In a dressing room filled with clothing, a small girl hid.0

On any other day, her heart would have been pounding with excitement at the thought of surprising her parents. 0

Today, however…0

Splatter!0

The door was slightly ajar. Through the small gap, she could see her parents’ room drenched in blood—and the monster that had caused it.0

“Hey, are you really not going to talk? Hm?”0

Stab! Stab!0

The demon, its voice grotesque, plunged its sharp claws into her father’s torso. Her father’s body convulsed violently on the floor.0

“I just don’t get it. Is that damn relic really more important than your life? It’ll all be meaningless if you die here.”0

“Ugh…”0

“Just tell me where it is, and I’ll spare your life. Or do you actually want to follow your wife over there to the afterlife?”0

The demon grabbed her father’s head and forcibly made him look at the mutilated corpse of her mother. Yet, even then, her father bit his lip and remained silent. 0

Seeing that, the demon sighed in frustration.0

“You should be begging for your life by now…. You really are one greedy bastard.”0

“Hey! Wrap it up already!”0

“Tsk, okay.”0

The demon sighed and stood up.0

“Judging by the situation, you must’ve hidden it somewhere with your daughter. Well, once I find her, I’ll make sure she wishes she were dead.”0

The demon raised his right foot. At that moment, her father, now completely drenched in blood, turned his head barely toward her. 0

And upon meeting his eyes, which were filled with desperation—with the raw intensity of someone staring death in the face—the...0