IUD-Chapter 619 The Smell of Blood at Dusk

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That night, after Tohno Shiki had left, Fang Li sneaked out of the Tohno household just like the night before and went out into the streets.

His purpose, of course, was still to hunt the Dead lurking in the dark corners of Misaki Town.

Of course, Fang Li didn't do this to protect the people of this town; it was only because of his Quest.

Fang Li's Main Quest 1 required him to kill the Dead, and the evaluation and rewards were based on the number and rank of the Dead individuals he killed.

Because of this, Fang Li naturally had to hunt the Dead.

Unfortunately, the vampire manipulating the Dead behind the scenes did not appear, otherwise Fang Li could have continued with Main Quest 2.

This hunt lasted until almost dawn.

After all, the dead are the servants of vampires, and they only operate at night, never during the day.

As a result, Fang Li returned to the Tohno household just before dawn and immediately went to sleep.

Not surprisingly, Fang Li got up late again the next day, causing Tohno Akiha to finally lose her temper and lecture Fang Li.

Apparently, just as Tohno Shiki had fully become the eldest son of the Tohno family and no longer a survivor of the Nanaya Clan, Tohno Akiha also wanted Fang Li to become a full-fledged administrator of the Tohno family and no longer an orphan of the Nanaya Clan.

As she had expressed herself, Tohno Akiha wanted to settle past grievances and make amends in her own way.

The ones she wanted to make amends with were Fang Li and Tohno Shiki.

However, today was destined to be an unpleasant day.

Of the two people Tohno Akiha wanted to make amends with, one did not perform his duties properly and did not act like a steward, and the other got into trouble.

Just as Fang Li sent Kohaku to clean the courtyard and returned to the mansion alone, preparing to check if any unoccupied rooms needed cleaning, he found Hisui in the living room, holding a phone and talking to someone.

"Yes, I understand."

With these words, the conversation ended and Hisui hung up the phone.

Immediately, a trace of worry appeared on her usually expressionless and charming face.

Seeing this, Fang Li spoke up.

"What happened?"

The sudden voice made Hisui's shoulders shake slightly before she turned around and finally saw Fang Li.

Her somewhat panicked expression was quite new to Fang Li.

Since coming to this mansion, Fang Li had gradually become familiar with Tohno Akiha and Kohaku.

Only Hisui had remained silent and reserved from the beginning. Since Fang Li arrived at the mansion, she had never spoken to him.

Seeing this usually expressionless and silent girl show such an expression, how could Fang Li not find it new and novel?

(This child's heart is not as cold as it seems...)

Unaware of Fang Li's thoughts, Hisui seemed to have calmed down and spoke in a reserved tone.

"Fang Li San."

Hisui bowed to Fang Li.

"Alright, no need for formalities." Fang Li waved his hand and asked Hisui, "Judging from your expression, has something happened?"

"Yes." Hisui was silent for a while before she said quietly, "Just now, Master Shiki's school called to say that Master Shiki's anemia has acted up again and he has taken leave to return home."

"Anemia?" Fang Li raised an eyebrow.

Tohno Shiki does indeed have anemia.

According to him, it was a condition left over from the car accident that almost killed him in the past.

As a result, Tohno Shiki often shows signs of anemia and has been absent from school since he was a child.

This time it was the same result.

"But Young Master Shiki left school a while ago," Hisui said, her eyes filled with worry. "According to the time, he should have returned by now."

But Tohno Shiki had not returned yet.

That was what worried Hisui.

Could something have happened?

That was Hisui's concern.

By the way, since yesterday, Tohno Akiha has assigned Hisui to Tohno Shiki, specifically to take care of him.

Hisui was usually in charge of Tohno Shiki's affairs.

Fang Li touched his chin and looked up at Hisui.

"I'll take care of it," Fang Li said to Hisui. "I'll go out and look for him. You can continue with your work."

"Understood." Hisui returned to her expressionless state and bowed to Fang Li.

With that, Fang Li turned around and felt Hisui's gaze on his back as he walked out of the Tohno household.

As he did so, Fang Li kept remembering the plot of the original story.

In his memory, Fang Li realized something.

"Has it already happened?"

Murmuring this, Fang Li left the Tohno household to search for Tohno Shiki.

...

Misaki Town was undoubtedly much livelier during the day than at night.

Due to the serial killer incidents, Misaki Town had a constant atmosphere of unease. In general, people avoided going out at night to avoid becoming the next unfortunate victim.

As a result, Misaki Town was much busier during the day than at night.

In this bustling crowd, Fang Li used the map that Tohno Akiha had given him upon his invitation to this town and his two nights of wandering to roughly understand the layout of the Misaki Town.

But it was only a rough understanding.

Fang Li, who had only been in this world for a few days, couldn't possibly fully grasp the detailed layout of Misaki Town.

And in such a vast sea of people, it was extremely difficult to find one person.

When Fang Li finally found Tohno Shiki, it was already evening.

Looking at the sunset, which was similar to the one he had seen yesterday when he first met Tohno Shiki, Fang Li remembered a phrase.

"Twilight..."

If daytime belonged to humans, then nighttime belonged to ghosts and monsters.

The evening, which is between day and night, is the time when both humans and ghosts are active.

Therefore, in this country, evening is often called twilight, a time when one might encounter monsters, devils, ghosts, and other supernatural beings.

During this twilight, Fang Li found Tohno Shiki in a park.

He found Tohno Shiki sitting on a bench with his head bowed and his expression unclear.

"Huā lā lā..."

Suddenly, it started to rain.

The pedestrians hurried away, making the surrounding area immediately quiet.

Tohno Shiki, as if he had not noticed anything, continued to sit there with his head down, and it looked as if he was asleep.

But Fang Li could smell it, even in the rain.

"The smell of blood..."

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