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They must have dragged it out. Dragged out `that thing' which had been burning in the furnace. ...'It' was still smoldering and kept sending out dense waves of that awfully unpleasant smell... Genji-san and Maria stared down at it.

......The length of the blood-stained part made it clear just how deeply it must have penetrated into Kanon-kun's chest... But Aunt Natsuhi and the rest didn't even look at the weapon, and instead stood in front of the incinerator, where the horrible stench was emanating from.

...It looked like something that might be driven into the hearts of human sacrifices in some demonic ritual... Including the handle, it was 25 centimeters long. Half of that was the stake-shaped part, which was stained with deep red blood.

...So this was the first time we were able to have a perfect view of the entire weapon. As we had expected, the weapon was not bladed like a knife, but shaped like an icepick, ...or rather, a thin stake. And, ...it had a spiral-shaped pattern, sort of like a drill.

Still, as far as their overall shape was concerned, the weapons were all of the same type. Though it had seemed brutal, we'd left the weapons stuck into Aunt Eva and Uncle Hideyoshi to preserve the crime scene.

That weapon was doubtlessly the same type that had been stuck in Aunt Eva and Uncle Hideyoshi's foreheads. ......But wait, isn't the demonic design on the handle a little different...? There seemed to be some small differences in that part.

...Stains from Kanon-kun's blood remained on the floor. Judging by the large amount of blood lost and the ruthless shape of the weapon that had fallen carelessly to the ground, ...I figured that Doctor Nanjo's treatment would probably end in vain...

We heard that Doctor Nanjo and George-aniki had carried Kanon-kun to the servant room. The servant room had a first aid kit and a sink, and could apparently function as a nurse's office. Kumasawa-san and Jessica had accompanied them.

...That couldn't be true. When the typhoon passes, surely the lively seagulls will return to the harbor again... I returned to the boiler room along with Aunt Natsuhi and told everyone weakly that we hadn't found anything.

"...That's right. ...When the police come..." When the seagulls cry, ...the crime will be solved. But, ...for some reason, Battler felt a slight sense of uneasiness, ...as if the seagulls would never cry again.

"…Protecting ourselves is a higher priority than finding the culprit. Tomorrow, the boat will arrive. After that happens, the police will come, and everything should be brought to light. ……There's no way the culprit can escape this island, no matter how much they struggle…!!"

Battler, after sobbing into Natsuhi's chest for a while, wiped his tears with a bitter smile, as though he had been like that the whole time, and tried to appear as though he'd cried more than enough already... "Anyway, let's go back down for now."

".........It's all right. ...I will definitely protect you, George-kun, Maria-chan, and Jessica. ......As a mother, ...and as the representative of the Ushiromiya family...!" "......Gyaaaaaaaahhh!! Aaaaaaaaaggghhhh!!"

Natsuhi, who had always thought of Battler as a frank person, was a little surprised to find he had this delicate side, ...and at the same time, she understood how easily hurt the heart of a young person could be, so she held him.

...Battler was a boy who could understand the feelings of pain and regret in a person's heart. ...So he cried. With all his strength.

"Why did you kill them?!! Why, why...?!!! You know, when people die, they don't come back to life again, right?! They aren't gonna quickly sprout up again like bamboo shoots! ......Why'd you kill them?! Why, ...why...?!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh...!!"

"You killed a full six people!! And that wasn't enough, so you had to kill three more!! Are you kidding me, are you fucking kidding meeeeeee?!! Aunt Eva and Uncle Hideyoshi were always kind and fun…!! I just met Kanon yesterday, but I'm sure I'd have gotten along fine with him!"

"You mustn't run ahead by yourself!! ............Battler-kun...?" Battler pressed his forehead against the wall, which he scratched at with his fingernails as he cried...... "......Damn it, ...damn it, damn it!! Aunt Eva and Uncle Hideyoshi! And now Kanon-kun!!!"

Because the courtyard couldn't be entered from outside the mansion, the doors had been built without locks. ......He didn't know which one they had left through! He had to give up. Battler pounded the wall with his fist, swearing... "...Battler-kun!!"

All he saw as he spun was more and more of the mansion's heartless walls and windows...! Furthermore, there were two entrances into the mansion from the courtyard, and neither of them were locked.