Rose got out of bed, yawned sleepily, and said, "So what?"
This girl...
"I'll do whatever you want for one day."
"Deal," Rose said, looking at me maliciously.
I closed her bedroom door and ran to the bathroom.
I grabbed the toilet seat and moved it out of my way.
I threw up all the cheap rubbing alcohol in the toilet.
When I finished, I went to my room to sleep...
Midnight School. Main Entrance, 7:32 a.m.
My brother asked me to investigate Tristine. I hope they kill her, she's a bitch!
I hate her!
Rose walked through the old wooden hallways of the school, the air thick with stress, irritation, and deep dark circles under her eyes... As always.
"Today's a good day to not exist, right, Rose?" A boy spoke to Rose.
"Toward, do you know Tristine Pestrov?"
Toward looked thoughtful and said with a mischievous smile, "If I tell you, I can see you naked."
Rose nudged him in the stomach...
"Okay, okay. She's in class 3 in section B. Not much is known about her, only that she has five siblings."
Toward froze, looked at his watch, and said, "Damn, it's 7:45. Classes start at 7:50!"
Rose worried, remembering that today was a math test...
The two teenagers ran to their classroom. They went in and sat down.
Rose and Toward chatted about something unimportant.
"Rose, there was a test today," said a girl's voice behind Rose.
"Yes, math."
Chiq, one of Rose's friends, turned pale when she realized she hadn't studied at all.
"I'm exhausted..."
Mr. Crim, Rose's math teacher, came in with 50 exams. But there were only 20 people in the class.
"Sir, I feel unwell, can I go to the..."
"No. This exam is worth 50 percent of your grade."
Crim handed out the exams one by one...
Rose grabbed a pencil from her old backpack and began reading the exam. For her, it was so easy...
The first question read:
What is the square root of negative 1?
It's obvious it's i...
Rose filled out each question with clear reluctance.
She got up from her seat and handed in the exam.
She left the classroom and started running toward section B.
She sat on the floor of the hallway waiting for Tristine to come out.
She was excited to get Nero to buy her candy and clothes.
After about 15 minutes, class 3 finally went out for recess.
To be honest, Tristine is the most insufferable girl I know. I don't know why, but she's always bothering me and spreading rumors about me.
Rose peeked out and spied on Tristine...
Rose realized she was heading to the bathroom and slowly followed her.
Tristine went into the bathroom, and Rose followed, pushing Tristine against the wall.
"Hey, what do you want?!" Tristine tried to hit Rose, but Rose stopped her with one hand.
"Tell me everything about your life," Rose said, her tone threatening and almost terrifying.
Tristine was startled and stammered, "W-why do you want to know about me?"
"That's none of your business," Rose replied.
"I have five siblings, I work as a prostitute to support them, and my parents abandoned us," Tristine's voice broke.
"I live in the red-light district of Chim. Right next to brothel 'X'.
Rose nodded and said hatefully, "I hope you die."
Does she really think I'll forget that she killed my cat...?
Rose threw Tristine's frail body to the ground. Even though Rose is malnourished, she has great strength.
Tristine lay on the floor, shocked, as Rose left the bathroom.
The day passed as usual, with Toward bothering Rose and Chiq oblivious.
4:05 pm.
Finally, the torture is over...
Rose sighed and slipped away through the filthy streets.
What are that bunch of idiots up to?
Kimla District. Alexue's house, 3:58 pm.
I woke up with a throbbing hangover.
Kōri wasn't around. side...
I forced my body to get out of bed; my joints felt loose.
I walked across my room to the door.
Wait, I'm forgetting something...
The spellbook!
Now that I'm a Sinner, I can cast it.
I'll do it later... to be honest, I'm afraid of what might happen.
I left my room and went to the kitchen.
I saw Axel lying on the floor, Lux playing with his Labrys, and Kōri sitting carelessly.
"I'm never drinking Shura again," I said, stretching.
"It's the worst thing I've ever tasted!" Axel exclaimed. "It tasted like dirt and straw."
Knock, knock.
Rose?
I opened the door and saw Rose with a broad smile. She came into the house. "I did what you asked."
Lux, Axel, and Kōri They looked at Rose with doubt.
"This idiot asked me to investigate Tistine Pestrov."
"She's an orphan, her parents abandoned her, she has five siblings, and she lives in the Chim neighborhood, She lives right next door to brothel 'X'."
Axel stood up, "time to work."
Rose froze when she saw Lux holding an axe.
We went outside...
"I'll activate it," I said in a tone no one could hear.
I slowly directed my aura to the monocle. Little by little, I felt it fill with power, until I felt an explosion of pleasurable energy throughout my body.
I did the same process with the knife, but this time the energy felt electric.
A feeling of unease coursed through my body, causing me to drop to my knees.
My head was spinning...
I opened my mouth, and a crimson liquid spilled out, quickly turning black.
"Idiot, you used up all your aura." "Don't worry, he'll be fully recovered in about 10 minutes."
Axel held out his hand, which I took. I stood up, my joints as stiff as stone.
It felt like every part of my body was a spear, and they were using it on themselves.
We continued walking...
Lux was nervous, a detail Axel didn't miss.
He put his left arm around Lux's neck. "What, have you never been to a brothel?"
Lux looked away...
"Ha. Look, Nero, this little guy's a virgin. Want me to pay you a favor? Let's see if you become a man."
"Axel, I'm a virgin," I said irritably.
"Kōri, please tell me you're not a virgin," Axel said, his mouth wide open.
"First of all, what's it to you, and second, I'm a virgin," Kōri said with elegant coldness.
"Damn, I'm surrounded by virgins" Axel whispered.
...
Bario Chim, on the outskirts.
A kind of black dust hung suspended in the sky, carried freely by the air... it was almost impossible to breathe. God, the worst part was the smell; it smelled of death, pain, and despair.
That stuff in the sky was coal dust, coming from the factories in the western part of town. We were right next to the industrial zone.
My aura had completely recovered.
The wooden houses didn't even look like houses anymore; they were just rubble... the only ones that didn't look so poor were the red houses.
"You fucking whore!"
I turned my head to see a man beating a woman.
Not my problem... I thought, trying not to breathe in the damned coal dust.
I could hear the obvious cries of pain and pleasure in the distance.
Every step I took on the disgusting dirt crunched with a horrifying sound.
Kōri looked scared, almost terrified...
She tried to hide it, but it was clear she was clutching her sword.
To be honest, we were dressed like rich people. Compared to the filthy rags the other people wore.
"What we're going to do is: first, investigate Tristine for three days, and second, kill her," Axel said as we headed to brothel 'X'.
Wow, that's the plot of the story!... I thought sarcastically.
We entered the brothel...
Kōri wouldn't leave my side. I was honestly scared.
From the moment Nero's group entered the brothel, they were surrounded by almost 25 women between 20 and 30 years old.
Lux blushed when he saw a girl in her 20s take off her clothes in front of him.
I refused to look at the young woman naked...
I can't give in to my most primal reproductive instincts.
"Where's Tristine?" Axel asked.
"She didn't show up for work today!" one of the girls shouted.
We left...
We walked around looking for Tristine's house.
Axel heard something we didn't. He turned toward a house and made us hide in some rubble.
From where we were, we could see Tristine's house perfectly.
Tap... Tap... Tap...
A tall, muscular man stood in front of Tristine's house.
The door opened, and the girl I assumed was Tristine came out.
"So... you'll become Sinner."