A New Variable

Keith arrived at Dianella's apartment when he saw a plume of smoke coming from the second floor. He remembered his sister had rented a room there. His intuition proved correct. Something wrong had really happened.

The smoke had to be caused by a smoke bomb. Fortunately, there was no poison in the smoke. Someone appeared to have used the smoke bomb to run away.

It showed if that person was in a desperate situation. Keith breathed a sigh of relief as he realized Dianella had handled the situation. When he entered the second floor, a man accidentally bumped into him.

"Hey, watch your step! You must be cautious—"

Keith did not continue his words as he saw the blood on his sleeve. He quickly realized the man splattered blood on him.

Meanwhile, the mysterious man noticed that Keith would catch him. He managed to use the teleportation item before Keith managed to do anything.

"Ugh, I lost him!"