Farewell, Miami
As Haru discussed a few more things with Mimi, mostly about his remaining Stat Points after jumping from level 5 to level 12, and after assigning the Points as she had advised, he felt a new surge of strength within him, reaching a higher level.
["With the stats you have, not even that Elite-Rank monster can match you now."] Mimi said after sensing the increase in his power.
Since Aki was still sleeping, having expended a lot of energy for her awakening and causing Blood Rain, Haru chose to carefully carry her on his back, as he did before, and moved to his next target – a lifeless body with a crushed heart lying outside.
Haru stood there with his eyes fixed on Akio's lifeless body lying on the ground. Strangely, there was no surge of emotion within him, no hatred or sorrow. Instead, it felt like a void, a vacuum where once emotions had thrived.