Acht looked at Leislet who was now unconscious with cold eyes, her blood had already tarnished his clothes and wet his body but he didn't care at all. He just gently held her and put her down in the most comfortable position as if he was taking care of one of his most precious items.
Then, he took out her spatial ring and put it on his finger. He didn't want to take everything since he only took out the capsule with the Midnight song in it and then put the ring on Leislet's chest gently.
He inspected the capsule and the sword inside for a few moments before he put it in his spatial ring as if nothing happened.
The blood was still oozing out of her stomach but it didn't reach a lethal stage that would kill her. Her body was way too strong for this mere injury to kill her.
Then, he shifted his eyes to the Nightingale member with a broken mask. He had already stood up and was also looking at Acht.
"I suppose things went as planned. So, let me say this officially. Welcome to the team, Acht." He said with fake courtesy.
However, the only response he got was a cold glare from Acht before he turned around and walked to the other side of the street where the fight was still ongoing.
No one could know what he was thinking of, or what kind of feelings he had at the moment.
His hollow figure clad in white clothes meant for hospitalized people was a weird sight to see in all this destruction and chaos.
It took him a few moments to reach there. He took a look at how the fight was going before he intercepted.
*BOOOOMM*
Scarlett was still in advantage at the moment since she kept following the enemy and striking with her sword like a meteor of flames. She had rendered the place like hell. The temperature was also unbearable for any normal human.
"Haaaaah!!"
Another shout followed by a loud explosion shook the area violently. The mouse and cat fight was nowhere near being over.
However, as if she sensed something weird, the red-haired beauty stopped her rampage and looked in a certain direction. There, she saw the silhouette of Acht who stood there motionless.
She didn't believe her eyes at first since she immediately rubbed them a few times.
Then, with a delighted face filled with shock, she ran towards him like a raging bull. But her ignorant move opened up her defenses and the Nightingale member exploited it as they jumped at her trying to plant their sword in her back and kill her immediately.
"Stop."
Acht said and pointed his finger at Scarlett. The woman then was pushed a few tens of meters, making her avoid the upcoming sword.
Seeing how their attack didn't hit, they looked at Acht with a glare that seemed to be capable of penetrating the mask and reaching him.
"Why did you do that?" They asked with an extremely cold tone.
"None of your business." The boy answered as he looked at Scarlett who had a whole different expression at the moment.
She had already discovered Leislet who was laying down in a pool of her own blood not that far away. She also saw the Nightingale member she was fighting before standing near Acht.
'What is going on?!' She couldn't understand what was happening.
Why was Acht standing with them? Why are they not attacking him? Why is he ignoring the fact that Leislet was potentially dying?
All these questions kept filling up her mind like an endless torrent. So, she went with the easiest route to solve all of this. She wanted to shout at them for doing another trick on her like an illusion from before.
But, the next words she heard ended every hope in her heart that this was not real.
"I stabbed her," Acht said while eyeing Scarlett coldly. She had never seen that gaze from him even when he severed their relationship not too long ago. It seemed distant, empty, and even inhuman to a point.
"...What?" She managed to mutter through her teeth.
"I stabbed her and I took the Midnight song. I will also leave with them. Goodbye"
He then turned around, intending to leave without even a second thought. He didn't even look at her twice.
"W-Wait!! What's going on?! What happened to you, Acht?!!" She asked as she tried to approach him but ended up stopping because of the other two.
"I have already chosen my next goal. It's none of your business what happened to me or what I did." He spoke without turning around.
"No! This is not you! They must've manipulated you!!! Yes, that's the truth! You can't do something like that!"
"Are you an idiot? I said that it was my choice. Don't dare to stop me!" He threatened with a loud tone.
His words seemed to break her will as she fell down to the ground motionless, with her eyes widened to the extreme.
"You deal with your own life and I will deal with mine. If our paths cross again, we are enemies."
Then, with calm steps, he walked away along with the other two people to the platform.
The moment he reached the steps, he heard the loud cries of Scarlett who kept weeping with her hands covering her face.
But, not even that made him look back, he just stepped up the stairs as calmly as he could be.
When he turned around, he saw the two members of Nightingale walking to his side. One of them was grumbling under their breath and the other was somehow happy for some reason.
"Let's go. I don't want to stay here."
He said to the two. The light of the portal soon lit up and engulfed all of them.
After that, they all disappeared. Scarlett was a witness to this scene. She was still in disbelief at what happened. It was too quick, too sudden, and too unbelievable that she couldn't think it was possible.
"...Why? Hick…why?" She muttered continuously like a broken doll. A doll that had experienced fate in its cruelest forms.
[VOLUME 3 END]
(A//N: Damn, that was intense even for me. Thank you for reading this volume. It was enjoyable to write for me but it certainly lacked a lot. I still have a lot to learn and improve. Anyway, I have one small request for my loyal readers. It might sound like a pity request but I really would be totally grateful if any of you could gift me a castle or higher. I never felt that feeling of getting a castle before and I hope you will grant my request. Until next time.)
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