A very thin fourth wall

Mansion of the Damned, 3rd Basement Floor

City State of Magic, Kasteblum

December 21st

Year 1051

"After Nine chapters, the story finally goes back to me, huh?"

"You just go ahead and say something incomprehensible right after you wake up..."

"Exactly.

That's why we have to finish this Arc quickly and get to Greed's Arc already."

"What...?"

"Nothing!"

Such was the strange conversation between Evan and Eliza right after the former just regained consciousness.

This was about half an hour after the trio had to fight the trio of blade wraiths in the monster room of the Mansion of the Damned's 3rd basement floor.

The young hero was lying on the floor and staring at a pair of sapphire eyes with his gray eyes as he casually ignored the fact that he just spoilt the next Arc.

Kneeling beside him was Eliza who had just used her 'Breath of Life' skill on him to heal the injuries he had sustained in the earlier battle.

'She's not kneeling beside me but under...?'