It didn't take long for Meili to be subdued by Roswaal. Ayanokouji, Ram, and the others had also returned to the mansion.
Despite Meili's very special abilities, her frontal combat effectiveness was actually quite average. Although there were many Demon Beasts, their combat effectiveness was not very high. She had a greater advantage against those who did not have large-scale attacks.
And Roswaal, as the head Mage of the Kingdom of Lugnica, had very strong power and could use very powerful magic. He was highly restrained in Meili's abilities. In just a moment, he could destroy the Demon Beasts controlled by her.
"You killed Rem!"
Seeing her sister's murderer captured, Ram's anger and sadness immediately surfaced, and she rushed forward to cut Meili into pieces.
"I will make you pay the price!"
At this moment, Ayanokouji reached out and grabbed Ram's wrist.
"Sorry Ram, you can't kill her now."
"Ayanokouji-sama! Please don't stop Ram!" Ram said excitedly.
She wanted to break free from his hand, but she found that Ayanokouji's grip was like a shackle, and there was no way to break free.
Unable to break free, Ram was a little surprised that Ayanokouji, who looked somewhat weak, had such great strength.
"We need to get more information from her, so you can't kill her now." Ayanokouji's tone was very calm, without any command, like a normal conversation, "If you kill her, we won't know if we need to face other enemies."
"Ayanokouji-sama is right, Ram." Roswaal also turned and agreed.
"But, but, but…"
Tears continued to flow from Ram's eyes, down her white cheeks, and fell to the ground. Although she desperately wanted to kill Meili, she now knew that at this moment, she had no chance to kill her.
The sadness from her sister's death and the grief mixed together, welling up from the depths of Ram's heart and turning into continuous tears.
Rem's face kept replaying in her mind, and the emotions in her heart kept rising, ready to explode at any moment.
But at this moment, Ayanokouji released Ram's hand and patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, I will give you the chance to avenge her with your own hands. You won't have to wait long."
He had considered everyone's value. Meili was still valuable and information could be obtained from her, but how to determine her fate in the future was a problem.
If he kept her alive, he might be able to use Meili to win Elsa over to Emilia's side, but this would definitely cause conflict with Ram.
If Meili were killed, Ram would be more loyal to him, but this also meant losing the chance to use Elsa.
Just now, Ayanokouji made a decision and decided to hand Meili over to Ram after obtaining enough information.
At this stage, he could not guarantee that Elsa would be completely loyal to him. What he provided was just strength, and she definitely could not work with Emilia and the others in a short time.
Ram's wind magic had greater strategic significance, and as Roswaal's confidant, she was highly trusted by Emilia, so Ayanokouji believed that Ram's value was greater than Elsa's and Meili's at this stage. Therefore, he promised Ram that he would hand Meili over to her later.
Ram raised her head and her eyes focused on his face. She was stunned for a moment. She could feel that this man was not lying to her, then she nodded.
"How is Elsa?!"
Although Meili had been subdued now and knew that there was nothing she could do to save her companion, she was still very worried about Elsa's safety. To her, Elsa was the only reliable existence in this world.
Ayanokouji lowered his head and looked at the little girl in front of him.
At this moment, Meili's eyes were filled with worry and fear. To end Rem's killer, just the fact that she controlled the Demon Beasts to attack the mansion explained this fact.
"You will find out." Ayanokouji said lightly, then let the others take Meili into the mansion.
Although Meili was an assassin, she was actually just a little girl. Her mind was not fully mature, and she was not as cautious and vigilant as Elsa. Ayanokouji used Elsa's life as a threat, and it was very easy to get enough information from her.
He knew that the assassination organization usually had several people working together. If all the members involved in a certain mission failed, the organization would consider the mission a failure and would not send more people to carry out the mission.
This time the mission was assigned to Elsa and Meili, so after taking care of them, Ayanokouji and the others did not have to worry about attacks from the assassination organization, at least for now.
He knew that what Meili said was not a lie, but another question arose. Since the assassination organization only sent Elsa and Meili, whose were the ten other footprints?
Appearing in such a wilderness, they certainly were not good people.
"I have told the truth, let me see Elsa!"
Meili raised her head, her eyes full of longing. Just now thinking she could see Elsa now, she still thought she could really see her.
Ayanokouji just squinted his eyes. After all, Meili was just a little girl. To see Elsa, she told all the information she knew.
