Chapter 56: Rosette’s ‘Pure’ Forest Retreat

Rei's life had become a continuous death march through the five stages of romantic delusion. He wasn't sure what stage he was on anymore, but he was certain it smelled like pinecones, deer musk, and something unsettlingly metallic.

"Where… are we?" Rei asked, squinting into the dense woods as birds chirped with suspicious innocence.

Rosette stood beside him, her maid uniform replaced by a rustic tunic and leather boots, though her ever-present knives still gleamed at her waist. Her eyes glinted in the dappled sunlight like a woodland predator disguised as a picnic date.

"Our pure forest getaway," she whispered with the kind of smile that made squirrels evacuate nearby trees. "No distractions. No rivals. Just us… and the spirits."

Rei's spine locked up. "The what now?"

[System Notification: New Mission Unlocked — "Pure Retreat With Rosette"]

[Objective: Remain alive, emotionally intact, and unpossessed by woodland spirits for 24 hours.]