay for his crimes, right?”
Is that so? Is that the right thing?
Maybe that was the correct answer. For whatever reason, Noah had committed atrocious murders and must pay the price. Even if he’s family, even if he’s a relative, it’s not right to cover for him. He deserves to be apprehended. But…
“Dana, do you know?”
“What?”
“Inspector Billord is determined to kill the culprit today, no matter what. Even if the culprit doesn’t resist, he plans to shoot them in the head.”
“…”
“He’s determined to kill the murderer who killed his brother.”
Carl finished speaking and smiled faintly. That smile was so beautiful that it sent chills down my spine.
“Are you just going to watch, Dana?” He whispered smoothly. It was a caring voice. “Shall I do it for you?”
“…What?”
“Whatever you wish for.” Then he smiled with his eyes as if a single word from me would suffice.
Yes. If it’s this person… This monstrous person might be able to stop Noah, that foolish colt. But…
“Tell me.”
Why don’t I want to do it? A terrible sense of discomfort gripped my feet. It warned me like shackles, or rather, like a trap. That this is dangerous. Becoming someone who can use this person so freely is a very dangerous thing.
“You should speak quickly, right?”
However, the man before me urged with a face that seemed unbelievably harmless.
“Try to move me.”
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So the inspector’s brother is the victim but inspector is in charge of the case? Also the inspector’s brother committed heinous crimes but the inspector is fine with that? This world is definitely messed up
@niki1da1, seriously. He shouldn’t even be part of the investigation as he’s not of sound mind cuz his brother’s involved. But plot armor FTW I guess.