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V11 Story I – Part 11

I recalled the golden liquor. I had drunk it myself without giving it to Tatenashi, and that simple oversight triggered a catastrophic chain of events. And then, while I was asleep, the cook hurried to me.

“He came to verify the switch and, if needed, deal with Odagiri,” Mayuzumi continued. “I stopped him, though. I have no interest in watching acquaintances be dissected before my eyes. I find such spectacles uninteresting. If Odagiri-kun’s belly was opened, it would’ve been the cook who died. We’re not even guests.”

Mayuzumi’s matter-of-fact tone sent shivers down my spine. I couldn’t shake the memory of that terrifying moment when I had nearly become the next victim. And as I grappled with the horrors, Mayuzumi peeled back another layer of the nightmare.

“He had to sedate Tatenashi, but he made an error in dosage because of the unusual circumstances. The drug wasn’t strong enough, and Tatenashi stayed