In the entrance hall of the Tohno Mansion.
When Fang Li and Tohno Shiki returned soaking wet, Kohaku and Hisui were already waiting for them.
"Young Master Shiki..."
Seeing Tohno Shiki following behind Fang Li with a complex expression but otherwise unharmed, Hisui's usually expressionless face relaxed slightly. She seemed to have been worried about Tohno Shiki and only now felt relieved.
"Eh?"
Kohaku noticed the girl in Fang Li's arms and let out a surprised sound.
Seeing the different personalities of the twin sisters, Fang Li didn't explain anything and simply said, "I'll take her to my room first. We'll discuss the details later. For now, please prepare some clean clothes for us."
His tone left little room for discussion.
However, Kohaku and Hisui both nodded in understanding.
After all, Fang Li was now the steward of the Tohno family and all the servants were under his command.
In the absence of the head of the household, Fang Li had the authority to make decisions.
Conversely, although Tohno Shiki was the eldest son of the Tohno family, he was in a position of servitude and had no experience or ability to command the servants. He could only stand aside, unable to say anything.
So Fang Li carried the pure white princess to his room.
Seeing this, Tohno Shiki's expression showed a bit of struggle, but he finally followed.
...
In Fang Li's room, the Pure White Princess lay on the soft bed, her clothes changed, covered with a blanket, but still breathing heavily and looking quite uncomfortable.
After dismissing Kohaku and Hisui, only Fang Li and Tohno Shiki remained in the room.
"Alright."
Fang Li turned around, looked at Tohno Shiki, and said straightforwardly, "It's about time you explain the situation, isn't it?"
Even though he said that, Fang Li already understood the reason behind it.
Therefore, Fang Li asked directly, "She's the person you killed before, right?"
This question made Tohno Shiki's expression stiffen slightly.
However, it was an undeniable fact.
"There's no point in hiding it," Fang Li said. "When we were in the park, I could already smell the scent of blood on you. Considering your unusual behavior at that time, I can be sure that you definitely killed someone then.
That's why Tohno Shiki didn't go straight home after taking sick leave due to anemia but instead sat paralyzed in the park.
Tohno Shiki desperately explained, "I... I don't know what happened either. I wanted to go straight home, but after seeing that person on the way, my mind suddenly went crazy. My whole body felt hot and I completely lost control, so..."
"So, driven by some inexplicable impulse, you secretly followed her and when you found a secluded place, you attacked and killed her," Fang Li continued Shiki's account, staring into his eyes. "Using those Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, right?"
Tohno Shiki lowered his head, his complexion ashen, and fell silent.
Obviously, Fang Li was not only right, but his words were irrefutable.
For Shiki himself was deeply affected by his sudden violent actions.
Tohno Shiki didn't understand.
The reason he suddenly felt the urge to kill was because of the Nanaya Clan blood in his body.
The Nanaya Clan, one of the four major Demon Hunter families, was known for its members who possessed superhuman abilities and exceptional assassination skills.
One manifestation of these superhuman abilities was a Demon Hunter impulse embedded in the Nanaya bloodline that drove them to "exterminate the inhuman".
This impulse gave those with Nanaya blood the ability to sense monsters, execute Demon Hunter commands, and greatly enhance their physical abilities.
Tohno Shiki, who encountered an inhuman being on his way home, had his Nanaya blood awakened, triggering the Demon Hunter's impulse and causing him to pursue the Demon Hunter's mission uncontrollably.
Indeed.
The pure white princess lying on the bed, panting with discomfort, was not human.
When Shiki encountered this inhuman being on his way home, the demon hunter impulse took over and forced him to follow her secretly.
With his Nanaya instincts awakened, his physical abilities were greatly enhanced, and his unconscious mastery of the Nanaya Assassination Technique enabled him to attack this inhuman being.
In addition, he used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to cut her into seventeen pieces.
When the Demon Hunter's impulse subsided, Shiki was left with a scene of blood and flesh that nearly caused him to collapse on the spot. He fled the scene in a daze, eventually ending up in the park.
When Fang Li found Shiki, the reason why this descendant of the Nanaya Clan suddenly attacked Fang Li was probably due to the lingering demon hunter impulse and his disoriented state, causing him to instinctively lash out when he felt someone approaching.
Otherwise, with Shiki's current abilities, without the enhancements from the demon hunter impulse, even his innate Nanaya assassination skills would be insufficient to pose a threat to Fang Li.
This was the cause and the course of the entire incident.
"Indeed, possessing these eyes means that you can never live an ordinary life. Even if you're harmless most of the time, once the bloodline and abilities within you awaken, even I can't ignore the threat you pose."
Even though Shiki was weaker than Fang Li, the threat of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception remained undiminished.
Fang Li knew this better than anyone else.
He understood how utterly breaking the rules those eyes were.
Although they had the disadvantage of being useless when they missed, when they hit, the result was deadly.
Fang Li himself had used those eyes countless times to defeat stronger opponents, and Tohno Shiki naturally had the same potential.
Even though Shiki seemed harmless most of the time, he couldn't be underestimated.
Otherwise, if they ever became enemies, the consequences would be disastrous.
"But what impresses me even more is this girl."
Fang Li shifted his gaze to the girl lying on the bed, panting in distress, and spoke softly.
"To be dismembered by someone with the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and still manage to revive and pursue her attacker."
"She truly is the Princess of the True Ancestors."
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