Ovell recalled what had happened shortly beforehand.
Splat.
‘Dangerous bastard.’
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOvell glared at Michael and gulped. Ovell had a feeling that the latter had been trained differently than others ever since he had seen the man go around with his presence concealed. But to think that he was a murder weapon.
‘He’s dangerous, just like I thought. I’ll have to get rid of him once we get back.’
Blinded by either love or greed, Ovell failed to remember the fact that Rebecca had been the one who had nonchalantly ordered Michael to kill.
“…How much farther do we have to go?”
“We’re here.”
The dark and dismal corridor that seemed to go on forever finally came to an end after a long walk. Michael destroyed the lock on the room to the left and the trio went inside.
‘I can’t believe he just broke a lock with his bare hands… Is he really just a normal human being?’
Ovell glared at Michael again. Meanwhile, Rebecca maneuvered the painting on the wall, revealing a hidden entrance.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Is this something like a secret room?”
Ovell gasped quietly. Instead of answering, Rebecca walked ahead of him.
“Wait for me.”
They descended a long staircase and encountered another lock.
Then, a room that appeared to be an underground storage room appeared before Ovell’s eyes.
“…The item that you need to retrieve is here?”
In Ovell’s eyes, the room merely appeared to be a bleak and empty space. A lamp illuminated the room, but there wasn’t anything that stood out in particular.