Chapter Fifty-One

[k1_sauce]

[ What is this? It's some joke in bad taste, right?Keiichi was dumbfounded at the sight of the letter, but that more due to hopeful denial than misunderstanding. This was a joke! No, a dream; he had nightmares all the time! But...those were rarely, if ever, about Mayfield

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[cruelmiracle]

There must be a few monsters in this town, you know.

[k1_sauce]

...People are only monsters if they decide to be. So, until they choose to be...

There's no monsters as far as I'm concerned.

[cruelmiracle]

Not everyone here is human, and some humans will choose to be monsters.

[k1_sauce]

... ... ...People are people, even if they're not humans.

And...yeah. I know. Some people will choose to be monsters. But that won't stop me from trying to stop it. You know?

[braided_icarus]

I'm not about to sit here and let everyone kill each other. Keep safe, Keiichi.

[k1_sauce]

The things I've gotten back are gone, so your fancy hand-clapping probably is, too, right?

...Not that you'll stop. But be careful.

[braided_icarus]

It's called alchemy. And yes, it is.

.....I will.

[badend_replay]

Letters...?

Keiichi, what are you talking about? What is Mayfield up to this time?

[k1_sauce]

--Rika!

Are you okay?

[badend_replay]

... Yes, of course I am.

Keiichi, you mentioned letters. And the "monsters". What is going on? I am confused... is something the matter?

[k1_sauce]

[ Does that mean she didn't get a letter? I wonder if that means she'll be safer than most. But still-- ]

I'm going to come get you, Rika. Stay where you are.

Phone

[expiatrice]

...A year ago? Maebara-kun, has something like this happened before?

Phone

[k1_sauce]

People disappeared, they broadcast videos of them being killed. They said the ones responsible were people in the community and that the killings would stop when those people were killed.

This is the same thing! They just want us to go after each other.

[expiatrice]

...Not quite, actually, but I can see the similarity. The system has been tweaked, but the end result isn't very much different. I'm staying down with the household to make sure no one here is attacked. There is strength in numbers on a defensive approach, but do you truly think that many will listen?

[k1_sauce]

Even if only one listens, then it'll make the effort worth it. I'm not going to let people become sacrifices again!

Phone

[k1_sauce]

They love trying to pit us against each other. It makes their jobs easier if it works, right?

Phone

[k1_sauce]

They could offer me ten tons of gold and I wouldn't do it.