Asagiri didn't answer, and Yuuki Asuna didn't answer either. Both of their gazes went past the man and landed on the person who was thrown out of the room first.
After colliding with the blood-faced orderly, that person's body went limp and fell to the ground. It was clearly visible that there was a very deep wound on their neck, from which blood continuously gushed out. The blood-faced orderly stood there motionless, seemingly somewhat puzzled, not understanding what had happened.
The next second, Asagiri and Yuuki Asuna's eyes fell upon the blood-stained kitchen knife in the man's hand.
"See, I told you."
Asagiri smiled and said softly to Yuuki Asuna beside him.
"I didn't expect there to be other Players here besides us, and they actually did something like using a person from the same ward as a meat shield. That person's neck was almost cut off. How heavy was the hand? Tsk tsk tsk, it's really terrifying."
At this moment, Yuuki Asuna couldn't say a single word. After all, before today, she was just a young lady from a wealthy family and had never seen such a bloody scene.
What happened before her eyes... was undoubtedly... murder.
Why? Why could Asagiri remain calm in this situation, and even have the presence of mind to joke?
This guy... doesn't feel fear?
"Alright."
Asagiri reached out and gently placed his hand on Yuuki Asuna's slightly trembling shoulder, smiling.
"We should go, the clear time limit is almost up."
Yuuki Asuna took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
"Okay..."
Just as the two were about to turn and leave, the man holding the kitchen knife seemed to finally react. A sinister expression appeared on his face, and he gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
"You saw everything... so, you can't leave!"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, the expression that appeared on Asagiri's face was not fear or vigilance, but rather the joy of a fisherman finally catching a big fish, his voice filled with the delight of a good harvest.
"I didn't realize you were such a ruthless person. You have to go all the way with things. Are you planning to kill us two witnesses as well? That's a bit interesting."
The man with the knife was stunned for a moment when he heard this, not understanding why the other party wasn't afraid at all when facing him, who had just killed someone.
Is he crazy? Or does he think I won't dare to act?
The man sized up Asagiri and Yuuki Asuna, confirming that neither of them seemed to be carrying weapons. There was no need to consider the cute-looking girl, she posed no threat at all. He just needed to kill this boy first...
"Go to hell!!"
The high-pressure environment, coupled with having just killed someone, caused the man to completely lose his mind. He raised the blood-stained kitchen knife high, his face contorted with a ferocious expression, and charged towards Asagiri, who was standing there.
Facing the attack from the man with the knife, Asagiri just stood there calmly, a smile on his face, and turned to look at Yuuki Asuna beside him.
"Asuna Yuuki, if you don't do anything, he's going to cut me."
Seeing that the man had already charged forward, and the blood-stained kitchen knife glinting with a cold light was about to slash at Asagiri, Yuuki Asuna had no time to think and instinctively took action.
"Wind Blessing."
As she uttered the skill name, Yuuki Asuna felt her body become exceptionally light. The slender rapier appeared in her hand, and with an extremely agile movement, she directly pierced the wrist of the man who was raising the kitchen knife.
"Clang."
The kitchen knife fell to the ground, making a crisp sound, followed by the man's painful scream.
"Ah!! My, my hand..."
Yuuki Asuna pulled out the rapier and looked at the man clutching his wrist and screaming in pain. She didn't feel any sympathy, but just looked at Asagiri, who had a smiling face, and sighed slightly, saying.
"You did that on purpose, didn't you?"
"Of course."
Asagiri admitted it without any reservation.
"Even if I hadn't received the clear reward, there's no way I could be killed by this kind of guy with a kitchen knife. I just wanted you to make a move. After all, similar things will definitely happen in the future. Getting you used to it earlier will prevent you from holding back our team later due to some saintly complex of not wanting to harm others."
Yuuki Asuna snorted lightly, raised her left hand to tidy her chestnut-colored long hair, and said in a flat tone.
"Hmph, someone was already planning to attack me. How could I sit back and wait to die just because I was afraid of hurting the other person? I wouldn't be that foolish."
"Heh heh."
Asagiri's next sentence directly exposed Yuuki Asuna's facade of trying to act tough.
"If that's the case, why didn't you stab him through the throat just now? Don't say you were worried about me getting cut by the kitchen knife. With the speed you just showed, you could have completely pierced his wrist first and then stabbed him through the throat. You said it so confidently, but you still can't take a life, can you?"
Yuuki Asuna paused for a few seconds before forcing herself to argue.
"I... isn't this very normal? This is killing someone. Who can just do it without hesitation? You keep talking about me, but you can't do it either, right?"
Asagiri wore an expression as if he had heard a cold joke.
"What are you talking about? I can totally do it, without the slightest hesitation. Since you've familiarized yourself with your ability, it's my turn to familiarize myself with mine."
After saying this, a black pistol suddenly appeared in Asagiri's hand. The next second, he did something that made Yuuki Asuna's pupils contract in shock.
Asagiri raised the pistol, but instead of pointing the muzzle at the man clutching his wrist, he directly pressed it against his own temple, and his index finger was already on the trigger.
"What are you goin..."
Before Yuuki Asuna could finish speaking, Asagiri's originally black eyes suddenly burst forth with golden light, and he pulled the trigger of the pistol without hesitation.
Persona...
Human Asura.
The gun did not fire bullets as Yuuki Asuna expected. Instead, after Asagiri pulled the trigger, a humanoid creature over two meters tall, completely black, without facial features, and with strange red glowing patterns on its body, suddenly appeared behind him.
Is this... the so-called Persona...
Yuuki Asuna saw the Persona named Human Asura appear and thought that Asagiri's action just now wasn't an attempt to commit suicide. The pistol that couldn't fire bullets and the action of shooting himself were probably the preliminary steps to summon the Persona.
It's just that...
Yuuki Asuna noticed that the blood-faced attendant standing at the other end of the corridor, who hadn't moved an inch, actually retreated several meters the moment Human Asura appeared, and even his tall body was trembling.
This attendant, who was like a monster to ordinary people... felt fear because of the appearance of Human Asura?