“Is completing the main quest proving difficult? Try using a deputy! You can select up to five individuals to assist you. Once a deputy agrees to their role, they’ll be added to your list and can be summoned to your location anytime, anywhere. While you can’t specify the exact time of their arrival, a notification will appear 10 minutes before they get there. You can summon multiple deputies at once, so feel free to use this feature as much as you need!

Note: Favor targets can be added as deputies even without their consent.

Warning: Hostile targets cannot be added as deputies.”

Too tired to read this much text… I closed the skill window with a slight flick of my finger, only to find Adrian watching me with a worried expression. He hadn’t killed the man because of me, and I had tried to kill someone because of him. It was strange. Better than being stuck in a “kill-or-be-killed” dynamic, I suppose, but still odd. As I replayed the events that had led to this bizarre relationship, I found myself lost in a maze, unable to pinpoint where it had all started.

“Let’s bury him together,” I suggested, my voice trembling. “We’ll just say he caused trouble and left the mansion early. Everyone will assume he left on his own.”

Murder wasn’t just about killing someone—it was a messy process that required dealing with the aftermath. You had to face the entirety of someone’s life: their past, the moment of their death, and even the people who might mourn them afterward. Even if the victim was a rapist who deserved it, the thought of their family searching for them made me queasy.

“Normally, I’d do it since I’m the servant, but…” I trailed off, gesturing weakly at my battered body. “I’m out of strength after fighting him. Could you help?”