Volu 2, Chapter 24: Seven Days
"Ugh!"
Although her tone was gentle, Lady in Black's actions were not as restrained as she made them seem.
Leticia only felt a sharp pain from her abdon. That sensation was like a lit fuse leading directly to a wooden barrel filled with black powder, nearly blasting Leticia apart on the spot.
She half-knelt, tightly clutching her stomach. Leticia could feel the dizziness in her mind surge up once again. It was like cotton forcibly stuffed inside her head, and after being soaked with blood, it blocked the circuits of thought.
She really did not hold back at all...
"I know you were late because you had no choice."
A hoarse voice like an old person's echoed beside Leticia's ear. "So, I have already been lenient enough with you, haven't I? This is only a slight punishnt."
This "slight" degree really was mild...
Having gradually figured out so of the lady's temper, Leticia naturally would not expose her own thoughts. She only lowered her head and showed her weak side as much as possible.
At the sa ti, she was also wondering why Yemi Ai seed to understand the entire sequence of cause and effect completely just by tasting her blood.
Could this be the power of a Witch?
What the hell kind of power system was this? It had already completely surpassed common sense!
Perhaps feeling that teaching soone who did not resist a lesson was uninteresting, Yemi Ai walked over to the table and seed to look at sothing. But from Leticia's angle, she could not see it at all.
"But even if it was not what you wished, being late is still an indisputable fact. So..."
Leticia could fully imagine Lady in Black's demon-like expression.
"Seven days."
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"There are still seven days until my business is finished and I leave this place."
The Lady in Black spoke slowly. "During these seven days, you do not need to return here. Go do whatever you want by yourself. When the ti is up, I will go pick you up."
After listening, Leticia froze slightly. Once she sorted out what Lady in Black Yemi Ai ant, she said in disbelief, "Lady, you an?!"
"Do not misunderstand."
Yemi Ai spoke unhurriedly. "It is only that during these seven days, you do not need to appear before again. Do you think you can escape?"
"...I understand."
This was also part of the punishnt, because this action would directly derail two parts of Leticia's food, clothing, shelter, and travel—food and shelter. And in a short ti, it would be very difficult for her to rely on her own ability to properly resolve them.
If one wanted to list the extra risks involved... That would make one's head ache even more.
In simple terms, during these seven days, Leticia would have to live a life no different from wandering. This really was quite a good punishnt.
"It is good that you understand."
The lady in black was composed and leisurely. "I recomnd that you had best not go too far away. Otherwise, if you cause additional trouble, you will have to suffer a little more."
"..."
This was already a naked threat. Leticia tightly clenched the hem of her clothes and asked softly, "Then, what if I can't make it through these seven days?"
Yemi Ai narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled. "If that truly happens, I will know as well. When the ti cos, naturally, I will not co looking for you. However..."
After glancing at Leticia, the lady in black asked, "Will you fail to make it through?"
Would she just die outside like a stray dog?
Of course not, right?
"..."
Looking at the silent Leticia, the lady in black laughed anly. "Then go out. Or do you need to send you out?"
"...See you in seven days, Lady."
How could Leticia possibly let her "send" her out? Perhaps that sending would directly send the Buddha all the way west and send Leticia herself out of this world. So naturally, Leticia would not give Yemi Ai this chance to be "rciful." She quickly, wretchedly, yet without losing that tiny bit of elegance, withdrew.
It seed she wanted to preserve the last shred of dignity for herself.
Sitting by the bed without a care, the lady in black patted her own thigh. Her low laughter was hoarse, like the sound of wind slipping through the cracks of a window.
"Then, after seven days, what will happen..."
She seed to have seen so on from that bit of blood, but no one could know what it was.
...
"In the end... this is unexpectedly still acceptable."
The cool wind blowing against her drove away a little of Leticia's drowsiness.
She could not help shrinking back. Her thin clothes could not help her resist the chill of the night at all, and the increasingly sparse crowd made this gradually quieting town lose a little of its vitality.
The fact that Lady Yemi Ai had not harshly scolded her already counted as fortune amid misfortune. It was only a punch to the stomach. Although she was even weaker now because of that so-called state of life deficiency, it was not unbearable.
It felt like accidentally falling to the ground while having a fever~
"Hahaha... My imagination really is rich..."
Rubbing her stomach, Leticia laughed, but as she laughed, she slowly crouched down and buried her face in her knees.
For so reason, she felt a little tired at heart.
She did not know how much ti had passed. She only knew that when she tried to stand again, the numb stimulation transmitted from her legs caught her off guard, causing her to kneel on the ground all at once. Along with it ca another wave of dizziness in her mind.
She had originally wanted to imitate those protagonists she had read about in novels, who happened to be frustrated and pounded the ground with their fists while cursing, "Damn it!" But after looking at the rough ground, then looking at her own hands, Leticia felt it was better to treat herself a little more kindly.
"Hey, bamboo pole, why are you still here after nightfall?"
Stano's voice suddenly sounded in her heart. It was still as smug and annoying as ever, but unexpectedly, there was a trace of fatigue and vigilance in it. "Don't tell you were driven out by that crazy woman?"
"You guessed pretty accurately."
Leticia had no energy to bicker with Stano. She only casually said, "For at least seven days."
"Aha, that sounds really..."
Stano suddenly realized the implication. "Wait, then how are you going to help find information about my uncle?!"
"Ah~ Then let's wait... until seven days later."
Ignoring Stano's frantic shouting, Leticia tidied up her complicated feelings and stood up again.
Looking at the increasingly deep night, she said softly, "For now, I should first consider how to start from zero and hold on for seven days."
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