Ayanokouji believes that loyalty is unimportant; only cooperative relationships based on mutual interests are truly reliable.
If he can truly take command of Elsa, then the strength of his camp will increase rapidly. He might also be able to win over Meili, allowing him to gain more information about the assassination organization.
Although he was killed by Elsa in the previous regression, he bears no resentment towards her. All he considers are the benefits Elsa can provide him.
"Perhaps I can give you the opportunity to kill." Ayanokouji said.
"A very dangerous idea. Do you think you know me so well?" Elsa smiled and looked at him, her eyes like a hungry wolf eyeing its prey. "You want me to kill someone dangerous for you~"
But she knew well that the other party was clearly not a lamb to be slaughtered, but a creature more frightening than a hungry wolf.
"Please consider it." Ayanokouji replied calmly.
The question was merely a temporary probe to see Elsa's attitude. After he mentioned that he could provide her the opportunity to kill, Elsa's eyes shone brightly for a moment, indicating that the bargaining chip he proposed was very valuable.
His goal was achieved. Ayanokouji walked to the table, lifted the cloth covering the birdcage, and then prepared to leave.
At that moment, Elsa's voice sounded again.
"Sorry, 'perhaps' isn't enough~ I don't like blank checks."
"A blank promise?" Ayanokouji murmured to himself after hearing what she said.
❀❀❀
"Is this person really trying to hire Elsa?"
Emilia looked at the scene in the sky and couldn't help but murmur to herself, with a hint of shock in her eyes.
Beside her, Reinhard was standing straight. When he saw Elsa killing Emilia from the sky, he worried that Elsa might really sneak into the royal capital, so he brought some people and horses to patrol the city. Concerned for Emilia's safety, as one of the throne candidates, he rushed to meet her to prevent anything unexpected.
"Sorry, from my personal perspective, Ayanokouji's idea of trying to win over Elsa is truly unwise."
Reinhard shook his head as he spoke.
"The level of danger Elsa poses far exceeds everyone's imagination, and in the previous regression, Ayanokouji was clearly killed by her. He should be very aware of this."
On the other side of the royal capital, in an unknown alley, Elsa took a crooked sword in her left hand and licked the warm blood on it, while holding a sword in her other hand.
"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, you are actually using 'killing' as a bargaining chip. Do you want to trade with me? He's a very interesting man~ Wonderful!" Elsa said with a smile.
Her charming cheeks were filled with excitement. Sharp high heels stepped over countless corpses on the ground. With each sharp step, the pools of blood on the ground burst into blooming blood roses.
Even though she hid her traces, the scene in the sky showed that her activity range was near the slums. Faced with the numerous guards searching for her, Elsa was still exposed.
But they were no match for her.
Despite there being dozens of guards, Reinhard chose to protect Emilia and was not present, so these guards were no match for her.
The brief slaughter made Elsa feel a little excitement in her heart, but at this moment she was not satisfied. Instead, she was more focused on the image in the sky.
"I really can't wait to meet you~"
She raised her head and stared at Ayanokouji in the sky, someone she had never met in the real world but felt like a close friend.
❀❀❀
"Ayanokouji-kun! Horikita-san! You two are here too!"
In the coffee shop, a soft woman's voice sounded full of energy.
Ayanokouji sipped his coffee and at the same time turned his gaze to the source of the voice.
Long, silky hair between pink and orange fell past her waist and down to her hips. Although wearing the same red JK uniform as Horikita, her figure's advantage was more apparent behind the white short skirt, showing slender and straight legs with white skin and black calf-high stockings.
Ichinose Honami, the overseer of Class B.
She has a cheerful personality and is willing to help others. She has assisted Class D several times before, so she has a good relationship with many students in Class D.
Although Class B and Class D are nominally competitors, and Honami is also considered a rival by Horikita, because of some previous collaborations and the fact that Honami is indeed capable, even Horikita, who doesn't like interacting with others, considers Honami one of her few friends and sometimes asks for her advice.
For Ayanokouji, Ichinose Honami is naturally just a very easy-to-use tool.
"Ayanokouji-kun, is the person in the video really you?"
Honami sat next to Ayanokouji and Horikita, taking the student terminal in her hand, and asked curiously, leaning forward, while Horikita kept her gaze between the two of them, not realizing she seemed a little angry.
"Sorry, I don't remember participating in filming such things, and it has caused me a lot of trouble."
Ayanokouji shook his head appropriately, showing helplessness.
"I didn't expect Ayanokouji-kun in the video to be like this." Honami smiled and said.
"It's really different from Ayanokouji-kun in real life, right, Ayanokouji-kun!"
