Si Lei and Li Ge held their foreheads in unison.
"What I just said was so long..." Si Lei was silent for a while, then continued, "Did you really listen to it?"
"I heard it, but—"
"Don't underestimate the group of people on the ship," Rico interrupted Hesta. "Tonight, the three decks are almost a group of chelates committing murder, but their movements will be slightly slower than the chelates. a little."
Rico stared seriously into Hesta's eyes.
"With your current body, you can handle a few Renés, but you will never be their opponent."
"Chelate?" Hesta's expression became a little confused. She looked at Rico, "...are you wearing earrings?"
Only then did Rico realize that the pair of sapphire earrings were still hanging on her ears. She took off the two earrings with one hand, "It's not mine, it's the pair Gustave got before."
"show me?"
"Don't touch it." Rico grabbed the earrings tightly. "This thing is a bit evil. Wearing it seems to make you more vulnerable to attacks."
"Fortunately, Gustav didn't wear it to the dinner party," Si Lei looked at Rico's hand, "otherwise he wouldn't have left alive."
Rico threw the earrings into his pocket: "Making things so complicated just to kill a few people...what does Anna want to do?"
Hesta whispered: "If it was just to kill people, it wouldn't be so complicated."
Si Lei and Li Ge exhaled at the same time - yes, that's true.
Hesta looked at the time, then looked at the silver edges in Rico's eyes, "What time... did you come in?"
"About nine o'clock in the evening." Rico replied.
"Then it's already halfway through..."
"It's already over." Rico said softly, "I have to go back to Chiba's room and stay there for seven hours later, but if your meeting is a little later tomorrow morning, I think I can still catch up."
"Come if you want to watch the fun," Hesta whispered, "It's okay to rest a little longer."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely be there."
…
At ten o'clock the next day, when Si Lei pushed Hesta out of the room and headed to the Bishop's Restaurant on the sixth floor, they found that all the passenger elevators had been sealed.
Si Lei stopped and listened for a while. There was no sound behind the metal door of the elevator.
"You can only take the stairs," Si Lei said, "You go ahead and I'll help you move the wheelchair."
When the two came to the door of Bishop's restaurant, Rico still didn't show up. Many people in the hall have noticed the movement outside the door. Many people have been waiting here for a long time. Some of them have been sitting here before eight o'clock and have been waiting for more than two hours.
When they saw Si Lei Ping An's appearance, many people's expressions softened. Hesta glanced at the scene. Bernhard and Gobelin were not there, and none of the soldiers who would have been stationed around showed up. .
Hesta looked at the thorn monk closest to her, "Has Bernhard been here?"
"He came at nine o'clock, but you weren't there, so he left again."
"Where have you gone?"
"Didn't say."
"Where's Gobelin?"
"Mr. Gobelin has not shown his face today."
"Did anyone tell you what happened yesterday?"
Several Thorn Monks looked at each other, "...It seems that someone attacked the third deck last night -"
"Why are you so late!" Bernhard's voice came from behind. Several people turned around and saw Bernhard rushing in with red eyes, "Didn't you say nine o'clock!"
Hesta looked him in the eyes—the man had obviously been up all night.
"No hurries."
"What's the rush!" Bernhard yelled uncontrollably, "You weren't there last night! You don't even know what happened last night -"
Si Lei took a step forward and stopped Bernhard: "Why did the elevator stop on the third floor? Have you investigated clearly?"
Bernhard looked behind him, "Where are the people!"
Several soldiers dragged a young man into the hall.
Bernhard grabbed the man's collar and said, "Tell me! Why did you use the elevator last night!"
The young man was still crying. He shook his head tremblingly: "I...I just suddenly wanted...to come to Bishop's Restaurant for a drink..."
"You didn't sleep on the sixth floor to drink in the middle of the night!? Don't you know what happened on the ship these days? Who gave you the courage to run around late at night!?"
"You...you said before that we are not passengers and we don't have ship cards, so...so we-"
"Then why are you still alive!?" Bernhard's veins popped out, "Why are you still alive!?"
"I don't know...Sir, I don't know why they let me go..."
Hesta suddenly spoke: "You mean, it's not that you escaped, but that those monsters didn't attack you?"
"...Yes, they went directly to the room where everyone rested. No one even looked at me."
“Have you read the Fine Print?”
"...details?" The man looked at Hesta blankly.
"Have you read any documents related to the Ascension's navigation instructions?"
The man immediately shook his head, "I didn't."
"Okay," Hesta looked at the other passengers, "Let me ask first, how many of you here have read the "Details"?"
Still no one raised their hand.
"Okay, I believe what you are telling the truth." Hesta nodded, "Let me remind you again, if you really haven't read the full text of the "Details" and don't plan to listen to it in the future, then From today on, you don’t have to come to the morning meeting every morning——"
"...Why?" One person raised his hand and asked.
"Because passengers who have listened to more than three rules are automatically deemed to have accepted and agreed with the entire framework of the Rules. Now that there have been casualties on board due to non-compliance with the rules, we insiders must discuss the rules themselves... If you continue to stay here, you will still have to bear the price of reading the "Details" even if you have not read it." Hesta whispered, "Am I clear?"
Several people stood up with pale faces. They took two steps out in confusion, then stopped and turned around - they were the only ones in the entire hall who planned to get up and leave.
"Have you...all read the "Details"?"
No one answered him.
The man's breathing became obviously violent. He lowered his head and looked at the crowd again, "...On the entire ship, the only ones I really believe in are Robbeglier and Mr. Gobelin. Mr. Gobelin said That thing can't be read, so you...are you just listening to what he says?"
"You're wrong," Fayence raised his hand, "I haven't read it, but no matter what, I have to listen to the discussion at this moment. Otherwise, how can you protect yourself if you don't even know what happened? "
The man scolded: "Then you continue to stay here! You will be the next one to die!"
