Broken...

"I always thought..."

"That you didn't like your sister..."

The "Evelyn" before him spoke, her tone becoming somewhat downcast.

She lowered her head slightly, speaking with both guilt and sadness:

"After all, her personality is so strange... sensitive, insecure... sometimes she becomes extremely manic, doing unpredictable things when she loses control..."

"She even wanted to kill you..."

"She's a monster..."

The person before him, whose mood had just been excited, became utterly dejected after saying these words.

"No one would want to be siblings with such a monster..."

"Maybe it's better not to look for her, to separate... perhaps... it's better for both of you..."

Luo Wei looked at the clearly dejected expression on her face and smiled helplessly.

She even knew about these things, no wonder she had only been wandering outside the old mansion these past few days, never daring to face him.

Perhaps what he had said to her that day in the basement had some effect...

"Things between us... how could it be so simple? Helena and I will probably be entangled until the last moment of our lives..."

He smiled bitterly.

"So..."

Luo Wei gazed at the person before him, speaking what had been in his heart all along.

"Rather than separating like we're running away, isn't there a better solution for Helena and me?"

"A better... solution?" she murmured, repeating his words.

Luo Wei smiled, holding the slightly trembling shoulders of the person before him, his tone carrying a hint of playfulness.

"I believe Helena doesn't really think that way either. All this talk about separating... if she could really do it, she wouldn't be lurking outside the mansion every day, secretly watching me."

"Being watched all day, I can't even eat or sleep in peace..."

The person before him suddenly raised her face.

Luo Wei looked at her and said with utmost sincerity:

"I won't keep running away anymore. If I have the chance, I want to find Helena. I want to tell her that all the promises I made that day still stand. I'll help her experience the life a girl her age should enjoy, and I'll fulfill my responsibilities as a brother."

"Brother..."

The person before him muttered, something flickering in her gaze.

"Of course, she still needs to be punished!"

Luo Wei snorted, "After all the trouble she put me through! I must properly punish this little girl!"

The person before him smiled through tears, covering her mouth, "But in the end, she didn't go through with it, did she? Brother is still standing here safe and sound, isn't he?"

She looked Luo Wei up and down again, "It's just that... well... she was a bit harsh in her treatment of brother..."

"How can you call that mere trouble?"

Luo Wei gave her a helpless glance, "What do you know? I've been through so much..."

She only remembered the last experience; how could she know how horrifically he had died before each reload?

Even now... he had developed a practiced routine for successfully committing suicide to reload.

It was painfully efficient...

"Brother~" she looked at Luo Wei's complaining expression and couldn't help but smile.

"I hope you keep your word!"

She gazed at Luo Wei as her features began to twist and distort.

Then, her appearance transformed from Evelyn's form into Helena's.

"Oh?"

Her gaze noticed the teddy bear sitting on the sofa, and her expression showed a hint of delight.

The black tentacles beneath Helena's dress slowly extended, wrapping around the human-sized stuffed toy, and she happily hugged it to her chest.

"Is this a gift from brother?"

"I'm so happy! This is the first gift Helena has ever received from brother!"

She gently buried her face in the plush toy while Luo Wei watched her with a smile.

An atmosphere of "warmth," long unseen, lingered between the two.

Until.

A blood-colored blade suddenly pierced through the plush toy, instantly shredding the poor teddy bear.

The stuffing flew everywhere like everted entrails.

Helena's expression froze instantly.

She stared blankly at the scattered pieces of the toy on the floor, her mouth opening and closing, seemingly unable to believe it.

The first gift brother ever gave me... just like that...

It's broken?

An boundless rage suddenly rose within her, and she angrily looked in one direction.

That direction emanated an equally angry aura.

Evelyn, who had just returned from the bathroom, stared coldly at Luo Wei and Helena standing together.

"You two..."

"Seem to be getting along so well..."

Looking at Luo Wei, who was backing away warily while keeping his eyes fixed on her, Evelyn laughed instead of showing anger, "Well, well, little Wei, so you were deceiving teacher! What a great actor you are!"

"Going to such lengths to trick teacher into coming here, saying you needed a bodyguard, acting all nervous and worried about being discovered by your monster sister..."

"But look at her, she's perfectly fine, isn't she? Does she look like she wants to hurt you?"

A heavy bloody aura surrounded Evelyn's body, and another blood-colored blade appeared in her palm.

"You've really disappointed teacher..." she sneered, her bloody figure vanishing in an instant.

The next moment, she appeared behind Luo Wei, the blood-colored blade aimed at his throat.

"Don't hurt brother!!"

Helena's expression changed dramatically as she threw herself at the bloody shadow without hesitation, shielding Luo Wei.

Several tentacles were cut off in succession, and though Helena's expression showed pain, she ultimately managed to stop the sharp blade in mid-air.

Luo Wei's eyes met Evelyn's cold gaze for a second, and he saw undisguised killing intent.

This was the first time she had shown such emotion toward him, even when he had exposed her identity as the murderer.

Terrified, Luo Wei took advantage of their struggle to flee to the other end of the sofa.

"I hate betrayal! I hate betrayal more than anything!!"

Evelyn's entire body trembled with rage, her olive-green eyes had turned ashen, and she kept her gaze fixed on Luo Wei's face, ignoring the threatening tentacles before her.

Luo Wei's heart pounded as he suddenly noticed the changes in Evelyn's status panel.

[Evelyn]

[Race: Vampire (Rank: Blood Baron)]

[Affection: 58↓]

[Corruption: 67↑]

[Danger Level: Four Stars (High Risk!)]

Her affection had suddenly decreased, while her corruption level had shot up significantly.

"Disappointed... disappointed... disappointed..."

Her body was pierced in multiple places by Helena, but she seemed completely unconcerned with these injuries, maintaining her fixed stare on Luo Wei's movements.

"Traitors should all die!!!"

With these words, a powerful aura of death emanated from her.

Even at a distance, Luo Wei immediately felt physical discomfort.

His whole body felt weak, as if... the life force within was being gradually extracted.

This technique again!

Luo Wei had previously witnessed Evelyn use this type of life-draining blood magic.

But this time, it was far more terrifying than before!

Teacher Evelyn was truly enraged...

And the reason...

Perhaps it was seeing him and Helena sharing that warm moment...

As Evelyn unleashed her power, the tentacles restraining her all snapped at once. After breaking free from the entanglement, she advanced toward Luo Wei with a cold malevolence.