In Honami's eyes, although Ayanokouji was slightly more capable than he appeared, he might not be as formidable as in the video.
Moreover, Ayanokouji's activities and psychological values in the video were too terrifying. Honami believed there was someone like that among high school students, especially since during the previous cooperation between the two classes, Ayanokouji asked for help, she honestly felt a little fond of him.
"Um."
Ayanokouji nodded lightly, his eyes on her face.
Although Honami had helped him several times when he was in serious trouble, Honami was still a tool, but a very easy-to-use one. She was similar to Horikita in all aspects and even better in terms of personality. Sometimes she could be used more smoothly than Horikita, but Horikita was proud yet had low self-esteem.
Moreover, Honami is the head of Class B. Even though she has helped Class D many times, it is ultimately still a competitive relationship.
Whenever necessary, Ayanokouji wouldn't hesitate to eliminate his rival.
Seeing the enthusiastic smile on Honami's face, Ayanokouji never changed his expression.
❰❱SKY SCREEN❰❱
After Ayanokouji left the basement, Elsa kept counting in her mind, estimating how much time had passed.
Judging from the information just now, Meili was indeed caught by them, but at that time Elsa couldn't admit that she and Meili knew each other.
But for her, Meili was a very important existence. Of course, she couldn't let Meili be killed by the other party. She also knew that the other party was someone who could definitely kill someone.
"It seemed to be noon when the silver-haired Half-Elf came to ask me about the blue-haired maid... Then that monster came at dusk, and now it's almost midnight after a few hours..."
As an elite assassin, Elsa was imprisoned in the dark basement, but of course, she wouldn't just sit there and wait for death. She was always looking for an opportunity to escape.
"Did Melli kill the blue-haired maid? That means there aren't enough people in the mansion. I'm afraid it's already very turbulent inside."
Elsa knew that now was her best chance to escape, and the most important reason she chose to escape today was because of Meili, and she wanted to save her.
Although her body was bound by chains, she had already thought of a way to free herself.
"I've never tried this method before, it must be very painful... That's great." Elsa said to herself, twisting her body to a position that ordinary people couldn't.
She immediately used the sharp part of the chain joint to rub against her arm, as if trying to scrape off the skin and flesh, tearing her body harshly.
Blood kept flowing out, coloring the chain entirely red, and the skin and flesh were cut off from her arm, exposing the jagged white bone.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have fainted from the severe pain, and losing so much blood would also cause someone to lose consciousness in a short time.
This was Elsa's escape plan. After tearing off most of her flesh, she finally freed her hand from the chain. Although her half-vampire physique prevented her from dying, the pain was real, and this level of injury would take a long time to fully recover.
Her face turned pale from the pain, and her clothes were soaked with sweat, but there was no expression of pain on her face. Instead, she looked very happy.
"It hurts... ..It's wonderful…"
She freed her left hand like this first, then her right hand... After her hands recovered to a certain extent and could at least move, she began to free the shackles on her feet.
It took about one or two hours before Elsa finally freed herself from the restraints, but she was now a bit weak due to losing a lot of blood, and it was even difficult to walk.
"Are there any traps around?"
Her voice was a bit weak, and she carefully looked around, searching for possible trap locations nearby.
As soon as she took a step, countless arrows were launched in an instant, piercing towards her. Despite her exhaustion, Elsa still avoided the attack by leaning at an astonishing angle.
"I must find Meili as soon as possible..." Elsa was now a bit anxious and just wanted to get out quickly.
Although her current condition was very poor and couldn't compare to her prime, it would take a long time to fully recover. But now, she had to save Meili as soon as possible; otherwise, she might fall victim to Ayanokouji's poisonous hand.
In her current state, she definitely couldn't face Emilia and the others directly. The only advantage she had was that the people in the mansion couldn't possibly know that she would use such extreme methods to escape from prison and flee again.
Kill Emilia and the others, but save Meili first, then have a chance to rest for a bit, and then return.
Elsa used her body skills and experience as an assassin to avoid most of the traps.
Although she was also injured, she finally managed to get out of the basement and found a short sword that could barely be used as a weapon in the mansion's depths. When she spoke with Ayanokouji, she got information about Meili and learned the room where she was being held.
The house was dark and very quiet, as if everyone was sound asleep.
Elsa came to the door of the room and quietly opened it slowly, guessing the situation inside and thinking about how to save Meili.
But at this moment, a cold voice sounded behind her.
"It seems someone can't contain their anger."
[Ayanokouji Kiyotaka!]
Elsa barely thought at all, she stabbed towards the position behind her, but at this moment, a cold feeling penetrated her bones, and in an instant, her hand was already frozen by ice.
At the same time, Emilia, Roswaal, and the others also came out of the room.