“Who… is this?”

As Alice entered the room and fell into silence, Mia Crowfield asked in a somewhat anxious voice. To be more precise, it seemed she couldn’t grasp the current situation.

But I didn’t answer her question. Neither did Alice.

I simply walked slowly forward, looking down at the man’s face.

The man was staring blankly at the floor.

What should I do?

It was quite an ambiguous situation.

It was true that this man had beaten me. He probably didn’t intend to kill me. I had lost consciousness, but I woke up shortly after.

Since Claire was able …