Nothing But a Coward

"I'm too busy and it's too bothersome. I almost forgot I even have that notebook," Iris said, shrugging.

"Little Sister, that's not how you use the Black Note," Lu Zihao told her. "Once you write a name, you don't procrastinate. You immediately erase the person and cross out the name."

Iris frowned. "I'm not going to kill anyone."

"There are many ways to make people suffer fates worse than death." A dangerous look glinted in his eyes. "You are really too kind-hearted, dear Little Sister. For people like these, you have to root them out as soon as possible to prevent them from plotting against you again."

"I'll let my lawyer deal with the Alarm Girls. The law will decide an appropriate punishment for them."

"You'll trust a lawyer? The law?" He threw his head back and laughed like it was the funniest joke he had ever heard.