6kv Chapter 60
Chapter 60
Chapter 60How much time had passed?
“……Ugh.”
McGrim blinked as she came to her senses late.
And then, the memory of just now came back.
‘Ah, the killer!’
McGrim hurriedly looked around.
But the killer in her memory was nowhere to be seen.
Even at the corridor wall where the incident had taken place, not a single trace remained.
As if everything had been just McGrim’s imagination.
‘……It wasn’t a dream, right?’
He was tall, wearing a pitch-black cloak and mask.
That figure and the sound of his breathing were still so vivid that it gave him goosebumps.
‘This isn’t the time for this.’
She didn’t know why, but there was one thing she was sure of.
She had to get out of this place as soon as possible.
McGrim staggered forward on tattered steps.
The shock of witnessing a murder was still with him, but fortunately, this time he could move her legs.
Even when she glanced back, worried that the killer might follow her, there was nothing.
After walking for some time, the long-awaited light appeared.
‘I’m almost there.’
She began to hear people’s voices too.
Perhaps because her destination appeared in front of her eyes, McGrim’s pace grew faster.
And then, just as she reached the light.
A huge shadow suddenly appeared, blocking her way.
Thud!
“Ouch!”
McGrim collided and fell.
“You there.”
A man’s voice was heard.
McGrim lifted her head.
“You lack caution.”
It was a blond man who looked to be in his late thirties.
He was tall and dressed in a black suit with his neck covered.
It seemed McGrim had been knocked back after bumping into him.
“……”
When McGrim said nothing, the man stepped into the corridor.
“Wait!”o enjoy.”
The princess pulled their hands strongly with her cheerful face.
Verdi and Curio, bewildered, had no choice but to follow her lead.
I was sitting at a table a little away from the princess’s group.
Thanks to wearing a festival mask, it seemed my identity hadn’t been exposed yet.
Suddenly, the previous incident came to mind.
‘……I managed to run away for now.’
The singer McGrim I had run into by chance in the corner of the corridor.
In a situation where the plot might have gone astray, I chose to escape.
I might have harmed McGrim’s mind……
‘But spilled water can’t be gathered again. In that situation, leaving without a word was the best choice.’
It was a pity to have let nearly thirty corpses go, but it was fine.
‘Since I secured more than half, it wasn’t bad. I can deal with the rest later.’
I looked toward the booth.
I could see them working hard.
‘They’re doing better than I expected.’
Especially Karin, who usually never initiated conversations with others.
Since the Rekorox episode, she seemed to have gained a fair bit of confidence.
This time too, she had shown the will to grow on her own.
With that level of effort, the sales seemed to be exceeding expectations as well……
Well, in any case.
‘It’s about to begin.’
I looked at the princess.
She was laughing happily at the table, unaware of what was about to happen……
Just one minute remained before the main event.
‘Time to move.’
I removed the festival mask and set it on the table.
I rose from my seat and walked toward the princess.
……That was when it happened.
“Villed.”
Why was that?
For a moment.
Amid the noisy crowd, I thought I heard Lapin’s voice clearly.
Unconsciously, I turned my gaze toward Lapin.
Sure enough, she was also looking at me.
There was quite a distance between us.
And the place was full of noise.
No matter how sharp my hearing, Lapin’s small voice shouldn’t have reached me.
Yet I heard it……
‘……Was it just my imagination? No, too vivid to be an illusion.’
Though puzzling, now wasn’t the time to dwell on it.
When I refocused on the princess.
“Villed.”
It hadn’t been my imagination.
By some unknown means, I heard Lapin’s voice once more.
And then, she suddenly began to approach me.
‘……Why is she coming to me?’
At this rate, Lapin might get caught up in the incident too.
But it wasn’t a situation where I could shout at her to stay away.
If I made unnecessary noise, the princess or her guards would notice.
‘Forget it, there’s no time left anyway.’
My steps toward the princess quickened.
“……”
Verdi seemed to sense something and turned his head.
His gaze fell on a seven-story clock tower in the distance.
Verdi stared silently at the clock tower.
Though it was over a kilometer away, Verdi could identify the source of the disturbance.
From between the windows at the top of the tower, something long protruded…… a sniper rifle.
Not just any rifle, but an anti-materiel sniper rifle powerful enough to pulverize a person—or even heavy weapons—with a single shot.
“……Your Highness.”
While everyone else enjoyed the festival, unaware of the terrifying weapon aimed at them.
Having quickly realized, Verdi slowly pushed back his chair and stood.
The Yggdrasil Festival Arc.
It had begun as a peaceful and fun slice-of-life episode, but its core was……
The assassination of the princess.
“Get down!”
Bang!
At the same moment Verdi threw himself over Arlhardt, the gunshot rang out.