This is what is called the disadvantage caused by emotions, which always make people unable to make the right decisions.
To Ayanokouji, what he said to Meili was just a means to get information. The risk of letting them meet was too great. There might be something between the two of them.
Although Meili was just a little girl, he did not sympathize with her, who had different stances.
"Yes." Ayanokouji just nodded lightly, without saying anything more, and then walked directly to the door.
"It's your turn."
Outside the door, Ram had been waiting for a long time. Her most important sister was killed by Meili.
She swore in her heart that she would make Meili pay a heavy price.
Ram entered the room and slowly closed the door, then a terrifying sound of howling wind came from inside the room.
Ayanokouji shrugged. He did not see Ram's poor taste in revenge.
Meili had handed over all the information about the assassination organization. This not only played her own trump card but also made Elsa lose her value.
At this moment, Elsa was just a bomb that could explode at any time.
All that happened last night not only made Ayanokouji know about the relationship between Elsa and Meili, but also told them that if Elsa really wanted to escape from prison, there was a possibility of success.
Although Elsa's escape was partially intentional by him, to Ayanokouji, even if the chance was only one percent, it was still a threat and had to be eliminated.
It was impossible for Elsa to be under his command now, so she had become a stumbling block for him, and her existence had no meaning. Besides, he also wanted to verify the scope of Elsa's self-healing ability.
He entered the basement where Elsa was imprisoned.
Elsa's face was still covered in blood from last night. She raised her head, and a calm smile was still on her face.
"What happened? What's the purpose of such a big move?"
"Sorry, your friend just came and seemed to be here to save you." Ayanokouji said calmly.
"Really?" Elsa lowered her head slightly, in disbelief.
However, she still had doubts in her heart. The man should not repeat the same trick like this.
"Believe it or not is your freedom. I just want to tell you that she should be dead by the time we are talking." Ayanokouji said calmly, then took a small piece of cloth from his pocket – it was the corner of Meili's robe.
When she saw the cloth, the corner of Elsa's mouth twitched. At a glance, she recognized that the cloth belonged to Meili, because it was the clothes she had chosen for her, and she immediately understood that what the other party said was not wrong, they had really captured Meili.
Before, besides the explosion, faintly, she also heard the roar of the Demon Beast.
"This kid is really stupid. She could have just left."
Elsa lowered her head. Although there was still a smile on her face, there was a hint of helplessness. But then she raised her head again and locked her gaze on Ayanokouji.
"Then what do you want to do when you come to me?"
"It's just to eliminate the threat." Ayanokouji said without releasing any killing intent, but Elsa already understood.
"That's good."
Although Elsa knew that the other party should kill her this time, she had no expression of fear. Instead, she had a joyful smile on her face, as if she was not afraid of death, but looking forward to it.
"Sorry." Ayanokouji said.
Although Elsa killed him in a previous regression, he didn't care. He didn't hate her, the reason why he killed her was because the other party was a threat to him, and what he had to do was to eliminate the obstacles in front of him.
Elsa was just a little trouble among many things.
The scene changed. A few hours later, Ayanokouji stood in the basement, his eyes reflecting the dazzling firelight. At this moment, Elsa had been completely consumed by the fire, and her figure had disappeared without a trace.
"Ram."
Following Ayanokouji's command, Ram, who had killed Meili, unleashed a gust of wind, instantly extinguishing the fire, leaving only the spot where Elsa had been.
Ayanokouji was counting time in front of the ashes. Ram waited patiently beside him. After waiting for nearly twenty minutes, he looked at the ashes in front of him, saw no changes, and confirmed that Elsa was truly dead.
'Ordinary physical attacks have no effect? It seems she can be killed by completely destroying her body with fire, without giving her a chance to heal. If I encounter someone with similar self-healing abilities in the future, I will need fire.'
Ayanokouji thought to himself, then left the basement, while Ram stayed behind to deal with the messy scene.
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"What a terrible man..."
Seeing the images on the screen, Honami could only sigh.
This could be considered the first time Ayanokouji killed someone in the video. Although he had fought several times before, this was the first time he killed someone.
However, in the video, Ayanokouji showed no disturbance in his heart after killing someone, as if nothing had happened. Killing was just as ordinary as eating and breathing.
Honami couldn't help but lift her head and direct her gaze at the boy who was less than a meter away from her and had the same face as the protagonist in the video.
Ayanokouji also sipped his coffee and didn't say much.