Who hid My Corpse!
Chapter 399: 51 You Really Dare (6K)_3

Chapter 399: 51 You Really Dare (6K)_3

“We two always thought that… not having to return to the Seed District meant success.”

“But, but…”

The girl found herself struggling to continue, but luckily, they had reached the temporary kitchen by then, so the girl hurriedly went to replace Hewinia’s steaming hot lunch.

Hewinia took the lunch but remained silent, seemingly uninterested in saying much or listening to the girl’s past.

So, she simply nodded and then turned away.

Behind her, the girl bowed deeply again, “Thank you so much, if there’s anything I can help with, please do let me know!”

Hewinia did not turn around, as if she had heard nothing.

A minor incident did not affect Hewinia’s agenda.

Soon, she used the pretext of delivering meals to find Orenna’s room, where the male school workers called to the spot clearly did not know that the room’s owner had long departed this world, allowing Hewinia to enter as smoothly as if she were returning to her own room.

Upon entering the room, Hewinia smelled a faint scent of blood.

She quickly found the source of the blood scent—the bunches of blood-stained bandages by the bed.

Hewinia immediately realized this blood was from Orenna’s Ascension process.

Clearly, this was also where Orenna performed her Ascension Magic.

Hewinia set the food she had carried aside, the steaming sandwiches seeming more alive than anything else in the room.

The room was too messy and dilapidated to resemble a girl’s room, with no cosmetics on the dressing table, just books. Besides the bed were various notebooks spread open, filled with notes.

Evidently, since Orenna’s death, no one had entered this room to sort out her belongings; it had just been left as it was.

“This lady did not seem too fond of cleanliness,” said Bai Wei, “It’s hard to believe she came from a prominent family like the Lawrences.”

“Yes,” Hewinia nodded, recalling Orenna, “In Orenna’s mind, all she cared about was becoming the Golden Note, surpassing me, and nothing else.”

“Ah… That’s a sort of obsession then,” Bai Wei said leisurely, “So would you say she ultimately succeeded?”

Looking at the chaos around her, Orenna’s voice echoed in Hewinia’s mind.

…

“Remember, I, Orenna Lawrence, would never stoop to such despicable tactics.”

“I’ve told you! I won’t be worse than you! I won’t be, Hewinia!”

…

She was silent for a while, then slightly nodded, “I suppose.”

After speaking, she immediately looked around, “Could you help me find where the ‘Ascension Magic’ book is? I won’t activate my ‘Gaze’ here.”

Bai Wei smiled but said nothing.

After a while, he spoke again, “Inside the drawer of the dressing table… She clearly wasn’t thinking of hiding it.”

Hewinia immediately went to the dressing table and pulled open the drawer.

Sure enough, there was the “Ascension Magic” inside the drawer.

But upon seeing this “Ascension Magic,” Hewinia involuntarily frowned.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s different from the one I saw before,” Hewinia said, “This one is much more ornate… But why?”

Could it be that the fake Daniel baited with different versions based on the target’s status?

Hewinia found it somewhat far-fetched.

“Take this one out,” Bai Wei said calmly, “See if the one beneath it is what you saw before.”

…There was another one below?

Hewinia immediately picked up the “Ascension Magic;” sure enough, there was another “Ascension Magic” below it, the latter identical to the first one she had seen, completely lacking the refinement of the first.

“Why is this?” Hewinia was puzzled, “Could the contents of the two books be different?”

“They might differ slightly, but I think that’s not the point.”

“…What do you mean?”

“You might consider a different angle, think about who would have given her the book, just think about who wanted her to succeed in her Ascension,” Bai Wei said leisurely, “Besides that fake Daniel.”

Hewinia quickly thought of the answer, “Phinis?”

“It could also be said to be the Lawrence Family,” Bai Wei said. “But I guess the Lawrence Family didn’t directly give her the book, it’s more likely they made her ‘accidentally’ find it, just like what the fake Daniel did, making everyone who found ‘Ascension Magic’ think they had discovered treasure. Unfortunately, this is not treasure, but bait.”

…Bait?

Hewinia silently looked at the two copies of “Ascension Magic” in front of her, feeling that what Bai Wei had said was very apt.

There were two baits in front of Orenna.

Even if she was lucky enough not to encounter the one given by the fake Daniel, she would still die because of the one her family gave her.

Thinking of this, a very subtle emotion inevitably surged in the depths of Hewinia’s heart.

But she didn’t show it and instead picked up the first book, the one prepared by the Lawrence family, and began to read it at the dressing table.

Just as she opened it, a magic photograph slipped out from the title page.

Hewinia picked up the photograph and saw a brightly smiling girl holding a boy with a graceful expression, who also had the word “brother” written on him.

“It seems she really has a strong brother complex,” Bai Wei said. “Unfortunately, her brother can’t even find the time to tidy up her belongings after her death.”

Hewinia didn’t say anything, simply put the photograph back, set down the Lawrence family’s copy, and started looking through the other, rather worn, copy of “Ascension Magic.”

This reading took quite some time, so much so that the sun was almost setting by the time she had reluctantly reached halfway through.

Because this “Ascension Magic” was indeed very complex and the process lengthy.

It was no wonder everyone who used it looked so unwell.

But the worse the spirit, the more one needed to concentrate, lest a mistake in the process lead to irredeemable disaster.

Seeing this, Hewinia couldn’t help but think if she could succeed in ascension if it were her.

But this was inevitably a question without an answer, so Hewinia didn’t dwell on this for long.

She glanced at the sky, guessed that curfew was almost upon her, and decided it was safer to return to her own room.

She took the book “Ascension Magic” with her, planning to look at it again when she left here for the First Academy the next day.

Just then, a terrifying scream came from the Forbidden Forest.

“Help! Help!”

Hewinia instinctively closed the book and walked to the window.

Then she saw a Player covered in blood supporting another Player, also covered in blood and already unconscious, walking out of the Forbidden Forest.

The groundsmen immediately gathered around, “What happened?”

The Player who was still awake said in despair, “That guy, he’s a madman! It’s not us hunting him, it’s him hunting us! Mister Zel is killed by him, and the Golden Note of the Sixth Notes has been taken by him!”

Hewinia’s eyes widened bit by bit.

She immediately realized something.

Not only the students who succeeded in ascension were his prey.

Those groundsmen, the noble elders who came to hunt him,

They were also his prey!

This was still a hunt!

After saying this, the Player fainted, seemingly having reached his limit; the groundsmen immediately gathered around to help him up.

“This guy, really daring,” Bai Wei lightly said.

Hewinia couldn’t help but say, “Indeed… he’s quite unexpected.”

“I’m not talking about that,” Bai Wei said indifferently. “Haven’t you realized? He’s come looking for you.”

Hewinia was momentarily stunned, not understanding Bai Wei’s meaning at first.

By the time she had caught on, she had already seen the unconscious Player vaguely open his eyes, and under no one’s notice, he glanced inside the dormitory.

Just that one look, and their eyes met.

In that instant, a powerful oppression hit her face, making Hewinia feel as if she was back in the short encounter before the Seven Notes·Syllable, as if plunged into an ice cave.

Of course, this feeling lasted only a brief moment and was broken by Bai Wei speaking again.

“Quite interesting indeed,” Bai Wei said with a light laugh. “What do you say, ready to meet your ‘peer’?”

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