Chapter 57: Safety Ensured
Yako held his kunai in a reverse grip, driving it straight down into the top of Mii's head.
Since he couldn't bring himself to ruthlessly kill Kyoi, he had to be ruthless enough to kill her sister.
In truth, Yako had plenty of opportunities to prevent Kyoi from being heavily wounded by her sister.
Yet he had done nothing, choosing instead to wait.
He only rushed out to halt the murder at the very last second, right as Mii was about to deal the killing blow.
If he had rashly killed Mii earlier, Kyoi would have hated him instead.
Blood streamed down Mii's forehead, past her ears, and over her neck.
Kyoi had wanted to raise her hand to stop him, but Yako hadn't given her the slightest chance to interfere.
Waves of intense pain radiated from her abdomen and throat.